I grew up on the Navajo rez and our town Medicine Man had a secret 'Grandfather button' patch down near the border. I went down with Tooley to 'harvest' sacrament with him once. Tooley died in the early 90's, but I went back to the patch last year in late April, for the first time in 38 years. Still there. Hundreds of buttons, some as small as my pinky nail. A few larger than my double fist. It was good to see them. I didn't harvest anything, I was just glad to see them all doing their thing. Thank you for sharing. Beautiful!
You had me at "look at these purple bastards." You, sir, are an enigma, You belong in the desert. You are one of those complicated but prickly plants. Just such an excellent tour of the land. World class video, right here.
While being stunned by your knowledge & expertise about the botanical wonders in west TX, I was equally as entertained by your commentary - a true, personal diatribe ... now and then interrupted to say hello to an old plant friend. What a scream. And what a refreshing combination of personality and prowess. Congratulations ... amazingly entertaining and truly educational. Thank you for *demonstrating* the 'bigger picture.'
I started watching your videos about 3 yrs ago? 4? And I’ve been growing native plants in my backyard in central Tx ever since. Chopping up the invasive/introduced as the natives slowly take over the space. Making some attempts at astrophytum and maintaining some opuntia but the pollinators are what I’m in it for. So excited to see your cactus talk this Friday at the SA botanical garden
Wow! I'm a fish and wildlife biologist, my father is in forestry. Just found your channel. I LOVE your style and content... Can't wait to watch the rest. Keep up the excellent work, I LOVE the ecology!
Some of us old guys that can’t get out to the desert anymore watch your ass because you’re very knowledgeable and interesting. So go “make more videos”.
I've always wanted to see the (any) desert for myself, but it just hasn't worked out that way for me yet, while each passing year i find myself wanting to avoid the heat more than the last. Had sort of a heat stroke years ago so that might be it. Anyway. For a while now I've been interested in learning to identify wild edible plants, and that's lead to discovering all the other uses for everything in the wild. People are all so dependent and modern conveniences now, electricity, cell phones, supermarkets and so on, you would think that there would be at least a little more interest in re-learning some of what we've lost but... "survivalists" are usually ridiculed. Few people I've tried to introduce these things to are interested in any of it. They'd rather panic and fight over toilet paper than do something educational/useful.
My dad would have totally dug your videos. As others have commented, the down to earth, street level speak combined with the technical knowledge makes this an A+ video.
Edit: JFC I suggest alternatives not because of legality but because the slow growing nature of this plant means it is harder to harvest it sustainably. I don't get the drug hype around peyote cause there are tons of faster growing cactus that can get you high. That crested peyote is amazing, always great to see old plants living it up.
They generally aren't as potent -- I guess that's the excuse. You can always eat more. Or I'm sure there are extraction "teks" out there on the Interwebs.
@@bugz000 bolivian torch/san pedro are 2 species known to grow faster than peyote that contain psychoactive phenethylamines, production of plants for use as drugs is illegal
@@bugz000 San Pedro and Argentine saguaros are major ones you can find commonly in big box stores here in the Southwest. Along with most other species of Trichocereus. Don’t need to collect native peyote out of the wild
Love you. Love your lessons. Don't worry too much about your Id (darkside) try to think about the kids, the puppies and the young and growing... rather than the dying. Everything is growing, adapting and sharing, just like you and me and all of us trying to find our peace. Thank you so much.
Your hillarious man!! Full of knowledge too! I never knew a peyote could look like that or be that old? Very cool. "Were in the spirit world man"! "Did you see the size of that chicken"? Young guns reference for the younger folks! Lol
Thanks for showing us your backyard desert landscaping. My grandma is native to the city Chihuahua. AkA "THE CAVELADY"--- Say hi to the trail cams 4 me.
Brother, I've learned alot, I laughed even more. I'm 100 percent subscribing. And I never really subscribe to anything due to over hearing the slogan "like and subscribe" blah blah blah. You earned it. I appreciate the knowledge of a place I've never gotten the chance to stop and enjoy. I've always been on other missions when I'm in the desert. Thanks man. Be safe our there
Thou art a true aficionado of the desert environment as am I. I got somewhat in to the botany while in University. But AS you basically said, People don't give a damn they are to busy with urban racing minds to slow down long enough to truly appreciate the living miracle. Now I just bath in it as part of it. Thanks for your captured appreciation.
As an amateur botanist I’ve I really grown fond of your videos. Love your content and knowledge of plants. Also love that you decided to visit my great state of Texas. Keep up the great work and you can count on my subscription!
You're awesome,you Understand. Many of these plants are very sacred,I love learning about All the medicinal botany of my area,much as the medicine people did. TY So Much for having respect for these plants,and for grandfather peyote.
I just found your video and after watching I am pretty hooked on the plants in the desert. Very cool. Never knew there were so many different flowering plants. Beautiful!
i took the train from new orleans to los angeles and we were in texas for a whole day and some change. the entire time i was frothing at the mouth trying to figure out who all these new plants id never seen before were as it was my first time that far west. thank you for finally illuminating me 🙂↕️🙏🏾
Man it is so refreshing to have come across great content on TH-cam! Keep up the passion in what you have interest in! You’ve got a new subscriber out of me. Thank you!
Ahh yeah!! Holy crap, melted my face off seeing that ancient peyote. Such a beautiful spot! The Euphorbia, & the Hibiscus too; amazing! Jones’ing to get out into the Kalmiopsis wilderness soon. I HIGHLY recommend getting a UV index meter! I got mine for $40. I do a lot of gardening, as a side hustle to help older folks, & the Sun can really beat down on you on the extreme UV days. Here on the southern Oregon coast, we can get weeks of 10-11 UV during peak hours (11am-3pm) even though the cool coastal temps are 60-70’s, there’s this almost withering heat beaming at you from the sun. My brother’s dogs always let me know too.. they seek shade asap. Increased peak solar cycle, & what some folks say is a weakening magnetosphere, which is letting in more solar radiation like UV, and even small solar flares can have unexpected impact. I have 4 years of my own UV data now, & there is definitely an upward trend in UV index. What used to be 8-9 UV index during peak hrs, is now more 10-11 UV index during peak hrs. We get really hot days, but the coastal fog regularly moves in, and is an absolute godsend/natural ac. Mushroom season started here, yes. Cheers, Joey!
That's an awesome idea. I need that for archaeological excavation. Most people have no clue how much all the quartz and silica in the soil reflects. It's just like being on the water if you don't put sunscreen on your septum or below your jaw you will get burned there even wearing a hat.
Beautiful. You really captured what I love about this desert. At first it looks almost lifeless, but if you look close something's going on everywhere. And the blooming times are gorgeous!
@@James-gx4ix peat is dead sphagnum moss. Peat moss is a combination of the living sphagnum top layer and the dead peat substrate in which it is growing.
Been really enjoying your west texas videos, as I'm a geologist who finds myself employed out here and so I go on field trips to rock outcrops for work and such. Over some years of teaching field geology in NM/S. Colorado I got to know some of the plants out there and the ecology, some of which was pretty cool (like packrat middens in the hills on either side of the Rio Grande Rift). Pretty unfamiliar with the chihuahua desert plant life and ecology, really just recognizing Ocotillo. I never even knew what peyote looked like before this video, I'll keep an eye out for it next time I'm on a field trip (not to harvest or use!). I often wished, when I was out doing field research or teaching a class, that I had someone like you along who knew the botany so they could tell me what I was looking at. It interests me, but not as much as geology, so I've never dedicated the time to commit the stuff to memory to be able to ID by myself.
Just discovered your channel and you're an absolute fucking treasure !👍💯 Lmfao you shedrule! Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge us. The soapbox rantings are just a gem of a bonus as far as I'm concerned.😅 That's great that those people left appreciative offerings to the grand old cactus. I'm up here In the north east in Rhode Island and not having been to the south west I'm amazed at how much plant life is in the semi desert over there. It's beautiful. Thanks again.
Dude one of the best honest videos I have seen in a long time...keep it coming..most people don't respect what they don't have a clue about..also on that same side of the coin... so to speak....is most people have no desire to increase their knowledge about much of anything.
Wow that native buddleja is so gorgeous! Who knew there were buddlejas in Texas drylands? That stunning natural vegetation with all those superb greens and textures is as always just beautiful and would be a pleasure to paint. No need to posses anything to benefit from the beauty.
Found this guy on TikTok about 4 years ago and I've been nerding out looking at plants and learning about them on the iNaturalist app. Definitely an inspiration that kept me from hitting the bottle to hard.
I took biology as my lab science in college. The first part was plant biology. Unfortunately, my professor was a botanist who was dreaming of his retirement. He didn't teach us very much. He was 70 or so.
@@impicklerick8370 I know, there’s a lot of different strains and percentages are all over the place, especially with pachanoi, tried a few times and it was really hit or miss, but man when it really hit it’s the most perfect feeling imaginable, good luck in finding a good one !
@@impicklerick8370 Percentages are all over the place with pachanoi so you have to try it doesn’t work everytime but it’s still the best way to experience that
My grandparents used to own land in Monterrey that these grew like nobody's business. Or so I have been told. Long time watcher, a Hidalgo-McAllen border baby. Thanks for your videos, always refreshing to derust the 'ol brain with your content.
Just found this channel and wanted to say thanks for the humor and knowledge! I grew up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and it's so cool to see a desert ecosystem up close.
Falling in love with West Texas vicariously. I can't believe how many beautiful plants are all so close together. I turned down a job offer from Texas and New Mexico Railroad because I didn't want to live in Texas. Kind of regretting that now.
You could carry around a sun umbrella or normal umbrella, extend it and anchor it to some shrub for the dog. Also please don't ever show people on the internet WHERE this is. Such a beautiful video, did not expect there to be that much life and beautiful shrubs.
I don't show people where any rare cacti are, especially not ones that drug bros or poachers would covet. Notice how the camera is pointing at the ground most of the time? Lol
I moved to the Chihuahuan desert in central New Mexico 3 yrs ago. Sadly, native plants are decimated by cattle. Ive had no luck until this video finding ANY info about what remains. Subscribed immdiately when i finally saw a plant in my yard.
That's amazing! It would be tempting to grab a chunk, but knowing how poached it is and how nice this one is I don't think I could do it. What a beautiful plant.
You and Bill Burr have officially broken my stereotype that people with that kind of Northeast accent are dumb 😂😂 this was the most entertaining and enthusiastic appreciation of cactus and railing of the culture ever put to video lol Thank you I will be sharing this
I grew up in a very remote place, with some extreme geography. Newfoundland. I always had an appreciation for the types of flora that is found in barren areas. There something unique and dramatic about the types of plants that thrive in these areas. I had a chance to travel to Arizona and travel around the area in the spring. Wow really spectacular country with an amazing variety of plants. It was the smells and the feel of the place that stands out so much. One of the guys with us is a Geologist and he has travelled that area much more, and says it gets even better the more you explore. Been there twice, and definitely look forward to any chance I have to. Glad I found your video, lots of great footage, but lack the aromatic so you have to describe ! Ps. Yer dawg looks like a jackrabbit
I grew up in Northern CA, and I recently brought a Socal friend of mine to the redwoods for the first time. I just realized I naturalist-talked at him the whole time exactly like this.
I love how you just walk and casually name all the plants around you like its nothing. My friend im interested in your knowledge. I always look to the edible plants just incase I ever end up with out a home I can sustain my self off mother earth. Thank you for the knowledge
That looks like such a beautiful undisturbed area I don't see much cattle damage thanks for the trip keep up the good work your friend Jerry in Moab Utah
..in 1990 I was in Tucson and one of the ‘famous’ cactus nurseries had a huge pile of Ariocarpus someone had dug up/poached? And were selling…Supposedly from Mexico…just laying in a pile..I got a dozen of them..planted east of Tucson..hope they are surviving❤.
I wish I could post a pic. I live in the redwoods and found an old growth burl on one that is shaped just like that old growth cactus. Odd layers forever. 😂 Thanks for this awesome field trip. I'd be afraid of stepping on the stuff invisible to the untrained eye. Right off the bat, the fissuratus. Thank you for all the close-ups. That really made this video spectacular along with your commentary.
Excellent video brother. Love the content. You had me at the offerings you spoke about.... tobacco is a great option for that 🙏 Little over midway through you stated you wish you had an offering to leave yourself... As an Indigenous Native Canadian I learned that if I didn't have Semma (tobacco) I could pull out a hair and offer something of myself. Enjoy your hikes 🙂
Wow so beautiful. Ya lawns suck. I'm a long time lover of native plants. I bought a bunch of desert plants from a native plant store in the Okanagan to plant in dry spots in my garden so i wouldn't have to water them. The Okanagan has a pocket desert that runs from Mexico to British Columbia.
Dude, you are a wise dude, dude, I am so glad you got to come to New Zealand. Come on back when you get a chance cuz. There are stories of medicine in the forests. My mates sister grew some Peyote from scratch on here windowsill, it's taken 5 years but they are starting to look good now, a very long growth cycle.I have Hunters Gonzo symbol tattooed on my arm yet I've never eaten it before. I'm saving that experience for something special. You are a champ, champ.
I don't know how I got here, but the combination of this dudes accent, incredible knowledge, technical jargon, slang, and enthusiasm is awesome
same here
He's a walking encyclopedia 😊
He's been going like this for years and years. Been watching for a long time now
Same.
@@OutboundShane thanks man I will do so. I love all the stuff I've watch so far over the years but definitely need to watch some more 😂 🙏✌️
I grew up on the Navajo rez and our town Medicine Man had a secret 'Grandfather button' patch down near the border. I went down with Tooley to 'harvest' sacrament with him once. Tooley died in the early 90's, but I went back to the patch last year in late April, for the first time in 38 years. Still there. Hundreds of buttons, some as small as my pinky nail. A few larger than my double fist. It was good to see them. I didn't harvest anything, I was just glad to see them all doing their thing.
Thank you for sharing. Beautiful!
Thank you too for sharing 💚
That's great news and shows hope!
Glad this popped up on my timeline
You had me at "look at these purple bastards." You, sir, are an enigma, You belong in the desert. You are one of those complicated but prickly plants. Just such an excellent tour of the land. World class video, right here.
Badduh boom badduh bing!
It's heartening to see how much peyote, and old growth too, is growing in that area.
While being stunned by your knowledge & expertise about the botanical wonders in west TX, I was equally as entertained by your commentary - a true, personal diatribe ... now and then interrupted to say hello to an old plant friend. What a scream. And what a refreshing combination of personality and prowess. Congratulations ... amazingly entertaining and truly educational. Thank you for *demonstrating* the 'bigger picture.'
So hard to find genuine intelligent and enlighten people these days. This was refreshing to watch.
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Plants and animals make better friends than a lot of people
I started watching your videos about 3 yrs ago? 4? And I’ve been growing native plants in my backyard in central Tx ever since. Chopping up the invasive/introduced as the natives slowly take over the space. Making some attempts at astrophytum and maintaining some opuntia but the pollinators are what I’m in it for. So excited to see your cactus talk this Friday at the SA botanical garden
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excellent work!
great work!! if you have any footage of your garden, id love to see a garden tour!
@@laurenr842 LUCKY!! Also - AWESOME job!! 🤩
No issues with the hogs?
Without CPBBD, I'd have no idea this environment or its fascinating flora existed. Thank you from UK 🇬🇧
Wow! I'm a fish and wildlife biologist, my father is in forestry. Just found your channel. I LOVE your style and content... Can't wait to watch the rest. Keep up the excellent work, I LOVE the ecology!
You've made me love the desert Joey. Spectacular specimens!
Some of us old guys that can’t get out to the desert anymore watch your ass because you’re very knowledgeable and interesting. So go “make more videos”.
I've always wanted to see the (any) desert for myself, but it just hasn't worked out that way for me yet, while each passing year i find myself wanting to avoid the heat more than the last. Had sort of a heat stroke years ago so that might be it. Anyway. For a while now I've been interested in learning to identify wild edible plants, and that's lead to discovering all the other uses for everything in the wild. People are all so dependent and modern conveniences now, electricity, cell phones, supermarkets and so on, you would think that there would be at least a little more interest in re-learning some of what we've lost but... "survivalists" are usually ridiculed. Few people I've tried to introduce these things to are interested in any of it. They'd rather panic and fight over toilet paper than do something educational/useful.
Mother earth gave so much to us its impossible to thank her properly with words
Living with honest gratitude is one way of saying Thank You to our Mother🙏
Thank you for the reverence with which you speak and teach. It’s much needed.
My dad would have totally dug your videos.
As others have commented, the down to earth, street level speak combined with the technical knowledge makes this an A+ video.
Edit: JFC I suggest alternatives not because of legality but because the slow growing nature of this plant means it is harder to harvest it sustainably.
I don't get the drug hype around peyote cause there are tons of faster growing cactus that can get you high. That crested peyote is amazing, always great to see old plants living it up.
They generally aren't as potent -- I guess that's the excuse. You can always eat more. Or I'm sure there are extraction "teks" out there on the Interwebs.
Sometimes you can even find those other cacti at the big box despot stores on accident...
@@Glaudge list em so people turn their attention to those instead, why keep the supposed "solution" secret? do you see the irony?
@@bugz000 bolivian torch/san pedro are 2 species known to grow faster than peyote that contain psychoactive phenethylamines, production of plants for use as drugs is illegal
@@bugz000 San Pedro and Argentine saguaros are major ones you can find commonly in big box stores here in the Southwest. Along with most other species of Trichocereus. Don’t need to collect native peyote out of the wild
Thank you for walking around in the desert showing us all these beautiful plants and for all the knowledge you share
Love you. Love your lessons. Don't worry too much about your Id (darkside) try to think about the kids, the puppies and the young and growing... rather than the dying. Everything is growing, adapting and sharing, just like you and me and all of us trying to find our peace. Thank you so much.
Beautiful plants great knowledge🙏
Your hillarious man!! Full of knowledge too! I never knew a peyote could look like that or be that old? Very cool. "Were in the spirit world man"! "Did you see the size of that chicken"? Young guns reference for the younger folks! Lol
This is what I call a real "prayer", and this one has meaning!
We are part of our environment.
Thank you 🙏
I'm so glad that ppl love plants aswell I love all plants been a gardener all my life an I love this channel
Thanks for showing us your backyard desert landscaping. My grandma is native to the city Chihuahua. AkA "THE CAVELADY"--- Say hi to the trail cams 4 me.
Brother, I've learned alot, I laughed even more. I'm 100 percent subscribing. And I never really subscribe to anything due to over hearing the slogan "like and subscribe" blah blah blah. You earned it. I appreciate the knowledge of a place I've never gotten the chance to stop and enjoy. I've always been on other missions when I'm in the desert. Thanks man. Be safe our there
don't tell anybody where you found this. protect the peyote
Nah I want to know!
Thou art a true aficionado of the desert environment as am I. I got somewhat in to the botany while in University. But AS you basically said, People don't give a damn they are to busy with urban racing minds to slow down long enough to truly appreciate the living miracle. Now I just bath in it as part of it. Thanks for your captured appreciation.
I love your peyote drawing, got the T-shirt, love it.
As an amateur botanist I’ve I really grown fond of your videos. Love your content and knowledge of plants. Also love that you decided to visit my great state of Texas. Keep up the great work and you can count on my subscription!
You're awesome,you Understand. Many of these plants are very sacred,I love learning about All the medicinal botany of my area,much as the medicine people did. TY So Much for having respect for these plants,and for grandfather peyote.
love the desert. great place to grow up. respect from Arizona
Thanks for the walkabout education. Most people never open their eyes to the wealth of life around us.
I just found your video and after watching I am pretty hooked on the plants in the desert. Very cool. Never knew there were so many different flowering plants. Beautiful!
i took the train from new orleans to los angeles and we were in texas for a whole day and some change. the entire time i was frothing at the mouth trying to figure out who all these new plants id never seen before were as it was my first time that far west. thank you for finally illuminating me 🙂↕️🙏🏾
Man it is so refreshing to have come across great content on TH-cam! Keep up the passion in what you have interest in! You’ve got a new subscriber out of me. Thank you!
Ahh yeah!! Holy crap, melted my face off seeing that ancient peyote. Such a beautiful spot! The Euphorbia, & the Hibiscus too; amazing! Jones’ing to get out into the Kalmiopsis wilderness soon.
I HIGHLY recommend getting a UV index meter! I got mine for $40. I do a lot of gardening, as a side hustle to help older folks, & the Sun can really beat down on you on the extreme UV days. Here on the southern Oregon coast, we can get weeks of 10-11 UV during peak hours (11am-3pm) even though the cool coastal temps are 60-70’s, there’s this almost withering heat beaming at you from the sun. My brother’s dogs always let me know too.. they seek shade asap. Increased peak solar cycle, & what some folks say is a weakening magnetosphere, which is letting in more solar radiation like UV, and even small solar flares can have unexpected impact. I have 4 years of my own UV data now, & there is definitely an upward trend in UV index. What used to be 8-9 UV index during peak hrs, is now more 10-11 UV index during peak hrs. We get really hot days, but the coastal fog regularly moves in, and is an absolute godsend/natural ac. Mushroom season started here, yes. Cheers, Joey!
That's an awesome idea. I need that for archaeological excavation. Most people have no clue how much all the quartz and silica in the soil reflects. It's just like being on the water if you don't put sunscreen on your septum or below your jaw you will get burned there even wearing a hat.
First time viewer, Subscribed, like the cut of your jib!
This Gentleman is extremely knowledgeable and interesting ❤
Beautiful. You really captured what I love about this desert. At first it looks almost lifeless, but if you look close something's going on everywhere. And the blooming times are gorgeous!
Wow i was thinking about you last week and woundering why i uavent seen a vedio lately and boom here ya are my man . Thanks for the vedio , love ya❤❤❤
Seeing lophophora growing in such abundance is beautiful and honestly brings hope that those plants will continue to thrive.
Peat moss is similar, it's a freaking old growth plant. Not everything has to be giant to be remarkably old and fantastic.
The oldest known tree in the world is a scrubby, pathetic looking bristlecone pine.
Peat moss is dead plants, it's not alive.
@@James-gx4ix peat is dead sphagnum moss. Peat moss is a combination of the living sphagnum top layer and the dead peat substrate in which it is growing.
Peat moss don't let you into the spirit realm.
@@joevictor8431I still find the bristlecone fascinating. Old trees of any kind.
Been really enjoying your west texas videos, as I'm a geologist who finds myself employed out here and so I go on field trips to rock outcrops for work and such. Over some years of teaching field geology in NM/S. Colorado I got to know some of the plants out there and the ecology, some of which was pretty cool (like packrat middens in the hills on either side of the Rio Grande Rift). Pretty unfamiliar with the chihuahua desert plant life and ecology, really just recognizing Ocotillo. I never even knew what peyote looked like before this video, I'll keep an eye out for it next time I'm on a field trip (not to harvest or use!). I often wished, when I was out doing field research or teaching a class, that I had someone like you along who knew the botany so they could tell me what I was looking at. It interests me, but not as much as geology, so I've never dedicated the time to commit the stuff to memory to be able to ID by myself.
Just discovered your channel and you're an absolute fucking treasure !👍💯
Lmfao you shedrule!
Thank you for sharing your valuable knowledge us.
The soapbox rantings are just a gem of a bonus as far as I'm concerned.😅
That's great that those people left appreciative offerings to the grand old cactus.
I'm up here In the north east in Rhode Island and not having been to the south west I'm amazed at how much plant life is in the semi desert over there. It's beautiful. Thanks again.
😂❤all that ink on you and were talking plants i love this channel super cool stuff in texas 😊i still dont miss elpasso😊
Also i like how he calls the plants out like hes running into an old friend at the grocery store. "Oh look, its Arowhatever! That old little pancake."
I love it 😂😂
"Hot as balls!" - as a south Texas resident I endorse this message
It's "hot as balls, in cutoffs on a tin roof at noon" ... 😂
Dude one of the best honest videos I have seen in a long time...keep it coming..most people don't respect what they don't have a clue about..also on that same side of the coin... so to speak....is most people have no desire to increase their knowledge about much of anything.
Wow that native buddleja is so gorgeous! Who knew there were buddlejas in Texas drylands?
That stunning natural vegetation with all those superb greens and textures is as always just beautiful and would be a pleasure to paint. No need to posses anything to benefit from the beauty.
Found this guy on TikTok about 4 years ago and I've been nerding out looking at plants and learning about them on the iNaturalist app. Definitely an inspiration that kept me from hitting the bottle to hard.
I took biology as my lab science in college. The first part was plant biology. Unfortunately, my professor was a botanist who was dreaming of his retirement. He didn't teach us very much. He was 70 or so.
For all the cacti enthusiasts : grow lophs from seeds, trip with san Pedro and read a lot that’s the way
I California the San Pedro grow about a foot a year. One year the patch I tend had 52 big white flowers at the same time.
Leave the poor lophs alone!
I tried that once and didn't feel anything. I had about a forearm length worth.
@@impicklerick8370 I know, there’s a lot of different strains and percentages are all over the place, especially with pachanoi, tried a few times and it was really hit or miss, but man when it really hit it’s the most perfect feeling imaginable, good luck in finding a good one !
@@impicklerick8370 Percentages are all over the place with pachanoi so you have to try it doesn’t work everytime but it’s still the best way to experience that
Specifically, read the teachings of Don Juan 😊
A great tour of the SW Texas desert. Brings back memories of my explorations in the area. Thanks for sharing.
My grandparents used to own land in Monterrey that these grew like nobody's business. Or so I have been told. Long time watcher, a Hidalgo-McAllen border baby. Thanks for your videos, always refreshing to derust the 'ol brain with your content.
Outstanding content!
Very well done.
And shared!
Such beautiful varieties. So many blooms. Wondering if they receive good vibes from the peyote.
Just found this channel and wanted to say thanks for the humor and knowledge! I grew up in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem and it's so cool to see a desert ecosystem up close.
Thanks for showing us one of our many grandmothers.. that is a life-giving mother
Hi Tony...Yet another mind blowing enlightening presentation.......Awesome man.
Falling in love with West Texas vicariously. I can't believe how many beautiful plants are all so close together. I turned down a job offer from Texas and New Mexico Railroad because I didn't want to live in Texas. Kind of regretting that now.
You could carry around a sun umbrella or normal umbrella, extend it and anchor it to some shrub for the dog.
Also please don't ever show people on the internet WHERE this is.
Such a beautiful video, did not expect there to be that much life and beautiful shrubs.
I don't show people where any rare cacti are, especially not ones that drug bros or poachers would covet. Notice how the camera is pointing at the ground most of the time? Lol
He’s fine. The dogs fine. Stop concern trolling
I moved to the Chihuahuan desert in central New Mexico 3 yrs ago. Sadly, native plants are decimated by cattle. Ive had no luck until this video finding ANY info about what remains. Subscribed immdiately when i finally saw a plant in my yard.
❤ thank you for making me laugh and showing all these fascinating plants!
I am stunned by that peyote, how sublime♾️
It's a work of art!
"the purple bastard look at this" 😂😂 I already like this guy
The algorithm blessed me with this video tonight. New subber....
Ocotillo are some of my favorite plants. From my childhood visiting big bend natl park to my adulthood living in the Sonoran desert. ❤
thanks for your excellent videos, always ad-less and endlessly educational. 👊
Looks like a Wilsoni Coral I have in my Reef System.
❤ all that you do Joey 😎
Houston, Texas
love seeing so much purple in the desert. Wish I found your channel sooner. Howdy from DFW
Awesome Tour, dude! thanks for the invite. That Cristata is Holy!! Holy Place Holy Earth!! Your hair is always good for an offering . PEACE
Good to see you pop up on my stream again .
Wow amazing specimen, I hope only people like you find her again.
Thank you Joey your videos are so informative
That's amazing! It would be tempting to grab a chunk, but knowing how poached it is and how nice this one is I don't think I could do it. What a beautiful plant.
Awesome purple smelling flowers
Just phenomenal!!!
This just blew my mind.... I'm inspired to learn A LOT more now...
Bringing this kind of attention on yourself to educate us,while in active witness protection takes ballsss, salute
As Soon as You Dropped the Home Despot remark I subscribed 🤣 Don't get me Wrong the Peyote is Beautiful too along with the Native plants and Fauna 😊
You and Bill Burr have officially broken my stereotype that people with that kind of Northeast accent are dumb 😂😂 this was the most entertaining and enthusiastic appreciation of cactus and railing of the culture ever put to video lol
Thank you I will be sharing this
I grew up in a very remote place, with some extreme geography. Newfoundland. I always had an appreciation for the types of flora that is found in barren areas. There something unique and dramatic about the types of plants that thrive in these areas.
I had a chance to travel to Arizona and travel around the area in the spring.
Wow really spectacular country with an amazing variety of plants. It was the smells and the feel of the place that stands out so much.
One of the guys with us is a Geologist and he has travelled that area much more, and says it gets even better the more you explore.
Been there twice, and definitely look forward to any chance I have to.
Glad I found your video, lots of great footage, but lack the aromatic so you have to describe ! Ps. Yer dawg looks like a jackrabbit
Very educational. You know your stuff. I do landscaping. I think I know plants, but you are a master. Thanks.
nice blend of reverence and irrelevance.
thank you , I appreciate your passion and knowledge
It is as glorious as a redwood. An old sacred glory hole of mystery and delight. 😂
I grew up in Northern CA, and I recently brought a Socal friend of mine to the redwoods for the first time. I just realized I naturalist-talked at him the whole time exactly like this.
Beautiful plants!
Thank you! I really like desert plants!
Nahuatl for caterpillar for the tufts of trichomes but that's a definite oversight considering the morphology of these specimens.
I love how you just walk and casually name all the plants around you like its nothing. My friend im interested in your knowledge. I always look to the edible plants just incase I ever end up with out a home I can sustain my self off mother earth. Thank you for the knowledge
That looks like such a beautiful undisturbed area I don't see much cattle damage thanks for the trip keep up the good work your friend Jerry in Moab Utah
..in 1990 I was in Tucson and one of the ‘famous’ cactus nurseries had a huge pile of Ariocarpus someone had dug up/poached? And were selling…Supposedly from Mexico…just laying in a pile..I got a dozen of them..planted east of Tucson..hope they are surviving❤.
Probably bulldozed for a housing development, unfortunately.
My brother, I love your work, attitude and rebellious nature. What puts a yank out in the desert of my beloved and despised state of Texas?
I wish I could post a pic. I live in the redwoods and found an old growth burl on one that is shaped just like that old growth cactus. Odd layers forever. 😂
Thanks for this awesome field trip. I'd be afraid of stepping on the stuff invisible to the untrained eye. Right off the bat, the fissuratus.
Thank you for all the close-ups. That really made this video spectacular along with your commentary.
Excellent video brother. Love the content. You had me at the offerings you spoke about.... tobacco is a great option for that 🙏
Little over midway through you stated you wish you had an offering to leave yourself...
As an Indigenous Native Canadian I learned that if I didn't have Semma (tobacco) I could pull out a hair and offer something of myself.
Enjoy your hikes 🙂
Bro out here looking like a human brain with the keys to the cosmos.
I stumbled across your videos..I live in MA...so friggin cool to see you rummage thru the desert .
Wow so beautiful. Ya lawns suck. I'm a long time lover of native plants. I bought a bunch of desert plants from a native plant store in the Okanagan to plant in dry spots in my garden so i wouldn't have to water them. The Okanagan has a pocket desert that runs from Mexico to British Columbia.
Dude, you are a wise dude, dude, I am so glad you got to come to New Zealand. Come on back when you get a chance cuz. There are stories of medicine in the forests. My mates sister grew some Peyote from scratch on here windowsill, it's taken 5 years but they are starting to look good now, a very long growth cycle.I have Hunters Gonzo symbol tattooed on my arm yet I've never eaten it before. I'm saving that experience for something special. You are a champ, champ.
I remember peyote 70s pretty wild stuff😎