Flash flood at an emerald pond in Zion National Park. I plan on re-filming it Properly. like and subscribe to support the channel. for inquiries,questions ect.: rmexploration876@gmail.com
I can relate, I have been reading the comments before I started the video, and lots of them are raving about calm before the storm, so I turned up the volume (although I always have it silent) 🤦men my headache gone out of control...
99% of the time while one roams in the mountains, there is nothing but stillness and calm all around. Some birds flying or rivers n waterfalls are the most kinetics one gets to see. To see such timely Marvel must have been a hair raising experience. Great!
It's amazing to think that that watering hole at the bottom of the fall was literally carved out over thousands of years by constant flash floods and water falls. Who knows how much higher the bottom of that rock side used to be.
Rains in the hills don't always show. In Jamaica where we have ground water running for miles,, it may be raining in one parish and the under ground caverns fill up and starts flooding in another parish. Especially when it starts at specific river heads. Dried up rivers just flooding in seconds because way up in the hills of another parish its raining like crazy.
If he had whistled before the water came over the top I would have been highly skeptical and then immediately impressed. I am very grateful that he was already recording at the right moment and shared nonetheless. I know the people down below are probably appreciating that he whistled because one person in the wrong spot might have gone splat!
There were/ could have been people below😲😯😳😲😲😳😳😯😲😳😲?? I too thought some forest rangers or someone is over at some local (India) waterfall... and that whistle was to alert or communicate someone on the other side. . . This is THE SAME kind of shrill whistle.. local herdsmen or those who forage the jungles.. make
@@throatpunch4789 trying to get a companion's attention? I suspect that if one was a real denizen of Zion or similar areas, you could correlate a rainfall and where the outflow was likely to appear. And then try to get there in time to get a shot like that.
Whenever I see an amazing geographical place like this, I always wonder what the ancient people of the area thought of it. Would they have gathered wood and bones from animals caught in flash floods? Or would they have seen this as some kind of holy place? Idk, maybe I've read Clan of The Cave Bears too many times...
I can definitely see where your thoughts are going, but I don't think it's to do with reading that book too many times. (One can never read a favorite book too many times, even if you know the dialogue. 😁) It's very likely ancient people saw this as you're imagining it. Any place with trees and running water holds strong energy. Not sure what got that waterfall going again, apart from the flash flood, but it's a good thing. Not just because it's beautiful, but because stagnant energy needs to be removed -- and I can tell that waterfall space hadn't had water flowing over it in a good while. It's not unlike the feeling you get of rearranging furniture and doing a deep spring cleaning. You may not be able to put your finger on why, exactly, but it just feels more light and fresh and relaxing. 😁
I think about these things all the time. I wonder sometimes if one of my ancestors walked the land, or what type of people have been here before I. Its such an interesting thought experiment for me. So you're not alone in that regard.
Maybe, it's your appreciation for nature and the inner respect you have for other people's culture. 🤔 Some would see a place like this and the quickest thought would be how to destroy not preserve, let alone wanting to know how the people of that land benefited from such a place.
‘As I walk the land of my honored ancient ancestors…’ I can imagine a few ‘holy shit!’s muttered!😝😝😝and on a serious note, that is a once in a lifetime experience really. Spectacular nature and her power! MAD RESPECT for those who came before us! 🙏🏻❤️❤️❤️
When the park ranger didn't expect you to hike up as fast as you did, so they were too late turning on the hose at the top. PS- There should be a headphones warning with that loud whistle, but I am glad ya thought to send out a loud alert to anyone that might have needed it. Amazing video.
That goes to show if there's a flash flood warning, you better stay clear of possible flooding areas like dry river beds because when that water comes, it could be fast and furious.
one of my teachers told me that actually a lot of ppl die in the desert just because of flash floods and ppl tend to sleep on dryd river beds probably more shade great video nice for not voice over senseless commentaries kudos to you mr climber and filmer :)
This video reminds me of a tragic incident which took place few years ago .Some students were on a trip and thought of stopping by and taking photos on this dried out river ,climbing on those big boulders,they didn't heard the siren rang before authorities open the dam as it was over flowing and the water was slowly rushing in ,for the first few seconds , they didn't care but few student went to safer place and some did ask to get to the safer place but some students continue to take pics as the water was rushing in and the locals were yelling at them from much higher places to move and go to the safer place as they were able to see more clearly how fast the water was coming in ,I saw the video ,i think few panicked and freezed or couldn't come to the terms that their life is in danger ,most of the students washed out ,their friends who escaped were running on the sideline with the river rush taking their friends away . It was so sad ,it took days for the search team to find them .some got stuck under the boulder and later their bodies were found . They were very young around 18 years old ,may their soul rest in peace .
I'm from near Lonavla..... Amazing how many idiots die or almost every yr during the monsoons because they think sitting in waterfalls and roaming in the forests is smart. People have ruined Lonavla
Nature has its way of wiping out the less bright. Is why I always carry a can of red bull , a shot of cocaine , and a shot of heroin. The red bull will give me wings to fly away from danger. The shot of cocaine is to give swift speed in more close of call situation. And the heroin is to kick back and appreciate the situation afterwards. 👍 😂 Gotta have humor sometimes even though it may at first cone off insensitive. But on the real yeah nature is both the most beautiful and yet the nastiest cunt ever. Rip and my condolences to those folk and loved ones.
I starting to see the fascination people's have with mountains, they are beautiful in a way & awe inspiring, like when they warm up & share beautiful looking lava & when they get waterd down, they crumble & fall , but when they are standing tall & snow covers their peaks they are so pretty, then avalanche whoosh, like wow ! MOUNTAINS !
Hi! From Zion Utah. I live here and that's a great shot. What timing on the rains. Not an easy task. Congratulations are in order! Ps. Thanks for the sound of silence while filming.
What was the shiny thing, at the base of the waterfall? I wondered if it were a mirror. Someone flashing a mirror? Couldn't have been. Right? It's just to the left of the waterfall, in the darkest part nearest the cliff.
Cool video. I once went through a a deep slot canyon that required belaying into cold pools of water, forget which one, and about started a flash flood from peeing my pants because it started sprinkling rain and knowing flash floods start miles ahead I thought we and another group going through were done for. Swore never go again if I saw clouds, but I was with friends who were into that stuff, I was mostly just following and trusting, bad move.
Thanks for watching! I have plans to go get some better footage of these flash floods when the monsoon rains come. THANKS for helping get to 1000 sub's ru-vid.com9gVqigps78g?feature=share and for all the doubters that think it's fake here is a local news article with more info on these flash floods. www.stgeorgeutah.com/news/archive/2022/07/22/sdw-after-last-summers-devastating-floods-springdale-is-ready-to-face-anything-mother-nature-dishes-up/#.YttwiP9MGk9
@Toasty I've been out scouting some more canyons Im going to try to get some better footage soon when we get some storms.ru-vid.com9gVqigps78g?feature=share
Fantastic!! Only thing was all the camera shaking. Too bad. Otherwise, be careful filming while traipsing around rocks and near cliffs. It's easy for one to lose one's bearings and have and accident and fall.
The description says yes, though it doesn't look very much like it to me. I suppose it maaaay be the Lower Emerald Pools Trail, but it's definitely not the Upper. (The "scary" thing is that the upper trail _crosses_ the watercourse almost directly above the (this?) lower waterfall.)
I love Utah. My friend and I went to our friends' wedding in Salt Lake once and got to see arches on our last day. We originally just planned to do the driving tour for a few hours but ended up hiking most of it and spent 8 hours seeing as much as we could. My fiance and I also went backpacking in Needles for three days and it was gorgeous! I'd love to see Zion.
Are you talking about about where the water is falling into, how it's kind of undercutting the hill side and bowl shaped? If so.... I can only imagine how long ago it sat that high and how it had to carve away so much to be as it is today. Truly amazing
Explore more Landscapes, need to know more about US, especially places like Yesomite National Park, California etc have seen pics about it. Stay Safe, Life is precious. Don't put yourself in dangerous situations while exploring the World.
(If you take air resistance and terminal velocity of water in air into account, should be slightly less than that).Left physics a few years ago. Feel free to correct if my eqns are wrong😇
These are natural there is no water control like dam's hot springs or spill way gates in Zion National Park. there's been a number of people die from these because they happen so suddenly. I take it you've never seen a flash flood the sort that happen every year in Southern Utah. We don't get much rain but when we do it rains like hell for a very short time and it's on slick rock so it doesn't absorb and all the water runs down stream in what is known to many as a flash flood. Don't take my word for it search flash floods in Southern Utah.
