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No grizzlies, but it wouldn't be uncommon to see one in this area. Black bears are more common to see.

Thank you glad you enjoyed it. Surprisingly, I did not run into too many people during the trip except around Middle/Lower Cramer Lakes and Sawtooth Lake. I did the trip in July around the 4th of July week

mosquito season? :) @@seekingthetrail9830

Glad you enjoyed it! You won't be disappointed, the Sawtooth range is beautiful.

Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the video!

Thrilled that you enjoyed it so much. The Sawtooths is such a beautiful area.

Freeze dried backpacker meal, of course :)

Glad you enjoyed the video. I used a Sony ZV-1 camera for recording with an aluminum tripod.

Glad you enjoy the video. Looking forward to going back some day.

Hope this helps: www.alltrails.com/explore/trail/us/idaho/sawtooth-loop

lots of people out here...

Thanks for watching and glad you enjoyed it!

Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, I've scaled back on doing a lot of talking. Taking the Kraig Adams approach and letting nature do most the of the talking in the videos. I stayed at the second small no name lake South of Sawtooth Lake directly off the Sawtooth Lake Trail.

Glad you enjoyed the video! I'm sure there are references out there that detail where campsites are...I didn't use any. Since this was a national forest area, I knew that you can camp anywhere in the area. From watching other videos, there always seemed to be campsites at almost every lake along the trails. That seemed to be the case from what I notice. So I planned my trip staying at a lake each night and had no problem finding a camp sight.

On AllTrails type in "Sawtooth Wilderness Loop". It is listed as 62.1 miles in length starting and finishing at Grand Jean trailhead. If you do this hike, I recommend going counter- clockwise so that you can finish your trip at the beautiful Sawtooth Lake and the last leg of the loop is downhill.

Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. It is an amazing area and should be on any backpacker's buck list to hike. Bear canisters are not required. I used an Ursack and didn't have any issues with critters.

Thank you very much for the positive feedback. As far as stream crossings, no I did not have any issues. There weren't many and all of them were below my knees. Good resources - for maps, I used the National Geographic version for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area which you can buy on Amazon. The Alltrails app has the route with some good information. For reserving campsites around the Sawtooths like Grandjean, you can go to Recreation.gov to reserve a site.

Thank you very much. The hike was done the first week of July. No bears or any large animal sightings the entire hike. Only wildlife was a marmot near Sawtooth lake on the last day. The Black flies were terrible in the area :(

Thanks...had a great time making this vlog

Thank you watching and for your comments. There are many mountainous regions in the Western United States that offer scenery much like the Sawtooth mountain range. Depending on the mountain range you are in, you can see a variety of different wildlife, including those that are dangerous. Black bears are very common to see in most areas. In some areas you can come across grizzly bears or mountain lions.

Thank you and thanks for subscribing. Day 3 was by far the hardest, especially that last leg up Beech Gap Trail was all up hill and about killed me. Yes, that 4 mile hike up Dry Sluice Gap first thing in the morning was brutal. Thank goodness, the last leg of the trip down Rainbow Falls trail was downhill. The Smokies are no joke when it comes to its trails...one of the hardest backpacking trips physically.

Thank you and I appreciated the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video!

Thank you very much, glad to hear you enjoyed it.

Thank you very much, I appreciate the feedback. It's a style I've come to enjoy...less talk, more nature.

Night one was in the New Fork Park meadow area close to the intersection of the New Fork Trail and Palmer Lake Trail

Thank you for the feedback. Glad you enjoyed the video. Big year coming up with more trips. Stay tuned.

Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I've been experimenting with adding music to my latest videos, so getting your feedback is appreciated!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it. Hiking down into the canyon no matter how far you go is certainly worth it and gives you a whole new perspective.

Glad to share it. The North end probably doesn't get as much attention as the South end, but that's ok, it provides a lot of solitude for those looking for it with some perfect scenery.

I used a map from a company called Beartooth Publishing that makes waterproof maps for both the North and South areas of the range. Detailed map showing all of the trails with mileage. Can get it from Amazon. www.amazon.com/Wind-River-Mountains-Topographic-Map/dp/1887460209/ref=sr_1_32?crid=6W9BJ2OU1SWX&dchild=1&keywords=wind+river+range+map&qid=1611859879&sprefix=windriver+range%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-32

@@seekingthetrail9830 cool. I was looking at that one. They also sell 1 map covering the entire Wind River Range but comments say the print is kinda small. Have you done many backpack trips into the Winds? The highlight seems to be the Cirque of the Towers which I imagine gets crowded. Any suggestions on a 60 mile loop? We are experienced and can handle a challenge.

@@SummitSeeker546 Just the one trip to the Winds and anxious to go back. I'm most familiar with the northern section so a good start point for a high mileage loop could be the Green River Lakes or New Fork Lakes TH. From either one of those spots, you can put together a large loop. I'd recommend checking out MyOwnFrontier channel whose has several Wind River videos all which are high mileage trips in the northern section. One in particular he gets up into the Bear basin area and hikes along the Continental Divide. For the southern section, I'd recommend checking out Bryan DeLay channel as he has done several loops in the Texas Pass, Cirque of the Towers area.

@@seekingthetrail9830 thx for the feedback. I know both those channels really well. Happy trails...

@@SummitSeeker546 get the Beartooth Publishing map, mileages have been updated from a few books that were wrong. Green River Lakes has a loop with many options once you get to Summit Lake. You can turn east from there toward Elbow Lake. Or you can turn west and come down a different drainage ( Porcupine Trail) and end up again at Green River Lakes. Cirque of the Towers is insanely crowded. Squaretop Mtn and Green River Valley is VERY scenic. Island Lake and up to Titcombe Basin is VERY scenic. Expect company. But just about everywhere Else I have camped, we had the lake to ourselves.

Thanks for the positive feedback. Happy hiking!

It's a Zpacks Arc Zip 57L backpack. Glad to hear the video was helpful. I heard the section through Palmer canyon is pretty awesome.