18 Miles of Beauty: Sunrise Photography and Lunch in Grand Lake

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Experience the beauty of Rocky Mountain National Park beyond the vistas that most visitors see. Join me as I hike from Bear Lake up Flattop Mountain, and then follow the Tonahutu Trail over the expansive Bighorn Flats, down through an area that was badly burned by the East Troublesome Fire in 2020, and then all the way to the beautiful little town of Grand Lake.
Note: For those wondering why my mileage differs from that on the national park signage, that is because my measurements are based on the latest and most accurate measurements. These are what I used in my hiking guide. Eventually the NPS will update the signage in the park.
LEARN ABOUT ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK:
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🥾 Get a copy of my highly acclaimed hiking guide: "Hiking Rocky Mountain National Park: The Essential Guide". www.rockytrail...
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NOTES:
🎥 All filming in Rocky Mountain National Park was done with a commercial filming license obtained through the National Park Service.

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28 сен 2024

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Комментарии : 38

@SanJuanMountainBob 3 часа назад

Wow 18 miles with the elev gain is a bunch. Plus all the camera chasing you did. An absolutely enjoyable hiking video. I’m a new subscriber. I came across your channel through your website. Fantastic photography. I don’t know how ‘mature’ 😂 you are, but I know at my 69 years of maturity I sure am blessed to be able to do a lot of hiking in these Colorado mountains. Thanks for sharing God’s great creation in a wonderful way. I like your style. Blessings to you.

@ErikStensland 2 часа назад

Thanks so much. I’m only 56 at the moment, so hopefully I’ll be able to keep doing this for many years to come. Thanks for following my channel. I hope you enjoy it!

@rosedotco День назад

What an absolutely beautiful hike! Thank you for another great video.

@ErikStensland День назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@BillyHatfield-wu3pm День назад

I really enjoyed tagging along with you on your hike to Grand Lake. Beautiful scenery along with your great information you provided. Thanks for sharing.

@ErikStensland День назад

Thanks so much Billy!

@543dp3555 13 часов назад

Thanks for the apology at 1:42 about the incorrect camera setting. I thought that just happens to me. LOL! Another fantastic video. Please keep them coming. Thanks Erik.

@ErikStensland 10 часов назад

Sorry about that! Sometimes I'm in such a rush that I forget simple things like accidently having auto ISO on. Oops!

@029318736 День назад

Thank you for your hard work filming the video. I will be at RMNP this Monday! So excited!

@ErikStensland День назад

Hope you have an amazing visit. The leaves are looking wonderful right now.

@emarintzer День назад

Another great video Erik! How long did this hike take you?

@ErikStensland День назад

It took me a lot longer than normal as filming this video took many hours. Normally I hike this in about six or seven hours.

@davidkruiswyk3362 День назад

It’s a tremendous amount of work to shoot your hikes and produce the videos…all for our benefit. Grateful for your efforts.👍🏻

@ErikStensland День назад

I appreciate it David!

@schnettatstl День назад

Thank You Eric for taking us along on this one, and for all the back and forth you did. It was a wonderful video and so very much appreciated. We've been up to Flat Top a couple times, and have always loved looking down that Tonahutu trail and wishing we could do it, but just getting to Flat Top and back was hard enough for us flatlanders. Thank you so much for this one.

@ErikStensland День назад

It's a wonderful hike, though a bit long if you're already tired on Flattop. It's worth working up to though if you can.

@BonnieRavesloot День назад

Thank you for showing me a part of the park I'll never see in person. Truly spectacular in spite of the fire devastation. What a blessing to be able to see it all!

@ErikStensland День назад

Glad you enjoyed it Bonnie!

@joetraynor5399 19 часов назад

At around 7 minutes where you talked about the east troublesome fire, driving down both highway 14 and 125 south of walden are very sad sights to see with the expansive damage. Any forest fire is no joke and the larger sizes are a downside of drying summers, but theres a lot more to it such as the expanse of pine beetle kill, forest mismanagement and a range of other factors that have played a role. Sad that we’ll never see those areas fully recover in our lifetimes.

@ErikStensland 10 часов назад

There are definitely many factors that have led to our warming world and the state of our forests. It's hard to see, but hopefully we humans will slowly become wiser and more responsible in how we engage with the natural world.

@RJ-wy6cx 16 часов назад

Again an excellent video and the best part is you're an awesome photographer on top of it thank you again we were just out there and it's good to see the backcountry from another person's viewpoint

@ErikStensland 10 часов назад

Thanks so much! I really love it up there and am glad you appreciated the photos.

@thomasclark8119 23 часа назад

Definitely the tundra looks like the place to be. But it’s great to see new little trees sprouting up from the aftermath of the Troublesome fire. Great hike, thanks for this video

@ErikStensland 10 часов назад

I was very happy to see all those small trees growing down near Grand Lake. There were very few during the rest of the hike, but slowly they will come back. Glad you enjoyed it!

@johnkrumm6860 День назад

Fantastic! Thank you!

@ErikStensland День назад

You're very welcome!

@sugarbushequinemarketing День назад

Hey Eric, your videos have always been good, but I love the many little touches of different angles and shots you've been adding lately. I know it's a lot of work to film something like this. Lots of backtracking and extra messing around with cameras, especially if you're hiking solo. This video was really engaging and felt like I was hiking with you. :)

@ErikStensland День назад

Thank you for recognizing my efforts in this video. I really appreciate it! It is a ton of work and a lot of back and forth, but I enjoyed spending a long the day in the park.

@sugarbushequinemarketing День назад

The power of b-roll! It probably added another mile onto your hike. I do some video editing myself, so maybe it's more noticeable to my eyes.

@ErikStensland День назад

@@sugarbushequinemarketing, yes it was an additional 2.5 miles on this day and many hours more than simply doing the hike. I'm still so new at this so it takes me a lot of time. :)

@sugarbushequinemarketing День назад

@@ErikStensland You edit them yourself? Premiere Pro is definitely a learning curve.

@ErikStensland День назад

@@sugarbushequinemarketing Yep, I'm still learning this side as well. Premier Pro is definitely a beast. This whole video experience has been a long road of learning every aspect. I very much feel like I'm still at the beginning of this journey.

@PaulBeiser День назад

Fantastic Erik! What a spectacular morning - no wind! - you had, and what a day (and meal 😋). Many years ago, I did a hike from Milner Pass to Bear Lake, have you done this? Almost all in the alpine, so pretty. Thanks again, your videos are done so well. And love that unique Notchtop Photo!

@ErikStensland 10 часов назад

Paul, it was a treat not to be blown around up there. That's definitely not the norm. I've never had the chance to do that entire stretch in one hike, primarily because my wife won't drive TRR and I can never get a ride. I've hiked 90%+ of that though over the years with out and back hikes from each side. Now, you make me want to get out and hike it. I'll have to find a way. :)

@PaulBeiser 46 минут назад

@@ErikStensland You will love it, so much time in the Alpine! I did Lion Lake #1 today, I did not look at your book before because I knew I was going to be intimidated, better not to know, eh? 🤣🤣 Gorgeous day, had the place all to myself (on a Saturday!) and just took my time. I am now going to read about that hike in your awesome book 😉

@ErikStensland 13 минут назад

Paul, I love it up there. Unfortunately you won’t find that hike in the book. Like many other hikes, the NPS suggested that I not include it due to the sensitivity nature of the terrain.

@PaulBeiser 7 минут назад

@@ErikStensland Very interesting, tnx. There is even a trail sign for it. I can understand - after being there - the sensitive nature of the terrain. I would suspect it sees very few people (I was the only one there today, Saturday, peak viewing time for colors). I'm sure the last 2 miles is a Great Filter 🤣