Cool view of cliff dwellings
 

Not sure what happened to the original thread but check out the Desert Drifters latest on his climb to almost the top of Grand Teton in Wyoming.
An ancient structure constructed long ago at an extremely high altitude. Also, punch in Shaft House. It's by another guy not as likeable as the Drifter but maybe the coolest of all dwellings of the ancient cliff dwelling vids on YouTube

Oops, meant to post this on the regular off topic

Yep, there was an issue with the original thread, then it was mostly recreated in this thread
http://forums.pelicanparts.com/off-topic-politics-religion/1163307-cool-view-cliff-dwellings-american-southwest.html

I watched that video last night. Wow, 7000' vertical to get to that spot, where presumably, indians would go to vision quest.

Bad news for the Drifter and his fans. Andrew was in a bad car accident Friday and is in ICU. It sounds like he may have a head injury but don't have details. His wife Evelyn is asking for prayers. You can google her brief and moving video if you type in desert drifter accident. Sure hope he'll be OK, the young couple was hoping to buy a house this year

I watched Desert Drifter videos often and really like his calm and reverent approach to these ancient sites in the southwest.

The news of his tragic car accident and serious injuries is crushing and from the early reports, a full recovery is probably unlikely. A hard day for his wife and family.

Oh wow! That's very unfortunate. Hopefully, he recovers fully.

https://www.soapcentral.com/human-interest/news-what-happened-desert-drifter-gofundme-raises-61-000-day-community-rallies-around-severely-injured-youtuber

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1738592410.jpg

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https://www.gofundme.com/f/support-the-crosses-with-medical-expenses

Wow, must have been a hell of an accident. He was on his way home from filming for his YT channel. They don't say anything specific about his accident.

THis is the update from yesterday.

From the pic it looks like it was a head on accident. I know what Evelyn is going through, we went through it 6 years ago. Our daughter suffered a traumatic head injury in an auto accident. She got air lifted to a trauma center but not quickly enough. The brain swells and the skull does not expand. She was in a coma for 5 weeks. The doctors and nurses were prepping us to make a decision (pulling the plug) then she woke up. She lost most of her right frontal lobe and a third of her skull is a C&C manufactured piece. To say she's not the same person would be an understatement, the brain is a non regenerative organ. I hope Andrew and Evelyn are luckier

This is the latest update. Wow, very sad.

http://forums.pelicanparts.com/uploa...1741097604.jpg

RIP when it comes.
I almost feel I knew the guy watching so many of his videos.

Yep. And while I'm sure his family is hoping for a miracle, some of the updates very early on mentioned multiple multiple strokes. I haven't been watching the daily updates, but I assume if they've decided to pull the plug that the outlook isn't terribly positive for recovery. So young, and both seemed like super nice folks.

That is a sad tragedy. He seemed such a likable personality, and she is very sweet.

This hurts.
A good friend is going through this now. 15 year old son, good looking football player, wrestler, life changes in an instant.
They are bringing him home in a couple weeks, in a wheelchair.
He has progressed that he can now raise one finger for "Yes", and two fingers for "No".
Progress continues, but painfully slowly.

I'm sorry you are experiencing this. Tough all around.

We're vulnerable, delicate creatures and it doesn't take much to F us up. You can usually come back somewhat from most bodily injury but you can't bang that noggin too hard. It's a non regenerative organ

wow, just found this update on Desert Drifter. I loved his enthusiasm, his knowledge and his growth during the time he put up his videos. They just got better each time and his understanding of the environment that he was studying got more nuanced.

He will be sorely missed. I hope his lovely wife Evelyn can heal and move forward.

The latest/last update was that they removed life support and he passed away yesterday.

Bummer.

Just watched his eulogy on his channel.
Very sad. RIP

So sad, he seemed like such a good guy. My heart goes out to Evelyn and his parents. Pulling the plug was the right thing. I'm sure he would not want to live an opposite life of the one he was living or become a burden.
When our daughter injured her brain she was in a coma for 5 weeks. They gave a 50% chance of waking up. The doctors and nurses were prepping us to make a decision during the coma. Then she woke up. In hind site it would have been better had she passed, even her mother agrees. The situation has played hell with her husband, her 2 boys and us. My 50 year old daughter is 7 again mentally.

I'm sorry that you're in such a horrible position. I can't imagine, but I'm sure that it's very difficult.

Life is what happens when you're making other plans right?
It's as bad as you imagine it. You just roll with it. It would've been much worse if my grand boys were little and needed their mommy. They were 14 and 15 when it happened.
The Drifter and his lovely wife were just getting going. Their you tube channel was really successful and they wanted to buy their first house this year. I'm sure kids would've followed. Heartbreaking

New - old video posted (one that I'd never seen) and it sounds like at least one or two more on the way.

Apparently, he'd posted this before and had to take it down, but some new law passed that allowed it to be posted again.

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That was great. Thank you.

Very cool. As i watched it i tried to figure out why it was originally taken down by you tube. A dozen tribes have Grand Canyon connections, maybe some consider the video a violation of sacred ground?

Another new video, but this is a bit different. Instead of visiting someplace in the desert, he visits with a guy that teaches him to make a flint arrowhead.

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That was my first thought.

I found the area he highlighted initially but I don't have the resolution he has.

I rowed a baggage boat on the Canyon in the late 1970's and I still have the old maps we used.

Look up Shimuno Falls...there is a white cloud over the area, just like the one over White Sands.

I really love that area.