That's a nice thought -- thanks! This made three years in a row that I'd landing beer while on a big hike -- either found or provided. I used to not want any alcohol while hiking as it just seemed out of place and I didn't want to initiate any type of craving -- but now I feel like I can't turn down any type of "trail magic". 😉🍻👍 Thanks again for watching and the comment!
I am always a bit apprehensive about my caches -- even though I've never had one disturbed (except for a minor tear one time.) Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
We watch all your videos and travel to Utah every year. At our age ( 79) and back heart and knee surgeries and the resultant loss of stability, long hikes are not possible but we manage short hikes. Your videos give us the desire to come back every year. What a great area it is indeed. I always travel with about 30 lbs of camera gear but i will never get to the places you photograph. You take amazing photos and videos. We have good friends in Escalante which makes the trip even more pleasant. We always are on the lookout for you when in Utah in April and May but have never met.
Hi Jamal, What an epic hike! These rock formations, rock arches, canyon courses, colors, solitude (despite the few other people), waterfalls, ... - a wonderful landscape and a great adventure from you. Many thanks for sharing Martin
Thanks! I agree -- the landscape is pretty amazing in that area. And even though it was "busy" compared to where I'd been, it still wasn't THAT bad and didn't feel crowded (but again this wasn't a weekend.) Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. 🌞✌
Thanks! Yep, the only thing I didn't do on this trip was to get up under the arch like I did in 2018. But... only so much time in a day! Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Bet that was quite the sight to see! I remember reading a report of someone who got awakened by a flash flood in the middle of the night in lower Coyote Gulch and it swept away ALL of his belongings. 😱 The canyon has a fairly large catch basin so it's definitely a place one needs to keep an eye on the weather. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
I hike with you every difficult trail. Utah was my destination for many vacations over three decades. Now I can only walk on easy,short trails. That is why your hikes bring me so much memories and joy. Thank you, Jamal.
Thank you for this! I finally got to do coyote gulch a year ago. Some friends helped me do the sneaker route because I don't backpack anymore. It was a beast for me but I made it and now want to see more of the canyon which means I'll have to find someone to backpack it with me. I gave away all my gear but thinking of getting more. If I don't, I'll have this video. I loved it!!!!!
Loved watching this after being there on our recent trip. The "pinch" was definitely deeper when we were there on 4/22/24 - thigh high on my husband. Thanks again for all your great videos and helpful info!
Great! And yes... I saw another person's recent report on CG and noticed that the "pinch" was fairly deep again. I almost added a note to the video to state this, but it was too wordy/hard to convey. Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
The 360 camera distorts some things in such a crazy way. I like the results most of the time, but not all the time. Thanks again for another video. I love that area of lower Steven's Canyon, Steven's Arch, and Coyote Gulch, even if it does have a lot of people. The crowds there are nothing as bad as Sedona, where I live. This Grand Escalante Loop has some of my favorite places. Next week I'm gong back up there and spending some time in Death Hollow. I can't wait.
I agree re: 360. I try to minimize the truly wacky shots (eg the "tiny planet" stuff), but do like using the super-wide stuff on occasion for unique views (ie the undercut shots.) I almost put an on-screen note in this video to state how the camera "sees" more than what a person would see in some cases -- but it got too wordy. In many ways though I think a true normal lens (50mm) fails to capture how it "feels" to be in some canyons. I had a film professor who once said "Our job is to alter reality to make it more believable to our viewers." He was specifically talking about lighting techniques, but I liked it as an all-encompassing mantra! 😀👍Thanks again for watching and the comment. Good luck on your trip. ✌
Yep -- I do wonder if anybody falls in when the water is opaque like this as it's so hidden! You can see it with clear water in my 2018 video here (link to follow.) Thanks for watching and the comment. ruclips.net/video/9Y6kqHkA0MY/видео.htmlsi=rPzN5Jl7JTbPBT0q&t=1098
Haha -- that's definitely possible that it was ME that had changed! Again -- too much pizza/beer this off season! 😬 But... actually I still fault the V2 as my replacement pad has held up fine. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Coyote Gulch was my first Utah backpacking trip, beautiful place, got lucky with the crowds on a couple snowy/rainy days. Have you ever floated the Escalante yourself? I'm looking into doing a ~2 week loop in this area with a section being packrafting the river. Logistically difficult though, will likely have to carry all the packraft gear quite a ways both in and out. Love the video as always.
No I haven't. I've actually never done ANY packrafting -- but would like to try it out some day. The logistics do seem like a challenge, but if the water is high enough it should make for a great trip. The few packrafters I spoke to on this trip were somewhat disappointed by the water levels. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Those are some amazing looking arches on that route. They have been on my bucket list for a few years now... Wasn't that area one of your very first VLOGS? About the Raft Packers... It doesn't seem the water is deep enough for that 🤔 Thanks for another great video
I actually didn't visit Coyote Gulch until fairly late into my Utah hiking obsession (though it was still early in my backpacking obsession.) My first video on it was from 2006 and it definitely looks dated now. It was also featured in my 2015 and 2018 series. Several of the packrafters I spoke with on this hike were pretty disappointed with the water level. Despite being a record-breaking season for snow - it evidently was a slow/moderate run-off. I even heard one theory that much of the snowpack may have gone straight to the aquifers instead of down the Escalante. I dunno, but from what I saw there would have been a LOT of dragging for sure! Thanks again for watching. ✌
Well, just had my best fix of the day, thanks Jamal. Excuse my potential ignorance, is this the area of the Escalante where that young explorer went missing earlier last century ? Also, have you, or considered, writing/ or published any books on your areas of travel in Utah ?
Thank you! Yes, this is the general area where young poet Everett Ruess went missing about 90 years ago (his last known location was south of here in Davis Gulch.) Not really re: books -- think I'm best suited for the digital world at this point. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Hello Jamal, love your videos and visuals. I was planning a paddle across the lake and was wondering about the risk of rattlesnakes in the slot canyon hikes. Have you encountered many rattlesnakes on your loop hikes?
I typically see one rattlesnake for every week that I hike through the desert. However, I haven't hit that average for the last few years as I'm not coming across as many rattlers for some reason. It's fairly rare that I see them in deep canyons or slots -- it's usually more out in sandy sagebrush country. Best of luck on your adventure. ✌🌞
That surprise beer was your good karma for sharing so many wonderful videos with us! 🍻 Thanks Jamal!
That's a nice thought -- thanks! This made three years in a row that I'd landing beer while on a big hike -- either found or provided. I used to not want any alcohol while hiking as it just seemed out of place and I didn't want to initiate any type of craving -- but now I feel like I can't turn down any type of "trail magic". 😉🍻👍 Thanks again for watching and the comment!
Thanks for the memories it was a great adventure! 😀😀😀😀😀👍👍👍👍👍
Thanks for watching and the comment and a bunch of 😀😀😀👍👍👍! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah You are welcome! We are intimately familiar with 40 Mile Ridge and Crack in the Wall. 😀😀😀😀😀
Loved the section with all the waterfalls.
Yep -- it's a pretty great section and strangely doesn't get as much attention as farther up the canyon. Cheers! 🌞✌
I love old world cathedrals and mosques, castles and palaces, but none can compete with what nature provides in the western U.S. we are so lucky.
I agree. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
Excellent, as always. I've watched every episode, and look forward to the next one.
Glad to hear it. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Love the work you do, thanks for sharing...
Thank you -- I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Love it!
Cool! Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Some of your best videos beautiful 🧡thank for sharing
Thanks -- I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
cache intact!! grotto and arch wow what a canyon. awesome hiking thanks for taking us along
I am always a bit apprehensive about my caches -- even though I've never had one disturbed (except for a minor tear one time.) Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah having stored a number of small caches myself, i know how you feel
Amazing!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Jamal, always an icon. Will be checking out Stevens Canyon.
Aw -- thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
We watch all your videos and travel to Utah every year. At our age ( 79) and back heart and knee surgeries and the resultant loss of stability, long hikes are not possible but we manage short hikes. Your videos give us the desire to come back every year. What a great area it is indeed. I always travel with about 30 lbs of camera gear but i will never get to the places you photograph. You take amazing photos and videos. We have good friends in Escalante which makes the trip even more pleasant. We always are on the lookout for you when in Utah in April and May but have never met.
Thanks so much. Maybe one day our paths will cross in this area. I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Hi Jamal,
What an epic hike! These rock formations, rock arches, canyon courses, colors, solitude (despite the few other people), waterfalls, ... - a wonderful landscape and a great adventure from you.
Many thanks for sharing
Martin
Thanks! I agree -- the landscape is pretty amazing in that area. And even though it was "busy" compared to where I'd been, it still wasn't THAT bad and didn't feel crowded (but again this wasn't a weekend.) Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment. 🌞✌
Awesome shot of Stephen’s Arch both from the river and above! Heck, the entire trip is awesome!✌️
Thanks! Yep, the only thing I didn't do on this trip was to get up under the arch like I did in 2018. But... only so much time in a day! Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
I think that you make the best videos of my favorite places. Many thanks and keep them coming!
Wow -- that's quite the compliment. I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
I got to experience my first flash flood in Coyote Gulch a few years ago. One of my favorite canyons.
Bet that was quite the sight to see! I remember reading a report of someone who got awakened by a flash flood in the middle of the night in lower Coyote Gulch and it swept away ALL of his belongings. 😱 The canyon has a fairly large catch basin so it's definitely a place one needs to keep an eye on the weather. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
I hike with you every difficult trail. Utah was my destination for many vacations over three decades. Now I can only walk on easy,short trails. That is why your hikes bring me so much memories and joy. Thank you, Jamal.
Thanks for "following along"! 🌞✌
Man you’ve seen it all !
I have seen a lot -- but there's still plenty for me to see! 😉👍 Thanks for watching. ✌
Thank you for this! I finally got to do coyote gulch a year ago. Some friends helped me do the sneaker route because I don't backpack anymore. It was a beast for me but I made it and now want to see more of the canyon which means I'll have to find someone to backpack it with me. I gave away all my gear but thinking of getting more. If I don't, I'll have this video. I loved it!!!!!
That's great. And yeah, it's definitely a canyon worthy of multiple trips and exploring. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Loved watching this after being there on our recent trip. The "pinch" was definitely deeper when we were there on 4/22/24 - thigh high on my husband. Thanks again for all your great videos and helpful info!
Great! And yes... I saw another person's recent report on CG and noticed that the "pinch" was fairly deep again. I almost added a note to the video to state this, but it was too wordy/hard to convey. Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
The 360 camera distorts some things in such a crazy way. I like the results most of the time, but not all the time. Thanks again for another video. I love that area of lower Steven's Canyon, Steven's Arch, and Coyote Gulch, even if it does have a lot of people. The crowds there are nothing as bad as Sedona, where I live. This Grand Escalante Loop has some of my favorite places. Next week I'm gong back up there and spending some time in Death Hollow. I can't wait.
I agree re: 360. I try to minimize the truly wacky shots (eg the "tiny planet" stuff), but do like using the super-wide stuff on occasion for unique views (ie the undercut shots.) I almost put an on-screen note in this video to state how the camera "sees" more than what a person would see in some cases -- but it got too wordy. In many ways though I think a true normal lens (50mm) fails to capture how it "feels" to be in some canyons. I had a film professor who once said "Our job is to alter reality to make it more believable to our viewers." He was specifically talking about lighting techniques, but I liked it as an all-encompassing mantra! 😀👍Thanks again for watching and the comment. Good luck on your trip. ✌
Did you say... there was a TWELVE-FEET pot hole hidden by that murky water?! Aaaaaand my love/hate relationship with water in the desert continues.
Yep -- I do wonder if anybody falls in when the water is opaque like this as it's so hidden! You can see it with clear water in my 2018 video here (link to follow.) Thanks for watching and the comment.
ruclips.net/video/9Y6kqHkA0MY/видео.htmlsi=rPzN5Jl7JTbPBT0q&t=1098
maybe they are not making air mattress like they used to...or, you finally exceeded MAX LIMIT,,,,ha ha,,,,great video
Haha -- that's definitely possible that it was ME that had changed! Again -- too much pizza/beer this off season! 😬 But... actually I still fault the V2 as my replacement pad has held up fine. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Coyote Gulch was my first Utah backpacking trip, beautiful place, got lucky with the crowds on a couple snowy/rainy days. Have you ever floated the Escalante yourself? I'm looking into doing a ~2 week loop in this area with a section being packrafting the river. Logistically difficult though, will likely have to carry all the packraft gear quite a ways both in and out. Love the video as always.
No I haven't. I've actually never done ANY packrafting -- but would like to try it out some day. The logistics do seem like a challenge, but if the water is high enough it should make for a great trip. The few packrafters I spoke to on this trip were somewhat disappointed by the water levels. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Those are some amazing looking arches on that route. They have been on my bucket list for a few years now... Wasn't that area one of your very first VLOGS? About the Raft Packers... It doesn't seem the water is deep enough for that 🤔 Thanks for another great video
I actually didn't visit Coyote Gulch until fairly late into my Utah hiking obsession (though it was still early in my backpacking obsession.) My first video on it was from 2006 and it definitely looks dated now. It was also featured in my 2015 and 2018 series. Several of the packrafters I spoke with on this hike were pretty disappointed with the water level. Despite being a record-breaking season for snow - it evidently was a slow/moderate run-off. I even heard one theory that much of the snowpack may have gone straight to the aquifers instead of down the Escalante. I dunno, but from what I saw there would have been a LOT of dragging for sure! Thanks again for watching. ✌
Well, just had my best fix of the day, thanks Jamal. Excuse my potential ignorance, is this the area of the Escalante where that young explorer went missing earlier last century ? Also, have you, or considered, writing/ or published any books on your areas of travel in Utah ?
Thank you! Yes, this is the general area where young poet Everett Ruess went missing about 90 years ago (his last known location was south of here in Davis Gulch.) Not really re: books -- think I'm best suited for the digital world at this point. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Hello Jamal, love your videos and visuals. I was planning a paddle across the lake and was wondering about the risk of rattlesnakes in the slot canyon hikes. Have you encountered many rattlesnakes on your loop hikes?
I typically see one rattlesnake for every week that I hike through the desert. However, I haven't hit that average for the last few years as I'm not coming across as many rattlers for some reason. It's fairly rare that I see them in deep canyons or slots -- it's usually more out in sandy sagebrush country. Best of luck on your adventure. ✌🌞
@@Acrossutah Have you ever been bitten?
Nope, I've never even had one strike towards me. For the most part they rattle to make sure you stay away!