Backpacking Grand Gulch Utah Kane Gulch to Bullet Canyon

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This is the full-length video of a 4 day backpacking trip in upper Grand gulch I did in November 2020. This is the classic Kane Gulch to Bullet Canyon route that is frankly one of the most popular canyon country backpacking routes around. Please see my pinned comment for more information on this place. Hope you enjoy!
P.S. - there is a short 10 minute "highlight" video for this trip available at the link below for those who don't want to watch a long video: • Grand Gulch Backpackin...
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Intro (0:00)
Hiking Day 1 - Kane Gulch to Turkey Pen Ruin: (2:23)
Camp 1: (17:46)
Hiking Day 2 - Turkey Pen to Sheiks Canyon: (21:52)
Camp 2: (45:32)
Hiking Day 3 - Sheiks to Bullet Canyon / Jailhouse Ruin: (52:11)
Camp 3: (1:06:04)
Hiking Day 4 - Bullet Canyon to Trailhead: (1:10:34)
Conclusion: (1:26:19)

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15 июн 2024

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Комментарии : 58

@joycecaudell6047 Год назад

I am very impressed with your speed of hiking and camera work! Your narration is great! I’m very impressed that you dehydrated some of your own food. I wish I could do what you are doing. I used to. My 78-year-old back is just too cranky. So thank you very much for a job well done and bringing us all along with you! I like to look at the ruins and imagine the people who lived there and what it might’ve looked like when they were living there with their families. And you go slow enough with camera work to do that. Thank you very much!

@klamathmountainultralight 5 месяцев назад

really enjoying your style of shooting, editing, and narration. obviously great scenery too

@susannenerad9851 Год назад

Just amazing, love your videos of your adventures, some of the van life RU-vidrs spend to much time talking & worrying about what they are going to wear, hardly any scenery, boring (I know it's about their van life to, but some have hiking videos) traveling to me is all about the scenery, geology, enjoying wildlife & the hike, But yours are very nice, thanks for sharing your adventures. (Very sad about the deer)

@WildlandExplorer Год назад

Thanks! I agree with your assessment of the outdoors YT community, which I have become a little disillusioned with. I try to go with "show, don't tell" whenever possible more and more. I wish I could show even more about, as you say, the geology & wildlife - but I only get so much vacation time and there is only so much time in a day to hike to the next campsite. Talking head vlogs, gear videos, van-life: these have their place and are useful for people; low hanging fruit for creators who need a frequent upload schedule - which is what drives views & ad revenue. I can understand this, as there is a desire to become the next Dixie or Darwin. For me, this is a hobby. I make these equally for the audience & myself. I want a record of traveling through these amazing places so it should be good enough to stand the test of time.

@sandrawarner2551 5 месяцев назад

Spectacular, new Bucket list hike. Been enjoying your videos 🫠

@vickihubach4388 8 месяцев назад

Awesome video! Good job! I'm going next spring, and your video is a valuable resource, thank you!!

@gingerbread6614 Год назад

Great hiking trip. Loved it. You did a great job. Thank you

@raymondcox6063 3 года назад

One of the best videos I've seen of the canyon country. I'll be seeing it again. Well done in every way. Great to see spectacular canyons away from the well--known tourist places and which most folks will never visit.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Thank you! I'd like to go back and take some video of the lower GG. Was not to be it was days away from the 1st snow of the season. I timed it just right to be out of there.

@SummitSeeker546 Год назад

Another fascinating adventure. Had to laugh, my wife and I love looking for faces in the rock. Makes you wonder what spirits are still lingering in the area…

@MojaveZach 3 года назад

this has got to be one of the best videos you have produced, it's stunning!

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Thanks Zach! That place is easy you just point any camera at it and it looks awesome.

@MojaveZach 3 года назад

@@WildlandExplorer lol I've been there, but still takes a lot of skill to make it turn out well

@potatothorn 3 года назад

spent the afternoon watching this in sections between projects here// AWESOME hike wow. i think your last camp and the hike out in that big open canyon area was my favorite. great job showing us the glyphs and ruins too, ive seen a lot of videos of this area and you show us some new ones- without giving away too much about the location, well done// i like your choice of music the soundtrack goes well with the scenes and is set at a perfect level really good production quality. i could go on all day so ill leave it at this is a great video thanks for taking us along

@susannenerad9851 Год назад

Beautiful scenery, you are quite the photographer & hiker, thanks for including us!

@JustinMcKinneyhiker 3 года назад

Great trip !! I never have done any backpacking in Utah , it looks amazing. Excellent camera work and editing , music is really nice to. Thanks for sharing.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Thank you Justin!

@fredparkinson1289 2 года назад

Sorry you didn't see the Green Mask. I found it in Shiek Canyon about 25 years ago. As I recall I had to search for it. It is said to be the only use of green in a pictograph anywhere in the southwest.

@WildlandExplorer 2 года назад

Interesting info! Yes apparently it's off in the brush above the spring source. Probably be back some day anyhow. Hope you enjoyed the video!

@rthomas2157 Год назад

Fun fact the structure at Turkey pen ruins is not actually a turkey pen. It is the remains of a jacal structure The upright sticks were bound together and then covered in mud to form walls. Something I learned later on certainly with the name and appearance of this structure you would think it was actually a turkey pen.

@WildlandExplorer Год назад

I would have never guessed. Makes more sense that these once formed a wall considering their longevity. thanks for the info!

@cosmicrancher2169 3 года назад

Many years ago I did a day hike there in the early winter (lots of ice, no other humans). We got a chilly vibe and were glad to be out at sunset.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

I think southern Utah when covered in snow/ice has the coolest look of anywhere. I've never hiked out there in winter yet. Thanks for watching!

@fredmaguire88 3 года назад

Your video work was fantastic! You make great images out of seemingly ordinary things.

@paulsinger5638 2 года назад

background music was great.

@ericnail1370 3 года назад

Great video, thanks for sharing! You really captured the remoteness. It is popular but def not crowded. We went in October and turned back at Todie due to the water situation. I chose my drone over carrying extra water, terrible idea! Going back in March and can't wait.

@lindawarrell4281 Год назад

Excellent filming! I really enjoyed this! Great job! 😁

@SummitSeeker546 Год назад

Nothing worse than purposely drinking most of your water cause you know you are a bit dehydrated and you know for certain that a year round spring will provide water in the next couple miles. Shit, what do you do when you can’t find that spring? Panic? Nope, doesn’t help the situation. Conserve what little you have and hope the next planned water source will provide. Thankfully it usually does or you find an unanticipated source. Love the challenges presented on trail…

@WildlandExplorer Год назад

I seem to occasionally find myself in desert spots that are off-season due to a severe phobia of crowded outdoor spaces, lol. It often results in a plague of water carries. I have only been in a real pickle once or twice. Not a ton of fun to do a dozen miles with a parched dry throat, absolutely zero water on your back and many dry wash crossings.

@victorschepers6286 3 года назад

Nice and greetings from Holland🇳🇱👍😉🇪🇺 and no i,m 77 to long walk!!!

@Befree-protectyourrightsToday 3 года назад

Nice job! Really enjoy your videos. Keep up the good work. Heading to Cedar Mesa from Oregon next week. Looking forward to spending time with my daughter there. Thank you for the inspiring film!

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

That will be an awesome time, glad you enjoyed the video!

@jamespazera3038 2 года назад

wonderful ... thanks

@dmn3773 3 года назад

Bladerunner music. Nice video man

@PB-ny4hu 17 дней назад

Super video. What gps app did you use? I was at Jailhouse last week.

@TJackSurvival 3 года назад

Great video man.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Thanks for checking it out!

@ewokinthewoodscairn8908 3 года назад

I think you need some gaiters for your boots to keep out all that dirt! Lol

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

You are correct. I own them, I wear them, and I forgot them. lol.

@Vito_Tuxedo 2 года назад

Another superb video! There's so much awesome stuff in Utah. If you hike it, I'll watch it...and love it. The music is a nice touch. BTW, what's the music at 52:42? It's not any of the listed music tracks. Thanks for this, and keep on keepin' on. 😎

@Riverbugger 2 года назад

Wanted to ask what Garmin watch do you use the Instinct? Thanks. Excellent video. Really enjoy your videos!! Rock on!!

@WildlandExplorer 2 года назад

Yep I have the 1st gen Instinct watch. for backpacking I mostly use it to tell time and check sunrise sunset, but I often load my GPX routes onto it as a backup map in case my other electronics somehow fail. For casual day hikes it makes for a good HRM & activity tracker. the battery won't last long enough for GPS tracking on backpacking trips without charging it up every day; I'd recommend the solar version if you want to do that.

@davidmalmberg580 Месяц назад

Do you mind sharing the recipe to your coconut cashew curry? It looks really good! I did the hike down Kane Gulch and back eating Ramon basically. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

@WildlandExplorer Месяц назад

It's been a couple years since I made it, I'll have to try a few iterations at home to get it right but yeah I'll share it eventually here.

@davidmalmberg580 Месяц назад

@@WildlandExplorer Right on, thanks!

@azcolby40 3 года назад

11 liters !!!! That's a big water carry. How wast Exos 58 with that weight? What a beautiful hike, the sandstone looked very old and weathered.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

At that weight it sucks - you can hear the frame creaking on camera. I wouldn't do any heavier than about 50 lbs in that thing. But it was only like that on the first day. After that it was fine. I passed by several groups carrying enormous 100+ liter packs so I was definitely on the lighter side compared to everyone else I encountered out there.

@kiltrohiker5568 3 года назад

I'm planning to hike the Grand Gulch in march... I'm wondering how many miles did you hike until to get water... I'm a little concerned about that.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Hi! thanks for checking out the video. I believe I calculated approximately 14.5 miles to the spring in Sheiks Canyon from the Kane Gulch ranger station. But in March you will likely find much more water. There were occasional scummy water pockets on my trip in Nov as well - you would not die of thirst out there. But I have no doubt Toadie Canyon, which is half that distance, would have water at that time of year.

@kiltrohiker5568 3 года назад

@@WildlandExplorer thanks man! I'm just watching the part where you talking about the water lol... also I read in alltrails about a flash flood destroyed a section of the trail when the Grand gulch meets with bullet canyon. you passed without noticed i guess, how bad is that part?

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Yep, I know what you're talking about. I believe I missed the turn off because I was going down-canyon on the right hand bank. If you instead stay to the left side of the drainage, the trail is more obvious and there is actually a large camping area where an outfitter group was set up. There are no cairns or junction signs, but the T-junction of the grand gulch trail with bullet canyon is obvious is if you are on the left side when heading down-canyon in that area. It is less of a mess than I was expecting - I read the same reports on AllTrails.

@lkrauss100 3 года назад

Pretty cool trail map/app it looks like at 56:00 what’s it called?

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

It's the CalTopo App. I pay $50/year for the Pro subscription to use the app with offline mapping. I use the website to plan all my routes and then it's as simple as hitting a sync button on the app before I leave and downloading whichever offline map layers I want. You can get satellite, topos, etc. Website has paid advanced features like daily low-res satellite and weekly high-res satellite maps. I use those to check things like recent creek-flow and snowpack. The website is free to use minus those features but I believe you need a subscription to use the app for actual navigation.

@michaelsanfilippo7433 3 года назад

OK my friend, each new production gets better than the last. Adding the music brings a new level artistry to the movie. Your hard work paid off. As I mentioned in a previous comment, you have nicely developed your own style. As I watch I feel as though you are having a conversation with me; I feel like I am on the journey with you. I know you follow Catherine Gregory and I believe Kraig Adams, you should also check out this guy from Sweden Erik Normark, he too has a unique style. With RU-vidrs like all of you, I have no need for regular TV. Also, I prefer the full length video over your shortened "Highlights" videos; the short version seem to lose the continuity of the journey. However, if I might offer a suggestion; perhaps try dividing the full length video into three or four episodes and post them separately. This makes them a little easier to view and something we viewers to look forward to complete the journey. One question: what map was that? Oh, and one other thing, that first meal, the chili concoction with the corn chips; that looked horrible, I can't believe you eat that. Now that doesn't make you a bad person, just weird.

@WildlandExplorer 3 года назад

Open your mind to the Skurka Beans n Rice my man! haha. I'm telling you - homemade dehydrated beans still taste like freshly cooked homemade beans when rehydrated. And the corn chips make it!! It's way better than a mountain house - trust me on this. Appreciate the feedback as always. I have thought about doing episodic content from time to time. I'm more of the mind to keep shorter trips self contained but may do that if I end up doing other thru hikes in the future. Oh also - the map was the National Geographic Trails Map #706 for Grand Gulch, Cedar Mesa Plateau.