I Found This ENORMOUS Desert Pit Using LiDAR Maps!

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  • #googleearthfind #googleearth #googlemapsfun #drone #exploring #dronevideo #thetrekplanner #nature #lidar
    In this video, I found a huge pit on Google Earth and LiDAR maps, so I went to investigate what this thing was...
    I forgot to mention in my video what LiDAR is! LiDAR, which stands for Light Detection and Ranging, is a technology that uses laser light to create detailed, three-dimensional maps of the Earth's surface. By sending out laser pulses and measuring the time it takes for them to bounce back, LiDAR can accurately determine the distance to objects and create precise images of the landscape, even through dense vegetation or darkness. This makes it incredibly useful for discovering hidden features like ancient ruins, geological formations, or, as in our case, a massive pit in the desert.
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    Native American groups still live in this area and beyond today. These places are still special and hold significance.
    1️⃣Don't climb on walls or structures. Don't lean on or climb over them. Many places don't even need to be visited up close. View these places from a distance or with binoculars.
    2️⃣Do not touch the rock art. Don't touch or create new rock art to preserve ancient stories.
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  • @paulyoung5327
    @paulyoung5327 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +146

    Your adventures do not need always be grandiose. I am 79 years old, so I venture precariously through videos such as yours.

    • @ThaTurdBurglar
      @ThaTurdBurglar 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      Vicariously*

    • @Hazelnut71
      @Hazelnut71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@ThaTurdBurglar, I'm 72. Both work. 🤪

    • @barbarabrown7960
      @barbarabrown7960 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Precariously, vicariously, hilariously, nefariously... gosh, there's a poem in there somewhere. 😊

    • @honeybadgerisme
      @honeybadgerisme 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@barbarabrown7960😂

    • @SOMEOLDFRUIT
      @SOMEOLDFRUIT 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      What a beautiful scene for a big TV! 💪🤠

  • @davidbandler
    @davidbandler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +103

    Eagle Sink in Utah off Highway 89. What you missed - it has a very visible and known slip fault line passing through it and the fault is likely the cause of the sink (not simple karst erosion). The sink is prehistoric. Western & Southern Utah is peppered with sinks and potholes.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      Definitely missed the fault line info! Thanks so much for sharing that!

    • @PhilJonesIII
      @PhilJonesIII 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      If you Google 'Eagle Sink', then be sure to qualify it with 'sinkhole' and/or 'Utah', otherwise you will likely see a ton of publicity for kitchen sinks and the like. The area seems not to be short on historical interest, such as the hidden treasure of the Azteks.

    • @davidbandler
      @davidbandler 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I believe the town (and Ace hardware store) that Google maps wants to automatically zoom to when you just search "Eagle Sink" actually has a sinkhole of its own, too.

    • @aperson1
      @aperson1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      @@TheTrekPlanner You can see the fault at 10:40 in your drone footage, in fact!

    • @kimlindseyOH
      @kimlindseyOH 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I got the impression it was very old - thanks for the info!

  • @c103110a
    @c103110a 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +360

    When I was a kid, I would sit and dangle my legs over the edges of places like this. Now (60 yo), I can't get within 10 feet of the edge. With age comes wisdom.

    • @youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201
      @youtubernaz1scensoredbythe201 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +33

      Wisdom, and a sense of mortality.

    • @rodrod5000
      @rodrod5000 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I had friends/hiking partners who dangled their legs over the edge of half dome. Fortunately those guys are still with us. Too scary for me. Yeah... about 10 feet from the edge was I could do.

    • @shibalover54
      @shibalover54 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      I dated a guy who didn't suffer from the same fear of heights that I have and when we visited Grand Canyon for the first time, he belly crawled to the edge to hang his head over like a dog lovin' thecwind in it's face in a car window. Still relatively safe laying there, it still gave me the heebie-jeebies and I insisted on holding his feet. 🤣🤣 Like all 5'11" of him would suddenly slither or slide over the edge. At least he indulged me.
      Recently went to Horseshoe Bend AZ with a visiting cousin from France and he wanted to sit on the edge. I snapped a requested photo from about 25' back with the zoom on my phone. He motioned me to come see the edge, there was a small shelf below him to bolster his courage, but had he slipped and missed the 2 foot wide edge, well let's just say it was a fur piece to the bottom.
      Even the drone footage gliding over the edge gives me butterflies in an exhilarating armchair fashion. 😉

    • @SunsetBoulevard111
      @SunsetBoulevard111 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Same here with jumping off of diving boards and riding on roller coasters. I would love to experience both again but at 62 years the impact may not be good for my health

    • @anneillerbrun7909
      @anneillerbrun7909 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      ...or our sense of balance is reduced by declining eyesight says the person with a lifelong terror of cavernous drops. What a glorious final flight said that same person who knows there's nothing to lose.

  • @woodturner1954
    @woodturner1954 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +108

    Got to remember this land was covered by oceans millions of years ago. That's what the layer lines are. Millions of years of sediment building up. Though a lot of people hate them drones really do have some great uses, like what you are doing.

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      Take a geology class at the local collage / univ

    • @merk9569
      @merk9569 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@georgesheffield1580. That’s a great idea! I was thinking about getting a book but a class would be more fun. Thanks!

    • @Huntsman308
      @Huntsman308 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      the layer lines are the sign of the global flood not millions of years for weathering and errosion buddy read the book

    • @moveabledo
      @moveabledo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Or perhaps a few months of a tectonic-level global flood.

    • @moveabledo
      @moveabledo 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@Huntsman308Funny, you beat me to it!

  • @Janer-52
    @Janer-52 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    Another wonderful Trek - Thank you! The earth is such an amazing place: sinkholes, mesas, rivers, forests and so much more. I appreciate the Lidar models - preserving what we see now. Perhaps plan to go back after some years and Lidar again, noting changes if any. That could be interesting, also.

  • @zweispurmopped
    @zweispurmopped 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +61

    I would suggest asking one of the brilliant American Geologists running TH-cam channels about this. Shawn Wilsey, Nick Zentner, Myron Cook. Pick one of the three.
    Nature has many ways to make such holes. 🤗

    • @farmermark2067
      @farmermark2067 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I watch all three, been following Nick since before the pandemic. This is the desert SW so their expertise and knowledge may not be appropriate but no doubt they might have some ideas why this hole is here. Maybe a more local college with a geology department.

    • @zweispurmopped
      @zweispurmopped 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@farmermark2067 Mate, if you watched Shawn's recent videos from his Germany trip, you will have seen that he has little problems to read the geology of the Rhine area. Betcha all three would have only few questions. Myron Cook recently discussed a case of ground liquefecation due to earthquakes in a video. I guess that is a candidate for making this feature here.

    • @AvanaVana
      @AvanaVana 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      This is a karst -related collapse feature, but it appears to be fault-controlled

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I really enjoy Myron Cook's channel!

    • @somebodyspapa5005
      @somebodyspapa5005 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Randall Carlson…..

  • @marjoriemoto
    @marjoriemoto 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    Cool! I got the heebie jeebies just looking over the edge with you! Thanks foe the adventure!😊

  • @dalehumble1922
    @dalehumble1922 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +66

    That's an incredible place. I'm so glad you sent the drone down in there.

    • @ShirleeKnott
      @ShirleeKnott 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      me too!

  • @lisalorentz7919
    @lisalorentz7919 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +29

    WOW! What an anomaly. I really enjoyed this episode.

  • @peggyclark8936
    @peggyclark8936 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +25

    I am so thankful you travel to Utah and along with other areas of the Southwest. I also have an adventurous Spirit for traveling and seeing all the destinations that Trek Planner visits, makes me feel like I am there, too in seeing what you see. Don’t ever stop what your doing.

  • @richardhoover4471
    @richardhoover4471 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Thanks for the impressive adventure. I did some “googling” and found mention that there is geologic slip-strike fault that runs right through the area and that fault had a hand in creating the sinkhole; as the ground broke along the fault it allowed the water to run in and undercut the layers of sediment eventually leading to the collapse(s) of earth above. Impressive mother nature at work!

    • @ShimaKiyoshi
      @ShimaKiyoshi 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      You can actually see a vertical fault in the layers of rock on each side of the hole, close to the back, where the layers are noticably offset.

    • @RobertHoward-k8r
      @RobertHoward-k8r 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Real micro cossim of life down there

  • @sharoncarthy3764
    @sharoncarthy3764 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +35

    Your adventures are so much fun!! I'm impressed with your curiosity, your trekking skills, your photography skills, and your just plain goodness. Trek on!!

    • @cdd4248
      @cdd4248 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      He is a good guy!

    • @CBWilliams
      @CBWilliams 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He is.

  • @jaytay8637
    @jaytay8637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

    All those layers of history, impossible to imagine the length of time that it has taken to form that landscape.

    • @marilynbridges8697
      @marilynbridges8697 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Read your Bible, don't listen to those who want to erase God from everything.

    • @jaytay8637
      @jaytay8637 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      ​@@marilynbridges8697 Do you believe it all appeared in 7days ?

    • @christiaandutoit1094
      @christiaandutoit1094 25 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@jaytay8637 HE made it in 6 days actually, after that Earth has gone through many many changes and global floods so yes its taken a long time to form all those stratified sedimentary layers...

  • @joeduke8239
    @joeduke8239 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +59

    I'm so excited about LiDAR tech. I can't wait to see new discoveries in the coming years. I'm hoping they develop a "sonar" version, so they can map the ocean floor, and the Great Lakes.

    • @BloodHoundGames
      @BloodHoundGames 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It's actually been around for a while, look up multibeam sonar. The company I work for uses a Merlin Lidar unit paired with a R2Sonic Multibeam. You can merge the two point cloud datasets to give you a complete scan above and below waterline

    • @georgesheffield1580
      @georgesheffield1580 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Actually this technology is not new

    • @otterwench
      @otterwench 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      LiDAR has discovered tons of cities hidden in central and south american jungles! It is SO COOL!!!!!

    • @joeduke8239
      @joeduke8239 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      @@georgesheffield1580 The imaging chip that Lincoln Laboratories released in 2014 IS relatively new, and that is the technology that is allowing them to use it to find structures in the jungle these last ten years.

    • @daveacres9715
      @daveacres9715 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I saw somebody say that the entire earth, has been scanned with lidar. Does anyone know more about this please?

  • @fiberglassguru
    @fiberglassguru 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    I've been there. My grandpa grew up on a ranch not too far from there. He knew the area better than anyone ever did or ever will.

    • @harrywalker968
      @harrywalker968 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      if, its a sink hole. there would be more, & water flowing, if you dig..its not volcanic, i dont think its a sink hole. no water evidence. most geologists, are paid to conform, as scientists are..id be asking an indian.. the indians told white man about sabe, b/foot, & skinwalker. they laughed.. there your evidence.. ignorance.. like they say the pyramids are 4.5k old, total crap.. & ''noah,s'', flood was 13k ago.. there was more than 1 boat, it was world wide.. plus, in the bible he was told soon before it happened. so, he traveled around the world in a couple months, built a boat.. i dont think so.. viper tv sumerian tablets.. enki, made man.. a genetisist alien.. who now, is named ''god''..by some..

    • @westtexastumbleweed8360
      @westtexastumbleweed8360 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      My great, great grandpa was a Hopi, grew up there, he knew the land better than your grandpa ever did.

    • @PhillipMikeHunt
      @PhillipMikeHunt 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      You two should hook up😂🌈

    • @bobsmith6544
      @bobsmith6544 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@westtexastumbleweed8360 He defected to Paiute?

    • @rationalist47
      @rationalist47 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@PhillipMikeHunt You may know these guys better than anyone ever will, except maybe someone's grandfather.

  • @lindabriggs5118
    @lindabriggs5118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Down inside it looked like there might trails down there. Probably Big Horn Sheep making them. It is interesting though.
    When you stand on the edge, it makes me nervous. Talk about virtigo! That ginormous plateau can hide so may thing. It looks like a great place to find Pinon Nuts. Thanks for showing that geological oddity in the middle of nowhere.

  • @PatriciaRodriguez-vn6cv
    @PatriciaRodriguez-vn6cv 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Our stomachs are rolling. My daughter and I sure do like this find. Thank you Jeff. Although scary, it’s beautiful. The large walls slats falling off the edges are incredible to imaging coming down.
    We are both screaming, “WATCH YOUR STEP”!!

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you for watching and for your concern for my safety! :-)

    • @bobsmith6544
      @bobsmith6544 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Last time I was there a mountain lion was in there!

  • @puppy2haley
    @puppy2haley 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Whoaaaa!! Now that’s a sinkhole!! Love the drone footage showing how flat & vast an area surrounding this sinkhole is. The layers definitely are cool to look at. Great video!! Thx for sharing. 👍👍❤️

  • @Grumpyoldman037
    @Grumpyoldman037 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I have a limited ability to walk, so I will never be able to hike like you are doing. That means that you are my guide to places I cannot go, and will never be able to see. I appreciate all you do.

  • @Sur5r1
    @Sur5r1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I never knew this sinkhole existed until you put it on your channel. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to see parts of America that I would have otherwise never been able to see. I've traveled coast to coast, visiting almost every state in America (and up into Canada) but where you take us (off the beaten path, so to speak) - there are interesting, nature-made places you just don't see on the main highways and roadways. I am a long-time subscriber to your channel, and always look forward to your next adventure! And I'm behind the monitor like; "Oh Lord, don't get close to the edge like that, use your drone"!! I'm one of your "safety cheerleaders" LOL. God Bless all your travels and keep you safe. You're Amazing!

  • @skoolzone
    @skoolzone 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    It doesn’t matter if it’s established if it’s new to you that’s the adventure. Discovery is one of my favorite drugs. So much fun. I feel 12 years old again.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Right?? I have several videos where I thought I found something far out there but it turns out to be something already well known - oops! It’s still an adventure nonetheless!

  • @waynemiller6156
    @waynemiller6156 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thanks Jeff for taking me on this new great adventure. I may have never seen anything like this if it hadn't been for you & your channel. Thanks, have a great week .

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you for watching, Wayne! I’m glad you enjoyed this one!

  • @alenahawke475
    @alenahawke475 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    I loved the ambient background noise of mother nature. Great video! Thanks Jeff! 🥰

  • @johnnorth9355
    @johnnorth9355 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Wow that is one impressive hole ! I am really glad you had the drone to show us the inside.

  • @janettetippetts7942
    @janettetippetts7942 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Thank you for taking us along! That was so interesting! I'd never heard of that place before. And all those exposed layers? Fantastic!

  • @spacecol
    @spacecol 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Keep exploring and thanks for bringing us all along to see the natural wonders our country has to offer.

  • @billsherman6129
    @billsherman6129 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Always love it when you get yourself into the shot to help give a sense of scale. Even if you're just a tiny person in one corner of the shot! Very cool place!

  • @cdd4248
    @cdd4248 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I absolutely love the drone flights with the ambient sounds. Really Lovely.

  • @crashman2062
    @crashman2062 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love getting to tag along with you on adventures that I will, unfortunately, never be able to experience on my own. Thanks to you and your channel I get the second best thing to walking there on my own.
    Cannot wait for your next adventure.
    Thank you for taking us with you.

  • @scifieric
    @scifieric 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Young fellow, I absolutely love your channel. I truly enjoy seeing things like this that I will never be able to see for myself. Your channel is a joy to watch.

  • @Finderoflostthings08
    @Finderoflostthings08 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    WOW! This was amazing. The drone footage really showed the awesomeness of the find. Thanks. Stay safe!

  • @sevenirises
    @sevenirises 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Wow that is so amazing JEFF! The views from the drone raised even more questions about this oddity. Seems the animals know it's not a safe place to be either. You're right....where are the other potential holes we don't know about? Great adventure! Thanks for video. ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are more nearby that seem to be very deep too! I might go check those out too

  • @sfmrgil9674
    @sfmrgil9674 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Looks like a great place for geologists to study the layers in the area. Maybe a spiral staircase would be nice here.

    • @Tanks_In_Space
      @Tanks_In_Space 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Only for the suic _idal ones, this hole is young and the walls are very brittle. There are way safer places in the area to study the same layers.

  • @patrickbass3542
    @patrickbass3542 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Makes you wonder what kind of "void" existed below allowing the material to suddenly collapse into "it"! AND, you're correct in wondering how many more are hidden "out there" just waiting to suddenly collapse into the abyss!!!!!!

    • @oftin_wong
      @oftin_wong 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Cave ...limestone is eaten away by rainfall percolation which is slightly acidic after filtering through vegetation long ago

  • @jmccarty480
    @jmccarty480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    What a rad place to visit. Btw....I applaud how much time and effort you put into actually planning your treks, learning new software, editing video and everything in between. You're obviously a busy dude. Kudos! Can't wait for every video to go on an adventure with you! Thanks!

    • @Anname8
      @Anname8 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Absolutely ❣ Thank you.

  • @OZARKMEL
    @OZARKMEL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

    Another exciting adventure! Thank you!

  • @brownbullypitty3497
    @brownbullypitty3497 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just love your enthusiasm for getting out and exploring places whether they are new to modern people or just new to you!!! Thank you for sharing this place so that the next time we are in the area, we can check it out too!

  • @randywatkins3306
    @randywatkins3306 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Yup ! I am 77 , ain't no way i would get close too that edge and look down ! It's very neat too watch U , but nop ! It is amazing too see it , but even more amazing too think HOW THAT HAPPENED ! W O W THANKS FOR THAT EXPLANATION ! HAY MAN THANK U !

  • @bernie66
    @bernie66 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You accomplish a lot with your videos. For us who can not explore like you, you acomplish what we can't, and we enjoy your videos. We can now see thru your eyes and camera. A big Thank You! Love your channel and respect your content. A indigious Arizona native friend or one I can call a friend.

  • @antipro6537
    @antipro6537 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That 3D image you created is really cool! Keep up the good work

  • @CBWilliams
    @CBWilliams 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was a fun trek! I loved watching the drone video with the sounds. Thanks, Jeff. My husband and I look forward to your videos. We love your enthusiasm and curiosity.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Thank you so much for that!

  • @baldieman64
    @baldieman64 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Eagle Sink
    42 miles from Kanab, Utah | Parking GPS Location: (37.05228, -112.154649)
    A sinkhole that can even be viewed from the highway, Eagle Sink depresses 160 feet into the Earth. Admire how strange this planet is as you step up to the railings or hike along the edges, watching as birds soar in and out of the hole.

  • @sigmanoir
    @sigmanoir 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you for taking us along, that was amazing to see and a little freaky being so close to the top of a massive sinkhole.

  • @19mychaellee71
    @19mychaellee71 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    That's pretty close to No Man's Mesa. I bet you'd really dig that place.

  • @zoraortiz5543
    @zoraortiz5543 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    We are thankful for you, too, Jeff. NICE adventure. You find some amazing stuff!!

  • @anitaallen4143
    @anitaallen4143 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Good job explaining this. Thank you

  • @justbob2133
    @justbob2133 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Outstanding! Very cool trek, and your skills with the camera and drone and 3D software result in high quality footage that is fun to watch. Thanks Jeff, for continuing to perfect your craft. Be safe, and keep on trekking😎🇺🇸

  • @goodiesgumdrops1164
    @goodiesgumdrops1164 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    Those drone shots are unreal😮👏

  • @barbarabliss-dt7of
    @barbarabliss-dt7of 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you so much for this. I never knew this existed. The drone footage is amazing. I truly love your adventures!!

  • @islaannisainsworth4443
    @islaannisainsworth4443 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    😂😂, the mom in came out & Yelled STOP . ..🤣🤣🤣. BEAUTIFUL FIND. Ty

  • @nick0340
    @nick0340 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Amazing drone photography. Even the footage of you speaking was every clear and colorful making the video more interesting !!! Thanks !!!

  • @mirandamom1346
    @mirandamom1346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    It would be interesting to see the water flow patterns in a downpour. But I wouldn’t enjoy those roads in the rain!

    • @Ron-d2s
      @Ron-d2s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I wonder if it was underground water eroding and causing the sinkhole, there is not a lot of water weathering on the walls. And this is the Desert SW.

    • @mirandamom1346
      @mirandamom1346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@Ron-d2s I’m mostly curious about where the water disappears when it hits the bottom. Maybe there’s passage that could be discovered down there!

    • @Tanks_In_Space
      @Tanks_In_Space 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@Ron-d2s The Eagle Sinkhole is attributed to the dissolution of underlying limestone bedrock, a process in which acidic ground water dissolves part of the limestone and carries it away in solution.

    • @Ron-d2s
      @Ron-d2s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@Tanks_In_Space Tanks...👍😄

  • @michaelschuenemann3505
    @michaelschuenemann3505 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Fantastic Landscape - Giant Sink Hole very Deep - Yes - the large Hole Collapsed ! Juniper Berries are used to make Gin ! Brilliant Drone Views from Above and from Inside - wow ! What an Adventure ! Many Cheers from Australia !!!!

  • @paulgregory2507
    @paulgregory2507 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Cool adventure! Thanks!

  • @megawega6370
    @megawega6370 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This location is quite well known. I used to live in Northern AZ on the other side of the rim. Used to spend a lot of time in southern Utah and have been to Eagle Sink quite a few times. Nothing really mysterious about it. Loved seeing the drone footage. That was pretty cool.

  • @thehairywoodsman5644
    @thehairywoodsman5644 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    AHHH the Great Pit of Carkoon ...
    Beware the Sarlacc !

  • @katheyjberry
    @katheyjberry 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love going on these treks with you! Thanks so very much for taking us along!

  • @Janet-in-the-attic
    @Janet-in-the-attic 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Now I want to know more about the geology of this.

    • @Ron-d2s
      @Ron-d2s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Check out the documentaries on sinkholes in Florida, same principal in a wetter environment, water undermines the softer stuff and the harder stuff it trickled through collapses, or underground water might be the cause.

  • @chrisk28
    @chrisk28 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have the most interesting adventures, Jeff. Your drone is an awesome tool of adventure and exploration. Please give it a gentle pat for all of us who watch your excellent fillum documentary program presentations.

  • @rockdaddio69
    @rockdaddio69 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Incredible! Check out the Rock art between 1030 and 1045. “AS” no doubt for Arnie Sacknuson!

  • @user-dr2js7bv2i
    @user-dr2js7bv2i 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was interesting. What a huge hole. Your drone footage was fantastic! We never could get a better view of this. Thanks Jeff, due to bad knees, I can't hike anymore, so I appreciate your videos so much!

  • @philthycat1408
    @philthycat1408 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    “Where’s the kitchen “ 👍😂🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @edwardbontrager9721
    @edwardbontrager9721 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    How amazing is the American SW! I’ve been all over Grand Staircase Escalante, Hole-in-the-Rock and Vermillion Cliffs and never even heard of this place. Truly appreciated and thank you so much!

  • @johnlord8337
    @johnlord8337 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +55

    This logically and geologically doesn't make sense. All the way out in the outback, it can't be a quarry (for what reason ? !). Its not some govt or military underground facility. It is not some prepper's underground complex. Its not some mining adventure.
    It can only be considered as a geological sink hole, with all of its sedimentary and metamorphic rock. This area would have been a shallow sea, that laid down immense layers of sands and silts, converting into sandstone and siltstone. It was then uplifted into its current elevation. Any geological rifting or ripping in the area, creating a wash basin, or rain water sinkhole, or a once-ancient aquifer that drained out, leaving a cavern underneath, would be a consideration.

    • @MegaCharger9
      @MegaCharger9 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Totally agree with your assessment, the real question is how old is it and why did it happen? Sinkholes are created when the water level in the aquifer are depleted and the sedimentary rock collapses, however I find that the location where this happened is odd since it is located on high ground and the terrain slopes downward away from the site.

    • @corvette_jake7225
      @corvette_jake7225 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dried up aquifer. That's what caused this. Google it

    • @svharken6907
      @svharken6907 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      on side of the sinkhole looks like its along a fault... its a fairly straight line... also the surface on that side is somewhat higher. something is going on with that and its super interersting.

    • @dawntreader7079
      @dawntreader7079 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

      all it takes is about 5 minutes of research to learn about the geology of the area and the layers of limestone under the wingate sandstone of arizona, utah and colorado. water seeps through the sandstone and erodes the limestone. eagle sink is thought by geologists to be at least 5000 years old, it has desert varnish on parts of it's walls. there are picto and petraglyphs on the boulders in the hole, all of these in the area date about 1500 years back. if you think anyone, more specifically pre-history anasazi, mined this is ignorant at best. no southwest tribe ever mined in any way. as an aside, the only things worth mining in the area had no use to ancient people, primarily uranium and molybdenum and both of t hese proved to be low grade. the geologic history of our area of the US is much more interesting than moronic conjecture.

    • @MrSmithOriginal
      @MrSmithOriginal 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@dawntreader7079 I am not saying that someone created this geological feature via mining but it is possible and you said that no southwest tribe mined in any way but that isn't true, not even according to mainstream academia who I in large part detest for their "peer-reviewed" dishonesty.
      I asked Gab AI to list the top 10 unexplained ancient mining operations in the American southwest: Here is its the answer.
      The American South-West is rich in history and has numerous ancient mining operations that have been unexplained or remain a mystery. Here are the top ten:
      1. The Grand Canyon Caves: These caves are believed to have been mined by an ancient civilization for gold, silver, and other precious minerals.
      2.The Anasazi Mines: The Anasazi people, who inhabited the region between 1200 BC and 1300 AD, are known to have mined turquoise and other minerals.
      3. The Pueblo Bonito: This ancient site in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico, is believed to have been a major center for mining copper and turquoise.
      4. The Hopi Mesas: The Hopi people are known to have mined coal, copper, and other minerals from the mesas in northeastern Arizona.
      5. The Navajo Mines: The Navajo people have a long history of mining coal, uranium, and other minerals in the South-West.
      6. The Zuni Pueblo: The Zuni people are known to have mined turquoise and other minerals from the hills surrounding their pueblo.
      7. The Hohokam Mines: The Hohokam people, who inhabited the region between 300 BC and 1400 AD, are known to have mined copper, turquoise, and other minerals.
      8. The Mogollon Mines: The Mogollon people, who inhabited the region between 200 BC and 1400 AD, are known to have mined copper, turquoise, and other minerals.
      9. The Sinagua Mines: The Sinagua people, who inhabited the region between 700 AD and 1300 AD, are known to have mined copper, turquoise, and other minerals.
      10. The Apache Mines: The Apache people have a long history of mining copper, silver, and other minerals in the South-West.

  • @janlillis3676
    @janlillis3676 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you so much for your videos. I love watching them. I can’t get out there like you do and I live far away from any type of desert area so thank you so much so interesting.

  • @joeduke8239
    @joeduke8239 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This is going to sound crazy, but it looks like a quarry. It looks like the rock was cut out. But I don't see a good way to lift it out. Just the geologic formation, I guess.

    • @chubbrock659
      @chubbrock659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I thought the same thing

  • @c.l.sherman211
    @c.l.sherman211 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very interesting! THANKS so much for the great adventures. At 69 my pretty 5-year-old APHA horse is my legs on the trails. I've taught her to climb into dry washes and figure out how to get out safely. She is very calm, taking her time to figure out what needs to be done, so fun!

  • @gergc4871
    @gergc4871 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    In keeping with the theme...i hope your bike is a Trek.

  • @polyboroides2615
    @polyboroides2615 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Awesome find of the Sink Hole from the Lidar maps. I also follow Desert Drifter. Thanks for enlightening us on your adventure. Most interesting, quite a contrast to Scotland.

  • @johnbruce2868
    @johnbruce2868 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I imagine there might be the entrance to the Mother and Father of all Utah cave systems concealed somewhere under all that sinkhole rubble.

  • @dalekiernan5386
    @dalekiernan5386 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Thank you. I grew up in southwestern Wyoming spending weekends exploring western Wyoming, northeastern Utah and northwestern Colorado. I live in Tucson now and am looking forward to exploring Arizona and New Mexico.

  • @FreedomTruthBoldness
    @FreedomTruthBoldness 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Sink holes are nothing new, even though they are no occurring in places where we do not want them like the middle of neighborhoods and cities. But they certainly ARE fascinating to see when they are this large and this old. There is one in Arizona I visited which if full with water at the bottom and the water is toxic but turtles live in the water just the same.
    The earth is amazing and alive. It never gets old exploring, always new things to find

    • @cdd4248
      @cdd4248 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      All of Nature is so adaptive; except for humans. We get stuck

    • @dwa0616
      @dwa0616 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ⁠@@cdd4248 That’s kind of a weird thing to say. Humans have populated every continent except Antarctica. The human population is more than 8 billion. Humans are probably the most adaptable creatures on earth.

  • @deballen3388
    @deballen3388 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love to explore, but am presently unable to travel. So I look forward to every episode you post. Thank you. When I get back on my feet financially, I will join your channel!

  • @dixielambrecht7009
    @dixielambrecht7009 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Juniper berries taste like turpentine to me.

    • @digger5521
      @digger5521 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Ive never tried Turpentine :)

    • @timothyvanderschultzen9640
      @timothyvanderschultzen9640 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Taste like gin!

    • @dcarts5616
      @dcarts5616 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I had no clue you could eat those things! Crazy!

    • @Ron-d2s
      @Ron-d2s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@dcarts5616 Well you can eat a lot of things........ might not be doing so hot after on some of them.

    • @peggyclark8936
      @peggyclark8936 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      People can make a tea with the juniper berries.

  • @icandivideos5743
    @icandivideos5743 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Fascinating!!! In Florida where I live there are many sinkholes, I understand they are formed here when the aquifers underground collapse.

  • @user-McGiver
    @user-McGiver 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    some others said it too, but It doesn't look like a sinkhole...were did the water go? It should be a tunnel or something down there, and why do I see a perfectly CUT right angle there?...
    this looks like man-made even if it doesn't make any sense (yet)...

    • @citizensgain
      @citizensgain 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      100%

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@citizensgain it 100% natural, no need for silly theories.

    • @citizensgain
      @citizensgain 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wout123100 oh okay I’ll believe you instead of my own instinct, observation and knowledge.
      Thanks for your eminence supreme help

    • @candui-7
      @candui-7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wout123100 This could be a natural landform. More likely a paleo turquoise mine.

  • @EdZiomek
    @EdZiomek 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fantastic find, remarkably preserved portraiture on panels close to the top, giving us a clue of what the occupants (maybe not originators) looked like. Portraits, portraits, portraits, some husband/wife displays!

  • @thecapedgremlin0001
    @thecapedgremlin0001 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    8:41 take-away the vegetation and that landscape could easily be on the planet Mars?

  • @ernestjenkins1855
    @ernestjenkins1855 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks for taking us along on your trek.

  • @tashacano3324
    @tashacano3324 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I wanted to be interested in the video but I spent the whole time trying to read your shirt to see if I should keep watching your channel. Anyone who wants to blast me about keeping Politics out of this should keep in mind he's the one wearing a shirt that says Regan.

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s just a shirt we bought at the presidential museum to be funny. I usually get people asking how old I am or if it’s an “original” shirt

  • @paulinebaker9302
    @paulinebaker9302 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Hi. Talk about nature at its finest!! Thanks, great video. Stay safe.❤❤

  • @djolley61
    @djolley61 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    It's the entrance to a SHIELD base.

  • @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756
    @beepseatsfindingfoodtreasu8756 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Geology is one of the most interesting sciences. And your adventures will make others take notice of the many aspects that hopefully will get them to go out and discover on their own.

  • @tombisson3186
    @tombisson3186 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I bet you'll get more comments about your t-shirt than the pit.

    • @dcarts5616
      @dcarts5616 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I loved his t-shirt!

    • @vlakslee
      @vlakslee 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      It’s what I noticed first. Voted for him way back when.

    • @TawnHead
      @TawnHead 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Reagan? 😅

    • @davidboultinghouse3332
      @davidboultinghouse3332 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I love the t- shirt 👍and new someone would say something about

    • @marklanders630
      @marklanders630 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I just think you tubers should keep politics and religion out of their content unless its the focus of the channel. You basically risk half of your base.

  • @emmasimms5395
    @emmasimms5395 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Absolutely amazing! Thank you for sharing.

  • @southwife
    @southwife 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I see you are wearing an antique shirt, from before you were born, bro. Pondering subliminal message.......

    • @TheTrekPlanner
      @TheTrekPlanner  หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      No subliminal messages here. My wife and I went to see The Air Force One plane at the Reagan museum and I bought a shirt on the way out. I guess nowadays it could imply certain things but it’s more of a remembrance of our trip to see the plane

  • @musiknbooks-jn1wz
    @musiknbooks-jn1wz 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Unreal! Amazing........reminds me of me as a kid....but, while we kids would get excited over a "gulley", I can't imagine finding something like this........and look at the views! Over 60,000....I am so proud of you...been watching since you first started......keep it up!!!!

  • @darkhosis
    @darkhosis 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The amount of mountain juniper trees/Lebanon cedar is astounding there. You know they aren't even native to the United States?

    • @Hankyjane
      @Hankyjane 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Bet they were native to Babylon

    • @mirandamom1346
      @mirandamom1346 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@darkhosis Juniper are native to Utah.

    • @spocker22
      @spocker22 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@mirandamom1346to hear claims like that are ridiculous and make my head swarm with bees

  • @toddrodgers5108
    @toddrodgers5108 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That was amazing. Thank you for the tour. Blessings

  • @KAL5370
    @KAL5370 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Thats not a sink hole. It might be labeled as such but it's not.

    • @djolley61
      @djolley61 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      What is it then?

    • @monsterhog1118
      @monsterhog1118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@djolley61 ok its clearly a UFO landing sight 🛸

    • @wout123100
      @wout123100 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      whatever, it is 100% natural

    • @candui-7
      @candui-7 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@wout123100 Most likely manmade. This is a sandstone/siltstone formation right?

  • @Karen-yg5vg
    @Karen-yg5vg หลายเดือนก่อน

    Only thru your efforts do I get to experience visually sights and sounds I missed in my years. The colors and textures of rock I want to touch like when in Venice I could stare at buildings and with you it’s our nature in our backyard. Just found your channel today thank goodness. So just saying at age 71 I’ll follow your treks. Thanks

  • @Datzneat
    @Datzneat 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    You gotta be kinda special in the head to wear political clothes in your videos. Turns channel growth into hard mode.

  • @Nova2032-
    @Nova2032- 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes! New to Me !!!
    The SUSPENSE !
    Wow, the amazing process of Geology.
    I enjoyed it , thank you.

  • @monsterhog1118
    @monsterhog1118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    This is your channel bro not telling you what to do, but be careful about bringing politics in your videos its not needed

    • @dcarts5616
      @dcarts5616 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      😂 Calm down. This man is kind and harmless. That shirt is simply a reminder that if you can’t win, you shouldn’t try to assassinate your opponent, it’s childish and third worldly to try and remove your opponent like they did. Enjoy your weekend! ;)

    • @monsterhog1118
      @monsterhog1118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@dcarts5616 what evidence do you have of that?

    • @citizensgain
      @citizensgain 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Haha triggered, I say learn to observe and not react, it makes life more fun.

    • @Ron-d2s
      @Ron-d2s 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@monsterhog1118 With all due respect if you get triggered by a flipping t-shirt... take a hike!

    • @monsterhog1118
      @monsterhog1118 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      ​@@Ron-d2swho got triggered? You got triggered by my comment? 😂

  • @jmhatyoutube6283
    @jmhatyoutube6283 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Fascinating place, and beautiful patterns in the aerials!

  • @jaguarpress
    @jaguarpress 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Now you're making political videos using political t-shirts to overshadow the landscape? I'm out.

  • @66bentleyT1
    @66bentleyT1 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just LOVE your drone work! Thanks again!

  • @karenf.6017
    @karenf.6017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Love your stuff but can't support your politics.

  • @leeweatherly7659
    @leeweatherly7659 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thanks, Jeff! I really enjoyed this one and am so glad you flew the drone into the sinkhole. Plus that aerial view was amazing!

  • @Tribbles5227
    @Tribbles5227 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I'm unsure if you were wearing a political t shirt in support of reppublicans....
    If so....I will never be watching another one of your videos