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🌸 17:06 the longest one look like an alligator We do not know how the weather would have been like prior to cattle farming, but my guess will be normal and wet I am betting they saw alligators in that area, if not other places Upper plumper one looks like buffalo 🦬 The smaller one down coyote 🐺 Not sure if the slender tiny ones, with long tails are rats perhaps 🐀 The long one near man figure, another alligator ? It does not seem finished
Hello I lived in Apple valley over 30 years raising our family I would go up to Big Bear/ fawnskin and take that road down to Apple valley easier on your truck. Okay have a good day otherwise I'll be 🛶🎣🐟🌲
First time visitors to this area need to travel south on the I-15 and go through the Cajon Pass and look for Lone Pine Canyon..(get a picture from the internet ) it is quite an impressive view of the fault.
there would be more damage from the broken dam than the earthquake itself...
Very unlikely. Used for flood control, the dam rarely has water in it. Plus, a dam that thick will not collapse - that's the whole idea.
bro. im from there. thanks for making it look way cooler than it really is.
Thanks! Same here. Lived in the Victor Valley for 30 years. Moved to Utah 8 years ago. Yup, one does have to dress up a pig to make the area look good, but really, everywhere in Mojave Desert is no different. And there's lots of cool history.
great video an content i hope everyone enjoys. i love the desert
Thank you and thanks for commenting!
Its nobody's fault, typical govt deception.
Thats older than Native American art. Thats back before the flood. Read Enoch. God killed the giants.
As a resident of St. George, I ask you to Please remember to bring lots of water and sunscreen! May not seem like but this is desert country, people. It get triple digit hot here in summer.
The 1812 & 1857 San Andreas events were accompanied by really long surface ruptures. These days, it's unbelievable to me that there is so much urban sprawl on top of this beast. It's scary to think that in the event of a large 8.0+ Mag event anywhere between the Salton sea and Wrightwood, the larger LA basin/SoCal area is so screwed!
Yup. It's one of the ten reasons why we left So Cal.
That piano music is awful
You're saying awful to one of the cherished piano composers of all time - Frédéric Chopin. You're like saying the music of Mozart or The Beatles is awful.
There are some twisted rocks on the east side of Zion, too, well to the east of Hurricane! Some of those twisted rocks are found as far south as the mountains 50 miles east of San Diego. The Colorado Plateau was pushed up in a matter of days, probably, less than a month, beginning to end, I suspect. The agent of change was only able to influence Earth for about that length of time. It would return, a few centuries later, then again, a few centuries after that, then again, and again, on a 52-year-cycle determined by ancient Mayans, as part of their "calendar". The last event was contemporaneous with Homer's participation in a Trojan War, in the 8th Century BC, that he conflated with songs and stories he knew, of an earlier Trojan War, in the 12th Century BC, when the "Fall of Empires" occurred. All the strata exposed by the uplift of the CP were "laid down" billions of years ago, but they were pushed up, and a few million acre-feet of water thundered over them, carving out the canyons, hoodoos, and eerie landscapes much more recently, about 4,000 years ago, maybe 4,200, to about 2,750 years ago, when "remodeling" was ended.
It's great to hear everyone's opinion!
@@BackRoadsWest1 It's a great video, very illustrative, and ably related. Ever give a thought to how it got that way? A "triple junction" is a fine handle, but what was driving the obviously tremendous force necessary to do these things? Pieces of "original crust" turned sideways into the air? Something dramatic happened. What? It wasn't that long ago.
Thank you for all the good information on this part of route 66. I travel through this area at least once every two months on my way to Kingman, Az and FYI traffic is turned at Kellbaker road back to the I-40 plus it doesn't look like the county going to fix any of the bridges between Kellbaker and the I-40 that were damage due to the flood, it's been this way for several years. As you can see in the link a "pause" was done back in 2019. www.permits.performance.gov/permitting-project/dot-projects/national-trails-highway-bridge-replacements
Town planners certainly weren't bothered by the fault when they gave builders permission to go ahead with their developments!!!!!
It happens everywhere. The biggest priority for any entity is to make money. But if you have all your family in So Cal with a great job, what are you going to do? You're more likely to get hurt in your vehicle than from an earthquake.
Do you have a video or your of the San Andreas Fault in the Coachella Valley?
It is on the proposed list. Hopefully we'll have one in 2025 or 6. We are currently working on a tour of the San Jacinto Fault from San Bernardino to Anza-Borrego. Hopefully it will be released in the fall.
Blue Cut is very obviously a geologcall marker. Also, please note "Jacinto" is pronounced as "ah-SEEN-toe". Otherwise, San Jose and La Jolla would be pronounced "san wo-ZAY"and "la-WHOA-ya." I offer this suggestion on the most respectful manner.
That's debatable. Tomato, tamoto. See the previous comments. I grew up in So Cal hearing it the way I said it. If we follow your rule, San Joaquin would be San ah-keen. We're Americans here speaking English and using words from another language.
It's not my fault, it's the San Andreas. 😅
Ha ha, that's the oldest one in the book!
18:31 What a serious drop off that is...don't think of approaching this while drunk
The Rochester panel, looks a lot like the Egyptian history of the arrival of the ancient God's, .. look at both of them side by side..🤨😉
You really need to talk to the Navajo People's.. the government never asked them anything about the rock art,, for that matter, They never asked anyone indigenous to north American..
This had nothing to do with the Navajo. Many people don't realize that the Navajo are from Canada and invaded the Hopi land around 1500, just before the Spanish arrived on the scene. The Fremont were before 1500.
@@BackRoadsWest1 actually,, those people from Canada,, separated from the southern tribes,,😉 because according to what I've listened to,,😉 they didn't believe in slavery..🤨😉 ask the a na bay ho people, about the truth.. 😉 they'll tell you..
@@BackRoadsWest1 and the hopi people,,😉 still live there.. ask Them,,why they were peaceful to the white man,, lol..
Congratulations on 1 million views! Well deserved.
Thank you for the tour. I left Lancaster In January 1961 to join the USAF. Lived In Lancaster since 1957. I returned to George AFB in January 1962 with two stripes on my arm and a wife. Retired from the Air Force in January 1981. Divorced and remarried. Thank you again for the great flashbacks to another time. BC
You're welcome! I would have loved to see what you saw in the 1960s.
This was an awesome video! Thanks so much!! ❤❤
You are so welcome!
Gorgeous
"Nobody talks about Fault Club"
Excellent information.
Glad it was helpful!
You got to be a fool to live in California
I worked at the Harper Lake solar plants back in the mid 1990's. SEGS 8 & 9. It has all changed so much since then. I had heard about petroglyphs up in the Black Mtns. Never drove out there. Back then it was a risky trip out into the area you visited. There were mobile meth labs back in there. Didn't want to run across one. I hope all of that garbage is in the past now and the public can safely explore that area and enjoy those exquisite petroglyphs. Thank you for taking me there to finally see them. They are awesome!
Glad you enjoyed the tour! Funny, I did work for Luz Engineering too out at the various SEGS plants around 1990. I created a software system for them to manage the maintenance on their equipment. When Luz went defunct, the ended up paying me twice for the software. Ha ha! North of the solar plants is definitely a nice corner of the Mojave.
Hope they do updates, there is Dish Hill by Amboy
What do you mean by "they do updates"?
California State Law requires the seller to give buyers a Natural Hazards Disclosure Statement. Do people just blow it off?
It is amazing how much people don't read. They just sign.
I first went through the Pass in early 1952, when my parents moved from “back east “. They bought a house in Monrovia, just 4 blocks from Foothill Dr., aka Route 66. Then, countless times over Cajon in the ‘50’s as we camped & explored the Mojave more times than I can remember and took the yearly drive back east, all the way on 66. Memories of driving the desert at night (no air conditioning), across the endless plains, and across the Mississippi. It took 5 days. Now, I live back east again. Thanks for this video, so I can rest my eyes on the mountains and chaparral.
I lived on Palm Ave in San Bernardino for 11 years. It turns into a forestry dirt road. You can actually see where the road cuts through the fault.
Geologic history of the entire southern CA area is a night mare to reconstruct; in 1962-3, my geology professor, Dr. Dana, took his [our] class on a bus tour/field trip from the U of Redlands, Northwest, as far as Devore Canyon, stopping at many points of interest along the fracture zone of the San Andreas fault. In those days, we did not have access to Google Maps nor any current fault locations now available at the press of a finger. In the Devore area, he pointed out massive intrusions of black, metamorphic rock. He pointed out the fault lines visible to all of us. That black rock was Vishnu Schist--Earth's first and original crust--seen only in one other area of the US: the bottom of the Grand Canyon. There exists within that section of the fault about a 2.5 mile zigzag "Z" in the fault. It is one of the hardest, toughest rocks on the planet, and that zigzag is the lock-point of the entire fault movement--until the "Big One" when that rock suddenly shears. From Mt. San Jacinto/Palm Springs area and well past Phelan, CA, the pressure continues to build. Thermometers are placed in deep wells along that section of the fault to monitor rising temperatures... and they are still rising... hoping to gain a clue as to when the pressure might finally snap. For show-stoppers, the lower desert has moved approximately 30-40 feet from the Salton Sea towards Palm Springs since the Southern Pacific built its railroad through and across the fault. North from Devore, the fault has also moved about about 30 feet clear up through the central valley. When the SNAP happens, one can expect at least a 30 foot movement, suddenly. No, I do not ever plan to buy a house in Devore!
Glad you stopped at Deel’s. Had the honor of being taught HVAC and Plumbing by Mr Deel at Victor Valley College. To this day I still tell young apprentices something Mr Deel told us in class “when you work sitting on your butt, work stops.”
Just there last week enjoyed the video thanks!
The Great Basin is my favorite province (because I’m from there) but I can see the beauty in all the three provinces and seeing them mush together is really cool.
A chipmunk stole my cookie at the amazing viewpoint lol. Great view though!
I have no idea why BLM/NPS won’t just pave roads to Vermillion Cliffs and this park. So much tourism money lost to them and the state of Arizona.
Have you visited these places? They are both remote and would require engineering feats to cross canyons and ridges. It would be very expensive. The video you commented on is in the GC Parashant and 90 miles from pavement - actually a freeway in south St. George.
I had to stop watching because of the way “Holcomb” was pronounced.
That's pretty narrow-minded thinking! Because you're offended on how someone pronounces a word, which happens all over the USA, you don't want to learn what's in the video? Sorry for you! And, by the way, I lived in the area for 30 years and that's how I heard other people pronounce it, plus it follows the rules of phonics.
Super narrow-minded! But on the other hand I was a Ranger at the Holcomb Valley scout camp for a few years, so the place is near and dear to my heart. Also experience tells me that if a person can’t pronounce a place-name correctly then they probably haven’t been to the place they’re trying to name.
One of the concerns for many travelers is planning for the distances that are more desolate and without stops. It does take some planning, but we find those areas the most peaceful of all the Route.
I grew up a mile from the San Andreas Fault in San Bernardino near Waterman Canyon.
I am a huge fan of the route 66 restoration at the I-15 and I-215 interchange. I wish the other gaps along the route would be connected again. I know it would take A LOT of capital and eminent domain to connect the old route 66 segments in Arizona and New Mexico. But hey, I am a fan. 😊
Between Flagstaff and NM State line, I-40 was built on top of the old 66. So unfortunately it simply won't happen. Just like I-15 being built on top of 66 and 91 in California.
I would totally get lost if I follow your steps. Complete blank especially if you're driving the opposite way so I'll enjoy your video
Would I be able to do this on my lifted tundra 2wd with all terrain?
You don't need a lifted vehicle. The roads are generally in good shape. Just muddy in winter and late spring. With a wider vehicle (we have a gen 2 4Runner which is narrow), expect to get what we affectionally call "Arizona pinstriping", which are the shrubs on the 2-3 miles of the road. Good luck!
Thanks for the reply !!! It’s all good I have some scratches already! After this trip I’ll Forsure buff them out ! I’m planning on going in two weeks, but weather seems to be in the high 90s so I think it’ll all be dry !
Outstanding reporting and knowledge of details Thank you for this video .
You're very welcome!
Very interesting. 😊
I'm traveling this route in less than 2 weeks!
For a second I thought he was talking about lone pine ridge reservation
Very informative! I had started truck driving just before the 2016 fire, and remember hearing that Cajon pass closed. I wasn't aware of how much history was destroyed by that fire.
Thank you! Yes, it is unfortunate.
Indian kids didn't have crayons, so they made Rock Art Petroglyphs.