I tend to grin when I hear providence rock or snake hill or rattlesnake mountain. My Uncles grandad came to Luna County in 1886. His open range ranch ran east to that hill. They tagged it “Orphan mountain “. We still call it that in the Family. They used it has an eastern land mark for the ranch. If you look it sits just east of the county line. Cattle brands were registered in the county in those days. We need to get together, I can show you places and tell you stories , you would really enjoy.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yes we do .. tell when is a good time I can meet you in Deming

Have those same type of grinding holes down hear along the Colorado River north of Lake Havasu. A old family friend showed them to me 60 years ago.

Pretty rough country for an old man with a bad ticker, Brett! Glad you made it OK. I enjoy your adventures and want to see them (and you) continue!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 My ticker is good now .. they fixed it lol

@marcomar5109

2 ай бұрын

I am 63, am I an old man too?

@hardluk3

2 ай бұрын

@@marcomar5109depends on who you’re asking and how old they are…

@patriotpreacher43

2 ай бұрын

@@marcomar5109 I count myself one and I’m just shy of you guys! Go boomers!👊

@paraAA82

2 ай бұрын

@@marcomar5109 I am afraid...yes.

A Can Am mule and a Ol Henry rifle and a good time petroglyph hunting. Thank You for the adventure.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Your welcome .. thanks for watching

You know you could use a camera probe with a 3 foot or longer wand to look in the holes or crevices for gold and other treasures. I bought mine at an auto parts store and its meant for inspecting engine cylinders or inside walls in homes and etc. Most have a light and a way to control the direction of the camera. Just a thought, just remember me in case you find something😂👍.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Good idea .. Thanks

@danpatch4751

2 ай бұрын

@@BrettVaughnB100 If you are searching in amongst openings it might keep you away from snakebite also.

Another great trip thanks for taking me along. Can’t wait for the next one

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Glad you came along .. going to that wilderness I was pointing at in this video .. just got back .. I rode my mules into a volcano lol Thanks

Ya, those holes are where the Indians ground seeds, in some areas accorns. THANKS for Sharing. 😊

I think that there "WIDERNESS" AREAS should be returned to the people. The government has no business telling we the people where we can and can't go period.l'm 73, been going to these places my whole life and now im told I cant go there.☹️

@archiehendricks6093

2 ай бұрын

Same here , i am 70 and we can remember those days. State property , odot and other language. In oregon blm forest luber companys block and lease out. Use to be open. Gates closed no access into alot of mountains. Power company has block access to year round lakes they do not want public to see all there rock work like walls that are unnatural. Like power dams

@archiehendricks6093

2 ай бұрын

Same here , i am 70 and we can remember those days. State property , odot and other language. In oregon blm forest luber companys block and lease out. Use to be open. Gates closed no access into alot of mountains. Power company has block access to year round lakes they do not want public to see all there rock work like walls that are unnatural. Like power dams

@floydiandreamscapes5145

2 ай бұрын

I believe Constitutionaly the only land the Government can own is D.C. in war time it can take control of our ports. The Government bypasses our Constitution with these agencies like the BLM.

@karenscritters-8191

Ай бұрын

The younger generations will not know what freedoms there were and what they live without. It’s the same here in Washington state

Brett, your adventures are inspiring. I climbed Lake Mountain today near Hermosa. The view of Victoria mountain was breathtaking and the Continental divide was awesome. I could your old stomping grounds south of the animas canyon. Keep plugging along, like Toby Keith said Don't let the old man in.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

No I'm keeping him out ... wonder if you saw my tent on top of the Animas over there lol I still have to go get it .. Thanks

I want to go do this I'm 70 years old and a women and I have worked out in the forest most of my life. I still can hike and get around. Guess someday I need to take a trip to Arizona when the rattle snakes are not out...OHHHHHH fun times.

@gregbeckern9wxg580

2 ай бұрын

71 and have to travel vicariously through this stream!😢

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Do it .. we aren't getting any younger .. Thanks

Some narration about the history of that area would be great in your videos..

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Your right I should do that .. Thanks

Cool spot for petroglyph hunting! Thanks for taking us along!

23:03, reminds me of a stegosaurus back( humps) with no head,lost it by the raptor,probably. Love your videos,especially your stories and music,gives a good vibe.

Enjoyable trip as always.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it Thanks

Always enjoy your adventures, good job on the binoculars trying to find the owner!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I couldn't keep them in good conscience (is that how you spell that lol) knowing someone lost them and was looking for them .. Thanks

I came back to start the first of three breathing treatments and saw yuk had just dropped this post . Great walk up on the point . I’d be willing to bet the Apache or Comanche viewed it as a spiritual mound. Probably went to the top , fasted 4-5 days seeking their Spirit animal…. Glad to see you getting around so well Brett. Question? Have you considered blinders for the new mule to keep her mind on the front view.?

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Hope your doing better .. no I haven't until now .. I will think about it .. Thanks

Nice adventure Brett, I think some of those Petroglyph sites were lookout points for the Natives and they made them to pass the time. Those low rock outcrops looked to have a lot of water erosion on them? I don’t know about rubbing rocks for Mammoths but, I’ve seen plenty used by cattle👍🏻

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I agree just doodles while they were waiting .. Thanks

@rockhunter6260

2 ай бұрын

@@BrettVaughnB100 👍🏻

The rocks are called Megafauna Rocks. They were used by mammoths, mastodons and ground sloths. They are like glass from the years of rubbing. The bedrock mortars were used by the native Americans to grind up there mesquite beans. Cool place with lots of rattle snakes.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yeah I bet so .. thanks for the info

@darrylweartpipingancamping

2 ай бұрын

Good info thanks.👍

Those holes in the rock we call Indian wells. There are several in the rocks above Alamogordo with a street named Indian Wells that points right to where they are.

@Lwof1025

2 ай бұрын

I was guessing the holes were a way to capture rain water.

Really cool to be able to get out and find so many cool things.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

It really is .. Thank you

Glad to see you back! It don’t matter how you get there, getting to see that view of the scenery is really something. Thanks brother.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Your welcome and thanks for watching!

Thanks for another great trip. Looking forward to your next video

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Soon .. I had a good time think it will make a good video Thanks

Thanks for another good one ☝️

Hey, my friend love your shows, man. I love it out there. I'm an old Southern boy from panhandle, Florida, but I love it out there, man. I'm 67 years old. Never been past Texas. I love it , keep it up , man

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I will try .. Thank you

Another great video and interesting comments many with good eyesight picking up details I can't see anymore always wondered about all the rocks and terrain in your videos was it from glaciers moving across the land looking forward to the next one

That trip was fun

Great trip! Thanks for bringing us along. Bonus that you encountered no rattlers!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Might still be a little cold for them .. I bet they got them though thanks

Hell man I don't blame you for using your buggy, as much as I enjoy watching the mules and dog's some times it's just more expedient to go modern! Love your video's , I'm so stove up I can't do it any more, so Bret do it anyway you can while you can because your going to miss it when you no longer can!!!!!👍👍

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yes I'm trying .. I did go out to that other wilderness with the mules the next day .. get that video out soon Thanks

@chuckrobb5885

2 ай бұрын

To bad they won't give an old fart exemption in wilderness areas😎@@BrettVaughnB100

Wow that was a good find!!

You just do such a great heartfelt job of sharing ! Thank you. Sky was just beautiful. Keep up the great adventures!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thank you! Will do!

Another great one Brett .. so much content,and different too .. I enjoyed it.. Onward and Upward is the Watchword..

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yeah a little different .. back on the mules for the next one .. Onward and Upward .. tis the watch word .. Thanks Jeff

By the way, thanks for naming my your mule after me. I love it!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

lol you bet might have to change her name after this last trip she wasn’t very beautiful lol

Thanks for another video! Any day you can get out is a good day.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Definitely! Thanks for watching

Very interesting place where the mountain top pokes out of the desert flats That area with the round holes in the rock is where seeds would be ground into flour for baking bread I always call those places gossip rocks as I know that many generations of people used them as is evidenced by how kind it takes to grind a hole in granite by hand with another rock Wouldn’t it be cool to reverse sound waves 🌊 in thin and be able to rewind history to record their conversations 😂 Thanks for the great adventure 🙏✝️🇺🇸

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yeah wonder what they talked about .. avoiding mammoths probably lol ... Thanks

just saw your KZread canal for the first time . I'm in my sixties also . keep up the great videos . I really enjoy them. I'm going to watch your old ones. Yes make more Thanks

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Love it 👍🤠

Hey check out time frame 17:45 right by your hat looks like an x. On the rock ???? Just maybe you should go back with a shovel !!! 😅 Don’t forget about me lol ! Love your outing 👍

Always use it as the halfway point between Cruces and Deming. Had a friend found a pot between two rocks while sitting to rest during a deer hunt there in early 1990's.

@BrettVaughnB100

Ай бұрын

Pretty hard country for sure .. Thanks

You are amazing at climbing on the rocks with a camera and rifle !

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

lol not bad for an old fat man thanks

Man, you need a metal detector with you at all times and a camera with a stick that can go into crevices and holes. Any other equipment will go a long way but that is absolutely necessary. Loved the video.

@BrettVaughnB100

Ай бұрын

I have one .. just need to get it out and start using it some I guess .. Thanks

I been following you from Heildelberg in Western Cape in South Africa! Very interested with the drawing! Here in South Africa , we have bushman painting of warriors hunting wild animals! Most of drawings are ledges and cave. Enjoying your videos!

I sure love watching what you did in them rocks . Living in your videos.😎👍

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

Fine exploring Brett! Here in another month I'll be getting into my excursion mode also, always fun🤗 Hey, I like the accompanying music that you play in your videos. Consider listing those songs under the "more" part of the heading Happy trails!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I will see .. thank you . I bet your looking forward to getting out

Thanks

Always so interesting and cool!!!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thanks

Enjoyed today’s adventure. Thanks for taking us along on the guided tour.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Our pleasure! Thanks for coming along

yes places to grind food.

I posted a link to the rubbing rocks you talked about. That's a pretty interesting read.

Love it Brother Love to see the SW country its beautiful and totally different from the tree covered country we live in SE Ohio our hills and mts full of trees ,vine ,briers ect very hard to walk unless you have a big knife to clear a path. Be careful buddy and keep making vids I Love to watch them when it's raining or cold and nasty. God Bless Kyle

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thank you .. I will be getting up in the timber soon I hope

Thanks for the video enjoyed watching enjoy the views just as you were squeezing through the rocks you made a comment that you didn't know if you could get back was an x- right beside your head on the right have a good evening

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍 I might have to go back

That is so awesome cool that for sharing and taking us along, God Bless

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching

So awesome and beautiful

Great video Brett, very cool

Some pretty cool stuff there today. Man, there's more rocks in that country than Carter has pills. As for the mastodon rubbing rock, I would look for the rock with all the long hair on it! lol. Cheers!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

lol I will look next time .. Thanks

Thank you for the videos Sir

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

My pleasure Thank you!

Wow , i love the fact that you found my bino's finally , been lookin for them a long time, but since i am about blind you just keep em 😄

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Thank you .. sorry about you going blind but i will take good care of them lol

Looks like petroglyphs at 4:45. Great video as always!

Thanks for another great adventure brett. If i win lottery can i fly out and come on one of you're adventures with you and the dogs. 😊

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Sounds great! lol ..

from Maine USA,,thank you

Always a pleasure spending time watching your videos , its unfortunate that Big Agnes isn't around !

@PhilipHightower-yr9uc

2 ай бұрын

Great hike & stories, What kinda of boots do you wear walking on the trails. I miss you riding your mules. Be Safe Have Fun,

He ain't gonna tell us if he finds gold he'll just buy another mule haha

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

And a nice one lol

I’ve found “grinding holes” here in southeastern NM that look identical to those you saw. I think the indigenous population ground mesquite beans or other types of beans in them.

Hi. At 4.25-4.36 it looks like the entrance to a cave, blocked by an ancient rockslide or soemthing. May be the spanish gold is in there ? Can you train the dogs to smell gold? If you have the opportunity, may be it´s a good idea to ask the Hopi for the meaning of the petroglyphs. These holes in the rock look artifitial at least if this is the only spot where you find them. Climate must have been different, if there were mastodons. Wonderful adventure this tour! Thanks a lot! Greetings from Germany. Chris

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I will check it out .. might have to go back and look.. Thanks!

Another great video. I sure enjoy the petroglyphs your finding. Did you see that X above your head when you seen the other one? Might be on to something

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I didn't but I have had a few comments saying that .. Thanks

Cool seeing the pictures again 👍. I thought you would find a cache of gold since you didn't have mules to haul it out😂. Take care Brett. See ya.🇺🇲🔪🔥🌲

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

You never know .. Thanks

I love the videos! But when i look at you videos, you seem yo miss some of the petros 😂 Like just after the rock you pointed out you just noticed, where you were wondering if there was any, the rock to you left seemed to have some pretty faded ones, you must go back there for a closer call! They must be really old tho have gotten that petina on it!❤

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Probably .. I am going to another place maybe next week .. I missed some really good ones in the video about massacre canyon .. Thanks I will watch for them harder

Good morning here from Romania I greet you with respect Marius 🇹🇩🙋🤠🕳️

A bison rubbing rock is a place where bison would rub against the rock in spring to try to remove the loose fur from their winter coat. Stones that work well for this purpose would get used over and over, giving it a polished look and feel, usually along what would have been a broken edge. I strongly suspect the same thing for your mastodon rubbing rock - except it would be too tall to have been done by a bison/moose/elk or whatever other normal-sized animals are in the area.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I read it somewhere .. looked like that could of been .. Thanks

Thanks Brett I especially enjoyed the Petroglyphs, I always wondered how old? Who put them there? I am amazed how you maneuver over rocks and hold that camera pole? You always find interesting places in New Mexico, maybe you should take Mules & campout spend more time. -Kid Yuma

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Next video I did just that .. Thanks KId

@KidYuma1880

2 ай бұрын

@@BrettVaughnB100 welcome Brett

Enjoy your videos. A true mountain man. Hi I was wondering if you are related to Cherokee chief Joseph Vaughn. Thanks

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I'm not sure and I don't look like it but on my fathers side we do go back to Cherokee .. Thanks

Lotsa cones out there. Los Potrillos.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yes I just spent a couple of days out there .. thanks

Just before you announced that you had done your climbing and wanted to stay up high there was a rock with a very well scratched or carved out cross on a flat side of it facing you. Looked to be about a foot or two high. Maybe a marker if some kind?

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Maybe .. I will go back one of these days and spend more time .. Thanks

Must be Mesquite in the area to ground to flour. Pretty kool stuff...

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Lots of mesquite .. Thanks

If you do find a pile gold you better turn the camera off and leave town. Always a pleasure. God Bless

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yeah no one will ever know lol .. thanks

That was a lot of climbing. Those petroglyphs look quite old. Some of those could be grinding holes I think.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Yes I believe so from other comments I got .. yeah I need climb like that everyday my mules would appreciate it lol .. Thanks

Good video! What caliber is that Henry you are carrying?

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

410 .. Thanks

@andyjackson7475

2 ай бұрын

@@BrettVaughnB100 Snake buster!

Nee man Bret, like it way better when you are in the saddle.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Well me an you both .. but sometimes I just have to go fast and explore the roads .. Thanks

I bet I'm the only houndhunter that ran a elephant with his hounds yep true story for my book if I ever write one haha

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Write it .. I would like to read it .. I'm sure if there were elephants around here my hounds would of trashed on them lol .. Thanks

I did see a cross when you first started climbing.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Many have said that .. I might have to go back .. Thanks

I think the petroglyph that you referred to as a dragon might be a big horn sheep

@BrettVaughnB100

Ай бұрын

Maybe ? thanks

The petroglyph at 14:37 looks like a pterodactyl. Supposedly there has been sightings of pterodactyls in New Mexico.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I seen one one time .. of course that was back when I was drinking lol .. just kidding I have heard that too .. Thank you

Good story line. But remember if you find gold out there, give me a call first I’ll come help you haul it out. Also, you need to spend more time on a mountain that has trees on it

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I will sure lol .. and your right I got get up higher .. Thanks

I suppose it was just cracks in the rock at 5:23 but it sure looks like a cross was scratched into that little square rock at near center 2 o’clock.

Dang it we should all get together and get him some good binoculars.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

lol

One looks like a turkey track

😊

Man I thought you found the treasure bummer you didn't but keep looking maybe one of these days!

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Maybe I did ? lol Thanks

@davidsawchak1330

2 ай бұрын

@@BrettVaughnB100Fair enough even bigger bummer didn't get to see it lol!

Ya need to get yourself a backpack scabbard for when your walking that way ya have both hands available for climbing ect

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I should I guess .. thanks

There's a giant ground sloth skeleton in a hole by the crater. I never was able to find it.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I read about that ... my next video I ride into that crater

Nice rifle, is it a Henry? What caliber I couldn’t tell but know it wasn’t the 30-30 you usually carry

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Henry 410 .. Thanks

I live in Southwest Utah nearby Zion. How do you keep your dogs out of rattlesnakes?

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Sometimes I can't but I do try to break them from messing with em .. shock collar .. Thanks

Great Video Brett. It’s a fun place to explore. Lots of history there. I’ll get with my travelin’ pardner and get a good orientation to go have a look see.

That was probably a clue, look by a cluster of boulders that are layed out like this.... ya never know.

The rock you were rubbing your hand on is one of the rubs, unfortunately someone has used one side of it for target practice.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Shame .. Thanks

What's wrong with packing and staying in there a few days ? Looks like a good place for a rattlesnake to find you !

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

I just got back .. water no water .. next video is about it .. Thanks

Great video. I think you have already found a treasure.

Is that a big boy. Good rifle. What calber

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Henry 410 shot gun .. I like it .. thanks

Thank you for showing us. That one looks like a skeleton. If you find treasures, don't advertise, everyone will hunt you don't want a part of it. 😂 Rubbing rock is very very smooth.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

No if I find it no one will know lol .. thanks

It looks like there was a carved "X" to the right of your head at 17:45.

@BrettVaughnB100

2 ай бұрын

Might have to go back and check .. I could use some Spanish treasure .. Thanks

Some where should be stone they used in those holes