Did I discover 1,000+ year old carved steps on Google Earth?

#ancienthistory #ancient #ancestralpueblo #arizona #thetrekplanner #exploration #googleearth #exploring #hiking

I know I have several videos on Moki steps, but I think they are fascinating history! They show the exact path someone took and we can see these paths all over the Southwestern United States and many other places beyond.

The ones featured in this video are intriguing because they almost don't seem necessary. Maybe they are shortcuts to the tops of these cliffs and hills? Other steps seem to only elevate someone about 8 ft off the ground and just end. Seems strange to me. What are your thoughts on this?

Thank you very much for being part of The Trek Planner!

Note: this is a sensitive location and I can only share that this is in Northern Arizona (not on Navajo Land though). Thank you for understanding

[Skeptic-Professor]

A lot of the ‘go to nowhere’ notches have been contributed to hunting. They would hide under ridges while large herds are pushed over the top. You may of also found a slide, they would use that to get down quickly to dispatch animals quickly that are stunned from the fall.
Great find!

[bryonpierce]

I am from Page, a good Navajo friend said that they would fill the "moki" steps with grain or water and then chase the deer, bighorn or antelopes up the cliffs and then try and get them to fall once the animal was on top. Not always were they for getting to graineries or shelter.

[justbob]

Great content! You demonstrate sincere respect and appreciation for these amazing sites during your visits. As an old Arizona hunter, I've had many opportunities to explore some fascinating ruins that are far off the beaten path. Bad knees now limit my ability to climb and explore the way I used to, so, I greatly enjoy trekking with you, on these excellent adventures. Don't be intimidated by this rapid growth of popularity your channel is experiencing, you are providing a wonderful service for many folks that can't physically get out there, and you're being blessed for it...

Just keep doing what you do! 😎

[Albe]

Thanks for the geographical and historical tours. I traveled to many countries while in the Navy. Always planned on traveling the US, but got married and started a family. Now at 71, my wife deceased, family moved out, disabled I can sit in the comfort of my home and have you do all the walking and recording.

[nunnaurbiznez]

You are awesome. Thank you for taking this old, newly disabled lover of the desert to places I can no longer go. I have watched many of your videos with my eyes tearing up over the mysterious beauty you go find on your adventures. I would donate money if I wasn't so broke and broken. Thanks for giving me a bit of what I miss so much.

[lindan]

A year or more ago, I decided to not subscribe to any more YT channels. And then you came along! Loved the adventure. Thanks for posting.

[stuartblack]

The “rock slide” you found is just that. A few years ago I was on a guided tour in Canyon de Chelly where the young guide pointed out similar marks on the rocks. He told us how, as kids, they would find a flat rock and slide down the rock face. He really wanted to demonstrate but figured that internet pictures of him in his Park Service uniform sliding down a rock wouldn’t go over well.

If you look at your video you can see several slide features near a lot of the steps. The deep on is particularly striking but there are others. I suspect the steps are to access these slides. I suspect you have found a playground.

[mikehenry]

A few years ago hiking a canyon in northern Arizona I came across a series of step ways that ran up the side of a large sandstone spire. Curiosity and the excitement of discovery got the better of me, and all though I knew better I decided to climb them figuring they led to some large ruin. The third series of steps were too steep and eroded, so I headed back down without making it to the top. Climbing up was very easy but climbing down was another story, since I was basically hanging on and feeling with my feet for the step below. About 50 feet from the bottom I ended up losing my grip and slid nearly vertically the rest of the way down. A small juniper and the soft sand helped to brake my fall, but I ended up pretty beat up and bloodied. It was a long and painful hike out of there, but at least it made for some good video. Like you, I now survey much of where I hike on satellite and it turns out those steps led to nothing.

[anja]

Ich habe den Kanal über die Youtube Shorts gefunden und muss echt sagen: wow! Neben dem ganzen Mist, den es auf Youtube gibt, ist dieser Kanal einfach pures Gold. Danke, danke, danke!

[SeMoArtifactAdventures]

Cool spot man. Thanks for taking us along.

[kmurphy]

Thank you, thank you for sharing these wonderful adventures and a whole new way of using google earth!

[Blackwlff]

It would have been nice if you showed what's on top. What's inside the caves? Obviously they were lived in because they have a black ceiling, indicating soot

[janiceconnett]

Thanks for the interesting video on Moki steps. Love the beautiful red rock vistas

[tolentarpay]

I reckon they used the 'chute to create a small "pond" from a diverted stream or spring, and the various marks/steps were there to coordinate ambushes of lge game lured in by the water.
It's a lge natural bowl with smooth, deceptively-steep sides & only one pt of egress... it's a perfect killing site for cooperative hunting. It's even got built in spotter's caves! A professional archaeologist wld probably find all manner of broken stone arrow- & spear-points, as well as a midden-heap nearby filled with animal bones & broken flint knives...a site as perfect as this one would have been used & "developed" over generations...

[kristinechilds]

Hi, just found your site and love the area your covering, I grew up in S.L.C. And was in the 4th grade when my dad was working with Utah Power & Light on the Glens Ferry Damn. I remember him coming home at night telling about and ancient civilization that was going to be covered once the Damn was opened. He spoke of others working there that were angry about the handling of this situation and not trying to save anything from there that could tell these peoples story.
There were a small group of people still living there that had to re locate. Just thought I’d share the story in hopes someone else might know more about them. Thanks for taking me along. 😊

[proutieboy]

Hi Jeff and greetings from Scotland. Have only just discovered your fabulous youtube channel, which reminded me of the 5 trips we have made around southern Utah over the years. Wish we had had the time to try some of your fascinating adventures, but it is great to see you doing all the hard work for us in all weathers. Just take a lot of care - some of those drop-offs are terrifying. Keep up the good work, cheers Graham

[fredadunne]

Awesome! Your adventures are marvelous for those of us who can’t hike anymore.

[RevLetaLee]

So cool. I spent a week on a houseboat with friends on lake powell years ago. Got to hike a bit and was just in love with the stark beauty. The history of the area is so amazing.

[jennifersiegrist]

Great find, I wonder 700 to 1000 yrs ago if there was water there. Thank you for sharing your adventures ❤️❤️

[vickiauxier]

Love your channel! Almost like being there with you. Thanks!