Yeah pretty sweet spot. Glad you enjoyed.

Hard to argue

Yeah, it's quite unfortunate. I've been following the two fires in this wilderness area all summer and this Wapiti fire has become significant. That entire lower section within 20 miles of Grandjean appears to be toasted. Very sad given how cool the woods in this area were. It'll certainly be a few years at this rate.

@@tweedytreks I hate to admit I’m old enough to remember the last 2 fires in this area. It will be a different kind of experience, but still an interesting one.

As Colin suggests "Bring a bug net" lol. Jokes aside, you're going to be in a much better position. If it was a 10 when I went, I'm guessing you're at a 4-5 early Sept. I'd still bring a head net just in case. Weighs nothing. Costs $5-10. You going to be fishing?

​@tweedytreks got one ready in the pack. Awesome video and I was happy this popped across my feed. I really couldn't find too many videos on this trail. Thanks!

@@Horty44 yeah - there's very little information out there so I get it! Glad you enjoyed. You're going to absolutely love this place. World class area. If you fish you love it even more. Cheers.

Thank you my friend. I haven't hiked nearly all of ONP but I'd argue this is the best route in the park. Get out there! Late summer. Early fall. Idealllll time to see all the bears.

Of course. Appreciate the feedback!

Many blow-downs in that 4 miles?

@@brettchambers1554 I don't believe so; this was in August but I don't recall being annoyed with any blowdowns

When I did it there were not blow downs either. That said, I'd speculate it's not heavily managed. So each year could vary.

It's a wonderful area. If you haven't left yet, here's what I can relay. At the Snow Bank/Slide Creek Jnct. I stayed right, on Snow Bank. Then, in about 1.6 ish miles is where the game trail shortcut is. It's fairly recognizable, but not marked in anyway and you really have to be paying attention to notice it. Once about .3 miles in, it seemed to easily guide me all the way down to the S. Fork Big Crk-Iron Crk Trail. Keep in mind, again, this is a game trail. Unmarked. Unmaintained. Etc. Etc. One wrong turn and you're lost in some super thick woods. I do not recommend it for 98% of hikers. I read the guide book details on it like 6 times before doing it and that helped recognize where it was and what first couple moves to make before it guided me down. Tree downfall alone, could be horrendous at this point since I did this hike about 2-3 years ago. Anyways, just want you to have all the info I have. Be safe. Have fun. Cheers.

Thanks for the feedback! I appreciate it. This place was mesmerizing. Get out there this year my friend!

Smart dog! Loved the trek. Might go back in a few weeks.

Yeah, the Lemhis are great! I certainly got lucky with my timing too. Very ideal.

This trek is outstanding. While you'll find ample solitude, you'll also see a good amount of people. There's an immense amount of day trip oppts. from numerous different trailheads along this loop AND great 1-2 night backpacking oppts. for folks with less time available...so you'll see plenty of people. That said, the western side of the loop, Edna lake area back to Grandjean...I probably saw 1/5th of the people as the other side. Hope you enjoyed the video!

I did enjoy it. Great info--I will be looking into this one, and will check your other work out.

@@karukun0212 reach out if you have questions. Happy to help.

Btw, I saw your comment from your post on a Reddit page about ONP. So that seems to work to get people to check out the channel.

Thank you very much Jesse! I really appreciate it. You'll be happy to know that for weeks and weeks now I've been studying/routing/planning out trips for this year. Planning to do some pretty spectacular trips. Thanks again for your kind words and support.

My pleasure Michael. I appreciate your comment. My intention is to do it for as long as I can. I've got a huge bucket list that always seems to grow, not shrink lol. Much more material to come.

I absolutely have considered it and it's on the never ending bucket list. It's likely to happen at some point in the next few years. It's the first place I'd go in Utah.

Thank you very very much. As you can tell, it takes an immense amount of effort and energy during AND after. You'll appreciate my sawtooths video as well and in a week or two I'll have a Canada video up - that should be great as well. The product should only get better in 2024. I really appreciate your feedback though. I'll post my map details tonight.

Okay, below are the daily tracks from my phone. I'm not sure if you're able to see all the routes from just one of these links or not so I supplied them all. www.gaiagps.com/public/FkNBWlk6KA2lQzZonTuCRlyl/ www.gaiagps.com/public/ZIvuHgfeDOab2TAfQCKnYjDn/ - keep in mind, day 2, I took a very dangerous alternative route at the very end of the day along Fremont Creek. It was a primative trail that was good for about 50% of it until I basically got cliffed out and was doing some rather sketchy ledge walking for a couple different sections. I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS FOR ANYONE. If you do take this route, make sure to stick to the highlands the moment the trail gets iffy along the creek side. www.gaiagps.com/public/dzQSd2aSeUdCi5WNcEEZIoMe/ www.gaiagps.com/public/vsW3Lb6TJD1DjE7NAo3SjxDw/ www.gaiagps.com/public/PLCrSwnaxuHYstp1VYWZ5oJH/ Let me know if you can't access all the tracks in one view and I'll send over the mapped out Cal Topo route.

@@tweedytreks thanks. I'm going to re-watch the video and follow along on the map. That first part with the jagged peaks is pretty stunning.

@@SouEuIAm hell ya. Man, the peaks here are some of the best in the country.

Glad you enjoyed. Have a great 2024!

Thanks a ton Jen for the feedback. Glad I could help. A lot more to come!

Thanks again brotha. Appreciate the feedback. You’re not kidding though. That’s very very similar in reverse. Man, that section from Glimpse up to long, is a total headache and not enjoyable lol. I had it in greatttt condition too I’m sure of it. I can only imagine July and Aug in there. Those are the kind of miles where you’re really in your head a lot. Fortunately, those two sections were split up for me but still. They sucked! I’m with ya though. The winds are a fascinating place and I have it up there with the best of the best.

Thanks again. This is one of the best treks I’ve ever done. Easily. While Grizz are a legit concern, I wouldn’t let it hold you back. It’s such a popular area and you’d only be the 300th person each day soloing (just to use an arbitrary number)..but really there’s ample solo hikers. Being in grizz country is inherently eerie though. It should be ya know. But you know all the right things to do. I don’t think Glacier has had an attack since the 80s if I remember right. Glacier is a place you must see. There isn’t anything like it. Extremely unique landscape. Plan it!

Such a difficult choice. They’re quite comparable and in my opinion, I don’t think you’re really picking one over the other for something obvious like: better lakes, views, summits, fishing etc. They’re both sooo similar in all those ways/attributes - they’re nearly perfect. For me though, I’d let weather and time of year decide for me. Assuming great weather in both areas, July 15-Aug 15, sawtooths. Aug. 15-Sept 15, winds. Weather and smoke being completely vital to both. Sawtooths commonly can get heavily smoked out. Winds can commonly have terrible weather windows. If I face either, I’m going to the other or even a 3rd different option. For me personally, how I wind up going to X place is in this order: 1. How badly do I want to go to X place? 2. Is the weather window good or better than good and predominantly smoke free? If both check out, then it’s on. If not, then I pivot. Of course, not everyone can do that and I feel very fortunate for where I live to be able to have that flexibility. Cheers and thanks for your support and feedback.

Hell ya Schmitty. This hike will not let you down. Appreciate the support.

@@tweedytreks out of curiosity. How do handle filming and using trekking poles. I never use them because I am always carrying a camera/tripod. Just curious as I have a big hike coming and considering using some poles. Thanks again!

@SoloSchmitty yeah, it’s not easy/a perfect process at all but here’s what I do. 90% of the miles I’m doing, I’m holding the tripod (not-collapsed and usually horizontally) in one of my hands. Sometimes I use it like a single pole. In the other hand, I’m holding both trek poles and using them like one singular pole. So I hold the actual cork handle on one and then the actual pole itself just right under the handle on the other pole in one handful. This makes it to where the grasp in hand is still quite similar to just holding one pole in a hand. I rotate hands/arms with this technique as fatigue occurs. Shockingly, it works pretty well. A bit goofy finding your own groove but once you get your rhythm and feeling down it works well. Of course, I also will collapse the tripod and use both poles. I typically do this during significant incline/declines.

@@tweedytreks cool, appreciate you laying it out to me. May have to give that a test run to see if it is worth it to me. Thanks again and look forward to watching more of your videos!

@SoloSchmitty of course man. Always happy to share a tip or two.

Thanks a ton Molly!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it! Good luck on your journey to learning English!

Thank you my friend. I appreciate you and your feedback. Cheers.

Well thank you. Glad you enjoyed and I could help spark something up for you again. Using all sorts of things for capturing all this, but the core gear is a Sony A7IV Camera, Sony 20mm G F 1.8 and a variable ND filter. I’ve been quite happy with the quality this year. I’ve still got a TON to learn and grow from here also. Only up from here!

Thanks man! Hope you enjoyed.

Great vlog! I'm sure you will be in recommendations! Maybe more pictures from trail. This is amazing!@@tweedytreks

@@alex.fastov we’ll see what shakes up. But yeah, for next year I got lots of tricks of my sleeve to keep getting better and incorporating pictures is one of those elements.

Appreciate you friend. Yeah, this area is a love at first sight place for me.

Yeah, pretty hard to be cooler than the winds.

Yeah, the winds is absolutely a bucket list location. So much beauty to explore out there. Captivating the lil ones while they’re young.

What do you prefer? Particularly for a longer trip.

Appreciate it! I spend a wild amount of time trying to find just the RIGHT songs for each video. I always find that’s kind of the cherry on top. This trip was done 7/29-8/2. I had flawless weather each day. Although, the day I got out, was the first day of what would turn into 4-5 days of heavy rain in the greater area. I shot all that moody drone footage on the day I finished, the 2nd, and right as I was leaving the downpour was starting. Perfect timing really.

I completely agree. You and me both too. I will absolutely get back there. Tons of hiking in the Beartooths!

They’re amazing! Glad you enjoyed! I definitely want to do the Alice Toxaway myself someday. I’ve been to Imogene. It’s a flawless lake. I highly recommend going up the lake basin at the SW end of Imogene as a side trip. The first lake is mushroom lake and I think the rest unnamed. That little spur trail up there has a few wonderful lakes that most people skip. As for solo, I do it a lot. The first time or two the nerves are a little higher but it’s absolutely worth doing. I look forward to solo trips just as much now a days. Cheers again!

@@tweedytreks thanks for the tips I will look into that side trip for sure! As far as a solo trip, I will look for a shorter trip to do solo to get the nerves out! lol thanks again. I look forward to seeing some of your other videos! Thanks!

@salvatorepalazzo4754 you got the right idea! Yes sir. Just dropped another video 2 days ago and working on another! Cheers!

Of course my friend. That’s my intention. I’m glad you enjoyed!

Thanks again brother. I had such a good time filming this one. Hard not to in an area like this. That route sounds pretty appealing and at minimum another one to consider. Last year, on the way home from the winds the ranger at ONP called me to tell me that they were cancelling my permit. I was supposed to do the Skyline Loop but there was apparently a nearby fire. Hoping it didn’t cause too much damage because I really want to do it. There’s supposed to be a ton of bears in that section.

Thanks friend! Glad you enjoyed. You’ll love the area - hard not to. Yes, the road to the Grandjean TH is a breeze. You’ll have standard bumps, pot holes etc. but any vehicle can confidently get you to this TH. An added benefit is that the highway itself has some stunning views.

Glad I could take you back friend! That TH is pretty fantastic though. There’s so many wonderful journeys you can have from that one spot. What a fantastic wilderness as a whole though am I right? A very worthy place to revisit and often.

It was great seeing that magical place again. I often revisit my photos & videos from my time there. Tops my list and I have explored many beautiful wilderness areas. Sawtooths top them all.

If you haven’t hiked them from Atlanta, ID up to Spangle Lakes, you might think about it. It’s unbelievably beautiful and a slog well worth the effort.

I have no argument for someone being obsessed with the sawtooths haha. It’s very high on my list. If you have (or haven’t) been to the Wind River Range in WY - there’s some good comparison to the sawtooths. I’ll have a pretty sweet film on it published this week I believe. You’ll probably like that one too.

Starting from Atlanta and exploring in that area is actually what I would do precisely. Given that I experienced most of the other section. I haven’t hiked that southern portion at all. Could happen even next year potentially. The spangle lakes were very nice. Then again, there’s soooo many lovely lakes out there. Hard to pick a favorite.

Thank you! The lake is fantastic. I know what you mean. I saw zero hikers in 3 days. This area has a unique level of quiet. In the 60+ backpacking trips I’ve done, no trail made me feel more alone than this one.

Hey thanks friend! Agreed. It’s certainly no secret place. Idaho, collectively, is still quite remote though. Unfortunately, and fortunately, the white clouds fell through due to the weather. In fact, the day I finished the sawtooths was the first day of what would be 4-5 heavy heavy days of rain. The moody drones shots in the opener were all filmed that final day there so you can get the sense of the weather that was coming in. The white clouds will happen again though. I love that place. The 6 of us wound up doing a great 30 mile loop in the Eagle Cap Wilderness of Oregon. I didn’t film that though. Different agenda that trip. That said, I have two more long form trip videos like this coming that are as good or better. The wind river range of WY (working on it as I type this) and the Brazeau Loop of Jasper NP in Banff.

@@tweedytreks Great! Can't wait to see those other trips. A lot of your videos cover places I've been meaning to visit. Thanks for inspiring me to get out there!

@@kasai1575 that’s awesome. I’m a major advocate for people believing in themselves and getting out there and doing it. Do the proper research and preparation, then get out there.

Thanks my dear friend! Glad you liked it.

Awesome. Let me know what you think. This trip was incredible.

Wow. There's A TON of meat on the bone left to be had. As you can see. I highlyyyy recommend making time for this complete loop at your appropriate pace. Let me know if you have questions regarding any of it. Happy to help.

Thank you my friend. Only gets better from here. Got 3 more 2023 videos coming soon that I think are my best work yet. Appreciate your feedback.

Yeah, July is almost always the worst month for skeeters. Even still though, it’s more just how notoriously bad they are in the area than time of the year. For here specifically. I backpack at least twice in July every year and while they’re always out, I’ve never been so overly annoyed by them lol. Truly relentless. The mic tells it all haha. I did 70 miles in the sawtooths the next week, skeeters were like 1% of the Beartooths lol. I too also use a lemon eucalyptus based spray and man did we go through it on this trip! Haha. Get the net!

Thanks man! Yeah, it surprised me just HOW bad it really was. I've backpacked the greater west my whole life and nothing has been even slightly comparable to this experience. It is a perfect ecosystem for them though. Still absolutely love the beartooths!

LOL. Same experience I had today myself. Cheers.

Thank you! 4 more videos to come here soon too.