3 places you've probably never heard of in the Petrified Forest National Park

[@brucewooley8694]

My wife and I lived for two decades only 20 miles from the south entrance of the park. The many walks, hikes, and simply aimless strolls we took thru the surrounding country side came alive once more with this video. Thanks for reawakening fond memories.

[@ChrisRoxDuhh]

This guys camera work is amazing!!! I'm not gonna lie, bc he's older I didn't expect this kind of shooting/editing. The video is unique on YT when it comes to this National Park, shows the unkown parts of it. That was entertainment and his wife being so fun on camera was awesome!

[@JerryArizona]

Thanks, man. You actually can teach an old dog new tricks. Been trying to improve my shooting and editing for years now. I probably love it as much as I love hiking at this point.

[@clayhackney3514]

Staying at the cabin march 18-21 thanks for the tip 😊

[@JerryArizona]

Enjoy! We loved that place. Need to rebook it again this year.

[@SOSASATSUNRISE]

GREAT video and information. We just booked this ranger cabin and cant wait.

[@JerryArizona]

We absolutely loved it. See if you can get permits for Devil's Playground, it's cool and you can walk straight from the cabin. Enjoy!

[@brianknouse5164]

Dude, Pearce Roswell is excellent, love the music!

[@saramiddleton9060]

Living near the Petrified Forest I’ve explored much of it but I never knew about the ranger cabin, just booked a weekend stay! Great video!

[@Qietman]

Did the "secret" Blue Mesa hike today, even though it was windy! Awesome, thanks!!!

[@JerryArizona]

Such a cool trail, right? I always looked at pictures of the Petrified Forest and thought "meh". But I love it. Backpacking the north side was a lot of fun too. You just get out there in the absolute middle of nothing and it's so calm and other worldly.

[@JennyLaBouff]

Great video.

[@KarlRKaiser]

40 years ago a friend took me to PFNP. We drove up to an area in the middle of nowhere with the sign identifying the "forest" (in a desert1), that was surrounded by a fence. It seemed pointless to try to get out and see anything. But 100 yards down the road, there was petrified wood everywhere, including whole tree trunks, on both sides of the road.

[@walkitoffarizona887]

Great video and much less wind than last time ! I owe you a Taco or two as we did make it to the top of Picacho peek . The tip on the gloves was great . I was a hero with the wife when I pulled them out of my backpack at the saddle . Thank you Jerry and Tina ! Recorded the vertical and it was 3335 ft .

[@harveylin3548]

This video is professional, few youtuber can produce something this high quality.

[@JerryArizona]

Thanks!

[@jonschmidt1709]

The geology down yalls way is incredible! Way to capture it Jerry

[@occasm]

Just saw this...awesome!!! Love that ridge walk too.....did Jasper back in july...nobody on that old trail either...another lesser known one in petrified

[@JerryArizona]

I missed out on this place this past winter. Gonna have to go back this fall/winter.

[@VipulDK]

Blue Mesa trail is one of the most beautiful trails that I have been to. I did this as my 100th unique trail in AZ. We did not walk on the top and walked at the bottom on the paved trail. It was amazing nevertheless. Maybe we will walk on the top the next time we go there. Thank you for sharing this info.

[@Zaitz17]

Excellent overview! Never even knew about the trail inside Petrified Forest just the drive through it. and 16:40 just made me a subscriber lol

[@TheNotLostNomad]

Great job making an interesting video on a very overlooked place...that trail was cool. I love all of the exposure and steep drop offs. And what a great way to end the day by enjoying that cabin...cool trip!

[@JerryArizona]

Congrats on 1,000, man!

[@TheNotLostNomad]

@@JerryArizona , hey thanks man! 3 years and it finally happened!

[@CactusAtlas]

We just did a series in the park and knew about a number of those trails (didn't have time to actually explore them) but had no idea about the cabin! Going on the list!

[@bigbranch1]

You guys are great.....what a park...thanks

[@JerryArizona]

Thanks! Absolutely love Petrified Forest. We need to get back there soon.

[@jrlong3490]

Nice video Jerry. Glad you two are out and about again. Tina exhibits perfect form on that middle finger salute. Safe travels.

[@marcandjackie]

Petrified Forest is one of our favorite parks! It was so cool to see someone else at the Ranger Cabin, we've been there a few times and love it so much! Great video :)

[@JerryArizona]

It's an under-rated park, for sure. We backpacked it last year and saw all the usual stuff, but there's a lot to it. And we absolutely loved the ranger cabin.

[@shelleyzoe8254]

lol great job. Maybe Tina is sad...🥾

[@LiveHardxLoveHard]

I love your storytelling abilities, both with words and footage. Have never explored this park but of course, you keep adding to our never-ending bucket list of hikes and adventures! Impressed you only fell twice - I average at least 4 butt falls a hike these days on loose rock haha (have started to master the art of the fall!). Looking forward to the next! -Elise

[@Dirtbag.G]

Love it! Cool Hike!!!

[@kr639]

Absolutely love it!

[@JerryArizona]

We were just saying we needed to rent the Ranger Cabin again. This was a fun trip. Getting too warm for it now though.

[@bobbafett7407]

I hiked Devil’s Playground last May, spent almost all day there and logged about 10 miles, as I wanted to see every square inch of the place, ended up backtracking a lot and when I felt like I had seen enough AllTrails route made me go under a barbwire lol. Had the whole place to myself. Have to come back to hike the other trails. 😎🤟👍

[@JerryArizona]

Same for us. Gaia brought us to a fence and a spot we couldn't climb down. But I liked how it was open, with no trail. Two other highpoints are the old blue mesa trail I did at the beginning of this and when my wife and I went the year before and backpacked out into the park and camped overnight.

[@bobbafett7407]

I didn’t know you can camp there 😲, I remember reading somewhere that all vehicles must be headed to the nearest exit by 5pm. I wanted to hike blue mesa/forest trails but spent way too much time at Devil’s Playground and it was HOT! 🥵 Will definitely have to come back, this place is like another planet 🤯

[@Weekbrownies]

Great content Jerry, good job.

[@dsg325]

My wife and I along with our dog did the Devils Playground this past Sunday. We got the last permit of the week.

[@thosedownwithadventurekids3458]

Super cool video! Your filming style inspires my video style! I wish I was able to see Petrified Forest for its true beauty and just how cool it is. I went in February of 2019 and everything was snowed over with everything just pure white. I could not see the painted desert at all. I wish I did, I definitely will go back and with a channel in its infancy, I will do a video on that park. I would love to see a video on the mysterious Utah Monolith! It is stolen but would love to see your adventure! Keep doing what you do!

[@JerryArizona]

It got stolen already? I had looked it up, but wasn't planning to be in that area for quite a while. Maybe some day. And keep at it. Great you have a family getting you started doing outdoor adventures so early on. Wish I'd gotten into this stuff sooner. Keep at it. You're young. I've only been making videos for maybe 4 years? You'll pick it up fast.

[@thosedownwithadventurekids3458]

@@JerryArizona Thanks! I appreciate that kind of support! I love watching your awesome videos. I LOVE YOUR WAVE VIDEO! I wanted to see it so bad but... COVID.... and then they moved the permits and I just screamed in the parking lot because there were 227 people applying. The wave is a whole other story that I could talk for hours about. Thanks for your amazing videos! I love meeting people in the outdoor industry, such a wonderful thing!

[@c.alcazar2584]

I have been there about 3 times and love it...

[@JerryArizona]

We went the year before this too. Got to backpack out into the park, which was amazing. It will definitely be a regular destination on our trips.

[@chrisgerritsen2376]

Awesome job to both of you! This will be on my agenda for a great hike. We were on our way to do the Petrified Forest with another couple and a medical emergency stopped us before we could get there. Now it is back up on the board and I may be solo on this one. Keep exploring!

[@tbonejones1427]

Great Video,

[@sheaturman4746]

i love you guys! im in Escalante for a month this Fall. coming from North Carolina...i live 1 mile from the shoreline here which i oive BUT this terrain keeps tugging me. This will be my 16th trip to AZ-Utah in less than 7 yrs! im addicted. Thank you both i love it

[@JerryArizona]

Escalante is one of my favorite areas. Enjoy! NC isn't bad though. You've got the beach, but you can also hop in the car and be in the mountains in a few hours.

[@sheaturman4746]

@@JerryArizona ..well anytime you 2 wanna come to NC, let me know. Im literally less than a mile from the sandy beaches- I live on Oak Island, NC

[@HikingEngineer]

the Blue Hills Loop was a cool lil trail. I would highly recommend Pilot Rock, judging by All trails not many people do it, but it's a good 17 miles and very remote, and you knock off the highest point in the park. Devil's Playground was ok but half the walk was boring, plus you need to get a permit and can't get it until 8 am the day of. I did the clam beds loop too and it was sorta similar to Devil's Playground

[@TheMountainMatt]

Right off I thought you were going to be hiking in sandals 🤣... been there done that in the Badlands😬. Looks like you're a boss when the camera is out 🤣😂I know exactly how you feel Jerry 👍🏻😁

[@JerryArizona]

I actually got so focused on getting the shot, I started hiking in them.....A couple people looked at me funny when I had to go back to the truck and change. Anything for the shot.

[@l.e.phillips]

I passed a girl coming down Camelback barefoot a few months ago. 🙈

[@HighWealder]

We visited there on a trip to the SW US over 20 years ago and it was on my list. Had a hilarious incident there when my wife locked the keys inside the boot of the rental car. I walked back to the ranger station to get help and he came and managed to get into the car. Then preceeded to turn out the entire contents searching for the keys and we finally found them. People stared at us, obviously thinking that we were suspected of stealing fossils!

[@francinechee2060]

The “Ranger Cabin” isn’t owned by the Park Service - you also do cross private property!! That’s why permits are required. Nice video of all the geological features that are in Devil’s Playground. Ya’ll didn’t even know what the park was called.

[@williamjohnsonii2613]

You got more guts than I do to walk those edges.

[@Ronniewashere]

pretty cool.

[@kirashanellfans]

So, some interesting things I didn't know about the petrified forest, but I was really surprised you never once mentioned the petrified wood you kept passing. Was that for a reason, or...

[@JerryArizona]

I think I wasn't focused on it because this trip was more about the chinle & rock formations. We did all the 'normal' stuff last year when we went.

[@russward2612]

The ranger station is better equipped than my apartment. It has a washer and dryer. And a gas stove. Can I live there? I love the neighborhood.

[@corydriver7634]

What was the door on the upper part of the tower on the Ranger’s Cabin? There was a door high up but no stairs. Outtakes at the end were cool.

[@JerryArizona]

Apparently there's a pump and water storage system up there; there were instructions on how to get out a ladder to access it if you ran out of water, but we didn't. Honestly, the guy who built it had a much better understanding of off grid stuff that I do by a long shot. There was some pretty complicated systems he had set up. But yeah, I had a laugh about 'maybe you should build a staircase and deck.' But he's built at least one more off grid cabin than I have, so no complaints.

[@Aptster1939]

Great, cool but you didn't show any petrified logs. Why didn't they build the cabin with petrified logs?

[@JerryArizona]

There is one up there, actually. We did the trails (and even backpacked part of it) the year before where all the logs are.

[@johnmudd6453]

The devil's playground looks like a cross between the devil's garden and goblin valley in Utah

[@JerryArizona]

Exactly what I thought.

[@lanceeveland2455]

Jerry, is your action cam a GoPro? I have a couple of no name brands and I'm having a lot of problems with stabilisation while walking. Get a lot of jarring in the footage. bty, Great Video!

[@JerryArizona]

I used a Canon EOS R with a Weebil S gimbal and a GoPro 8 for this one. Love the Canon, but it's heavy and expensive. Imo, GoPro's work great. The 8 is where they really got the stabilization down where I could finally ditch the gimbal, so I highly recommend it.

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Ranger Shed is quite nice.

[@JerryArizona]

We absolutely loved the ranger cabin. If you like rustic and remote, you can't beat it.

[@fredfleming261]

👍👍👍💚

[@garygrube1160]

The video is ostensibly about Petrified Forest National Park, so you might have made clear from the beginning that Ranger Cabin is not in the Park and drones are prohibited in the Park. Your tour of Historic Blue Forest Trail is first rate.

[@JerryArizona]

Thanks! And that's a good point. I missed it when I was there, but meant to at least put in some text explaining that during the drone shots. Lots of people don't seem to care about where you can and can't fly. I get so excited when there's actually a place that it's OK.

[@sidneybales9062]

5:25 He hates to see her go but loves to watch her leave...

[@milleradventures4437]

I think Tina is awesome 👏 lol

[@JerryArizona]

I agree!

[@tonics7121]

YOU are a national treasure. Guess you hear that a lot.

[@JerryArizona]

No, but I'll take the compliment!

[@kimbruns2084]

Keep walking…

[@SophisticatedDogCat]

8:52

[@williamjohnsonii2613]

Does Utube pay you enough?

[@JerryArizona]

Not a lot. But this is just a hobby.