Absolutely beautiful, wondering how you managed to get all that video with out any people other than the alpaca herders in your shots? Also, what month did you do this in? With scenery like that you really don't need much help in getting great shots but you went above and beyond.
Thank you glad you enjoyed it. Surprisingly, I did not run into too many people during the trip except around Middle/Lower Cramer Lakes and Sawtooth Lake. I did the trip in July around the 4th of July week
Sawtooth Lake is magnificent. I was there in August 2014. I too appreciate your minimal narration (as with lthe videos posted by Harmen Hoek and Kraig Adams). Thank you for sharing your trip!
Thanks for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Yeah, I've scaled back on doing a lot of talking. Taking the Kraig Adams approach and letting nature do most the of the talking in the videos. I stayed at the second small no name lake South of Sawtooth Lake directly off the Sawtooth Lake Trail.
Glad you enjoyed the video! I'm sure there are references out there that detail where campsites are...I didn't use any. Since this was a national forest area, I knew that you can camp anywhere in the area. From watching other videos, there always seemed to be campsites at almost every lake along the trails. That seemed to be the case from what I notice. So I planned my trip staying at a lake each night and had no problem finding a camp sight.
On AllTrails type in "Sawtooth Wilderness Loop". It is listed as 62.1 miles in length starting and finishing at Grand Jean trailhead. If you do this hike, I recommend going counter- clockwise so that you can finish your trip at the beautiful Sawtooth Lake and the last leg of the loop is downhill.
Wow! This is beautiful videography! Thank you for sharing! The Sawtooths are a bucket list item for me. Was wondering if you used a bear canister and if it was required? Again, thank you for sharing this beautiful part of the country.
Thank you very much! Glad you enjoyed the video. It is an amazing area and should be on any backpacker's buck list to hike. Bear canisters are not required. I used an Ursack and didn't have any issues with critters.
Thank you for this amazing video. Quality of camera and film work is excellent and provides a great overview of the backpack. Hoping to do this with friends later this year so really appreciate the insight and details. Was curious if you had any issues with stream crossings as you started relatively early? Are there any planning resources you would recommend? Cheers!
Thank you very much for the positive feedback. As far as stream crossings, no I did not have any issues. There weren't many and all of them were below my knees. Good resources - for maps, I used the National Geographic version for the Sawtooth National Recreation Area which you can buy on Amazon. The Alltrails app has the route with some good information. For reserving campsites around the Sawtooths like Grandjean, you can go to Recreation.gov to reserve a site.
Thank you very much. The hike was done the first week of July. No bears or any large animal sightings the entire hike. Only wildlife was a marmot near Sawtooth lake on the last day. The Black flies were terrible in the area :(
Wow, I want to go to a mountain with such a wonderful scenery. It looks so grand. It looks bigger and grander than the mountains in Korea. Is there a bear? I heard that there are many wild animals in foreign mountains... Korea is okay because there are no dangerous wild animals. However, I heard that there are many dangerous wild animals in large mountains in other countries. Isn't there such a risk here?
Thank you watching and for your comments. There are many mountainous regions in the Western United States that offer scenery much like the Sawtooth mountain range. Depending on the mountain range you are in, you can see a variety of different wildlife, including those that are dangerous. Black bears are very common to see in most areas. In some areas you can come across grizzly bears or mountain lions.
Awesome !! 👍 Day 3 had to have taken all you had ? I don’t think I could’ve done it . And then … your last day up dry sluice gap. I’ve climbed that one and back to newfound gap. No way could I have made the walk to the trailhead that you hiked to. Good job 👍 new sub!!
Thank you and thanks for subscribing. Day 3 was by far the hardest, especially that last leg up Beech Gap Trail was all up hill and about killed me. Yes, that 4 mile hike up Dry Sluice Gap first thing in the morning was brutal. Thank goodness, the last leg of the trip down Rainbow Falls trail was downhill. The Smokies are no joke when it comes to its trails...one of the hardest backpacking trips physically.
One of the best backpacking videos I have seen! Fantastic. Great footage. Fantastic descriptions! Good use of maps. NO music--I go to the back country to hear the wind, water & footsteps. Love it! Keep up the good work!!!
Thank you very much, I'm glad you enjoyed the video. I've been experimenting with adding music to my latest videos, so getting your feedback is appreciated!
Great video. I've been to the Grand Canyon a few times and I still haven't seen it like this. I ready need to move on from the views on the rim and hike down there myself.
Glad to share it. The North end probably doesn't get as much attention as the South end, but that's ok, it provides a lot of solitude for those looking for it with some perfect scenery.
I used a map from a company called Beartooth Publishing that makes waterproof maps for both the North and South areas of the range. Detailed map showing all of the trails with mileage. Can get it from Amazon. www.amazon.com/Wind-River-Mountains-Topographic-Map/dp/1887460209/ref=sr_1_32?crid=6W9BJ2OU1SWX&dchild=1&keywords=wind+river+range+map&qid=1611859879&sprefix=windriver+range%2Caps%2C240&sr=8-32
@@seekingthetrail9830 cool. I was looking at that one. They also sell 1 map covering the entire Wind River Range but comments say the print is kinda small. Have you done many backpack trips into the Winds? The highlight seems to be the Cirque of the Towers which I imagine gets crowded. Any suggestions on a 60 mile loop? We are experienced and can handle a challenge.
@@SummitSeeker546 Just the one trip to the Winds and anxious to go back. I'm most familiar with the northern section so a good start point for a high mileage loop could be the Green River Lakes or New Fork Lakes TH. From either one of those spots, you can put together a large loop. I'd recommend checking out MyOwnFrontier channel whose has several Wind River videos all which are high mileage trips in the northern section. One in particular he gets up into the Bear basin area and hikes along the Continental Divide. For the southern section, I'd recommend checking out Bryan DeLay channel as he has done several loops in the Texas Pass, Cirque of the Towers area.
@@SummitSeeker546 get the Beartooth Publishing map, mileages have been updated from a few books that were wrong. Green River Lakes has a loop with many options once you get to Summit Lake. You can turn east from there toward Elbow Lake. Or you can turn west and come down a different drainage ( Porcupine Trail) and end up again at Green River Lakes. Cirque of the Towers is insanely crowded. Squaretop Mtn and Green River Valley is VERY scenic. Island Lake and up to Titcombe Basin is VERY scenic. Expect company. But just about everywhere Else I have camped, we had the lake to ourselves.
Stumbled across your channel planning our summer hiking trips 😁, absolutely gorgeous shots of the Wind Rivera! Hopefully we can still get out there this summer🤞🏼. Beautiful video of your hike👍🏼! Can’t wait to hike there😳
What brand is your backpack? We are planning to do that same hike, only come out via the Palmer canyon route. So it was really nice to see the route. We are planning to take the side route through those high passages.