We did not do a good job of explaining the holes we were looking for. Those are grinding holes…. Native American Indians would use them to grind seeds (mostly from mesquite tree pods in this area) into flour to make bread….. hence the name Indian Bread Rocks.
When we visited, I figured that the "Indian Bread Rocks" were all round, jumbled boulders. They reminded me of the dough balls that I've seen Navajo women form before flattening them for fry bread.
There are more grinding holes behind the big campsite on the right before the picnic area. If you go farther in from your campsite there is a cool rock that looks like an Easter Island head. Also the Fort Bowie trailhead is cool and not too far away.
I love that you are a responsible drone person! We stayed here a couple of years ago & loved it. The night sky was INSANE! OMG - I forgot about the cows!
This is one of my favorite boondocking spots, and I've been all over the US full time traveling 10 yrs with 26 ft travel trailer. Now remote off grid stationary high desert AZ but got truck bed shell with 100watt solar mounted to get back out there for exploring. Feet were 'itching'!
We were there last week of November. It was so nice. We’ve made it to Cali now, just left the coast heading to Nevada. 😊. We have solar now, so we can brave the cold weather. We love y’all. ❤️
Although the town of Bowie isn't much does Indian Bread Rock make up for it. It is so beautiful. I've overnighted there on a couple of occasions. In all my five years of travel full time in my camper van is that only the second place where I was also approached by a Ranger who was very friendly, but also told me in no uncertain terms that the length of stay is 14 days. I. e that area is patrolled.
A few days ago I watched someone from another YT channel showcase this exact same area. But I liked your video better because she did not use a drone and I think she was there about 1 month to 6 week before you so all the vegetation looked so dead in her video. Everything seemed so much more greener in your video! Really cool place.
That was a cute shot when the curious cow knocked over the camera. 🐄 🤠 The geology there is super impressive. All those balanced rocks and the Native American grinding holes. That looked so fun to explore. Bet there's so many artifacts rolling around in that sand out there. Arizona rocks! We're team "Pea-Can" 😂
Love this place! Wilcox has a waste transfer station, and a friendly laundromat. When I was there, there was a lot of random trash so please do pick that up and take it to the transfer station- the plus is that they weigh your vehicle coming in and out so you know your current weight!
Love this video. I've driven by Bowie numerous times, never knew about the pecan pie. Would sure like to go to Indian Bread Rocks, maybe next time I head west. I've camped outside of Portal, Az a few times. Lots of hiking and a beautiful area too. Your drone video was terrific. I still don't understand why you don't have at least 200k subscribers! ♥️. Carrie, you'd love the variety of birds.
Loved the flute music ,Carrie. Miss you guys and am so glad to have you back to start my Saturday morning, peacefully. We love our calendar and hope you guys are relaxing after all your efforts this fall and winter. It is a pleasure to be a patron of the best boondockers out there. Pet Roodle for us and staybl safe. U are always welcome in Tennessee.
Saturday morning almost 6:00 and -28 celcius outside. Your video just made morning so much wormer. From à small town way up North in province of Québec i give you a big hug of love. ✌️
Nice, guys! We were there last year. We parked not too far from the Bread Rocks plaque and vault toilet, on the right side. We loved that area! I remember seeing rocks that looked like loaves of sliced bread. We hit the Chiricahuas every time we head to AZ. There are great boondock sites about 5 m from there, but no cell service. We started driving cross country to Cave Creek..OMG. Have more info if you need it. Just got home from FL. Thanks for the water mgmt district info. Very helpful!
Great spot. If you go straight back from the picnic area, through the cattle gate, and head to the hills to the right, there is a natural spring. Last year it rained so much there were small waterfalls. Great video!
I am always excited to see a new video up from y'all. Great drone shots Dave 👍 Thank you for including the camera blooper 🤗 I felt like I was right there with you 😎 Little One says woof to Roodle 🐾💘 Iris 👋
We loved every second of this vid! So much to enjoy about this area! Living your best lives with good friends, campfire, the world's best pecan pie and stunning surroundings!! Thanks for sharing with us❤
Gotta say guys, you've really been upping your game on the photography and drone shots! Gorgeous area, thanks so much for sharing these places. Cheers.
Looks like you guys had fun. Looks like a nice place to stay for a while, and who doesn't like pecan pie. Keep the good stuff coming guys and give Roodle a treat for me.
Great video, beautiful area!! I adore all things rock/stone/pebble 😄👍. Those grinding holes were just fascinating. I can't imagine cattle adapting to desert foliage. But Longhorns and Corriente's are different, hardier, than other breeds. Glad they respected your space. It was fun to see your pecan pie get together 😁. Yummy!! Take care!! 🥰♥️
Since I was awake in the middle of the night, it was a nice surprise to see your Saturday vlog pop up! You have been going to some fantastic places this winter. Thanks for the excellent tour of Indian Bread Rocks. It looks like a great place for winter desert camping. Congrats on selling out the calendar! I am really enjoying mine. Travel safe!
It’s so funny, I’m sitting here in my littlebigrv in Willcox planning a hike in Chiricahua NM tomorrow and thought I see what new episodes had popped up on my subscriptions page. I’m sure you are long gone, but it was fun to virtually cross paths with you. Isn’t this country amazing?
Glad to see you two spending time in southeast arizona. Been by bread rocks but never stopped so loved the video. Cant wait to see your video on chiricahua monument. Was there before it was a monument , so am interested to see what the changes are. If you love big rocks and hoodoos , you will love the Chiricahua mountains..
Love the area! Just to add to your information the RV park in town let us pay for using there washer and dryer. We filled up with water while there, we asked first! It’s fun looking for animal and other picture formations in the rock.
❤❤FRIENDS❤❤ I didn't realize this was your first time at Indian Bread Rocks! What a great place. Glad you had fun! And I'm glad you enjoyed the PEE-Can pie. It truly is the best!
We have a Bowie near me. We pronounce it Boo-E, that’s how we tell who’s a local 😂 Love those electric chain saws. I’ll be getting one of them eventually. What a great camp spot. I can’t imagine how dark it is at night, till I heard it’s a flight path 🤦🏼. Love the cow visits 😂. Any remote camping further out? Needing high clearance and 4wd to get to ?? ✌🏼
That one boulder with the multi holes seems like prehistoric footprints of a herd type animal with hooves. They seem too uniform to be water or wind? And HUGE!
+@Bellasafari We did not do a good job of explaining the holes we were looking for. Those are grinding holes…. Native American Indians would use them to grind seeds (mostly from mesquite tree pods in this area) into flour to make bread….. hence the name Indian Bread Rocks.
@@oneadVANtureatatime I thought you might think that…I was referring to the other boulder that Dave put his hand up to the holes for reference and asked if we thought these impressions were made from wind or water:0 they look like 2toed? Hoof prints🥳
I'd not heard of this area! I live in New Mexico less than two hours away. Cool. Check out Portal in the Chiricahuas. You can boondock there beyond the established campgrounds. Check out the Southwest Research Station, American Museum of Natural History
I was wondering, do you need a permit to stay there, and was there water available close by? I loved the music when you were driving in. I was waiting on a couple of lawmen to ride up on some horses. Lol. Thanks for sharing and safe travels.
+@lorih4392 no permit needed! Perhaps you could pay for water at the Rv park in town next to Dwayne’s Jerky. I would love to have someone come riding along side us with horses! That would be epic!
I asked a young saleswoman at a store in Las Cruces, where they sell locally grown nuts, how she says it. She told me pee can. From Oregon, I’ve always said it pee cawn. I have heard some people say it pah cawn.
Checked our subscription and found we had been unsubscribed by RU-vid, I assume. So we promptly resubscribed. Everyone should check their subscriptions to make sure their favourites didn't get weirdly dropped.
Thanks for the video. I have seen other videos of this area. I have a 24ft motorhome and I tow a car. Do you think I would be safe to drive down this road and find a spot?
At this point in my learning, I don't believe any of the narrative we've been given. Most of this landscape is nothing what they tell us. It looks like old melted and destroyed civilizations to me--beautiful as it may seem nowadays. Those little trees are nothing but bushes in comparison. The mounds and hills look like piles of excavated dirt from underground. The mesas look like giant tree stumps. 🤷♀
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