Fun idea with the AI narration. Love it. Great way to fill some of the travel footage gaps, compelling writing, and there's something relaxing about it as a frequent audiobook listener.
Very unique use of having Slim and Glenn having a dialogue while recapping and making it a top ten...still love all those drone shots from The Valley of the Gods...and The Swell...I want to visit both of these places, hopefully one day.
@@CactusAtlas I feel at home w/you guys! After all, I'm a fellow Phoenician! lol Hope you have a great news yrs...it'll be just me and my cat...and Chili's lol!
Cool thanks! If you liked that one, this Thursday is our brand new top ten 2024 trails. So same exact format, but with this year’s trails. Split into two episodes to make it a little more digestible for some. Part two will be out next Thursday, which is the top 5.
Hello Glen, I am new to your audience and I have to say thank you and Amy for doing what you do. Cactus Atlas is my favorite new channel and I find myself binge watching to get caught up. You are a pleasure to listen to and your narration is so enjoyable and relaxing. I absolutely love the ghost town episodes and hope to get to some of them myself. I also enjoyed the "Slim"character he is a very fun addition 👍 and I look forward to more of that . Keep up the great work you are truly a natural at this.
Doing the recap of 2023 was amazing I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much both of you, Amy and you for taking the time to do all these wonderful videos. May God bless you and the next year of travel.
Ive been loving "❤Slim" having a voice. After watching a lot of your viedos. I traveled 7 states and 2900 miles this year. All in the places you videoed..Please keep posting..love your content.
😯 That's amazing! THANK YOU! Glad you're enjoying Slim's voice. I think a fair number of people give personality to their vehicles. We just have him a voice on top of it. 😂
It has been a great year for some Cactus Atlas trips! Thank yall for all the great information and entertainment this year. Looking forward to what yall have in store for 24!
I whole heartedly agree with the lust. Glad I was invited. Hi Amy. Happy New Year to you, your loved ones and all those around. Looking forward to 2024 adventures.
Great recap of the year! The Cactus Atlas had a pretty epic 2023!! Can't wait to see what 2024 brings. Hoping that Glenn & Amy have a fun & prosperous new year!!
Just Fabulous! Great List. We recognized a few from previous vids you did and a few we have done as well. Thank you Again....keep em coming with your great Style! And Thank Slim as well. ;)
This is absolutely epic! The drone photography and detailed description of the obstacles along the roads is really helpful to someone that wants drive one of these routes. Great 2023 recap. Looking forward to 2024 videos!
These kind of road trips are the reason we sold our class A motorhome. We bought a camper shell to put on our pickup, and we’ll build a minimalist interior in it. We love the 🏜️ desert and slow dirt roads. Thanks for a great video! 👍 🌵
Great job--I live near your no. 1 spot/San Rafael Swell and have 30 years of exploration out there. You are just getting started. It is sacred ground to my children/grandkids.
Just started this video and already have to pause and bookmark it👍 I was sold at "mostly offroad" and when your rig started talking in it's own voice. Thought that was only us crazy Jeepers 🤣 Nice work on this one, love seeing the wide open views!
Thank you for sharing your amazing adventures! Amy, great work putting the TH-cam videos together! Really enjoy Slim’s narration👍👍👍 Looking forward to 2024!
Great video, super enjoyable to watch. I love how you gave your rig a voice. Really creative and added to the video. You went to some amazing places and will be checking out some of your other videos.
Thanks for the roundup of 2023. Thank you so much for sharing all your adventures with us through out the year. There are so many time watching your videos were a wonderful relaxing release on stressful days. I enjoy listening to your thoughts and the wonder put together presentations you two are a great team. Hope you are having a nice holiday time and that 2024 is a great year for you both. Truly look forward to what you bring us and hope 2024 brings you both much joy and happiness.
Did a four day bucket list ride (dual sport bikes) circling Canyonlands Sept 2023. Green River, through Henryville/Henry Mts - Hite crossing through Bears Ears/The Abajo's - Montecello through Lockheart Basin/Chicken Corner/Kane Cr Rd - Moab through Pot Ash/up Shafer Tr/ Dubinky/White Wash to Green River. Camped each night. I've explored a lot of the area before and this tied together a bunch of areas I hadn't been to. Love this area.
Just subscribed to your channel, Wow I love the way you each changed off for your dialogue great overview. Keep those videos coming and keep up the great work….. Jeff
What a great recap! Love that you have ended the year this way! Although I have yet to visit the San Rafael swell area, it was indeed my absolute favorite episode. So beautiful and am hoping to find my way there in 2024! All good episodes and looking forward to what 2024 will bring! Hoping the new year will bring you peace, joy and mucho happiness! 😀 Happy New Year Glenn & Amy 🎉✨
Nice video - we enjoyed the Moki Dugway and Valley of the Gods, as well as Monument Valley, Montezuma Canyon, Hovenweep, Cedar Mesa, and Moab, all from the Blanding, UT, area; funnily enough, we're headed to Easter Jeep Safari this March and already have part of our trip set up for the Wedge and Black Dragon Canyon on the north side of the San Rafael Swell! The Swell is a great place to ride/drive/hike/you name it, with slot canyons for even beginners, and tons of history and gorgeous scenery - thanks for highlighting it, and remind folks that you're only a couple of hours from Moab once you're in that area!
We try to go every year to SE Utah after our cold winters up by the Canadian border - LOL! Maybe we'll see you one of these days, as we also love northern Arizona!@@CactusAtlas
Happy New Year to you both!!.. Great recap of 2023.. We're gonna be coming down the Moki Dugway in May as we will be driving ( 95 ) south from Hanksville to the Mexican Hat area .. You're video on that drive down (95) was very informative for our itinerary... Looking forward to the 2024 adventures on Cactus Atlas..
Awesome! You're going to love your visit. It's truly some of the most beautiful scenery. Thanks for hanging out with us in 2023, and here's to an even better 2024! 🎉
If I remember a video you did, I thought you were an Arizonian born, I was surprised your from east coast? These drives must have been amazing to you. Thanks sharing these 10 ranked 2023 videos are amazing especially the Arizona ones after all that’s where we live.
Hey Brother, Great job on the video⛰🪨🌵🌲 We are Robert and Billie 2 trailbuilders live in our RV and escape winters in southern Oregon and come to McDowell Mountain Brown ranch as mountain bikers but love to explore. We left Oregon domicile living over a year ago and are looking to add a worthy 4x4 to tow behind our 26ft E450 RV but ya any so beautiful tis video and ironically enough first one on list we are camping next to as we are off I8 Telegraph trail. Thanks our new Friend and oh ya we are hippies as well😳😂🤷♂️ But retired military so our kindness may not be mistaken for weakness and our love for building and exploring energetic pathways across Gaia, ya baby. That was pure hippy😂see ya out there!
This is pretty awesome. I can't quite do all of these since my Nissan Juke is only capable up to a point. I tend to watch videos like this to get ideas for my own weekend adventures and I've got almost 60 pins dropped around the southwest thanks to you, SUV RVing, and Sidetrack Adventures. Please tell my boss to grant me more PTO.
Being a long time resident of Utah and a frequent visitor to San Rafael Swell, I really like your top pick. All the trails on this video look worthy of a trip to see and explore. If you return to San Rafael, be sure to check out the ride down to Hidden Splendor mine on the south side of the Swell. BEAUTIFUL area!
After watching your video I'm even more driven to by a truck to get more off road. I know an suv will do but I like trucks better, for my needs. Thank you for this awesome video.
Always enjoy your channel! I have a bit of a technical question. Can you share what tool you use to generate Slim's voice? It has to be one of the most natural-sounding AI-generated voiceovers I have every heard. Very nicely-done. 👏
An hour north of Flagstaff AZ is SP crater. There are no signs leading you to it. It’s an easy drive up a dirt road. I hiked to the top of the crater. That was a pretty difficult climb as the volcanic rock was loose. My wife and I were the only people there. Great view and worth doing. Give your self some time to climb it. Can use Mule deer paths to try and help.
We can easily imagine what it is like having been out to Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley. The climb back out of it was like hiking in kitty litter. 😂 There's a load of stuff in the Flagstaff area that we still want to cover. 👍
There was so much to do out there. I was in a rental jeep grand Cherokee so couldn’t do any major off roading but there was a ton to do. Cathedral rock was our favorite hike / climb. That’s near Sedona. At Wupatki National Monument there is a dirt road that’s not part of the park but on it call black falls rd. We drove up it after the park closed. It Just goes and goes. You’re in the middle of know where with nothing around you as far as the eye can see. It was amazing. You drive through the little Colorado river. When we went the river was dry so was just a river bed. Beautiful country out there.
That was a fascinating and awesome video Glenn and Slim. I have not heard of any of these places in my near 70 yrs. What I’ve been missing. I’ll have to watch you and live vicariously through yer travels. Happy trails. 🎶 P.S. how large is your gas tank? I’d imagine you took gas with you. How much do you take? How often did you refill? What’s your mpg? Do you carry a compressor? Love the truck.
Thanks so much! Nope, we do not carry gas though not a bad idea to do so. And yes, Glenn has a compressor he carries in the truck at all times. The Chevy site says the truck has a 21 gallon tank and gets 18 city / 22 highway. We've grown rather fond of Slim. And we welcome you to join along vicariously in our travels any day! Thanks for hanging out with us! 😊
Wow! Great script, great filming, great editing, and really great VOICE. Right up there with James Earl Jones. Where can I get one of those? I have been to about half of your sites and can hardly wait to get back to the US from China in April 2024 to fire up the Jeep and Off-Graid trailer and check a few more off the list.
Great video and awesome locations. When you got to the end of the San Rafael Swell at sunset, did you drive out at night or did you camp and drive back in the morning?
Glenn drove back in the dark. We still haven't camped at the Wedge but it's high on our list of things to do. That particular visit it was just too windy and cold to enjoy it unfortunately. 😞
Thanks! I think on most of them you’d be fine. The one that I wonder about is the Hualapai Mountains. That one has some narrow spots, and a few spots where a large rock had fallen and made a narrower passage. Chances are a fellow off-roader may see this comment and confirm.
Not bothered by the opinions of others until they're rude to others. Everyone is going to find something they don't like. 🤷♀️ Camping at the Wedge would be icing on the cake, though. One day! 😊
I went on the Moki Dugway and through Valley of the Gods this past October, both were very impressive and I’d love to go back and camp. The highlight of the drive was seeing a tractor trailer stuck on Moki Dugway. I’m still not sure how he missed all the signs on Highway 261.
how does the moki dugway, which i've only seen in films , compare to the apache trail @ fish creek ? ....which i did before it closed.........just wondering........i may yet get down there again it's really true that film can't begin to approach being there , and i miss that country so much.....20 yrs a snowbird , now nearly housebound in oregon , and come to Y.T.be reminded
Ooh. Hard to compare those two. We did the Apache Trail yeeears ago in my VW Golf, not knowing much of anything about the road other than it being another way back, so my memory of it is a bit mixed. 😂
There are cool mysteries from the past in history going there is a major deal nobody is searching for this and its important to learn more about before its gone and lost in history.
Your best video of the year, excellent! Speaking of truck commercials and backdrops …..have you seen EV commercials….advertising endless remote “ off road”desert driving 🤣😂? Not a charging station within hundreds and hundreds of miles!!! LOL…. Nothing like sheeple buying into the shiny propaganda😳😂
Thanks so much! I dunno... actually wouldn't mind an EV vehicle in the future but I think we have some time before the infrastructure and technology is caught up with use cases of all types.😅
@@CactusAtlas Yes, in a perfect world….but it won’t happen in our lifetime…..maybe in 4-5 generations from now. But keep in mind on a basic level, we do NOT have enough RARE earth minerals to sustain those vehicles etc… Regardless….fun video:)
You're right. Of the three popular ways, that's the only one we have not filmed. YET. But we're also not a macho off-road channel and enjoy showing people what can be done and can't as a lot of regular folk like to see road conditions. It's all about encouraging people to explore. 😄 That and we're also big into history so we talked about Bumble Bee, Cleator, and Murphy's Impossible Railroad on the way there in the video. Funny enough, we have a video on a second route to Crown King in a couple days. 👍
Great video. I'm going to try a few of these drives. I know that you know this, but a quick note for your viewers. If you're inspired by the awesome drone footage in this video and you want to do the same, don't do it in Monument Valley. Drones are forbidden everywhere throughout the Navajo Nation. The awesome footage here of Valley of the Gods is fine because it's outside Navajo Nation land, but Monument Valley is a big no-no. Thank you to Cactus Atlas for respecting that law.
Great advice. I believe they have signs there that state it being a no drone zone, but I could be wrong. Always a great idea to check maps before taking off to know where flying is allowed or forbidden regardless of flying recreationally or not. 👍
Finally rode up to crown king (out and back); off the Bumble Bee exit on the 17; quite frankly, just an uninteresting ride and waste of gas (and I found no interest in CK). I might take the extended ride to Prescott; from the Prescott side. IMO, the ride out to Bloody Basin is so much better; and 4 Peaks is OK if you don't mind being shook to death on half the ride.
Well, darn. Sorry to hear that. If you're talking about the Senator Highway route, we've done that as well, and it provides a little more offroading interest. 👍
And that's why I dig you and your trusty stead: "CK would have ranked higher on the list if they were more accepting of hippies like us." I'll never understand why one chunk of our population gets off on owning* the other chunk. *Allegedly
Fun idea with the AI narration. Love it. Great way to fill some of the travel footage gaps, compelling writing, and there's something relaxing about it as a frequent audiobook listener.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Very unique use of having Slim and Glenn having a dialogue while recapping and making it a top ten...still love all those drone shots from The Valley of the Gods...and The Swell...I want to visit both of these places, hopefully one day.
Both very worthy places that I think really showcase the beauty of Utah. Thanks for hanging out with us, and have a great New Years! 😄🎉
@@CactusAtlas I feel at home w/you guys! After all, I'm a fellow Phoenician! lol Hope you have a great news yrs...it'll be just me and my cat...and Chili's lol!
Love the amusement ride audio playing as Glenn and Slim navigated the Nelson Rollercoaster 🎢 ! ✨🌵💫
🙌🙌 Wheeeeee! 😂
I thought the same thing... creative, but the sounds totally fit the quick ride down the roller coaster road.
I just found this channel and it’s awesome! Dudes got huge cojones for driving some of those roads. I’ve got a 4wd but would have been pissing myself.
Cool thanks! If you liked that one, this Thursday is our brand new top ten 2024 trails. So same exact format, but with this year’s trails. Split into two episodes to make it a little more digestible for some. Part two will be out next Thursday, which is the top 5.
Hello Glen, I am new to your audience and I have to say thank you and Amy for doing what you do. Cactus Atlas is my favorite new channel and I find myself binge watching to get caught up. You are a pleasure to listen to and your narration is so enjoyable and relaxing. I absolutely love the ghost town episodes and hope to get to some of them myself. I also enjoyed the "Slim"character he is a very fun addition 👍 and I look forward to more of that . Keep up the great work you are truly a natural at this.
Oh goodness! Thank you so much! We appreciate it and welcome aboard! 😄
Doing the recap of 2023 was amazing I really enjoyed it. Thank you very much both of you, Amy and you for taking the time to do all these wonderful videos. May God bless you and the next year of travel.
It's our pleasure! Thanks for joining us! 😊
Ive been loving "❤Slim" having a voice. After watching a lot of your viedos. I traveled 7 states and 2900 miles this year. All in the places you videoed..Please keep posting..love your content.
😯 That's amazing! THANK YOU! Glad you're enjoying Slim's voice. I think a fair number of people give personality to their vehicles. We just have him a voice on top of it. 😂
That Voice Wowww❤😊
Thanks for your video. From South Africa
It has been a great year for some Cactus Atlas trips! Thank yall for all the great information and entertainment this year. Looking forward to what yall have in store for 24!
You bet! Hopefully, it's a good year! Happy holidays to you and yours! 😊
The time and effort into making these pieces is absolutely fantastic and appreciated!
Thank you very much! We appreciate hearing that. 😊
I whole heartedly agree with the lust. Glad I was invited. Hi Amy. Happy New Year to you, your loved ones and all those around. Looking forward to 2024 adventures.
Hiya! Happy New Year to you as well. We enjoyed having you around in 2023 and look forward to 2024 as well! 😊
Great review Glenn, Slim and Phoenix 2. See you all in 2024.
Thanks so much! Here's to a great 2024!🎉
Great recap of the year! The Cactus Atlas had a pretty epic 2023!! Can't wait to see what 2024 brings. Hoping that Glenn & Amy have a fun & prosperous new year!!
We can't wait either. Thanks for joining us, and here's to a great new year for all! 😄
The 2023 explores were awesome. Love learning of new places I didn't know existed. Looking forward to the 2024 explores.
Us too! Thanks for hanging out with us and happy new year! 😄🎉
Just Fabulous! Great List. We recognized a few from previous vids you did and a few we have done as well. Thank you Again....keep em coming with your great Style! And Thank Slim as well. ;)
Our pleasure! Slim sends his thanks. 😂 Us as well. 😊
This is absolutely epic! The drone photography and detailed description of the obstacles along the roads is really helpful to someone that wants drive one of these routes. Great 2023 recap. Looking forward to 2024 videos!
Thanks a ton! We're looking forward to the adventures this year, too. 😄
These kind of road trips are the reason we sold our class A motorhome. We bought a camper shell to put on our pickup, and we’ll build a minimalist interior in it. We love the 🏜️ desert and slow dirt roads.
Thanks for a great video! 👍 🌵
Thanks for stopping by!
Thank you for the awesome adventure and scenic views❤❤
Our pleasure! Thank you too! 😊
Wow you're my hero you showed me something
Great job--I live near your no. 1 spot/San Rafael Swell and have 30 years of exploration out there. You are just getting started. It is sacred ground to my children/grandkids.
Oh, man. Just only a tiny bit jealous. I can't imagine having that area to explore fully whenever the urge came. 🤩
Brilliant and I can only imagine, and appreciate the work you must have put into this. So cool
Thanks a lot! That means a lot to us. 😊
Just started this video and already have to pause and bookmark it👍 I was sold at "mostly offroad" and when your rig started talking in it's own voice. Thought that was only us crazy Jeepers 🤣 Nice work on this one, love seeing the wide open views!
Haha! Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄
Great compilation! I thoroughly enjoyed watching this. Thank you.
Our pleasure! Thank you too! Have a great new year! 😀
This top ten was a great idea to close out the year. Winding along these narrow dusty roads with sheer drops reminds me how I value guardrails! 🌟🌵✨
I couldn't agree more! I always get a little queasy when I'm peering over the side of the passenger side at those drop offs when out with Glenn. 😅
Awesome top sites
Thanks for sharing ❤
Our pleasure!
Loved your pictures!
Yay, thank you! 😄
Thank you for sharing your amazing adventures! Amy, great work putting the TH-cam videos together! Really enjoy Slim’s narration👍👍👍 Looking forward to 2024!
Thanks so much! Much more Slim to come this year! 😄
Great video, super enjoyable to watch. I love how you gave your rig a voice. Really creative and added to the video. You went to some amazing places and will be checking out some of your other videos.
Hahah, thanks! We figure if a sportscar can talk in the 80s, why not a truck on TH-cam? 😅
Thanks for the roundup of 2023. Thank you so much for sharing all your adventures with us through out the year. There are so many time watching your videos were a wonderful relaxing release on stressful days. I enjoy listening to your thoughts and the wonder put together presentations you two are a great team. Hope you are having a nice holiday time and that 2024 is a great year for you both. Truly look forward to what you bring us and hope 2024 brings you both much joy and happiness.
That's so nice to hear, and we're so happy that we could provide some content to aid in stressful days. Happy new year! May it be a good one! 😊
Great video! Planning another road trip to Utah and this has some awesome new places to explore. Thanks
Awesome! Always happy to help. Hope you have a great trip! 👍
Did a four day bucket list ride (dual sport bikes) circling Canyonlands Sept 2023. Green River, through Henryville/Henry Mts - Hite crossing through Bears Ears/The Abajo's - Montecello through Lockheart Basin/Chicken Corner/Kane Cr Rd - Moab through Pot Ash/up Shafer Tr/ Dubinky/White Wash to Green River. Camped each night. I've explored a lot of the area before and this tied together a bunch of areas I hadn't been to. Love this area.
We love that area too. Itching to go back. Your ride sounds insanely awesome! Bucket worthy indeed! 👍
What a great list and an epic year!! Your #1 spot is well deserving- so amazing!! Have a safe and Happy New Year!!!
It was so close. One had the thrill factor but the San Rafael Swell just offers so much. Happy New Year, friend! 😊
Great show. Thanks
Our pleasure! 😊
Awesome
Love it! Fun!
Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! 😄
The Wedge has to be # 1.. it’s on my to do list.. Thanks for sharing
You bet! Thanks! Hope you make it to the Wedge. It's such a fantastic journey. 😄
You will love it!
Stunning
Thank you! Cheers!
Great views and like the variety of music~
Thank you very much! 😊
Happy New Year Glenn and Amy! Thanks for all of the adventures you shared with us. Wishing you a wonderful, adventurous 2024
Thanks so much! Happy new year to you as well! 😄
Awesome video! Very creative and a lot of fun to see all those epic places. Thank you!
Our pleasure! Thanks so much! 😄
Amazing video. Thank you!
Thank you too! 😊
Outstanding!!
You are a genius!!
The third person, loved the voice.
Flowers, mountains, old towns were top notch!!
Thank you so much! 😊
Just subscribed to your channel, Wow I love the way you each changed off for your dialogue great overview. Keep those videos coming and keep up the great work….. Jeff
Thanks so very much and welcome to our channel! 😄
Great video!!! Good sound effect choices !!!👍👍👍
Thank you! 😊
Thank you for sharing your experiences 🙏
Our pleasure! Thank you! 👍
Nicely done video. You've picked up a new subscriber. Now I'll have to go back and see some of your other videos.
Awesome! Thanks for subscribing and welcome! 😄👍
What a great recap! Love that you have ended the year this way! Although I have yet to visit the San Rafael swell area, it was indeed my absolute favorite episode. So beautiful and am hoping to find my way there in 2024! All good episodes and looking forward to what 2024 will bring! Hoping the new year will bring you peace, joy and mucho happiness! 😀 Happy New Year Glenn & Amy 🎉✨
Such kind words! Thank you so much! Here's hoping you get to experience the Swell area!
Nice video - we enjoyed the Moki Dugway and Valley of the Gods, as well as Monument Valley, Montezuma Canyon, Hovenweep, Cedar Mesa, and Moab, all from the Blanding, UT, area; funnily enough, we're headed to Easter Jeep Safari this March and already have part of our trip set up for the Wedge and Black Dragon Canyon on the north side of the San Rafael Swell! The Swell is a great place to ride/drive/hike/you name it, with slot canyons for even beginners, and tons of history and gorgeous scenery - thanks for highlighting it, and remind folks that you're only a couple of hours from Moab once you're in that area!
Thanks so much! Oh, yeah... there's no shortage of things to do for just about anyone in that area. Hope you have a great trip in March! 😊👍
We try to go every year to SE Utah after our cold winters up by the Canadian border - LOL! Maybe we'll see you one of these days, as we also love northern Arizona!@@CactusAtlas
Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures
Our pleasure! Thanks for watching! 😄
Happy New Year to you both!!.. Great recap of 2023.. We're gonna be coming down the Moki Dugway in May as we will be driving ( 95 ) south from Hanksville to the Mexican Hat area .. You're video on that drive down (95) was very informative for our itinerary... Looking forward to the 2024 adventures on Cactus Atlas..
Awesome! You're going to love your visit. It's truly some of the most beautiful scenery. Thanks for hanging out with us in 2023, and here's to an even better 2024! 🎉
If I remember a video you did, I thought you were an Arizonian born, I was surprised your from east coast? These drives must have been amazing to you. Thanks sharing these 10 ranked 2023 videos are amazing especially the Arizona ones after all that’s where we live.
Haha! Nope. Both of us are not native Arizonans. 😅
@ I was surprised you come off as Arizonans, must have done extensive research on your places. Keep on doing these off road trips especially Az.
Hey Brother,
Great job on the video⛰🪨🌵🌲
We are Robert and Billie 2 trailbuilders live in our RV and escape winters in southern Oregon and come to McDowell Mountain Brown ranch as mountain bikers but love to explore.
We left Oregon domicile living over a year ago and are looking to add a worthy 4x4 to tow behind our 26ft E450 RV but ya any so beautiful tis video and ironically enough first one on list we are camping next to as we are off I8 Telegraph trail.
Thanks our new Friend and oh ya we are hippies as well😳😂🤷♂️
But retired military so our kindness may not be mistaken for weakness and our love for building and exploring energetic pathways across Gaia, ya baby.
That was pure hippy😂see ya out there!
This is pretty awesome. I can't quite do all of these since my Nissan Juke is only capable up to a point. I tend to watch videos like this to get ideas for my own weekend adventures and I've got almost 60 pins dropped around the southwest thanks to you, SUV RVing, and Sidetrack Adventures. Please tell my boss to grant me more PTO.
Dear boss, more PTO is in order as there is so much to do and so little time. Sincerely, the Cactus Atlas. 😅 Hopefully that will do it. 😂
The San Rafael Swell is also one our favorites. 👍😀
Being a long time resident of Utah and a frequent visitor to San Rafael Swell, I really like your top pick. All the trails on this video look worthy of a trip to see and explore. If you return to San Rafael, be sure to check out the ride down to Hidden Splendor mine on the south side of the Swell. BEAUTIFUL area!
Ooh! Love the recommendation! Looks like that area has it all! Thanks so much for mentioning it. 👍
Only one I have been to is sego canyon outside of moab, valley of the gods is on my list.Thanks for sharing. 😊
No time like now to make memories and have adventures! May that Valley of the Gods trip happen for you! 😊
Good stuff y’all👍
Thanks 👍 Glad you enjoyed it!
Great vid! Check into Copper Creek / Sibley Mansion northeast of Tucson. A really great 4x4 day trip.
Oh! Will do that! Thanks for the tip! 😄👍
Love the wildflowers
After watching your video I'm even more driven to by a truck to get more off road. I know an suv will do but I like trucks better, for my needs. Thank you for this awesome video.
We know the EXACT feeling. 😅 For many years, we watched others go where we wished we could.
Subscriber... Dude! 👍🏾
Awesome thank you! And welcome aboard! 😄
Voice over dude is entertaining, that and the views
Thanks! 😊
Always enjoy your channel! I have a bit of a technical question. Can you share what tool you use to generate Slim's voice? It has to be one of the most natural-sounding AI-generated voiceovers I have every heard. Very nicely-done. 👏
Sure thing! We use ElevenLabs. Appreciate the comment about the voice! 😊👍
An hour north of Flagstaff AZ is SP crater. There are no signs leading you to it. It’s an easy drive up a dirt road. I hiked to the top of the crater. That was a pretty difficult climb as the volcanic rock was loose. My wife and I were the only people there. Great view and worth doing. Give your self some time to climb it. Can use Mule deer paths to try and help.
We can easily imagine what it is like having been out to Ubehebe Crater in Death Valley. The climb back out of it was like hiking in kitty litter. 😂 There's a load of stuff in the Flagstaff area that we still want to cover. 👍
There was so much to do out there. I was in a rental jeep grand Cherokee so couldn’t do any major off roading but there was a ton to do. Cathedral rock was our favorite hike / climb. That’s near Sedona. At Wupatki National Monument there is a dirt road that’s not part of the park but on it call black falls rd. We drove up it after the park closed. It Just goes and goes. You’re in the middle of know where with nothing around you as far as the eye can see. It was amazing. You drive through the little Colorado river. When we went the river was dry so was just a river bed. Beautiful country out there.
Subscribed!! Timmy C Arizona
Thanks! Welcome aboard! 😄👍
That was a fascinating and awesome video Glenn and Slim.
I have not heard of any of these places in my near 70 yrs.
What I’ve been missing.
I’ll have to watch you and live vicariously through yer travels.
Happy trails. 🎶
P.S. how large is your gas tank? I’d imagine you took gas with you. How much do you take?
How often did you refill? What’s your mpg? Do you carry a compressor?
Love the truck.
Thanks so much! Nope, we do not carry gas though not a bad idea to do so. And yes, Glenn has a compressor he carries in the truck at all times. The Chevy site says the truck has a 21 gallon tank and gets 18 city / 22 highway. We've grown rather fond of Slim. And we welcome you to join along vicariously in our travels any day! Thanks for hanging out with us! 😊
What kind of drone are you using? Great pictures. Keep up the good work!!
We use a DJI Air 2S. Thanks so much!
Great narrative. You should do the voiceover for the next Steven Spielberg or James Cameron movie trailer.
Haha! They're more than welcome to use the voice as it's just AI. 😅
Wow! Great script, great filming, great editing, and really great VOICE. Right up there with James Earl Jones. Where can I get one of those? I have been to about half of your sites and can hardly wait to get back to the US from China in April 2024 to fire up the Jeep and Off-Graid trailer and check a few more off the list.
How to get one of those voices? Ai helps a bit. 😅 Thanks for the kind words and enjoy those future off-road adventures! 😄
Great video but I can't help seeing Kip's face from Napoleon Dynamite when Glen's talking 😂
Well, that's a new one. 😂
@@CactusAtlas No disrespect, Glen. I love Kip! 🤘
Glad I found your channel.
No offense taken. We both love that movie. It was just a new one and made me laugh a good deal. 😄
Love your videos I keep trying to download an app that looks like the cactus? Do you have an app?
We do not have an app, but it is something we have planned for the future. 😄
Great video and awesome locations. When you got to the end of the San Rafael Swell at sunset, did you drive out at night or did you camp and drive back in the morning?
Glenn drove back in the dark. We still haven't camped at the Wedge but it's high on our list of things to do. That particular visit it was just too windy and cold to enjoy it unfortunately. 😞
@@CactusAtlas - Okay thanks. We like to travel to remote places, but like to finish the day in a hotel with a shower. 😆
😂 I so hear that. It's certainly one of the luxuries on some of these trips.
Excellent video, the drone also gives great perspective. How would a full size truck (Ram Rebel) do on these trails in terms of sheer size?
Thanks! I think on most of them you’d be fine. The one that I wonder about is the Hualapai Mountains. That one has some narrow spots, and a few spots where a large rock had fallen and made a narrower passage. Chances are a fellow off-roader may see this comment and confirm.
How many of these drives be done in rhe winter? We will be visiting the Southwest in January and February next year.
Likely most of them. Just have to keep an eye on weather.
Those cows thought you had food, they were wanting to be fed LOL
So basically just like big cats getting in the way wanting to be fed. 🤣
Very clever and entertaining having a voice to your truck. Sounds just like Mike Rowe, how did you do that?
Haha! Thank you! It's just text to speech AI from Elevenlabs. 😄
Ha! The truck is the narrator 😂
Who else to give better advice about offroading? 😅 Thanks for watching!
Have you done Cathedral Valley and Bentonite Hills off road? I’d like to see your video if you have.
Unfortunately, we have not, no.
@@CactusAtlas❤a future trip!
Dude that Works Burger at Crown King is well worth the drive no matter which way you go.. I live in Prescott..
AI Slim is awesome! Great list! Valley of the Gods is amazing and we camped the Wedge before! Nevermind the AI naysayers. They are just grumpy people.
Not bothered by the opinions of others until they're rude to others. Everyone is going to find something they don't like. 🤷♀️ Camping at the Wedge would be icing on the cake, though. One day! 😊
I went on the Moki Dugway and through Valley of the Gods this past October, both were very impressive and I’d love to go back and camp. The highlight of the drive was seeing a tractor trailer stuck on Moki Dugway. I’m still not sure how he missed all the signs on Highway 261.
Oh man. I've heard those things try using the Moki Dugway too but I wouldn't want to be around when it happens. 😮
What’s a side by side?
how does the moki dugway, which i've only seen in films , compare to the apache trail @ fish creek ? ....which i did before it closed.........just wondering........i may yet get down there again
it's really true that film can't begin to approach being there , and i miss that country so much.....20 yrs a snowbird , now nearly housebound in oregon , and come to Y.T.be reminded
Ooh. Hard to compare those two. We did the Apache Trail yeeears ago in my VW Golf, not knowing much of anything about the road other than it being another way back, so my memory of it is a bit mixed. 😂
i dont have any interest in the picto or petragliphs, but the natural beauty and dirt roads are incredible, one day, one day
That area certainly has the views in excess. It's an amazing place. 😄
There are cool mysteries from the past in history going there is a major deal nobody is searching for this and its important to learn more about before its gone and lost in history.
Try the Cathedral Valley.
Would love to! We still have a lot of exploring in Utah to do since we've gained offroad capability. 👍
Your best video of the year, excellent! Speaking of truck commercials and backdrops …..have you seen EV commercials….advertising endless remote “ off road”desert driving 🤣😂? Not a charging station within hundreds and hundreds of miles!!! LOL…. Nothing like sheeple buying into the shiny propaganda😳😂
Thanks so much! I dunno... actually wouldn't mind an EV vehicle in the future but I think we have some time before the infrastructure and technology is caught up with use cases of all types.😅
@@CactusAtlas Yes, in a perfect world….but it won’t happen in our lifetime…..maybe in 4-5 generations from now. But keep in mind on a basic level, we do NOT have enough RARE earth minerals to sustain those vehicles etc…
Regardless….fun video:)
It’s incredible how much more mileage the trucks are getting. Give it 5 years?
@@CactusAtlasthat’s kinda his point 😮
the wedge
Are you carrying? Would you consider taking some of these trips with young kids?
Multiple routes to Crown King and you picked the easiest one. Try the back way to CK starting at the lake and then get back to us.
You're right. Of the three popular ways, that's the only one we have not filmed. YET. But we're also not a macho off-road channel and enjoy showing people what can be done and can't as a lot of regular folk like to see road conditions. It's all about encouraging people to explore. 😄 That and we're also big into history so we talked about Bumble Bee, Cleator, and Murphy's Impossible Railroad on the way there in the video. Funny enough, we have a video on a second route to Crown King in a couple days. 👍
2:49 "...and remember, if you happen to get stuck out here, you're a long way from hell(p)."
You need to get a rooftop tent for your rig. Then you don't worry about uneven rocky ground. Thanks for the video!
Anytime! Thanks for watching! 😄
Good work on recon, Glen.
Great video. I'm going to try a few of these drives.
I know that you know this, but a quick note for your viewers. If you're inspired by the awesome drone footage in this video and you want to do the same, don't do it in Monument Valley. Drones are forbidden everywhere throughout the Navajo Nation. The awesome footage here of Valley of the Gods is fine because it's outside Navajo Nation land, but Monument Valley is a big no-no. Thank you to Cactus Atlas for respecting that law.
Great advice. I believe they have signs there that state it being a no drone zone, but I could be wrong. Always a great idea to check maps before taking off to know where flying is allowed or forbidden regardless of flying recreationally or not. 👍
Now try EVEN MORE Nevada mining towns/ghost towns.
Certainly on our list. Trust us... our list of places to check out is monstrously huge. 😅
Finally rode up to crown king (out and back); off the Bumble Bee exit on the 17; quite frankly, just an uninteresting ride and waste of gas (and I found no interest in CK). I might take the extended ride to Prescott; from the Prescott side. IMO, the ride out to Bloody Basin is so much better; and 4 Peaks is OK if you don't mind being shook to death on half the ride.
Well, darn. Sorry to hear that. If you're talking about the Senator Highway route, we've done that as well, and it provides a little more offroading interest. 👍
And that's why I dig you and your trusty stead: "CK would have ranked higher on the list if they were more accepting of hippies like us."
I'll never understand why one chunk of our population gets off on owning* the other chunk.
*Allegedly
AI or Mike Rowe as’Slim’?
Nope. No Mike Rowe. 😅