Exploring 1000-Year Old Ruins in Utah and Colorado (Vanlife/SUV Camping Adventures)
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In this video I spend a day checking out a bunch of Native American ruins in southeastern Utah and then western Colorado. I also have several close wildlife encounters of the reptilian kind and see a bunch of petroglyphs (and a couple of pictographs).
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** Campsite: 37.2906, -109.6354
** First ruins: 37.2774, -109.6464
** Wolfman Petroglyph Panel: 37.2746, -109.6461
** Crap ruins: 37.2743, -109.6479
** Cadillac Ranch RV Park (shower): 37.2826, -109.5515
** Hovenweep National Monument: 37.3863, -109.0755
** Painted Hand Pueblo: 37.4544, -108.9695
** Colorado campsite: 38.2628, -108.2831
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Hope you guys enjoyed the video! I have to admit that even I was a bit "ruined out" by the end of the day, but it was a fantastic day overall. Any day you're not bitten by a rattlesnake is a good day. Be sure to check out the new Cargo Hammock in my online store: kamchatkagear.com/products/ceiling-cargo-hammock-net
For people in wheelchairs or who can't walk easily on a regular trail, the "paved trail nonsense" can be wonderful for at least a little access to some ruins. I loved Howenweep. Hiked to Holly Ruin and only saw one other couple all day. I too love that country.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
That is an excellent point. I'm sure I'll come to appreciate those areas more in the future. Thanks Joan!
Watched with my sister. Said, "If I was a time traveler, I'd visit the ruins." So many questions!
The narrow long deep grinds are for tool sharpening 👍🏻🌞🌞🌞🌞
@jens.5676
2 жыл бұрын
and the wider propably to grind grain into flour
I love that part of our country. You can feel history in your soul and imagine how people could live there. Beautiful!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I love it too. It's such a great area. Thanks for watching and commenting, Ros!
@henrythefifth9993
3 жыл бұрын
I don't think so. I feel deep sorrow to see the ruins. White people from Europe killed almost all of native Americans. The first massive ethnic cleansing in human history. It's not a Beautiful history at all.
@mcap8396
3 жыл бұрын
Not the first ethnic cleansing in human history. Plenty of times historically eastern hemisphere.
@myownasmrchannel
2 жыл бұрын
@@henrythefifth9993 Most of these ruins were abandoned well before European immigrants. They were likely abandoned due to drought or invasion from another rival nation.
This is an excellent video. No, I'm not "ruined out", that's why I'm here!
Enjoyed this video very much. Starting to work my way through your back catalogue and I feel an addiction developing! Love your quiet style and your minimalist approach to camping - and of course the fabulous country you explore. Many Thanks....
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I appreciate it!
Thanks for a great tour, including serpents, "Turkey San Man!"
Thanks again to take part. Good fortune!
Awesome remote pictographs and petroglyphs. 🦎 I’ve been to Hovenweep back in the 90’s while living 20 yrs around Denver, CO via a Honda Accord Hatchback, 5 speed manual, capable of traversing those magnificent Rocky 🏔 while tent camping and exploring off the beaten path. Thnx for the return visit around ancient ruins. 🐍
This is one of your best exploration videos yet. Really enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Please more of this exploring .....wonderful thanks for taking us along great video.👍
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I'll definitely be doing more in the future. Thanks Carolyn!
I love old ruins like this I guess it’s in my blood because I had an Uncle that used to dig at them and restore them, Mesa Verde Colorado.
I just did a trip to Bluff. Seeing the pueblo ruins of the area is truly fascinating! The amount of work that went into those structures...so incredible.
You are very fortunate to live in that "area" it's the center of the most beautiful scenery in North America! You have it all, rivers, mountains, canyons, arches, lakes.....wildlife!
Don't rush the trip. I whole heartedly agree!
the ancient dwellings are amazing!
Man I'm glad I found your channel...I am so jealous of your freedom to explore, but so glad to see these beautiful places and things vicariously through you. We (me and the wife) have to settle for just two to three weeks a year and are always so pressed for time.
Need a compass walking in the shrubs 😂😂😂😅 that loud rumbling sound in the bground got to be wind gusting I guessed!! Colorado trees are normal!!😂😂😂
Wow those petroglyphs were stunning.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I agree. Too bad they were vandalized. Some people... Ugh.
@myownasmrchannel
2 жыл бұрын
@@SUVRVing @SUV RVing I've been enjoying your channel for a few months now! I'm excited that you visited some of my favorite places. This panel is called the Wolfman panel. They suspect that this artist has done several panels throughout the region. He always does the paw print on his panels. Those two round petroglyphs represent the Navajo belief how their people came into the earth. They ascended from lower levels of the earth. These are designed to represent the birth canal if you will. Thanks for showing your travels! Also, thank you for remembering to close the gate behind you!
Cottonwoods are a sign of ground water and the Indians used them to find water.
I just found your channel. I, too, love to travel, but do to age, I cannot do what you are doing. Thank you so much for posting your trips and going to places some of us cannot go.
Love your videos!! They are always packed with great stuff to see,Thankyou!!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Rae :)
These are y favorite videos of yours with the ruins. I imagine the people that lived there and what their daily lives were like. So grateful to you for sharing these until I have a chance to see for myself.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
The ruins are so much fun to explore. I really feel like I'm exploring rather than just going to a place that trillions of other people have visited. Thanks for watching, Melissa!
Love the petroglyphs! 👍👍👍
New drinking game: Everytine Tristan comments on how happy he is to be away from people, take a sip of water, or tea, but not alcohol because I have never seen him partake.
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
I like it! And that's correct, I don't drink. Carbonated water is my drink of choice these days 👍
I love your videos I am to old to do the long hikes you do so seeing your videos is the next best thing.
I am happy to here you decided that it is better for you not to rush through your trips. (Around minutes 3 of video)I am sure it is much better for you and for me as a viewer it is much better. Take your time and enjoy life.
This is the type of man that Daniel Boone, Davy Crockett and Lewis and Clark were. Very curious adventurersand unafraid of solitude.
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Wow, high praise!
Butler Wash is a much overlooked site, thank God. Canyon of the Ancients is interesting and the day I was there, a Saturday, there wasn't a sole but me, which makes you somewhat nervous as to hope you don't do anything stupid.
When we visited that area last year we took the road going SE from Monticello to Cortez where you went south toward Blanding. It was flatish rolling prairie agricultural farmland all the way and it kind of surprised me also just how farmed it was even though I had researched the route enough to know it was different scenery...it reminded me of the San Luis valley. I love the randomness of the west.
Great video! I see more than one time period here. Some look hundreds of years, and others from thousands. Thank You for sharing. At 15:25, it seems like the bottom part of the gliffs have been taken off. Notice the two rectangle, clear spots? At the man's feet, it looks like something went underneath him. Very Cool
I love watching your videos
Beautiful places. Some I didn't know about and some I made the choice to bypass toward the end of a vacation in the area, so it was good to see what I skipped. I might go back someday after seeing this.
We love the Mesa verde cliff houses. Will you make it there?. Love the kaibab plateau as well. Our kids do rim to rim in the Grand Canyon and we drive over to pick them up. I really enjoyed this segment thanks very very much 👍😀
@suvrving: Great video Tristan and wonderful, off-the-beaten-track places. Love the Comb ridge and Hovenweep is a wonderful place to visit! Got a great chuckle out of your comments about Hovenweep being too developed and that it was worth a visit only if you're in the neighborhood. It's miles from anywhere on a gravel road--no one except locals is going to be driving by. I found it worth visiting even with a paved trail because there's nothing else around the ruins. See Craig Child's "House of Rain" for an explanation of the historic significance of the site.
@dr.maturin4648
28 күн бұрын
"House of Rain" is a classic.
This is great...don't stop exploring
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Don't worry, I won't!
I want to say I really enjoy your channel and I am familiar with SE Utah, especially Hovenweep. Looking at your video brought back some great memories as I was there in 1978 long before there were any facilities. We traveled dirt roads from Colorado where I was going to college. We camped there and what you showed of the ruins looks just like it did then. They were in remarkable shape and want to think they were not restored as it was so remote that no one had destroyed them. If I remember correctly there was a kiva at this location. I may be mistaken and it was in the Grand Gulch Primitive Area. I am planning on going out there in the next year and I want to see if they have done any restoration.
Enjoyed the video. You have a laid back delivery, which I appreciate - Thanks!
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Daniel!
I love the Indian ruins you have been sharing with us. The first ones I was ever able to see was in NM where there were also pictographs. I feel lucky to have seen mine, and thank you for sharing yours. Cool snakes... LOL
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
It's always fun to see snakes! As long as they don't take you too off guard...
If you ever go back to that part of CO, do the Sand Pueblo trail. Its tough and really remote! I wasnt ready for it when I went! I would do it again in a heartbeat though!
Great video, thanks for taking us along
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for tagging along!
Always a pleasure to ride along Tristen (hope i spelled it right). Your videos never disappoint.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Lol, you almost got it. There's an A at the end: TristAn. But close enough :) Thanks for watching, Daryl.
I love exploring ruins cliff dwellings thank you for sharing!!!!
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching!
Man, I’ve been watching these Cool ruins and have been thinking to myself, “hope U’ve got a first aid kit on U!” and then U show us the rattle snake 😳 Awesome videos, Stay Safe and Happy Travels😍
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, snakes happen. I encounter about half a dozen rattlesnakes a year on my hikes. They've never been a problem. I like seeing them :)
Just found your posts. Very cool we love Utah and Colorado areas. We are in a 29 foot class c and we have been traveling fulltime going on 3 years. Thanks for your posts buddy, love them.
You missed an exquisite petroglyph panel at the confluence of Butler Wash / San Juan River.
So much to see and so little time...keep doing what you enjoy! As a photographer and someone who has an interest in archaeology and paleontology, I look forward to your videos...with all the details! Safe travels.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jane! I'm glad you like the videos, and I'll keep on making them, for sure :)
I was in awe of the ruins. So, so interesting! I have been waiting for a "snake sighting"....LOL These videos are incredible. I'm having a wonderful time seeing all the places you are exploring. Can't wait for the next one! Thanks for sharing!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I saw a fair amount of snakes last year. At least 10 of them, probably 6 or so of which were rattlesnakes. I'm glad you're liking the videos. They're definitely getting to be on the longer side, but there's a lot to share! Thanks Carol.
I like the prominent placement of TP in the cab of your truck. Nice to see you have your priorities straight. :-). P.S. Good ol' "Bluff". Is the abandoned movie thearter still there, right off the exit, next to that creepy old abandoned uranium factory?
Another great video. Really enjoying the ruins and petroglyphs. Those at Butler wash and the towers were the best. That campsite at the end was beautiful. I'm like you, I want to see what's over the next hill and around the next corner. You go to some great links to show us these amazing places. Your effort is much appreciated. Thanks for sharing with us. Looking forward to the next one. Davin
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Davin. I love the ruins and petroglyphs too. They're amazing. I'm glad you enjoy watching the videos. I enjoy making them!
I absolutely enjoy your videos. This one is fascinating. You've inspired me to get to Utah and explore the beauty and wonderment of a state I'd never considered. 👍😨 Thank you. 👏👏👏
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Utah is an incredible place. I've always said it has the highest density of beautiful and interesting places of any state.
@eagleteam6
5 жыл бұрын
@@SUVRVing : is there a map, or directory, that shows the locations of the ruins?
Continuing to enjoy vicariously these adventures through your video and getting some great ideas for my future adventures in that remarkable part of the US. Thanks for sharing! No doubt you enjoy reliving vicariously your own adventures while making these videos during your mid-winter medical down time - hope your recovery is going well.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, it's great to relive the adventure as I edit each video. That happens when I edit every video, but it's especially been the case post-surgery. Yep, recovery is going well. I started hiking again this past week, and I have a monthlong trip coming up in a few weeks. Can't complain! Thanks Ted.
yet again amazing content!!! how could anyone dislike this??
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Andres!
I'm enjoying your trip, Tristan. Always good stuff, and the river ride entry was excellent. The San Juans are my home away from home (Denver), and I always do a yearly southern Utah and northern Arizona trip, which I agree, is most spectacular country. Semi--pro tips: that was the majestic Sneffels Range you were looking at in the end, with Mt. Sneffels on the far left. You may have known that. Also, the "U" in Uncompahgre is a short "U," so the same as the umbrella. I guess we'll find out next time if you took the highway up to GJ, or continued up onto Uncompahgre Plateau from your camp. Super scenic either way. If you took the plateau drive, I'm sure you were impressed with the views of the La Sals. If not, well, next time.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the pronunciation tip! My dad went on an Outward Bound trip to the area in the 60s and has always pronounced the U with an "oo" sound, but you're right, it seems to be pronounced with the short U. And I was trying to figure out exactly which mountains I was looking at, so thanks for that too! I knew it was in that ballpark, but I couldn't be sure it was Sneffels or not. Spoiler: In the next video, I do indeed continue up to GJ. Eventually I'll do a proper extended trip into the Colorado mountains themselves, but this primarily was a desert trip, and a Utah desert trip at that. Colorado is definitely a place I'll be spending more time exploring int he future. Thanks Darren!
have seen some of this country look forward to getting back chriss new zealand
This may be old or repetitive, but how could I find the locations of the two ruins you hiked to at the same time? Ive been to Mesa Verde. I am traveling (driving) to that area in a few days from Georgia and plan on seeing a lot of the stuff you have covered. Thanks in advance. Your channel is great.
Love the videos, and I realize I am commenting on a nearly 3 year old episode... Could you do a quick video on your experience with poisonous plants, snakes, flat tires, etc.? Something similar to your "perceived threats"/worries video?
The statistics on rattlesnake bites (old but probably still relevant) Mostly males 17-25 years old, alcohol in 25 percent of cases, and bites usually on the arms and upper body. Which should tell you everything you need to know. But considering how close you were to the rattlesnakes in the video while they never showed any signs of aggressiveness-- you could've guessed at these stats.
Been to Bluff several times, would have never know this was there
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
There are lifetimes worth of exploring to do in that area. There's a ton I'm sure I don't know about either. Thanks for watching.
What? Did you already visit the best sites around Bluff like Monarch Cave and the ruin in the huge alcove on the south side of the San Juan just east of Bluff? Maybe I haven't seen that video. Then up the Comb Ridge a bit further, there is, of course the ruins at Butler Wash. But then it is less remote than the others. Anyway, have fun. BTW, doing what you do, especially alone, I recommend getting a PLB (personal locator beacon) for that time when you tumble into a ravine and break your leg.
Great video. It had a little of everything. Exploration, Ruins, animals, driving, eating and one of my favorites the isolated camp sites. Wanted to see a little more panning around of the second camp site like you did in the first but you're probably tired so late in the day or maybe it's in the next video. It had a beginning a middle and an ending. Perfection.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I don't think I do pan more around the second campsite in the next video. Sorry! It was just trees, but that's easy for me to say when I could see everything. I'll try better in the future to give a good pan around each site. Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching :)
I find the sites amazingly interesting, as well as when I visited some a few years back the "energy" presence is still very strong as well. Thank you for sharing!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Robin! I agree, these are amazing places to visit. I can't wait to get back to the area.
BEAUTIFUL and interesting! THANKS for the video! take care linda in nc
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Linda!
Really liked this video. I love to visit old Indian ruins. I plan to get back up there to Bluff, Blanding and Monticello this summer. I don't like rattlesnakes though. If I see one, I go the other way. Thanks for the video.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Bacchus. It's such a fun area to explore. You'll have a great time, and I can't wait to go back myself. I don't mind rattlesnakes so much. I've had enough encounters with them that they're just another animal. They won't bite you unless you give them a reason to.
Excellent video my friend! Thank you!
An exceptionably good video! Love them all. But the amazing petroglyphs were the best I’ve seen. So well defined. Great contrast against the “desert varnish “. Were they in an area protected from the elements?
Loved the video as usual! Wondering how you knew it was OK to go through that gate? How do you know if it's private property or not? Loved how all the little pottery pieces were played out on the ledge and nobody stole them. Can't believe someone shot up those awesome petroglyphs. People suck! Hope you are better from your surgery. Thanks!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
First, I knew that the area was BLM land, not private land. If it's private property, the gate will either be locked, or it will have a no trespassing sign on it. Gates like this are for making sure the grazing cattle (which is one of the uses of public lands) can't get out, and they're never truly locked. They just have a wire or chain that you can use to secure the gate. And there's usually a sign that says to close the gate after you. Thanks Carol!
The rock art reminds me of one of your avacados
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I have no idea how you made that connection, lol.
If some of the ruins are stabilized, what would there be for people to see in 50 or 100 years or more. It good to save these resources for the future. Also, who knows what new technology will come along that will discover more information.
Recently came across your channel. Very nice from what I've watched so far. Love SE Utah. One vibe I get from your channel is to just go. Don't need tons of gear and gadgets or an Airstream or overlanding rig to get to amazing places. Just go. In fact the less you require the less impact you leave behind. I'm not saying its the only or best way to do it, just that it has an appeal and suits myself and maybe others too. Thanks for bringing us along.
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
Yep, exactly. It's more fun to just get out there and stop worrying about gear and stuff anyway 😁
T U for sharing this. I love to see ancient ruins.
Very nice!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Donna!
Really cool video. Thanks for sharing!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Nathan!
At Mesa Verde they told me that the people left due to the change in rain fall. As the area got more arid, they moved south to find better farming land. Are those Mohave rattle snakes?
When I watched this morning, I had to cut it short. I just returned and completed it and all I can say is,..... "Great job". I do wonder though, how when you are going along some of those narrow trails lined with bushes, how you avoid getting bit by rattlesnakes ?
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Snakes, and wildlife in general, won't attack you unless they have a good reason to. Rattlesnakes know we're too big to eat, so they won't bite us for that reason. And if rattlesnakes feel threatened, they'll rattle before they bite us. I've seen dozens of rattlesnakes and had probably 10 rattle at me. Once they rattle, they're easily avoided. And if you see them crossing the trail or sunning themselves while curled up in the trail, they're easily avoided. Thanks Ros.
Love southwestern Colorado, get a chance go check out uncompadre plateau near Montrose, beautiful area Colorado Ute Indian area.
you should really find what you're looking for!
@ 6:03 a $5 shower is an absolute bargain! Truck stops charge $14, anywhere in the U.S. Actually hard to believe that you found an RV park that would let you shower for just five bucks! Would love some info on where that is, because if I could find a $5 shower, that would mean that I could go visit this area.
When you spend the night do you always sleep in the car? I would be afraid not to!!👍👍👍
Love!
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks Cathie!
you mentioned an atlas could you share the link to buy one? loved this one, those ruins were all amazing, I just don't enjoy the snakes
@SUVRVing
3 жыл бұрын
Just search on Amazon for the Benchmark state atlases. They're only for the western states. Thanks for watching.
even ancient man wanted to make his "mark" on the world
You always have very interesting informative videos. I think some of the best on you tube. I’m curious though if you majored in archeology or geology given your fascination, knowledge, and interest in rock formations and ancient ruins?
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the kind words, Lisa. I'm glad you like the videos. No, my degree is in linguistics. I did take both an introductory archaeology class and an introductory geology class when I was in school, but they weren't for me. I know about rocks mostly from being a rock climber for 20+ years, and I just think that ruins are super interesting.
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oh yeah show me some scorpions lol
Love your channel, really want to visit some of this places, but my vehicle doesn’t have the best clearance. It would be great if you added how accessible these locations are. Like if a regular car could access, or high clearance needed, or 4x4 recommended.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I'd say that you could visit every place I show in this video. You might have some trouble getting to the particular campsite I'm at in the beginning, but there are plenty of other campsites along that road that are more accessible. And you might have had trouble getting to the exact campsite I was at in the end, but again, there were plenty of opportunities to camp before then. I'd say that my car is medium clearance, not high clearance, so you definitely won't see me going anywhere that high clearance or 4WD/high clearance is necessary. But I'll try to talk about this more or add this to videos more in the future.
I'd like to know how they were able to reach such a height? Did they use scaffolding, a ladder, or did they stand on another persons shoulders? 😎✌
Some of these places you par,I, camp over night are they with reservation? Or are they just sites you find as you drive?
Great video! I love seeing the ruins and petroglyphs. Out of curiosity, how did you know that it was ok to go through that gate? Is it something you typically encounter when exploring public lands?
@darrenk6616
6 жыл бұрын
I certainly don't mean to speak for him, but that area he came out of is virtually all BLM land, and the roads are marked or signed, and in the case of that road, well signed. Out west, these gates are used for cattle grazing purposes (not people access). Cattle guards are used more frequently than gates, and gates are not the norm, though they aren't necessarily uncommon either. If it's a gate to access to private land, you will definitely know it. Most of these gates have a sign on them to close them. Other areas offer public roads through private land. I've only ever ran into a couple of spots that were not clear due to the way private property signs were posted.
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Yep, exactly what Darren said. The gates are so cattle don't get out, and there are usually signs on the gate saying to close it after you drive through. If an area is private property, either there will be a no trespassing sign, or it will be properly locked. Gates like this are usually just secured with a wire or chain that is easily removable. As Darren said, they're not uncommon, but it's more common to just see a cattle guard. Thanks Patricia.
What is the brand of the little blue chair? It looks just like what I have been seeking!
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
It's from Walmart! Here's a video review I did of it, and the purchase link is in the description: kzread.info/dash/bejne/iJ2juNuFhJu1c9Y.html
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The reason they lived in those towers high up is because there was a hostile tribe of probably Aztecs who were capturing, enslaving, and eating the locals. that's probably why they disappeared too. Chaco canyon was a human prison farm, where humans were eaten on a massive scale. There's a KZread video about it (unless it's been scrubbed).
Hope you are okay. You look under the weather.
I'm a little bit mesmerized and terrified of rattlesnakes at the same time. I've never seen one in real life due to my location. Are they easy to spot as you're walking so as to avoid them? Have you ever had any bad experiences with or close calls with them?
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
I enjoy seeing all snakes, including rattlesnakes. They're like any other kind of wildlife. If you get in their way or provoke them, they'll attack you. If you keep your distance and stay aware, you'll never have a problem with them. I've seen dozens of rattlesnakes and never had any problems. I've had probably 10 of them rattle at me, but I've never had any bite me or strike at me. They know we're too big to eat. They're not evil creatures out to get us, and they're not going to bite us if they can help it. Are they easy to spot? Not really. But they're easy to avoid once they start rattling (or if you see them crossing the trail in front of you or see them curled up on the trail). And they probably won't bite you before they rattle at you. That rattle definitely gets the blood pumping! The worst experience I've had with a rattlesnake is when I was rock climbing one time. I grabbed onto a ledge and pulled my head up over it and saw a rattlesnake staring me right in the face. Just about scared me to death. But it didn't rattle and didn't attack, and I was able to regain my composure and climb around it. Good times.
Hovenweep monuments haven't been restored.
is it free to get in or you have to pay and does the america the beautiful pass cover that stuff
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
Please be more specific. Which part are you referring to?
@NUNYABZWX
5 жыл бұрын
SUV RVing i think the words national monument threw me but i watched more of your videos after this one and you mentioned the parks pass
@SUVRVing
5 жыл бұрын
If it's a national monument, yes, I probably used the America the Beautiful Pass (aka the parks pass).
How close to the publish date was this trip?
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
This trip was filmed in October. I had hip surgery in December and am still recovering.
@perfectlylonely
6 жыл бұрын
You'll be all healed and ready for new adventures this spring.
Maybe the original inhabitants were all killed by rattlesnakes & creepy spiders?
@SUVRVing
4 жыл бұрын
The rattlesnakes and spiders really aren't that big of a deal
You didn’t want to pull a Croc Hunter and pick up the Rattlers for us?
@SUVRVing
6 жыл бұрын
Noope.