I Found This Picture Of Ancient Ruins At Lake Powell in Utah And Tried To Find It In Person!

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Audio notes: you may need to adjust volume at 02:40 and 03:28
Video notes: You will notice that after I figured my mistake in forgetting where the ruin location was, I didn't say anything else. It was clear to me that the ruin was probably under water again or had been completely washed away.
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It's funny how you try and do something one way and then there is an unseen obstacle that makes you go another way. Has that happened to you? If this didn't happen to me on this adventure, I probably wouldn't have seen the things that I did! I guess it's kind of like life :-)
This was one of my most unexpected adventures yet! It took some planning mostly because of the water levels at Lake Powell. I knew the ruins I planned to visit had been under the lake water for a long time, so it wasn't clear what their current state would be. That's why I wanted to do this adventure!
Thank you for watching! This is my biggest video yet. If you enjoyed this video, please consider subscribing. It helps me continue these types of trips!
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📷Photo Credit : "Fort Moki" Bureau of Reclamation
▶️Video Timestamps▶️
00:00 Introduction
02:54 Camping
03:28 Drive to Lake Powell
04:19 Beginning the Hike
09:25 Change in Hike Direction
12:52 Waiting Out the Storm
13:26 Surprising Find #1
17:56 Surprising Find #2
21:02 Surprising Find #3
22:22 Where Are You Fort Moki?
24:22 Drone Videos
24:59 Hiking Back to Car
26:05 Jeff Hike Hack™️
26:44 Photo Collage
🥾ADVENTURE NOTES🥾
some spoilers down below
🏞️Lake Powell was created in 1963 when the Glen Canyon Dam was completed and started filling. The dam wasn't officially dedicated until 1966 by First Lady, Claudia Alta "Lady Bird" Johnson, who was wife of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
It took 16 years for Lake Powell to fill up to "full pool level". Lake Powell has 1,960 miles of shoreline and covers a massive area in Southern Utah and smaller parts in Northern Arizona. It's fed by rivers and streams from the states of Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico.
💧Lake Powell water level at the time of this video posted: 3,583.12 ft.
💧Fort Moki Elevation: 3,555-3570 ft. (my own estimate)
💧Lake Powell water level all time low: 3,519.01 ft. (April 2023)
💧Lake Powell water level all time high: 3,708 ft. (July 1983)
🛶The original Hites Crossing was at the junction of White Canyon and the Colorado River. Moki Fort was just above the very small town. Now, Hite is a launch ramp that is usually difficult to be at due to water levels at Lake Powell. The launch ramp is now a ranger station and is located about 5 miles up river from the original townsite of Hite.
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🏕️Camping note: I drove about 7 hours from home to a predetermined camping spot. I chose to camp near a town so I could wake up early the next day, buy food and other things, then make the 100 mile drive to Lake Powell to begin the hike. I could have easily just drove straight to Lake Powell and found a camping spot that night. But I wanted to camp close to a town for not only better access to food options, but for safety.
🩹Safety note: I always hike with a satellite messenger/phone device. I carry plenty of water (usually close to a gallon) and have more than enough food for a few days if in an emergency.
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@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Video Timestamps if you need it! Thank you for watching this video. Means so much to me that you spent your time watching! I try to bring you new, interesting, odd, random, and exciting places. Please consider subscribing if you enjoyed this! 00:00 Introduction 02:54 Camping 03:28 Drive to Lake Powell 04:19 Beginning the Hike 09:25 Change in Hike Direction 12:52 Waiting Out the Storm 13:26 Surprising Find #1 17:56 Surprising Find #2 21:02 Surprising Find #3 22:22 Where Are You Fort Moki? 24:22 Drone Videos 24:59 Hiking Back to Car 26:05 Jeff Hike Hack™ 26:44 Photo Collage

@TrailBum 11 месяцев назад

I explored near where you were last April. Went down White Canyon to the lake, then the next day down the south side of Farley. Came back over that mesa/plateau in a big arc overlooking White Canyon and back to my parking spot. I had no drone or binoculars, so I couldn't see Moki. Too far away. I figured even if it was above water, decades of silt would still have it buried. Probably completely filled with silt, but IDK. Great find, with that grainery, or whatever it was. I was near it and never saw it. M Kelsey shows the info on Moki in his book, Boater's Guide to Lake Powell. Tells a great detailed history of Hite, has photos of Hite with Fort Moki, and a map showing Fort Moki right where you eventually decided it was, across the waters from your search area on the other side of White Canyon. I tried to find that name "Barrett" in his description for 1943 activities, but that name is never mentioned. I plan to return with my sea kayak in the next year or two.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

@@TrailBum Sounds like you had quite the adventure too! I wish I would have looks at Kelsey's book on Lake Powell beforehand to get a better idea on where it would be. Kayaking in that area would be so much fun. I bet there are other granaries in the area

@Redfour5 11 месяцев назад

The vultures are hoping for a meal.

@imdawolfman2698 10 месяцев назад

You genuinely improve my life with your ventures. Thank you! I will finance you if I can, I'm homeless now, sorta, though.

@kevincourtney7312 10 месяцев назад

This would be a great hike to bring a drone with.

@JulieParisiArt 10 месяцев назад

Not sure if you know this, but there is a contingent of us folks who are not physically fit enough (elderly or disabled) to do something like this, and we live vicariously through you and others like you. Thanks for this. Was bummed out though that you didn't have a drone to go check the area you realized you should have been in at the end. I want to know if that stone building is still standing!

@user-ig6bk6ym3m 10 месяцев назад

I used to go around and do this but cannot anymore so yes, I really appreciate these videos too.

@CricketGirrl 10 месяцев назад

I am such a person, and I was just thinking this!

@ccreel64 9 месяцев назад

I’m one too! Thank you for letting me see what I could not otherwise.

@kathleeningram3880 9 месяцев назад

I am like ya'll, 68 years old and have health issues that prevent me from doing outdoor things anymore. I really love your channel and your kindness and respect for the old ones. New subscriber, you won me over with the first video I watched. Looking forward to the next ones coming!!!😊😊😊😊

@gazzamacca9813 9 месяцев назад

Yes, I concur, I totally love what this young dude is doing for us busted up old fellows.❤

@WootTootZoot 11 месяцев назад

I lived in Southern Utah during the 50's and early '60's. I remember my father knew a National Park Ranger who knew the area where Lake Powell was going to fill and took a lot of people into the area to show us what we were loosing. There were hanging water falls, amazing box canyons and arches, along with ancient Native American sites. Quite simply, the place was amazing, sadly though, we let them ruin it.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Did any in your group take photos? I would love to see them if you have them somewhere!

@WootTootZoot 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner Sadly, that was long ago, those pictures are lost to too many moves and an indifferent family member.

@swilsonmc2 11 месяцев назад

Desert Solitaire is a great book by Edward Abbey, where he describes exploring some areas in anticipation of the upcoming Glen Canyon flood.

@llibressal 10 месяцев назад

You say it's ruined but most people I know who explore LP by boat are equally impressed by what the lake has created not to mention the electricity provided for hundreds of thousands of people. I Don't think the trade of was a net loss.

@Teeveepicksures 10 месяцев назад

I'm sure it was nice but you're making it sound a bit like Babylon, tbh.

@lwebster7100 4 месяца назад

I like that you showed yourself checking in with people. Im glad that everyone watching will see it, because its so sad when hikers go needlessly missing. you seem like such a cool authentic person, im glad you're being safe. that grainery is so cool, glad i got to see it.

@jamesscott1932 11 месяцев назад

Jim’s Hike Hack: use one of the big Camelback backpack water bags with the extra pockets. Fill the water bag with ice cubes and water before you leave. All during your hike you’ll have that nice cool ice water chilling your upper spinal area. put your survival gear and food in the pockets.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Your Jim's Hike Hack is much more valuable than mine! haha

@tedpreston4155 11 месяцев назад

That was a fun quest! Thanks for taking us all with you on yet another red rock adventure! There's a book you need to know about, Jeff, if you're not already familiar. Before the Glen Canyon dam was finished, David Brower and a number of other Sierra Club members went to Glen Canyon to document the places that would be lost underwater when Lake Powell filled. They created a folio-style picture book, full of information on the ruins and beautiful places that would soon be underwater, along with essays on the nature of the place. It's a rather expensive book now, called "The Place No One Knew" by Elliot Porter and David Brower. I'll bet you can find copies in lots of Utah libraries. Given your trip planning style, I'll bet that book would take you back to Lake Powell to find some of the other sites! I'll bet there are lots of sites in the book that are accessible again, now that the water level dropped so low. A book of a very different sort, called "Encounters with the Archdruid" by John McPhee, documents a raft trip on the Colorado River, on which that same David Brower (once President of the Sierra Club) floated the river with Floyd Dominy, the Bureau of Reclamation engineer who was instrumental in planning and building the Glen Canyon dam. They were both getting elderly, and reflecting on their own legacies during the trip. It's a good read!

@scribebat 11 месяцев назад

Reads... Ya, then there's 'The Monkey Wrench Gang', Edward Abbey. Includes another viewpoint about Glen Canyon Dam. And his 'Desert Solitaire', about his time as a park ranger in the US South West, "Does it ever rain here? I don't know Ma'am, I've only been here 40 years," or something like that.

@moonriseproductions 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for making this comment! I looked and discovered my local library had a copy of this book, so I went down and spent the last hour reading it. Sadly there’s nothing in it about Ancient structures, but it was still wonderful to learn more about how the area used to look, and what the Ancestors saw daily.

@DrewishBear 11 месяцев назад

@@moonriseproductionsbooks have been and continue to be edited or banned, for the same reason many damns have been built specifically to conceal the ruins in in their valleys

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for the book suggestion! I would love to read something like this!

@random22026 11 месяцев назад

@@DrewishBear Precisely.

@LindysEpiphany 11 месяцев назад

Jeff, you are quickly becoming one if my top 5 favorite channels. Your mellow attitude, sense of humor, along with your respect and revreverence for nature and the ruins is a breath of fresh air. Thank you! Keep it up and stay safe!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Wow, that means so much to me! I feel honored to be in your top 5 favorite channels!!

@ednafernandes7054 10 месяцев назад

Mine favorite channel too

@joandevillier733 10 месяцев назад

Me too - from another ancient, now incapacitated, but still craving the feel of foot on the trail and the thrill of discovery.

@LUIS-ox1bv 14 дней назад

Totally agree. While the treks can be arduous, Jeff's light heartedness, and humour, help aleviate the rough going. He makes these explorations, whether they're fulfilling or not, enjoyable.

@TheRealGrayman 11 месяцев назад

As a kid we were way back in an area in Lake Powell near Hites Crossing pretty much only accessible at the time by boat. There was cliff dwelling probably 10 feet above the shoreline.

@markeverson5849 11 месяцев назад

Wow that's cool thanks for sharing the information I noticed no one's even responded :-) that was the good old days

@charlielaudico3523 10 месяцев назад

At one time we did all those things without any high teck equiptment only a compass and a good map

@prarieborn6458 4 месяца назад

Thanks, i was wondering at the effort it took to go into that country, all the hiking and driving.. and he found places where people camped and maybe even lived for a while. I have been thinking of them back- packing food, water and camping gear into the desert.. Well, Duh?? - A Boat!! . but it still would have required a lot of effort and planning.. and hiking in to explore.

@aananimity 3 месяца назад

The little campsites could have been built by families on boats, out camping.

@XRinger 11 месяцев назад

Hey, I invented that ice hack back in the 70s, while vacationing in SW Texas in August. Here's my bonus tip, wear light colored cotton shirts with chest pockets. When icing the hat, put some ice in those pockets. Refill as needed.😅

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

haha that would be an upgrade to my hike hake!

@westho7314 11 месяцев назад

Took 20 years to fill Powell to the limit and would take a tiny fraction of that time to nearly empty it in a drought with the way people waste water. Glen Canyon had so many interesting locations, arches & ruins all now covered by the lake. I imagine before long the muddy sediments built up behind the Powell's dam will make it the worlds largest man made waterfall.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I can't imagine how deep some of that sediment is at the lake

@thomasmaughan4798 9 месяцев назад

"Took 20 years to fill Powell to the limit and would take a tiny fraction of that time to nearly empty it in a drought with the way people waste water." Hardly anyone uses water directly from Lake Powell. I suppose Page, Arizona does.

@mikej238 Месяц назад

Phoenix uses less water now than it did 50 years ago despite being much larger. Reason why Powell never fills , it was built based on bad data of water supply from the Colorado watershed.

@StirlingLighthouse 11 месяцев назад

Not long ago, we were asking for longer videos. Jeff was giggling in the background. Today he says: Hold my ice hike hack hat. Lol. That was great! Thanks 🙏

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

haha thanks for the laugh 🤣🤣

@breannathompson9094 9 месяцев назад

11:10 the turkey vulture is a very special bird/totem animal for many tribes, it was absolutely beautiful to see them so calm and soaring in the sky with the thunderstorm behind them

@jamesscott1932 11 месяцев назад

Dear Jeff, thank you for bringing us along again. Your camera work, you’re editing and your personality. Make your videos among the very best. This is a plug for Justin boots snake proof boots. No, I don’t own Justin boots or have any stake in it. But I too live in snake country and love hiking and those boots protect your ankles and shins from all the thorns and all the spikes from cactus as well.

@JackPackInTheWoods 11 месяцев назад

I worry about snakes for him too!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for your concern! I am going to have to just stop putting it off and buy some leg protectors! Thank YOU and others for the comments about snakes and cactus!

@stig 11 месяцев назад

Don't ever mess with Datura or Morning Glory. Bad things can happen.

@imdawolfman2698 11 месяцев назад

YA! It is NOT a fun, or enlightening psychedelic.

@stig 11 месяцев назад

@@imdawolfman2698 Found dead on knees in Joshua Tree, eyeballs eaten out by coyotes. News headline I read 20 years ago about a datura experiment.

@autotek7930 11 месяцев назад

I mess with my morning glory every morning. Always works out in my favor lol

@DrewishBear 11 месяцев назад

@@autotek793010 pts for this

@stig 11 месяцев назад

@@jonah7888 interesting.

@h.bsfaithfulservant4136 11 месяцев назад

👏👍...27 minutes: cool Jeff. I'll have a good watch later on. 🎉

@proutieboy 11 месяцев назад

It's a rainy afternoon in the north of Scotland, so I have spent a rewarding half-hour following your adventure to the granary at Perseverance House and beyond. Absolutely fascinating! The lake was full last time I was there so no chance for me to see the fort. Great stuff Jeff, and I really liked the Jeff Hack Hike (or whatever) at the end! cheers Graham

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much, Graham! I'm glad you enjoyed the Hike Hack at the end too! 🤣🤣

@gordslater 11 месяцев назад

20:28 could be water catchment from rain - lay a tarp over the stones and tuck the edge of the tarp under them. Hard to tell levels from the perspective but they seemed to pick a relatively smooth area and how the V is at the lowest part. Water collected this way is relatively safe to drink as long as the tarp is not contaminated. Other possibbilities are stones to hold down a improvised tent ?

@philliplewis3754 9 месяцев назад

There are so many indigenous tribal structures of significant historical interest that are underwater, it's sad but understandable. My sister lived in Page, AZ in 1982-84 and it was amazing up there and the water was up to your eyeballs. I was there when the rains in Utah were crazy, they couldn't dump water fast enough. Both spillways were going 100% and the big 4 outlet nozzles at the bottom of the dam were on and blasting water from one side of the canyon to the other. I went on the dam tour to the bottom platform at the bottom of the dam and it was frightening I was around 15. If you watched long enough you could see chunks of concrete flying out of the spillways. They closed the tour a couple hours later. We had a family friend in Phoenix that drove heavy equipment and he went up for about 18 months rebuilding the spillways. I went and saw where they filmed Planet of the Apes! Man, good times and great memories!

@eliah-seven 11 месяцев назад

Wow Jeff, my first time here. Wish i were 55 yrs younger to attempt something this amazing. You keep going young man n I'll be with you in heart. Amazing creation we've been given.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!!

@TrailBlazer5280 9 месяцев назад

You were absolutely at the right spot, the ridge is the same as in the olg photo. I think if you hiked closer to the river you'd be right on it as they are pretty high up. I kind of wonder if it was not under water but the old picture has high cliffs over the water so it may well be submerged. Did you happen to venture down to the water to see if anything could be seen below?

@GratzRides 5 месяцев назад

I think he was headed right at the Fort, too. He was only a few minutes from the site. You can compare the triangular/pyramid shaped colorization of rocks pinpointed just underneath the dark shelf under the cliff of the butte in the background - just look at the upper right corner of the Fort in the 1946 photo and compare to the modern image to the left. He was heading straight at the site.

@dougstewart61 4 месяца назад

I disagree, I think he was too far to the right and too far away. He's almost straight on to the white band near the crest but in the old photo it's more to the left and there's more of the left side visible in the old photo.

@coppertopv365 27 дней назад

Should've used a drone. He could've took a break and sent the drone up to get a better angle and a good view to try an get him closer on the spot, instead of guess work, paper maps an old photos

@pure_awareness 11 месяцев назад

That Landscape is so alien to my eyes and fascinating, loving the content stay safe out there.

@ironcladranchandforge7292 11 месяцев назад

Well, if the lake goes down again you may have to return. Great hike anyway. Another hiking hack you may consider is to put a small folded tarp and some rope in your day pack. It can be used to keep dry in a sudden rain storm, or used as a wind brake to keep you warm, or used to make an emergency shelter. A small tarp has helped me a few times while hiking.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

That is a great idea!

@harveypeters9015 11 месяцев назад

Finding the unexpected is the draw to exploring. What's really rewarding is exploring with your kids and grandchildren, as I have done from the river bottoms of Eastern Nebraska, to Glacier National Park. Another of what we've discovered, wasn't, until we had returned home and went through photos taken during our hikes. We also had some pretty interesting interactions with the animals and mystery beings. That's another story, for another time. Love your work, or play, it seems at times. But. Oh heck, one needs some levity, occasionally. Keep On Trekking.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

"interesting interactions with animals and mystery beings"? Sounds so interesting!!

@harveypeters9015 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner The most interesting and rewarding experience with the, Hairy People of the Forest, came when I was hiking with my nine year old grandson and my wife, in Glacier National Park. I stopped at a point on the trail, down from the, " Going to the Sun Road. It was a patch of pine trees, crammed into a narrow gorge. I asked my companions if they wanted to have a little fun with the Forest People. I made a particular oration, a combination of a whoop and howl. Instantaneously, the sound returned from the wooded gully, exactly as I had done, only amplified. My wife and grandson's eyes opened wide with surprise. I made the call three times, only to have it return to us, every time. After the third call, my grandson said to me, as he gripped my hand tightly, " Don't do it anymore, Grandpa; I think you're calling them in." I've had interactions with them, within sight of each other, right here in Eastern Nebraska. It always makes my day special.

@ivorybow 9 месяцев назад

You are in my very favorite area of the United States. The empty, open spaces and the beautiful red colors are breath taking. I am 76 and I have a bum knee so I will not be going. Thank you for making these haunting explorations possible. It makes me almost feel crazy with curiosity to know who these people were

@prarieborn6458 4 месяца назад

“haunting explorations” yes, I feel the same way when i see these ruins. I am a little older in age than you and I had a lot of curiosity about these ancient people. Back in the ‘80’s and early ‘90’s I disovered the novels of Tony Hillerman His stories are set on the Navajo Reservation @ the 4 Corners area of the Soutwest. .They are mysteries solved by a Reservation Police Detective and his sidekick. The stories are packed full of Native American SW culture, history and descriptions of the landscape. Very educational and enjoyable reading.!! I have always been filled with curiosity of why “the People” as they caledl themselves, abandoned their settlements,, just up and left, it seems in a hurry. They left their food and possessions, as though they only planned to be gone for a day.. Great minds and archaeologists have tried to find answers. We do know that they grew corn in the valleys along the rivers and streams, but they climbed into their dwellings high in the cliffs at night., for protection..but from what or who? Flash floods? Attacks from warring tribes, or Cannibals? some of those outposts that cling to the walls of the canyon, and only have a single wall, like a hunter’s blind, I think were look-outs , watchposts for anything approaching the community. There is also a series of historical novels, written by a husband & wife team of Archeologists, that I found very enoyable and educational. They take an artifact from a ‘dig” they worked on and create a story about the people who ived there..The Titles always begin with “The People of…….” the one about the Pueblo Cliff dwellers is “The People of the Silence” . I love to read ‘straight’ histories, with facts and figures, but I really enjoy learning history from a good story teller.. Just imagine the stories the ruins on this channel could tell!! 🦬🦅🪶🪶🌵

@desertdove754 11 месяцев назад

Very good show. Well done and enjoyed the journey. 👍

@IndridCool54 11 месяцев назад

If you have an interest in this area a must read is John Wesley Powell’s account of his 1869 trip from Green River Wyoming down the Green to the Colorado and through the Grand Canyon. Glenn Canyon was a magical, enchanted place that was drowned under the waters of a namesake lake Powell likely would have despised. I was in the area a couple months ago, still a lot left, but so much more lost. Love the video! 👍🏼

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I am interested in reading his account! I read part of his account when they were at in Zion, which was fascinating! I would love to hear what he says about Glen Canyon

@IndridCool54 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner It’s well worth the read! Fantastic descriptions of the geology. At one point during a description he states (paraphrasing) “We see rock formations that we do not understand”. I guess the most amazing thing is that Powell had lost an arm in the Civil War. They were tough critters back then. 👍🏼

@ThePierreduski 6 месяцев назад

Also Tom McCourts’ book White Canyon.

@IndridCool54 6 месяцев назад

@@ThePierreduski Thanks for the recommendation. 👍🏼

@stephanieyee9784 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for taking me on another interesting day trip. The geology of the area is absolutely amazing and scenery is gorgeous. It's a shame that this beautiful area was dammed and so much ancient history lost. The granary you discovered is amazing and so well constructed. The Ancient Pueblo peoples obviously knew what they were doing and made things to last. I can understand some people wanting to camp out at this place but hate that they've left modern rubbish behind. All that plastic and rusting metal, those Batteries. Thanks Jeff for a great day out. ☮️❤️🦘🇦🇺

@rnash999 11 месяцев назад

Especially with the batteries shows how people are jerks. Those would not have been any sort of pain to carry out.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for coming along on this one with me, Stephanie! I was disappointed to see the trash (I always seem to find garbage in some of the most remote places I visit). The geology of this part of Utah is some of the best. It truly is a magical place

@tellusorbit 11 месяцев назад

Jeff, I have to praise you for your skill as a photographer. Your still and motion photography is simply outstanding! As a photographer myself, I can appreciate all the effort you make to create and then assemble the images you share with us. Thanks for taking us along on this expedition. While I still think that the Glen Canyon dam was an ecological crime and disaster despite the incredible engineering needed to create it, this expedition gave me a look at the archaeology, botany, geology and history that can still be found. I am eager for your next discovery.

@jamesscott1932 11 месяцев назад

My thoughts too! Your personality and soft spoken manner invite us as friends in a turbulent world.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I am very very thankful for your comment. This was a difficult one for me to make (and hike to!). Your words have inspired me to keep going and I am incredibly grateful to you. Thank you

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

@@jamesscott1932 Thank you so much, James!

@tellusorbit 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner You are more than welcome, my friend. Keep Up The Good Work!!

@jacquelineelliott4291 11 месяцев назад

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@robbysguitars8223 11 месяцев назад

I'm hoping your channel will support your future treks. It's good stuff you're doing. As a lifelong resident of the southwest, I'm glad you're showing the world the beauty and mystery of our excellent part of the planet. Well done and keep going.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Robby! When I was living in Alaska for a time, I would always think how much I miss the desert. The southwest is a special place!

@TheDevice9 11 месяцев назад

Nice. Your production quality just keeps getting better and better. You missed an opportunity to get a good date on that ruined cabin or shed encampment by checking the expiration date on those batteries tho.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

That is a good idea! I should have

@DISOPtv 11 месяцев назад

Congrats on your 100k subs! That happened fast! Love the videos!

@chrisackerley1842 11 месяцев назад

Jeff - Another great video! Thanks! With regard to that burn mark on the rock @ 07:28, that sure looks like a lightning burn. It's called "spalling." When lightning hits sand it fuses the sand into glass in an area aeound 2" across and 12"-15" deep. So much power! You were right to take shelter from the storm! As to all that wood left by the water as it receded, its ugly now but sooner or later it will decompose and enrich the soil. I really appreciate you going to the trouble of showing us what this area looks like before the water once again covers it. Keep up the good work!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

That's amazing!! After looking at it again, it DOES look like a lightning 'burn' mark! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and information!

@nielsstilson9834 9 месяцев назад

Just found your channel a few days ago. Fantastic content. Thanks.

@TheKoyotetracker 11 месяцев назад

Man, I can not tell you how glad I am that you took this hike and brought us along. I so wish you could have found the structure but you did find some cool stuff. Other reasons why Lake Powell be damned.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I wish I could have hiked right up to whatever was left of the ruins. It makes it even more mysterious. I'm sure there are other ruins waiting to be discovered. When it gets cooler I am planning a return trip through a few other canyons at Lake Powell

@SurferGirl.o7.o3-cn3vt 3 месяца назад

Totally Nice Trek... Thnx 4 Sharing... Peace & Blessings 🙌

@Sur5r1 2 месяца назад

The rainbow at 3:04 is beautiful. Someone has to let you know they saw that in your video!! Thank you for sharing your hiking journeys. I am now in my 60's and disabled, and through your eyes - I can visit the world with you! God bless your very Soul for having the energy and enthusiasm to do what I once could do.

@BeverlyAlbers 11 месяцев назад

My family camped on Warm Creek twice before (as?) the lake was filled. Saw several of the excavation markings by Powell himself. Those, out of the may we took, were the most wonderful vacations of my life. Such an ethereal place. So many incredible memories.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I would have loved to see the Powell markings!

@mikelobello6737 10 месяцев назад

Lake Powell in the 80's and 90's was the most amazing place to go on vacation. My wife and I could be as alone as we wanted or among others. When hiking we would find indian ruins and even sand castles built for competitions earlier in the summer. The water was always right there. You would never realize that millions of people love it to. Before the Lake only thousands got to be here.

@LUIS-ox1bv 14 дней назад

That's like saying, by flooding the Grand Canyon, more people can see it. Perish the thought.

@justindupre7274 10 месяцев назад

I just want to thank you for your incredible content and sharing. I love what you do. God Bless and thanks!

@TheTrekPlanner 10 месяцев назад

Really appreciate it! Thank you!

@jamescromer550 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for another fascinating and educational trip! Don't ever feel alone out there, we're always with you.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

It's strange how I really do feel that way when I'm out there! Thank you, James!

@TerryBollinger 11 месяцев назад

26:01 "978 ft. descent" "918 ft. ascent" Jeff, beware of unstable ground - your car sank 60 feet in 4 hours 20 minutes!! Seriously, this was a great hike with an amazing granary and a remarkably well-done modern campsite. Thanks for hiking for all of us!

@TheRealWilliamWhite 11 месяцев назад

I think it keeps track of cumulative elevation gain and loss, for example if you go up 100 down 50, up 200 and took a different flatter route back that would be 300 ascent 250 descent

@TerryBollinger 11 месяцев назад

@@TheRealWilliamWhite, I suspect the deeper problem is the accuracy of Jeff's tracker app. Scanning... hmm, phone altimeter apps use some combination of three options: built-in atmospheric pressure sensors (barometers, surprisingly common on modern phones); GPS satellite triangulation; and map location. I guess they _could_ use the same inertial sensors used for exercise to do dead reckoning, but I suspect that gets bad so quickly it's not worth the effort. Even extremely expensive state-of-the-art dead reckoning systems don't do all that well in a situation with lots of motion. Oddly, since he had a storm, pressure should have _dropped,_ which should make his final location look higher instead of lower. But maybe the app overcompensated when it noticed the weather change. GPS needs several satellites to work best, and ideally one overhead. Tricky for canyon areas! Finally, I doubt the map method is very good for areas that used to be underwater. All in all, 60 feet of disparity likely isn't all that bad for a phone (or any other non-DoD) personal altimeter.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you! To be honest, I am using a GPS app that is about 10 years old and isn't even in available anymore so it probably does have bugs that need fixing. It helps mostly with tracking my route. That's why I have a GPS messenger device for more accurate information to help navigate.

@marylavine2632 11 месяцев назад

I really enjoy being on treks with you Thank you for finding and taking us along.

@auntkissy520 9 месяцев назад

🤣🤣love that hiking hack but I really LOVE all of your videos so much!!! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us.

@charleshicks3492 11 месяцев назад

Very interesting, and the “homes” more questions and mysteries, thanks a lot😎⭐️🤩🤣and lice🤣🤣

@christiroseify 11 месяцев назад

I went on a houseboat vacation to Lake Powell with friends back in 2011 and saw several house foundations in the area we hiked... It was really cool... there were about 7 foundations in one area...

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

That's really cool!

@jmaraf7741 11 месяцев назад

I hope archaeologists are keeping track of your videos and findings. Then go back and record them all, if they have not done so already. Jeff, you are providing us with valuable historic and prehistoric information. Keep on trekking and finding things! We need more interested people like you to help keep our past alive.

@trevormiles5852 11 месяцев назад

Well said. I hope he took lat. and long. of places, even if he just kept them private for himself and scholars.

@lsedge7280 10 месяцев назад

@@trevormiles5852 Yeah he might want to set up some sort of request form but its probably good keeping them private and available only on request to help preserve these sites.

@chrism4008 10 месяцев назад

In another comment a guy said a couple of dudes produced a picture book of everything lost to lake Powell when they made it. Sounded really cool

@irisamanda3922 7 месяцев назад

Archeologists have already surveyed as much of Glen Canyon as they could before the dam flooded the area. There was a huge effort to try and document all the prehistoric sites that happened shortly before the dam was finished. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-0b3xj-4gcLk.htmlsi=Gvnac49JxaYJlhab

@abenwilliams5414 8 месяцев назад

It's good to see that people are still packing it in and packing it out in the wilderness

@giuseppe4909 9 месяцев назад

My favorite place for kayak camping. Lake Powell. I usually go mid-sept for a week or so ! Great vid ! Sad to see the trash people leave behind.

@vlakslee 11 месяцев назад

Awesome video. Your treks make those places come alive and give a feel for how the ancients lived.

@deborahm6036 11 месяцев назад

Truly enjoyed this adventure! What a great hunt. I love coming along. Thank you!

@crz-mzlstaring3375 9 месяцев назад

Thank you for having us such beauty with all the evidence of memories

@jindlespog8045 9 месяцев назад

Fascinating! Excellent!

@juliejacobs6732 11 месяцев назад

I really enjoyed this video. And the picture collage is like the icing on the cake. Although, I can't help but worry a little knowing you're out in these desolate places by yourself. I enjoy your enthusiasm for what you're doing. You're well on your way to successful career! And, lucky you, it doesn't involve sitting at a desk and looking out the window!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for your concern, Julie! I've had plenty of jobs sitting at a desk, so this is a nice change! haha

@shawnlanphere3978 11 месяцев назад

Another awesome hike! Thank you for taking us along.

@unclemikecruz 9 месяцев назад

Nice little adventure for us watching. Thanks for the sharing of your adventure.👍

@CageLawyerMinion 9 месяцев назад

Just found this channel. This is great! Thanks

@RJelly-fi6hd 11 месяцев назад

I have been praying for precipitation in the Southwest, for the last 2 years. It is soooo nice to see that all of the lakes, rivers, and streams are filling up! It is also nice to see all the families enjoying the water! Thank you Lord for the water! May God give us more! We still need it! Amen!

@cliftongaither6642 11 месяцев назад

might as well do a rain dance .

@lynnerodgers4461 11 месяцев назад

I enjoyed the hike and finds. I do get a little worried that you are out there alone though. I certainly would not be able to make it through this type of hike. Sixty-seven with screaming knees, hips and back. Some days worse than others. Thanks for the opportunity to hike vicariously through and your photos!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I'm not in the best shape, but I take these kinds of things slow with lots of breaks!

@johncavell5154 8 месяцев назад

Just watching these videos as amazing just to see the beautiful scenery that you have in your country thank you for this experience

@rockinrobinguitarsmusic5285 8 месяцев назад

Jeff, your endurance and perseverance make this possible,, You make it look like ruins everywhere, but I suspect planning, luck and study are the answer ,, thanks for taking us along! Bart Wittrock

@marymamabear5415 11 месяцев назад

Wow, awesome job on this video. I love the decorated campsite and I'm imagining Ed Abbey or Katie Lee and friends building it.

@michellewebster3611 11 месяцев назад

What an amazing adventure!!! OK I can’t tell you how awesome this was for me to watch. Thank you for doing what you do it inspires me to get out and enjoy the world.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you so much for your comment!

@virginiageorges4799 10 месяцев назад

Wow, thank you for a stroll down memory lane. I lived and worked at the following Marina’s Hite, Bullfrog, Halls Crossing, Off Shore Marina and Ticaboo. I miss the desert of South East Utah, Home Sweet Home.

@ioanevaaiiluga1211 11 месяцев назад

Thanks for taking us on an adventure! Be safe out there ❤

@annakeye 11 месяцев назад

Jeff, you definitely had the right spot because there were too many identical markings on the butte as well as the cliff faces above the lake which I guess was perhaps the Colorado River? The granary you found was so beautifully constructed. I have to wonder if the doorway was a repair job by our Barrett/Benett/whatever person in 1943 because it looked to have been constructed in a different way to the rest of it, although I daresay you'd be able to compare it to ones you've seen before. The above door lintel was beautifully placed, as well as the door step where the name was etched. All very tidy. Thanks for sharing another fantastic trek.

@EloiseBarker-py9fh 11 месяцев назад

I very much enjoy your hikes. Thanks.

@tammyvanmeter4669 11 месяцев назад

Love your Treks! This is a good one!

@briancresson2610 11 месяцев назад

This is the length we want! Incredible production!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you, Brian! It's good to know that some of you like the almost 30 minute video length!!

@imdawolfman2698 11 месяцев назад

Truly awesome hike! The best yet, even though you didn't find the fort. Something in that landscaped camp resonated with me, heh, because it looked like something I would have done... Hike into a remote area of stunning Earth beauty with weeks of food. Drum and chant, howl and dance, see and feel the Earth forces and spirits rise and powerfully sing with me. And devote intense hours of single-minded spontaneous ritual stacking of mystical rocks and forms both functional and fanciful. I'm going to sing now... THANK YOU!

@jburnett8152 11 месяцев назад

I love Lake Powell. This was quit the undertaking. Thanks so much.

@pixelpeter3883 11 месяцев назад

Cool to see a more substantial video of one of your treks/adventures; gives a much better insight on what's involved to do your hikes. Pity you couldn't achieve your goal, but you did get to see some unexpected things in exchange ;-)

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I wish it could have had a climax with the ruin! The moment I first saw Lake Powell in the distance while hiking, I knew that the ruins would probably be under water or completely washed away by now

@janblake9468 11 месяцев назад

I rafted Glen Canyon in 1960 when the dam was in its early days of construction. We started at Hite. I saw many cliff dwelling ruins that later became under water. The book mentioned below, "The Place No One KNew", is fabulous for pre dam views. I have a copy.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

How lucky you are to raft it before the lake! Did anyone on your trip have a camera? Would have loved to see photos

@janblake9468 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner I had a simple film camera but it malfunctioned early in the trip. So I only have a few photos. I have no idea about other rafter's photos. This was another Georgie White river trip. We camped in Indian ruins at the trailhead next to the river for the hike to Rainbow Bridge. Think it was a 2 or 3 mile hike. Then when the the lake filled up, you could boat to it.

@neilfoster814 9 месяцев назад

I've only watched a couple of your videos, but man, you find the coolest stuff! Best wishes from 🇬🇧🇬🇧

@plebny 11 месяцев назад

thanks for a good trip. You'd be a great friend to spend time with.

@tres909 11 месяцев назад

I love this long form video. My wife and I are planning to move out west in a few years. I can't wait to go out exploring places like you. Thanks for the awesome vids!

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you!! I was worried the long form would turn off the majority of viewers, so it's nice to know it can work! I guess it just depends on the adventure, right?? I hope you and your wife can see some of these amazing places out here!

@franksalsa9342 11 месяцев назад

I'm loving our road trips more and more .. thank you for your videos

@cakesbywen 11 месяцев назад

I love watching you. I miss home very much. You do what I always wanted to do!!!!

@althechicken9597 7 месяцев назад

Good for you, not only sharing your location to people, but mentioning it to others so they will do the same

@SeventhSamurai72 11 месяцев назад

Ever closer to 100k subs! Congrats! I really enjoy your content. Thank you for sharing your journeys with us.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

It's unbelievable! Really. I am so so thankful

@m.ericwatson968 11 месяцев назад

Love your channel and appreciate all your hikes and documenting these lesser known places in Utah and the 4 corners region, please keep it up, cheers!

@timeflysintheshop 11 месяцев назад

Great video Jeff! Thanks for taking us all along with you! 👍😁👍

@dprofessorscritters8762 11 месяцев назад

Excellent content.... surprise ruins....bonus🤘

@Tser 11 месяцев назад

I don't know enough about the area to know what impact messing around with the rocks would have, but I suppose since it theoretically used to be under water (and might be again) it wouldn't be too harmful as long as one avoided ruins, didn't leave behind trash, and so on, and I think it would be so fun to build campgrounds out of the rock there, like looks like people have done. Totally tickles my childhood fort building desire. I love the decorations that someone added to that one!

@POVGuide 11 месяцев назад

Been following your content for a while now (from another account) and it inspired me so much. Wanted to make a channel about the same topic over here in Norway, but we just don't have the same amout of old left overs from the natives. Either way, you still made me hurry up with making a channel about something similiar, kind off. Keep up the good work, soon at 100k subscribers

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

I would love to see what you have all the way in Norway!!

@POVGuide 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner It's hard to find, as where is would have been logical to build any type of housing and so on is overgrown now. But we have some things here and there! Let me know if you ever come to Norway

@dnavid 11 месяцев назад

that line of rocks, maybe campers came when the water was higher and the line is where the water was at at that time.

@P.Rogers333 3 месяца назад

My husband and I have been to lake Powell several times and we always visited the ruins. This was back in the mid 1970's. We loved it there

@juliannepitzele8641 11 месяцев назад

I so enjoyed your adventure 🤩

@johnhallford239 11 месяцев назад

Great video. Missing the fort was a bummer, but I think the adventure was fantastic. As regards the granary, do you know the difference in elevation between it and the fort? May have just been perception, but in the video, it appeared to be close to the top of the butte. If so, it seems like that would have been a substantial climb, even for a culture accustomed to storing their food high. Also, a thank you for the laugh when you casually mention the 7 vultures adding you to the potential lunch menu choices. As always, thank you for sharing. I enjoyed this Trek a lot and didn't get sunburned to do it. Safe/fun travels

@chubbrock659 Месяц назад

its incredible that you can match that up with the sheer number of bluffs, plateaus, and buttes in that area. very cool

@cratecruncher4974 11 месяцев назад

All the others in the village laughed at Crazy Crow for building his grainery so high to escape the great flood. Great landscape skillfully captured.

@jonathanpete2457 11 месяцев назад

Bro I want to hike with you on your adventure time. I live on the Navajo nation in AZ. My backyard is one Big canyon full of Anasazi ruin's.

@margaretkinnaman8585 11 месяцев назад

I love your channel! I just discovered it a few days ago. I get to see things I would never get to see otherwise. And I love how reverent you are when handling the potsherd and how you replace it exactly as you had found it. Thank you so much for sharing your discoveries and adventures!😢

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for being part of my channel! Happy to have you along! 🙂

@eliz1957 6 месяцев назад

Yes, definitely enjoyed it. Thank you very much.

@forester057 11 месяцев назад

That was fun! Thanks for showing your adventures.

@jennifersiegrist8440 11 месяцев назад

Thank you for sharing your adventures, this trek was awesome ❤❤❤❤❤

@seamoscomplices 11 месяцев назад

Many people who are running from the law go to those desolate places. I don't doubt that person died because of the cross you showed. You would have checked the dates on the water or milk cans that were there, if there are cans they also have dates. Always be careful. I've heard of leg protectors for snake bites. I greatly enjoy your adventures and I am always connected if you have something new. Thank you

@depthsounderdave 11 месяцев назад

And the batteries! They would have expiration dates and possibly lot codes of when they were produced.

@RAJohns 11 месяцев назад

I am living vicariously through you.

@robbysguitars8223 11 месяцев назад

Your drone shots are excellent. Thank you.

@random22026 11 месяцев назад

26:48 The photo of 'Fort Moki' is dated to 1946. Is it possible that 'Barrett', who carved his name into the entrance to that ruin you found (26:56), came looking for it in 1943, the year of his visit? 🤔🤔 You did good, Jeff: the hike was breath-taking (in more ways than one!), even if the Fort is underwater. I think i is--given that you discovered similar structures at a higher elevation, which survived the Lake inundation. Now? All you need is an underwater drone/camera! I'll bet there's a device out there, that would be able to suss that site out.

@TheTrekPlanner 11 месяцев назад

It is VERY possible! I didn't really think about that until you mentioned it! I used some photo editing software to see if there is anything else that that Barrett guy carved on the rock, but didn't see anything else. The granary I found is almost at the top of when Lake Powell was near it's highest. It probably sits about 15 ft. below when Powell was at 'full pool' level. I bet there are more like it in other surrounding canyons..

@random22026 11 месяцев назад

@@TheTrekPlanner No doubt, dude. KEEP GOING! You are an APEX Explorer: respectful, diligent, thorough...and FUN! Love those captions! Keep it up! 👏👏👏👏👏👏

@meowmix2731 11 месяцев назад

Returning Rapids Project established that Fort Moqui is gone. Down to the last brick. Gone.

@random22026 11 месяцев назад

@@meowmix2731 No info on their website. Data/evidence/proof?

@meowmix2731 11 месяцев назад

Yes, I tried to link the academic article here 3 times. It's called "Who's in Charge of the Mud?" By Mike DeHoff. He opens the academic journal article by addressing the loss of Fort Moqui.

@vondahartsock-oneil3343 11 месяцев назад

hundreds of ruins and trails, and pottery were covered up when Lake Powell was dammed up. It's sickening, as they forced the people to move, when that's all they'd even known. Can you imagine eeking out a subsistence there tho?