Coyote Buttes and The Teepees | My Paria Plateau Loop Hike (2022)
Вставка
- Опубліковано 17 жов 2024
- After leaving colorful White Pocket, I made my way back across the plateau to more incredibly crazy and scenic sandstone formations at Coyote Buttes South. This is part 4 of my nine-day Paria Plateau backpacking adventure in and around Vermilion Cliffs National Monument. Highlights include desolate plateau hiking, Coyote Buttes, The Teepees, and some nonchalant desert bighorns as well as some bonus footage of nearby rock art and Chinle/Bentonite mudhills.
Thanks for following along!
#Paria #Backpacking #CoyoteButtes #Arizona #LeaveNoTrace.
Thank you for picking up the trash along your way!!
No problem . It actually pains me to see trash when I'm on a longer hike and I don't really have space for it. Mylar balloons though I can always make room for somewhere in my pack! Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Another aggressive Jamal hike, thanks for doing it so we can see it!
The Southern Teepees had lots of those "black iron balls" on the sand when we were there
Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞👍
I'll torture myself and won't watch this til saturday. A hot cup of coffee, a great breakfast and a virtual trip with Jamal. Nothing is better. Thank you for another adventure Jamal.
Haha -- hope you can hold out and enjoy it in that nice setting. Thanks for (future) watching! 👍🌞
Beautiful and beautifully filmed.
Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Wow, just wow! Thanks for sharing Jamal!
Thanks for watching and the comment! 👍
AMAZING! LOVED IT !💯😎
Thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Yet another awesome installment. After traveling for a year around the US, we have arrived at the conclusion that there is NOTHING like the desert southwest when it comes to peacefulness, beautiful geology, and an abundance of color. Our favorite area of the country for sure.
I agree -- I also really enjoy the mountains and an occasional beach getaway, but there's something about the southwestern desert and canyon country that I love more than anything else. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞👍
An awesome series!! Mister Shadow and a balloon! OFC. Well done.! 👍
Thanks, Davo! Glad you enjoyed the series and Mr. Shadow and I both appreciate the comments. 😉✌
As helium becomes scarce, perhaps less trash for you to collect in the desert! Have you been to the Chiracahuas in SE AZ? I know, it's not "across Utah." Maybe you could have a "beyond Utah" episode. Looking forward to whatever's next!
That's an interesting thought -- I do think I saw fewer of them this year than in years past. YES -- I have been to the Chiricahuas, but only for day hiking with my parents when I was young. I'd like to get back down that way at some point. Thanks again for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
I love your trip and the color of your Jeep belongs to the area. Fantastic landscapes , never visited South Coyotes and in my days it was no permit area. Thank you Jamal. You’re always an inspiration.
Meeting a large group of bighorn sheep was awesome.
Thanks again for watching! Yes, the Jeep color was somewhat by accident, but it was perfect! I'm glad I finally got in to see Coyote Buttes South and think it's worth another visit (or two). I only saw two other individuals out there on my permit day and only two cars on the day I skirted the boundary. The various areas of interest aren't close together so it makes it tough to see it all in one day (though much of the Paw Hole area is technically outside the boundary.) Cheers! ✌
Another good one! I'm sorry to hear about your dad, and it's perfectly normal to miss him (if you didn't there'd be something wrong), but also remember to celebrate his life and the good things he did!
Thanks. Yeah, I definitely do and I'm glad that the landscape evokes such good memories for me (make it even more enjoyable in a way.) Thanks again for watchin and the comment. 🌞
fabulous Jamal, thanks for sharing, you do the work!
Thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Great final installment for this trip, Jamal! I'm glad you split your trip up like this - the weekly videos have given me something to look forward to, and now, I'm excited to see this 40-day whopper you have coming up 👍🏻. Enjoy some coffee or a beer on me - you more than earned it 🙌🏼!
Wowza -- THANKS for the SuperThanks! 😀👍🍻 Glad you liked the series and I hope to keep putting out content for much of this falls. It's still TBD how I'm going to break up the next series, but I'd like to shoot for weekly videos for much of this fall if possible. Thanks again for the support! ✌
I always look forward to you picking up balloons, saying hello to Mister Shadow, and finding large wild Cats in the desert. Thanks for bringing us along. Love your attitude!
Thanks for watching and the nice comment. Cheers! 🌞✌
Me too.
Awesome video! Looking forward to checking out the other parts!
Awesome -- glad you enjoyed it and that you continue "following along" for the series. Cheers! 🌞✌
Thanks. Nice pacing to give a longer view of those great spaces.
Thanks! Yes, this series was a bit longer "video per day" and I think it worked out OK (always tough finding that balance of including everything I want, but not making it too boring for the masses) I shot quite a bit on my Zion to Green River Hike as well, so it too might be longer as well. 👍
As always.... wonderful video Jamal....
Loved it every step of the way.
Thanks
Thank you -- I appreciate you for watching and the comment! 🌞
I am glad you addressed the "Across Utah" controversy. As a Utahn, I was getting ready to write a strongly worded letter. :-)
But seriously thank you for sharing your adventure's across my beloved home state (and I guess some of the Utah looking parts of Arizona too). I did the Wire Pass/White House loop back in 2002 when I was still young and still physically able. I always regretted not having a chance to go back and explore the area more. Thanks for enabling me to check it out.
Keep up the good work! I cannot wait to see more of your adventures.
Yeah it's funny, because I was thinking about it early in the trip, but kept forgetting to mention it until the very last day! Thanks for watching and the comment! 😀✌
Thanks Jamal for bringing us all along on your wonderful trek. It's appreciated more than you know.
Thanks! I appreciate the appreciation. 🌞✌
Love the west side of Coyote Buttes South. The swirly rock formations look like ice cream. Yum!
I agree! I almost considered considered skipping that area and I'm so glad I didn't! Thanks for watching and the comment! ✌
Your fast paced drone footage about 8:30 in reminds me of my favorite video game 🎮 breath of the wild. One day I will get out and explore.
Thanks! I used to work for Activision so I guess I became very accustomed to that third-person POV/look! 😀 BTW... it's not actually a drone, but a 360-degree camera on a long selfie stick. Thanks for watching. ✌
You saved my evening... thanks and cheers from Germany 🤩
Haha -- glad I helped infuse some enjoyment into your mid-week evening. Thanks for watching. 😀👍
We were in Coyote Butte South last Sept 2021. We entered from Cottonwood Cove parking area. Our guide and a guide from another group were discussing the big cat footprints they were seeing in the loose sand near the Southern Wave. Then I saw that you camped right below the Southern Wave and it made me think of that conversation about the big Cat prints. If all the springs were dried up in April, I wonder where that Cat got water in Sept. Such a beautiful area. I wish you could of crossed the Southern Wave in the noon sunlight which made the wave colors really come out. Thanks for bringing me along on the adventure again, so soon after I visited the area.
Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. I've heard others talk about cat tracks in this area, so they must be fairly common -- even though it is a fairly dry area. There is one fairly reliable seep, but it was out of the way for me (and I had water at my cache site so I was OK.) And yeah... I also wish I could have seen the Southern Wave earlier in the day. I actually wanted to do my route route in reverse through CBS, but there was no way to make it work with my permit/schedule. Cheers! ✌
So beautiful!!! This was my one of my faves! Can’t wait for the Big Spring Hike! Go Jamal!
Thanks -- glad you liked it. I'm excited for the next video series too. I'm still deciding on how to divide it all up, but hopefully they'll start rolling out before too long. Thanks for watching! 🌞
Your videos are amazing. I wish I knew what you packed for food for a trip of that length. Dreaming of doing this one day. So glad I found your channel. You are living my dream brother!
Thanks! I usually pack for about 6-7 days at a time. It's sometimes less, sometimes more -- just depends on the re-supply/cache options available. In the past I haven't focused too much on my gear/food in my videos just because I think there are other UA-camrs that do a better job at that. But... soon I'll be publishing my extended series for my 2023 hike in which I'll take a closer look at some of that stuff. Also, I hope to do another big hike this year and maybe for it I'll do a stand-alone episode focused entirely on food and gear planning. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
Fantastic. Looking forward to that episode!@@Acrossutah
so many amazing scenes!! maybe not the Wave but looks like your own private other wave... those extra colorful mounds too/ reminds us of Cathedral Valley ... watching out of order but glad to see you have a bunch of new videos hooray thanks for taking us with you
Yeah... I hoped to visit the Wave on this one, but honestly I was pretty content with all the things I saw on this relatively short hike. Thanks again for watching! 🌞
These are some of the best places you’ve taken us😊So glad you & Mr. Shadow trekked that way
Thanks! Yes, I enjoyed this area quite a lot -- that's why I ended up making FOUR videos instead of just two as originally planned! Thanks for watching and the comment. 😀👍
Hi, another beautiful video 😎❤️your videos so calming . Your a good man Jamal appreciate you sharing . Cathy O
Thanks, Cathy -- I appreciate the compliment and glad you enjoy my vids. 🌞✌
What the heck happened to the old Jeep? Sure it's a long story, but a bit of a shock seeing the weird new thing with little tires parked at the TH. Always love the amazing scenery. Look forward to the next "installment".
Yep -- I miss the Wrangler in many ways, but it was starting to become problematic in old age. I can't do the really rough roads with the Renegade, but it's better on the highways in between so I guess that's the trade-off. I actually got a flat tire putting out a cache on a remote backroad for my Zion to Green River Hike. First time I'd had a flat in close to 30 years -- and probably the worst place one could imagine (and Renegades don't have spares -- just "fix-it" kits!) ! I talk about this a little in the upcoming series. Thanks again for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Thanks! Awesome adventure! I was at Wire Pass and Buckskin just a few days before, March 28, 2022. Yep, I was one of those day hikers. Thanks so much!
Heya Robert -- thanks so much for the SuperLike! That's very generous of you and appreciated! 👍🌞 Sounds like I missed you by just a few days then. As I mention in other comments, places like this are busy for a reason -- because they are pretty awesome. I also realize that I too am part of the crowd, so I try to be patient when in crowded areas. I like to believe that the more people that see/love places like this -- the more they will help protect them (though I realize with crowds come a few bad seeds leading to litter, graffiti, etc.) Thanks for watching and the comment! ✌
@@Acrossutah Thank you for all the great content. I'll be back to Utah in the winter. I''ll try to get to Coyote Buttes again (either north or south).
Thanks!
@@Acrossutah I forgot to add. Let's go!
Such an amazing video !!
Thank you! 🌞👍
Beautiful, thank you for sharing!!
Thanks again for watching! 🌞
Great to see you posting again Jamal! Love your videos and thank you so much for going out and filming all that beautiful scenery that I will never ever be able to walk or see for myself. It's Exquisite as always!
Thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Perfect ending to this series! Really enjoyed how you changed it up. I was around that area in April after spending four days in Death Valley... I just had to make that drive to get more Utah in. Way worth it. Your videos always impress and inspire! 👣❤️
Thanks so much -- glad you enjoyed it and I appreciate the comment. 🌞
Another great video, I wish I could be 20 steps behind you. Such beautiful landscapes. Thanks.
Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞👍
Always look forward to your videos, so glad you made 4 for this trip instead of just 2!
Thanks! In hindsight I'm glad too. Might have mentioned it already, but originally wanted to do one part focused on the "Canyon" portion of the hike and another on the "Plateau". I'd hoped to get the Coyote Buttes permit for the END of my trip, but when that didn't work out and I needed to begin the trip there I devised the whole "flashback" idea. Now that it's split into four I didn't really need to do that, but... all-in-all I think it still worked out OK and the four episodes might be better for those primarily interested in one specific area. OK -- thanks again for watching! 🌞✌
Awesome series! Thanks Jamal for sharing these incredible adventures.
Thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. I know you like the written content and maps as well -- look for that stuff on my website soon now that the video series is wrapped up. Cheers! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah Awesome!!! Thanks.
Very nice series Jamal. How can I buy you a cup of coffee? Oh wait, found the link IN the video. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks, Gerald -- glad you watched and enjoyed the video! Yes "Buy Me a Coffee" is the virtual "tip jar" site that I use (though I opted for the "beer" metaphor! 🍻) I don't believe in paywalls for my content, but I do appreciate donations via that site (www.buymeacoffee.com/AcrossUtah ) and post there every now and then with sneak-peek photos or other updates. Thanks for watching and the comment! ✌
Great footage of the TeePees and C.B. South. I've never gotten the Wave permit :( Interesting to see that the Maze glyphs are now signed. If there is a big pullout on the west side of the House Rock road for a TH, that was just cleared when I was there. (it was more fun to just find it based on Kelsey's mention) If you're back out that way, check out High Heel Arch, another short little walk in the area. Love this area, thanks for reminding me!
Thanks! Yeah, the signage is fairly new along House Rock Valley Road. I actually hoped to check out High Heel and Dicks Arch on this loop hike -- but it was late in the day and I was running out of steam so I skipped them. Next time! Thanks for watching. ✌
Love your videos, hope i can do across utah someday. Also hope i see you on the trail someday
Thank you. I too hope you make it out there and definitely come up and say hi if you ever see me roaming through the canyons! 🌞👍
After failing to get a permit to the Wave, we did get a permit to South Coyote Buttes and visited both it and White Pocket. Simply spectacular. If you're into photography or videography, you could spend days photographing these places in all the various lighting. In early April, it snowed on us in White Pocket, adding to the incredible experience. While nothing really compares to the Wave, I was blown away by how many really cool things there are to see in both White Pocket and South Coyote Buttes. Definitely worth visiting both.
I agree -- both spots are really great and the entire region is pretty spectacular as a whole. As you mentioned the different lighting really plays a big role in how the landscapes looks as well. I'd like to go back to CBS just to see it all again at a different time of day (I loved it -- but in some ways I was on each side at the "wrong" time.) Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. ✌
And he has a sense of humor, too. Love it, especially the Ripples with harp music. Haha. Better each video. And perfect music. What happened to the part about the unruly crowds at Wire Pass from the beginning you promised?
Haha -- thanks! My sense of humor doesn't seem to always land with everyone, but that doesn't stop me! 😉👍 I've forgotten what I've said about the Wire Pass incident, but... yeah I decided to omit that portion since these videos IMHO were already kinda long. To re-cap -- I encountered parents letting their child scribble on the walls and I got pretty mad at them about it. Though I stand by that message, it seemed a little too negative for an otherwise upbeat/happy video. In the future I might make an alternate "all-in-one" edit for this series and in that case I might include that scene and a few other unseen portions (and all in correct order.) Thanks again for watching! 🌞✌
Nothing like coming home after a long day of work and having a Jamal video waiting for me. plot twist the first day wasn't the first day (didn't see that coming 😱)so how was the situation with the water after you found the springs dried. Did you have some water to get you to the next one ? thank you, buddy.
Glad I could add to your after-work entertainment. 🌞👍 That area is notoriously dry, but I was fine because I had a lot of water at my cache site. Truth is... I primarily placed that cache just for the water . as I knew the top end of Buckskin would be dry (or only have undesirable water.) Otherwise I could have done this loop without the cache -- but it did make the first two days easier as I didn't have to carry so much food (and got a change of clothes as well!) Thanks again for watching/commenting. ✌
Thanks for sharing such a beautiful place, nice captures. I’ve been following your channel for awhile. Just wondering besides Insta360, what other cameras you used in this video?
Awesome -- thanks for watching! So, in additional to the 360 camera I used my Pixel 6 Pro, an Insta360 Go 2, and an OSMO Pocket. I always like having a variety of cameras for various situations. Cheers! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah Wow! No wonder your videos are so unique 🤩
wow just found your channel. I look forward to watching more. May I ask what kind of camera you have that you use to record video.
Great -- glad you stumbled upon my channel and like it thus far. For this hike I used several cameras. Most of the unique wide/follow shots were done with a 360-degree camera (Insta360) and then re-framed while editing. I also used my Pixel Pro, an OSMO Pocket, and a Go2. Each hike I change it up a little to experiment, but my general set-up is a combo of a 360 camera + action cam + plus phone. This provides some options for different situations while still being fairly backpacker friendly. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
Hey Jamal, Having watched every one of your videos over the years (really!), I've always wondered what the consequences would be if some evil person or animal vandalized or stole your food stash. What would you do? Would you be in danger?
Heya -- I actually talk about this a bit in my upcoming Zion to Green River series, but... I'll go ahead and answer here as well. Over the years I've probably placed close to 50 caches and have never had a serious problem (one minor issue, primarily due to my own improper packing I think.) BUT... I do always have a backup plan in case something SHOULD happen. It might be counter intuitive, but I usually place my caches along roads or not that far from semi-popular areas. Thus if I had to, I could always hike/hitch out and do a normal re-supply. I also tend to hike with extra food, so there's a bit of redundancy or leeway built in to my plan. Placing a cache in an extremely remote area where one is 100% dependent on that food/water is a bad plan IMHO. Thanks for watching and the question! 🌞
Another great video. Are you happy with your Renegade compared to your Wrangler?
Thanks, Allen! Well... it's complicated. I miss the Wrangler in many ways; the biggest of which is the ability to get back on some fairly rough roads with confidence. But, the Renegade is definitely better for highway travel and gas mileage. Random question... are you by chance from the Escalante area?
Thanks!
Heya -- THANKS for the SuperThanks! 😀👍 Very appreciated.
amazing series, definitely wanna try this trip out myself some day! also what is your tent? looking for a new one
Thanks. I'm still using the Big Agnes Fly Creek UL1. I've loved it, but it's really falling apart after 10+ years so I too need a new something. I don't think they make this exact same one anymore, so I need to do some research before next year. 👍
@@Acrossutah awesome thanks!
Kept wondering where you were getting water!!
Yeah -- water can be tough to come by in this area. I was glad to get it where I did, but also had the cache near Wire Pass just to make sure (knowing I really didn't want to have to grab any water from the Buckskin!) Thanks for watching! 🌞
This looks Amazing! Thank you for recording this and sharing with us! How did you record this btw? Are you using a selfie stick or something like drone?
Thanks! Those super-wide shots are accomplished with a 360-degree camera on a very long selfie stick. During editing I use software which makes the stick "invisible" and lets me customize the point of view. It's not as high resolution as a traditional camera, but I love the effect. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah oh wow! I’m beyond impressed. Would you be willing to share info on the 360 model and the selfie stick? I for once thought this was done through a drone. I will appreciate it. Thank you again!
I've used a few different ones over the years, but this was with the Insta360 One-R. The lens got scratched so I changed to a X2 for my next hike. They are really cool cameras, but a word of warning: the workflow with them can be difficult because the files are huge and require pre-processing and thus more time/effort. 👍
@@Acrossutah Thank you so much. This is a great alternative for places especially national parks where drones are not allowed. Superb videos!
Maybe isolate that Big Horn Sheep footage and share in it's own video, it is really fantastic! Thank you
Thanks -- that's a good idea. I occasionally do some of that on Instagram via the Stories feature, but it's something I could do here as well to make it easier for people to find. Hmm... a winter project maybe! Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞👍
Amazing contents right here! Glad I have found your channel! May I repost all videos under your channel name on another website called Ganjing World? Full credits and sources are inclusive, for sure. Thanks!
Thanks! I have linking and embedded enabled so the videos can be used that way via standard UA-cam terms of service. Downloading and re-posting is not allowed though. Cheers!
Thanks
Wowza -- THANKS so much for the SuperLike! Glad you liked the video and your support is very appreciated. 🌞✌
Beautiful scenery, some people need to be more responsible for their balloons, they end up miles away & even affects wildlife
Yeah, it is so crazy how often I find them while I'm out on my long hikes. Thanks for watching! 🌞
Thanks!
Best hiking videos on the net.
Big Thanks for the SuperThanks -- very appreciated! 🌞👍🍻