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Wilderness Will
Добавлен 9 фев 2015
Flagstaff's National Park Sites: Wupatki, Walnut Canyon, & Sunset Crater Volcano
Flastaff is the largest city in Northern Arizona, and it's a great community for outdoor recreation. It's also a hub for National Park enthusiasts, since the Grand Canyon's just an hour's drive away and Zion, Bryce Canyon, and the Petrified Forest are nearby too.
But many visitors to Flagstaff don't realize there's three National Park sites right in town, called the Flagstaff Area National Monuments. Wupatki National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument all preserve some of the Southwest's most impressive geologic formations and indigenous architecturem and today we're gonna check them out!
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00:48 - Differences between a Nat'l Pa...
But many visitors to Flagstaff don't realize there's three National Park sites right in town, called the Flagstaff Area National Monuments. Wupatki National Monument, Walnut Canyon National Monument, and Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument all preserve some of the Southwest's most impressive geologic formations and indigenous architecturem and today we're gonna check them out!
00:00 - Intro
00:48 - Differences between a Nat'l Pa...
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Chiricahua: Arizona's Next National Park?
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Arizona is home to dozens of National and State Parks, including the Grand Canyon, which might be the single most recognizable National Park on Earth. A lot of Arizona's protected environments are lesser known though, and perhaps the most magnificent of these is Chiricahua National Monument, a surreal landscape that emerges from the barren deserts of southeastern Arizona. Today we'll explore th...
Wildflower Season in Arizona's Tonto National Forest
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In the waning days of a wet winter, Arizona's Sonoran Desert and the surrounding chaparral all light up with color as spring wildflowers bloom across the region. Today we're exploring the Mazatzal Mountains that lay between Phoenix and the town of Payson, and talk about how the changing seasons transform this unique ecosystem. Most of the footage from this video was taken on the Deer Creek Loop...
The Lost Ranch | Abandoned Ruins in Phoenix's South Mountain Park
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Tucked away in a corner of the South Mountain Park & Preserve in Phoenix, Arizona is a mysterious remains of a building that no one knows the true purpose of. There's many ideas about who built the "Lost Ranch" and why, and we'll discuss some of them while hiking through a quiet corner of the Park. TRAIL INFORMATION: The "Lost Ranch Loop" is an informal five mile loop with roughly 1,200 ft. of ...
Wilson Mountain | Hiking Sedona Without the Crowds
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Sedona is the most famous travel destination in Arizona after the Grand Canyon, and has a developed a reputation among some in the outdoor recreation community for being an overcrowded tourist trap. Today we’ll talk about how this town got to be the way it is today, and whether there’s any wilderness left to be found among the red rocks. TRAIL INFORMATION: Taking the North Wilson Mountain Trail...
The Strenuous Life: Theodore Roosevelt's Personal Philosophy
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Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States, overcame a debilitating childhood illness and overcame profound personal tragedy by engaging himself in arduous physical challenges, an experience which came to shape his much of his personal and cultural worldview. Today, we'll explore T.R.'s concept of "the strenuous life" while hiking through the Mogollon Rim in Tonto National Fore...
Arnett Canyon | The "Most Arizona Trail in Arizona?"
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Arnett Canyon | The "Most Arizona Trail in Arizona?"
What is Wilderness? | Hells Canyon & the Wilderness Act of 1964
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What is Wilderness? | Hells Canyon & the Wilderness Act of 1964
McDowell Sonoran Preserve | The Largest City Park in America
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McDowell Sonoran Preserve | The Largest City Park in America
Peralta Trail to Lone Pine | Iconic Hike in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains
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Peralta Trail to Lone Pine | Iconic Hike in Arizona’s Superstition Mountains
Wonderfully choreographed, and highly informative. Can't help but imagine how much better it would be if y'all had a drone to expand one's visual horizons. Here's crossing my fingers!
Excellent video and information. I live about 15 minutes from there, but have never hiked there yet. Thanks to your video, I'm putting it on my list of places to go once it's cooler. Thank you!!! Just subscribed, too.
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I really hope it doesn’t become a national park… incredible dispersed camping in surrounding Coronado national forest and the little “town” of paradise has nice little a birding sanctuary at the George Walker house. Such a hidden gem.
Your content is so educational, I really appreciate your research and narration. Keep up the great work! Cheers from Canada. 👍
0:58 "Making national parks is all we know how to do anymore" 😂😭
This is a great overview of the Flagstaff monuments but you left out my favorite part at Wupatki!!! The blowhole where cool air flows out of the ground is "mind BLOWING!!!" 😂😂😂
I never knew Sunset Crater was a training site for NASA. Meteor Crater's nearby too, that's another place that feels like you're on the moon.
I haven’t been to Meteor Crater since I was a kid, I’ve gotta go check it out again sometime. Lowell Observatory’s also in Flagstaff, so it seems like the city’s a great destination for astronomy enthusiasts! Thank you for watching!
Great sites! We haven't made it to Walnut Canyon yet. It looks amazing. We did enjoy the Wupatki site and Sunset Crater many years ago.
Walnut Canyon is well worth checking out if you’re ever back in Flagstaff! Just be ready to climb 800 steps at 7k elevation if you want to see the cliff dwellings! 🦵
@@Wilderness-Will Good to know!! I can better prepare my knees 😆 🤣
Awesome video. I have not been to any of these places, but they all look really incredible! You do such a great job of showing the beautiful highlights and the history.
Thank you so much! Flagstaff is a place that’s chock full of history everywhere you look. It’s worth visiting if you ever come out to AZ!
Wupatki has to be my favorite national monument! Last time I was there I actually found a piece of pottery in one of the pueblos which was so cool!
I completely agree; it’s amazing how many artifacts and remnants of lives lived a thousand years ago still lay in plain sight at Wupatki. It’s an extraordinary place!
I've been to Sunset Crater and Wupatki but never heard of Walnut Canyon! I have to check that out next time I'm in Flagstaff.
It’s well worth a visit. Just be ready to give your calves a bit of a workout; climbing 800 steps at 7k elevation is no joke! Thank you for watching!
Great watch, that hike is more pleasant than the goat path to the top!
Amen to that! Picketpost is one of the only Valley day hikes I can think of that’s tougher than Peak 5024. Thank you for watching!
You missed perhaps the best trail there - Echo Canyon Trail. You should have hiked The Big Loop to take in The Grottoes and Wall Street, among other spectacular vistas.
Echo Canyon’s awesome! I like that part where it feels like you’re walking down a hallway of rhyolite. My favorite views in the Monument are still at the Heart of Rocks loop though!
Nothing better than hiking in the rain in Arizona… the smell
Agreed, desert rain is my favorite smell. Thank you for watching!
I have membership to The Arboretum and have spent many hours there but never done this trail, gonna put it on my list now :)
It’s an amazing place! It almost feels like a wild extension of the Arboretum. Thank you for watching!
The best part is another mile or so past the grave.Cascading water through giant boulders.There was a stone hut there before the fire and following floods took it out.
True! I think the grave serves as a good “out and back” marker for people who aren’t familiar with backcountry trails like this because it’s impossible to miss.
I had to google the part about jaguars living in Arizona because I thought there's no way that could be true but dang if you didn't prove me wrong. I'm excited to see more of your adventures!
It surprised me too the first time I learned about it. Thank you for watching!
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Just leave things as they are
No thanks, Uncle Sam already owns more than 50% of the west. Tourist go home.
The government already owns Chiricahua; it’s been a national monument since 1924.
Fantastic work to the both of you, this video is excellent
This one was a lot of fun to make. Thank you for watching!
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I came for good views of Chiricahua National Monument and stayed for the best explanation of the Bascom Affair I've ever heard. You give a great balance between a travel vlog and a video essay about the Monument. The editing, music, and pacing are really good too, it all helps show the mysterious feeling you say you feel at the Monument. It's amazing to me that this channel isn't bigger yet. I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos!
Thank you so much! “Hiking & history” is the vibe we’re aiming for with this channel, so I’m glad we’re hitting the mark!
This was great
Do you see a lot of this in PA? It’s gotten terrible on Phoenix’s trails, especially the ones in the city 😭
@@Wilderness-Will Yes and I don't get why they bother to pick it up, only to litter the plastic bag filled with poop.
Wow, next level
Chiricahua is amazing. Thank you for watching!
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Beautiful scenery. Thank you for the info
Arnett Canyon is an amazing place. Thank you for watching!
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It's a buttery... flavored... crust! Thank you for watching!
Ok. You confused me on the clockwise/counterclockwise thing. You said go counterclockwise, but when you pointed to it on the map it was clockwise. Which is it??
Okay yeah, you're 100% correct-- I misspoke here and didn't realize it until you said something. All the times I say counter-clockwise just pretend I was saying clockwise, lol. You're supposed to do the Heart of Rocks loop clockwise-- you'll still encounter the sign I pointed out that seems to indicate the start of the loop, and you still SHOULDN'T take a left at that sign! It's pointing to the direction of the loop, not the actual beginning of it.
I really like the style of your videos, fast-paced, well-edited, and loaded with interesting information. I also like your sense of humor, it's subtle at times but always very clever. You must have spent hours putting all this together and I really appreciate your effort. I'm very much enjoying your content. 👍👍👍 Buttery crispy flake. 😉
Thank you so much! Much of the credit definitely goes to Brittany for the time and effort she puts into editing. We always try to strike a balance in sharing whatever ecology or history makes the place we’re exploring unique and I’ve seen you do the same in your videos. Keep it up, friend! 😄
I am an old man from Norway enjoying your videos 👍 I was in Chiricahuas in 1990, but the pictures of «Cochise» yougot there is is father in law Mangas Coloradas and Cochises youngest son Naiche.
Thank you so much, you’re right! Cochise famously never had his photo taken- I’ve reach that Naiche bore a striking resemblance to his father, and if that’s true that the Cochise Head rock formation definitely bears more than just a striking resemblance to the man it’s named after.
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@@Wilderness-Will flakey! 😂 Happy trails!
Your past few videos have me amazed at how green AZ can be! 😍😍😍
We haven’t even done videos in the greenest parts of Arizona yet; half of this state looks more like Colorado than what you expect from Arizona. Thank you for watching!
Dude this is some high quality content! Really enjoyed watching! I need to check this place out sometime
Thank you Zach! I’ve been telling Andy we gotta get the crew out there for a camping trip sometime.
I agree with your concerns about Chiricahua becoming a national park. Something similar happened in West Virginia when they made New River Gorge an official national park, it brought new money and jobs into the area but the crowds have been bigger than some small towns can handle.
Absolutely. I hope that if the Monument does get reclassified as a Park, there will be federal support to ensure the Park and gateway communities can develop the infrastructure to accommodate the demands that increased tourism will bring.
Was gonna say the same exact thing. Ive been going to Fayetteville for years and now it seems like its overwhelmed with people. I seek out the national monuments over the big parks for this reason alone.
6:48 "holding up a big "what?? 😂 Your videos just keep getting better!
Gotta use your imagination for that one, haha. Thank you for watching!
Looks like an awesome park. I will have to add another one to my list that I'd like to visit. I can't believe this is Jaguar habitat. I learned something new from your video. I really liked all the fun graphics and things you added to this video - made it really entertaining to watch.
Thank you so much! Brittany deserves a lot of the credit for the incredible editing. Chiricahua’s absolutely worth visiting if you ever visit Arizona; probably the thing I’d recommend most in our state besides the Grand Canyon!
Chiricahua really is a one of a kind landscape. This made me want to go back and camp there again!!
There’s nowhere else on Earth like it! I hope you get back out there soon. Thank you for watching!
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dont remember how ended up watching this video but im so glad i did this made my day
Thank you for watching! You’ve gotta check out Arnett Canyon sometime, it’s well worth the visit
Lovely video. Peralta Trail to Weaver's Needle & back was the goal I set for myself after my second knee replacement in late 2022. I'm really old, haven't lived full time in the desert southwest in years but have many fond memories of hiking in the Supers & elsewhere in AZ & NM. Completed my Peralta Trail goal in April 2023 - though I will admit it took me a much longer time than it did you, Wilderness Will. It rained a little bit whilst I was out & oh, the sweet, sweet smell of rain on the desert skin was enough to make me weep in gratitude. May sound silly but I've been many, many places in my long life & have never smelled anything like it anywhere else - ever.
I’m so glad you were able to get out and see Weaver’s Needle! That doesn’t sound silly at all; the smell of creosote oils that release during desert rain might be my single favorite smell in the world. Thank you for watching!
My Father would Love ❤️ them Flowers many times when I was young he would pull over when we were driving down the road to go get a piece of one of them and be Like a Little boy at Christmas
What a great memory 😄 Thank you for sharing! I still feel that way sometimes when I’m driving down Highway 87!
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I'm about to go and pick some stinknet!!! Thanks for sharing this.
Maricopa County and PHX Parks Dept host volunteer events all the time! Maybe we’ll see each other there sometime. Thanks for watching!