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Thanks for watching/commenting. This park is very photogenic and one can easily spend a whole day there wondering around. Hope you get a chance to do it next time

Thanks Mark

Great question. We generally followed a track provided by AllTrails, but in many sections one just walk on those wavy rocks and can definitely find your own path to explore around. Thanks for watching

Thanks Mark. Next couple of videos will be desert hiking but I’ll try to add more winter activity content that’s worthy of sharing in the coming months

Thanks for watching and sharing your story. Took my kids to resort skiing when they were 5 years old and now I can’t keep up with them. Cross country/ski touring is what I enjoy more these days

Thanks Vickie. Love RMNP in all seasons. It has lots of terrains/trails for backcountry skiing with varying difficulties, and relatively safe as well. New poles arrive tomorrow!

Snow condition changes often and one has to catch it at right time, preferably right after a big storm. Skied Banana Bowl yesterday near Flattop Mtn and the condition was A+. Video coming tomorrow. Thanks for watching

Thanks Vickie

Thanks Vickie. It’s been a cold and snowy winter so far in CO. Trying to get some exercises in while waiting for warmer weather to return

@@Wanderlust073 I was up there again last Saturday and the condition was not as good. Mostly windblown above the road

I’ve skied in resort for many years, but got tired of the crowd and traffic. This year I started to get into backcountry skiing which I’ve enjoyed so far. It afford lots of serenity and freedom to explore wherever that’s safe. Thanks for watching

Thanks Mark. Something to keep me busy during long CO winters

@@hikingwithjackieboy thank you! It was a great hike indeed. Try pick a calmer day as it’s often quite windy on top due to its prominence

Thanks Austin. Hiking in 100+ degree heat is no joke. We ordered both lemonade and ice tea at PR, but lemonade is the way to go

@@weekendhikeraz Thanks. We did this hike near the end of December. The lemonade costs $6 each and $1 for refill. Must have if you stop there

@ awesome! Looks like a great time to hike the canyon. It gets so hot and busy during the summer.

Skeleton Pt is a good stopping point for many folks. S Kaibab Tr is quite a bit steeper compared to Bright Angel side but one also gets awesome canyon views throughout. Thanks for watching/commenting

Thanks for sharing your story Mark! Luckily no blisters for me, but my calf started to cramp up back near the top. Probably went a little too fast on the way down

Thanks Vickie. It was a great hike and highlight of our 2-week holiday road trip through some western states. The advantage of hiking GC in winter is the pleasant temps. It’s about 30-40 at rim and 50-60 at river, so water consumption was moderate. My son and I each carried 2 liters of water. We also fill up at Phantom Ranch and drank a few cups of lemonade so we were fairly hydrated before heading back up. It was a lot of elevation gain but certainly doable as a day hike for an avid hiker

@@pw2883 thanks. BA was closed from Phantom Ranch to Havasupai Garden till at least May. One can go up to Tipoff then take Tonto cutoff trail to connect back to BA but that will add another 4.5miles and the view seems average. Hopefully one day I get to do R2R from N Kaibab and up BA to S Rim so I get to experience all the major trails in GC

@@ruggedlandThere was a bit of ice, snow, and mud on BA when I hiked it mid-April several years ago - a recipe for a slip-and-fall over the edge!

It’s a DJI Mini 2 I bought when it first came out a few years ago

@ruggedland Thank you!

@@weekendhikeraz Thank you! We’ve been to Arches quite a few times over the years. Winter is our fav time to visit with low crowds and pleasant temps

@@TrekkingTheRockies Thank you. It was a fun little adventure for sure. Our new fav hike in Arches

@@RockyMountainsUSA they are quite impressive to look at and there are non technical routes to summit a few of them too

Thanks. We got cliffed out a couple of times and had to turn around and retrace our steps. But it’s all part of the fun and park service encourages people to explore around in the furnace as long as one stays on hard surface

Thank you!

@@BuckeyeDrifters thank you so much. We’ve been following your channel for a couple of years now and it has given us many ideas for future hikes or even place to travel after we retire. Happy 2025!

Thanks Mark

It’s a bit out of the way but well worth the drive

Thanks Vickie. We’ve been road tripping last couple of weeks through UT/AZ/NV and got a few more hiking videos coming. Looking forward to returning to the winter wonderland of CO soon. I did film the cave with GoPro and it’s not good in low light. iPhone pics did a better job. Happy New Year to you and your family

@@ruggedland The cave video looked great! Looking forward to your upcoming videos. Lucky you and your family to be on the road together. Happy New Year to all of you.

Appreciate the kind words!

Thanks. Happy 2025!

Thank you

Thank for watching and commenting. Hope you can get Alice next year. It’s a wonderful summit

Thanks Mark. Appreciate your comments and support as always. Happy Holidays

@@pw2883 Thank you for your continued support. Hard to top this past year in terms of high peaks climbed but hope I can continue to do some interesting hikes and share them when I can

Thank you very much! Happy Holidays to you as well

Thanks Vickie. Made it earlier this month and it’s a fun little project. Happy Holidays!

It is the largest Gypsum dune field in the world. Thanks Mark

It really is otherworldly. Thanks for watching

@@ruggedland until my family to the sand dunes in Colorado. They still talk about how cool it was. I’ll have to take them here too.

⁠Both are cool places to visit and unique in their own way

Yup, which was part of the fun when going up

Totally agree! Thanks for watching

I’ve been in Texas before but first time doing any hiking there. It’s such a large state and we enjoyed this part of west Texas very much. There were cars from all over the country at the visitor center. Plan to be back in the future to check out Big Bend too as we just started collecting National park stamps. Thanks Vickie!

Thanks Mark. There is a way to scramble up the ridge of El Cap from Guadalupe Peak trail near the summit. Someone made a video of it and it’s a lot of bushwhack. No one has rock-climbed the face yet as the park forbids that due to very loose nature of the rock

Different kind of beauty. More desolate and arid compared to CO mountains. It can be challenging for folks from sea level or those not used to longer hikes. We were lucky to have mild wind and cool temp that day. Thanks for watching

Thank you 🙏 Having lived in CO for more than 30 years I’m used to the cold now. It does limit the hiking season especially in the high country. I enjoy some hiking in neighboring warmer states during winter time. Just returned from a trip to NM and will hit AZ in a few weeks. Happy trails!

@ nice! It took me 4 years to acclimate to the heat of Phoenix. Our bodies are amazing! Enjoy your time in Arizona. Where are you planning to hike?

Will be in Grand Canyon for a couple of days then off to Vegas to check out Red Rock Canyon area

Thanks Vickie! A short but fun winter hike close to home

Thanks Mark!

I didn’t know about it either until last year as there is little info available. I wanted to check it out as a half day objective and I’m glad I did. The approach was interesting but the summit was the best part. Thanks for watching