Arizona’s Secret Natural Wonder

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  • Опубліковано 7 лют 2025
  • Join me on an unforgettable adventure as we uncover Arizona’s secret natural wonder! In this video, we explore the breathtaking Tonto Natural Bridge State Park, a hidden gem nestled within Arizona's stunning landscapes. Experience the beauty of solo vanlife as I navigate the park in my Lance 650 truck camper, capturing the essence of desert wanderlust.
    From thrilling hikes to serene moments of reflection, this journey showcases the best of Arizona State Parks. Whether you're an avid hiker or simply looking for inspiration to explore the great outdoors, Tonto Natural Bridge offers a unique escape into nature. Get ready to witness the awe-inspiring natural bridge and the diverse wildlife that calls this area home.
    Join me as I embrace the spirit of solo exploring, sharing tips and insights for your own adventures. Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more vanlife escapades and explorations! Let's dive into the beauty of Arizona together!

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  • @billmccabe6188
    @billmccabe6188 Місяць тому +2

    What I really like about you. Jonathon, is your enthusiasm. ❤

  • @archangel7673
    @archangel7673 3 місяці тому +1

    That place is sooo cool!!!!!

  • @kgsavedbyfaithgrace1603
    @kgsavedbyfaithgrace1603 4 місяці тому +4

    You need to get your botanist Erika out there to point out all the different species of plants and mosses! Lol
    God bless you and yours and all my brothers and sisters! 😇

  • @SonyaLargo-p4e
    @SonyaLargo-p4e 4 місяці тому +3

    Omg, beautiful scenery, thanks for taking us along, Payson is beautiful ❤

  • @lindagolden9892
    @lindagolden9892 4 місяці тому +2

    Glad to see ya enjoying yourself out west.🤠

  • @rolandschneider3606
    @rolandschneider3606 4 місяці тому +2

    Ow! Your photography was wonderful. I almost felt like I was ther. What a wonderful place. Thank you for sharing!

  • @RonBisbing
    @RonBisbing 4 місяці тому +3

    Love the canyon. Amazing views.

  • @teresap.5991
    @teresap.5991 4 місяці тому +3

    Wow😮Jonathan that place is absolutely stunning 😍❤️😮

  • @susancordova3744
    @susancordova3744 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video! Never heard of Payson before. Its beautiful! Thanks for filming and taking us along.

  • @PhxVanguard
    @PhxVanguard 4 місяці тому +3

    love Danzeisen products! their chockie milk and root beer float milk are the cat's pajamas! LOL, fun fact: my aunt and uncle have a sixty acre spread right up the road from the Danzeisen Dairy.

  • @Jllcountry5118
    @Jllcountry5118 4 місяці тому +1

    Keep exploring 👍

  • @Wonderingwoodsgypsy
    @Wonderingwoodsgypsy 4 місяці тому +7

    Awesome video!!! Beautiful place😊

  • @cowboyscoffee
    @cowboyscoffee 4 місяці тому +5

    Happy to see you out exploring in your Lance truck camper

  • @user-fd7op5bl2z
    @user-fd7op5bl2z 4 місяці тому +3

    Smoked old fashioned!! Great video today--thanks! From New Mexico. Keep on doing what you are doing!!

  • @jodyreay733
    @jodyreay733 4 місяці тому +2

    How fun was the video that rock was just so cool looking at them slick! Thank you again❤

  • @gumotx
    @gumotx 4 місяці тому +3

    Johnny, I’ve been following you since your early days with Dome Life and looks like you have found your stride of UA-caming. Very calm, cool and enjoyable. Great scenery and music and narration. Glad you are keeping it Whild.

  • @rondarrelladventures8843
    @rondarrelladventures8843 4 місяці тому +2

    realy enjoyed it

  • @darrenrichardson7815
    @darrenrichardson7815 4 місяці тому +4

    Nice hike and video. Enjoyed watching.

  • @francesfroehlich9296
    @francesfroehlich9296 4 місяці тому +3

    Great video! Loved the hike & natural bridge! Glad you’re doing good! 😊

  • @ericorange441
    @ericorange441 4 місяці тому +3

    That's a very cool looking area

  • @paulinestemmons9451
    @paulinestemmons9451 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video 😊

  • @Franknank
    @Franknank 4 місяці тому +1

    Was there many years ago, before the walk ways and stuff was placed in the canyon.

  • @phillipcole3068
    @phillipcole3068 4 місяці тому +1

    That looks like a beautiful spot under the natural bridge. The slick rock under the bridge kinda reminds me of the flow stone that I've seen in caves in AR!

  • @sheilacaine
    @sheilacaine 4 місяці тому +1

    Another awesome place. ❤ Thanks for sharing.

  • @user-hj1ji5fv3o
    @user-hj1ji5fv3o 4 місяці тому +3

    Beautiful area. I wondered how you got back up the “slick” rock. 😉 I always worry about you and others running into snakes when you’re out in the woods, water and rocks. Take care and keep the videos coming. Really enjoy seeing them. Thank you, ❤️

  • @musicmarlene
    @musicmarlene 4 місяці тому +1

    Your videos are great, thank you.

  • @jodiesebek2440
    @jodiesebek2440 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video! I'd love to know the history of that rock formation and what happened in that area to make that big tunnel, plus the different textures of rocks 🤔 Guess I'll Google it 😀

  • @CrippleCreekStudios
    @CrippleCreekStudios 4 місяці тому +4

    Just a boy from Arkansas. You are quite the ambassador, now I want to visit Payson and especially that arch! Hope you are enjoying your new job.

  • @norajones8574
    @norajones8574 4 місяці тому +1

    Love the video.

  • @ritawilson8762
    @ritawilson8762 4 місяці тому +1

    Great vid, JW

  • @azdesertrat9104
    @azdesertrat9104 4 місяці тому +2

    We do have some really, really cool places in AZ! And if you think that natural bridge in Payson is cool, you should check out Havasu Falls at the Grand Canyon, it's absolutely beautiful! Like a literal oasis paradise in the desert! AZ is a very cool place to live and call home 😊

  • @musicmarlene
    @musicmarlene 4 місяці тому +2

    I lived in Flagstaff for 19 years. Lots of surprises nature in AZ. Now I am in N’orth Idaho.

  • @snowbirdlady7221
    @snowbirdlady7221 4 місяці тому +2

    Hi Johnny! It looks like your new career is off to a great start in an exciting place. That Pine Creek hike was fascinating! I live in Utah and we have so many red rock oasis canyons, but that bridge looks like it was once a cave. Amazing. I really enjoyed your vlog and I expect Kellie and Cody will be visiting you soon! What is your job with the Forest Service?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому +1

      Thank you! Recreation technician

  • @PaulaChism
    @PaulaChism 4 місяці тому +4

    Really looks like it should be in Arkansas!

  • @bertkelly7650
    @bertkelly7650 4 місяці тому +4

    Wow Johnny! That was awesome!

  • @CherylBell-gr1zg
    @CherylBell-gr1zg 4 місяці тому +1

    i love camping in az

  • @karenr67
    @karenr67 4 місяці тому +2

    Good video. Jealous of the dairy store.

  • @kimberlymason8324
    @kimberlymason8324 4 місяці тому +4

    When will Erica be coming to visit you... Miss her vloging with you 😊

  • @MannyWC
    @MannyWC 4 місяці тому +3

    Great montage Johnny~ will you put the two other places- the bar and restaurant in the description also? 🎉We are headed that way from CO! Thank you!

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому

      Here are the other places i visited: Muks Cocktails and candles. Duzas Kitchen was the restaurant i went to

    • @MannyWC
      @MannyWC 4 місяці тому

      @@johnnywhild awesome thanks🎉

  • @billmccabe6188
    @billmccabe6188 Місяць тому +1

    I like your sister and brother in law too.

  • @BBPlasSVT
    @BBPlasSVT 4 місяці тому +1

    Awesome vid! I have a F150 just like yours and been considering a 650 as well. Did you have to do any rotor/pads upgrading besides the airbags and sway bar?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому +1

      I had replaced the rotors and pads not long before I got the camper just as normal routine maintenance. I did not upgrade them to anything special. The truck handles the camper great. Just don’t get in a rush with it on rough terrain or hilly terrain

    • @BBPlasSVT
      @BBPlasSVT 4 місяці тому +1

      @@johnnywhild thanks for the info! What airbags and sway bar did you go with if you don’t mind me asking?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому +1

      @@BBPlasSVT hellwig sway bar and airlift air bags

    • @BBPlasSVT
      @BBPlasSVT 4 місяці тому

      @@johnnywhild thank you!

  • @danielbradmacboleniii5601
    @danielbradmacboleniii5601 4 місяці тому +2

    Last Apache Stronghold of the Tonto Apache Tribe

  • @bhager1945
    @bhager1945 4 місяці тому +1

    Nice job! I recognized you from your sisters channel.
    What bed length on your truck, what suspension upgrades and what year on the lance..
    Thanks

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому

      2021 Lance 650. 5.5ft bed and I added a super spring leaf springs on the back, sway bar and airbags. Handles great

  • @caveredecorator5310
    @caveredecorator5310 4 місяці тому +1

    have you smelled much smoke from the controlled burns? how do you like being a recreation technician?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому

      Haven’t smelled much smoke in Payson. I love being a recreation technician!

  • @Robert_alea
    @Robert_alea 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video, can we get a camper tour?

  • @ronvalderrama5765
    @ronvalderrama5765 4 місяці тому +2

    Great video! If you want a good breakfast burrito, check out Alfonso's. It's in the shops behind Danzeisen Dairy.

  • @johnwilliams640
    @johnwilliams640 4 місяці тому +4

    Hope you brought ya gal with you?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому +5

      Sadly no, she is still in Arkansas. We are still together, just figuring things out

  • @makeupmama1984
    @makeupmama1984 4 місяці тому +4

    Have you been to pie bar?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому

      I have not

    • @makeupmama1984
      @makeupmama1984 4 місяці тому +1

      @@johnnywhild it's in pine. So good!

    • @MannyWC
      @MannyWC 4 місяці тому

      @@makeupmama1984what’s the name? Just ‘Pie Bar’? Sounds delish!

    • @makeupmama1984
      @makeupmama1984 4 місяці тому +1

      @@MannyWC piebar az

    • @MannyWC
      @MannyWC 4 місяці тому

      @@makeupmama1984 thank you!

  • @thompson121
    @thompson121 4 місяці тому +2

    10:18 just found your channel a couple weeks ago. do you have to bend down when you're in the shower or is the camper tall enough?

    • @johnnywhild
      @johnnywhild  4 місяці тому +1

      The camper is barely tall enough in the shower where I don’t have to bend down. The rest of the camper there’s about 5 inches or more of head room while standing for myself

  • @CodyandKellie
    @CodyandKellie 4 місяці тому +4

    Great video!