Hiking Death Hollow, Utah for the "Ring of Fire" Eclipse
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 16 ธ.ค. 2023
- A rare-for-me autumn backpacking trip to Death Hollow to see the annular "ring of fire" solar eclipse. This short trip with friends on their very first backpacking trip definitely made for a unique experience. Glad I got to share the memory with them in one of my favorite places in Utah.
Looks as if Mr. Shadow found some friends 😁 What a Grand Adventure! Thanks for taking us along! My feet 👣 stayed dry!😅
Yep -- Triple Mr. Shadow on this outing. 😉👍 Thanks for watching!
Cool video..... I love this area around Boulder; excellent place to see the eclipse 😃
wow, lucky tagalong hikers are the two who got to go with you, first time, just incredible once in a lifetime stuff. Am a fan of your channel for years, the content you film, Utah is truly a giant National Park. Your videos are such high visual quality, makes rewatching ANY of your videos a pleasure. Thankyou so much Jamal for all your years of content, and for sharing it.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment! 🌞👍 It's funny -- I originally didn't plan on having friends with me or making a video for this trip -- but in the end I'm very glad about both. Cheers! ✌
What a beautiful episode my friend. These shots are stunning, you have simply brilliant content!
Thank you -- I really appreciate that! And... thanks for watching! 🌞✌
An amazing post! Thank you for taking all of us that will never be able to see this amazing place! Can't believe you took your friends, that have never back country hiked, on this hike with all the slippery rocks and water! Best, from Colorado!
Thanks! Yeah they loved it and did really well for first-time backpackers. In fact... I was the one that took a spill on the slick rocks on this hike -- face-first into the stream! 🙄 I said I did it to show them what NOT to do! 😉👍
looks like fun, instead of your usual grueling pace, thanks for sharing Jamal
Yeah, this was a good "small" trip as something different. And my friends enjoyed it so I think it was a successful hike all around. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
What a nice backpacking trip with friends. Seems like a very beautiful and nice route. A very special lifetime event as well. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks! Yeah -- it was a bit of a spontaneous trip with the group, but it all came together and was a really good time. Thanks again for watching! 🌞✌
What an awesome first time backpack for them!
BIG thanks for the SuperThanks -- very appreciated! My friends said they want to go again, so I take that as a sign of success. 🌞✌
Hope you stayed warm at night. Thanks for the adventure. Your friends will never forget it.
Thanks! I know I sound like a wimp, but any time the temps get close to freezing I'd rather be indoors! 🥶 With the proper gear cold-weather backpacking isn't that terrible -- but I like going lightweight and enjoying those balmy 50-degree nights. 🌞👍
So very nice to see this adventure. I saw the eclipse from my point of view in Vernal. I also want to say how much I appreciate your musical selections again. These are some of my favorites among your videos. Today I hiked the Box Canyon just out from Josie Morris's cabin in Dinosaur.
Very cool -- that's a good area that I hope to explore more some day. Thanks for watching and the comment. Glad you like the music -- it's always a challenge to find stuff that works. Cheers! 🌞✌
So fun to see this canyon. I miss, my back yard. Living in Hurricane, meant a was always cruising Escalante, every chance i could.
Southern Utah is phenomenal.
Every turn from all 4 corners , will keep you guessing.
From pine trees to desert scapes at a turn.
Truly a wonderful place.
I agree -- all of southern Utah really is pretty great and offers quite a bit of variety. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutah
Happy holidays!! May the new year bring many blessings.
Thanks for reaching out.
I will be in southern Utah this upcoming year.
Hopefully soon. My favorite time of year is arriving for the desert.
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It's always a great day when Jamal posts a video! Happy Holidays!
Thanks -- that's very kind. As always I appreciate you for watching and the comment. Happy New Year! 🌞🎉
Always a good day when another Jamal video comes out. What a great time of year to hike. Love the fall colors. Please please please do another daily video log series of your long hike like you did two times ago.
Thanks! Yes, it was a nice season to be out there. I had some unexpected delays over the last few months, BUT... the extended VLOG series for my big hike from last spring is still coming! Thanks for being interested and watching! 🌞✌
I really enjoy your videos, puts me in a good mood and I like the music choices. Southern Utah is a beautiful place. We go at least every other year. Looks like you went to my favorite coffee place too, we always go there when in Escalante 🙂.
Thanks -- I really appreciate that. Hard to believe but this was my first time ever stopping at the Kiva Coffeehouse. I enjoyed it and plan to go back. 🌞✌
Hi Jamal,
I was hoping to satisfy my longing for Utah with your video from 2023.
You'll definitely want to leave again soon.
Many greetings from Germany, Angela
Thanks! The extended series from the Grand Escalante Loop Hike is still in process. BUT... I promise to have it online before I head out for another adventure this spring. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
Jamal finally finished a hike without showing us a cool balloon he found on the route.
Yep -- no balloons found on this trip. But... there was that water bottle filled with a mystery white substance! Sure there will be more balloons to be found on my next big hike. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌🎈
As always, my wife and I loved watching your southern Utah videos! I witnessed the solar eclipse at the Stateline Campground after finishing the Arizona Trail the day before - cool experience.
Thanks! That sounds like a good place to see the eclipse and a great way to finish your own big hike -- congrats! 🌞✌
Another great hike, Jamal. I loved your pictures of the ellipse, the arches, and always your wonderful photography. Even the poison ivy was pretty changing colors. Your friends were lucky to have a professional guide. Best wishes and safe hiking in the new year.
Thanks! Yeah, it was the first time I'd seen poison ivy in the fall so it was interesting to see it in that state/color. Cheers to good things in 2024! 🌞🍻✌
As always, a big thanks for taking us along on a great adventure! Beautiful fall colors and eclipse photos! Merry Christmas from your fan in Overland Park Kansas
I grew up in St. Joseph -- not too far away! Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Good to see you well and ok 👍funny your friend has never camped so is he hooked now ❤ beautiful trip
Thanks! They said they'd do it all again -- so I take that as a sign of a successful trip. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Really enjoyed following along with you Jamal and good to have old friends to share these times. Look forward to new hikes next year. Happy Christmas to you and family.
Thanks so much for watching and the comment. Merry Christmas to you as well. 🎅✌
Whoop whoop! Let’s Go!
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Absolutely beautiful. The tree colors are amazing. But this water looks freezing cold 😁 Good job guys
I did this hike 4 years ago during summer and I have to say it was the best hike I ever made in my life. This video makes me dream about doing it again. Little death hollow ist out of this world.
Happy hiking from Germany...
Thanks! Yeah, in many ways I prefer hiking in late spring, but this really is a special area when the leaves turn for autumn. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Thanks!
And big thanks to you for the SuperThanks! 🌞👍
Excellent! Fall is about my favorite season. I enjoyed watching with my morning coffee. Thanks for sharing, Jamal and happy holidays to you and yours!✌️
Thanks -- yes, even though I don't do it often, it really is a great season to be outdoors. Thanks for watching and Happy Holidays to you as well. 🌞✌🎉
I'm a little late in watching this video but always enjoy your content and narration.
Thanks! I appreciate you for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
What a great adventure! I am super jealous of your friends.. I'd love to go on my first backpacking trip with someone like you. I love life adventure and experiences like this. I am absolutely in LOVE with Utah and can't wait to go back one day.
Thanks! It was a great time and perfect how it all came together. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Great video! I was backpacking down Harris Wash during that eclipse. Looks like you visit Harris in your newest series. Can't wait to see it!
Yep -- I went down Harris in my big hike in spring. You can see a portion of that in my earlier Grand Escalante Loop Hike video and then in even more detail in the upcoming extended episodes. Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
One of my biggest fears is freeze-dried food, too. I never how it's going to sit with my stomach during the night :/ But great to see a new video, and as a bonus, it's one I could do!
I know many people who HATE the freeze-dried stuff. I actually kinda like it. That is, as long as I'm hiking -- tried it at home once and it just wasn't the same! Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
Real friends instead of Mr. Shadow. What a place for your first time backpack tip.
Yep -- and they did really well. It was definitely a different type of trip for me in many ways, but I'd say it was a success all around. 🌞✌
Jamal, so good to see you back on trail with your excellent videos. It seemed you really liked the company of friends along. Question--When do you think you will be publishing the day by day of your Grand Escalante Loop trip from Spring of 2023?
Thanks -- yes, it was a fun trip and I really enjoyed the company. Unfortunately I've been hit with a bunch of distractions and thus the GEL episodes got pushed to the back back burner. I still hoped to have them out BEFORE the end of the year, but that's not going to happen now due to some MORE setbacks. But... it shouldn't be too much longer now (Mid-January is very likely.) Cheers! 🌞✌
Great to have your content back!
Thanks -- good to be back after a bit of a hiatus! The Grand Escalante Loop Hike extended episodes are still coming as well -- but I wanted to get this one out first. 🌞✌
Always great to see a new video, Jamal! When will you be premiering your spring trip video?
Thanks! Unfortunately I got hit with a bunch of distractions over the last few months and had to push the GEL extended episodes to the back back burner. But... it shouldn't be too much longer now (Mid-January is very likely.) Cheers! 🌞✌
Wow! Thanks for such a great video of the Death Hollow hike. I've always wanted to do this hike and had an opportunity many years ago, but from the description the hike leader gave me, I was pretty sure it would be just a bit beyond my capability. It was the poison ivy that decided it for me! I would love to know how you handle the poison ivy. Looked like it was unavoidable. It was so gorgeous down there. Thank you so much for letting me see it.
Awesome -- glad you enjoyed the video! I'm lucky in that poison ivy has never affected me even though I walk right through it. I don't think the variety here is that potent -- otherwise there'd likely be more people complaining about it. I realize it's anecdotal evidence -- but I only know one person to have gotten it along this route despite its abundance. I think the worst of it can be avoided by walking in the water in a few spots though. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
What an experience for your friends. This is such a beautiful hike. We've driven the hwy in these areas but now we think we might try hiking a little of it. We are older than you:)
Thanks -- they must have enjoyed it as they said they'd be willing to do it again. Yes, such a beautiful area and plenty of awesome views even if just driving through the region. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
@@Acrossutahwhere is the restaurant you had your celebratory pizza at? We just watched this again and are definitely making a plan. We just spent a few days in Valley of the God's showing our friend from Wisconsin around then on to Lake Powell for over a week and a half. We drove up the Burr Trail Switchbacks two different days. Had lunch in Boulder and went to the Singing Slot Canyon. We took a back road that went by Star Springs Campground and came out on the Burr Trail on our second trip. Boy that's some desolate country. Anyway, we are ready for our hike. Probably in the fall when we are back at Powell. We live on the Western Slope of CO so it's not to far for us.
@@DianaKirby3 That was Escalante Outfitters -- right on main street in Escalante. Really great pizza! 👍🍕
@@Acrossutah my husband and I met some people from Germany at the Singing Canyon Slot Canyon. He showed me their pizza they bought from Escalante Outfitters and said it was as good as they get back home:)
The autumnal lighting is unparalleled! And the water looks so clear.
Yep -- I agree, it's just an amazing season out there. I really should try to make this an annual event (ie shorter trip in autumn that is.) Thanks for watching! 🌞
Yeah!! It's Jamal!! What a wonderful surprise to see you pop up on our feed tonight! Always wanted to hike the entire Boulder Mail Trail ever since we day hiked it in from Hwy 12. Got to where it dropped into Death Hollow, looked down and said to ourselves, we don't need to hike all the way down AND back up that today. So had a snack, enjoyed the view and went back to camp. Thanks so much!!! PS: liking the purple shirt. You should add it to your hiking wardrobe.
This was actually my first time on the full eastern portion of the BMT. I've done the western portion several times, but last spring was the first time exiting Death Hollow to east -- but even then I headed south from Slickrock Saddle back to the river. I'm glad I've done it all now, but you are right -- it's a big climb back UP out of the Death Hollow! Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Another awesome video, Jamal! thanks for sharing. Last spring, we were supposed to spend four days in Escalante. We cancelled this stay after reaching the area an found it under 6 inches of snow. At that time, we planned to do a long day hike exploring the upper part of the Boulder Mail. After looking at your video, we definitely try again during our next trip in March 2024. Hopefully. Now, any hope to look at the Vlog of your last long hike (I'm still holding back from watching the long version video of your last long hike so as not to ruin the punch of the upcoming Vlog video series. Still planned, I hope?)
Yeah -- last winter/spring was a pretty wild one in terms of weather! Sorry you've been waiting for the Grand Escalante Loop series. Unfortunately I got hit with a bunch of distractions over the last few months and didn't get the episodes out as planned -- but they are definitely still coming! The overview video does "spoil" the big picture for the hike, but in many ways it's just a teaser because so many "stories" from the hike are glossed over. It's kinda like a under-two-minutes-per-day highlight reel set to music! BUT.. if you continue to hold off, it shouldn't be too much longer now (mid-January is very likely at this point.) Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
This was awesome! I need to ping you for where the climb out is on this route. I'd like to do the loop across the top between Sand Creek and DH.
Thanks! Feel free to ping away -- but really nothing too tough re: navigation here as it was just the eastern portion of the Boulder Mail Trail into Death Hollow. In spring I headed south from the Slickrock Saddle area back to the river and along the way there appeared to be a better/more-direct route into Sand Creek but I didn't check it out. I've read that that upper section of Sand can be pretty brutal with brush and one section with deep pools. BUT... that could still be fun! 😉✌
Yay, Golden Eagles! What a beautiful trip, so happy your friends got to go. Excellent video, as always
Thanks! They really did do great for being first timers. It was a fun trip and I'm glad it all came together like it did. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Beautiful Christmas gift from you and your friends for us. The eclipse was awesome. The hike, like always, brings joy to be in Utah again. Thank you. Merry Christmas.
Thanks! This was a bit of a spontaneous trip and video -- but I'm glad it all came together the way it did. Thanks for watching and Merry Christmas to you as well. 🎅✌
Wow! What an awesome 1st time backpacking trip for your friends SO EPIC!
Thanks! Yeah -- they did pretty great for first timers and I'm happy the trip came together like it did. Thanks again for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Beautiful! Hope your friends do more backpacking. Makes me want to get out there and explore! Did you use neoprene socks in that cold water?
Thanks! Yes, they said they wanted to go again -- so I took that as a sign of a successful trip. I actually didn't take neoprene socks on this trip. I like them -- but have gotten out of the habit of taking them on longer trips and then just forgot them this time. Thanks for watching and the comment! 🌞✌
Stunning! I was in the Escalante are for the Eclipse too and it another stunning place. I have a question! Assuming you exited Death Hollow on the BMT exit to see the eclipse, from where you entered to where you exited in the morning, how was that short portion of Death Hollow: very brushy and/or poison ivy heavy? Thanks! I've been living through your videos until my next return to Utah from across the pond.
Thanks! Yes -- we exited temporarily via the western section of the BMT. The short stretch between the two points isn't that bad in terms of brush -- though there are a few spots where one needs to walk in the water to avoid the thickest of it. I'll show a bit more of this stretch in my upcoming extended episode for my Grand Escalante Loop series. Re: Poison Ivy -- there's definitely quite a bit of it throughout the entire canyon, but luckily I've never been affected by it (and my friends were OK this time as well.) Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
awesome video! was gonna go to coyote gulch for the eclipse myself but we didn't have the glasses so we decided not to. also have you ever been to ashdown gorge near cedar city? it's quite epic
Thanks! I have actually never hiked Ashdown Gorge. I'm reminded of how much I want to every time I drive scenic Hwy 14 through the area. Someday! Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
fantastic route.....!!! can you share the rt with me?
Thanks! This trip was along the eastern portion of the Boulder Mail Trail, then down Death Hollow, and then east along the Escalante River to Highway 12. Thanks for watching! 🌞✌
I would pay good money to go on a two day hike with you.
Darn -- I didn't charge them anything! 😉 Thanks for watching and the comment. ✌
Freeze dried food really isn't that bad. Besides, backpacking will make you hungry enough that a sh** sandwich would taste good
I agree on both accounts! Some people really scoff at freeze-dried food, but on the trail I love it. My friends were pleasantly surprised to like it as well. It's funny though -- I've tried some at home on random occasions -- and it just wasn't the same, bad even. So yeah... definitely being tired, hungry, and out in nature helps! Thanks for watching and the comment. 🌞✌
"about fifty more of those before the day is done... "FIFTY"???... he was hoping you said FIFTEEN lol.....
Yep! 😁 It's always so funny how the first water crossing on a hike like this is such an ordeal... and then within 20 minutes one is just crushing through the water without a care in the world! Thanks for watching. 🌞✌