Examining Unusually Straight Lines in Nature on Google Earth
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 26 ก.ย. 2024
- Searching near the location of a strange rock formation on Google Earth led to me discovering improbably linear walls of rock stretching for miles in a remote part of the desert.
I was puzzled by these objects, and I had many questions about them, so I hiked out for many miles to look at them.
I found many things here that required explanation. These structures turned out to have a more archaic origin that I originally thought.
What conclusions do you think these objects point to? Do you take this as confirmation of ancient structures? Evidence of a very specific series of geologic and erosional processes? I give you my personal answer in this video.
Thanks for watching this video and stay tuned for a lot more like this!
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Wow...trick of the light and the photography angle...but when you first approached the hole in the wall, I thought for a second you were looking down and approaching a pool of water reflecting the blue sky above....really cool.
Me too
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I agree w/the comment of not using music in your videos, but relying on the ambient sounds. I feel like I'm right there w/you and Twoey. I can smell the dust, dirt, and desert plants. Feel the alternate cool and warm wind on my face. The texture of the rocks under my finger tips. You create a break for me from my deep E. TX forest home. Thank you, young man for taking me along on your walk abouts. So glad I found your channel. Such a respite from the crazy world we endure. God bless and keep you.
The drone work is amazing! It's like going on a magic carpet ride!
Do you know the real meaning of magic carpet ride from steppenwolf
@@thelukeewan7602 John Kay's new stereo system! 😀
I automatically smash the like button before watching. Your quad copter piloting skills adds so much more to this video. Every second is eye candy.
Thanks. Got some of the best drone stuff ever coming up
I see you are developing a geology interest :)
Those Dike intrusions are all over the world.
Explaining things by evolution and millions of years is a far cry for faith of the completley unknown.
This place is magical! Your camera work lets us feel the experience. And your explanation of how the volcanic rock is formed was very interesting.
What a world we live in!
Thanks for the ride...
Clearly this is an ancient beaver dam built by an ancient lost civilization of beavers
Finally some reasonable theory! 🤣
Yep, the Beaver people, we have dogs, they had beavers...
But there’s no evidence of a lake retained by the beaver dam. Probably dried up ages ago.
The ancient beaver people evolved into modern Canadians
@@lucarmyfool4800beavers? the 2 leg variety
I love your minimal use of background music! I much prefer the ambient noises - adds some immersion. Music kinda distracts from the footage too.
Wow!! This was super cool video. The places you find to share with us are AMAZING. I think your explanation was spot on!! Be safe & keep on exploring.Love your dog!!❤
Just happened to also be poking around on google earth, and while also finding straight line formations in Utah (Gilsonite in my case), I found what looks like red petroglyphs at 39.9127689,-109.1560742 and the surrounding mesas. The Gilsonite line that first drew my attention to this area (aside from the name of the canyon) begins at 39.7758987,-109.0857174 and goes northwest for quite a distance. Old mining timbers can be seen in places along the line.
This looks like ancient man-made walls. I don't know but it sure resembled stacked stones and old mortar in some ares
We have been taught our whole lives that this is natural. It's worn away by nature but originally a few civilizations back built many of these structures. Lots of great research channels on the subject.
@@soaring1 D'oh!
Why people can’t appreciate real geology is beyond me. Why does it always have to be some ancient civilation ( that didn’t exist). Come on, man!
Lots of bs nonsense. Appreciate the marvelous works of nature.@@soaring1
@@TheAlex8675309because it's the truth and you have not been taught to think for your self or your just another brick in the wall.
You're looking at a vitrified wall. That brick you picked up was a nice clue. Pretty cool.
Jon Levi has a lot of content showing these cooked out structures all over the place. The so called coke ovens in Utah are another head scratcher when you "boots on the ground" them.
Was looking for this comment. Love Jon Levi
Jon Levi needs to see this!!
all these wonderful videos here confirm jon levis videos...
That is awesome!, It's always a pleasant surprise seeing you've uploaded, Great content!!
Yeah it definitely looks like an old dam and the rock that looks like a funnel would be the control of overflow and the jagged walls to slow it down in front of the wall.
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Very cool. I'm surprised there aren't any signs of ruins near these rock formations. Beautiful POV!
I was thinking the same thing myself. When I saw the drone shot o the desert floor with that perfectly formed circle from the hole in the wall, and the near symmetrical ridge line to each side it seemed odd to me that no local tribes have used the site or at least left some signs of having used it. Like ruins or petroglyphs.
Little water, little food source
I've never had an interest in geology, but this video is converting me! That arch looks like a portal to another world. Fantastic drone shots!
I remember years ago finding a book in a library that tried to claim that there were ancient dragons asleep in the world. You just had to look to find them in the landscape. However, I find your explanation far more interesting!
I love the fact that these strange formations are actually possible under the right conditions. Thank you for taking us on another excellent treck!
Love your drawings explaining the mysteries you encounter. Nature does do weird stuff. Thanks for your wanderlust into the amazing desert.
The drone following you along the ridge is remarkable!! And I like the surprise night time discoveries on this one, too.
Outrageous cinematography. That shot thru the window rock! Like the person below, I thought I was also looking at a pond or lake at first. That's great drone work, too. Any chance you can put the type of drone or a link in your description? One shot you did in another of your videos, I could tell it was windy but your video was rock solid. Great work and thanks for taking us on this adventure! Very cool dog... double treats.
"Oh Nature, you do such weird stuff" ❤❤
Awesome stuff. Thank you for sharing
It must be good meditation to journey into those deserted places mostly alone by yourself.
Wow. imagine finding an arch in the SW USA. Just imagine how the first ones felt when they viewed what would become Arches. Only a strange looking wall to someone not familiar with desert travel.
Thankyou for this amazing video using drone tech. Shows so many interesting facets of this part of the Southwest.
Between you, Destination Adventure, Camping With Steve, Desert Drifter and Trek Planner, I am having an awfully hard time picking a favorite TH-cam channel!
Yes, I also like Trek Planner and Desert Drifter. Along with POV, they are my favorites
Thank you for explaining that the truth is usually stranger than fiction. There are so many crazy theories out there. A display of common sense and rationality is good.
Thank you once again for spectacular scenery from the south west!👍😉
Those are some of the coolest looking basaltic dikes i've seen, the black color is so striking against the light sand!! Awesome find!!!
Thank you. Nice. This is similar to the Ship Rock in New Mexico.
Ship Rock is a very deep truth and an awesome one.
There is a very similar strip of basalt shooting off of Shiprock New Mexico on the Navajo reservation. Very amazing formation.
Great video, as always Nolan. I very much enjoyed that. Except the part where you stepped on that thorn strip and thrashed you bottom of your foot. Ouch!😧
You should invest in a really good pair of hiking boots for sure, especially since you do these dessert hikes a lot, and get into some tough terrain. Stay safe, and have fun!😎
These can be seen in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico. They can be seen from the road for a number of miles.
Hey. Love your videos. Have you checked out the "Walls of Jericho" in Alabama? Or Roosevelt Dam? "Our melted reality" has some good videos on steep rock structures. You are like me running around on the tops of the slot canyons and red rocks. I always felt comfortable on the tops of giant rocks and in lakes and rivers. I'm so glad I got to do these kinds of things when I was younger. Now I can enjoy watching you guys have fun and discover things. Thank You 😊.
Thank you (and your beautiful dog!❤) for taking us on so many great adventures with you! With love from the UK 🇬🇧 ❤️ Xx
Your speedy graphs describing the area are indeed accurate Nolan. What is amazing is that no volcano was involved here
unlike the area known as Ship Rock in New Mexico. There were many millions of years of deposition of sandstones. Then
some faults occured allowing magma to intrude into the many layers of sandstones which may have then been a shallow
sea at one point. The magma cooled and cracked into smaller shapes, typical of basalt. The sea retreated but rains over
even more millions of years eroded the surrounding sandstone and mudstone ( softer) rocks revealing the cooled lava
dike and the rivers did the rest of the damage to it.
Hey nice technical writing! Very clear 😊
I fucking love your videos man. Plz never quit doing these
Astonishing beauty.......thank you for sharing!
Ask Jeff Williams will tell you the same , your analysis was spot on too . Good job . Now look for a quartz vein to get rich.
And yeahhhh, you're gonna get wet! Sorry... but someone had to say it to this comment lol.
Awesome place! Thanks again brother. 🤘✌
Prehistoric human civilization.
So jealous. I traveled to Nevada twice...Not for Las Vegas but for Nevada. It did not disappoint. Mt. Charleston, Valley of Fire, Red Rock canyon, Joshua Tree etc. I feel sorry for the people that go to Vegas and rent a Dodge Charger to drive on the strip. The real real winners are doing what you do outside Vegas in a 4 x 4 truck.
Nice work as always.
Without knowing the location other than “Southwest,” while it COULD be volcanic dikes, I would consider the brick-like fractures as an indicating feature of monoclines. Typically sedimentary rock (sandstone, shale) that has moved into a vertical position due to tectonic reformation. Notable monocline examples are: Capital Reef National Park (Utah), Comb Ridge (AZ, UT). Jacobsville Sandstone has a similar look in the upper peninsula of Michigan.
Dikes are igneous intrusions.
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These are definitely Dikes.
Crazy. Although not as a enormous as the structures in your other videos, certainly seems strange. Like a gate.
They are called the Devil's Backbone, when these type of rocks are seen.
I feel so much joy and peace from watching your incredible adventures, keep on keeping on, BRUTHA NOLAN!
Thanks my bro
There is an alternative explanation for their formation, that accounts for sooo much of geological structures that has yet to be recognized by mainstream, but will in the future. That is the effect of atmospheric electrical arks , like extreme lightning, caused by cosmic scale shake ups. These electric arks causes scared effects and metamorphic changes to the underlying materials when the ark passes sometimes in relatively straight lines. Just look at the ( patterns) on the closeup you show. This clearly is where the sand stuck and melted to the outer formation. There is no evidence for any other harder outer material which could act as a outer casing to mould liquid volcanic rock. Anyway do you think this wall would exist after millions of years of repeat flooding? It's actually relatively new, just like the grand canyon.
Nolan, what a totally awesome place to explore. Thank you so much for videoing this volcanic marvel and sharing here on TH-cam since many of us are unable to explore our vast Southwest.
You are absolutely correct on how it was formed
looking into what dikes are online, your explanation seemed very accurate and is actually inspiring me and others for procedural world generation, this is really cool ! your channel is a goldmine when it comes to cool rock formations
i whole heartedly agree, for this & another reason too; i took a geology class online and i can't remember ANYTHING about how dikes were formed even with an entertaining and knowledgeable professor, but this video's simple graphs and explanations made it all make sense for me :') made me appreciate rocks again man
Procedural world generation - could you define what that means? Thank you.
@@maryl1833 hey ! procedural generation is a field of programming where you try to imitate our world's terrain (could be forests, caves, mountains, etc) using computer algorithms, for use in videogames and art, its use has been made widely popular by games like minecraft for example, which use procedural world generation techniques like perlin noise to create near infinite worlds that feature realistic-ish looking terrain features
Sick! Could be a cool feature in any virtual world
Amazing. Cheers
Wonderful video! We really liked your drawings and agree totally with your theory. The arch is amazing! Thank you for the vicarious adventure :)
Fantastic pictures, again.
Many thanks and cudos to the two of you 👋👍
Nolan you ROCK !! This video is another masterpiece.. The views were breathtaking!! This was definitely a natural formation. (imo) To me those structures were not walls - they were the bark of ancient Biblical trees. They were immense. They covered miles in circumference. This is what I'm seeing in your video.
Some people say that nature doesn't make 90 degree angles or geometrically precise things, but it certainly does, all the time. Just one example is a honey bee hive. Having said that, there are structures in the middle east that have eroded so badly that if it weren't for the part of it that's left intact, a person absolutely could mistake it for a natural formation. And it seems as if it only takes a generation to be completely forgotten.
I believe the wall that perplexes you is called a basalt dyke . Gold is often found there is why I know .
You go on the coolest adventures. Your dog is the luckiest dog alive.
The way the earth can move and twist rock whole layers for miles is remarkable. I live on the coast in the UK and the cliffs have so many layers dating back thousands of years, the amount of fossils you can find along this stretch of coast it unbelievable. From ammonite to the gem jet that was a specific species of tropical wood cut into jewellery.
If it’s truly volcanic, it poured up against something hard that’s gone now.
Okay, your explanation makes some sense. We have some weird volcanic formations in Oregon that just make you wonder…
So great!!!!
There's the same structure with an arch in south central Colorado, too.
You are so good with finding stuff on Google maps. Ever look into the lost Dutchman’s mine? With all the clues and your Google map and a drone you can find it!!!
Yes. This place should be investigated by an archaeologist and a geologist. It’s definitely man made! Amazing find!
Pretty definitely NOT manmade. Nolan’s description of how these were formed is generally correct.
Thanks for taking me along!
That's extremely cool. Great find!
Amazing landscape/geology - thank you for posting this!
I don't think everything is volcanic, but in this case I'll buy that explanation.
Amazing place thnks for shareing
Thank you Nolan, another excellent video and narrative.
02:53 Reminds me of "You know its real, because it looks so fake...." (Car in Narnia)
Dike intursions are always fun to find. They're so cool
Sure looks like a wall to me. A man made wall!
Totally Awesome thank you so much ❤️ for taking us along
Would have been awesome if you could team up with Randall Carlson and his team, they need all the help in visiting and documenting places with possible evidence of Younger Dryas megafloods.
Howdy! Those large rock slabs running parallel are dikes, my friend. Very nice ones at that. Dikes help us to see rock intrusions when prospecting areas for gold, but you must have the proper 'types' or rocks and minerals present to find that gold. Arizona in particular is quite famous for that.
I watch your channel often as a Canadian. I prospect on my spare time as a hobby outside of my work, though I was once a wilderness guide for geologists, archaeologists and tourists in Atlantic Canada.
It would be worth giving Jeff Williams a shout on TH-cam to converse about your geological interests and more! His channel is called Ask Jeff Williams. He's quite the character lol.
Wishing you the best of luck and looking forward to more. Cheers.
Much gratitude to you for searching out these anomalies, the ancient world is amazing and thought provoking, thanks for the thoughts!
Maybe the brick wall is million years old. From people million years ago, the same people who made the million year old hammer found inside a rock 🪨 in Nebraska
Great video man!
What drone do you use?
I’d be curious to know Jon Levi’s thoughts about this rock formation. The word ‘cooked’ came to mind. 🕊️
Beautifull, peacefull place! Love it!❤
Thanks!
We are microscopic on this earth and in the galaxy, and just a blip in time, it's amazing and thanks for the videos you do allowing us to see what you see
Sheila from Scotland 🏴
The rock formation @3:02 is stupendous! Hell, the whole area is stupendous but I can not comprehend the geological process that resulted in that perfect wall of volcandic rock holding back all of that sedimentary material. I love it! What an awsome place!
Great content. You deserve more subscribers. Question: what do you do with your dog when you are hiking the sketchy parts. Does he stay put?
You should check out the walls around the Spanish Mountains in Colorado. They say they are an "anomaly," lol, but I think you have discovered something quite the same. Look man made to me
The is an X marks the spot sw of Walsenberg
Very nice young man !!! Melted brick everywhere !!!
Agree 💯
he even hold a brick in his hand! :-)
Incredible! And you’re as sure-footed as a mountain goat. Except for the thorns… 😉
Really loved the drone work in this as you threaded the eye of the needle, as it were. You're awesome! (but your dog is even slightly more awesome, sorry)
something about this gave me a vision that they (bigger people) built this as a wall to keep a volcano from destroying what was beyond it
Loved it man, can't wait for the next place you find. Take good care of your best friend there, he sure watches you like a hawk. That place, that thing says: barrier to me. Like a mini great wall. I would love to see it from Google Earth, the whole thing at once. Thanks Bud !
Hey, what's your buddies name. ?
You have amazing areas to walk around.💪🤠
Maybe moving around the world will soon be easier.
There’s another one. Walls are everywhere
Consider this, when you investigate any archeological, or geological site. The scientists that are employed by universities and research institutions, are expected to publish results of their work. Publishing a report, that ends, in "gee, I really don't have a clue, as to how they did it" will get a pass to the street. These places, have an incoming freshman class every fall, and they are paying a lot a of money for an education, so they need some answers, and it better sound good. Oh.. and you better stay within, the established timelines on this stuff, because we are NOT rewriting ANYTHING! This is how they have been operating, for the last 100 years. That is why the independent research field, has taken off like it has. Many professional researchers, couldn't or wouldn't work under those stifling conditions. I am glad they have.
Weird....the composition of the boulders looks a lot like Inca construction in Peru.
You need to go to Island of Hawaii to see the volcanic landscape there. It’s so unique, other worldly, and beautiful. Because it’s a live active volcano. It’s a constantly changing landscape. I love your drone footage. Very calming. Great video! And I always love seeing your dog along for your hikes.
Wow, I swear that was a " cooked " brick you picked up. The problem we have with a lot of these seeming structures is that, well, a lot of us that have been looking at them have come to the conclusion that they have been Cooked. Watch closely for vitrification on the surface and then picture it ? Not Soo crumpled? Jon Levi has found many of them, and when he digs around a bit, Boom ! In tact Bricks. ! We're trying to put a date on this incident whether a natural disaster or a forgotten or hidden war. You have to just sit down, in the shade, with your little buddy and focus, look closely at the lines, and ask yourself, does nature do that. ? Just minutes in and I'm seeing cut blocks of stone. Seriously damaged, melted. This catastrophe took place thousands of years ago and Mexico has many places that are just ripped apart. They are here too ! But I believe the N. American continent got it worse. Love watching you guys ! Wish I could be there.😊
and what's your dogs name? He's quite a trooper too and stays right with you - no matter the crazy places you go!
Awesome place. Love how you explained a volcanic dike. Once you walked up to the first wall along the wash I knew what I was looking at, but haven't seen one this long and continuous before. Cool explore!
A geologist in Colorado called these "walls" intrusions. Natural rock formations pushed up and exposed by erosion over time, not related to volcanic activity. There are lots of these "walls" in SE CO around the Spanish Peaks.
I really enjoyed this video. I'm so glad you included how the Wall came to be.
The Desert looks Beautiful! I would never leave, try finding away to stay and live out there! No Deserts in Canada unless in the freezing tundra way up north where few go! Dean( Soul) Toronto
I’m sure to experience it in person is so profound and exhilarating to your soul. Thank you for sharing your treks and wonderment with us follower’s.