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@weekendhikeraz 9 сағат бұрын
I love this! I hiked up Flattop a long time ago with 2 of my boys who were 8 and 6 at the time. It was super special and I think that was the moment they became hikers and wanted to come along with me. It's so interesting to see it covered in snow. I have never skied but if I did I think I would do cross country skiing or gentle downhills. Great video!!
@ruggedland 8 сағат бұрын
Thanks for watching and sharing your story. Took my kids to resort skiing when they were 5 years old and now I can’t keep up with them. Cross country/ski touring is what I enjoy more these days
@TrekkingTheRockies 15 сағат бұрын
Wow! Absolutely amazing and so beautiful. I love the snow heavy tree branches. I never realized that people ski in this area. Sorry about your broken pole. Thanks for taking me along. Great video.
@ruggedland 14 сағат бұрын
Thanks Vickie. Love RMNP in all seasons. It has lots of terrains/trails for backcountry skiing with varying difficulties, and relatively safe as well. New poles arrive tomorrow!
@TheCookieGlacier Күн бұрын
Was up there last Monday! There was a lot more snow than it looks like there was here. Looks like a fun day nevertheless.
@ruggedland Күн бұрын
Snow condition changes often and one has to catch it at right time, preferably right after a big storm. Skied Banana Bowl yesterday near Flattop Mtn and the condition was A+. Video coming tomorrow. Thanks for watching
@TrekkingTheRockies Күн бұрын
Very pretty video and you had perfect conditions. Congratulations to your wife on her 30th, 14'er.
@ruggedland Күн бұрын
Thanks Vickie
@supple_gnar_weaponry 3 күн бұрын
I heading out tomorrow morning to check it out! Thanks for the video
@TrekkingTheRockies 4 күн бұрын
Thanks for taking me back to the mountains, it's been a long time. Looks like a fun day!
@ruggedland 4 күн бұрын
Thanks Vickie. It’s been a cold and snowy winter so far in CO. Trying to get some exercises in while waiting for warmer weather to return
@Wanderlust073 5 күн бұрын
Looks like you caught a decent morning. I was up there last weekend and it was more ice skating than skiing, and very thin coverage overall. Hope things start picking up soon.
@ruggedland 5 күн бұрын
@@Wanderlust073 I was up there again last Saturday and the condition was not as good. Mostly windblown above the road
@weekendhikeraz 6 күн бұрын
Looks so peaceful! I’ve never skied but this looks my speed if I ever started !!❤❤
@ruggedland 6 күн бұрын
I’ve skied in resort for many years, but got tired of the crowd and traffic. This year I started to get into backcountry skiing which I’ve enjoyed so far. It afford lots of serenity and freedom to explore wherever that’s safe. Thanks for watching
@markjeffries5966 7 күн бұрын
That was fun! Thanks!
@ruggedland 7 күн бұрын
Thanks Mark. Something to keep me busy during long CO winters
@hikingwithjackieboy 11 күн бұрын
Awesome hike. I still haven’t visited here. Excellent video.
@ruggedland 11 күн бұрын
@@hikingwithjackieboy thank you! It was a great hike indeed. Try pick a calmer day as it’s often quite windy on top due to its prominence
@AustinsADV 12 күн бұрын
Great video! Looked like a nice day to hike it. I did this hike at the end of May last year and took Bright Angel back up, it was 102 at Phantom Ranch, lemonade never tasted so good 😅
@ruggedland 12 күн бұрын
Thanks Austin. Hiking in 100+ degree heat is no joke. We ordered both lemonade and ice tea at PR, but lemonade is the way to go
@weekendhikeraz 13 күн бұрын
Beautiful area and your video was so great. What month did you hike? The lemonade looks amazing! ❤❤❤
@ruggedland 13 күн бұрын
@@weekendhikeraz Thanks. We did this hike near the end of December. The lemonade costs $6 each and $1 for refill. Must have if you stop there
@weekendhikeraz 13 күн бұрын
@ awesome! Looks like a great time to hike the canyon. It gets so hot and busy during the summer.
@chuckriley2764 13 күн бұрын
we made it as far as Skelton point..had lunch then turned around it's a lot harder going back up
@ruggedland 13 күн бұрын
Skeleton Pt is a good stopping point for many folks. S Kaibab Tr is quite a bit steeper compared to Bright Angel side but one also gets awesome canyon views throughout. Thanks for watching/commenting
@markjeffries5966 14 күн бұрын
I hiked to the bottom in April, 1982. I don't have any memories of hiking (except for blisters on the last 1000 feet vertical coming back). I have a photo showing the river visibly flowing and brown. Temperature was fine. Thanks for the video!
@ruggedland 14 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing your story Mark! Luckily no blisters for me, but my calf started to cramp up back near the top. Probably went a little too fast on the way down
@TrekkingTheRockies 14 күн бұрын
What an incredible hike and adventure for your whole family. Very scenic and such great views. That's a lot of elevation gain, especially since it's the second half of your hike. I imagine you all were carrying lots and lots of water too.
@ruggedland 14 күн бұрын
Thanks Vickie. It was a great hike and highlight of our 2-week holiday road trip through some western states. The advantage of hiking GC in winter is the pleasant temps. It’s about 30-40 at rim and 50-60 at river, so water consumption was moderate. My son and I each carried 2 liters of water. We also fill up at Phantom Ranch and drank a few cups of lemonade so we were fairly hydrated before heading back up. It was a lot of elevation gain but certainly doable as a day hike for an avid hiker
@pw2883 14 күн бұрын
Superb camera work and editing as always. Truly eye opening scenery. I thought Bright Angel Trail was more interesting and more scenic. Was Bright Angel not an option for you to Phantom Ranch?
@ruggedland 14 күн бұрын
@@pw2883 thanks. BA was closed from Phantom Ranch to Havasupai Garden till at least May. One can go up to Tipoff then take Tonto cutoff trail to connect back to BA but that will add another 4.5miles and the view seems average. Hopefully one day I get to do R2R from N Kaibab and up BA to S Rim so I get to experience all the major trails in GC
@pw2883 14 күн бұрын
@@ruggedlandThere was a bit of ice, snow, and mud on BA when I hiked it mid-April several years ago - a recipe for a slip-and-fall over the edge!
@markjeffries5966 17 күн бұрын
A beautiful video! I have seen other videos re the Fiery Furnace; I think yours is the most fun. Excellent music. Watching you step over a drop and butt-slide on slick rock, trusting your foot-arrest, makes me think of John Muir's Stickeen dog adventure, which is truly exhilarating. The story can be read via a Project Gutenberg link at Wikipedia: "Stickeen: An Adventure with a dog and a glacier." It is hard to believe one's own relief when the dog exits the crevasse. The story has 20 pages; the dog's danger begins about page 14. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stickeen:_An_Adventure_with_a_Dog_and_a_Glacier Thanks for your video!
@sojujujuu 18 күн бұрын
Wow!! what drone are you using for these videos?
@ruggedland 18 күн бұрын
It’s a DJI Mini 2 I bought when it first came out a few years ago
@sojujujuu 18 күн бұрын
@ruggedland Thank you!
@weekendhikeraz 19 күн бұрын
Great video! I love that area with all the neat rock formations. I explored Arches several years ago and cannot wait to go back!❤❤
@ruggedland 19 күн бұрын
@@weekendhikeraz Thank you! We’ve been to Arches quite a few times over the years. Winter is our fav time to visit with low crowds and pleasant temps
@TrekkingTheRockies 19 күн бұрын
An adventure among sandstone castles. Very pretty and enough challenges to keep it spicy for you both. Really liked the slot canyon. Wonderful video!!!
@ruggedland 19 күн бұрын
@@TrekkingTheRockies Thank you. It was a fun little adventure for sure. Our new fav hike in Arches
@RockyMountainsUSA 21 күн бұрын
I have a friend from Las Cruses and he keeps telling me the Organ Mountains are beautiful, I guess he's right.
@ruggedland 21 күн бұрын
@@RockyMountainsUSA they are quite impressive to look at and there are non technical routes to summit a few of them too
@pw2883 21 күн бұрын
Got to be careful on that smooth rock surface. Good video! It seems to me one could easily get lost in those rocks given all the twists and turns with no obvious trail.
@ruggedland 21 күн бұрын
Thanks. We got cliffed out a couple of times and had to turn around and retrace our steps. But it’s all part of the fun and park service encourages people to explore around in the furnace as long as one stays on hard surface
@weekendhikeraz 22 күн бұрын
Absolutely beautiful!!
@ruggedland 22 күн бұрын
Thank you!
@BuckeyeDrifters 23 күн бұрын
Banner year for you and your hiking buddies. I watch all your videos and enjoy them very much. Here’s to a fulfilling and safe 2025 for you.
@ruggedland 23 күн бұрын
@@BuckeyeDrifters thank you so much. We’ve been following your channel for a couple of years now and it has given us many ideas for future hikes or even place to travel after we retire. Happy 2025!
@markjeffries5966 25 күн бұрын
Nice video, particularly of the Organ Mountains, and the Carlsbad Caverns. Impressive "Big Room."
@ruggedland 25 күн бұрын
Thanks Mark
@weekendhikeraz 25 күн бұрын
This looks like an amazing place to explore. I’ve always wanted to explore Carlsbad. ❤❤❤❤
@ruggedland 25 күн бұрын
It’s a bit out of the way but well worth the drive
@TrekkingTheRockies 27 күн бұрын
A nice escape from Colorado's snowy weather with your family. We're talking about heading to Lake Katherine in the Pecos National Forest in June, if the snow has melted out. Did you use your GoPo to film in the cave? Mine is terrible in low light. Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing.
@ruggedland 27 күн бұрын
Thanks Vickie. We’ve been road tripping last couple of weeks through UT/AZ/NV and got a few more hiking videos coming. Looking forward to returning to the winter wonderland of CO soon. I did film the cave with GoPro and it’s not good in low light. iPhone pics did a better job. Happy New Year to you and your family
@TrekkingTheRockies 27 күн бұрын
@@ruggedland The cave video looked great! Looking forward to your upcoming videos. Lucky you and your family to be on the road together. Happy New Year to all of you.
@libmananchannel Ай бұрын
Hello, "Ruggedland"! Thank you for showing us such a great video! I found it very interesting! I'm looking forward to your next work! Have a nice day!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Appreciate the kind words!
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
Looks like you had some great adventures! Isn’t it exciting to see what 2025 brings??
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks. Happy 2025!
@mountaintrailventures Ай бұрын
Beautiful!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank you
@RockyMountainsUSA Ай бұрын
Man that's one epic hiking season. I'm hoping to summit Alice next year, I've been staring up at it for too long and it's time to stand on top. Thanks for the videos.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank for watching and commenting. Hope you can get Alice next year. It’s a wonderful summit
@markjeffries5966 Ай бұрын
Very beautiful and interesting! You have taken us (virtually) to the tops of many peaks I never climbed when I lived in Colorado. Thanks for that and for your fine recapitulation!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks Mark. Appreciate your comments and support as always. Happy Holidays
@pw2883 Ай бұрын
You provided exciting and sometimes thrilling entertainment in 2024. I can’t imagine how you will exceed this in 2025. Above all, be safe on those challenging hikes.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
@@pw2883 Thank you for your continued support. Hard to top this past year in terms of high peaks climbed but hope I can continue to do some interesting hikes and share them when I can
@allenfritschel1859 Ай бұрын
You are an accomplished high altitude hiker, great videos and have a great 2025
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank you very much! Happy Holidays to you as well
@TrekkingTheRockies Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your top10 highlight video. Thanks for putting this together. You accomplished so much this year, just amazing!!!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks Vickie. Made it earlier this month and it’s a fun little project. Happy Holidays!
@markjeffries5966 Ай бұрын
Otherworldly. Going down seems more fun than going up. That's a lot of gypsum.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
It is the largest Gypsum dune field in the world. Thanks Mark
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
Looks beautiful! What an amazing place to explore!!!❤❤❤
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
It really is otherworldly. Thanks for watching
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
@@ruggedland until my family to the sand dunes in Colorado. They still talk about how cool it was. I’ll have to take them here too.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Both are cool places to visit and unique in their own way
@pw2883 Ай бұрын
One foot up those sand dunes and then 1/2 foot back.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Yup, which was part of the fun when going up
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
Great video! Hiking in the mountains is the best!!!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Totally agree! Thanks for watching
@TrekkingTheRockies Ай бұрын
It might be Texas but what a great hike and it's steep. Nice views at the top. I was in Texas for a business trip with my husband in November. I didn't have a car and couldn't go hiking, sad. Felt funny having to pack summer clothes.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
I’ve been in Texas before but first time doing any hiking there. It’s such a large state and we enjoyed this part of west Texas very much. There were cars from all over the country at the visitor center. Plan to be back in the future to check out Big Bend too as we just started collecting National park stamps. Thanks Vickie!
@markjeffries5966 Ай бұрын
An interesting ascent in an area I was not familiar with. El Capitan impressive. Would be a heck of a scramble without the trail! Thanks.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks Mark. There is a way to scramble up the ridge of El Cap from Guadalupe Peak trail near the summit. Someone made a video of it and it’s a lot of bushwhack. No one has rock-climbed the face yet as the park forbids that due to very loose nature of the rock
@pw2883 Ай бұрын
It seems Texas’ peaks are not quite as challenging or scenic as Colorado’s.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Different kind of beauty. More desolate and arid compared to CO mountains. It can be challenging for folks from sea level or those not used to longer hikes. We were lucky to have mild wind and cool temp that day. Thanks for watching
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
Beautiful! I love the snow from the comfort of my computer.... haha. I moved to Arizona to escape the cold during hikes.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank you 🙏 Having lived in CO for more than 30 years I’m used to the cold now. It does limit the hiking season especially in the high country. I enjoy some hiking in neighboring warmer states during winter time. Just returned from a trip to NM and will hit AZ in a few weeks. Happy trails!
@weekendhikeraz Ай бұрын
@ nice! It took me 4 years to acclimate to the heat of Phoenix. Our bodies are amazing! Enjoy your time in Arizona. Where are you planning to hike?
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Will be in Grand Canyon for a couple of days then off to Vegas to check out Red Rock Canyon area
@TrekkingTheRockies Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your video. Love the drone shots too. Beautiful views.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks Vickie! A short but fun winter hike close to home
@markjeffries5966 Ай бұрын
Impressive rock wall on the Sister!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thanks Mark!
@pw2883 Ай бұрын
Boulder, CO and the surrounding area was my stomping grounds. But I did not know of this Twin Sisters. Although I did hike Twin Sisters in RMNP. Nice video!
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
I didn’t know about it either until last year as there is little info available. I wanted to check it out as a half day objective and I’m glad I did. The approach was interesting but the summit was the best part. Thanks for watching
@allenfritschel1859 Ай бұрын
Pretty cool summit and vdeo, been up the other one several times, keep treking
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank you
@mstrickler400 Ай бұрын
Thanks for this. The close ups of distant peaks are great.
@ruggedland Ай бұрын
Thank you. Glad you enjoyed them
@TrekkingTheRockies 2 ай бұрын
That's a beautiful day hike and a long one in miles. I hope to hike it one day. I've only hiked Pitkin Lake in the Eagles Nest Wilderness, last summer. I was hoping to see a Mountain Goat, I've never seen one, but none were around that day. I know Colorado got hammered the following day of your hike, with feet of snow and now another big storm today. It's messing up my hiking opportunities. Great video as always.
@ruggedland 2 ай бұрын
The high country is pretty snowed in by now. I’m moving to lower elevations, and plan to do more backcountry skiing this winter as well. Always appreciate your support Vickie and have a great Thanksgiving
@TrekkingTheRockies 2 ай бұрын
@@ruggedland I don't think I'm going to have many hikes or videos in the coming months to publish. I have six videos from this year that I will release when I can't hike. I can't believe how fast winter arrived this year. I was able to hike in 2023 all the way until February 1 this year. I hit a trail in the Thompson Canyon that is steep but short when I can't get out in the high country. Not video worthy though but a great workout. Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family too.
@markjeffries5966 2 ай бұрын
I remember backpacking in to these Willow Lakes with two friends in the summer of 1976. We felt so good coming out that we wished the trail was longer. Thanks for the video.
@ruggedland 2 ай бұрын
Thanks Mark for sharing your story. I look forward to going back to this area during summer