I'm wondering where you live, since you got quite a few videos about the Superstitions. We first visited in the 1990s from Germany, later after 2005 from California. Been there several times, but always day hikes, camped at Lost Dutchman with a tent and hot shower. Your videos are outstanding, I took a few pictures over the years, but usually didn't spend the time to get good photos.
There is so much slick/bare rock that its hard to find the trail on the Cave trail, and the Bluff Springs trail was super overgrown when I was there after the monsoons. You did great finding your way. It becomes a mental game when you lose or think you lose the trail to just keep going and keep focused. Ive gotten "lost" more than once trying to navigate some of the lesser traveled trails in this area.
Oh absolutely it takes some practice to get comfortable with feeling the lump hit your stomach when you realize you're up high and off the preferred route. The more I do that sort of hiking the more I learn that the desert is pretty forgiving in that regard. I would be more alarmed losing the way in dense forest.
I think my options for December puts me in the Supes for my upcoming trip. Looking over the map now, deciding which cat's claw route I wanna take this time 🤣
OMG! Day 1 of this trip had more intensely vivid colors than I can recall seeing in any of your other Superstition vids. Made me wonder whether you were using a new camera, or perhaps bumped the red saturation in post. I guess the Day 1 October sun was a factor, but it seemed to me that the rocks were different. I don't recall seeing anything like that yellow-orange slickrock mountain on the Cave Trail anywhere else in Superstition, and the reds really popped in many of the shots. I admit I was kind of hoping for some footage of the storm, but that's easy for me to say; not my camera equipment getting rained on. But FWIW, I find the nighttime in camp/dinnertime footage sort of relaxing after a long day of vicarious, hard hiking. (heh) Initially, I was surprised by all the greenage, especially the short-lived grasses, which are usually browned to a crisp by October, but this year's monsoon was pretty intense, and still hanging on well into October. We headed south from Prescott through Phoenix and over toward Blythe on the 15th and drove through three intense deluges. Anyhow, spectacular scenery and fascinating topography on Day 1. This gets my vote for your most visually stunning Superstition trip. Thanks for posting!
I have a few tricks up my sleeve with the same cameras I've been using for a few years now. I try new techniques practically every video and have toying with double exposure, which I used a bunch on this one. It's basically HDR video but done manually. The technique requires setting up the shot properly in the field on a tripod or else it won't work in post. Thanks for the kind words as always friend!
@@WildlandExplorer Ah...OK, so I wasn't just imagining it. I just wanted you to know that those nuances haven't gone unnoticed. To me, they're not "tricks" because they don't take anything away from the artistry in the finished product. In fact, they add to it. Truth be told, it just adds another dimension that I can appreciate about the superb content you're producing. BTW, I'm looking to buy a new camera, and I've been looking at the Lumix G9 with some Leica glass. I've always been fond of the f1.4...you know, just for the extra photons, but it's a fixed focal length. I really like the versatility of the 12-60mm lens, but I'm hesitant about the f2.8 being too slow. How's your low-light performance with the f2.8?
I like my G9 and find it to be a great video camera without the premium price for cinema features you find on the GH series. Probably still the best consumer camera in the micro 4/3 size all these years later. The main reason I use that Leica 12-60 is how good the image quality is for the range, and speed of setup/teardown time in the field. I tried the multiple prime lens game a couple times and found I was spending a lot of time changing lenses instead of hiking. It's also more equipment to have to protect from the elements. I shoot at f/8 @ 12mm to f/11+ @ 60mm about 90% of the time to get the full landscape in focus. I only go lower to get close in shots of interesting plants & bugs here and there. I don't find f/2.8 to be limiting at all and the low light performance of super fast lenses just isn't there for video, but is definitely a benefit if you're shooting stills. I have a Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens I've taken on a couple trips and the video was just as grainy at night but 500% more annoying to try to focus.
@@WildlandExplorer "...but 500% more annoying to try to focus." HAR! Yeah, the loss of depth of field is the downside of the big apertures. Wouldn't bother me for stills, but I can see how it would a real pain in the nether cheeks for video. You just blew my mind with the revelation that you're shooting between f/8 and f/11. That micro 4/3 sensor must be a magnet for light! Thanks for your detailed reply, amigo. I'm getting pumped for a G9! 😎
Absolutely, if you’ve got light then f/8 is no problem on modern m43s. I don’t notice a major image quality difference till about f/16. Stopping down also helps tremendously with autofocus on panning shots.
Nah nothing particularly scary. Wasn’t sure what to expect. The route description from some hiking website says climb up peralta and go down the cave on the first try because the route isn’t apparent from below. If you do regular wilderness hiking it’s easy to figure out. Just start heading straight up the mountain in the thumbnail of this video and you’ll figure it out.
Never bitten, but our trails appear to be more overgrown with tall grass than ever which makes spotting them more difficult. I am starting to bring trekking poles on hikes where I don't bring a camera tripod for this reason.
I would ultimately advise a doctor because it could be something other than IT band. It will be helpful for you to study some anatomy to know more about the IT band. People talk about stretching the IT band: this is literally impossible. So forget about that, it's too strong of a tendon to be stretched, and really isn't where the pain comes from anyway. Focus on stretching the TFL muscle: lateral glute muscles which are the upper attachment of the IT band to the hips. IT Band syndrome on the outer knee is referred pain from the hip area. Get a foam massage ball, go to work on the lateral glutes. You probably have trigger points that will be very painful to massage - work on those, like 2 minutes at a time. you don't want to make it worse by over-doing it. Then stretch out the TFL using a Pigeon stretch (this is a yoga move and there are videos on youtube). Then strength training to prevent recurrent flare ups - get resistance bands and do clam-shell exercises. All of these are a google search away. I noticed instant improvement just from the stretching & foam ball rolling. Again, I'm not a medical professional and this isn't medical advice - only what worked for me. Good luck!
@@WildlandExplorer Thank you so much. I went to the doctor she just gave me a kortızon steroıd shot and ıt dıdnt work and ı tried my ways like recommendations from youtube and other places strechıng really not worked much but ball rollıng worked and also masages and yoga. My paın was on my knee and upper sıde leg but ı focused my hıp and ıt also helped a lot. I Found a vıdeo she was recommendıng cobra strechıng and ı dıd ıt a few tımes lıke 5 mın a day. I dont have paın anymore feel the freedom!! m IT Band free anymore thank you !!!
Bear bag would be a wise choice for Reavis but honestly the risk is miniscule. I usually carry a large drybag for most trips in the lower desert. Canisters are overkill in the southwest including the high country.
Yeah the area surrounding peralta canyon hasn’t been harmed by recent wildfires and was green from the end of monsoon season. However on the north side of Fremont saddle it’s a bad burned mess.
Do you track your hikes with AllTrails or something similar? It would be helpful to follow your routes and I would like to hike some of them… Thanks. Bryan
Hey Bryan, happy new years! I don't currently track my routes because I'm all about saving battery life on my devices on trail. I use only the 10-min tracking on the InReach that shows family back home where I was if I don't check-in. I also generally prefer to show maps rather than share downloadable routes as it puts sole responsibility on the hiker to make sure they understand the route in detail. One place you might try is CalTopo - go there and enable the "Mapbuilder Overlay". This is just OSM map data, but it's pretty accurate and is what I use for preliminary trip planning. This Cave Trail #233 is shown as a red line on there and is fine to use as a guide.
impressive and amazing landscape! You guys in the US are blessed with this country.
Thanx for sharing another great video. What a stunning landscape, love the colors... 50 shades of green 🌵🌿🌳 Greetings from Germany 😃
fantastic desert scenery, thanks so much for taking us with you// also ended up watching your video of the same area in 100F, well done !!
Gorgeous work man, this is presented so beautifully! Shots are simply amazing! 👌👌
Wow, beautiful country, love the desert, especially the red rocks, thanks for sharing!
I was just up camping on top of black top mesa a couple of weeks ago. Love that area
That narrow section where you were scraping up against the wall, I almost stepped on a rattler that was camouflaged on a rock 😂
That sounds about right, I always find them hanging out in spots that are most difficult to bypass, lol.
Awesome hike end scenery! Thank you.
I'm wondering where you live, since you got quite a few videos about the Superstitions. We first visited in the 1990s from Germany, later after 2005 from California. Been there several times, but always day hikes, camped at Lost Dutchman with a tent and hot shower. Your videos are outstanding, I took a few pictures over the years, but usually didn't spend the time to get good photos.
I would love to hike that trail. The views look awesome!
There is so much slick/bare rock that its hard to find the trail on the Cave trail, and the Bluff Springs trail was super overgrown when I was there after the monsoons. You did great finding your way. It becomes a mental game when you lose or think you lose the trail to just keep going and keep focused. Ive gotten "lost" more than once trying to navigate some of the lesser traveled trails in this area.
Oh absolutely it takes some practice to get comfortable with feeling the lump hit your stomach when you realize you're up high and off the preferred route. The more I do that sort of hiking the more I learn that the desert is pretty forgiving in that regard. I would be more alarmed losing the way in dense forest.
Awesome hike and scenery
Beautifully shot.
nice one dude! bloody awesome scenery and such a good camping spot. Great perspectives too, thanks for sharing!
As always great video. Thanks
Thanks for watching dude!
Great hike, wonderful scenery 👍
Stunning scenery on this one.✌️
Glad you enjoyed!
I think my options for December puts me in the Supes for my upcoming trip. Looking over the map now, deciding which cat's claw route I wanna take this time 🤣
My brother and I are heading out to this area for an overnight next week !
OMG! Day 1 of this trip had more intensely vivid colors than I can recall seeing in any of your other Superstition vids. Made me wonder whether you were using a new camera, or perhaps bumped the red saturation in post. I guess the Day 1 October sun was a factor, but it seemed to me that the rocks were different. I don't recall seeing anything like that yellow-orange slickrock mountain on the Cave Trail anywhere else in Superstition, and the reds really popped in many of the shots.
I admit I was kind of hoping for some footage of the storm, but that's easy for me to say; not my camera equipment getting rained on. But FWIW, I find the nighttime in camp/dinnertime footage sort of relaxing after a long day of vicarious, hard hiking. (heh)
Initially, I was surprised by all the greenage, especially the short-lived grasses, which are usually browned to a crisp by October, but this year's monsoon was pretty intense, and still hanging on well into October. We headed south from Prescott through Phoenix and over toward Blythe on the 15th and drove through three intense deluges.
Anyhow, spectacular scenery and fascinating topography on Day 1. This gets my vote for your most visually stunning Superstition trip. Thanks for posting!
I have a few tricks up my sleeve with the same cameras I've been using for a few years now. I try new techniques practically every video and have toying with double exposure, which I used a bunch on this one. It's basically HDR video but done manually. The technique requires setting up the shot properly in the field on a tripod or else it won't work in post. Thanks for the kind words as always friend!
@@WildlandExplorer Ah...OK, so I wasn't just imagining it. I just wanted you to know that those nuances haven't gone unnoticed. To me, they're not "tricks" because they don't take anything away from the artistry in the finished product. In fact, they add to it. Truth be told, it just adds another dimension that I can appreciate about the superb content you're producing.
BTW, I'm looking to buy a new camera, and I've been looking at the Lumix G9 with some Leica glass. I've always been fond of the f1.4...you know, just for the extra photons, but it's a fixed focal length. I really like the versatility of the 12-60mm lens, but I'm hesitant about the f2.8 being too slow. How's your low-light performance with the f2.8?
I like my G9 and find it to be a great video camera without the premium price for cinema features you find on the GH series. Probably still the best consumer camera in the micro 4/3 size all these years later. The main reason I use that Leica 12-60 is how good the image quality is for the range, and speed of setup/teardown time in the field. I tried the multiple prime lens game a couple times and found I was spending a lot of time changing lenses instead of hiking. It's also more equipment to have to protect from the elements. I shoot at f/8 @ 12mm to f/11+ @ 60mm about 90% of the time to get the full landscape in focus. I only go lower to get close in shots of interesting plants & bugs here and there. I don't find f/2.8 to be limiting at all and the low light performance of super fast lenses just isn't there for video, but is definitely a benefit if you're shooting stills. I have a Mitakon Speedmaster 50mm f/0.95 lens I've taken on a couple trips and the video was just as grainy at night but 500% more annoying to try to focus.
@@WildlandExplorer "...but 500% more annoying to try to focus." HAR! Yeah, the loss of depth of field is the downside of the big apertures. Wouldn't bother me for stills, but I can see how it would a real pain in the nether cheeks for video.
You just blew my mind with the revelation that you're shooting between f/8 and f/11. That micro 4/3 sensor must be a magnet for light! Thanks for your detailed reply, amigo. I'm getting pumped for a G9! 😎
Absolutely, if you’ve got light then f/8 is no problem on modern m43s. I don’t notice a major image quality difference till about f/16. Stopping down also helps tremendously with autofocus on panning shots.
Get into any gnarly exposure? I might add this route to a plan I have in the next month or so. Good video!
Nah nothing particularly scary. Wasn’t sure what to expect. The route description from some hiking website says climb up peralta and go down the cave on the first try because the route isn’t apparent from below. If you do regular wilderness hiking it’s easy to figure out. Just start heading straight up the mountain in the thumbnail of this video and you’ll figure it out.
I see some petroglyphs way up atop that cluster of large stones.
Next year during this time what do you want to hike , love to join you and see a new adventure.
I love this kind of country. Even with Mr. Rattler lurking behind a catclaw. BTW, in all your travels, have you ever been bitten by one? 🥴
Never bitten, but our trails appear to be more overgrown with tall grass than ever which makes spotting them more difficult. I am starting to bring trekking poles on hikes where I don't bring a camera tripod for this reason.
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With the temps being 90 during the day what do they drop down to in the evening hours.
What would you do to survive being bitten by a rattlesnake being miles away from a hospital?
Hello ı found you from It bant video m struggling with it band been 2 month is there anything that you can recommend 😢 want to start hikings again
I would ultimately advise a doctor because it could be something other than IT band. It will be helpful for you to study some anatomy to know more about the IT band. People talk about stretching the IT band:
this is literally impossible. So forget about that, it's too strong of a tendon to be stretched, and really isn't where the pain comes from anyway. Focus on stretching the TFL muscle: lateral glute muscles which are the upper attachment of the IT band to the hips. IT Band syndrome on the outer knee is referred pain from the hip area. Get a foam massage ball, go to work on the lateral glutes. You probably have trigger points that will be very painful to massage - work on those, like 2 minutes at a time. you don't want to make it worse by over-doing it. Then stretch out the TFL using a Pigeon stretch (this is a yoga move and there are videos on youtube). Then strength training to prevent recurrent flare ups - get resistance bands and do clam-shell exercises. All of these are a google search away. I noticed instant improvement just from the stretching & foam ball rolling. Again, I'm not a medical professional and this isn't medical advice - only what worked for me. Good luck!
@@WildlandExplorer Thank you so much. I went to the doctor she just gave me a kortızon steroıd shot and ıt dıdnt work and ı tried my ways like recommendations from youtube and other places strechıng really not worked much but ball rollıng worked and also masages and yoga. My paın was on my knee and upper sıde leg but ı focused my hıp and ıt also helped a lot. I Found a vıdeo she was recommendıng cobra strechıng and ı dıd ıt a few tımes lıke 5 mın a day. I dont have paın anymore feel the freedom!! m IT Band free anymore thank you !!!
Not this area, but would you recommend a bear bag or bear canister for overnights near Reavis ranch?
Bear bag would be a wise choice for Reavis but honestly the risk is miniscule. I usually carry a large drybag for most trips in the lower desert. Canisters are overkill in the southwest including the high country.
This hike had so much green (not burned) area. Was that the case?
Yeah the area surrounding peralta canyon hasn’t been harmed by recent wildfires and was green from the end of monsoon season. However on the north side of Fremont saddle it’s a bad burned mess.
Do you track your hikes with AllTrails or something similar? It would be helpful to follow your routes and I would like to hike some of them…
Thanks.
Bryan
Hey Bryan, happy new years! I don't currently track my routes because I'm all about saving battery life on my devices on trail. I use only the 10-min tracking on the InReach that shows family back home where I was if I don't check-in. I also generally prefer to show maps rather than share downloadable routes as it puts sole responsibility on the hiker to make sure they understand the route in detail. One place you might try is CalTopo - go there and enable the "Mapbuilder Overlay". This is just OSM map data, but it's pretty accurate and is what I use for preliminary trip planning. This Cave Trail #233 is shown as a red line on there and is fine to use as a guide.
@@WildlandExplorer Awesome. Thank you. Will be moving to Goodyear in the next couple months. LMK if you ever want some company on an overnighter…
What month was this? It's very green.
Early October. Not normally this green. Had quite the monsoon season.
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