Strange Disappearances in Santa Fe National Forest: New Mexico 

Hey all, as always let me know your thoughts in regards to the disappearances. I also used a new technique for imagery so let me know how you felt about that too! Enjoy your Friday / weekend everyone, stay safe.

I lived in New Mexico for 7 years. You owe it to yourself to visit Santa Fe, the Jemez mountains and the Sangre de Cristo mountains. Stunningly beautiful areas.

First, good to hear your voice again in a new video. Second, the images you have used are amazing!! A.I. illustrations? They are hauntingly lovely. I live in New Mexico and have hiked and camped in the areas you covered in these stories. Most times it was just me and my dog, hiking, mountain biking, and camping. I know now that was stupid to do alone and even endured a night so scary my dog and I sat shivering by our rekindled fire, she in my lap, after screams of a wildcat (mountain lion) mingled with the sounds of whatever it caught. New Mexico is called The Land of Enchantment, and it seems to hold one's attention with its beauty until the person realizes he or she is lost. Between the mountains, high desert terrain and the lower desert and rocks, she is a beautiful place that must also be seen as dangerous. La Llorona stalks the ditches, children are told. The arroyos become deadly water traps when monsoons drop water at high elevations, from miles away. One must always check weather when going out camping, hiking and know that black bears are here, but are not aggressive (Smokey the Bear was a real bear found in Southern NM). Watch for wild cats, they have pounced on people in the Santa Fe trails areas. Sorry such a long comment but Thanks for touching on the cases in this state.

Wow !!!! spooky pictures !!!!! enough to kick your imagination into overdrive !!!!

Yes! 🙌🏻 5:53 love this image of the doggo in the woods.

Once I hear the wolf howl I know I'm In for a treat. Cheers Adam👍

Love the painting look of the images, looks magical! Love it. (Or paintings? I can't tell, but they look so cool)

Those children that were found may well still be living they would be quite elderly now of course if they're still living but it would be good to hear their accounts of the situation.

The artwork is just beautiful! Enjoyed seeing it. It makes sense to me that Emma would leave her cell phone behind. I recall what cell phones were like back then--they just can't be compared to the way phones are now. There was short battery life and there was very low likelihood of reception in remote areas like the Sangre de Cristos. She took her purse with her; that is something she would have thought more necessary if she believed she were near the monastery and only had a short walk to get there. We also have to remember that she would most likely have been using a paper map, and those (depending on age and locality) sometimes showed old roads that were no longer in service. She "high-centered" on the road--that means that she was in the middle (not the side as the artwork shows) of a dirt/gravel road, and this could surely be a route that had ceased to be maintained. If she was not using a paper map and if she had had access to the internet, online maps and directions were notoriously bad back then so that could have gotten her lost all too easily. Mapquest was launched in 1996 so that's a possibility for her to use and the directions had to be printed out. I personally know how bad MQ was because for years they had my driveway listed as a street, and a lot of people made the mistake of driving down it. It's sad that weeks went by without her being reported missing but, again, times were different and people were not as constantly in connection back then as they are now.

The imagery was captivating. I really like them. Thanks for your thoughtful review of these stories. 🙂

I love these type of videos.. but you by far are my favorite.. I love your voice & accent 🤩

Great artwork in this one! I'm always happy to see a new video from you!

The artwork is hauntingly beautiful

cheers on the artwork for this one

Yoo my hometown finally on the map lol

Little Steven said they thought it was gorillas, but could it have been bigfoot? Children that said bears put them in places of safety, etc., could it have been bigfoot? People have said before it, in other videos & documentaries, that a bigfoot sounded & looked like gorillas. 🤷‍♀️ Maybe the reason she left her phone in the car was simply because the battery died so there was no use to carry it. Thanks Adam for your hard work & bringing these heart felt stories of missing loved ones. My sister is a hiker & I was always worried that something would happen, so now she doesn't even tell me she's going until she's already back, then I fuss anew because someone needed to know where she would be. She's so stubborn. 🤷‍♀️💜🙏

I love the artwork! I like that you added the story where the kids were found and had a strange story as to what happened!

Always enjoy watching your videos. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🥇🥇🥇🥇👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The art work is superb! Love it ❤️

Finally always a great day when top mysteries comes with a new vid 😎🤟

As always, top video 💯👏

LOVE the artwork!! ♥ Great coverage of these disappearances, Adam. I always enjoy your videos and appreciate your covering this topic.

I just want to say that the artwork the paintings that you use in your mystery stories are absolutely gorgeous. Although I am not an artist myself . I have admired people's artworks over the years but these ones have taken it to a whole new level absolutely stunning.

Makes the weekend better when you upload. Thanks for what you do.

Absolutely love your content, always enjoy seeing a new video pop up in my feed! Emma not taking her phone isn’t super surprising to me, it was 1998 where cellphones were less common and bulky, so not ideal for a hike, but she was also an elder. Lots of Old ppl even to this day don’t think to grab or remember their phones, I’d especially assume that of an elder in the 90s. That’s just what I think tho. Thank you for all of your hard work and content ♥️

Hello thank u for your documentaries and all your hard work

Thanks for another great video.

We've been waiting for you 🙂

Regarding the story about Emma, back in the 90's, cell phone service was iffy at best if not in a city so it makes sense (to me) that she didn't take the phone. Also people weren't attached to their phones like now.

wow! great illustrations!

The disappearance of Mel is very abnormal. More and more of these cases do not make any sense. I am happy to see they are being communicated to the people in any way that will grab attention. . Something we do not understand is taking place. I cannot imagine the pain and confusion these families feel. Keep up the good work.

I live about a mile from the monastery in Pecos, so this was fun to listen to. There are a couple of other men who vanished here in 2016 and 2017.

Beautiful artwork❗️❗️🙂

Love these new pictures in the video.

19:51 if this lady disappeared in the late 90's then it makes sense that she left the phone behind. Cell phones existed back then, but without the ubiquitous cellphone tower network you grew up with. It's hard for young people to wrap their head around it but cellphones back then were absolutely useless once you left the confines of a major city.

Lovely artwork! Thanks Adam!😊👍

Loved the new imagery!

The video was interesting. I'm 48, from New Mexico and still live here to this day. If you think these are strange stories, well lets just say,,,you're not even a little bit down the rabbit hole. In fact, you barely even noticed that a rabbit hole is there at all. But then again, Everywhere has bizarre and weird things that happen. This world after all, is, bizarre and weird....

Thanks for the video!

I lived in Santa Fe and now live north of it. FYI - Jemez is pronounced Haymez. It's an interesting and sometimes dangerous land. But, where I live, it's nice to worry about 4 legged animals more than the two legged ones that I used to worry about when I lived in the city. You also have to remember that people visiting the state may not be used to the altitude. I currently live at 6500 feet above sea level. I grew up at 60. Even people who live here need to adjust to higher levels in the mountains. That could have been an issue with the third case you spoke about.

Love the channel Adam! I’m on my husband’s account. Usually I’m “Bunnyluver” lol. But the imagery is awesome!!! Love it!! Great episode!!

Emma wouldn't take her phone if she thought she couldn't use it, or didn't need it. Cell phone coverage would not have been great in the late 90s in the middle of nowhere. Also, in her mind she was not lost, but just up the road from the monastery. She left to go to the monastery for help, as they would have a vehicle capable of driving on said road. That makes more sense to her, than wondering around looking for cell service.

Hi there! I love your videos, first of all. Second, I frequent this area. In the first story you mentioned the Jemez; they are on the other side of the city of Santa Fe from the Pecos. I believe that gentlemen was found in the Pecos River several miles from where he went missing several months after he disappeared. As for the 2nd story, there are many "big foot" sightings around the Santa Fe forest from Jemez to Pecos so this was an unsettling one to listen to. Last, if she was under the impression that the monetary was in the deep woods that would've made it easy for her to take the 63A. The road it is actually on is heavily trafficked, perhaps a little less back then but still it is the main road through the area. The road she took is incredibly creepy and I have a feeling she fell into the wrong hands. So many weirdos around here. Anyway, thank you for these!! Any chance you can research the unsolved murder of Carla Salinas Simmons that happened in the Cibola National Forest? Apparently 4 deaths have occurred in the 1 mile radius around where she was killed, 1 was a suicide and 1 was accidental but there are caves with local legends and, our favorite, a mountainous forest. Her story in particular, though, is one that is bizarre... thank you!😁

The incident with Mel is an old one from Paulides. It bears repeating what Paulides himself pointed out: Mel was armed, but disappeared without a trace (i.e., no signs of a struggle, blood, or spent cartridges/broken arrows). If what happened was foul play, then Mel must have been subdued completely, bloodlessly, and totally unawares. That being the case, there are two possibilities: That the attacker was someone Mel knew/recognized and considered either harmless or a non-threat. Or whomever got to Mel was perfect in their planning of an ambush that was swift and total in its execution. Neither scenario is impossible, nor are they improbable. But if either is true, then the question becomes who was Mel (or what had he done) to merit that kind of machine-like operational precision?

I live in Santa Fe. There's always random weird crap going on in the mountains.

Jeeze, it's about time! Love the videos ☺️

I really always appreciate how you actually cite relevant sources and the papers, with the actual source info in the video.

Ok time to get bizarre 😊 yes a new episode 😊

I'm pretty sure I heard something strange about the lady in the last story. A family was on a trip in the same region. On the way down a hillside road they pulled up to organise a picnic. Before getting out a little kid started waving & talking about a lady over there that "needs our help". She was floating. Apparently after later research they found that her description & clothing matched. The parents freaked & left but not before the dad first got out & got his son to direct him to the lady, which he did try to do but no one else could see her.

I feel for the victims and their families so much. God bless them.

"[...] police can't find any evidence of foul play in his disappearance." Imagine you're a detective and you find his car with his backpack, all his equipment and a sent going toward the trail. Not to consider he was taken is insane.

I always enjoy your videos. Your voice is soothing. And it's great you bring light to these stories.

Why Emma didn't take her cellphone is not a mystery at all. The options for cell phones at that time were limited to VERY clunky portable versions, bag phones that were somewhat portable but as big as a large purse with a battery that didn't last long disconnected from a power source or an actual car phone that was permanently installed in the car and could not be removed. Aside from that, you were lucky to get service inside big cities so being out in a national park I guarantee she no service.. the only small chance of maybe having service is if she had one of the giant bag phone's because those could double as satellite phones in remote areas.. that's only if you paid for the extremely expensive extra service at $5-$6 PER MINUTE minimum. My guess is she definitely didn't have service for whichever versionof cell she had out there on the dirt road her car was found abandoned on. Towers were very few and far between in metropolitan areas only at that time.. Funny how the younger generation who has only known a world with instant connection to help through our current technology seems to forget that not so long ago we didn't have anything close to that luxury lol 😆

He probably spotted a animal and developed tunnel vision while tracking it before he realized how far he had gone it was too late could not find his way back. That's one possibility

It's good to hear your voice again. Are we going to get bizzarre? Good deal. Thanks for still covering stories. I haven't seen your channel in a long time.

I love the illustrations. Who is the artist?

Regarding Emma Tresp, being an age-peer of Ms. Tresp I can say with certainty that we oldsters are not as conditioned to grab our phones as the younger generations that grew up with these devices are. I have no idea WHERE my cell is most of the time whereas my grandkids can't function without having them in hand. So, it's possible she just didn't think twice about grabbing her phone - especially since it's speculated that she believed she was close to the monastery that was her destination. That said, as an avid hiker myself, I always leave a note on my kitchen counter listing where I've gone, what trails I plan to travel, and the date/time I left. Might make it easier for someone to come looking should I ever go missing out there.

i live in pecos NM and i remember one time i was in hyde park and there was this tipi made of wood way up in the woods. i seen this silhouette in the side of my eye, it sounded like there was very heavy foot steps running towards us and then there was sounds ive never heard humans making. its was so trippy! my ex gf and i freaked and left right away

People lost in the woods get bushed! (They think someone is after them) Pan of the woods is the root word for panic!

In 1998, cell phones not did not have all the features we expect now, and were not such a part of everyday life. It's not really significant that Emma left hers in the car.

Great job on the imagery! I usually just enjoy to play this in the background, but watching the video this time had my full attention. As always I love your presentation and commentary on the subject matter. Waiting for the next video!

Nice imagery!!

In the first case I think he was taken up from the ground by a supernatural creature with wings. That explains why dogs lost his scent so fast. This is a 411 case. About the disappearance of Emma, I think something scared her so much when she was out of her car, that she took off to escape. That's why she didn't take with her the phone. Rest in Peace, Emma. Thank you for your great videos

thank heavens you have uploaded. I was starting to crack up. lol

Maybe National Parks are protected areas for cryptic animals. That can affect person minds unusual and unwelcome ways.

There’s people, tribes, communities living undetected in there.

Thank you for another amazing video

I'm loving your videos! Keep up the excellent work.

I've heard about the first story, but not the other two. Very interesting, very frustrating. I wonder if the 7-year-old ever elaborated on his experience in later years. Well-done video with beautiful artwork.

The imagery is fantastic!! It puts me in the scene. I too got lost real quick before. Panicked but didnt yell out cause I didnt want my dad to be upset on his vacation & have me ruin it. I found my way back. But its so scary. These imagries do the job to put it to the experience. Thank you!!

Love all your videos keep up great work 👍

Thank you for another great in-depth investigation into Lost ♥️🐈 Melbourne Australia

The Artwork is Authentic and Beautiful, I live in Santa Fe NM. Well Done 🏞

Why do these disappearances mostly happen in national parks and preserves? Privacy, dimensional portals, accidents, animals, evil people, and other possibilities may be responsible, I suppose. Even disappearances in cave type openings could cause problems. Hmmm🤔

Beautiful artwork.

Jemez Mountains pronounced Hemez Mountains. In Spanish the J is always pronounced as an H.

Good to know that every disappearance in this area ended in 2009…13 years without a disappearance…v impressive. Come on man.

Were the people at the monastery expecting her? And of course, do they know whether she did get there? So many questions!

Love the show bro 😻

Another great installment. Your series is special. So well done. Your research is top notch.

Also that forest is gorgeous

Thanks!

These are very intriguing and inexplicable cases. It doesn’t make sense that the cell phone in one and the GPS in the other were left behind. Over the years I’ve hiked and gone cross-country skiing in all three of these locations and while they are very beautiful, they always felt mysterious to me. Lastly, since you asked about the change in the visuals, imo they look nice but were quite dark. Not moody dark, rather I considered having to lighten the screen to enjoy them better. For me, I prefer the visuals you’ve been using to this change. If you had not asked, I would not have mentioned the new look and the darkness as it’s certainly your choice. Thanks for all you do and have a great weekend!

Gorgeous artwork. sad stories

Yay thanks adam!!

Great video !! From SW Missouri USA!!

The SF National Forest is quite beautiful in the spring. Lots of easy trails to hike. It can also be enjoyed by car. There are no restrooms except at the visitor centers, and you should carry a small shovel with you if you are hiking.

Regarding Tresp's disappearance and why she would leave her cell phone behind. You have to remember this was 1998 and cell phone network was not as extensive as it is today. In fact, even in major cities in the US at the time, there would be dead zones. Out in a national forest, it would had been a certainty there would be no signals.(zero bars). And cellphones of the period were not like the lightweight palm size phones of today. I had one back then the size of a brick and weighs almost as much as a brick.

I love the giant teddy bear.!!!

Good one.

How can dogs track a scent for half the length of a football field only to lose it? If Mel had gone off the trail, he must have left his scent and the dogs would have continued to track it. The only thing that makes sense is something lifting Mel off of the ground and carrying him away. Spooky.

New Mexico's motto is that it's the "Land of Enchantment" and I can testify that it feels very different from any other state I've ever been to. There's just something about it...

sad stories! U always make incredibly videos

First story, I thought I had heard that his friends were possible suspects. Second story, holy hell… how shitty of a parent do you have to be to let your kids go missing in the mountains? “Yeah, you’re fine! Just play….”

Near 1:30, "Jemez" is pronounced with an aspirated "h" sound, like "hay - mez". No hard "j" sound, not "Jay- mez".

I live here in New Mexico. Been here all My Life. Born & Raised. We have, Many many Legends here. In many ways. Also we have Many, Many Volcanoes here. Every Type.

Though 45°f is chilly to many people, to kids it's not quite the death sentence some folks believe. Plenty of kids play in chilly weather without adequately warm coats no matter how much they are hounded by mom. Perhaps a series of similarly cool nights may have a cumulative effect on missing youngsters.

Beautiful art used on this video and I like the patrons at the end! As for my thoughts on the stories: 1. Its as if the poor man vanished into thin air. 2. The three kids might've seen Bigfoots. 3. The lady also disappeared into thin air. There might be portals in these thick forests.

Always stick to designated trails and always bring refreshments to stay hydrated because you never know when you may need them at least it would give you a much better chance of survival if you get into a bit of trouble.

I really look forward to these videos. I remember Mel Nadal. I’m curious if he had a side arm, as most bow hunters would and should have. He either didn’t have one, or whatever happened to him was so sudden… He never had a chance to use it. His two friends would have heard that.