Those are truly Mirage Mountains with hidden gems that are rarely observed. From the surrounding deserts in all directions they simply vanish into the mysterious Chaparral secrets like fading dust from the final Butterfield Stage run 🙏🌅🦎
Beautiful day in the high country here by the river just south of Alma. I'm going to float the big river from Grapevine Bridge to Mogollon Creek then hike back to my car at TJ Corral. Going to look for some of the wild cattle that were shot from helicopter. Like your videos, they're inspirational.
Brett, I just discovered your channel today and I am absolutely loving it! I’m an old (69 years old) cowboy that grew up in Tucson, Arizona and spent a lot of my lifetime exploring Southern Arizona’s old west historical sites. Like you mentioned in another video, 2023 was a rough year and it was for me too medically. Anyways, I am currently stuck indoors, but your videos are truly recharging my spirit as “I ride along with you” on your various adventures. Thank you! Quick question, who made your brown hat? That would make for another great “merch” product. Also, I just subscribed to your nephew’s channel “Mountain Misfits Outdoors”. I had to see what happened to the remote camp you setup for him. Thank you, Larry.
Thats great thank you .. Glad you like them and you like riding along ... thanks for going over to my Nephews channel he kinda had a bad week due to the weather I guess ... My hat is a rodeo king the felt one is my straw is a sunbody hat .. I do have links for them on Amazon .. tried to get sponsored by sunbody but they won't return my emails lol ... oh well .. Thank you so much .. oh and i'm working on a video now where I spent 4 days down in SE Arizona
Yeah, your nephew and his friend got some tough weather, especially for bow hunting. Thank you for the info on your hats, Brett. Hopefully they will get back to you for a sponsorship. I will definitely be looking forward to seeing your video from S.E. Arizona! Onward and upward!
I know a Butterfield and it was interesting to hear him tell a few stories of his family. He is an oil man, but he sure have a great Texas drawl for narrating Western stories. Your travels makes me miss my Arizona.
That looked like a ton of fun. I can’t wait to see your videos in the Gila since it’s one of my favorite places to go. Hopefully, I’ll draw an elk tag down there this year.
Cochise and Quana parker (sp) ran those area. I love thinking about their lifes while riding the southwest. I grew up in Texas Canyon AZ. My grandfather hunted lions and bob cats in that area
Watching your videos turned me on to Dave Stamey. His songs have a similar effect as your videos. They take me somewhere pleasant in my mind. Any plans for the Black Range?
Might be riding up there in the next couple of days ... when I lived up there there was a place I found that I always told everyone I would go too if there was a #hit the fan Zombi apocalypse ... I might go and stay for day or two and film it .. we might be getting close now .. Thanks
That was a great ride Brett. Looking forward to the Butterfield ride. I was wondering how often you hunt your lunch out on your rides? It's a rare privilege to see these forgotten places. Thanks as always for sharing.
Good question on food what are some of your top choices on food for the trail how do you keep it fresh I've packed my horses a couple times in the Bob Marshall but food didn't keep well
Another good old video especially Butterfield coach trail. My cup of tea, Old West. Your mule sure trust you that’s a good working mule team then hounds.
Hang in there Brett. We appreciate what you’re doing. I didn’t watch it live but watched it later. I would be glad to watch your snippets and your comments on them. I sit down after a long day and watch things like this rather than the stupidity that’s on television. Good luck with your heart pictures.
Wow Agnes is better than a 4wd , at getting along on those tracks, that would be awesome exploring around that area, the history of the land intrigues me. What better way on horseback, or on the back of a mule. ....for my benefit and understanding, in your opinion what is your preference please mule or horse, I think I know your answer , but are there benefits of a mule to a horse.....purely for my understanding and learning, 🇦🇺👍 🇺🇸 .....totally enjoying your channel thankyou?.....
I should make a video about that .. but for pure toughness I like a mule up in the rough rocks and such .... If I was working cattle I would rather have a horse Thanks
You made a video of your day ride gear. It would be great to see a video of your long distance pack gear. Will you take a second pack mule or just the one?
The ride up the side of that hill coming out of that hole, arroyo or small canyon. Whichever you'd call it would make you pucker up just a bit. Been watching about a year and love your videos. I've never had the chance to see such land. I appreciate you sharing it with us
In that country you do not want battery operated watches etc, self winding watch or wind up watch, a small battery pack to recharge your batteries and a portable solar panel riding on back of your saddle charging your battery pac
G'day Brett sounds like exciting times ahead for you as a kid growing up here in Australia I've always been intrigued by the different Indian tribes in your country what tribes would have been in that area way back then.!
Here in Arizona, we have lot of Old Stage Trails when I was a boy they were still calling the mail Trails because they had used them right up into the forties for delivering the mail those Stagecoach Trails were never straight they went from water to water and it was amazing the amount of work they've done on them dry laid rock and stone water basins anyway that's something to remember never a straight shot
Have you been to the superstition mountains yet ? I have watched a bunch of videos about the mountains. But, now that I think about it, it would be too dangerous for you and your ànimals because of the old gold mines. Some of them are covered and some are not. One guy came within a few inches of stepping in one mine hole. It was not covered at all. Some are sealed up. Ènjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I have 3 now .. I've never trained a mule from ground up .. I've trained losts or horses .. main thing I can say is you have to be consistent and honest with them ... more so with mules then horses .. no mistakes .. Thanks
Kinda of a religious thing "Onward and upward our watchword shall be, While we are laboring, Jesus, for thee Never desponding for thou art our Guide, Pleasantly leading us over life's tide." "Strengthen us, Lord, that we never grow weak; Teach us thy heavenly pathway to seek; Leading us on till our journey is past, Taking us home to thy bosom at last." Thanks
I said the same thing 100 years ago! aint looking forward to more bs drama,,trying to gain enlightenment to be just be a freaking Ghostly Orb with a guitar!!
Please please dont think adding movie clips is enjoyed by the kind of folks who are watching you. Way off wrong. But if you want to i will still watch.
Those are truly Mirage Mountains with hidden gems that are rarely observed. From the surrounding deserts in all directions they simply vanish into the mysterious Chaparral secrets like fading dust from the final Butterfield Stage run 🙏🌅🦎
lol .. you were right .. wonder how often it holds water .. Thanks
Well , I rode with you again .. great video .. I sure like those chaps ..
as always … Onward and Upward is still the Watchword..
Thanks Jeff Onward and Upward
Even a broke ole pocket watch is right twice a day❤great video , beautiful country. Old Agnus seems sure footed.
She is .... Thanks
Hello here from Romania I send you good health 🙏🖐️🇹🇩
And good health to you as well ..🇺🇲🙏✋
@@BrettVaughnB100 🖐️🇹🇩❤️
Another ride in great country. Thanks Brett
Thanks for watching
Technology is great. When it works!! Awesome video. I hope when you saw that cinnamon bear you said I wish Jon was here. 😂
lol I thought about all you bear hunters ... Thanks Jon
Beautiful day in the high country here by the river just south of Alma. I'm going to float the big river from Grapevine Bridge to Mogollon Creek then hike back to my car at TJ Corral. Going to look for some of the wild cattle that were shot from helicopter. Like your videos, they're inspirational.
Thank you .. sounds like a good adventure .. I have camped a lot and hunted out of TJ corral back when we called it Scorpion Corral .. Thanks Tom
Agnes is a sure footed girl. Those are some rocky hillsides you’re scaling (without a slip). Keep these great videos rolling.
Thank you! Will do! Yes she is a pretty good mule
Brett, I just discovered your channel today and I am absolutely loving it! I’m an old (69 years old) cowboy that grew up in Tucson, Arizona and spent a lot of my lifetime exploring Southern Arizona’s old west historical sites. Like you mentioned in another video, 2023 was a rough year and it was for me too medically. Anyways, I am currently stuck indoors, but your videos are truly recharging my spirit as “I ride along with you” on your various adventures. Thank you!
Quick question, who made your brown hat? That would make for another great “merch” product. Also, I just subscribed to your nephew’s channel “Mountain Misfits Outdoors”. I had to see what happened to the remote camp you setup for him. Thank you, Larry.
Thats great thank you .. Glad you like them and you like riding along ... thanks for going over to my Nephews channel he kinda had a bad week due to the weather I guess ... My hat is a rodeo king the felt one is my straw is a sunbody hat .. I do have links for them on Amazon .. tried to get sponsored by sunbody but they won't return my emails lol ... oh well .. Thank you so much .. oh and i'm working on a video now where I spent 4 days down in SE Arizona
Yeah, your nephew and his friend got some tough weather, especially for bow hunting. Thank you for the info on your hats, Brett. Hopefully they will get back to you for a sponsorship. I will definitely be looking forward to seeing your video from S.E. Arizona! Onward and upward!
Such a pleasure to watch
Thanks !
I know a Butterfield and it was interesting to hear him tell a few stories of his family. He is an oil man, but he sure have a great Texas drawl for narrating Western stories. Your travels makes me miss my Arizona.
It would be nice to talk to him .. thanks
Great day, enjoy the stories...take care 👍👋🏜
Rip Agnes ❤
My grandfather served in the CCC as a teen. I have his patch that they gave you to sew on a coat but he never did and passed it down to me
Thats cool .. did he tell you any stories about where he worked? thanks
@@BrettVaughnB100 No, I don’t remember that. He lived in Ybor city, Florida but I’m not sure where they sent him
I’d love to make that ride! Keep ‘em coming Brett! We’ll bump into each other one day out on the trail!
I plan on it Chris
Good video !
Thank you again for taking us with you
Appreciate your help with those videos of Dell
Did I send you some of them? I guess I'm getting old I can't remember lol Thanks
Yes i text you last week lol
You said you were sick
Yeah and my wife sent them out .. sorry let me know if you don't get them soon
Have you ever considered a ride in or around the blue, maybe you've already done so and I missed it? Really like the channel. Take care.
I love the blue, that’s a place I could get on my mule and disappear into the next life!
I have and I plan on it .. matter of fact Chris (Anecdote of a houndsman) and i just got though talking about in .. Thank you
That's great look forward to watching, I go every sept., have since I was a kid.
@@AnecdoteofaHoundsman😊
Thank you very much. Most beautiful ride. I would do that ride with you if you would ever want company. Thank you for sharing.
You bet .. thank you for watching ..
That looked like a ton of fun. I can’t wait to see your videos in the Gila since it’s one of my favorite places to go. Hopefully, I’ll draw an elk tag down there this year.
Yes i can't wait to get up there .. one of my favorite places too .. good luck in the draw .. Thanks
Cochise and Quana parker (sp) ran those area. I love thinking about their lifes while riding the southwest. I grew up in Texas Canyon AZ. My grandfather hunted lions and bob cats in that area
Every time I drive through that canyon on my way west I think about how good of cat country it looks like .. what was your grandfathers name ? Thanks
Good luck love the video I will be waiting for your ride
Thanks .. debating on if I should try it in the heat or wait until it cools off some ?
Thanks for sharing amigo!I really enjoyed the ride.I hope to hook up one day and grab some miles.Look forward to more.Adios
Glad you enjoyed it.. yes some day .. Thanks
Watching your videos turned me on to Dave Stamey. His songs have a similar effect as your videos. They take me somewhere pleasant in my mind. Any plans for the Black Range?
Might be riding up there in the next couple of days ... when I lived up there there was a place I found that I always told everyone I would go too if there was a #hit the fan Zombi apocalypse ... I might go and stay for day or two and film it .. we might be getting close now .. Thanks
That was a great ride Brett. Looking forward to the Butterfield ride. I was wondering how often you hunt your lunch out on your rides? It's a rare privilege to see these forgotten places. Thanks as always for sharing.
I really haven't but I just purchased a Henry 410 with just that in mind .. Thanks
@@BrettVaughnB100 A 410 and 22lr have put more food on my table then nearly any other rifle I've owned. Good choice
Good question on food what are some of your top choices on food for the trail how do you keep it fresh
I've packed my horses a couple times in the Bob Marshall but food didn't keep well
Another good old video especially Butterfield coach trail. My cup of tea, Old West. Your mule sure trust you that’s a good working mule team then hounds.
I'm going to ride that trail through New Mexico .. hopefully in September .. Stay tuned lol .. thanks
Sure do enjoy the content. Those adventures sound awesome. Look forward to watching em.
Thanks Nate ..
Hang in there Brett. We appreciate what you’re doing. I didn’t watch it live but watched it later. I would be glad to watch your snippets and your comments on them. I sit down after a long day and watch things like this rather than the stupidity that’s on television. Good luck with your heart pictures.
Thank you .. I will try to figure out how to make them interesting
@@BrettVaughnB100 hahaha you won’t have any problem making them interesting!
Yes indeed, another great ride.
Thanks for the ride . Very interesting adventure .
Wow Agnes is better than a 4wd , at getting along on those tracks, that would be awesome exploring around that area, the history of the land intrigues me. What better way on horseback, or on the back of a mule. ....for my benefit and understanding, in your opinion what is your preference please mule or horse, I think I know your answer , but are there benefits of a mule to a horse.....purely for my understanding and learning, 🇦🇺👍 🇺🇸 .....totally enjoying your channel thankyou?.....
I should make a video about that .. but for pure toughness I like a mule up in the rough rocks and such .... If I was working cattle I would rather have a horse Thanks
I want to go
Saddle up .. thanks
Thanks!
Thanks ... still need you to send me an email lol ... I do appreciate the support
Another awesome adventure. I enjoy seeing the country you ride.
Thanks .. it is different then alot
Thanks
You made a video of your day ride gear. It would be great to see a video of your long distance pack gear. Will you take a second pack mule or just the one?
Thats a good Idea .. I will do that .. Thanks
The ride up the side of that hill coming out of that hole, arroyo or small canyon. Whichever you'd call it would make you pucker up just a bit. Been watching about a year and love your videos. I've never had the chance to see such land. I appreciate you sharing it with us
Thank you and your welcome.... I trust Agnes knock on wood she hasn't made many mistakes ..
In that country you do not want battery operated watches etc, self winding watch or wind up watch, a small battery pack to recharge your batteries and a portable solar panel riding on back of your saddle charging your battery pac
I carry a battery pack .. just the dang inreach wouldn't charge .. I got a messenger from Garmin now suppose to have a 28 day battery life .. Thanks
I just paused Citizen Kane to watch this. I may not get back to Orson for a while.😊
lol thank you !!
Great video again bud. Keep live the dream
I will try Thad .. Thank you!!
I just found your channel and it is great!
Thats great .. Thank you!
Just cache about every stage stop or even more. Less to pack. WATER and Feed. Won't have to sidetrack to out of the way springs or tanks.
Might have to do that .. Thanks
G'day Brett sounds like exciting times ahead for you as a kid growing up here in Australia I've always been intrigued by the different Indian tribes in your country what tribes would have been in that area way back then.!
Apaches .. Victorio, Geronimo roamed all over this area .. Thanks Gavin
I bet that was the stage rd. and the CCC worked it some.
I kinda wonder .. pretty good little road ..I would imagine even without the dam it held water after a rain.. Thanks
Yes sir. Butterfield sent engineers ahead to survey the trail. So it stands to reason that it was in the best spot possible.
Stay safe and recuperate
Thanks .. trying
Just Grand
Those rides sound so great!!!
Here in Arizona, we have lot of Old Stage Trails when I was a boy they were still calling the mail Trails because they had used them right up into the forties for delivering the mail those Stagecoach Trails were never straight they went from water to water and it was amazing the amount of work they've done on them dry laid rock and stone water basins anyway that's something to remember never a straight shot
I know .. I have all the stage stops marked on my onx maps ... sure isn't a straight line .. thanks
That is some great country. At 14:18, is that pipe or tubing laying there?
Neither I don't think .. I couldn't see anything and can't remember seeing any pipe ?? Thanks
Have you been to the superstition mountains yet ? I have watched a bunch of videos about the mountains. But, now that I think
about it, it would be too dangerous for you and your ànimals because of the old gold mines. Some of them are covered and some are not. One guy came within a few inches of stepping in one mine hole. It was not covered at all. Some are sealed up. Ènjoy your videos. Keep up the good work.
I haven't but I would like too .. maybe just stay on trails? Thanks
good settlled "jumping mules" are also hard to find
Probably .. never really looked getting where me and Agnes are kind of working things out .. Thanks
Nice segment.
Glad you enjoyed it thanks !
Would love to see you metal detect that
I have one .. need to use it more I guess I get a lot of comments about that .. Thanks
youre crazy "hound man" i pray you come up with "1 in lifetime lion dog"
I think I already have one .. maybe two .. keep an eye out for my next video
Nice
That canyon reminds me of outlaw canyon by kaycee wyoming
I do bet some outlaws hid out in this one at one time or another ... Thanks
I want to see that gila wilderness area.
Beautiful area for sure .. Thanks
Beautiful country! Where is this?
Southern New Mexico .. thanks
@@BrettVaughnB100 thought so. This is an area i would like to explore more. Great video!
Would love to make that ride with you one day, but by the time school gets out it’s too hot 😢
I know I might have to wait until September now ... I as out this last weekend and it was hot hot ..oh well joys of southern New Mexico .. thanks
Forgot to pray at lunch break...
I know .. sorry I try not to forget
Have you or your mule or your hounds ever been snake bit while on a pack trip ???
My hounds have .. most all of them .. they just swell up and I doctor them with Dex .. Thanks
@BrettVaughnB100 Thanks for taking the time to share this with me Brett !! Happiness and Happy Trails !!!
How many mules do you have. How do you train them etc. Obviously I’m not a horse or mule owner.
I have 3 now .. I've never trained a mule from ground up .. I've trained losts or horses .. main thing I can say is you have to be consistent and honest with them ... more so with mules then horses .. no mistakes .. Thanks
Dumb question. Is Agnus' tail tucked under the strap in back, on purpose?
She can pull it out when she needs too ... Thanks
@@BrettVaughnB100 learn something new every day!
Teach those mules to jump fence s like we did in Oklahoma se
I should .. thanks
Your trip is in Arizona right
Southern New Mexico .. Thanks
What's thats the watch word mean?
Kinda of a religious thing "Onward and upward our watchword shall be,
While we are laboring, Jesus, for thee
Never desponding for thou art our Guide,
Pleasantly leading us over life's tide."
"Strengthen us, Lord, that we never grow weak;
Teach us thy heavenly pathway to seek;
Leading us on till our journey is past,
Taking us home to thy bosom at last."
Thanks
Ok, I have to ask, how young are you?
62 .. just getting started lol Thanks
I said the same thing 100 years ago! aint looking forward to more bs drama,,trying to gain enlightenment to be just be a freaking Ghostly Orb with a guitar!!
lol sounds good .. Thanks
Do you ever come across any border jumpers out there
I haven't for a long while ...
Where is your black walking mule
She is at home .. I went out this last weekend and packed her .. Thanks
Why a mule over a horse ?
Just a little tougher over all ... more sure footed ..this just as a rule I'm sure there are exceptions .. Thanks
Please please dont think adding movie clips is enjoyed by the kind of folks who are watching you. Way off wrong. But if you want to i will still watch.
Ok .. not sure what movie clip I added ?