6 Days Hiking the Canyons and Mesas of the Gila Wilderness | Great American Hikes Ep 6

Hiking the Gila Wilderness through the Middle Fork and West Fork of the Gila River along with crossing the Mesa top.
Dan shoots amazing photos on our trips. You can find his work at:
danieltornatore.com/
Leave No Trace:
lnt.org/why/7-principles/
Maps provided by GAIA GPS:
www.gaiagps.com/
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Chapters:
0:00 - Teaser
1:27 - Intro
2:16 - Day 0
3:43 - Day 1
5:29 - Beginning of Hiking Day 1
7:52 - Camp Night 1
12:46 - Bump 1
13:07 - Bump 2
13:27 - Day 2
18:01 - Beginning of Hiking Day 2
22:36 - Jordan Hot Spring
26:10 - Rattle Snake Encounter
32:42 - Camp Night 2
37:07 - Bump 3
37:31 - Bump 4
37:50 - Day 3
41:46 - Beginning of Hiking Day 3
48:00 - Woodland Park
52:53 - Lilley Park
53:55 - Camp Night 3
56:26 - Bump 5
56:47 - Bump 6
57:08 - Day 4
58:50 - Lilley Park Spring
1:02:20 - Beginning of Hiking Day 4
1:05:30 - Mountain Lion Tracks
1:15:00 - Hells Hole
1:16:20 - Camp Night 4
1:18:55 - Bump 7
1:19:17 - Bump 8
1:19:41 - Day 5
1:25:29 - Beginning of Hiking Day 5
1:28:55 - The Impasse Discussion
1:31:00 - The Impasse
1:33:31 - The West Fork
1:39:01 - Echoes
1:41:32 - Camp Night 5 The Cliff Dwelling
1:47:33 - Bump 9
1:47:57 - Day 6
1:50:54 - Swimming
1:53:12 - Beginning of Hiking Day 6
1:56:23 - Bump 10
1:56:42 - Bump 11
1:57:01 - Epilogue
1:58:39 - Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument
2:02:16 - White Sands National Park
2:07:24 - Bump 12 Bump Out
#gilawilderness #hikingadventures #adventure

[@azimuth262]

been waiting for this!

[@jesslocks1158]

Gasped in great excitement! Favorite hiking videos & a long awaited return. Love shooting style, plant ID’s and all the aesthetics!
Thank you.

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Thank you for the kind words! Glad to be back posting a video!

[@peterolsen8372]

Great video, You and Gang make the best hiking videos. Very good job editing also. The best. You and Dan should do winter snow shoe hikes and over nighters. Love your videos

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Planning on some winter content!

[@charliewallis7558]

Very well done! Loved seeing some new sections of the Gila. The Gila is one my favorite places! Thanks for sharing!

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@samfairchild2446]

babe wake up a new [GAH] banger just dropped
That's it, I'm convinced to go here. I haven't heard too much about the Gila Wilderness other than in CDT research and learning about how wilderness areas came to be (read Bob Marshall's wikipedia!). So happy to see you document its mystery and beauty! Those cliff dwellings are endlessly fascinating; my dream is to stumble upon one while exploring some southwestern canyon. Can't wait for the next one!

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Thank you for the amazingly kind words. The Gila is incredible! An absolute treasure that you should explore.

[@peterolsen8372]

Likei said before the best hiking videos out on TH-cam. I would love to see a gear dump video from you and Dan. You two are both experts in hiking.. it would really help people like me that are new to multiple day hiking. Thanks again

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Thanks, but we’re far from experts! Haha One of these days we’ll put out a gear video