Karl, all I can say is wow!! What an incredible adventure! Thanks so much for taking us along, that would be a tough trip without all the camera work, but I really appreciate the effort you put in! Job well done, subscribed and sharing.
Thank you sir, very much appreciate your comment! That was a long day for sure, but I'd rather tell the whole story than just do a Happy Canyon video, which is absolutely incredible by itself. Really happy to have you on board, and thanks for the shares!! Karl 👍
Yes I do seem to get a lot of practice getting out of jams!! That's a good point about canyon exploration...it can be a LONG way out of you find yourself cliffed-in! Great comment 👍👍, thanks again. Karl
Those people were probably like who the heck is this dude come out of nowhere. Lol. Awesome adventure all around. Loved the drone dropping into the slot canyon and that float trip was ballsy. Youre the man!
Man that was a long day! I cannot get over the amazement of Happy Canyon itself, need to try getting to it somehow. Really appreciate your efforts to tow us along on this one!
Bond…. . Karl Bond…. . Diggin’ that intro music! Definitely a few phases to that trip on different levels. Adventures are merely disasters that we survive to talk about… . 😮
Hi Karl! Greetings from Los Angeles. I really like your trips. My wife and I are exploring that and surrounding areas when we can. What motorcycle are you using?
Too funny, I came from the opposite bank of the river and just plowed through it and the mud straight to the 3 young women and sounded as needy as possible. . . Without being clingy of course, lol I remember thinking I must have been like the “the swamp thing”!
You are so generous to share this with us. An adventure hero through and through! Your videos are exactly the adventures I seek out on my own as well. Thank you for the effort put in !!
Wow, you are the best, Karl!!! Incredible adventure. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of Utah! We have been pulling our truck and ATVs to Utah in the past 20 years. We need another 20 or 40 years … 😀😀
This adventure was one for the ages. The scenery was stunning and the desert flowers made it even better. I have shared your videos and they worried about doing these alone. You’re like a cat with 9 lives, you have the skill to survive and succeed. And by the way, the drone footage was pretty darn good as well. Now it’s time for you to get ready for the next adventure! Thanks, Lynn
Thank you Lynn! You know the area well, it was a lot to take on. If I had properly identified my take-out point on the river it would have gone pretty much as planned! Really appreciate you sharing the video, very much 👍. Already editing the next one LoL 😂
It's a bit scary how fast things can go sideways, glad you made it work. I drove the SxS to where you left the motorcycle, just a few months ago. As a 50 year dirt bike rider, much of it in Utah's desert 😍, I recommend gloves to go with your other protective riding gear.
16:09 (Before this moment, me watching the vid to get beta on a trip in June.) After this moment, me pouring a full glass of wine and firing up a whole bag of to see true adventure at its finest. Subscribed.
@@DannyW-uz5kl I am a very active desert biker and here's the deal, you definitely can ride it but there will be sand and lots of it if there are persistent dry conditions and it is a long ride. AN overnight with a TON of water would be how I'd do it and strangely I have been thinking about doing it lately. I would take my E-bike for this and lug down a bunch of water. I rode MAG 7 finishing down Portal last Saturday for perspective. The really cool thing, you could take your bike all the way along that last hiking section till you hit the petrified wood overlooking Happy! Magic place but that pudding river IS a MAN EATER. Good Luck brother. . . when are you going, maybe I could come? Awesome place especially with changing leaves in Poison Springs. Cheers
That was great editing Karl.. Really good... We went there yesterday and had to turn back due to lack of time.. We started the walking trail to late 🙄 We're going back next week.. ! P.S. -- IF YOUR EVER IN MOAB UTAH LOOK ME UP and Ill Take you on some EXTREME ADVENTURES you've never seen!
I parked my 4-wheeler where you parked your bike. This hike is no joke tougher than it looks! And now I hear the BLM has closed the road on Black Jump about the point you first see the river, making the hike about 3 miles longer. Fantastic canyon for sure! We went in November & had it all to ourselves.
Thanks for the update! Loved the Canyon, agree it was a tougher day than I had planned, without the BLM changes you mentioned... appreciate the information, Karl 👍
Hey man this was a fantastic video to run across! I dont know how you made that mapping tour sequence at the beginning but it was very cool & super top tier way to start an adventure video. I'm from down that way and went back this summer after being gone 20 years. Had such an amazing time in that same area. Didn't go on the journey you did but I plan to one day soon. It's where I live in my heart & it was really cool to see what iv missed here in your adventure. Thank you for these excellent videography skills you have presented.
Glad you enjoyed the Google Earth topo mapping with my ID pins! A lot of work but people seem to appreciate that. Again, thanks for the nice comment! Karl 👍
Tristan of SUV RVing just released a new video on Happy Canyon adventure too. Never seen him more exhausted afterwards. Just shows how remote that place is
Hey Karl! I was wondering what gps you use (if you use one) Trying to make a good purchase for some of the 14er traverses that you have done - and I plan to do. Great vids as always :)
For navigation I use my i phone and I use the app, "Map out," once you spend the $, $6 when I got it, it has all free downloadable maps with many many off beat trails already on the maps, easy to draw your own "routes" as well before heading out. The topo lines aren't that tight though. . . I also like the Road Trip Ryan's app that comes with GPS/GPX tracks for complex desert trips. I use the REI "MTB project and Hiking project apps as well, free. . . I do also carry a Garmin inreach mini mainly for the oh Shit factor but I do occasionally Sat text my wife for her piece of mind. Last, the 14er.com app, also free I believe, is a treasure trove of info & maps with GPS functions, a bit more complex to use but still not bad at all.
I've driven to the point where you parked the motorcycle, I need to recruit a companion to go with me to hike down to the canyon later this year. It is definitely a rough road getting to that point, I've read lots of stories of people who tried to get there without the right vehicle and couldn't make it.
"its stressful not to know the outcome" Back in the day....just rumors that there was this canyon. No signs, no trails, no carins. How to find the canyon,how to get down, how to get out and always the big concern was to find your vehicle in the dusk. I would have loved to have a GPS when searching frantically to find my vehicle before dark While I envy the amount of information you have, I always thought discovery was the reward and you needed route finding skills to find anything and most critical how to get out. Looks like you had a taste of that coming out. Of course this primitive information meant you missed a lot and even know that something existed. Same canyons, different times, different tools and skills. That said I love your videos.
I think about this all the time Hank, it’s a major conundrum. Having so much information at my fingertips has definitely allowed me to see and do way more but, has also weakened me by causing such a huge dependency. I definitely think the desert is generally a little more dangerous as well, fewer major landmarks, less visibility, and no reliable water. Big mountains above tree line is pretty easy, I feel like I could last a couple days up there versus running out of water in the desert quickly trapped inside, inflammable, sheer walls I’m not sure what’s better, GPS and Internet information or not? I do know more people get in trouble these days, lol. Cheers brother, thanks for the support.
I agree, my video from last week and even more from this coming video show that change. But, I will say this, if you were there you would be saying the same thing, it was stunning after a cool wet spring. . .
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Karl, all I can say is wow!! What an incredible adventure! Thanks so much for taking us along, that would be a tough trip without all the camera work, but I really appreciate the effort you put in! Job well done, subscribed and sharing.
Thank you sir, very much appreciate your comment! That was a long day for sure, but I'd rather tell the whole story than just do a Happy Canyon video, which is absolutely incredible by itself. Really happy to have you on board, and thanks for the shares!! Karl 👍
Everything about your content and video editing is stellar. Blows my mind that you don't have more views. Great work, thank you.
Me too, LOL. I do work hard at it but, it is a labor of love and fun to share. I really appreciate it Nate, Cheers!
Great adventure video! You are one tough survivor!
Thanks friend appreciate that! Karl 👍
Awesome Karl!
Thanks appreciate your support 🙏!
Epic off-road triathlon/adventure "race"! Congrats on figuring it out!
Thanks, that's an interesting way to look at it, I appreciate that! Karl
I'm Speechless. Great trip.
Thanks again Ron, glad you enjoyed this longish video! Karl 😊
Well now, that was a pretty incredible adventure!!! Wow!! Bruce and Otis
Thanks Bruce, certainly not as calming as your Wonderful videos, but the Canyon area was absolutely spectacular!
Bond! Wow! That was intense! Glad you made it! I looked the river up! Thanks!
Yeah man, glad the sound tracks seem to have been pleasing LoL! Thanks again brother
Glad you made it out! You have refined your self-rescue skills. Many hikers don't appreciate how confining a canyon can be, often with sheer walls.
Yes I do seem to get a lot of practice getting out of jams!! That's a good point about canyon exploration...it can be a LONG way out of you find yourself cliffed-in! Great comment 👍👍, thanks again. Karl
So very cool. Glad you're safe. Quite the adventure for sure. Thanks for taking me along.
I'm telling you the Happy Canyon was absolutely incredible!! Hard to get to though, but WOW X5!! Appreciate it
Best desert scenery that I've ever seen.
This place looks special, your timing with the bloom was perfect too.
I agree my brother, this place was totally beyond it's great reputation for me. Never seen the desert so full of plant life, very special 🙏
Amazing as always!
Thanks again my friend 👍
Those people were probably like who the heck is this dude come out of nowhere. Lol. Awesome adventure all around. Loved the drone dropping into the slot canyon and that float trip was ballsy. Youre the man!
Epic adventure. That’s some beautiful but unforgiving country. Glad you made it out safely
Thanks 👍, you put it perfectly! Appreciate that! Karl
I rewatched this one again. Such an epic adventure. Route finding gets stressful, glad you made it out!
Man that was a long day! I cannot get over the amazement of Happy Canyon itself, need to try getting to it somehow. Really appreciate your efforts to tow us along on this one!
Never been so happy and humbled to see a ride out of Adventure Zone as I was that evening...could you tell I was wrung out LoL?! Thanks
Bond…. . Karl Bond…. . Diggin’ that intro music! Definitely a few phases to that trip on different levels. Adventures are merely disasters that we survive to talk about… . 😮
Great to hear that you appreciated it, I know it was very long, but couldn't edit out any more!! Thanks 👍
Hi Karl! Greetings from Los Angeles. I really like your trips. My wife and I are exploring that and surrounding areas when we can. What motorcycle are you using?
Too funny, I came from the opposite bank of the river and just plowed through it and the mud straight to the 3 young women and sounded as needy as possible. . . Without being clingy of course, lol I remember thinking I must have been like the “the swamp thing”!
You are so generous to share this with us. An adventure hero through and through! Your videos are exactly the adventures I seek out on my own as well. Thank you for the effort put in !!
Hey really appreciate that glad you are getting out there! Karl 👍
Karl, thanks for taking us along.
You bet! Appreciate your comments and observations
Wow, you are the best, Karl!!! Incredible adventure. Thank you so much for sharing the beauty of Utah! We have been pulling our truck and ATVs to Utah in the past 20 years. We need another 20 or 40 years … 😀😀
Thanks so much! I need 20 more too! Please share with other peeps, appreciate that 😉😉! Karl
This adventure was one for the ages. The scenery was stunning and the desert flowers made it even better. I have shared your videos and they worried about doing these alone. You’re like a cat with 9 lives, you have the skill to survive and succeed. And by the way, the drone footage was pretty darn good as well. Now it’s time for you to get ready for the next adventure! Thanks, Lynn
Thank you Lynn! You know the area well, it was a lot to take on. If I had properly identified my take-out point on the river it would have gone pretty much as planned! Really appreciate you sharing the video, very much 👍. Already editing the next one LoL 😂
It's a bit scary how fast things can go sideways, glad you made it work. I drove the SxS to where you left the motorcycle, just a few months ago. As a 50 year dirt bike rider, much of it in Utah's desert 😍, I recommend gloves to go with your other protective riding gear.
Appreciate the advice my brother, thanks for sharing your thoughts and story!! Karl 👍
What a great video and such detail you were able to share. thanks, cheers
Glad you enjoyed it! Nice to hear, Karl 👍
Absolutely fantasic, Karl !! 🙂
Thank you Petr!! 👍
16:09 (Before this moment, me watching the vid to get beta on a trip in June.) After this moment, me pouring a full glass of wine and firing up a whole bag of to see true adventure at its finest. Subscribed.
(Quick question - in dry circumstances, could a mountain bike get as far as your motorcycle did?)
@@DannyW-uz5kl I am a very active desert biker and here's the deal, you definitely can ride it but there will be sand and lots of it if there are persistent dry conditions and it is a long ride. AN overnight with a TON of water would be how I'd do it and strangely I have been thinking about doing it lately. I would take my E-bike for this and lug down a bunch of water. I rode MAG 7 finishing down Portal last Saturday for perspective. The really cool thing, you could take your bike all the way along that last hiking section till you hit the petrified wood overlooking Happy! Magic place but that pudding river IS a MAN EATER. Good Luck brother. . . when are you going, maybe I could come? Awesome place especially with changing leaves in Poison Springs. Cheers
What an adventure. Very enjoyable to watch, albeit from the comfort of the sofa.
Appreciate that! Always top of mind to keep things real and entertaining at the same time, thanks 👍
That was great editing Karl.. Really good... We went there yesterday and had to turn back due to lack of time.. We started the walking trail to late 🙄 We're going back next week.. ! P.S. -- IF YOUR EVER IN MOAB UTAH LOOK ME UP and Ill Take you on some EXTREME ADVENTURES you've never seen!
Thanks again! Extreme Moab - might just take you up on that in the fall. Send me your info thru Facebook. Karl 👍
I parked my 4-wheeler where you parked your bike. This hike is no joke tougher than it looks! And now I hear the BLM has closed the road on Black Jump about the point you first see the river, making the hike about 3 miles longer. Fantastic canyon for sure! We went in November & had it all to ourselves.
Thanks for the update! Loved the Canyon, agree it was a tougher day than I had planned, without the BLM changes you mentioned... appreciate the information, Karl 👍
Holy crap, Karl! Almost got marooned out there! Glad it all turned out ok for you.
Thanks man, me too!
Hey man this was a fantastic video to run across! I dont know how you made that mapping tour sequence at the beginning but it was very cool & super top tier way to start an adventure video.
I'm from down that way and went back this summer after being gone 20 years. Had such an amazing time in that same area. Didn't go on the journey you did but I plan to one day soon. It's where I live in my heart & it was really cool to see what iv missed here in your adventure. Thank you for these excellent videography skills you have presented.
Glad you enjoyed the Google Earth topo mapping with my ID pins! A lot of work but people seem to appreciate that. Again, thanks for the nice comment! Karl 👍
Tristan of SUV RVing just released a new video on Happy Canyon adventure too. Never seen him more exhausted afterwards. Just shows how remote that place is
It's a remote destination, but the sheer impressiveness of the Canyon's formations is worth every drop of sweat!
Hey Karl! I was wondering what gps you use (if you use one) Trying to make a good purchase for some of the 14er traverses that you have done - and I plan to do.
Great vids as always :)
For navigation I use my i phone and I use the app, "Map out," once you spend the $, $6 when I got it, it has all free downloadable maps with many many off beat trails already on the maps, easy to draw your own "routes" as well before heading out. The topo lines aren't that tight though. . . I also like the Road Trip Ryan's app that comes with GPS/GPX tracks for complex desert trips. I use the REI "MTB project and Hiking project apps as well, free. . . I do also carry a Garmin inreach mini mainly for the oh Shit factor but I do occasionally Sat text my wife for her piece of mind. Last, the 14er.com app, also free I believe, is a treasure trove of info & maps with GPS functions, a bit more complex to use but still not bad at all.
I've driven to the point where you parked the motorcycle, I need to recruit a companion to go with me to hike down to the canyon later this year. It is definitely a rough road getting to that point, I've read lots of stories of people who tried to get there without the right vehicle and couldn't make it.
Very cool plan! The best to you when you get to try this really great trip, Karl 👍!
So whatever flood carved the Colorado Plateau must have been way bigger? Massive erosion at 7,000’ elevation!
Sounds logical to me, the Colorado River is also an ongoing erosion machine... thanks 👍
Looking back, u could have left an emergency stash where the road crosses the river.
You're spot on! Thanks, Karl 👍
"its stressful not to know the outcome" Back in the day....just rumors that there was this canyon. No signs, no trails, no carins. How to find the canyon,how to get down, how to get out and always the big concern was to find your vehicle in the dusk. I would have loved to have a GPS when searching frantically to find my vehicle before dark While I envy the amount of information you have, I always thought discovery was the reward and you needed route finding skills to find anything and most critical how to get out. Looks like you had a taste of that coming out. Of course this primitive information meant you missed a lot and even know that something existed. Same canyons, different times, different tools and skills. That said I love your videos.
I think about this all the time Hank, it’s a major conundrum. Having so much information at my fingertips has definitely allowed me to see and do way more but, has also weakened me by causing such a huge dependency. I definitely think the desert is generally a little more dangerous as well, fewer major landmarks, less visibility, and no reliable water. Big mountains above tree line is pretty easy, I feel like I could last a couple days up there versus running out of water in the desert quickly trapped inside, inflammable, sheer walls
I’m not sure what’s better, GPS and Internet information or not? I do know more people get in trouble these days, lol. Cheers brother, thanks for the support.
Shaken, not stirred.
Yessir 💪💪
I doubt 007 would have been quite as shaken on this one. . . Cheers, pun intended!
*Your Narration adds nothing to the video, too much "all the pretty flowers" "WOW" is over dramatic. let the scenery talk for you.*
I agree, my video from last week and even more from this coming video show that change. But, I will say this, if you were there you would be saying the same thing, it was stunning after a cool wet spring. . .