AMAZING RIVER TRIP!!! Santa Elena Canyon (Big Bend National Park)

Leila and I hooked up with Angell Expeditions for this trip of a lifetime! Santa Elena Canyon may very well be my favorite place on the planet!

[@jack_prommel]

what a great video Andrew! lovely cinematography! thanks for sharing :)

[@kellyspann9845]

I use to live in Odessa Texas and this was my favorite places to go. I always camped in the basin area but sometimes we kayaked the rivers and would camp on the river banks. We felt like we were in heaven. I still live in Texas but a little farther away. Great video. Very well done but just wish it was longer. 4 minutes just didn’t seem long enough. Thanks 😊

[@freebird5142]

Wow, music is powerful. Sounded like impending disaster but was instead just beautiful scenery. LoL. Thanks for the video. Nice shots.

[@andrew_mcnevin]

To me the music conveys a sense of grandeur and majesty much like Big Bend… and also like Big Bend, the music has a hint of Lovecraftian horror (or in other words, fear of immensity and the incomprehensible). I think most people would’ve went for the typical--e.g. a folk or western or maybe even a Mexican-sounding song (in fact, there is a comment somewhere in the comments mentioning my music choice as "bad." I'm sure he/she would prefer something like I just mentioned). I definitely get western and Mexican vibes when I visit BB and Santa Elena Canyon; but to me those feelings play second fiddle to the overall sense of feeling tiny in the face of such size, power, and beauty. That's the feeling I was aiming for. I hope it worked.

[@Chalke76]

Nice video and cool music!

[@andrew_mcnevin]

Grand Outdoors thanks so much! Glad you like it! I highly recommend going if you’ve never been!

[@dickfitswell3437]

Looks awesome. I keep thinking in the 1800's cowboys and cowboys & indians probably had gunfights near by and cooled off in the river.

[@connorbailey6417]

Awesome video! Was that Explosions In The Sky in the background?

[@adamantlyadam5201]

I almost felt like i was watching a scene from Avatar, like you were exploring an alien world. What music did you use?

[@dickfitswell3437]

3:30 Id like to live in the walls with that kinda view. Damn

[@madrabbit3430]

Explain you profile picture please

[@rubenmeza1855]

How far in did you kayak before turning around

[@marlynsentiasa]

Is it possible to kayak from the trailhead to St. Elena canyon and be back within 2 hours?

[@956bucks]

Going in April to Big Bend.can anyone canoe to Santa Elena canyon? We hv no experience

[@xavibustilloz779]

Bad choice of music. Beautiful scenery.

[@andrew_mcnevin]

What kind of music would you prefer?

[@veronicamz123]

It’s not bad choice of music. It was so soothing❤️

[@1ofhis518]

JESUS made some beautiful places