One such example are the pictographs in Davis Creek in Farmington Utah. I was at the library reading books one day about Utah History when I stumbled upon some personal accounts by the early settlers of the Farmington Area. One of the accounts spoke about how a Fremont (Native American) tribe in Farmington had a small community at the mouth of Farmington Canyon. The account then talked about how settlers have seen pictographs at Davis Creek that were created by the same Fremont tribe. The personal account gave no other details or directions but I was determined to find these pictographs!
I set immediately out and hiked all around Davis Creek, but couldn’t seem to find the pictographs anywhere. I took a break near the waterfalls at the creek and was observing the area when I looked up the hill and saw a small alcove – I just knew I would find them there! I hiked straight up the hill to the alcove and saw the faint pictographs right under a rock ledge! This is where I gained a love for finding Native American rock art and their fascinating cultures. This is also where my passion for finding these hidden gems became almost an obsession.
This is why I am happy to offer these hidden gem adventures. To protect these great sites, we offer the GPS Coordinates and maps to Trek Planner Insider Members only. You will find many great and special places for being an Insider Member – some of them may be small adventures, but you will find that these places can be absolutely incredible and worth the effort to visit. Even if you are not an Insider Member you can still find details and lots of photos. If you are interested in finding more hidden gem adventures click here.
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I’ve been looking at your various pages – really good job.
Thank you, Jim! We are glad you have enjoyed The Trek Planner!
I love that your using old records to find forgotten locations. You might want to start reading old copies of Desert Magazine. 🙂 The research is almost as addictive as finding the locations.
Good hunting!
Couldn’t agree more, Bill! The research and the hunt are almost as good as finding the treasure! 🙂
hi love ur treks,
think you/we, should look into tree ring / core ring dating.
ya know, when you get a chance..
and you walk by them.
i notice, some of your vids show trees,
as roof material. ect..
in the 4 corners.
amazing.
love to get some tree ring data.
the tree ring, dating , list, archive is extensive.
for dating. ie tree rings.
with all love, for what you do…
bye
terry
My wife and I Love the YouTube channel and just gravitated to your website. What brand and configuration of e-bike do you use? Looks great for exploring.
Which gps program/ app do you use?
Just saw your youtube video on the Black Dragon.
If you scrambled up 300 yards or so to your left, you could have found the bat cave. Those bats were SO creepy, but it is a very interesting cave with an awesome entrance.
Watching episode: I almost quit too soon…
The symbol on the wall is of the knights templar. They where the keepers of the ark of the covenant. A Roman Catholic Military order founded in 1120. Scott Wolter of the history Channel America Unearthed. Did a episode on the knights templar, and tracked them back to America. He would definitely be interested in seeing that symbol! You might have come across something very exciting to history.
Jeff, love your channel. I’m 76 living in WVC Utah so I don’t get out to wild places much, but I’m fascinated by every place you visit. I’ve seen all your videos. Well done!
Love your program. Love going out in the beautiful West while sitting in A/C. I wonder if you know that many of the blackened sites were not from the inhabitants but by the cattleman’s etc. burned the sites and “bulldozed” then down; throwing the pots etc out ..which explaines all the potsheres.
I will make this very short, the broken pottery that you find is the same as finding gravestones. They used them to mark the spots where their loved ones may still lie or unfortunately have probably all been dug up and the remains removed. The different colors and types of pottery that you find show the standing of the individuals such as chiefs, warriors and so forth. I like your show very much and I am astounded by your climbing abilities.
Love your videos!
Consider pulling youtube videos that have drones in National Monuments. It will lead to plunder of these places and it is illegal. I have seen videos of yours stating that it is in fact illegal. It sets a bad example.
Hey SK, I agree with you. Sadly, I wasn’t too aware of rules and laws back then, but I am much more conscientious of that kind of thing now. Which videos are you talking about? I took down the one that was in Escalante. I’ll be glad to take them down, but I just went through my video catalogue and am not sure which national monuments you were referring to?
I guess that by now, you are aware of the cannibalism that happened out there. This would explain the building of their homes up high and the small lookout places. The Maya from Mexico were vicious and practiced canibalism . I see the broken and scattered pottery as occurring when ‘others’ came in and toredown the dwellings, set fire to some, and generally desecrated these places.
I believe that normal wear and tear by weather does not account for such destruction.
I am amazed by your bravery to go out in that area alone, climb those incredibly high hills, brave thorns, and critters. Thank you for recording all the beauty and mystery.