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They turned out pretty good despite all the jokes.

We had this on our list for a few years now - it definitely lived up to expectations! If only it wasn’t such a far drive

@ Great timing to knock it off your “to do” list👍

What? Seriously? 😂

@@wildpathsaz yeah i remember his name Blankenship ive never seen it anywhere else

Sadly, the mailbox at the summit is repeatedly removed, but usually someone else replaces it soon after. So, there is no log book going back that far. I also find the mountains to be a place of inspiration and contemplation where life comes into greater focus. Glad this hike meant so much to you. Will you return one day?

I do what I can 😂 April skipped breakfast that morning, so she was having an off day. We did the Zion traverse since then, and she kicked butt. She’s back on her game!

@ Awesome possum! Boys and I are heading to WCC for an in n out near Wilber Canyon. Hope it’s not too cold yet. You ladies keep at it, a lot of us love your videos!

She thinks it was because she didn’t have any breakfast that morning. We’ve gone hiking since then and she was fine. Thanks for checking!

Awesome - hope you get a chance to get out there!

😂 agreed

Thank you! This was near the end of January. A snowstorm rolled in a few days before our hike. Luckily, other hikers broke the trail after the snow, but the conditions made it too treacherous to visit other areas like Melody Arch.

🤣 well thanks for watching! What did you do while you were there? We love West Clear Creek - the water temps were still nice too. ☀️ 💦

@@wildpathsaz we swam. Went to wet beaver creek, fossil, oak Creek, and I camped on bluff above clear Creek. Kind of wonder if that rough road wasn't same one I drove down in my video I posted yesterday. It was on top of cedar flats.

In my experience, almost all the roads into West Clear Creek are pretty bad 😩

@@wildpathsaz the one by clear Creek campground isn't too bad. Then the one I took up cedar flats was good too. Either a car could handle. However when I shot off cedar flats on another road there were large rocks. Would have been handy to have somebody watch while I drove.

We parked on the south side of WCC - end of forest road 142J

@@wildpathsaz trying to find 142J on a topo map. Not much luck... I was on North side though. Looks like you were possibly near cedar mountain at one point? I camped directly to north of West Clear Creek and to east of it on butte. Near Blodgett Basin trail into the Bull Pen. I've not done much exploring up those drainages though as my friend I go up there with doesn't do too much hiking. We mainly swam at park and swim stuff. Pretty awesome none the less! Really cool to see more of the creek in your video.

It’s near Cash Tank on the south side, east of where you were. Google Maps has a pin on Hanging Gardens. It’s a great spot, but the rugged roads and lack of trail mean you have to work for it. I guess that keeps the crowds away, so that’s good! Glad you enjoyed your time there - I will have to go check out your latest video.

@@wildpathsaz oh cool I will look that up on the map. Always looking for new adventures. Thanks for the great video.

Oh cool! Thanks for sharing - maybe next time.

Luckily there wasn’t a lot of trash, but it’s disappointing to see people leaving stuff down there. It’s also just strange that someone would abandon what looked like their entire camp. Makes you wonder what happened.

Thanks! We do have a lot of fun out there. Thanks for watching!

So happy to hear! Hope she enjoyed her new gear and that you have many more adventures together to come. Unfortunately we don’t have a store yet, but we have been working on some ideas. We do have a sticker, so if you send your mailing address to wildpathsaz@gmail.com we will send her one for free 😁

Same! It’s about that time!

So true - you can spend a lifetime and never see it all.

She's the best!

😂 I mean, we had to work at it.

Such a somber sight to see

We didn’t realize they would come out at night when we set up the tent, and by then we had no choice 😱

Right? We marked it as Spiderhaven on our GPX file - won’t make that mistake again 😂

lol it’s always an adventure

Thanks so much! We might decide to post a hike one day - we have considered it before, so you never know. The website was down last night, but should be up now. Thanks for watching!

@@wildpathsaz Definitely! I did cabin loop 3 weeks ago follow the recommendation on your website! very fun! thanks and keep up the great work!!!!

Oh I love that one!! Did you sleep on the rim? So magical to wake up to that view 😍😍😍

​@@wildpathsaz Unfortunately, we didn’t because we started a bit late. We made a strategic decision to stay at the Barebeshop Spring, which was also great. However, the humidity was crazy-around 74%-and the lowest temperature was 40°C~ My friend’s chair even froze overnight, hahaha! But we did have lunch at the campsite you recommended, and the view was fantastic!​🤩

@@SuperMeiMei Barbershop Spring is so beautiful! Great choice, and I'm glad you got to enjoy lunch on the rim. When we hiked Drew Trail recently, we noticed a number of drive-in campsites at the top of the trail that had some really awesome views. Two guys had hammocks set up right on the precipice, and it looked amazing! So - since you're a backpacker, I'll let you know we're backpacking Thunder River in the Grand Canyon next week. Have you done any backpacking there? Excited and a tiny bit nervous because I heard it's pretty intense, but I also heard it's one of the best. I have a couple other trails there I hope to do in the coming year. So many trails, so little time...

Sounds a bit chilly! But maybe the spiders will leave you alone. It was a good Halloween hike, though 😆 Hillary and Heather were supposed to be there but had to cancel - they missed out on the spider infestation

@@wildpathsaz Which one is the critter lover? Is that Heather? She would have been in her element with the spiders! Did you see any ringtail cats? We almost always see them down around the fall! Where to next, it’s supposed to finally be cooling off? Again, thanks for sharing !

Well Heather apparently loves crawdads, but it’s April who picks up tarantulas, caterpillars, grasshoppers, and ladybugs and puts them on her face

I haven’t seen any ringtail cats! Maybe we don’t know how to look for them?

Yes you do! Put it on your wish list 😉

We cannot love this enough! One of our founding goals was to inspire women, but 80% of our viewers are male, so this is just awesome to hear. I hope she is able to make use of that harness and develop into a lifetime adventurer. Thanks for sharing!

I knew better, but I did it anyway, so I deserved it. The new one is supposed to arrive today! Well, it's a refurbished one that Garmin traded me for a small fraction of what it would cost new.

We love every place we’ve ever been on West Clear Creek - very rugged but mostly beautiful and unspoiled. The Garmin arrives Monday!!

Right, which makes it all the more annoying that they are there 😫. I read that Arizona has no native crayfish.

😂 makes for a dramatic shot 😜

That sounds cool. We’re planning on more WCC tomorrow… I wouldn’t mind seeing it all.

@@wildpathsaz In the 80s we did a two week trip, dropped in above the headwaters at Happy Jack. Went all the way down to the Gardens. Spent some extra time at Wilber Canyon. That was one of the best trips we’ve made. If I remember correctly the next year we did Mormon Lake to Payson, another epic trip. Gotta love Arizona!

@@rvtech101 we just did an overnight trip to Maiden Falls - they are much better in person than the pictures! West Clear Creek is an absolute gem, although we could have done with fewer daddy long leg spiders. Once we cleared them away enough to get in the tent, we knew we weren't coming out until morning no matter what 😆

@@wildpathsaz Lol,awesome, I’m jealous ! Scared of spiders, what are you, a bunch of gir, oops! Never mind! Did you spot any ringtail cats? We always come across them there, also over at Fossil Creek. We’re flipping a coin to go hike around Wet Beaver Creek or Blue Ridge Reservoir in a couple weeks. Glad you had fun, thanks for sharing! Happy Hiking!

@@rvtech101 no ringtails for us 😞

🤣 we didn’t make that pile, but we were glad to see it since our GPS unit was kaput.

@@wildpathsaz I saw that bumper, have a great day

Thank you Paka!

I was thinking the same. 😉

We did have an air compressor but didn’t bother with it. Maybe next time now that we know how long it takes!

Also get some 10 ply tires. Makes all the difference.

Thank you! I would say it was probably in the 80's when we went, and it took a little over 2 hours each way to hike it.

Yes, good thing to note!! I haven’t worked up the courage yet.

@@wildpathsaz If you and Russ want to climb I’d be happy to lead👍

​@@walkingwithawookie1097 Russ is a definite for that - I'm not 100% sure but I could always come along and see how I feel.

Well, there are a lot of slot-like formations in the area and none have official names, so I guess it can be whatever you want it to be! 🤷‍♀️ We once climbed part way up the formations across the trail from the hand and found a deep chasm that we couldn’t see the bottom of. I vowed to bring a rope with me one day and explore it - I did go back and it was a very cool rappel. There were bolts, so we obviously were not the first. We popped out the bottom by the hand.

😂 poor doggie! Hope he found his home!

Really? They’re so creepy looking, though. I’m not a fan of things with lots of legs.

Never had them. Do you catch them in the wild? You could have a feast there.

Mini crab pots w some chicken tied in them will do the trick! Poor man’s lobster 🦞 good grubbins! Nice adventures

@@chapsteronetime2000 you need to get down there and help take care of that infestation 😅