Despite wishing for more epic photos I really liked this video. Almost an A part and B part. Once you got into the ATV adventure I was glued. It was exciting to follow the uncertain road you took us on. I only wish you came out with a shot or two. But it shows how huge our country is and it dawned on me that you have a million chances to take photos of areas yet unphotographed. All you need is a friend with 2 ATVs, some wine and lots of gasoline! ;) Thanks Adam.
Music, pictures, scenes, narration mixed once again in an epic upload! You provide us with high quality content and we will always be thankful for that! Keep it up Mr. Adam Gibbs!
For some reason as you opened the bathroom door in that trailer I was expecting Mr. Gavin Sandcastle to be sitting on the crapper. And I’m sure he would have needed your lens cloth again.
Excellent video and content. A pleasant surprise and a bit of a photography break to satisfy a need for adventure. Well done. I will watch it again. Thanks for sharing.
Those columns look a lot like the Devils Post Pile in Mammoth Ca. I need to go back there and try my hand at getting some good photos. That bridge was sketchy! Great video Adam.
Wow what a place! That mine was so sad really such a throw away society! Like you said, surrounded by all that beauty! Bloody long way to go on a quad mate fairplay👍🏻
That was quite the adventure and I think you can now say that you are an "accomplished" ATV operator. Beautiful country to travel through. I loved the basalt with the little rusty iron deposits all over. I did Google the mine and the indigenous land rights case. I am happy to see that their case was successful, I know that the story has not always been in their favor but as an American, I can say that Canada is way ahead in this area.
see.. now this is the kind of Hiking I can get behind.. I have been contemplating picking up a 4 wheeler... because I have ran out of photo gear to buy lol
The traditional territory of the Tsilqoht'in Nations is amazing. For the people who think the mine was mindlessly abandoned, Google Taseko mine and Indigenous title case, it's a recent and very important issue for the people of Canada. (Not that they pay attention to Indigenous issues anyway, sadly) Love the columnar basalts. BC had so much great scenery for landscape photography. Thanks for sharing these.
Hi Cass, I'm not sure but I think you may be thinking about a different mine. Is the one you are referring to the mine at Fish Lake? If so, the area has been a veritable battle ground for years. I did a blog post about it years ago and encouraged people to sign a petition that was circulating. As far as I know, Fish Lake is not within the Tsilqoht'in title lands but it is a sacred place to them and they have fought hard over its preservation. It would be a disaster for that mine to go in there and I dearly hope Taseko gives up on the fight...but I doubt they will.
well... Jeremy almost had me convinced at the 9:00 min mark to stay home... but at least ATV's beat hiking... helmets boys, HELMETS... Go first and go FAST on the bridge! Next time pack the tents etc and make it an overnighter... thanks for the adventure
Wow, that truly was an epic adventure but definitely outside my comfort zone so it was thrilling to live it vicariously through your video! I am so envious of all the wonderful places you visit on your travels.
That was quite an adventure. Those basalt blocks were cool as was the old mining camp. I'm a volunteer mapper for Open Street Map and so I was interested in mapping the mine as well as the long road leading to it. My research suggests that it was a gold mining camp, Pellier Camp, operated by an outfit named Valor Resources. The nearby bridge over Falls River was named Pelleir Camp Bridge. Alaska is strewn with such abandoned camps located far, far from any roads. I'm always amazed to learn of the amount of effort and money people have spent on the chase for gold. The road and camp you showed in this interesting video demonstrated that again.
I’d love a poke about in the mine itself. Guessing you didn’t go in? There’s some cracking abandoned mines in BC , mascot for one looks amazing. Just a shame it’s so far from where I am. Though I think nosing around old industrial detritus probably isn’t your cuppa.
Absolutely Brilliant! I loved this episode Adam. It's nice to see great photos and friends joking around, but the adventure story that you presented here had me glued to my screen the whole time. Well done! I hope you share more videos like this as time goes on. 👍👍
Groovy flying intros, straight into trepidatious basalt heights ~ very suave directing Adam! I mean I felt hyperlapsed into titling textures so sharp my fingers are tingling... 23:20 =love button. C~SA. b.t.w. guess this sorted the email revert ! ;)
The character of those basalt columns along with the unimaginable passing years since their formation simply blows my mind! Amazing content. Thank you!
Hi Adam. You guys are so blessed with the absolute and God given beauty that you have in your backyard, it absolutely astounds me every time watching your videos. With regard to the mine it is quite heartbreaking to see something like that be allowed to happen.
Dear, sir! A big THANK to you once again, for sharing this amazing video with us, your many subscribers! So much inspiration and beauty you are giving us! Wishing you many safe and wonderful nature photography episodes in future! Greetings from Sweden!
What an adventure! I loved the drone footage. It proves that a drone could in fact be a life saver and a time saver, because it may not have been possible for you to see all the deep snow on the floor of the next valley without going up that high. The terrain you drove through looked like a recipe for a serious tumble with your ATV. Too steep to be safe. Brave souls.
Good stuff Adam, I was just telling some friends in BC how I think dirt bike and ATV adventures could really spice up Adventure / Landscape photo locations. It works wonders with snowmobiles. Always wanted to do a horseback photo trip through the Chilcotins. Ian
Man, you jumped into the deep end with that ATV ride! Those basalt columns are fantastic. Too bad Canada’s legal system doesn’t provide a way to go after those dirtbag mining companies. I think U.S. companies have to post a huge bond now before starting operations to deal with a situation like that. I felt bad for the fish in that stream. I can only imagine what a gold mine did to the downstream water. Pretty cool day trip - thx for filming and sharing it with us.
Wow! I live in BC, in the West Kootenay, and can get away from people in about 15 minutes, but that is a different scale altogether. The basalt columns was amazing, and everything else. Thanks, and hope you get to do it again. I'm certain you have places you want to explore next time. Any wildlife? It was hunting season and the rut, I would have had my long lens available all the time.
What a shame , for men to leave all that stuff behind in such of beautiful place. It shouldn't had never been there to begin with. Once more another great video. Thank you.
17:20 - I love seeing abandoned places . Especially when they are in such beautiful locations like that one. If that were in the UK, everything would have been nicked years ago, and the council would have built houses on the land. I agree with you though. They could have tidied up a bit!
Your friend has a keen sense of humor as in, " Adam, U go 1st. " Don't stray from the path, LOL! The music along with the video on this presentation left me with an eerie feeling. The abandoned mine workers camp had a post apocalyptic feel to it for some reason. Very well done Adam... Bill on the Hill... :~) PS: How's the bottom end feeling? LOL!
Adam, That looked like a great adventure you both had. I quite enjoyed watching this so thanks guys for taking us along for the ride. Some great pictures as well. Cheers.
absolutely beautiful country. It would be hard for me not to want to take a photo of EVERYTHING. Im sure that ATV ride was not the most pleasant adventure for sure and that abandoned camp looks like something out of one of the scary slasher movies, i expected somebody to just come running out of one of those campers or buildings....
The Ghost Camp was interesting. You would think that any corporation to get permits to setup a camp like that would need to carry insurance... to be sure that if they went bust or a project is done and they did not remove what they built or brought in, would cover the costs of removal.
I wouldn´t have done that ride with the back I have. No way. It isn´t that good now a days. It was for sure a raw real wilderness, to travel for you guys and a bit scary when passing that old Bridge, Huu!.At least you had an adventure for life and you succeed to came back with 2 gorgeous images at 22:23 and 22:22.
What a great trip. I'm sure the traverse of the talus slope at 16:40 had you puckered up. Only those trees at the bottom would have stopped your slide down. The columnar basalts are some of the finest examples I've seen, right there with Devil's Post Pile. That reddish color from the Crustose lichens is beautiful, at first I thought it was weathering from the basalt mineralogy, but after seeing the detail of your tack sharp image I knew it was a lichen. Had to look it up. The side lite images are my fav from this set. Some aerial drone footage/stills of that basalt cliff would be nice. I'm sure there's a story about the abandoned mine, I'll surely waste some internet time researching it. Thanks for another fantastic vlog. Hey! Where's Gavin?
"The Hills have Eyes" entered my head when you went inside the caravan in the middle of nowhere lol absolutely stunning place though and an adventure with the quads going through it all. Thanks for sharing , beautiful shots.
Really interesting adventure, Adam! I can see how that area might yield some spectacular images and I enjoyed the drone footage too - no rangers up there to get sniffy about permits either.
Hope your bum has recovered from all that bouncing around :-) What an amazing place. So wild and beautiful. Sacrilege that people can leave all that junk behind though.
I would love to do that. We don't have many places in Australia where you can ride quads. I have mixed feelings on it, in a way its annoying because id love to do it but on the other hand I can imagine dickheads would smash around ripping everything up and spoil it for everyone.
You're right about that and I like you have mixed feelings. However, in the north country life is very different and getting around isn't quite as easy as it is in the south so used responsibly I think ATV's are very handy and save a ton of time
Jeremy doesnt like them. They come loose, get stuck and the rope he is using is from his father inlaw who used the same rope back in the 50's? his father inlaw was a trapper and swore that rope was way better than straps. Just saying!! I said the same thing, lol.
So Adam what the hell?, I reached out to Gavin and asked him if you two guys had a Tiff, he said you had a new Vlogger buddy, you two need to make up with him and make a new video together, Life is too short to be mad at each other lol
Adam stepped out on me first. At least that other vlogger isn't here on Vancouver Island. Perhaps we can patch things up but Adam needs to call me first....
