It's always a good day when Norm in Arizona posts 🔥

Great video!

Thank you for sharing this beautiful footage! My heart is in the Gila. ❤🙏

Love the cannonball into the river!

Thanks for sharing

That looked like a GREAT trip! My son and I were on a work trip , tried to get to the canyon, once in December,and again in March. The road to the canyon was closed due to snow both times. Thanks for sharing your visit to the canyon!! 👍

Now that's living!

For my audibly impaired fellows: Freedom don't come easy, babe When your spirit's flyin' up among the clouds And when you're faced with the wise man's road You gotta know where to go Sun and the stars are a travelin' man's companion Leadin' the way for his journey East and west, wherever you go, mm Leadin' the way The first to come Showin' the way for his children Now it's up to you Do you know you're pullin' through Man, it's not easy and you know it Children in a happy place They're always smiling Showin' all their love with no deception Treatin' each other like brothers and sisters do, yeah, yeah Children in a real good place, they're always tryin' Jumpin' and playin' in the middle of the afternoon Just havin' a ball, don't worry at all, yeah Leadin' the way The first to come Showin' the way for his children Now it's up to you Do you know you're pullin' through Man, it's not easy and you know it Children in a happy place They're always smiling Showin' all their love with no deception Treatin' each other like brothers and sisters do, yeah, yeah Children in a real good place, they're always tryin' Jumpin' and playin' in the middle of the afternoon Just havin' a ball, don't worry at all, yeah

do we have mock debates today

Its giving cher

Sweet!

amazing!!!

great vid! Enjoy!

New sub! Liked 👍🙏☀️😃🌙

Brought back some wonderful and powerful memories. Thanks for taking the time take, make, and post the videos.

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Was there this past weekend dealt with people partying and drinking, from what I heard locals aren’t very welcoming of out of towners and heard a lot are unhappy about people hiking the trails returned to my vehicle damaged with broken windows and spray painted “Go Home” :(

very nice. Could you please recommend good paper maps for the area? Thanks

Great video. What month was this trip?

1:30 Like a Boss! 😎 👍

Nice! Looked like a good time! 👍👍

Nice video! We're heading to Santa Barbara campground this weekend but only planning day hikes this trip. Thanks for sharing, we are inspired to maybe come back for backpacking another time.

I really enjoy your videos. We’ve hiked the Gila several times and always love it. I’m interested in this route y’all took. If you don’t mind me asking what trails did you take once you left prior cabin? Thanks, Charlie

Found Waldo the bear, center of the frame. Nice vid, thanks for sharing your trip.

I LOVE THIS

Beautiful area! Thanks for the adventure, take care, David.

Dude, you have some great adventures!

Awesome cabin! I didn’t know that was there! I assumed, on my hike, that Franz spring was dry. Now I have to go back and check that cabin out. Thanks for sharing!

Does this trail have enough trees at the end of the days/camping areas for it to be something you could hammock camp?

The West Fork of the Gila is a beautiful trail with lots of river crossings. We did the trail to Hell's Hole and then back tracked. That year there were Rock Rattlers everywhere. Our dog alerted us that there was one near our tent. At Hell's Hole did you see the big cave or overhang? Many people could take cover in it if need be. If you stay on the West Fork trail there is a nice surprise 6 miles further up. My husband and I have hiked the Gila Wilderness for 30 years and usually stay for 2 weeks at a time. So many wild fires have decimated the interior and the trails are almost nonexistent. The dead fall is tiring.

Hi, The old culvert you came across was the old BLM gauging station. The creek ran in that area before massive flooding changed the streambed. Also, the large flood you referenced was actually in late July, 2006, more or less the same volume as the flood of Oct 1983. The argument continues to this day as to which of these was larger. The uprooted trees you saw were from the flood of Sept. 2, with the flow reaching 4000 cfs in the morning darkness, possibly the most since 2006, although the numbers are still provisional. In the very narrow section you probably remember, we estimated the water was 15-20 feet deep. And the curious concrete wall; an old (possibly as much as 100 years) water diversion system for farming. Hope you enjoyed your trip- Don, BLM volunteer wilderness steward.

Great video! What a cool hike! I'm thinking of doing this hike next summer. How did you plan it? Maps, etc. Love the old school Switchfoot and the Tarptent Notch! I have a Stratospire 2.

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Great video. I’ve done several hikes up the middle fork and back. I’ve been thinking about doing this loop. Thanks for sharing and great info on doing this loop.

Can't believe how much this channel has grown since it first started, I'm so proud to be loyal sub from beginning to end.😍

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Thanks for your video. I'm going with a group of six people next Friday (May 4th), and getting to see some views. Nice...!

First comment and I loved the vid so much!

Thanks, Pap. June 5-8, 2017. The original plan was to make it to Bear Valley. I read on another KZbin video that there is usually water there at Bear Valley Spring and the Little Blue Creek if you can get there in late spring/early summer. We weren't expecting rain, but the elevation was low enough that it was very pleasant and not too cold.

Hey there Norman, enjoyed your video! What time of year did you all head up there?

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This is my favorite video on KZbin

Would love to do this with our boys! Looks like a perfect getaway on the weekend! Thanks so much for sharing.