Thanks for watching! If you’d like to see more amazing Utah travel destinations, check out my new video ‘Top 50 Hikes & Places To Visit in Southern Utah.’ This recent travel guide is one of the most ambitious videos I’ve ever made. I hope you like it! th-cam.com/video/HQQh_ZyGUHQ/w-d-xo.html
Love the drone shot going straight up from the potholes. Another good job delivering the message softly. The music is a tad too much don't you think? Peace!
You guys should record your trails taken on map. With ONX or other trail apps so we can scan the QR code and take the same journey that you all did. Only a suggestion- take it for what it’s worth. Thank you for your video.
Beautiful footage. I've been looking at different channels to see how they do the intro and I noticed that you don't have one (for this video at least, lol). Excellent job here with the cinematography, it's very clean-cut with the shots. Looks like you all had a great time!
Thanks so much Angela! This is 2.3 miles round trip with 524 feet of elevation gain, I’d recommend downloading the offline alltrails map as there is some route finding on the rock slabs
Kevin: Great video, I have been all over southern Utah but never to the Vortex, I will definitely go there now. You might also check out Yant Flats near Silver Reef Utah, just north of St. George. Also a beautiful place.
Thanks so much Allan! It’s such a cool hike that we highly recommend. And that’s funny, we actually did Yant Flats last week on another trip in Southwest Utah. Will have a video on it soon
We couldn’t find a 100% correct answer to this. The info we referenced is Hike St George website. I hope this helps! But if you can’t, the drive from St. George isn’t far, and I believe Gunlock State Park (just off the gravel road) has camping
Kevin, did you purchase a recreational drone permit for the state parks in Utah when you went? If so did you have to have your FAA pilot license to do so?
Yes we do! TH-cam has made it extremely easy to get drone permits for their state parks for both hobbyists and licensed pilots. The parks we’ve flown at the permits range from $5-15, which typically includes multiple days usage. Some parks has specified months to fly (dead horse for example). But every park clearly lines this out. I hope this info helps!
@@KevinEassa Thank you for the info! I was just curious because I am not a licensed pilot yet but I wanted to get a permit for the state parks in Utah and didn’t know if they would let me or not as a recreational flyer do that without the license or not?
One thing to be aware of is places like this are in designated wilderness area, which means that it is illegal to launch your drone from inside the wilderness boundary. This particular hike is in the Red Mountain Wilderness. The good new is that it's not illegal to fly your drone over the wilderness, so if it works out you can launch your drone just outside the boundary and you should be just fine.
I looooove Alltrails, it’s such an informative tool. Their app is very glitchy though which is super annoying but even with all of the glitches they’re downloadable offline map option still is amazing. We download the map for every hike we do
Thanks for watching! If you’d like to see more amazing Utah travel destinations, check out my new video ‘Top 50 Hikes & Places To Visit in Southern Utah.’ This recent travel guide is one of the most ambitious videos I’ve ever made. I hope you like it!
th-cam.com/video/HQQh_ZyGUHQ/w-d-xo.html
Wow I had no idea this amazing cool natural phenomena existed!!😱 Glorious scenery!
Very cool spot! Thanks for watching as always Dave!
Love you guys’ smile! 😊😊
Haha thanks so much!
What a hidden gem!
very cool spot! Thanks for watching
Beautiful hike. Great weather, looks like fun.
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Awesome drone footage and great thumbnail
Thank you so much for the support, it means the world. I’m glad you liked it
The drone footage of the vortex itself looks like an alien lol. Amazingly beautiful!!!!
So crazy right?! Thanks for watching Tony!
You guys find the most amazing places that no one knows about. I can’t wait to check out the Vortex. Really like your channel!
Thank you so much! We love to hear that you like the channel. You’re going to love to Vortex!
Putting this one on my list 👍🏽
You’re going to love it! Thanks again
One of the coolest hikes in the area! Loved it so much
Such an awesome find
Excellent Video and Excellent Photography. Great Scenery. Thank You.
Many thanks Doug!
This place is magnificent! Watching this just makes me feel good, thumbnail is simply stunning.👌
Thanks a lot! So happy you liked it!
Thanks for the response for Alltrails!
Of course!
Love the drone shot going straight up from the potholes. Another good job delivering the message softly. The music is a tad too much don't you think? Peace!
Glad you liked the drone shot! Thank you
Awesome! How long the hike? Thanks for sharing 👍👍👍
2-2.5 miles! Thanks for watching!
Looks awesome, I'd never heard of this spot. Added to my list of places to visit in Southern Utah!
It’s such a cool one! Glad Bri found it and we were able to hike it. Utah always has more to offer!
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You guys should record your trails taken on map. With ONX or other trail apps so we can scan the QR code and take the same journey that you all did. Only a suggestion- take it for what it’s worth. Thank you for your video.
Beautiful footage. I've been looking at different channels to see how they do the intro and I noticed that you don't have one (for this video at least, lol). Excellent job here with the cinematography, it's very clean-cut with the shots. Looks like you all had a great time!
Great Video! I love living in Southern Utah.
Thanks so much Bob! It’s a beautiful place
Looks like a great place!
It’s very cool, thanks for watching!
Great video, amazing hike tip. Will do!
Thanks so much Diego! I’m glad you liked it
I am exploring Southern Utah currently!! Love your channel! Do you know how far this hike was round trip?
Thanks so much Angela! This is 2.3 miles round trip with 524 feet of elevation gain, I’d recommend downloading the offline alltrails map as there is some route finding on the rock slabs
Kevin:
Great video, I have been all over southern Utah but never to the Vortex, I will definitely go there now. You might also check out Yant Flats near Silver Reef Utah, just north of St. George. Also a beautiful place.
Thanks so much Allan! It’s such a cool hike that we highly recommend. And that’s funny, we actually did Yant Flats last week on another trip in Southwest Utah. Will have a video on it soon
let's go!
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Not sure when I subscribed to the channel, but nice stuff
Thank you! Glad you liked it!
Can you overnight park at trailhead?
We couldn’t find a 100% correct answer to this. The info we referenced is Hike St George website. I hope this helps! But if you can’t, the drive from St. George isn’t far, and I believe Gunlock State Park (just off the gravel road) has camping
No, you cannot camp in this area. There are signs up all over the place clarifying this.
What a gem it is. How long is the trail and how long is the hike round trip?
It is 2.3 miles round trip with 524 feet of elevation gain. But ours was probably more because we explored and ran around quite a bit haha
Kevin, did you purchase a recreational drone permit for the state parks in Utah when you went? If so did you have to have your FAA pilot license to do so?
Yes we do! TH-cam has made it extremely easy to get drone permits for their state parks for both hobbyists and licensed pilots. The parks we’ve flown at the permits range from $5-15, which typically includes multiple days usage. Some parks has specified months to fly (dead horse for example). But every park clearly lines this out. I hope this info helps!
@@KevinEassa Thank you for the info! I was just curious because I am not a licensed pilot yet but I wanted to get a permit for the state parks in Utah and didn’t know if they would let me or not as a recreational flyer do that without the license or not?
@@shamusoatis2571 you shouldn’t have an issue unless they change the current permit rules!
One thing to be aware of is places like this are in designated wilderness area, which means that it is illegal to launch your drone from inside the wilderness boundary. This particular hike is in the Red Mountain Wilderness. The good new is that it's not illegal to fly your drone over the wilderness, so if it works out you can launch your drone just outside the boundary and you should be just fine.
Hi! It not ok touch the water?
It is, but not necessarily somewhere you’d go for a swim! Just a really cool place to enjoy the landscapes and scenery
which offline maps do you suggest?
I looooove Alltrails, it’s such an informative tool. Their app is very glitchy though which is super annoying but even with all of the glitches they’re downloadable offline map option still is amazing. We download the map for every hike we do
I like Gaia
How long is the hike?
It’s only around 2.5 miles with 500-600 feet of elevation gain! Worth every atep
@@KevinEassa Thanks a lot. Keep on making these fantastic videos.