I know you do this by yourself, but sometimes it feels like a fully developed production. Placements, compositional techniques and editing are exceptional. - Angie
Thanks Angie! I’m glad you find the production value worthy of such a compliment. I am fairly picky about quality, so a lot of trips don’t make the cut. But some do! Thanks for watching!
Great seeing you again, Todd. We love Utah and visiting the Big 5 national parks there. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us! Stay safe and we can’t wait to see where you take us next….
@@theparkjunkie The roads were paved. No permit was required. We fell in love with Arches in the late 70s then moved to Moab in 86. We took trips there before the route was very clear. There are tons of arches in there. You gotta look for Inner Sanctum Arch.
I had it on the list for years... Had a permit a few years back and couldn't make it due to another adventure in Canyonlands. But got it this time! Cheers!
I was at Arches November 1,2 and 3. Maybe we were there at the same time. Beautiful park. I didn't do the hike you did but found many other beautiful hikes.
Actually, yeah… This hike was Nov 2. I was only in the park for a few hours… Where were you? I was looking for ya! 😊 Drove in the Willow Flat road & out the Klondike road! Highly recommended, but 4x4 only!
@@theparkjunkie on November 2 in the morning we hiked to Delicate Arch in the morning. In the afternoon we hiked in Devils Garden out to the Double O Arch. That was a beautiful day for hiking. Thanks for sharing your great videos of our beautiful National Parks.
Arches...Ed Abbey's old stomping grounds...what a fantastic park! I took a Ranger-led tour of the Fiery Furnace years ago, it's cool to see your solo adventure. IMHO, driving up the entrance road and getting that first glimpse of those huge formations is one of the most awesome "reveals" of any National Park. Do they still have Robert Redford doing the audio on the 1610 AM radio info channel? Until next time, happy trails!
Yep, Ed Abbey… That dude probably explored every corridor in that place. I’d love to hear his thoughts on the parks today. I bet he’d be far more harshly pessimistic today than he was back in the day. I probably need to pick up one of his books again & gain some insight… 🤔 I read most of his books, my fave: The Brave Cowboy But that was 20 years ago, so it’s hard to say what I’d pick today.
Great hike and video composition Todd! The rock formations there are Spectacular! Does your "Leaning Pine" moniker have anything to do with Paul Smiths College?
Thanks What! Good question, but no. I do happen to be a Bobcat alum, but the Ohio U Bobcats… Unrelated to the Paul Smiths Bobcats of the upper Empire State.
Living vicariously on this chilly Hoosier night. Thanks for taking me along. I've been to arches a couple times. I will have to check outthe Fiery furnace out next time. If I can get a permit. How far ahead did you reserve?
I reserved a week in advance, but that was in Nov, so late in the season. Not many folks in there that time of year. Thanks for hanging out with us here at Park Junkie!
I absolutely love that area of the park! I've always wanted to do more of it. And, yes, it's freaking hot in summer. Looks like you got to wander around in it on a good day. I've been in the park many times, but it was usually showing relatives around and their time was during summer. I thought I'd wait until my kids were a little older, but between our usual work on our ranch during spring or fall, or my kids were to busy with school activities, I never got to go there again. And during that time is the busiest. Calving and lambs, fertilizing, plowing, branding, shearing, seeding etc., in the spring and getting ready for winter. But Arches is one of my favorite. Oh, wanted to ask you, have you ever gone to the National Monument on Mt. Timpanogis? It's a tiny thing but the hike up to the cave entrance is awesome and so is the cave. It's tucked away in the canyon just north of Provo canyon. Bears Ears is nice and Hovenweep, and Escalante is amazing as well.
Yes, the ranch life can keep ya busy. It's hard to have a productive ranch if you don't spend the time to make it so. So, Timpanogos NM is the only national park site in Utah that I have yet to visit. Next summer! I just did a trip through Bears Ears last month on my motorcycle with a group of buddies. Fantastic! I've been all over Escalante and have explored a bit in Hovenweep too. The entire southern half of Utah is a favorite zone of mine! Where is your ranch? Must be somewhere close to that area...
@@theparkjunkie my ranch was in Lawrence, Utah, just east of Huntington in Emery County. It wasn't big, only about 90 acres. But it was home and I sure do miss it. Literally, if you stayed on the main road past my driveway, make a right turn heading east and going over the bridge over Huntington Creek, and stay on that road it will take you to either Cedar Mountain or down Buckhorn Wash into the heart of the San Rafael Swell. We used ride horses there. Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid use to ride there to get to the Outlaw Trail. There's a nice campground on the San Rafael River as you exit the wash. Good place to raise kids there. We raised on the ranch, beef, lamb, stupid chickens, goats for milk, meat, and hides. Also raised pigs and rabbits. Had all kinds of wildlife there. Bald eagles, pheasants, praise dogs, mule deer, snakes, even a few black bears. We grew wheat, corn, alfalfa. Heated our home with wood and coal. It was a good life. Raised my own vegetables and canned. Rarely did we need to buy groceries. Like I said, we were always busy. Loved and miss that place. Now I live in the Southern Appalachian's near Smoky Mountains NP.
@@lindabriggs5118 Wow! You did it right… That’s a pure life, in a stellar location. Good for you! The Swell is full of crazy cool scenery, I just rode down past Family Butte & Eagle Canyon a few weeks back on the moto. & if you’ve now found yourself in the Apps, that ain’t bad either! Sounds like a great life. Ranches take time & constant attention. That’s why mine is all brush… 😏
@@theparkjunkie I miss the bald eagle pair that came and nested every year in an old cottonwood tree, usually in mid-march on the ranch. But you what? I am proud of both my children. They have a good work ethic to this day. Both served in the military. My son now works in the greater Denver metro area, repairing CT-scanners and MRI'z. My daughter is working as an RN as well as working on her Masters Degree in Nursing. And in her off time she runs a horse riding guide tours in the Apps. I've had a good life.
Hi Park Junkie. That was a pretty landscape and it was something most people in sound body could do. So thanks for showing off a bunny trail worth visiting for all. Question: it had a sort of a tail end look of the painted desert to it or is that just my perception of it? Any way as always good to see you and thanks for the ride along.
Yeah man, that place is incredible huh? & the route is not too difficult, but it does get tight in a few sections. It’s short tho, like I said, only a couple miles, max. The colors in the exit from the route may appear similar, but the landscape is much more jagged than Petrified Forest’s Painted Desert. I haven’t actually done a lot of exploring in the Painted Desert, only one trip into the Devil’s Playground, which lies slightly to the west of the PD. So I don’t know what lies out there in the depths of that area, but from my limited perspective, I’d say that the PD has a more pastel hue than the FF. But hey, it’s all about perception, right? 🙃 Thanks for hanging cruising along with us Simon, good to see ya on here. 🤙
Have you seen the Movie "Canyon' true story,just watched it on Prime video. Times have changed since then. Now on to your video,I hope to go one day. Do you know the best month to go,not hot or too cold. Must be November? Thank You. Michigan
@@Junglegirl44 yeah, a story of bad decisions. But hey, we’ve all made bad decisions, or at least I have. They say wisdom is gained from such experiences that don’t kill you. I was wondering how she was going to get him out of there with no leg. Aaron Ralston cut his arm off & pulled off an escape, but that was an arm, not a leg… 😦
Very cool! It appeared that you were the only person with a permit that day. Nice to have it all to yourself. Are you following the "filming in parks for commercial purposes" rule changes and reversals? Not sure if you're monetized...
No doubt! Park Junkie usually finds a way to avoid those pesky masses 😊 So yes, I am aware that an appellate court recently reversed a lower court ruling regarding filming in parks. Hopefully, the NPS will respect the right of individual content creators who practice leave-no-trace principles alone. Those laws were originally designed to prevent movie set productions from harming the fragile environment. Today, we have people recording with hand held phones. Different game… But, the fact that they (NPS) appealed the decision does indicate that they will go after anyone… 😠
@@theparkjunkie Phones... and drones and doing anything for the Insta. Present company excluded, of course! Some creators are a bit much. (and just like with the people who litter, try to pet the elk, walk on thermal features and cryptobiotic soils, etc., some ruin things for others) Hopefully the system will be straightforward and efficient and not a logistical nightmare that deters spontaneity. Looks like single user permits are $0.
@@penelopebartell840 We’ll see… Many of the IG peeps falling off of cliffs aren’t even monetized, although some are. Crazy world… Unfortunately, $0 today doesn’t mean it will remain such. As soon as a dollar can be made, there will be a group of bureaucrats lining up to make sure the poor people pay. It’s all about money in the big game & it seems it always will be. 🥹
My son did work at arches in the really 1990 ! We had access to the firey furnace before the cane up with the new rules! We didn't need a guide because my son was employees by the park service ! We wandered at will, and yes we did get lost a couple of times because of my sons knowledge of the area, you could drive your car right into the park! Saw numerous mountain lion tracks it looked like a mother and her cub!
