Solo Wilderness Journey: This is where it STARTS
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- Опубликовано: 14 окт 2024
- After a few health problems I went a head and decided to take a trip into the Gila Wilderness .. ride to the headwaters of the Gila river. Riding Big Agnes and Packing Ruth my mules and taking along some of my female hound dogs we took off .
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Brett, I have personally watched every one of your videos but something about this particular video was very inspirational to me, you have come along way since your first video and I still look forward every time you post a new one. It’s amazing to me that we are so like minded regarding this type of lifestyle. I also enjoy riding my mule’s and being in the outdoors. Good job!
If I were to comment it would be redundant so, I’ll just nod my head in a knowing way to all of the comments and say, “Thank you Bret” and thank you everyone for letting him know how much he is appreciated.
Absolute agreement ! Thanks for sharing with us.
Whatever you do, do not stop making these videos! I’m 76 years old. I have dreamed of your lifestyle all my life. I’ve had a couple of good mules and several horses in my days. I love the back country, and used to say quite often “I was born 100 years too late”.
I can’t say with words how much I miss my critters. Much better than human friends.
I have followed some Continental Divide Trail ( CDT) hiker’s videos and they cross the Gila River over 50 times. That is some very beautiful country.
Wow guys thank you very much these comments do mean a lot to me
Woowee,,,, In 1978, I was helping my Outfitter take a string of 5 mules to the mountain tops Southwest of Rifle Colorado. We were already on top about 2 miles from the old line shack we used for a camp site. Going through a stand of Quakies one of the mules hung a pack tote on one of the tall thin Quakies, and it shook a hornets nest down on top of her ! Damn,, we had 5 mules, and 2 horses pitching and running through those aspens and unloading packs and scattering our groceries and goods for 1/4 mile. Man, what a wreck !!! Quite a memory !! Thanks for the videos !!!!!!!
what a video that would of made lol .. Thanks for watching
Brett, you've got me hooked on your videos. The mules, land, and hounds. Life couldn't be better. Thanks for sharing your adventures!
Glad you like them! I will get back out there soon and make some more ... got places to go and things to see .. Thank you!
Wooo buddy spot on!😎👍👍
I envy you your good gentle mules. Lot of folks think a mule can't run. Many, many years ago I went to a horse show, won a blue ribbon with a weanling foal there too. But they had mule pulling contests and a mule race there too. Some folks had bred mules by some fine fast quarter horse mares and those mules could scat like a scared jackrabbit. Fastest one was a little sorrel ridden by a little freckle faced red haired girl no bigger than a bobbin. When she came down off the side of that mountain her pigtails were flying and that little mule was low to the ground and moving like a rocket. I was 12 and it's something I'll always remember. Thought I'd share.
Mules can find their way even when they haven’t been there before. When the weather was bad, or the night pitch black, I would follow my mule. She never failed to get us where we were going, safe and sound.
Sometimes I think Agnes thinks she knows where she is going but doesn't lol Now my old Jet Johnson mule he could find his way anywhere and I always trusted him .. Thanks
You can Sleep The US Forest Service mules , and they will take back to the Wilderness Ranger station or theCliff Dwellings Corrals if you Sleep too long !!!
Decided to join you, on your adventures. I've watched a few of your videos, and enjoyed them. I'm 75, so now a bit slow in my get along. Ranched raised, did horse, and mule stuff most my life, and can relate to the things you do. Also, I live nearby, in Silver City. Happy trails.
Welcome aboard! Glad you decided ,,, Thank you neighbor
Beautiful ride in beautiful country!!
Your doing something I would love to do if my feet weren’t shot & I could ride.
I live my good days through you & your videos pretending it was me! Haaa😎👍
Great video, Brett. I think about what my great great grandparents went through when they moved from Comanche County, Texas to NM/ Arizona territory in 1880. Herding their cattle, 10 children, and setting up a new homestead.
Don't you know they were tough .. not many could do that these days .. Thanks
WOW BRETT, MAKES YAH WONDER WHEN YOU PASSED THOSE JAW BONES TIED TO THE TREE! YOU MAY HAVE ENTERED INTO SACRED SPIRITUAL INDIAN BURIAL GROUNDS? MAKES LIFE INTERESTING!
lol yeah or some kind of cult worshiping place lol .. Thanks Gary
Don't know if you were talking about me or not but I bet that mule knows more than about where she's at than you think. The greatest beast of burden of beast ever made.
Yes I was .. I appreciate you watching the videos .. wanted to make sure you knew that .. Thank you!
Nice to see Snow Lake catching some water! Agnes was moving out so good because she loves that new saddle blanket!😅
Jack Duncan 👋
lol yep her back don't hurt ... and yes snow lake looked pretty good .. Thanks
Agnes really was moving along at a good clip. She really seemed to enjoy herself. Beautiful animal.
She usually knows which way is back to the truck lol .. Thanks
When Agnes spots the road she’s like I want his ass off me let’s get back lol! Love your content Bret!!
lol .. I'm sure she thinks that often .. Thanks
I love it when people love their animals and you love your dogs!
Those Apache tears are beautiful when polished, they are translucent you can almost see through them
I could see that .. I have a bunch of them now .. thanks
@@BrettVaughnB100 I have polished quite a few of them
Good to see you out enjoying life Brett, and some coolness and awesome landscape, thanks for posting, love your video's, stay healthy my friend!
Thank you and you do the same
Agnes is likely happy with the better weather too.
Yes she is .. she felt real good on this trip ...really stepping out .. Thanks
Stay safe, my friend. I sure live your adventures it reminds me of times when I was young. I can remember the smells. Thank you so much 💓 😊
Thank you, I will
Great video again! Enjoy the ride, thanks! God bless❤🙏🏼
Thank you! You too!
Brett, I just discovered your videos and appreciate your work. I live in AZ but have a place north of Quemado that we're go to in the summer to get away from the heat. Having the mules looks like a better way to go than hike, I'm too old for that anymore. .
Thanks Chuck
What a beautiful trip. Thanks for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks !
Just found you and glad I did . You for sure picked the right place to grow old im 70 and see myself right there with you . Thx Georgia Pop ..
Thank you !!
Brett, Thank you I fully enjoyed this one! I hunted Clayton Mesa. The climb from the middle fork up to the mesa isn't for the faint of heart. Lots of game up there. You brought back a lot of memories of when my dad was around and took us to those places. Remarkable is the word for those places. Wish i could join you one day.
Alfred.
Let me know when ... I do want to try and spend more time in that country ... now that I'm retired .. Thanks
aopfred1 did you take stock up that trail? I was looking into bear hunting that way. Thanks
Looks like a Great ride. I am glad to see you out of the desert and in the high county. You even look happier
Thanks .. I might even have to find some higher country lol
Enjoy your videos Brett. This one especially appealed to me as I have taken that track a few times myself. Even brought my mom along on a backpack trip when she was 65 and camped at the confluence of Iron Creek and Gilita Creek. Also have fished at Snow Lake many times. Thank you!
Your welcome .. thanks for watching
Hey Brett love watching your videos. In my younger years I use to hike down into the Grand Canyon a lot. One year we were on the South Kaibab Trail headed down to the bottom. When we got to Cedar Ridge which is a large flat area only about 1 mile below the rim a mule pack was coming up. It's where they take their last rest stop before topping out on the South Rim trail head. I was watching the mules coming up and one cowboy was riding a young mule that was being trained. He came around a tight bend in the trail and his mule just started bucking with him, Didn't seem to faze the rider much at all. those are pretty tough guys. I got to talk to him for a few minutes and he explained what the tail clippings meant on the mules to designate ages.. I have had many horses over the years, but never got a chance to ride a mule. The Gila River runs just North of my home town of Coolidge, AZ, use to swim & fish it.
I've never been down in the grand canyon but believe if I had a mule buck with me there it might be a little scary lol ... Thanks
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Some of VIDEO and hopefully I can running into someday out in the wilderness and explore the beautiful New Mexico open country
Great video Brett!!! . Your video sure brought back some great memories of hiking thru there in my youth. Of course that was 55 years ago. Angus missed the mountain air and seeing new stuff. Just like you. This is the Land of Enchantment. great trip. thanks for taking me along.
Thank you .. probably hasn't changed much in 55 years except for the some of the fires and floods ... I'm sure like me she has missed it .. now that I'm retired should be able to get up here more ..
I knew on the opening scene this was gonna be a good one.Well done sir!I was born 100 year to late as well.Appreciate you doing these videos.
Your welcome .. I think there are many of us that feel like that .. thank you
Thanks for taking us along.
You bet .. thanks for coming along !
Another great video Brett. Thanks. Turned the video on after I got home from checking cows this morning. While you were making history, I paused to make breakfast and then turned the video back on. Finished the video with a good cup of coffee. Only way to do it. Have to say you have me concerned that you and Agnes had fallen off the trail just before the black bear. Reminds me of the time Bronco Billy Bedson and I did a elk hunt down in the Savana Creek area about 30 years ago. Good time then too. Thanks again, hope to see you soon.
Checking cows in the morning before breakfast .. sounds good to me ... Thank you .. yes there was a little bit of excitement me trying to get the zoom camera out before that bear decided he wanted out of there ...
your videos are very cool, my wife and I enjoy watching you and your animals on your adventures.
Thank you very much!
Another great escape from my world thanks Bret!👍🏽😀❤️🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks for watching
Absolutely beautiful country 😮
This video reminds me off our summers in the Pecos Wilderness, north of Santa Fe. I always hated heading back into the oppressive desert heat as we returned home to Albuquerque. Thanks for taking us along! Stay cool Brett! 🤠🏕️
I have packed in to the Pecos a couple of times .. I need to go back especially this time of year .. Thanks for watching
Johnson Lake is a family favorite. If you do get to the Pecos, I will be watching with baited breath. Beautiful country for sure. Last backpacking trip I took with my parents and three sisters, we got caught by a hailstorm. Two miles in, we were so cold and wet, my Dad turned us all around and we headed back to the trail head. Disappointed but satisfied we made a smart decision to leave.
My rule of thumb...what ever I'm doing 5:00pm, it's pack-in time for the day. Good -Time.
Thats a good rule for sure ... just that here lately I haven't been starting out early enough .. but I will next time ... maybe just drive to where I'm going to start and sleep in the roof top tent then leave on the mules the next morning .. probably be best .. Thanks
Those sunglasses make me think you would make a great character in a post apocalyptic movie. One of the good guys of course. Out on your mules covering some country with your dogs trying to save the world from zombie mountain lions.
lol sounds like a good story ... Thanks
Beautiful ride. That reminds me of where I lived in Colorado. Looks like a great time very peaceful and relaxing. God bless as always.
I did enjoy it .. thank you
I love your videos. I enjoy living vicariously through watching them. ❤ you're so blessed. May God watch over you and your animals.
Thank you so much!
These adventures have been fantastic, glad I found you ❤
Perfect glad you found us too ... me the mules and the hounds .. Thanks
Love your tours because In later life Im finding the easy way and I love your mules! I'm real sorry about old Agnes she is missed by all of us .keep up the great trips we love you
Right on
Thanks
I'm that Warm Springs Chiricahua Apache that told you about my 3x great grandfather's Victorio, Mangas Coloradas and Loco. Thought I'd watch this video as I have a daughter playing softball for WNMU Mustangs, and I'd like to check out the Gila area as my people were taken from here in 1886 to POW status in Florida, Alabama and Oklahoma.
Thank you for all the videos. They are really enjoyable. Brings me a lot of relaxation. Keep it up
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!
I just recently discovered your channel. This was another great ride. Keep on bringing these great trips!
Just wonder if you ever had any run ins with bigfoot or any thing super nature.?
Love watching your videos . Seeing this one brings back a lot of memories of when I was a kid and going camping in that area ! Safe travels
Thank you .. !
Away back, in '95, I rode into the wilderness. One of the best days of my life, it was soul awakening.
I have plans to go back many times this summer .. some places I want to explore .. Thanks
Beautiful country, thanks for taking us along. I enjoy your quiet mules, lively hounds, and your relaxed demeanor. It's bound to be a nice change of pace to ride in the shade of those trees.
Yes I like that hight country .. need to get back .. Thanks
Love your videos, the music, scenery, conversation, the locations, explanations, mules, dogs, camera work, Damn good stuff! Thanks for all your effort. I am old now and there's no way for me to do it myself anymore. I live thru your youtube videos. Thank you! Onwards and upwards....
Glad I can help .. thank you for all the support it does mean a lot to me .. Onward and Upward ..
Love that lake! Lots of good trout fishing there. ❄️ Beautiful riding & camping. You should have stayed longer.. I hope to get there again next year.
Next time! and next time I need to bring a fishing pole Thanks
So awesome, I'm jealous 😅. It's been years since I've been able to ride out like that.
Thank you ... better now wait any longer get out and ride again
Subscribed to your Channel today love Wilderness places and hunting and fishing
Thank you ... me tooo
Yes Sir !! You can SKIP The Heat for Me Too ,, Thank You For All the Adventures ...
I used to fish at snow lake. And also me and Aaron baldridge, Kerry Baca, and Jesarey Barela were camped at the game and fish cabin at willow creek when the whitewater baldy fire started. We witnessed the lighting strikes that caused it,and said uh oh then bam largest wildfire in New Mexico history.
Yes I have fished there a couple of times .. heck of a fire amazing you seen that .. Thanks
This is the first video of yours I run across and I literally could feel the wind, smell the pines and feel the rocking of the mule. It’s been decades since I set a horse and it was so nice to ride along with you that I subscribed and I look forward to seeing all your adventures! Thanks!
Beautiful pictures
brother, that was big , pretty country .. and I agree .. looks like elk country .. enjoyed !!
Onward and Upward is the Watchword ..
Thanks Jeff .. I gotta get back up there soon .. come in from the other side ... Onward and Upward ... I'm going to have a t shirt made with that and send one to you lol
I grew up in New Mexico when I was growing up with my granpo. Great memories on his ranch!
I bet .. I'm born and raised here .. thanks
What a great trip! I’m not even saddle sore!😜
lol Thanks ..
Just found your videos/channel, can’t tell you how jealous I am or what you do. Keep up the good work!
Beautiful country great place to be
It really is .. Thanks
Thanks again for the great video. I respect the way you use a drone to get the far away perspective,I know that isn't easy,however you do it like it'd being filmed by a crew. Really enjoy these,Someday I might do a video getting to the rock house in the Gierero mtns northeast of Tucson where I live.Thank you again.
Always wanted to ride in the Gila, but never got a chance. Thanks for taking us along!
I watched a couple of your other videos and was in the process of leaving a comment and accidentally switched to this video
Thanks I heard the gila was a world class wilderness with a good number of elk It seems that your travels gets you around pretty well. surprised more were not seen. I have been on the san francisco river in az which you probably know on the s.w. corner of the Gila .Not many elk either .I enjoy the wonderlust keep that ticker ticking Love the mules and the relationship with the hounds love dogs. They are really hearty friends ! jeffrey
Thanks .. yes the Gila is cool place .. just trying to finish a video when I packed in last week
Yep the Gila has similar big Elk like the White Mountains, just across the line in Arizona. Lots of Boones and Crockett 380-400+ scores
Wow what a life, i envy you, i never done anything like that. Spent my life driving Semi's cross country and now i am 66 and semi retired.
You can do it ... if your retired now .. Thanks
I love these forested canyons looks so beautiful!
That was nice up there ... working on a video now where I went in to some pretty nice country .. should be out tomorrow .. Thanks
Glad to see this!
Thank you!
Thanks for the video an godbless y'all. Stay safe
Thanks and godbless you too
I'm so envious.
This is cool videos, I love the peace that flows out from your videos... keep um coming💖🎶🎶🎶
thats great thank you !!
Great video Brett, I spent a lot of time at the lake as a young teenager with my grandfather.
I enjoy your videos. You are doing something I’ve always wanted to but never had the animals to do it. Keep putting out such good videos.
Thank you .. I will try
Welcome & thanks Brett for answering my question. Again beautiful country. Just really relaxing ride, got dogs & mules out you too. I like the camping talk, feel like I am there. That was big black bear at beginning.-Kenny
You bet Kenny .. Thank you for watching my videos ... he was a nice bear
@@BrettVaughnB100 glad too watch videos Brett, I feel like with you 2 close states. You make em will watch.
Some beautiful canyons near san Francisco hot springs in southwest new mexico..beautiful rivers and steep canyon walls.you can mule all the way through to a 4x4 road out to the main hwy again.
Hi Bret, enjoyed riding along with you from afar. Take care and stay safe. Cheers Dave from the land down under. 😊😊
Thanks, you too!
You were at Dipping Vat Tank Middle Fork Gila River. Little did you know in about 1825-30 Geronimo was born there.
BEAUTIFUL COUNTRY!
It really is!
Beautiful country. Thank you for sharing with us.
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks
Just found your site, really enjoyed it, hope to see more. Really enjoy the country you ride through, and enjoy seeing your hounds work!
I just found you today and this is now the third video I am watching. These are great and I love New Mexico. It is very nice up there at the Gila. I am in British Columbia. Thank you.
Thanks so much! 😊 Glad you found us
Like your videos very relaxing.
Glad you like them! Thanks for watching
I love your adventures Brett still trying to catch up on the ones I've missed........love the fun journeys.....keep it up
Glad you like them! I will try ! Thanks
Nice video. Beautiful country. Stay healthy and safe.
I will try ... Thanks
Awesome footage of my home country!! I grew up in Cliff!! Good to see someone sharing footage of this forgotten primitive wilderness!! 😊
Oh and I know where there is a uplift full of apache tear!! Hiked up over turkey feather and down iron creek a couple times as a teenager.. back before it burned!! Nice bear!!
Glad you enjoyed it Thanks I plan on going back many times
That looks a lot like Snow Lake County. I love the Willow creek area. The blue spruce there are beautiful.
It was ..
Bret, love your videos, That road was west of Winston 50 miles of dirt If I remember right I was there 9-11 man do I have a story to tell about that trip. 🤠
Yeah I came in from Magdalena... I would like to hear that story lol .. Thanks
Worked on the Adobe for 12 years and lived at the Slash for 4 years.
Never went in at Snow Lake but the other side of Loco mtn across airplane mesa . Also in at Pete Evans horse camp across to Pryors cabin looking for strays . I miss that country real bad .
I've hunting on the Adobe .. I have another video where we went in at Willow Creek and traveled all the way to Diamond Peak in the Black Range .. during December .. right here ruclips.net/video/Mk0NNeWFJoM/видео.htmlsi=j2LIPXRcrx8iSdLX thanks
I like it..beautiful and peaceful..like you said..
Thank you very much
That’s some beautiful country you are traveling through. I talked to feller the other day who grew up in Hatch. He had heard of you and knew Benny personally. I love watching your videos.
I hope he doesn't believe everything he heard lol ... yes I lived in the valley for a long time . Thanks
Brett I wish my mules didn’t pass away a few years back. I’d be riding right there with you. Hell I am riding with you, onwd and upwd.
Better get you some more ... Thanks
With my health issues/ O2 dependent and all . I watch you and others on UTube so I can remember all o USE to be able to do. As you say
ONWARD AND UPWARD…..🇺🇸🇺🇸
Glad I can help Thanks .. Onward and Upward
Looks like you are up near Reserve. I would be sleeping with the ol 44 magnum. I was working in Phoenix today, 118 degrees. It felt cool getting back to Tucson at 107 degrees.
Yep ..not far from there .. Thanks
That's the way I am, come 5 or 6,I'm ready to find camp for the night. I travel in a van, so my tent is always setup. But I don't see well at night anymore. So I like to be done driving by 6 the latest. But I'm 73 years old, had a stoke and open heart surgery, but I refuse to stop traveling and rockhounding. Better to die doing something you love, than wishing you had.I love the way you travel, because you can go farther into the wilderness. New Mexico and Arizona are my two favorite winter places to travel. Then the summers I like Oregon, Washington and Idaho.
Nice you can travel around like that ... Thanks
Love your stuff. Your living my dream.
Thank you .. I'm trying
That loop was great. 👍
Thanks
The mule knows exactly where it's at and knows the way back , you can count on that
Most of the time .. Agnes is not as good as my old Jet mule was .. Thanks
Hi Bret, love your videos, so we’ll done! I ‘be 2 walkerhounds
Love this video bud. Keep livin your dream Bret.
Thanks Thad .. I will try
REAL NICE SADDLE PAD BRETT! I LIKE THOSE APACHE TEARS, GREAT LUCK CHARMS! NICE SIZE BLACK BEAR! LIFE IS GREAT! THANKS, BRETT, GODSPEED!
It was a good trip .. now to get back into that country for a longer one .. thanks