Hi RideAlongside, thank you! That's great, and we're fortunate here to have all the public land that we do. I haven't made it into Prescott yet, but close. You're welcome, and thanks for watching!

Hi Man on the Brink, that's good, it's a nice peak. I think I know which ones you're talking about, but I haven't done them. They look pretty neat too, and probably haven't seen too many visitors.

Hi Gonzalo, thank you for letting me know this is not climbing. I had no idea. I will change the title to "Walking" up Elephant Tusk. I hope you didn't have to hop too far, "dude."

Hi Man on the Brink, you guessed correctly. It lived up to its name.

Hi Timothy, I think a lot of people feel that way, and the article I showed mentions that as well. It does look like it could be them.

Hi Victor, I like El Paso, and I especially like how it's situated around the Franklin Mountains. I hope you can make it back soon if you miss it that much.

Hi Brett, thank you, and thanks for watching! My Dad did it several years ago at age 62 with no training, and I would say for the average hiker it would take around 6 hours with the usual breaks for views. It's a pretty even grade the whole way up.

Hi Timothy, yes it was pretty nice. The rock higher up was really neat looking too.

Hello, thanks and thanks for watching!

Hi Ryan, that's neat. I thought I might notice it from my house, but I didn't see it at all.

Hi Phil, thanks, and yes it's too bad they're on fire again. Hopefully it will be out soon. The last scene was on the east side of 88, about half a mile north of the First Water Rd. entrance.

Hi Cameron, yes it's too bad about the fire, but at least it's in an already burnt area. It was neat to see the helicopter in action, and my kids really liked it.

Hi HappyComfort, I've driven on that road before. I'm sure they have a scenic view.

Hi Colby, we had permission to proceed from one landowner we talked to, and we would've turned around if he said no. I also left my name and number on my car across from another landowners house, who wasn't home when I knocked on his door.

Hi Giani, I don't think you can fly anywhere in the park itself, but you might try from the highway just south of the park. The highway winds uphill south of the park and El Capitan, and there is at least one place to pull over there and get some views. It should be still outside of the park boundary, so that would probably be a good spot to launch from. Although if you fly it north a little you will cross it into the park boundary then.

You're welcome, and thanks for watching. Yes, it shows entitlement, and probably other negative aspects of our society.

Hi Dana, thank you. I like Mt. Wrightson a lot, and hopefully you can return soon to hike it again. Too bad it was so crowded on the summit. Both times I did it there were some people, but not too many. At least you had the trail to yourself on the backside. Yes, it's a good hike for sure. Thanks for watching!

Hi GCV, thank you and thanks for talking the time to watch!

@@ZacharyTeich-HikingTrainer I hope you can share with us more videos of AJ. Thank you so much, and good luck.

@@g.c.v.8329 , I have many videos from the Superstitions and Goldfield Mts, but maybe I can do another video about the town sometime. I was thinking of doing a bike tour of Gold Canyon too. You're welcome, and thank you !

Hi Juan, thank you and thanks for watching! It's an awesome mountain, and maybe you'll be up there someday. Aside from getting to the trailhead, I may not have made it without my partner. It's definitely good to have some help on this one.

Hi Matthew, I agree with you, and I like the challenge of summiting a mountain with my own power. It is a satisfying feeling, definitely!

Hi Rudi, yes, there's still a lot of space here, which is good. Hopefully it won't fill up too fast.

Hi Wayne, you're welcome, and thank you for watching!

Hi Vector, you're welcome, and thank you for watching. Yes, peace and quiet and nice scenery are a great environment to be in!

Hi Dave, you're welcome, and thank you, and thanks for following along on the tour!

Hi Man on the Brink, thanks, and you're right, they are safer!

Hi Jimmy, I have done 53 of the 2000 ft. prominence peaks so far, so I have 20 more of them. And I've done maybe around 15-20 of the 1000 ft. ones.

Hi Isaac, that's neat. I didn't realize there were that many species of hummingbirds around here/AZ. I guess the state has a lot of variety in animal life, and not just the terrain or vegetation. Thanks for watching!

Hi Jon, sorry to hear that, but at least you made it out. Any mountain and hike can pose a risk, for sure.

Hi Charles, thank you, and thanks for watching!

Hi Joshua, I don't know, but it's at the end of the pavement, and right before the gate, on McGee Ranch Rd.

Hi Trailz, I'm glad you enjoyed the video and the views. Thanks for watching!

Hi BMW, thank you, and thanks for watching it!

Hello, we thought about taking that trail at least one of the ways, but we would still have to pay if we parked at Catalina State Park. I think we could've accessed it from the north for free, but the park was easier.

Higher Lifts, did you try to go to Amethyst Peak first, or finish with that? Do they have more signage or fencing up around the mine now? I know the detour is somewhere on the west face of Amethyst Peak. I never even looked at it when we were there however. I will probably try to do the traverse again in the future, but go from north to south. Thanks for watching!

SSJ, thanks, I think it fit well. No, the scree slopes felt fine to me. I guess there's a chance that you could collapse a bunch of rock and set off a slide, but things felt pretty solid to me, other than a few little slips and slides in places. I never felt like a lot of rock was going to slide.

@@ZacharyTeich-HikingTrainer Thanks for the information!

@@DepressedBirder you're welcome, and thanks for watching!

Hi SSJ, that's too bad that you ended up dehydrated, but at least you made it back up there. It's definitely important to carry more than enough water, and a few times I really needed to have more with me. I think lots of people could make it, it just may take them awhile, and you're right, the views were awesome.

Hi Rudy, how's it going? Thank you, I appreciate it!

Hi Ervin, it's definitely beautiful scenery to look at while working out, and beats being inside.

Hi Joseph, that's good, and you are more consistent than I am. You probably put in more miles in a week than I do in a month. I need to get back into doing them more regularly, even if it's just on the street in front of the house. Thank you. I use a DJI Osmo Pocket for all the moving shots. I just held it in my hand a few times when I was running, and held it as steady as possible. It does a great job of staying stable though. I use it on all the moving shots on my hikes.

@@ZacharyTeich-HikingTrainer - thank you I will look into that - I have tried recording some of my desert jogs and you cannot tell what is going on..!! HAHHAHA

It's the DJI Osmo Pocket II. I think I bought it for around $450 about three years ago. It's done a great job. Yeah, you need a stabilizer or it doesn't come out too great!

Hi Dave, thank you. It was neat to bike up to a summit, and riding down was even better! I have another peak that I will probably bike in the next few weeks.

Hi JortsInJuly, thanks and thanks for watching. Big Bend is an awesome place, and that's neat that you live so close to it. There's so much to do and see there. I can't remember how long it took, but it may have been less than three hours. Carter is definitely a fun peak, and the views are great too.

@@ZacharyTeich-HikingTrainer thanks for replying! I actually decided to give it a go today. The views did not disappoint. Going up the scree field was tougher than I anticipated, the whole thing took me a solid 7 hours. I underestimated the heat considering how much water I had. It was a close call but I made it back in one piece, another peak down. Next I’m going to go camp up at Pulliam and try to get to Vernon-Bailey from up there as well. The route you took up to Vernon does not look fun, not gonna lie lol. Thanks again, I hope you’ve gotten to make it out here some more since then.

@@re4283081 you're welcome. That's great that you made it, even though the heat was tough. Maybe it took me longer than about 3 hours, but I don't remember it being too much time. I'll have to rewatch the video sometime. My route to Vernon Bailey was steep and loose, but I really enjoyed it, and it was nice to find a route up when I wasn't sure there would be one. Hopefully you can make it up there soon. I was back at BB at the end of April/early May, and I climbed Elephant Tusk. But I'm back home in AZ now and I have no idea when I will make it out there again. I'm glad the videos help.

Hi Scott, if we did, it probably wasn't the first time we were blind to a fortune right in front of us.

Hi Dave, thank you very much. It's a very beautiful place, and I'm glad to put it on video. Thank you for watching!

Hi Davecat, I've only looked at it a little bit, but never much since it's on private land. There are four summits of Santiago registered on peakbagger.com. It looks like a cool mountain though, and it's one of the TX 2000ft. prominence peaks. I did Cerro Castellon about 6-7 years ago. It was a fun climb.

Hi Jackie Boy, thanks, and I had a fun day, even though I bailed out on my first objective.

Hi LittleGreenFire, I have no idea when I will be back. It might not be for another five years, or it could be next year. I have no idea, but I definitely want to get back there and get on top of more of the summits. Thanks for watching!

Hi Will, it does look pretty neat, but yes, it was pretty easy. I thought it might be tougher but when I got closer I saw it wasn't that steep. I didn't see the ridge from the summit of 3656, but I think I remember it looked fine from 3220. I think you'll drop only around 300-350 ft. at the most.

I just watched again, and it looks like it may be steeper and tougher closer to Kit, but it's hard to say. I'm sure it's doable though.

I did this on May 1st, the day after Elephant Tusk.

Hi Tim, thank you, I appreciate it. I thought about that description when I was filming the yucca in this one. I wonder what they taste like?