A Very Windy Hike to the Highest Peak in Texas - Guadalupe Peak Dayhike at Guadalupe Mountains NP 

Michael, I wish you all the best and hope your health continues to improve. Hopefully you are able to return to the parks and get in plenty of hikes. Thanks a lot for watching.

I'm glad we were able to do this together. I appreciate you watching!

Yeah it was pretty special o be able to do the hike with my mom. Something for her to check off her bucket list. Hope you make it out there soon to do the hike yourself.

Thanks for watching, Randy. Good luck on your hike. Hopefully you get some good weather and great views.

Oh yeah, she loves to hike. I'm glad we had a chance to do this together. It's a tough hike but she did great. I appreciate you watching.

Yeah she did great. And it turned out to be a great (albeit extremely windy) trip.

Yeah, it was a great experience. Wish we could have caught slightly better winds but that just added to the memory. Thanks for watching.

Thanks a lot for watching. It really was a great day.

Pretty chilly at the top that day, huh?

Yeah it was a neat experience! Definitely get out there to do the peak if you can. But there is so much more to the park. Pretty much any other trail and you'll escape the crowds.

Yeah she did great. Especially since conditions were not optimal. Hope you have great weather when you do! Thanks for watching.

The wind was nuts. Literally blew my mom off her feet at the summit marker. Thanks a lot for watching.

I am really fortunate we were able to do this and it will be a memory that sticks with me forever. As I know your trip with your father and brother has. Thanks for watching.

Hope your hike goes well! Good luck. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for watching. Slightly different weather in June! I've done it it August and September and you'll hear people talk about how hot it is but its honestly not near as bad as some make it out to be. Just have plenty of water and enjoy the hike!

It would have been a little nicer on a warmer day. The winds were nuts this past week. Everyone needs to make the trip up at least once. Thanks a lot for watching!

Thanks a lot for watching. She did great. I'm glad we were able to do that together. Good luck on your hike, Charles. Hope you get calm winds!

Thanks a lot for watching. I always wish I had taken more pictures on my trips. I do love having these videos to be able to go back and watch. Everyone needs to hike to Guadalupe Peak at least once. And you had the right idea about the Caverns in the afternoon. Nature's refrigerator in the middle of the desert.

Good luck on your trip. Hope all goes well!

Yeah, it turned out great. Great views from the top. I hope your hike went well!

Thanks a lot. And I'll let my mom know you said so! That's awesome! It is a tough hike for sure. But now you know first hand what to expect, you'll be able to get so much more out of it next time. Also, there are so many other great places in the park to checkout without the crowds that can come on Guadalupe Peak.

Hopefully you get good weather. As long as winds aren't too crazy, winter can be a good time to summit. Definitely less crowds. It's a good hike if you haven't done it before. Good luck on your hike!

@@CameronHall88 okay I will wait until March :)

Definitely not going to find many of those on your way to the peak. Thanks a lot for stopping by and checking out my video.

It is definitely one everyone should mark off their bucket list at least once. Pretty awesome experience.

@@CameronHall88 yessir! That's for sure.

I've done the 4 times. Gets busier each time. I am trying to focus more on the rest of the park from now on. But there are certain routes that may connect through Guadalupe Peak that may cause me to head back up there in the future. Or to take my kids eventually.

Thanks. Wish it wouldn't have been quite as cold and windy for her. But im glad that gave her the full Guadalupe Mountains experience. She got to experience the 60 mph winds and her tent bowing in all around her all night. Plus skunks trying to get her in her tent. And she's usually a 5th wheel camper. So that was all pretty exciting. I'm sure she'll never forget. Haha.

Thanks a lot for watching! She sure is. As you know, it's a tough hike, but she did great. Good luck on your upcoming trip. Hope it goes well and the winds aren't too high!

I wouldnt have minded stopping to talk. But I appreciate you commenting now. I usually see someone on each trip to GUMO that recognizes me from my videos. You picked a couple of the great iconic hikes for your first trip out there. Doesnt get much better than Mckittrick. Tough hike but extremely beautiful. Hope the winds died down a little for you. The winds were nuts this past week.

Hunter Peak is better for sure but I say that mainly because you are fairly likely to either see no one or see only a small handful of people on that entire hike. Whereas Guadalupe Peak you are guaranteed to see 30 - 40 people or possibly way more. And its also nice that you can add on to your hike (through the bowl) or make a loop out of your hike up to Hunter Peak. Whereas Guadalupe Peak is just an out and back on the same trail.

Things have probably changed slightly since 72! I love rain in the desert mountains.

I did climb Emory 12 or 13 years ago. I dont remember it being THAT intense but I was surprised by the scrambling at the top. (Back before RU-vid days). I need to get out there and redo that peak eventually. Hopefully its not too cold when you go. That'll be a cool climb.

She did great. My mom is not quite 60. Good luck on your hike. Hope you guys get low winds!

I'll keep you posted@@CameronHall88

ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qbFlPvKyvUc.html This is another video I put together with a lot of info on the hike. Good luck on your trip. Hope it goes well.

I thought it would feel long but it didn't. Carrying less water was pretty nice also. I have liked staying on the peak in the past when I was one of the only ones there. The last time I camped overnight when the Guadalupe Peak campsites were completely full was not pleasant. I won't be camping up there again unless its bad weather or something and I'm confident there wouldn't be as many people. On the hike this day, because of the cold and wind, there weren't 1/4 of the people hiking the peak that there was the last time I did it. It was pretty nice.

@@CameronHall88 , that’s great that you missed the crowds on this one. I’ve done the day hike before but I’d like to do the overnight. I hope GUMO goes to a reservation system soon...that’s a long drive to get all the way out there to find that the campground is filled.

I honestly would hate if they went to an all reservation system. Might be alright if they did half reserved and half first come. But that'd only be like 10 sites at Pine Springs. I'm just thinking of how the State Parks are now where everything is completely reserved for months straight. It sucks. And right now I'm fortunate enough to be able to get out there pretty early in the morning where I have a good chance at a campsite on a first come first served basis. I could definitely see though that if that wasn't possible how a lot of people would want to go to reservations.

@@CameronHall88 I can definitely understand that...half and half could possibly work. I just like the security of having a booked campsite when the drive is that far out.

Hey Lindsey, I'm not sure if you saw my reply to your last comment. I think it was on my South Rim video. I appreciate your offer. Very kind of you. I actually just realized on a recent trip that I have been driving through Seminole going to and from GUMO over the past year or so.

@@CameronHall88, I'll have to look for that comment! I got tired of sharing my RU-vid account on our main TV with the family, so I made a new one for just my stuff so I'm not sure if it was the account or the other. And honestly, when I commented I was in the midst of Covid and my brain was in a fog!!! I bet you do come through our way! Going south on the 20 and through Orla would put you in a midst of some heavy oil field traffic, which I heard you talk about in one of your videos! Come see us! We'd enjoy hanging out with you and having you for a night! ... And we're covid free now. Lol! lindseyspi@gmail.com

I've only ever used the metal tips. The rubber boots would work pretty well for this trail, though; because it's so rocky.

Make sure you have reservations. Bring a low profile tent if you can and use your guylines as there is a good chance you'll have stiff winds at some point. I've seen tons of broken and downed tents at Pine Springs. Keep your food out of your tent. There aren't bears near the campground but there are mice and skunks that are attracted to it. There is a lot more I could say but if you have any specific concerns or questions, let me know.

You definitely should. It's a pretty cool experience.

This video is from late November. But I've done this same hike in Spring and Summer as well.

Whatever Samsung phone I had at the time. Not sure of the model. It's hard to say for certain. But in general, it SHOULD be okay depending on your time of day and if a front happens to hit or not.

They're called trekking poles. You can get cheap versions of them on Amazon or from Walmart or Academy. More expensive versions can be found at outdoor stores like REI.

This is early November. I've also done it in summer several times. October and early November are great times to do it as it coincides with fall foliage in the park.

4.2 miles one way. 8.4 from your car, to the top, and back to your car. Depending on your physical shape, somewhere between 5 - 8 hours.

I measured it once but I dont remember exactly. I'm wanting to say from sign to sign its between 200 and 300 feet. Probably closer to 200.

@@CameronHall88 thank you

bigbendchat.com/gumo-weather-stations-t9573.html These are the weather stations throughout the park and will give you actual real time weather updates. www.nps.gov/gumo/planyourvisit/weather.htm This is the parks forecasted weather and extended forecast.

thank you@@CameronHall88

Thanks, Brendan. It's my second one of the exact same hat. I wore my first one so much that it is now brown.

She mostly carried clothing layers. Also water, snacks, phone, and things like that.

Technically, yes. But the population is so sparse that your chance of seeing either is incredibly low.