The Weed That Won the West | National Geographic

the first time we saw hun tumbleweeds

the first time we saw hun tumbleweeds tumbling I mean let me just like

tumbling I mean let me just like

tumbling I mean let me just like squealing when I got a little kids in

squealing when I got a little kids in

squealing when I got a little kids in the candy circle I go about there goes

the candy circle I go about there goes

the candy circle I go about there goes like when you’re on this search it’s

like when you’re on this search it’s

like when you’re on this search it’s this quest you know to find them and

this quest you know to find them and

this quest you know to find them and then they find you it’s really exciting

then they find you it’s really exciting

then they find you it’s really exciting each mature plant has a quarter of a

each mature plant has a quarter of a

each mature plant has a quarter of a million seeds in it and each of those

million seeds in it and each of those

million seeds in it and each of those seeds is protected by a very sharp thorn

seeds is protected by a very sharp thorn

seeds is protected by a very sharp thorn and you look at it you say oh it’s this

and you look at it you say oh it’s this

and you look at it you say oh it’s this nice lacy thing that rolls along and

nice lacy thing that rolls along and

nice lacy thing that rolls along and then you touch it and your hand is

then you touch it and your hand is

then you touch it and your hand is filled with spikes it came from Russia

filled with spikes it came from Russia

filled with spikes it came from Russia that’s why it’s called Russian thistle

that’s why it’s called Russian thistle

that’s why it’s called Russian thistle and the American icon rice not very good

and the American icon rice not very good

and the American icon rice not very good at all to me they always seem to end up

at all to me they always seem to end up

at all to me they always seem to end up next to another tumbleweed on offense I

next to another tumbleweed on offense I

next to another tumbleweed on offense I think for me it was problematic that not

think for me it was problematic that not

think for me it was problematic that not all tumbleweeds are interesting looking

all tumbleweeds are interesting looking

all tumbleweeds are interesting looking mmm and so I was really searching out

mmm and so I was really searching out

mmm and so I was really searching out the great specimens it was fun to

the great specimens it was fun to

the great specimens it was fun to actually go on this chase

it was so interesting doing a landscape

it was so interesting doing a landscape story you know about this because you do

story you know about this because you do

story you know about this because you do all this research you find out the winds

all this research you find out the winds

all this research you find out the winds pick up in the afternoon you know

pick up in the afternoon you know

pick up in the afternoon you know they’re coming from the West but still

they’re coming from the West but still

they’re coming from the West but still again you just got a search this guy

again you just got a search this guy

again you just got a search this guy never done so much driving in our life

never done so much driving in our life

never done so much driving in our life so we should have kept a log of how many

so we should have kept a log of how many

so we should have kept a log of how many miles we put in on this maybe Hertz can

miles we put in on this maybe Hertz can

miles we put in on this maybe Hertz can tell us but there is a lot of tense

tell us but there is a lot of tense

tell us but there is a lot of tense moments in that car

moments in that car

moments in that car yeah I’m wanting to go south and you

yeah I’m wanting to go south and you

yeah I’m wanting to go south and you wanted to go north usually really this

wanted to go north usually really this

wanted to go north usually really this was one of the few times I won that

was one of the few times I won that

was one of the few times I won that argument I was right I always defer to

this the secret of our collaboration

this the secret of our collaboration here okay