Jacobs Well Forms a Hidden Creek - Have You Seen It?
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- Опубликовано: 2 май 2018
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And to think, that used to be an artesian well with a plume they said was so large you could not drown in it! In 2011, in the drought, there was dust on top of the water downstream at Blue Hole. Broke my heart! That area was part of my childhood!
That’s what massive urban sprawl will do! It’s unfortunate how hard our water resources have been drawn on lately. Hopefully conservation becomes more of a topic!
@@GatewoodBrown Roger that! I am an EcoQueen, Conservationist, teaching people about Wicking Beds (the most water conserving way to garden), Xeriscapes (beautiful ones), Rainwater Collection and more.
Texas hill country is sublime...
That is spot on. One of the best places on earth.
My LORD what a beautiful place! What a privilege to kayak such waters.
Jacob’s well is stunning!
We tried to Kayak here just a week ago and a park worker at Jacobs well told us the river wasn't navigable wouldn't let us take a picture of the well or go upstream. I would definitely do this in the off season of the park or before hours. Great video! We still had lots of fun going down river after.
Yeah I’m not overly surprised they stopped you. We kind of stumbled across it during the off season but that creek is so pretty! Glad to hear you all had a similar experience
Basically the cabins down stream from Jacobs well are privately owned by my family and other property owners. Some are AirBnb and will give you access to the creek. I wouldn’t go now tho water levels are lower than they have ever been in years.
Wow!!! what an awesome creek, and so much to look at in such a short stretch.
The bang for your buck is high on this creek. Probably one of the better day paddle option in TX!
This river is so beautiful.
The giant trees are so gorgeous.
Love your videos. There's never a dull moment. I really enjoyed watching it. Thank you!
Yes! Such a hidden gem of a creek. It’s probably super low right now but I’d like to get back there some day
Dude these spots are awesome, Jacobs Well is on the list fer sure now
Hunter Volpi man it’s a cool spot. Getting in via the park is easy too as long as you make a reservation or go during the off season
Watching your videos is such a relaxing pass-time! Thanks!
Thank you! That’s the goal haha
Beautiful environs!
Stephen Lee thank you Stephen! Totally agree
I Love your videos , they are so neat and very well described. You are doing and amazing job!!!!!
Thank you so much! Looking forward to releasing more of these adventures soon
Great video dudes keep showing the world our amazing state 👌🏼
Will do my man. Thanks for watching them
Great video! And God bless you for keeping these videos clean. So many other chanels are trying to use other ways to get you to click on there videos. I'm thankful for chanels like yours that keep it real that I can watch with my son and not have to wonder what he is going to see. Thanks for keeping it family friendly.
Thank you so much for watching the videos! In the age of clickbait and pranks I enjoy being a part of the outdoor community. It’s been wonderful to see the outdoors displayed in such a cool way all over the place. We can let the other part of RUclips do it’s thing but I’m happiest over here haha
@@GatewoodBrown Thanks again. 😊
Looks great!
It was!
Nice work! Beautiful scenery.
Jacobs well is hard to beat!
Those vapors are great boats too!!!! Plenty of times in those!!!!
NUCLEAR OUTDOOR PRODUCTS the vapors mean business. I’ve yet to come across something it cant tackle
Awesome video gentlemen! Jacobs well looks incredible to go check out!
I definitely recommend giving that park a visit! Great on a hot summer day too. Just make sure to go early and beat the crowds, I think you even have to make a reservation now
That place is awesome
Joe Hop totally agree, Joe!
Fun! I live down the road from there. I will need to try this out.
Oh cool! It’s a bit low right now
Awesome video ! man that Jacobs Well looks really cool!
TurtleHead Boys it’s a special place for sure! Just have to beat the crowd. Luckily it was freezing this time of year lol
Sir the kayaks you use are really impressive.
They’re nothing special!
I like the skateboard shuttle. Good Idea.
Monkey N Around the original plan was to walk 0.6mi from the parking spot but Bennett had a skateboard and it was all downhill haha
All of the places u kayak would be amazing to fish as well
Ur channel is my new addiction subbed instantly
Hey thanks Colby! We haven’t yet tried fishing but I can tell you that there are some bigguns in there
Love the videos!
Thanks!
Never been paddling in the Hill Country but see a trip coming soon . I have been riding there and there is some awesome riding for motorcycles but I do see paddling in the near future . Love to fly there also , sure I would get some awesome footage . Thanks for the post .
Spencer Boaz highly recommend the hill country when flows are up. It’s touch technical paddling (very safe though, just shallow) and I find it to be great. I recently did the Llano and flew a drone out there. AMAZING footage from that
Nice run, who wouldn't want to go on such a trip. Cheers from Canada
No kidding! Beautiful area for sure
The Hill Country is our playground. We will be over there on the Guadalupe first half of September. Just about a week off now. I always take my Dagger Charleston. I love to kayak.
Hey have fun! The guad is a special place. I’m not familiar with the Charleston but I bet it’ll be fun to paddle around. So many paddling options in the hill country
Thanks for a great video. I've seen videos of Jacob's Well, the paddle there was a bit of heaven. KEEP PADDLING and makings videos.
Never stop paddling indeed! People often overlook what’s downstream of these wonderful places. A garden!
Definitely worth cooling off during mid summer!
The icy waters of Jacob’s well do feel nice!
Thats an incredible creek.
Safe to say a few less log jams than your last trip
Gatewood Brown yeah for sure. Lol
Great stuff man 💯🎣🎉🇿🇦
thank you PC!
I love your videos! my husband and i are very new to kayaking and have only done rentals. We would love to buy our own and start going more often. Jacobs well is a must do for us! I have a few questions... 1. How do you know the conditions prior to going to places like this? Would it be safe for athletic and fit but new to kayaking. 2. What do you suggest as far as transportation? take 2 vehicles, bike, walk? 3. What time of year do you think would be best to visit this trail? Would the water conditions be constant year round? I would love for you to do a beginners series and focus on some of the above questions. I think what holds me back mostly is the uncertainties of when and where to go and how to know if its safe, what problems we could expect and how to overcome them. Thank you so much! Im a huge fan already!
Thank you so much! So I've started to do a series about beginner planning etc. Check out my two most recent videos and see if that helps you out, more on the way but those should help get you on your first trip at least! I don't recommend paddling jacobs well just because it is so hard to get to. 1. Check the USGS flow rates. 75 and up in the hill country generally means good flow. 150 cfs and up is where you truly want to be though. 2. Take at least two cars, leave one at the take out, then drive to the launch. 3. Spring and fall are best since that's when it rains most and fills up the rivers. Summer is notoriously low and winter can lend to some good paddling just not much rain though.
Damn !!!those are good lookin spots....gotta be some monster bass in them
NUCLEAR OUTDOOR PRODUCTS saw some big ole fish along the way. No doubt there’s some biggins
Man another great video! That place was absolutely gorgeous. I would love to kayak a creek that pretty! Keep up the awesome videos man!
Joe Petrone will do! Glad to see you guys are enjoying these videos. Amazing creek!
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Thank you so much you really help me out!
Inspiring a trip in me!!!
It's been awhile, did you end up going??
Wow good to know
Cheers!
You guys make great videos...following you😉
HIKER TREKKER I appreciate that HT! Glad you stopped by and watched
I love your video's
Blu I appreciate that!
Cool! You and Bennet looking like yall having fun! Kayaking is so much fun. Got my video of the Buffalo up. Enjoying making videos myself. Got lots to learn, but Im having a fun time learning. When you have time, check them out. Keep them rolling they are great!
Roman Thru sorry I’m late on the reply! Thanks for stopping by and watching. Keep your videos coming! We need more kayak camping out there
This place is practically in my backyard and I pretty munch lived there with my friends back in high school. I love this vid but at the same time this is the reason why I have to make reservations and pay to go now. So many of these Best Secret swim hole vids and blogs have attracted thousands of people here. I miss how it was...
This is such a special place, so cool that you grew up by it! I would disagree videos like this are the reason there are reservations simply because Jacob's well was reservation and paid entry long before blogs and videos were spreading it around. Anytime you have a natural wonder 45 minutes from millions of people, you're bound to have crowds. It is unfortunate but the new norm for texas swimming holes.
@@GatewoodBrown I like your vids. All love. But the internet for sure blew up this spot. The reason they started reservations, limiting people and making people pay cuz too many people were coming and trashing the place and inevitably eroding the banks. They have to do what they can to protect it. It's changed ALOT over the years. I've been around that spot for a min.
rachillntx I totally believe you, it’s so sad that the public just can’t handle themselves. You see it at most public parks and it’s often depressing. The hill country is so beautiful but people don’t have respect for it! They actually just shut a canyon lake park down during weekends because people were trashing it and leaving all the clutter behind.
@@GatewoodBrown yeah for sure. You guys are totally respectful and I love that! Honestly you guys make the best kind of these vids. The other ones are kinda boring lol
rachillntx haha don’t tell anyone but I agree! Lol yeah it’s something we will be dealing with forever going forward
Man I need to go to Texas when I get my kayak Haha should be done being made next month.. so pumped. Got a Delta 17 kayak.
The Pioneer Channel the rivers down here aren’t very friendly for 17’ but there’s tons of places to rent. That 17’ will be great for exploring and putting in the miles. You’ll have a blast!
That’s a little big for the creeks in this area. I have a Delta 20 Tandem. I only use it on lakes and once in the ocean. You want a 10 to 12 or max 13 foot kayak either sit on or big open cockpit. You’ll be getting in and out quite a bit and not sure t would want to damage the bottom of that expensive thermoformed kayak.
@@bradralph3317 Good call 😋 are there any deeper rivers that you'd recommend? Or lakes.
The upper brazos might be of interest. I’ve seen some touring kayaks up there!
The Rio grande looks pretty fun to kayak too
That’s on the short list for sure. So many great canyons along the rio
I was thinking wow that really looks like the BH. Then I Saw where you got out
Exactly!
very cool
jaystus thanks!
Editing is on another level, keep it up!
Just Your Average Adventurer thanks! It’s been raining so much that we haven’t been able to film a trip recently. However, that’s great news because all the springs are full and the rivers are pumping. biggest trip yet is planned in November, stay tuned
@@GatewoodBrown Im in FL, we just recently had to deal with the rainy season, it was a bummer. Looking forward to future videos, thanks for the content!
Florida got hit hard this season. What part? My goal is to make it out to the panhandle springs one of these days
@@GatewoodBrown Im about and hour north of Tampa, we have weeki wachee, Chassahowitzka, Rainbow River, etc... a ton of local beautiful springs here. Trip Smith holds an event in the panhandle, pretty sure its called Rock-A-Dock, that'd be a good opportunity to explore some springs in the pan handle.
I love this! This is exactly what I want to do with my Kayak once the weather warms up here in PA.
Jeffrey Wilson you’re going to have a blast. Kayaking opens up so much terrain for exploration. Let me know how it goes!
Awesome video! just discovered your channel and really enjoy it ! keep it up! one question though about this day trip: can you do a round trip on water in a inflatable kayak on this portion ? thanks!
Thank you! Unfortunately an inflatable would not work on this route. Too many rocks, sticks, and roots to poke holes in your craft
@@GatewoodBrown thank you for letting me know ! can't wait to check out next video
Just found your channel and this video - definitely won’t be able to do something like this for a while until we get some serious rain. Very sad to see what drought and urban sprawl is doing to our central Texas water 😢 jacobs well is in bad shape along with a lot of the waterways in this area
this just made me confirm my decision on buying a kayak
Aww man you're going to love it! So many places to explore in this country
I've been debating too!!!!
Ok, I MAY be stalking you today....sorry...not sorry. I'm packing my gear up today and headed out for an adventure Friday! Thanks for the encouragement!
That’s all good! Have fun out on the water. It’s a great time of year to get out there and explore some local waterways. Thank you for the support and tuning in!
what do you use to edit your videos? great quality
Such haters 2 thumbs down .
WTH.
Your stuff is really good .
Kenneth Wimmers thanks amigo! Appreciate the support across all the vids
Probably based solely on the way he says portage.
Now all these Texas waters are on my list of places to kayak when I get one. They're sold out everywhere at the moment sadly.
Texas is super underrated my man! Kayaks are in short order for sure. That should change during fall when it gets out of season.
@@GatewoodBrown I'll have to make a trip out there once I learn to paddle!
That’s a good plan! The rivers are low flow at the moment anyway
Is there a hiking trail to Jacobs Well? If so do you have to make reservations to hike? I will be in the Round Rock area for about 10 days in a week or so and would really like to check this site out while I am there. Another Awesome video man! Thanks for sharing!
Kentucky Woodsman there is a trail down to the well! Super easy hike and I believe there’s a few other trails around too. You do need a reservation but if you go during the week it’ll be easy to get in. Round rock is only about an hour away so it is real close. Have fun and let me know how it goes!
Another great video! I was wondering where your put in location is? For this route is a reservation needed? Also I would love if you could put your routes/put in & take out. I’m just a beginner here sorry for all the questions. Your videos convinced me to buy some kayaks! So one of my biggest concerns is really where to leave my vehicles how do you decide where to leave them?
This is a really tough paddle and requires a long route to the put in. There are so many low water dams that I honestly will never do it again. It’s just not worth it when you have places like the Guadalupe so close. Leaving vehicles is tricky because you don’t want to get broken into or towed! That’s just as big of a deal as the section you’re researching
Gatewood Brown thanks so much for the feed back.
@@marisalombrana8299 it's my pleasure!
Fantástico
Thank you!
What road where you guys pulling the Kayaks over before you got into the water. please and thank you
It’s hard to give access points since flow rates really change the characteristics of a river. It’s best to talk with local outfitters and guides before your trip. They’ll be able to steer you towards the best section to paddle.
When did it become a park? I used to swim in it when only 5 ranches had access to it. I’d stay at Coleman’s Canyon, one of the 5.
Many moons ago! It's been a reservation park for as long as I can remember. Cool that you were able to swim in it so long ago! I bet it flowed better too
I ordered a Oru Kayak, I wonder if it can handle some of those rapids from the other videos.
Man I’d be hard pressed to take an Oru down rapids. It’s really meant for flatwater touring. For rapids you’d be better off doing a hard body or something like an alpacka raft. Those are very durable and can take a beating. Check out my packraft video to see what they can do
Did you all have to make a reservation to visit and swim in Jacobs well? I assume the kayak portion is free game (no reservation required)?
Reservations are required once the park opens. However, kayaking is not permitted As far as I’m aware
Did y'all put in paddle up and boomerang back and take out the same spot?
We had different locations for each. Take out was down river
Where did yall start from?
Where did you guys drop off at? I thought you’re not allow to swim at Jacob well..
You can check their website for swimming reservations!
How did you guys manage shuttling? Is there an outfitter in the area to help with that?
Linda Long we take two cars for all of our trips. I usually don’t like to rely on outfitters due to flexibility.
@@GatewoodBrown Appreciate that but we live too far to bring 2 cars.
you do the llano river yet?
What editing software do you use? Like your videos keep it up.
Get Outdoors Today thanks! Final Cut Pro X. Simple to use and powerful when needed
Thanks I will have to check it out.
I am going to Wimberley in early November and am thinking about giving this a try. Do you think I could paddle downstream and then back upstream since I will be by myself?
That would be very tough. I’d recommend paddling the Blanco river instead!
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Where was your start and stop spots? My first thought was how do we get back to the truck lol
30.030428, -98.121915
I like his sweet kajak.
Haha the Walmart boat was certainly an interesting kayak to paddle!
Can I still do this trip during the offseason or will I not be allowed to swim in Jacobs well?
You will not be able to do this during off season
Please keep these spots, hush hush
That's a fair point! And should be balanced with also encouraging folks to explore. You'll notice no instructions were left about access and planning. Those who put in the time definitely deserve to paddle these treasures!
@@GatewoodBrown very understandable. I live in the local area of this place, and the past two years the populations of fish have been dropping, due to trespasser's finding videos like this, I'm not saying it's your fault, I really like you videos I just hope everything can be a little quieter.
What kind of sandals are you wearing? Wore some vibram toe shoes last time I went kayaking and it wasnt very fun!
Asa Pelt we both wear chacos on the river. They’ve been super functional for us! From Hiking to kayaking, they’re great for the outdoors
Gatewood Brown awesome thanks! I just bought some Tevas that look a lot like yours! They’re great!
Asa Pelt Tevas are fantastic! You’ll be able to use them for years to come
Amazing video and gear footage. I look forward to taking my wife here, can anyone tell me what type of kayaks they use in this video?
H. E. Thanks for stopping by! I was in an Old Town Vapor 10’ and Bennett was in a sun dolphin Aruba 8 SS. Make sure to subscribe, working on several videos right now!
Very cool, keep up the awesome work!@@GatewoodBrown
Why did you opt for a 10 footer vs an 8 footer like Bennett?
I want to start doing this and I REALLY wanna take my kids but like to the very gentle parts .. can you recommend where to get in for this
With kids I’d recommend going to the park. They have wonderful trails and you can go swimming during the swim season
Have you ever thought of coming to Florida and kayak here.?
Kenneth Wimmers I think about it literally all the time. Your springs are so enticing. And I’d like to do some island kayak camping in the gulf up by Destin/PCB. I’m thinking I’ll film something this spring
@@GatewoodBrown If you decide to visit the Ocala area and our springs make sure to let your fans know .
This fan would like to meet you in person.
Kenneth Wimmers will do my man! I’ll probably hit the panhandle springs first but would like to check out the springs/rivers near Orlando (and Ocala). I’ll be sure to let you all know
Where is this located
What camera do you record with?
Mostly GoPro, with an A7III for the big rig
i live in Houston have my own gear and truck would love to venture out with you boys, been having trouble finding people my age to kayak with.
Check out some of the local kayak Facebook groups! People organize paddle trips on there all the time
@@GatewoodBrown not on fb but plans are being made for Brazos and Colorado
Those are both good options!
Did you end up at bluehole?
Where did you guys put in? I would love to make this same journey!
WEIRD PLACES PHOTOGRAPHY Launched just outside of Wimberley
Judging by my google maps and .6 mile parking situation, I'm guessing he got in at 12 and parked at the church, at least that's where I'll be attempting this from!
Nature: "Did you order a dope-ass hole in your river?"
".. No.."
Nature: "Do you want one?"
"Yes."
Hahaha exactly! It kinda looks like a drain plug to be honest lol
@@GatewoodBrown I mean I come from a country that's basically a drain plug for an entire continent, so it looks dope to me :P
What kayaks are those? Im thinking of buying one :)
Old town vapor 10! Check out my most recent video which is an in depth review of it
Were those dinosaur footprints I saw at 3:04 or what?
They may be! This are us know for having them
How do yall even get back to your cars?
We always take multiple cars
At about 5:15 was that a baby palm right of center on the screen?
Hmm I’m not sure!
@@GatewoodBrown I looked again. It's at 5:17. It surely looks like a palm, and if it is, that would probably be even further north for a natural palm than Palmeto state parks palms.
What is your camera setup .
Just answered in your other comment!
How do you decide what's going to be in slow motion ?
I'd say a lot of has to do with the song and what sort of vibe you want in that section. Other clips just look cool in slow motion, I'll usually watch everything at regular speed, then again in slow motion to see what I like better. A tip would to mix it up though, don't want too much slow motion. I've been guilty of that many times!
can yall make a basics/how to vid for kayak camping?
cwolff that’s definitely something I’d be open to. Just have to come up with some unique tips because there are a few how to kayak camp videos out there. I’ll look into it!
cool, maybe it could be focused on tx rivers or something. i'll be on the lookout for whatever comes though
cwolff that’s a good idea. I haven’t seen one for TX rivers, especially the hill country. Could be good to discuss distances, laws and regulations, and other nuances specific to TX
@@GatewoodBrown I like this idea... maybe include equipment you use (camp gear.. cool grill... ect)
Kyle Dryden I think I’m going to do a gear video this fall before the holiday season. Now that I’ve had a few years to hone in the most useful items, feels like we could make a good video about it
You know of any spots to go kayaking in Houston?
Warren Simon definitely! buffalo bayou has a bunch of launch spots. I like the section from 610 to downtown. Charlotte Lake is about 45 minutes east of town. I don’t do much open water or salt water kayaking so I can’t speak for the gulf. But a lot of cool spots!
Went to both spots and loved it!! Definitely want to try some spots from your page next time. Keep up with that awesome videos and thanks!!
Warren Simon get after it! I’m heading out to a new river this weekend so be on the lookout for some new places going forward
Could you make it with a canoe? Very good video.
Daniel Flowers I would not recommend that. Not enough water for a canoe. Try the blanco nearby
@@GatewoodBrown I will try that. Are you aware if any places in Texas that you can Canoe down and camp anywhere along the water?
So you use your GoPro handheld and a chest mount I guess
Basically yes. I have the GoPro on a buoyant hand grip and then wedge it in between my chest and life jacket for the POV shots. That way I can quickly grab it and film someone else or cool scenery.
I thought Jacob well was by appointment only
It is! This was a long time ago
So your saying I don't need a reservation and pay to get into Jacob's Well?
Well, it’s not quite that simple haha. This is a very complicated method that I don’t actually recommend doing. Paying the $10 helps to preserve this place and then you’ll have a bunch of trails to explore too! The park is a wonderful place
Anybody else see the giant fish under the swing at 4:08
Good eye! That biggun was a big ole fish
I am Your big fan sir.
Thank you! I’m a big fan of you as well
Sir which is your favourite adventurous activity.
Hmm probably skiing!
Sir have you ever visited Gulmarg
I have not. Never been to India
The big fish swimming at 4:04 in the bottom left corner! WATERS SO CLEAR!!!
The water was crazy clear! Site casting for days haha
And now it's all dry
So sad!
Your buddy looks like a hipster mom from L.A. lmao
At the 5 minute and 55 second mark to 57 seconds did anyone spot what looks like a human head carved on the tree?
Haha crazy! I’ll have to look out for that
My names Bennett and I ain't in it ! Ha
Haha!
Music could use a flush.
Thanks for watching all the vids! Haha does that mean you're not into the music in this one?