Backpacking the Grand Canyon - Hermit Trail to Colorado River

Dear Jason [Last Name withheld for privacy],
We have received your application for a Special Use Permit for Commercial Filming/Still Photography at Grand Canyon National Park. Based upon the description of the activities provided in your permit application, it does not appear that they would constitute commercial filming under federal law. As a result, you are not required to obtain a special use permit for commercial filming or pay associated fees. You are responsible for securing any necessary permissions or releases if you will be filming other people in the park. In addition, all filmers must comply with regulations that apply in the park, just like other visitors. Thank you for your interest in visiting Grand Canyon National Park. We hope you enjoy your time in the park.
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[@TheFraziers]

Wonderful to see that the superivisors at Grand Canyon are recongnizing that a special use permit for a simple youtube video is clearly unneccessary. Hopefully all parks will follow suit.

[@potatothorn]

yes the decision was Park Service wide. i think some places like the Narrows in Zion will keep enforcing more strictly because of safety issues but in general this is already done, the permit requirements were revised by the NPS. Many Parks never enforced any of that stuff. Basically it comes down to / dont put a tripod on the trail and you're good. (a little more to it than that but it is basically about not interfering with other people's Park experience.)

[@leastcoast5606]

Went to the Grand Canyon in the 60's, was fun. Wish i could hike like your Dad but don't have it in me anymore at 77. Enjoy watching you guys.

[@claramullen]

Jason what an amazing adventure to shrae with your Dad.I smiled and I cried these are the moments to treasure. I am now 64 and the only on left of my family I hold on to those adventures and special moments everyday. But i miss them. Take care❤. Thank you for sharing your adventure

[@angelusway]

What a joy to see father and son out on the trail. Memories etched in the heart💕 Great video Frozen. Kudos to Popeye🤙🤙

[@aurtisanminer2827]

Even on video that place looks gorgeous!

[@HuckOutdoors]

What a great experience to share with your Dad. I cherish the moments I got to camp with my dad before he passed away! You guys had one killer campsite.

[@johnbarns548]

You are an awesome son getting your dad in the Grand Canyon to complete his bucket list. You were definitely set on a different course to avoid Bouche trail. Not for the faint of heart. Most hikers underestimate the difficulty hiking in canyon. Your alternative was a perfect trip for you and your dad.

[@rodoutdoors]

That's awesome you did this with your pop. Amazing views out there.

[@hackendan1921]

As an AZ native, I love seeing you and your pops enjoy this beautiful part of AZ together! Great video!

[@ChrisfromFL]

Wow, hat vs Buff. Great vlog, Dad looks like he and I have the same problem with our right feet. From behind it looks like we are both about to crunch our ankles! Thanks for sharing your trip with us!

[@FrozensAdventures]

Yea I hate watching him walk lol. I always think he's gonna crack his ankles! Been really liking the hat, my buff sometimes makes me feel too hot. But I still bring it to sleep in as I can pull it over my eyes and it keeps my head warm.

[@tomquinn03]

My son and I hiked down Hermit, across Tonto and up Boucher over 4 days and 3 nights (it's been 10 years now!). Boucher Creek up to Yuma Point was brutal, but we just took our time through that section. We ran into one person coming down Boucher and said it was awful, super hard on the knees, etc. I've read many trip reports saying the same - up Boucher is way better than down! Also Boucher Creek is the last water, so unless you cache some before heading down Hermit you're carrying all you need for the way out, adding to the difficulty with more weight. Awesome hike with your dad, thanks for sharing your adventure!

[@MaksimOutdoors]

Great to see such an amazing adventure and even better you got to experience it with your dad, rim to rim has been on the top of my bucket list for a few years now. Looking forward to seeing more of your adventures here soon, stay safe out there buddy

[@JamieKrause86]

Wow awesome adventure glad you had a great time the trail looked so close to the edge at some points I don’t really like heights lol

[@bjf10]

Views like that are one of the things I miss about the west. The east is just so FLAT! If you like that campsite you'll love the PCT!

[@markrico1917]

I'm glad you put out another video with your dad - he's a trooper.

[@KuntryRD]

Thank you much for sharing you and your Dad's adventure! That did lool pretty epic.

[@davidbarbee8738]

Thanks for sharing your trip. I love your enthusiasm. What a priceless gift you gave your dad! My son and I backpacked GC in 2018. It was on my bucket list too. I will cherish that memory forever. My son was so patient with me LOL. Your dad did way better than I did, and I was only 55.

[@angelareed8195]

Looks like Pops has a trail name now (Popeye )😊 . Very good!

[@olddudeonthetrail72]

Nice job, guys! Good video.

[@michaelcrawford9425]

I love that you go on these backpacking trips with your dad! Amazing. Thanks for sharing!

[@AJKPenguin]

This was quite the treat! Reminds me of your older videos, outside of the new landscape. Thank you Jason and Dad!

[@db.mc2]

Thank you Jason and Dad 🙂Hope you had a great time, appreciate you my friends 🙏 God Bless

[@DesertDaisy60]

Well done!

[@cgriggsiv]

Awesome to see you and your dad out on the trail Having an awesome time

[@russellinthebush2897]

What a great way to spend time with your father! You're right, one needs to drop well below the canyon's rim for the best perspectives of its grandeur. The farthest I've gone down Hermit trail is to Santa Maria Spring. I'd like to hike all of the Tonto trail, and I have the section between Boucher Creek and New Hance left. Last December, just after Christmas, four of us hiked down Hermit Trail to Dripping Springs / Boucher Trail to the Tonto, then took the Tonto trail west to South Bass and out. We were the last people out there last year before things got overwhelmed with snow. The only part of Boucher Trail I remember being bad was a portion that was very steep and eroded out that was tricky to descend. I remember thinking I wouldn't want to climb up Boucher with the steepness and the loose soft ground. I've hiked a lot of miles in GCNP off the main corridor trails, so my perspective may be a bit tempered than someone who hasn't. Thanks for sharing your and your father's adventure!

[@miquerto]

Sweet trip. I'm glad y'all could do that together and that you shared it. Happy trails.

[@ALORDW]

Epic! So glad you and your Dad had a great trip Beautiful views.

[@TheBonswah]

What an awesome trip for the two of you!

[@matt67524]

Happy for you guys! Congratulations! You both look like you had an amazing time. That means you made the right choice about not using the other trail.

[@gregharmon3797]

Great video and glad for your dad.

[@plainsimple442]

Great! I have also enjoyed some great trips with my son.

[@SoloGetHykt]

Great to get out with your dad like that. Cherish family. They’re what really matters. And never been out west either. A New Year’s resolution to next year. 38, about that time one would think. Lol. Wanted to see the Grand Canyon since a kid. Thanks for sharing the trail and “sneak preview”. Hope you fellas had a time to make those moments.

[@dorothypinckney885]

I so enjoy watching the trips with your dad! The Grand Canyon was my first hike out west, I am still in awe of the scenery and so glad you experienced it. Keep on hiking!

[@Themilkmanskid.]

EPIC!

[@ervinslens]

What a majestic scenery my friend, scenery is spectacular! 👏👏

[@billseay6399]

Hey Thanks man that's priceless footage with pops love it big guy

[@SinchuwusOutside]

AWESOME video bud!!! Anytime you can spend time with you dad, is great! Thanks for sharing you adventure with him. -dave

[@donaldkeene7409]

Great trip and thanks for sharing. John Amorosano has many awesome videos in the Grand Canyon. Actually his last one starts/ends at this same trailhead.

[@allye5949]

Loved every moment of this video. As a New Zealander on holiday I have flown over the canyon and gone down it on a raft but this trip was epic! Thanks for your video, it really puts the grandeur of the place in perspective. And Popeye, what a champion hiker you are to keep up with the young one 😀

[@BOSmith1958]

Wow Jason, what an awsome trip and video. Bobby here. I got what I asked for long ago lol, more videos with your dad. Love it man. Im still working on getting out there. Ended up at Amicalola a bit ago and walked from the arches up the falls to the top and back. Beautiful and a little tough on me lol.

[@potatothorn]

WOW!!! Roxana and I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of this one thanks so much for taking us with you! Awesome you got to take your Dad. Not surprised you dove in head first and went to the bottom, amazing he made it as well that is a tough hike. You probably would have made it on the Boucher trail but it would have been scary at times. So happy for you getting out west, what a way to do it !! Rodents in the western National Parks are relentless. too many dummies feed them and think it is cute, end result people get bit regularly and they raid your camp like mad as you saw... Again so happy you two made it to the Grand, Great Job recording it for us, tons of spectacular scenes here.

[@FrozensAdventures]

Thanks man! As amazing as the views of the canyon were I'll remember my Dad and I camping the most.

[@potatothorn]

@@FrozensAdventuresthat is really nice.

[@tammystringer4044]

Awesome job Popeye! What an experience to share. Maybe one day you will hike it with your son!

[@garylindenmuth7468]

What an adventure be well and enjoy

[@FrozensAdventures]

Thanks!

[@damanmullins1950]

Best Hermits rest video by far! Can you tell me if you have to get your feet wet between Hermit Creek camp, and the Colorado river? TIA

[@FrozensAdventures]

Id assume you'd have to get a little wet at the beginning of the season. But everything we went through was just stepping over the small stream. Maybe a few rock hops.

[@RyanSchell]

You are making me a bit jealous. I think I really want to do something like this with my own "Popeye". Just need to get him into backpacking. If you have any recommendations from your old man, please let me know.

[@garylindenmuth7468]

Your dad knocked it out of the park

[@FrozensAdventures]

He really did!

[@stephenhiker9807]

Congrats Popeye!