Excellent video and information. I live about 15 minutes from there, but have never hiked there yet. Thanks to your video, I'm putting it on my list of places to go once it's cooler. Thank you!!! Just subscribed, too.
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I really hope it doesn’t become a national park… incredible dispersed camping in surrounding Coronado national forest and the little “town” of paradise has nice little a birding sanctuary at the George Walker house. Such a hidden gem.
This is a great overview of the Flagstaff monuments but you left out my favorite part at Wupatki!!! The blowhole where cool air flows out of the ground is "mind BLOWING!!!" 😂😂😂
I haven’t been to Meteor Crater since I was a kid, I’ve gotta go check it out again sometime. Lowell Observatory’s also in Flagstaff, so it seems like the city’s a great destination for astronomy enthusiasts! Thank you for watching!
Walnut Canyon is well worth checking out if you’re ever back in Flagstaff! Just be ready to climb 800 steps at 7k elevation if you want to see the cliff dwellings! 🦵
Awesome video. I have not been to any of these places, but they all look really incredible! You do such a great job of showing the beautiful highlights and the history.
I completely agree; it’s amazing how many artifacts and remnants of lives lived a thousand years ago still lay in plain sight at Wupatki. It’s an extraordinary place!
You missed perhaps the best trail there - Echo Canyon Trail. You should have hiked The Big Loop to take in The Grottoes and Wall Street, among other spectacular vistas.
Echo Canyon’s awesome! I like that part where it feels like you’re walking down a hallway of rhyolite. My favorite views in the Monument are still at the Heart of Rocks loop though!
The best part is another mile or so past the grave.Cascading water through giant boulders.There was a stone hut there before the fire and following floods took it out.
True! I think the grave serves as a good “out and back” marker for people who aren’t familiar with backcountry trails like this because it’s impossible to miss.
I had to google the part about jaguars living in Arizona because I thought there's no way that could be true but dang if you didn't prove me wrong. I'm excited to see more of your adventures!
I came for good views of Chiricahua National Monument and stayed for the best explanation of the Bascom Affair I've ever heard. You give a great balance between a travel vlog and a video essay about the Monument. The editing, music, and pacing are really good too, it all helps show the mysterious feeling you say you feel at the Monument. It's amazing to me that this channel isn't bigger yet. I can't wait to watch the rest of your videos!
Ok. You confused me on the clockwise/counterclockwise thing. You said go counterclockwise, but when you pointed to it on the map it was clockwise. Which is it??
Okay yeah, you're 100% correct-- I misspoke here and didn't realize it until you said something. All the times I say counter-clockwise just pretend I was saying clockwise, lol. You're supposed to do the Heart of Rocks loop clockwise-- you'll still encounter the sign I pointed out that seems to indicate the start of the loop, and you still SHOULDN'T take a left at that sign! It's pointing to the direction of the loop, not the actual beginning of it.
I really like the style of your videos, fast-paced, well-edited, and loaded with interesting information. I also like your sense of humor, it's subtle at times but always very clever. You must have spent hours putting all this together and I really appreciate your effort. I'm very much enjoying your content. 👍👍👍 Buttery crispy flake. 😉
Thank you so much! Much of the credit definitely goes to Brittany for the time and effort she puts into editing. We always try to strike a balance in sharing whatever ecology or history makes the place we’re exploring unique and I’ve seen you do the same in your videos. Keep it up, friend! 😄
I am an old man from Norway enjoying your videos 👍 I was in Chiricahuas in 1990, but the pictures of «Cochise» yougot there is is father in law Mangas Coloradas and Cochises youngest son Naiche.
Thank you so much, you’re right! Cochise famously never had his photo taken- I’ve reach that Naiche bore a striking resemblance to his father, and if that’s true that the Cochise Head rock formation definitely bears more than just a striking resemblance to the man it’s named after.
We haven’t even done videos in the greenest parts of Arizona yet; half of this state looks more like Colorado than what you expect from Arizona. Thank you for watching!
I agree with your concerns about Chiricahua becoming a national park. Something similar happened in West Virginia when they made New River Gorge an official national park, it brought new money and jobs into the area but the crowds have been bigger than some small towns can handle.
Absolutely. I hope that if the Monument does get reclassified as a Park, there will be federal support to ensure the Park and gateway communities can develop the infrastructure to accommodate the demands that increased tourism will bring.
Was gonna say the same exact thing. Ive been going to Fayetteville for years and now it seems like its overwhelmed with people. I seek out the national monuments over the big parks for this reason alone.
Looks like an awesome park. I will have to add another one to my list that I'd like to visit. I can't believe this is Jaguar habitat. I learned something new from your video. I really liked all the fun graphics and things you added to this video - made it really entertaining to watch.
Thank you so much! Brittany deserves a lot of the credit for the incredible editing. Chiricahua’s absolutely worth visiting if you ever visit Arizona; probably the thing I’d recommend most in our state besides the Grand Canyon!
Lovely video. Peralta Trail to Weaver's Needle & back was the goal I set for myself after my second knee replacement in late 2022. I'm really old, haven't lived full time in the desert southwest in years but have many fond memories of hiking in the Supers & elsewhere in AZ & NM. Completed my Peralta Trail goal in April 2023 - though I will admit it took me a much longer time than it did you, Wilderness Will. It rained a little bit whilst I was out & oh, the sweet, sweet smell of rain on the desert skin was enough to make me weep in gratitude. May sound silly but I've been many, many places in my long life & have never smelled anything like it anywhere else - ever.
I’m so glad you were able to get out and see Weaver’s Needle! That doesn’t sound silly at all; the smell of creosote oils that release during desert rain might be my single favorite smell in the world. Thank you for watching!
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