Yep - they say one can't outrun a big cat -- but I think I could've that one! 😉 As I was cutting the video I realized I was incorrect -- I actually saw and included a shot of another big "cat" over by the Clay Hills at the construction site along the road. Oops! Yep, Dark Canyon is great. Hope the algae got watched away with the monsoon rains. Cheers! ✌
Thank you again for sharing this epic trip. So sorry to hear about your dad’s passing. You have mentioned your parent’s support along the way (hiking poles, shoes, pick ups) and I know he will always be in your heart guiding you along your travels. Glad you and Mr. Shadow had a wonderful and safe journey. Be well, Lori Lee
Thank you. Yes, he and my mom have both been highly influential and helpful for my journeys. Truth is I really began doing these videos primarily to share my trips with them and a few other friends/family members. Thanks for watching and the comment. 👍
If the Olympics ever add the one-handed camera-stroke you're definitely in for the gold medal. Not sure how you do it but it's great fun to watch. Can't wait for your next adventure. Repeat-best hiking videos on the internet- Jamal Green. Keep up the great work.
Haha -- I dunno about that... I felt pretty awkward at times out there. Swimming and even hiking was tough at times while trying to hold it steady. The camera is supposedly water-proof, but I didn't want to chance it while out on a big hike. I love that the camera "disappears", but while watching t makes it easy to forget that I'm holding it out and even I think -- "why do you look so awkward and out of balance?!" Thanks again for watching. ✌
Dark Canyon is beautiful with its pools and waterfalls. No wonder you like it!! Love watching your journeys. Thank you for sharing!! Please accept my deepest sympathy on the loss of your dad.
Outstanding videos. As a disabled person and former canyon enthusiast, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy these. Thanks for taking us along with you. And please ignore Carol. There’s always one.
So sorry about your dad. I always remember my parents when I'm out in the boonies. Gives me time to think and remember. - On the critics of flood areas, safety and all - They can't call you a fool if you're still alive! You can block people if necessary! And the age thing, I've heard that too. "You're such an inspiration, hiking at that age!" Oy. But at least I'm still hiking. Great video and great series! Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you. And yeah... the comments can be crazy at times, but my flash flood video is a bit different (and far more popular) than my typical videos so I guess it comes with the territory. I do block some who are racist misogynistic, homophobic, overly politicized, etc -- but otherwise I'll let people share their thoughts. The ones that assert that I FAKED the flood or probably stay in a motel always make me laugh though. Thanks again for watching! 👍
I came across your channel a few weeks ago looking for hikes in Utah. Honestly, your channel is fantastic and better than the other "top" hiker sponsored channels. Great videography and personal touch is excellent. Don't change! As for getting grayer... me too, it's weird when you are 50ish but think you are 30 still.
Thanks! I actually started the channel long ago primarily to share my hikes with friends and family. Since then I've grown a nice, but still rather small audience. There is part of me that wishes my following was larger, but... I'm really not willing to change my style or do all the extra stuff that seems required to be an "influencer"-type channel (weekly posts, gear reviews, energy-bar-of-the-month spots, TikTok highlights, etc. etc.) It's counter-intuitive but somewhat telling that my two most-popular videos are also by far my most disliked (and quite different than my typical hike-report videos.) TBD how the channel might evolve, but... despite graying hair my legs still seem strong so I plan to be back out there in 2022! 👍🌞
👏🏻🙌🏼 🍻! Another great video, and for me, a trip down memory lane 😃! I mentioned in an earlier comment I've done Woodenshoe a couple of times, once as an out-and-back trip to Young's, and last year, as a shorter trip to the junction @ Dark Cyn. I like it because it's always (or has always been so far), a reliable source of water at Cherry, the section you called "frog pools", I think (that's my favorite campsite in the canyon, actually), and of course, Woodenshoe Springs. In wetter years, there's usually even more water along the way. (BTW, that sweet little granary in WS, as per Don the FS archaeologist I met on the SUWA trip I did in May, is called "Sheep House Ruin". I love it; the internal beams are so perfectly preserved. The sheep pictographs just add an extra special touch to it). In 2017, I hiked the entire length of Dark Canyon, starting at the Notch TH, and came out Sundance. It's such an amazing canyon, and I have never been down any canyon where the character changes so much as you drop down. I agree with you completely about how absolutely stunning and other-worldly lower Dark Cyn is, and the pools and flowing sections along the limestone ledges are really something else. I don't remember seeing any of the nasty green algae clumps when I hiked the entire distance, but that might not have been something I'd have remembered...definitely looks like it could use a good scouring from either monsoon rain or spring run-off from another heavy snow year. I nicknamed that "special" section of the Sundance Trail "the slide", and found it to be the most wretched climb-out section of any canyon trail (including all the Grand Canyon trails...which is most of them) I've ever done. It seemed like a never-ending climb, and I don't know if you found this to be the case, but I found my trekking poles to be more of a potential liability and cumbersome than helpful, probably because of the unrelenting steepness of the climb. Ugh! But, I love Dark Cyn enough that I'd probably put up with going down or coming out it again. At any rate, that was a brilliant wrap-up and way to wrap up another epic adventure! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure and all the work you do to put these videos together, Jamal 👍🏻🎉
I was hoping you'd like this one. You are correct that the Dark Canyon system definitely changes character quite a bit throughout its course. I'm worried about that "Sheep House Ruin" -- that one side looks SO fragile! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience/context here as well. 👍
Hi Jamal, just saw your trip from Bryce to Bears Ears...we enjoy your video hikes and thank you for sharing all those wonderful places and the history of it! So sorry for your loss...we remember your parents dropping off a cache for you in previous videos, especially new walking poles! 🙂. We are big fans of your channel and look forward to your new adventures!
I have hiked all these canyons, but the author has left me in awe to connect all these into a "hike". This is not just like hiking Grand Gulch. And hiking Dark Canyon the length? That would include a lot of avoidance of being "rimmed out". I will have to watch this several more times.
Congrats Jamal. Thanks for taking us along. I really enjoy your content which includes archeology, history, geology, and great video footage and photos. Hike on.
Jamal, you the man! 40 years ago became enthralled with southern Utah and have been extolling the virtues to everybody I know. Back then Utah was pretty much ignored by the rest of the country since it was overshadowed by the big national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon. At least that's the way it was back East. I had to dig for maps of the canyons in Utah not knowing what the scenery was really like since few people explored like you. Saw a picture of the Wave in Muench's coffee table book but was not revealed where it was. Very few people knew about it or where it was. It took me a while to figure out where it might be. Anyway that's the way it was here in Tennessee. Then I found you. You were my first you tube video that I ever subscribed to, all because you showed us the deep interior of God's country. Places I always wanted to explore but didn't get as many chances as I wanted. Don't get me wrong, I've explored a lot out West since then, but you are hard core which I always wanted to be. Thanks for doing what you do. We didn't have all this information on our fingertips like now. Everybody has a video camera now or is that old school saying video camera? Once again thanks. You're the John C Colter of the 21st century showing us the frontier. It's pitiful that you don't have a lot more subscribers. It's a testimony to the ignorance of people when you see some of these you tubers who have hundreds of thousand subscribers with stupid content to show. Keep on trucking man
Thanks so much for watching and the nice comment. Southern Utah really is a great place. And though some areas have become really busy over the years, it's still great that solitude can be found if one is willing to put in the effort. 20 out of 32 days on this trek I did not see another hiker! Cheers and keep well. 🌞👍
Came across this on the Hayduke FB group and really appreciate how your video took me back to that last section of my solo Hayduke thru. I'll have to go back and start viewing the series at Bryce to see some of what I missed when I decided to bail at Hite. Decided that at age 74, I should have partner on the Hayduke route---epecially after the downclimb of Young's Canyon. Got a laugh out of that "when I'm as old as you" comment someone made to you. I get that all the time. Reminded me of an incident on the Arizona Trail thru hike 7 years ago after about a 2000 ft climb out of a canyon. A hunter out scouting on an ATV stopped on the forest road atop the ridge and asked, "Old man, are you all right?". I explained, "I'm not old, simply advanced middle age", and proceeded to yogi a cold beer. You've got decades more to be exploring those beautiful canyons and mountains. -----Handlebar
Cool -- thanks for watching! Yeah...I don't worry too much about the age thing, but it's just funny when it gets brought up unexpectedly by someone else! BTW.. I went through Youngs Canyon and several other parts of the Hayduke on my 2018 trip. Check out the "Hiking Zion to Arches" series if you want to see any of those segments. Cheers!
Jamal you are so great ...thanks for the adventures....at 74 I plan to kayak some of Lake Powell in 2022....the place should be asleep.....look forward to next years hike.....
Thanks for the thanks! 😀👍 Yep -- Lake Powell could be great place to be next year -- I kinda hope to get into a few of those newly revealed canyons myself. Cheers! 🌞
So sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. He was obviously an inspiration to your adventures (look at that pic! He looks just like you!) Thank you so much for your effort to take us along for the hike! And your top ten places to visit: we kept saying yup, been there, yup, been there... So much want to go back soon! BTW, you're not old. Check out the Wander Women on You Tube.. Age isn't a number, it's a vintage....we just get better with time....
Thanks for posting this Jamal, awesome journey! It was great to get to meet you, I just wish I could have talked you into joining us for lunch at the BTG. I am so sorry for the loss of your father, keep his memory alive with your hikes!
Heya Chris! It was great meeting you as well and thanks again for helping me out with those post-hike logistics! And yeah... I probably should have joined you guys for that French Dip as I ended up just having more Clif Bars -- but I was anxious to get back to my vehicle. And thanks re: my dad -- I definitely will. Hope all is good for you back in PA! 👍🌞
I'm glad you could extend your trip; thanks for sharing this whole set of inspiring videos. Your comments about the big cat and flash flood vid critique cracked me up! Sorry to hear about your dad.
Fantastic, Jamal. Another really great series. And you seem noticeably happier here than in any of your previous jaunts. I guess being out there in Utah can do that to a person! Looking forward to this mythical Q&A epilogue. I'm very curious to hear anecdotes about the multitude of things people have expressed interest in, and am wondering personally about your navigation/route finding. I have never seen a single printed map or compass in any of your vids; ever! Anyway, I'll add to the "thank you" chorus here. Well done. I mean, you didn't dam the canyon upstream to stage a flash flood this time, but all-in-all, a great production...
Thanks! And yeah... I tried my best to stage a flash flood again, but it just didn't work! 😉 I think I was happier on this hike. Like many I had a pretty crappy 2020/2021 so in a a way this was a great escape and "reset" from all that. Looking back there were definitely minor hardships along the way -- but nothing that really stymied my progress and the "good stuff" was really good and fairly frequent. I do still plan on doing a Q&A follow-up for this hike -- though it might take a while. I'm a MAP freak, but at this point I could probably walk across Utah without one! I will talk more about this (and my GAIA app fiasco) in the follow-up vid. Thanks again for watching! 👍
what an amazing hike!! very different canyon walls for this last bit, and what a climb out wow... some crazy weather and great views to finish off the journey/ so awesome thanks so much for taking us with you! /sorry about your father, glad he got to see you go on so many hikes
First off I'm truly sorry to hear about your dad. Mine installed in me my love of all things outdoors and a hundred times a day I wish I could thank him once again. Thank you for your time and effort sir, everyone except Carol appreciates it!
Thanks. And... thanks for watching and the comment. TBD what next year will hold. I usually don't start dreaming up a plan until January/February -- so we will see! 👍
Thanks, Jamal, I walked through Dark Canyon a month before you, doing the hayduke trail, but I didn't get any pictures so this was nice to watch! Very inspiring!
I always love your videos and content. For some unknown reason I've not found any videos of yours Jamal for some considerable time ? I subscribed to your channel several years ago a d also signalled up for any new content ? Nothing has been highlighted up for me to watch, until I found this video on Utube, RELIEF. I've hiked and camped throughout Utah an the four corners since 1992. Because of my age and the cost, I now rely on content on U Tube. No bull...t, I have always preferred your relaxed presentation style to others. Oldtimer Englishman from Shropshire.
Thank you -- I really appreciate the comment and glad you enjoy my video style. I've heard from others re: not getting alerted to my videos, so I'm not really sure what's going on -- but I'm glad you found this series. I did two big hike this spring, so I should have a bunch of new videos coming out in the coming months. I usually do announcements on my website and Instagram (@AcrossUtah) if you wish to follow me there to make sure to get the alert. Hope you are staying cool over there in England! Cheers! 🌞
Must have seemed really remote back then! I drove some of those road 20+ years ago and it seemed special, but I wasn't into big hikes at that time. Cheers! 🌞✌
Bravo Jamal. Bears Ears isn't a good stopping point, but Hite is? You do know Blanding has a hot food, right? Should have kept hiking East. "The Patio" is a popular lunch stop. Great series and entertaining as always. My sympathies on the loss of your dad. Live long and stay young.
Thanks, Mark. And... I really did have a half-baked plan to hike BACK to Bryce (even had extra caches in place just in case.) I didn't want to make that the official GOAL of this hike, but thought it would be cool option if I got to Hite early and wanted to keep going! But.. I was really satisfied with the trip at that point so I was ready to get back to civilization. 🌞👍
@@mrestumI usually have a ride lined up, but this year I didn't and actually ended up doing a combination of road-walking/hitchhiking all the way back over the course of 2.5 days. I considered making an additional video just about that, but in the end decided it wasn't that exciting so instead just wrote about it on my blog trip report. Thanks for watching and the question. 😀✌
Hello Jamal, as always, I get extreme wanderlust with your videos. I like the Dark Canyon very much. Only sometimes do I want German subtitles, my school English is not enough, unfortunately. My husband asks how cold the bath water is? Greetings from Germany, Angela
Thanks -- cool to know I have somebody watching in Germany! I don't have the knowledge to add such subtitles -- but I think "community submitted subtitles" is an option (though I admit I don't know how that works.) All the same... Thanks for watching! 👍
Was watching the original 1968 version of Planet of the Apes for the first time since I was a kid here on UA-cam. All the opening shots seem to have been filmed in very familiar surroundings so I looked it up…according to Wikipedia Filming began on May 21, 1967, and wrapped on August 10. Most of the early scenes of a desert-like terrain were shot in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon, and other locations near Page, Arizona. I’d wager you can name a lot of them Jamal…Check it out if you have time. See you on the trail bro! Point
Yep -- you are correct, good eye! 👍 It's a favorite pastime of mine spotting the locations from various movies and tv commercials. There's a new truck commercial out now that is filmed all around Moab -- except for 1-2 shots which are near Zion and it seems so jarring to me... but I'm sure few others would notice or even care. 😀 Thx for watching and the comment. ✌
@@Acrossutah those 50mm shots are epic. Rafting on Powell after they crash paddling up a flooded canyon, screeing down a 45degree slope, and doing it all in the middle of summer*. *Still not as epic as an average Jamal Green video :)
Your trip looks awesome! Dark Canyon has been on my radar, and I have a chance to backpack here (only three nights) soon... it's either that or a day hike - are the pools close enough to day hike to them? Or would you recommend backpacking, even with only three nights? Either way, I am inspired to visit!
Sorry for the slow reply -- I've been out on another big hike! I'd really recommend spending a night or two. Some of the best pools aren't too far up (or down) canyon from where Sundance Trail bottoms out, but that would make for a pretty long day hike. Three nights would be plenty of time to explore quite a bit of the canyon. Cheers!
Think this was the most awesome hike - down the Cyn up the mountain side into the sun. They always put shoelaces that are way too long in boots! That sidewalk, not a good place to trip.
Yeah, I was a bit surprised to hear of the more-wordy suggested alternates. To me the word "ruin" doesn't have a negative context. Just like talking of the "ruins" in Greece or elsewhere which are merely dilapidated due to time and doesn't imply anything else (to me.) Thanks for watching!
@@Acrossutah Yes, exactly, the naming of European ruins is an example of a similar non-issue. I find the current younger generation placing emphasis on many wordings that are designed to be different with the purpose to single out others to create divide by providing code words that if not used, allow inaccurate instant judgment of others. It annoys me because in this instance, I already hold respect and empathy for native american history and now I'm forced to adopt new unnatural, awkward language to appease soft youngsters that don't have the ability to understand otherwise. The new movement about "pronouns" is another twisted example of a means to feel accepted at others expense. The expectation is that people go out of their way to comfort incompetent soft ears.
Yep -- I'm somewhat a rarity in the hiking/outdoors community in that I don't like early-morning activities, but love hiking until sunset (or after!) But... to each their own! Thanks for watching. 🌞✌
Not really. The black gnats and no-see-ums were a minor nuisance at times, but the deer flies weren't an issue at all on this trip. In fact, I don't remember being bothered at all in Dark Canyon, but instead a little farther south in the Grand Gulch area. Thanks for watching and the question! 🌞✌
hey jamal, love these videos. About how much money do you spend on/put aside for one of these cross-Utah trips? It would be interesting to see some planning/prep videos showing how you routefind and prepare
Thanks! That's a tough question -- because in so many ways the actual trip itself s fairly inexpensive -- but it relies heavily on gear that I've accumulated over the years. BUT... just for the trip itself my food is a big cost -- but it is comparable to what I'd spend if at home (though freeze-dried meals have definitely gone up since the pandemic!) Then there's pre-trip gas and permit costs that are needed and can be about $100. I also have to buy a new pair of boots each season -- but for those I've found I don't need super-expensive boots (just ones that fit well!) BTW -- I do still plan to do a follow-up Q&A video on this hike and should go into some of these topics a bit more. 👍
At the 30:45 mark in this video --how did you get the camera to turn and follow you across the creek and down the path? Was someone else there? So sorry to hear about your dad. He must of been a great inspiration to you to keep on hiking.
Thanks, Jerry. RE: the "follow" shot -- that's done with a 360-degree camera on a tripod. When editing the video I can manipulate the desired point of view to create that effect. It's lower quality than a traditional camera -- but I love the effect and creative shots it can do. I'll talk more about this is the Q&A follow-up video as several people have asked about it. Cheers! ✌
It's a Insta360 camera which shoots in all directions and then one can change the perspective and remove the selfie stick or tripod afterwards while editing via some "magic" software. It's not as high-quality as a traditional camera, but I really love the effect and flexibility. I'll talk about it more in a follow-up Q&A video coming soon. Thanks for watching! 👍
For the last few years I've I used Davinci Resolve for editing/post and I love it. I don't use it for uploading though and just do that manually through a web browser. Thanks for watching and the question. ✌
The comment on gray hair made me think of an aging author who when asked about his age said, "l look in the mirror and I'm surprised to see that I am old."
Yep -- my dad used to make a similar comment. I definitely feel that way at times when I watch some of my newer videos. BUT... I appreciate that I don't "feel" old yet (for the most part!) 🌞✌
Another amazing series. Well done. About the staging of the flash flood, well, you did succeed but with a delay of one day. It occured on the next day when you were miserably hiking near Squaw and Papoose Rock under the rain. You were too chicken and prefered to leave early instead of staying down in the canyon to see it in person ... Bad timing. Shame on you!!! And I am hoping you will still be doing these incredible hikes and videos when YOU will be MY age!!! Thanks again and I am looking for your next one! Take care Jamal.
Thanks! And yeah... it was actually too hard to carry the rain effects/props down into the canyon so I left them up by my car at the trailhead to fake the "this is miserable" sequence -- that was just before going back to the motel for the day! 😉 Thanks again for watching! 👍
Again -- you like to bring up completely unrelated topics. But... just to INFORM you, this is federal land and always has been so it has NOTHING to do with what you are talking about.
So unfortunate that such a negative and ignorant person feels that they have to comment here. Go find another more "worthy" place to put your comments.
Oh Carol -- thanks for WATCHING all my "unwatchable" bad videos and continuing to leave colorful comments. I can always count on you to complain about the audio and share your misinformed views on unrelated politics! 😉
This video made me happy, seeing Dark Canyon again, miss that place! That Cat though, huge, glad it didnt move towards you!
Yep - they say one can't outrun a big cat -- but I think I could've that one! 😉 As I was cutting the video I realized I was incorrect -- I actually saw and included a shot of another big "cat" over by the Clay Hills at the construction site along the road. Oops! Yep, Dark Canyon is great. Hope the algae got watched away with the monsoon rains. Cheers! ✌
@@Acrossutah 😂😂
Thank you again for sharing this epic trip. So sorry to hear about your dad’s passing. You have mentioned your parent’s support along the way (hiking poles, shoes, pick ups) and I know he will always be in your heart guiding you along your travels. Glad you and Mr. Shadow had a wonderful and safe journey. Be well, Lori Lee
Thank you. Yes, he and my mom have both been highly influential and helpful for my journeys. Truth is I really began doing these videos primarily to share my trips with them and a few other friends/family members. Thanks for watching and the comment. 👍
If the Olympics ever add the one-handed camera-stroke you're definitely in for the gold medal. Not sure how you do it but it's great fun to watch. Can't wait for your next adventure. Repeat-best hiking videos on the internet- Jamal Green. Keep up the great work.
Haha -- I dunno about that... I felt pretty awkward at times out there. Swimming and even hiking was tough at times while trying to hold it steady. The camera is supposedly water-proof, but I didn't want to chance it while out on a big hike. I love that the camera "disappears", but while watching t makes it easy to forget that I'm holding it out and even I think -- "why do you look so awkward and out of balance?!" Thanks again for watching. ✌
Dark Canyon is beautiful with its pools and waterfalls. No wonder you like it!! Love watching your journeys. Thank you for sharing!! Please accept my deepest sympathy on the loss of your dad.
Thanks so much. 🌞✌
Outstanding videos.
As a disabled person and former canyon enthusiast, I can’t tell you how much I enjoy these. Thanks for taking us along with you. And please ignore Carol. There’s always one.
Awesome -- I really appreciate the appreciation. 👍😀
So sorry about your dad. I always remember my parents when I'm out in the boonies. Gives me time to think and remember. - On the critics of flood areas, safety and all - They can't call you a fool if you're still alive! You can block people if necessary! And the age thing, I've heard that too. "You're such an inspiration, hiking at that age!" Oy. But at least I'm still hiking. Great video and great series! Looking forward to the next one.
Thank you. And yeah... the comments can be crazy at times, but my flash flood video is a bit different (and far more popular) than my typical videos so I guess it comes with the territory. I do block some who are racist misogynistic, homophobic, overly politicized, etc -- but otherwise I'll let people share their thoughts. The ones that assert that I FAKED the flood or probably stay in a motel always make me laugh though. Thanks again for watching! 👍
Beautiful ending. Gorgeous Dark Canyon. Condolences and prayers on the passing of your dad. Peace to you.
Thanks so much. 🌞
I came across your channel a few weeks ago looking for hikes in Utah. Honestly, your channel is fantastic and better than the other "top" hiker sponsored channels. Great videography and personal touch is excellent. Don't change! As for getting grayer... me too, it's weird when you are 50ish but think you are 30 still.
Thanks! I actually started the channel long ago primarily to share my hikes with friends and family. Since then I've grown a nice, but still rather small audience. There is part of me that wishes my following was larger, but... I'm really not willing to change my style or do all the extra stuff that seems required to be an "influencer"-type channel (weekly posts, gear reviews, energy-bar-of-the-month spots, TikTok highlights, etc. etc.) It's counter-intuitive but somewhat telling that my two most-popular videos are also by far my most disliked (and quite different than my typical hike-report videos.) TBD how the channel might evolve, but... despite graying hair my legs still seem strong so I plan to be back out there in 2022! 👍🌞
👏🏻🙌🏼 🍻! Another great video, and for me, a trip down memory lane 😃! I mentioned in an earlier comment I've done Woodenshoe a couple of times, once as an out-and-back trip to Young's, and last year, as a shorter trip to the junction @ Dark Cyn. I like it because it's always (or has always been so far), a reliable source of water at Cherry, the section you called "frog pools", I think (that's my favorite campsite in the canyon, actually), and of course, Woodenshoe Springs. In wetter years, there's usually even more water along the way.
(BTW, that sweet little granary in WS, as per Don the FS archaeologist I met on the SUWA trip I did in May, is called "Sheep House Ruin". I love it; the internal beams are so perfectly preserved. The sheep pictographs just add an extra special touch to it).
In 2017, I hiked the entire length of Dark Canyon, starting at the Notch TH, and came out Sundance. It's such an amazing canyon, and I have never been down any canyon where the character changes so much as you drop down. I agree with you completely about how absolutely stunning and other-worldly lower Dark Cyn is, and the pools and flowing sections along the limestone ledges are really something else. I don't remember seeing any of the nasty green algae clumps when I hiked the entire distance, but that might not have been something I'd have remembered...definitely looks like it could use a good scouring from either monsoon rain or spring run-off from another heavy snow year.
I nicknamed that "special" section of the Sundance Trail "the slide", and found it to be the most wretched climb-out section of any canyon trail (including all the Grand Canyon trails...which is most of them) I've ever done. It seemed like a never-ending climb, and I don't know if you found this to be the case, but I found my trekking poles to be more of a potential liability and cumbersome than helpful, probably because of the unrelenting steepness of the climb. Ugh! But, I love Dark Cyn enough that I'd probably put up with going down or coming out it again.
At any rate, that was a brilliant wrap-up and way to wrap up another epic adventure! Thanks for taking us along on your adventure and all the work you do to put these videos together, Jamal 👍🏻🎉
I was hoping you'd like this one. You are correct that the Dark Canyon system definitely changes character quite a bit throughout its course. I'm worried about that "Sheep House Ruin" -- that one side looks SO fragile! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience/context here as well. 👍
Hi Jamal, just saw your trip from Bryce to Bears Ears...we enjoy your video hikes and thank you for sharing all those wonderful places and the history of it! So sorry for your loss...we remember your parents dropping off a cache for you in previous videos, especially new walking poles! 🙂. We are big fans of your channel and look forward to your new adventures!
Thanks so much. I appreciate it all around. 👍🌞
I’m so sorry about your father passing. We are never ready to part with parents.
Very epic hike. Thank you.
Thank you. And... thanks again for watching and the comment. 👍🌞
I have hiked all these canyons, but the author has left me in awe to connect all these into a "hike". This is not just like hiking Grand Gulch. And hiking Dark Canyon the length? That would include a lot of avoidance of being "rimmed out". I will have to watch this several more times.
Thanks -- I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Congrats Jamal. Thanks for taking us along. I really enjoy your content which includes archeology, history, geology, and great video footage and photos. Hike on.
Thanks! Glad you enjoyed this series. Thanks again for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Jamal, you the man! 40 years ago became enthralled with southern Utah and have been extolling the virtues to everybody I know. Back then Utah was pretty much ignored by the rest of the country since it was overshadowed by the big national parks like Yellowstone, Yosemite, Grand Canyon. At least that's the way it was back East. I had to dig for maps of the canyons in Utah not knowing what the scenery was really like since few people explored like you. Saw a picture of the Wave in Muench's coffee table book but was not revealed where it was. Very few people knew about it or where it was. It took me a while to figure out where it might be. Anyway that's the way it was here in Tennessee. Then I found you. You were my first you tube video that I ever subscribed to, all because you showed us the deep interior of God's country. Places I always wanted to explore but didn't get as many chances as I wanted. Don't get me wrong, I've explored a lot out West since then, but you are hard core which I always wanted to be. Thanks for doing what you do. We didn't have all this information on our fingertips like now. Everybody has a video camera now or is that old school saying video camera? Once again thanks. You're the John C Colter of the 21st century showing us the frontier. It's pitiful that you don't have a lot more subscribers. It's a testimony to the ignorance of people when you see some of these you tubers who have hundreds of thousand subscribers with stupid content to show. Keep on trucking man
Thanks so much for watching and the nice comment. Southern Utah really is a great place. And though some areas have become really busy over the years, it's still great that solitude can be found if one is willing to put in the effort. 20 out of 32 days on this trek I did not see another hiker! Cheers and keep well. 🌞👍
What a brave man ! Mr. Jamal Green, 32 days and 500 miles walk, I really loved your videos, take care and stay safe. 💪💪💪👍👍👍
Thanks! 😀👍
Is always great to come home to one of your videos Jamal. thank you!!
That's awesome to hear. Thanks for "following along!" 👍
Came across this on the Hayduke FB group and really appreciate how your video took me back to that last section of my solo Hayduke thru. I'll have to go back and start viewing the series at Bryce to see some of what I missed when I decided to bail at Hite. Decided that at age 74, I should have partner on the Hayduke route---epecially after the downclimb of Young's Canyon. Got a laugh out of that "when I'm as old as you" comment someone made to you. I get that all the time. Reminded me of an incident on the Arizona Trail thru hike 7 years ago after about a 2000 ft climb out of a canyon. A hunter out scouting on an ATV stopped on the forest road atop the ridge and asked, "Old man, are you all right?". I explained, "I'm not old, simply advanced middle age", and proceeded to yogi a cold beer. You've got decades more to be exploring those beautiful canyons and mountains. -----Handlebar
Cool -- thanks for watching! Yeah...I don't worry too much about the age thing, but it's just funny when it gets brought up unexpectedly by someone else! BTW.. I went through Youngs Canyon and several other parts of the Hayduke on my 2018 trip. Check out the "Hiking Zion to Arches" series if you want to see any of those segments. Cheers!
Great series Jamal. Just epic. Thanks for taking me along on my 65” screen from the couch in Ohio.
Awesome -- thanks for watching! 👍
Jamal you are so great ...thanks for the adventures....at 74 I plan to kayak some of Lake Powell in 2022....the place should be asleep.....look forward to next years hike.....
Thanks for the thanks! 😀👍 Yep -- Lake Powell could be great place to be next year -- I kinda hope to get into a few of those newly revealed canyons myself. Cheers! 🌞
👌😉 Another great adventure! A sweet ending ❤️ 🚶🚶♂️🥾
Thanks again for watching and "following along" here on UA-cam. Cheers! 🌞
Thank you Jamal! Your epic journeys always inspire me to go outside and explore the wonders of nature.
Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞
Thanks you so much for this video and I can’t wait to visit Utah again after the pandemic and hike there again. Greetings from the Netherlands again.
Thanks! And yes... here's hoping for a semi "normal" 2022 and new great adventures for all. 👍🌞
Most excellent. Thanks for taking me along!
Thanks again for watching, Jim! Cheers! 👍🌞
Bravo!
A grand achievement at ANY age. Thanks for bringing us along!!!
Thanks! I Appreciate you watching and the comment. 👍😀
Congrats on making it! Really enjoyed the journey, thank you!
Glad you enjoyed it and thanks for watching. 🌞
Sorry for the not so original comment. I just wanted to say thank you for your videos. They are amazing to watch. Be safe.
Thanks -- I appreciate the appreciation no matter how it's phrased! 😀👍
So sorry to hear about the loss of your dad. He was obviously an inspiration to your adventures (look at that pic! He looks just like you!) Thank you so much for your effort to take us along for the hike! And your top ten places to visit: we kept saying yup, been there, yup, been there... So much want to go back soon! BTW, you're not old. Check out the Wander Women on You Tube.. Age isn't a number, it's a vintage....we just get better with time....
Thank you -- he was a big inspiration. And... thanks again for watching and the comments. I agree... I'm NOT old and I'm going to keep going! 😀👍
So so awesome!
Thanks again for watching! 👍
Thanks for posting this Jamal, awesome journey! It was great to get to meet you, I just wish I could have talked you into joining us for lunch at the BTG. I am so sorry for the loss of your father, keep his memory alive with your hikes!
Heya Chris! It was great meeting you as well and thanks again for helping me out with those post-hike logistics! And yeah... I probably should have joined you guys for that French Dip as I ended up just having more Clif Bars -- but I was anxious to get back to my vehicle. And thanks re: my dad -- I definitely will. Hope all is good for you back in PA! 👍🌞
I'm glad you could extend your trip; thanks for sharing this whole set of inspiring videos. Your comments about the big cat and flash flood vid critique cracked me up!
Sorry to hear about your dad.
Thanks -- I appreciate the comments. 🌞
Fantastic, Jamal. Another really great series. And you seem noticeably happier here than in any of your previous jaunts.
I guess being out there in Utah can do that to a person!
Looking forward to this mythical Q&A epilogue. I'm very curious to hear anecdotes about the multitude of things people have expressed interest in, and am wondering personally about your navigation/route finding. I have never seen a single printed map or compass in any of your vids; ever!
Anyway, I'll add to the "thank you" chorus here. Well done.
I mean, you didn't dam the canyon upstream to stage a flash flood this time, but all-in-all, a great production...
Thanks! And yeah... I tried my best to stage a flash flood again, but it just didn't work! 😉 I think I was happier on this hike. Like many I had a pretty crappy 2020/2021 so in a a way this was a great escape and "reset" from all that. Looking back there were definitely minor hardships along the way -- but nothing that really stymied my progress and the "good stuff" was really good and fairly frequent. I do still plan on doing a Q&A follow-up for this hike -- though it might take a while. I'm a MAP freak, but at this point I could probably walk across Utah without one! I will talk more about this (and my GAIA app fiasco) in the follow-up vid. Thanks again for watching! 👍
what an amazing hike!! very different canyon walls for this last bit, and what a climb out wow... some crazy weather and great views to finish off the journey/ so awesome thanks so much for taking us with you! /sorry about your father, glad he got to see you go on so many hikes
Thanks. And... thanks again for watching the whole series and comments. Hope all is good for you. 👍🌞
@@Acrossutah doing ok/ Roxana blew out her knee and had meniscus surgery last week but is healing well looking forward to hiking again soon
First off I'm truly sorry to hear about your dad. Mine installed in me my love of all things outdoors and a hundred times a day I wish I could thank him once again. Thank you for your time and effort sir, everyone except Carol appreciates it!
Thanks. Yes, mine was a big inspiration for my adventurous ways and will be missed greatly. Thanks for watching and the comment. 👍🌞
Thanks for sharing Sir with us.
Thanks for watching and the comment! 👍
We're all getting up there mate.
Good video as always.
Enjoyed.
Yeah... guess it's inevitable. Thanks for watching!
Thanks a lot for this series! I am looking forward to next one. Maybe barracks once more?
Sorry to hear you lost your dad.
Thanks. And... thanks for watching and the comment. TBD what next year will hold. I usually don't start dreaming up a plan until January/February -- so we will see! 👍
Great videos and very good information about hiking in canyons
Thanks for watching and the comment! 👍
Thanks, Jamal, I walked through Dark Canyon a month before you, doing the hayduke trail, but I didn't get any pictures so this was nice to watch! Very inspiring!
Cool -- glad you enjoyed another look at it. Thanks for watching! 😀👍
Awesome videos, as always! Thanks so very much!
PS: So sorry to hear about your Dad. Take care!!
Thanks so much. 🌞
Don’t feel bad, just keep the videos coming.
Thanks -- I'll try my best. TBD what 2022 has on tap. 👍
hey I just found you from that flash floods in may video, glad to see you still alive and kickin
Cool! This series is more typical of what I do: long-form vlog style hiking videos mostly in southern Utah. Thanks for watching! 👍
I always love your videos and content. For some unknown reason I've not found any videos of yours Jamal for some considerable time ? I subscribed to your channel several years ago a d also signalled up for any new content ? Nothing has been highlighted up for me to watch, until I found this video on Utube, RELIEF. I've hiked and camped throughout Utah an the four corners since 1992. Because of my age and the cost, I now rely on content on U Tube. No bull...t, I have always preferred your relaxed presentation style to others. Oldtimer Englishman from Shropshire.
Thank you -- I really appreciate the comment and glad you enjoy my video style. I've heard from others re: not getting alerted to my videos, so I'm not really sure what's going on -- but I'm glad you found this series. I did two big hike this spring, so I should have a bunch of new videos coming out in the coming months. I usually do announcements on my website and Instagram (@AcrossUtah) if you wish to follow me there to make sure to get the alert. Hope you are staying cool over there in England! Cheers! 🌞
An excellent video. By the way I like the graying bearded Jamal better than the younger clean shaven Jamal.
Thanks on both! 👍👨🦳
It's been almost 30 years since I did that section. Could drive down pevine canyon and setup a base camp and work out of it for a week.
Must have seemed really remote back then! I drove some of those road 20+ years ago and it seemed special, but I wasn't into big hikes at that time. Cheers! 🌞✌
Awesome aventures other goooooooooo video se you in nex aventure
Thanks!
Bravo Jamal. Bears Ears isn't a good stopping point, but Hite is? You do know Blanding has a hot food, right? Should have kept hiking East. "The Patio" is a popular lunch stop. Great series and entertaining as always. My sympathies on the loss of your dad. Live long and stay young.
Thanks, Mark. And... I really did have a half-baked plan to hike BACK to Bryce (even had extra caches in place just in case.) I didn't want to make that the official GOAL of this hike, but thought it would be cool option if I got to Hite early and wanted to keep going! But.. I was really satisfied with the trip at that point so I was ready to get back to civilization. 🌞👍
@@Acrossutah Ive been to hite and theres not much there with respect to transportation. Did you stash a car there? or did someone pick you up there?
@@mrestumI usually have a ride lined up, but this year I didn't and actually ended up doing a combination of road-walking/hitchhiking all the way back over the course of 2.5 days. I considered making an additional video just about that, but in the end decided it wasn't that exciting so instead just wrote about it on my blog trip report. Thanks for watching and the question. 😀✌
Hello Jamal, as always, I get extreme wanderlust with your videos. I like the Dark Canyon very much.
Only sometimes do I want German subtitles, my school English is not enough, unfortunately.
My husband asks how cold the bath water is?
Greetings from Germany, Angela
Thanks -- cool to know I have somebody watching in Germany! I don't have the knowledge to add such subtitles -- but I think "community submitted subtitles" is an option (though I admit I don't know how that works.) All the same... Thanks for watching! 👍
Another great video!
Thanks, Allen! 👍🌞
@@Acrossutah My pleasure. Your videos bring me a great deal of relaxing fun. Sorry to hear about your dad.
Was watching the original 1968 version of Planet of the Apes for the first time since I was a kid here on UA-cam. All the opening shots seem to have been filmed in very familiar surroundings so I looked it up…according to Wikipedia Filming began on May 21, 1967, and wrapped on August 10. Most of the early scenes of a desert-like terrain were shot in northern Arizona near the Grand Canyon, the Colorado River, Lake Powell, Glen Canyon, and other locations near Page, Arizona.
I’d wager you can name a lot of them Jamal…Check it out if you have time. See you on the trail bro! Point
Yep -- you are correct, good eye! 👍 It's a favorite pastime of mine spotting the locations from various movies and tv commercials. There's a new truck commercial out now that is filmed all around Moab -- except for 1-2 shots which are near Zion and it seems so jarring to me... but I'm sure few others would notice or even care. 😀 Thx for watching and the comment. ✌
@@Acrossutah those 50mm shots are epic. Rafting on Powell after they crash paddling up a flooded canyon, screeing down a 45degree slope, and doing it all in the middle of summer*.
*Still not as epic as an average Jamal Green video :)
Enjoyed the videos, thanks Jamal!
Thanks so much for "following along"! 👍😀
Your trip looks awesome! Dark Canyon has been on my radar, and I have a chance to backpack here (only three nights) soon... it's either that or a day hike - are the pools close enough to day hike to them? Or would you recommend backpacking, even with only three nights? Either way, I am inspired to visit!
Sorry for the slow reply -- I've been out on another big hike! I'd really recommend spending a night or two. Some of the best pools aren't too far up (or down) canyon from where Sundance Trail bottoms out, but that would make for a pretty long day hike. Three nights would be plenty of time to explore quite a bit of the canyon. Cheers!
this was such an amazing adventure! thanks for sharing
Thanks for watching and leaving a comment. 👍
Think this was the most awesome hike - down the Cyn up the mountain side into the sun. They always put shoelaces that are way too long in boots! That sidewalk, not a good place to trip.
Yep -- and I don't know why I always wait to trip them. Thanks for watching! 🌞👍
For brevity, I equally understand the 4 letter word, ruin regardless of the alleged respectfully soothing alternative with 17 letters.
Yeah, I was a bit surprised to hear of the more-wordy suggested alternates. To me the word "ruin" doesn't have a negative context. Just like talking of the "ruins" in Greece or elsewhere which are merely dilapidated due to time and doesn't imply anything else (to me.) Thanks for watching!
@@Acrossutah Yes, exactly, the naming of European ruins is an example of a similar non-issue. I find the current younger generation placing emphasis on many wordings that are designed to be different with the purpose to single out others to create divide by providing code words that if not used, allow inaccurate instant judgment of others. It annoys me because in this instance, I already hold respect and empathy for native american history and now I'm forced to adopt new unnatural, awkward language to appease soft youngsters that don't have the ability to understand otherwise. The new movement about "pronouns" is another twisted example of a means to feel accepted at others expense. The expectation is that people go out of their way to comfort incompetent soft ears.
Taylor Swift!? Well we won't confiscate your Mancard Jamal, but I think we have to bend a corner ;)
Yep -- I need to take some Swiftamine like in the SNL skit: ua-cam.com/video/PAhAz7JU0dg/v-deo.html 😀
My big takeaway is I’m going to be the UnJamal, hiking westward. I’m up at 330 every morning and by early afternoon I’m done.
Yep -- I'm somewhat a rarity in the hiking/outdoors community in that I don't like early-morning activities, but love hiking until sunset (or after!) But... to each their own! Thanks for watching. 🌞✌
Jamal, did you encounter a lot of bugs in May, in Dark Canyon? Deer flies and other bitting critters?
Not really. The black gnats and no-see-ums were a minor nuisance at times, but the deer flies weren't an issue at all on this trip. In fact, I don't remember being bothered at all in Dark Canyon, but instead a little farther south in the Grand Gulch area. Thanks for watching and the question! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah , Thank you for letting me know.
hey jamal, love these videos. About how much money do you spend on/put aside for one of these cross-Utah trips? It would be interesting to see some planning/prep videos showing how you routefind and prepare
Thanks! That's a tough question -- because in so many ways the actual trip itself s fairly inexpensive -- but it relies heavily on gear that I've accumulated over the years. BUT... just for the trip itself my food is a big cost -- but it is comparable to what I'd spend if at home (though freeze-dried meals have definitely gone up since the pandemic!) Then there's pre-trip gas and permit costs that are needed and can be about $100. I also have to buy a new pair of boots each season -- but for those I've found I don't need super-expensive boots (just ones that fit well!) BTW -- I do still plan to do a follow-up Q&A video on this hike and should go into some of these topics a bit more. 👍
At the 30:45 mark in this video --how did you get the camera to turn and follow you across the creek and down the path? Was someone else there? So sorry to hear about your dad. He must of been a great inspiration to you to keep on hiking.
Thanks, Jerry. RE: the "follow" shot -- that's done with a 360-degree camera on a tripod. When editing the video I can manipulate the desired point of view to create that effect. It's lower quality than a traditional camera -- but I love the effect and creative shots it can do. I'll talk more about this is the Q&A follow-up video as several people have asked about it. Cheers! ✌
I think I'd like to go hiking with you
What's the story with your camera that does not show the pole. Is it a Gopro? Is there a setting to use?
It's a Insta360 camera which shoots in all directions and then one can change the perspective and remove the selfie stick or tripod afterwards while editing via some "magic" software. It's not as high-quality as a traditional camera, but I really love the effect and flexibility. I'll talk about it more in a follow-up Q&A video coming soon. Thanks for watching! 👍
What video editor/app do you use for yt upload?
For the last few years I've I used Davinci Resolve for editing/post and I love it. I don't use it for uploading though and just do that manually through a web browser. Thanks for watching and the question. ✌
The comment on gray hair made me think of an aging author who when asked about his age said, "l look in the mirror and I'm surprised to see that I am old."
Yep -- my dad used to make a similar comment. I definitely feel that way at times when I watch some of my newer videos. BUT... I appreciate that I don't "feel" old yet (for the most part!) 🌞✌
Another amazing series. Well done.
About the staging of the flash flood, well, you did succeed but with a delay of one day. It occured on the next day when you were miserably hiking near Squaw and Papoose Rock under the rain. You were too chicken and prefered to leave early instead of staying down in the canyon to see it in person ... Bad timing. Shame on you!!!
And I am hoping you will still be doing these incredible hikes and videos when YOU will be MY age!!!
Thanks again and I am looking for your next one! Take care Jamal.
Thanks! And yeah... it was actually too hard to carry the rain effects/props down into the canyon so I left them up by my car at the trailhead to fake the "this is miserable" sequence -- that was just before going back to the motel for the day! 😉 Thanks again for watching! 👍
Utah could protect that area without taxing people from NY. Just saying.
Again -- you like to bring up completely unrelated topics. But... just to INFORM you, this is federal land and always has been so it has NOTHING to do with what you are talking about.
So unfortunate that such a negative and ignorant person feels that they have to comment here. Go find another more "worthy" place to put your comments.
You should do something about that audio. It's unwatchable because of the wind. Bad video.
I know you were the 1 dislike, Karen. GTFO
Oh Carol -- thanks for WATCHING all my "unwatchable" bad videos and continuing to leave colorful comments. I can always count on you to complain about the audio and share your misinformed views on unrelated politics! 😉
Well then stop watching, oh Carol, if you don't like it {shrug}
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