Topics: Google, Google Maps, Social Media, Travel, World News, YouTube, Nature
A YouTube explorer has revealed what it was like traveling to a geologic structure 'on Google Earth that no one has seen before'.
When scouring Google Maps, a YouTuber who goes by 'thePOVchannel' came across 'one of the most bizarre' geologic structures he'd 'ever found on Google Earth' and in the belief it was 'hiding something,' the explorer decided to not just remain behind a laptop, but travel to the location to go and check it out for himself.
In a video uploaded to his platform in December 2023, the YouTuber reveals the only way to reach the strange structure is 'through several miles of intricate and treacherous petrified sand dunes'.
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"I wasn't sure I would make it or what I would find," he continues. "But I ended up leaving this place completely exhausted and with more questions than answers."
But how did the trip actually go and did the structure turn out to be the 'fortress with holes' which the YouTuber predicted it to be?
Well, the explorer takes his followers along for the journey, alongside his trusty companion - an exceedingly cute dog.
And it's not long before they come across multiple obstacles, from big rocks blocking the way, to the 'massive amount of huge petrified sand dunes'.
Thankfully, by staying to the top of the dunes, the explorer avoids the rocky slopes or small canyons below, but the 'steep' terrain doesn't make the journey much smoother.
The YouTuber comes across some 'really cool lines in the sandstone' one shaped like an 'S' before he finally gets closer and closer to the geologic structure he spotted on Google Earth, noting it's 'way, way bigger' than he first anticipated it being.
The explorer continues: "When I looked on Google Maps I though, 'Oh you know maybe it's like the size of a big house'. Nope, it is a huge massive chunk of sandstone sticking up out of the earth."
The YouTuber reflects he's 'amazed' he wasn't forced to 'backtrack at all' and definitely got 'lucky' picking the path he did which he notes 'almost never happens'.
Making his way up and into the structure, he walks through a pretty cool archway which leads to a stunning bay-like structure, the sun creeping in.
He resolves: "Wow. This is the first place we checked out and I am kind of blown away right now. This is getting me really excited about what might be around the corner."
The explorer then stumbles across a footprint on the ground, which he believes belongs to a dinosaur with 'a clear three-mark indentation' alongside one of the 'honeycomb structures [he] saw from the sky'.
He resolves: "Wow."
And it's not taken long for people to flood to the post in amazement.
One user said: "Freaking love your channel man. I live in SW United States, and I do a lot of Google Earth scouting for my hunting. Sometimes I'll come across something odd, and check it out- but it's quite rare due to familial obligations and time restrictions. Really like the concept of what you have going on here, and makes me want to get out more often and do the same. Keep up the great work!"
And another wrote: "Obviously the vast overwhelming majority of people will never ever venture to such places. That is why I applaud you for taking us along to see sights we would otherwise never see. Thank you and your dog... Thumbs Up!"
