Overlanding Through Weird and Wild Of Sedona Arizona
In this video, we're traveling through the weird and wild of Sedona, Arizona. This beautiful desert city is home to some of the most unusual, and stunning, scenery in the entire United States.
If you're looking for a unique overlanding route to explore, then Sedona is the perfect place to start. In this video, we go on a UFO tour, hit the local trails and camp in one of the most incredible campsites we have ever found. Join along through this incredible trip through Sedona, Arizona.
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So much fun crossing paths with independence Overland, I really enjoyed that camp spot with you guys, it’s one of the best for sure.
@philipjcaputo
Жыл бұрын
@benpitcher1974, do you have a link to those awning brackets?
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Already have a comment on here asking about your channel…. 😉
@jameshenderson9228
Жыл бұрын
Nice rig, you've outfitted
@Iamtheoverlander
Жыл бұрын
@@jameshenderson9228 thank you James! :)
Tyler... dude. This is my fave video you've done. And it has NOTHING to do with the UFO in my logo. Well done bro.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Common not even a little bit to do with the UFO logo?! I’m still jealous of it… But thank you sir! I appreciate that.
Awesome video! So beautiful out there. Good message at the end too about packing it out!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir! Yeah, it bummed me out big time.
Dude, every freaking video is epic! You're amazing at your craft!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
That is very kind of you Joel, I very much appreciate that man!
@Midswest
Жыл бұрын
Facts
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
@@Midswest Thank you as well!
Awesome video, great segment at the end too. These places are precious, I hope people start to understand that before it’s too late.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it’s really hard to see a place like Sedona and know that it’s mostly closed. So much potential for adventures out there.
That spot you say looks like UFO landing spot is known as “The cowpies”
Being a Humvee tour driver in Sedona, I took people up that terrible road on tours. Way back in the day when hippies roamed the earth, they camped all over up that Canyon so Sedona made it a law that there was no camping. Not sure how they get away with it because it is actually national Forest. Once you get to the top of the road with a lookout is you can camp there legally and there are various small spots. At the lookout where you were, there was a scene in a movie taken at that exact location in that Chevy Chase movie where they skidded to a stop when they find out the aunt is dead. Also you may have noticed when you cross the bridge coming down the long hill from Sedona next to the Mexican market, you may have noticed a prominent home up on the hill with a manikin on the lanai or balcony. Lucille Ball used own that home and the manikin used to look just like her but I noticed is starting to fade with old age
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
This is awesome information thank you!
@nathanmace3936
Жыл бұрын
I wondered why they had that manikin up there.
Man I love your content.Your storytelling and footage are spectacular.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you! I really appreciate the compliment! More coming soon, finding time to edit them is always the challenge!
@filthyoffroadadventures
Жыл бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland I agree especially when working full time too makes for long days LOL
Epic video!! Definitely gonna have to check out Sedona one day
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
It was beautiful!
Sick! Finally the (AZ) strange phenomena overlanding video is was waiting for and already had seen me to be the one who comes up with it.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Hoping to do more stuff like this in the future, I just need to find the time!
Unbelievable...
Cool video. Thanks for the entertainment.👍🏻👍🏻
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for watching Mark!
Damn that was a great episode 🫡
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jeff! It was a fun one!
Intro is top tier. Earned a subscriber
@IndependenceOverland
4 ай бұрын
Thank you!
So true about the sunsets between here and AZ.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Even when I go back home to Missouri, I am stunned by the sunsets. I do get some good ones in Colorado if I find myself at 11k + feet. But then I wake up with a headache from lack of oxygen 😂
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Love the video
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Jonny!
Such a fantastic part of AZ to explore. Looks like y'all had a great trip. Seems like there is never enough time to check everything out in a place like that.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
There were lots of places we didn’t have time for, we will definitely be back again at some point. Probably just farther from town though.
This was made really well I would love to get into overlanding
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Garret! I never regret a trip, get yourself an adventure wagon!
Great video! Next time check out the Top of World spot overlooking Sedona from the north. Obviously not close to town but very beautiful and still a lot of camping spots to be found.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thank you Brandon! I will absolutely do that!
Great video. I miss the adventures in Arizona. I've been gone over 20 years. I'll be back, tho.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
A wonderful place to explore!
It looks like you are out on County Road 525 a little west of Sedona, I parked my motorhome out that way for almost 5 years but never saw anything suspicious in the sky. Even though I was a Humvee tour driver, giving tours to the various vortex locations which are not where you are, telling stories about the secret military underground bases in secret Valley up the Sycamore Canyon. If you'd like to go to a real designated vortex just head to the top of the mesa were the little airport is located, halfway up you will see a bunch of tourist parked and walking up a ways, and that's where the vortex is. Kinda reminds me when I was a tour driver in the state of Hawaii, we would tell the tourist that there would be a curse on them if they remove the lava rocks as souvenirs, the real reason we said these things was we didn't want have to gather all the left behind rocks on the bus
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Natalia wants to check out the real spot next time, thank you!
At your first spot on Schnebly Hill was a ufo landing spot, as well as one of the vortexes. In like 2001 I drove a (rental) Toyota Camry up that same road, with no damage except a scrape or two on the belly =) Sedona, my favorite place, my happy spot =)
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
It was a cool place to visit!
Schnebly Hill road is so dang bumpy! :).
@IndependenceOverland
7 ай бұрын
A teeth biter for sure!
Tis sad,, I hiked, rode horseback, four wheel drive, camping in lots of the area without many restrictions.. but that was 40+ years ago. thanks for taking care of and promoting wise use. I never left any where in my travels without picking up at least one piece of something left by another.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
If more people treated the land this way, we would have WAY more freedom to explore
Nice video! I just found your channel. Also live in CO. Curious if those are Kitanica pants?
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Fjallraven. Expensive but have a warranty. I tend to blow the rear of my pants out from kneeling so much I guess. Hoping these are the solution!
Let me know when the next Sedona trip is and I’ll be there!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
As soon as I acquire some NVGs!
Bravo!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Thanks Jake!
Schnebly Hill was the first trail I ran when my truck was stock! Sedona is super tough to find camping spots, there is usually stuff east of I17 but not super close to Sedona.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it was a bummer. Not that I spend much time in a town, but when your trying to see all the main attractions and have to drive an hour or two at the end of the day it detracts from the experience.
@libturdcrusher1776
Жыл бұрын
Back in day Sedona was an enjoyable place where you get lost. Now it's a huge tourist trap with huge crowds on the weekends.
Awesome video. Did the LED lights come with awning or did you put them on? I really like the amber lighting.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I put those on there. I did it to the awning I had on my Conqueror Camper, and I will do it to my next vehicles awning as well. Those are from Hard Korr Lighting. You can get them from GTFO Overland. Tell them Independence Overland sent you!
We were late to the game but loved this! I need the specs on those goggles!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yeah, they were incredible. VERY expensive unfortunately.
Also Sedona is a great sound by Houndmouth I think you’ll like
Where did you set up camp? At the end of schenlby trail?
@IndependenceOverland
5 ай бұрын
I don't share specifics on this kind of stuff, sorry man! I want these places to remain somewhat wild.
Hey guys! Great content. Quick ? Does wind affect your tent and awning really bad? To the point that it's hard to sleep? I have a newer roofnest and that thing is so loud when it's windy. Also wondering how the wind affects your awning. Thanks in advance.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
@Alucab is solid as a rock in the wind quite honestly. I always park with the wedge into the wind if I can, so it ramps right over the top. The awning I almost always loosely put away at night if it’s even remotely windy, because I know otherwise I’ll get paranoid in the middle of the night and have to get up to close it. To help mitigate wind noise, take a tip from this video I put up. It applies to all tents. kzread.info/dash/bejne/o4aut5KDZ8rLdqg.html
@getwildwithevan
Жыл бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland Yeah zipper pulls need to be done. Thanks for that. Happy Trails brotha!!
Great vid! I’ll be traveling to Sedona in about two weeks. Hope to see some UFO action too. 🛸
@IndependenceOverland
5 ай бұрын
Have fun out there!
Nice video! Love Sedona. Went there last March. Just awesome country. And me thinks those military grade night vision goggles may be the trick to seeing those UFOs. They must've been very 'special'...It may not work other NVG.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yeah they were the most current kind, very expensive. I looked up used ones online after the trip and they are in the 1500-2k range used. The UFO stuff aside, anyone who could look through those things at the stars would immediately want some. It was next level.
Tour guide and drones nearby to give people a thrill. 😮
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I’m a license drone operator, they weren’t drones. I had given that a lot of thought but there’s no way this lady would be able to have 20+ drones flying around. Legally speaking you can only fly 1 per person.
I’d be happy to loan you some nods for a trip. I imagine I could help you ID some of those unexplained lights pretty quickly too.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I may just have to take you up on that some time…
What light was that you used? Small round amber light.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Hard Korr magnetic light. I let can do white I’m several brightnesses, and Amber. You can get them from GTFO Overland. Tell them I sent you, those guys are awesome!
I live in Prescott and I saw a whole fleet spheres at least fifty of them in a Chevron formation vertical.. they were about the size of cars metallic grey it made absolutely no I've seen what I thought was satellites make ninety-degree turns also in cave Creek. But seeing all these spheres together I knew and I know they are real and I was glad that someone else was with me and witnessed it at the same time. They were no higher than 200ft and they went straight down Gurly street like the main street in Prescott. And your theory about the vortex being use as draining our energy is a pretty good theory. I agree with you on that. I have a first generation Toyota Sequoia on 35 long travel 2.5 total chaos. I'm watching your channel because I'm wanting to go do the trails in Sedona. So if you are ever down around Prescott or in the area again let me know. Maybe we could go Wheeling
@IndependenceOverland
9 ай бұрын
That is awesome man! More and more reports are coming out as time goes on. Make sure to subscribe, I’ve got a very cool episode to follow up on this for Halloween this year! PS your Sequoia sounds awesome!
Does Ben have a channel, would love to see his set up and hear his adventure stories?
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
He does not, YET! He just got onto Instagram recently. Baby steps! @iamtheoverlander
Did you ever consider the night vison goggles they gave you were compromised?
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
If these people had the ability to program 10 NVG headsets to all see the same thing at the same time, Apple would have recruited them years ago to be developing augmented reality headsets. That kind of tech is incredibly complicated, these are definitely not the people who know how to do that kind of thing.
Smokin way too much colorado gangi🤠😎🤓
Its been written that the vortex energy comes from a massive lemurian crystal beneath Sedona- Im headed there in sept-cant wait! Angel blessings to all!❤
@IndependenceOverland
11 ай бұрын
For that big conference?
@karins.2853
11 ай бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland Na...had an akashic record reading done and was told sedona was my 1st incarnation...should be interesting, lol
Great Video! I just got back from Sedona about 3 weeks ago and I was also surprised at all the NO CAMPING signs everywhere. We did end up finding 2 really amazing remote campsites. One was near Sedona and one was a long trail ride but worth it. Lets connect. I will share the onxoffroad pins with you if youd like.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yeah it bummed me out big time! I appreciate the gesture, but no need to share you secret spots man thank you! Half the fun for me is finding places!
@gripitoffroad
Жыл бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland For sure! some cool spots out there, just have to travel a decent ways. I have videos on the Sedona trip up on my channel if you want geographic hints.
What was the name of the UFO tour company? Heading there in a week!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Sedona UFO Tours LLC
My brother was once on a trip with his buddy through Canada. At some point when they were sleeping just in their sleeping bags in the middle of the vast and wild forests they could hear massive wood crack in their surroundings. And you know how you can tell it's size and distance by the intensity of the soundwaves. They could tell that it was actually not just a branch of a tree that has been cracked by an elk or a bear. The material must have been as thick as a tree. Like last year I happened to stumble across bigfoot sightings/experiences and now I'm pretty sure that it was that what was sneaking up on them. If anybody is curious check out "The Facts by how To Hunt". It's an outdoors/hunting guy who's channel is a place where anybody can get a reach for their paranormal experiences. Just reading the comments is a huge pile of really strange experiences and super interesting. Check out this Great Lakes(note the "sneaking fear moment"!) and espacially the Chiliwack story (note his "fight or flight" physiology revealing choice of words and how deeply this experience changed him, even towards his beloved hobby of being outdoors "rv parks are as outdoorsy as it gets these days for me"). kzread.info/dash/bejne/Y2V1zdScmNPLlco.html
If that is a propane cylinder painted black on Ben's rig, that is BAD BAD BAD. Propane tanks / cylinders are painted white for a reason. Talk to a propane company.
@Iamtheoverlander
Жыл бұрын
So yes, I did spray paint that propane tank black and the first guy I went to go fill it up at told me that’s not good and he refused to fill it. I’ve done countless research on a black propane tank on a hot sunny day and most definitely going back to white tank. Good catch Calvin and Hobbes.
@J_Calvin_Hobbes
Жыл бұрын
@@Iamtheoverlander You are welcome 🙂 Just want everyone to be safe. You can paint it a color other than white, as long as it's a very light color. Ferrellgas paints their large tanks a very light blue.
Do you have any recommendations for UFO tours?
@IndependenceOverland
Ай бұрын
Sedona UFO Tours LLC is who we used, a bit hokey as you might imagine but their night vision was pretty cool! I think it was worth the cost.
Has anyone done this in a outback wilderness?
From what I have understood the reason for all of the weird energy is because of the rich quartz and mineral deposits that are there.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
She mentioned that about a few of the mountains, but I couldn't find any info during my research on it.
Whats the name of the musical instrument she is playing? Sounds very soothing…
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
That is called a Hapi drum
@flyontop
Жыл бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland love it! Getting one for my wife!
In the video the drone captured a UFO at 8:27 to 8:29 mark. The object looked white/silver and flying at high rate of speed. Look at center of screen. Coming from top of screen going to bottom. Anyone else pick this up?
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Hmm, I hadn’t noticed that. Perhaps something floated by the drone, not sure what though.
@abedi6383
Жыл бұрын
That object is going pretty fast!
Go to the haunted hotel in Jerome AZ
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I wanted to, but Natalia doesn’t like the negative feeling stuff. Our tour guide told us stories of that town too, which I couldn’t find any supporting info of while doing research so I left it out of the video. If I’m ever through there solo, I will certainly drop in there!
Looks like they cleaned up all the trash .
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Yes it looked like they did after they closed everything.
They've spent a ton of money to produce the lights and that's why they don't allow you to use your cameras. Simple.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I understood that. Thanks
You are looking in the wrong places. Forest rd 525 is where u need to be. They are opening 8 sets of dispersed camping areas. They had to do this because they can patrol it better and idiots aren't trashing it everywhere
@IndependenceOverland
11 ай бұрын
I appreciate the info man! I may be headed back this Fall, so good to know!
vortex are thought to be swirling centers of energy that are conducive to healing, meditation and self-exploration. These are places where the earth seems especially alive with energy. -google lol
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
There were a few times I felt really strange there, I must say.
I can help you acquire night vision goggles.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
I like the sound of that! I looked up the used ones, and they are still well over a thousand for these modern ones. I am going to get some though, Natalia asks me if a regular basis when I’m getting them!
@artofwar1776
Жыл бұрын
I sent you a message on your website.
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Reply sent, thank you for taking the time!
I hate people. No respect. How can you destroy such a beautiful place.
I got something you can overland
@IndependenceOverland
8 күн бұрын
Huh?
Two reasons that a Tacoma doesn’t work: lack of payload and bedspace. Love them but functionally useless
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Payloads on most modern vehicles is crap in the US. Whats interesting is a lot of these same vehicles can be signed off on in other countries for more. For instance, the Fj can get an upgraded lift, similar to what I have and be legally allowed to around 2800lbs. I'd be curious what my Fj with the massive rear axle could be rated to somewhere like Australia. The new 4th Gen Tacoma will be a fully boxed frame, and share a lot with the Hilux again, as well as the Landcruisers. It should be a much more impressive truck.
So unfair that those of us who love this earth have to have diminished experiences thanks to the careless and ungrateful.
@Motomaniac99
Жыл бұрын
Get over yourself
Great video as always. I'll leave you with this: autokinesis: A visual illusion in which a stationary source of light appears to move. kzread.info/dash/bejne/e6mF2Kuofb2zh8Y.html
Infrared and Thermal image Military grade goggles cost $10k-20k each, Lol
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
They were extremely high end. I did find used ones for around 2k that were the exact same googles.
Bipedal Pigs trashing areas and causing closures! Really makes me angry. 40 years ago I would see trashed destinations and we would haul it out. 40 years of education against this and it still happens. Grrrrrr!!!!!
Triple thumbs down
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
Sorry you didn’t enjoy this video that took me 25+ hours to put together but it totally free for you to watch. Maybe try doing one yourself and get back to me 😉
this whole vid is quite exaggerated bs! and you guys just pulling off the road s why camping is so limited in Sedona……you are damaging soil that takes DECADES to recover. You want to “overland”……go to Utah!
@IndependenceOverland
Жыл бұрын
We literally never just pull off the road, everywhere we pulled into was once a campsite or is a campsite. You have no clue what your talking about.
@Iamtheoverlander
Жыл бұрын
We tread lightly.
@teslah2997
Жыл бұрын
@@IndependenceOverland I know EXACTLY what I am talking about….I lived there for 6 yrs….and the correct grammar is you’re….contraction for you are….not your…..dumb numbnuts driving around trying to be cool. well, YOU’RE not