Spring Storm and Quicksand hiking Harris Wash and The Escalante | GEL part 3
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 พ.ค. 2024
- Continuing on my 33-day solo backpacking adventure in the spring of 2023. In this episode a downpour creates a minor flash flood and I chat about quicksand. Highlights of this third episode include Upper Harris Wash, Cache #1, alcoves in Harris Wash, spring wildflowers, and hiking down along the Escalante River.
This is the extended series for my hike and includes a bunch more footage and stories not seen in the original all-in-one overview video. This 12-part series takes a deeper dive into the route I dubbed the Grand Escalante Loop and covers over 400 miles through southern Utah's amazing canyon country, remote plateaus, and high elevations. It was a slow go at times, but still a great hike. 2023 was a unique year with record-breaking snowpack over winter and a rainy spring. Thanks for following along!
The original Overview Video:
• The Grand Escalante Lo...
Detailed map of the route on my website:
www.acrossutah.com/wordpress/m...
Amazing colors, grace everywhere in your footages, very well 'directed'. Thanks for sharing this journey, which is inspiring. And, you know, your happiness is communicative !
Great section of the hike with all those flowers blooming. The "tire"d comment will never dry rot! Thanks for another great VLOG.
I enjoyed this vlog and especially the scenery. I never tire of seeing the beautiful scenery and wish I transport myself where you are. Your narration is very good and fits well. Thank you for taking Mr along and I will continue to join you vicariously into the beautiful Utah backcountry.
Beautiful! Thank you!
Amazeballs, thanks for sharing,
Hey Jamal,
super fun walk in the water with you wow the views/ and the rain, awesome. glad you got to see the owl too thanks for sharing
always good to see you Jamal, thanks for sharing the beautiful desert...
The last 3 minutes along that Escalante corridor was fantastic!
This was gorgeous man, fantastic presentation!
A real good flower year. Thanks.
Hi Jamal, thanks for sharing another beautiful video. Happy Trails...
Another great video!
Thanks!
Ah flowers! 💐 Ugh! Willows. Bats 🦇 n owls 🦉 😁
Enjoyed your primer on quicksand. We got quite adept at spotting potential quicksand during a hike of Paria Canyon . We did have to go digging for a shoe eaten by the sand at one point. Which became a valuable lesson in what one brings as camp shoes (if you do that). A lost shoe would have meant hiking the last 20 miles in flip flops. Anyhoo, loving the trip. Thanks so much for this!
I also have the Granite Gear Blaze 60. I use a pack liner, but 99% of the time I don't cover it in the rain, even in heavy rain, and it has worked great. The only issue I have experienced is that the side water bottle pockets would get a puddle in the bottom during a downpour, so I had a local tarp shop (they make gear for boats, heavy duty tents, etc.) put in a couple of holes and grommets in the bottom, so they can drain. Worked like a dream.
Ahhh I just love Harris Wash. it’s a slog this year though. Brush was so bad and made for slow slow going.
If I win the lottery I’m going to hire you as a guide for a few weeks. I’m always scared to go cross country solo. I’m slow so you would have plenty of time to film.
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