Beauty, Danger, Mysterious Disappearances & legends in Yosemite National Park

[@georgiaconti2691]

You are a genuinely nice person. You seem to have quite a loving, compassionate soul. Thank you for your genuine caring for these missing people. 💕💕

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate that! I'm trying to make a difference, and have a lot of goals here to try and help families and sar teams. Often people who just see one video, and don't take the time to look at what I'm trying to do, just say oh I'm doing this for likes or whatever.. when from the beginning i have pledged to not profit off these missing cases, and am working to set up funds to use any revenue to help the families of the lost, as well as get more involved in sar efforts myself. I work full time at a demanding job, and dedicate a lot of my free time to making these videos. I'm hoping with enough support and solidarity, together we can reach the goals! and each one of you (the audience) will be indirectly helping these families too! Please let me know if you ever have any suggestions, feedback, etc:) I make a point to try and answer every comment, but if I miss one; you can always email me too which is in the about section of my channel:)

[@lunagoodhart5489]

@@bawattsyl let me just say Bryan you have definitely reached those goals of making a difference. I'm in Australia and love this channel because of you I have learnt the names of many missing persons and what is known about each individual case.

[@ninisherebaxley7589]

May the Lord continue to bless you for all of your hard work helping others. There's no doubt that you are a good person and you seem mindful of other people's feelings, including their sorrows.

[@nancytestani1470]

I agree..and your voice is clear, beautifully modulated. Stay safe

[@lorimiller4301]

Just because someone doesn't reach out for help doesn't mean they don't need it. Someone lost in the wilderness is completely dehydrated and might have such a dry tongue and mouth that they can't speak nevermind shout and wave you down. If you see anyone alone just take a second to see if they're alright. You may save a life.

[@mikewoodson6930]

Agreed and great advice. Dehydration causes us to for lack of another word act kinda crazy or incoherent, both w speech and reasoning.

[@whitedragoness23]

I’m wondering if she had head trauma, making her confused, and not fully aware of her situation

[@michele21auntiem]

Also, covid has made some people fearful of reaching out.

[@maciemeek7922]

@@whitedragoness23 +

[@donoberloh]

Well said

[@murphman7448]

My mom used to tell us the story about her climbing half dome w friends in 1955. It was late in the day when they started. She was wearing tennis shoes. It was getting dark on their way down and a light drizzle had started. At some point she slipped and would have kept going had not a guy reached out, grabbed her and stopped her. It’s a story I’ll never forget as I would not be here otherwise.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

Mark Thank heavens that man stepped up to plate - I'm sure it wasn't a safe thing for him to do! 😱

[@SamwiseOutdoors]

Years ago, I was in the Yosemite with my Scout Troop. We were doing some cleanup in the Curry Village area. Suddenly, all the deer, squirrels, and birds in the immediate area just started bolting our way. We couldn't figure it out, until we heard the rock slide. These animals, with their great hearing detected this massive unloading of granite well before we did and knew what to do. I think that it really illustrates the core of many of these disappearances: generally by the time we become aware that the poop is hitting the paddles, it's too late.

[@alexia3552]

"Poop is hitting the paddles" is such a great expression =x

[@mauriceclark4870]

I was reading. About. Volcanoes. On various islands. All the animals from towns and villages. Disappear. And go into hills. Before. An eruption. They. Have some sense. Of impending danger. !!!!!

[@hertribe1978]

Your voice is extremely soothing, and your stories were ideal. Thank you

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you! That's very sweet of you to say! It's funny because I never like how I sound when I hear myself..isn't it funny how we all sound different to others, than how we hear ourselves🙃 thank you again for your feedback and kind words! 🤗

[@grammy3g808.]

What people say and what's obvious to others is a red flag of someone in denial and needing help...this is one of those times...people can be mentally in denial of the help they need...

[@grammy3g808.]

If it wasn't for Transponder being worn by a climber his body would have never been found, his body had fallen into a crevasse and he had multiple injuries. Get a Transponder so you can be found.

[@bawattsyl]

@@grammy3g808. Yes That's true! I always encourage everyone to bring a Garmin or sat device! Which body are you referring to in this comment? I appreciate the feedback! Thank you for watching, and commenting!

[@mmm4638]

People pointing there out creep me out like stop being so judgmental of what is what just let the world be stop that human labeling 🏷

[@bawattsyl]

Hey everyone! In today's videos I discuss the disappearance of Sandra Johnsen-Hughes, along with various other disappearances and info about Yosemite National Park. For anyone who is new to my channel, welcome, and thank you for checking my videos out! ! If this is the only video you've seen, I ask that you please watch some of my others.. if only to understand my channel better:) I have the utmost respect for David Paulides, and know he's been the force like no other in bringing to light the national missing cases..especially in national parks, and he will always have my utmost gratitude, and respect! That said, With my channel, I aim to cover cases that haven't received as much media attention, or coverage.. and have no criteria for covering a case..ie I'll cover any missing case, whatever the circumstances.. My intentions are to try and help the families of the lost. In fact, I don't tend to ever profit off any of this..(I've talked about this many times in my videos but for those that are new here... if the channel gets monetized, I'm working with several people, and the funds from missing hiker cases will go roughly like this: 55% to families of the lost (to help with their expenses, and private search efforts) 33% to extending search and rescue efforts 12% for myself to help produce better content, go on search efforts myself (currently training for my NSAR cert) any other expenses related to aiding with sar. Like nsar certification fees, producing missing flyers, travel to search areas etc. Also, FYI Currently I'm making all these videos from my phone, which is 4 years old.. so please bare with me, until I can upgrade certain things. :) In any event, getting back to Mr Paulides, Obviously sometimes there will be some overlap in coverage, especially in a place like Yosemite( that has the most missing cases in the US.. ) and just due to the nature of what we study, sometimes there will be similarities, however, I have never and will never copy Mr Paulides research! In every video I have all my research, and sources listed in the description...I will always have that info in future videos too! Thank you so much for watching, and getting to know me more! I Very much appreciate it 🙏 please always feel free to contact me with any questions, feedback etc..

[@tyna1342]

Thanks for all the information! 👍🏼 I always tell my kids, Mother Nature doesn’t care if you’re cold, can’t swim, or get hurt. She’s gonna do what she does, so be careful and respectful.

[@bawattsyl]

Hey guys, so a few people have asked about my sources etc, In all my videos, if you click the link to the description; it has all my sources (with web links) as well as any music, or special photo credits. Let me know if you have any questions! Thank you so much for watching!

[@Rita.R]

Some of my crazy friends back in the 70's used to do some really stupid stuff like diving from a cliff into water, some even head first, without anyone checking the water below for depth or rocks. I was always the one trying to stop them before someone got hurt. I never let peer pressure bother me. Sometimes I felt like I was the only one with a brain.

[@slinman100]

I have to say that you are so kind when you remember all the missing people, the searchers and their loved one. ❤️

[@timothybelgard-wiley4823]

...hey Brian, new viewer, love your stories and your heart felt way of presenting them, if you have ever hiked even a few miles on the Pacific Crest Trail, you can see just how isolated you are, it's a beautiful place to hike but like I said isolated, I think some serial killers are stalking victims in our parks and wild areas, I'm to old to hike now but to me it seems this sort of thing is happening more often, its okay to get out and enjoy nature, but I always had my 38 on me, I never had a problem but today its different, I would advise to always keep an eye out for trouble, its easy to let your guard down, but don't do it, stay vigilant....

[@sherrid.padilla1473]

I hiked down to bridal falls in 1988 or 1989 after a major forrest fire had torn through the park. My boyfriend and I took a rugged trail. After several hours of hiking, we were completely alone. Some parts of the trail required us to dangle over the edge of a precipice and drop to the trail below. Very rough and difficult to follow. It took us approximately 6 hours to hike down to the falls. We spent a few hours there and then began to hike back. After about 30 minutes we became aware that a bear was following us. It never chased us, but also never left us until we reached the trailhead where there were other people. This was hours later. Absolutely terrifying. I always wondered if it would have killed or eaten myself or Art if we had not had each other. Perhaps some unfortunate hikers encounter bears with more tragic results.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

This video is much needed for those going into Yosemite, and informative for the armchair traveler! Wish you would do one on the dangers of Yellowstone...seems to be an extremely scary place to camp ( I think they even banned soft-side camping - i.e., tents and pop-ups). 😬 Anyway, thank you !!

[@IanP1963]

Went there in June 1993, whilst on our honeymoon touring part of the US. I remember then the Park Ranger telling us that hikers sometimes go missing in Yosemite....

[@bretthines1020]

A long time ago, we used to live in Coarsegold and I'd cut wood in the forest above Oakhurst and there are some creepy woods up in the Sierras. And vast, jagged wilderness...I've been in forests from Honduras to the Hoh and there are simply pockets of 'Bad Forest' out there. For reasons known, unknown or legendary, they're just places you do not feel comfortable in as the Sun is setting.

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you for sharing your experiences! That's very interesting and yes from my limited time out here in these woods, I've definitely experienced a few creepy things. Thank you for watching and your feedback! 🙏

[@cynthiaolsen5965]

Had super creepy experience in the Hoh before!

[@laterg8r]

@@cynthiaolsen5965 I'd love to know more about it! I'm Mono and we live up here. Lol i have a funny/I can't believe that just happened moment. It's kinda embarrassing because I get so angry sometimes, I dont think. Anyways, so I have 4 teenagers at the time and they are all girls so hopefully this explains the anger part. Well a few years back, the girls were being normal teenage girls drove me to the point of insanity. Literally. U know, one stole someone shirt or something else petty, you're not allowed in my room, shes looking at me, who ate all my snacks, whens dinner, get out of the bathroom, mom, mom MOM MOM UGHHHH... one of those nights. Well I just walked out of the house in a blind rage without thinking about anything and I DEFINITELY WASNT TELLING ANY OF THEM! (To save their precious little lives, of course 😂) So I storm off into the night. Now I'm in a... larger and classy trailer on a dirt road so we dont have lights. When I say it's dark sometimes, I mean you only get light by the stars. No seriously. So here I go, mad as all hell, HOMICIDAL (probably... not really) and I'm just itching to rip something apart. I'm cussing and swearing (like a lady) and saying everything I WISH I COULD SAY TO THEM... and all of a sudden, right in front of me... maybe 20 feet away, no joke, is a freakin 8 foot tall, gray hair, very male, very very... umm he looked as built as one of those pit bull dogs that's all muscular it actually looks like a deformity. Like that and medium length hair on it. Well, I'm so pissed I yelled "OH HELL NO! NOT YOU TOO!!! RIGHT NATIVE, WRONG NIGHT..." blah blah blah complaining about my kids loudly (and respectfully) as I walked away. yeah and after the no, I was walking away saying the rest of this even MORE ANGRY THAN BEFORE! That poor thing was probably terrified. I probably looked like a pissed off kitten by comparison 🤣🤣🤣 it just stood there (probably in shock at my stupidity) and didnt even move. Deer in headlights even when I gave it the evil eye like "HOW DARE YOU!!! NOT TONIGHT!!!!" Then I realized what happened when I almost got home and ran cuz I'm dumb and thought after all that walking and talking shii outloud that in that moment... I JUST TALKED SHIT TO A BIGFOOT AND IDK HOW BIGFOOT (s? Bigfeet maybe? Idk) operate but I just talked shit to a bigfoot so I'm gonna die. Yep. Anger logic. Not recommended. 🤦🏽‍♀️ atleast I didnt push my kids outside so cut me some slack. If it was a hallucination, because I was "dehydrated" and mental, then so be it. My kids made me crazy finally 🤷‍♀️😂😂😂 be nice to your mothers teenagers or look what happens 😂 Havent seen him since.

[@cynthiaolsen5965]

@@laterg8r My boyfriend and I were camping in the Hoh, we weren't in a camp ground, just camping in the forest. Our car was parked on the pullout and we hiked down and found a good spot maybe a couple hundred feet from our car down the side if a mountain. just us, a fire, tarp and our sleeping bags, super basic. No one around for miles. Middle of the night we both wake up because the forest has gone so quiet we literally wake up because there are zero normal forest sounds. Like the forest was listening too. Felt like we were being watched and we camped lots of times, not scared of the dark or animals. I was too afraid to get up and go to the bathroom or anything even to talk to my boyfriend. Then we start hearing super weird noises like trees groaning and cracking but there was no wind. Way different then deer at night. Just made my hair stand up. We also heard a bunch of walking around us like heavy footed walking, then my boyfriend did get up and make the fire really big and told me to stay by it. He had a machete for wood cutting and he got that and stayed up the rest of the night. We didn't see anything, but I have never been more alert at night I have never felt that feeling of being watched like that in the woods before or since. When the sun came up we packed and left quickly, didn't even make breakfast like normal we just wanted to leave. Later in the car we realized we had both woke up at the same time from the quiet in the woods and the feeling of being watched without talking about it until later.

[@prarieborn6458]

@@cynthiaolsen5965 The Hoh? We used to trailer oir small boat from mailand to Sekiu in early sept for salmon fishing. We, my husband and my Dad and I heard of a free place to camp outside Sekiu a few miles on Crown Zellerbach property, on a spit of land between the strait and a creek, I thinknit was called the Hoko . It was a cold water camp.,one spigot of water, a portapotty and fite pits..very lovely and lonely but we were thrilled, no other campers..After a stormy day fishing we went back to camp, roasted our one salmon in the coals of our fire..best tasting salmon I ever ate. In the night it rained and lots of wind. I dreamed crazy dreams of the waves washing over our little campground. In the morning a medium size old battered kettle, I used to heat water, was gone. Nothing else was missing just that kettle. In the sunlight it did not feel scary, but I have often thought about who or what was in the camp and made off with my old kettle.We didn’t hear anything except the rain and wind, but we were not alone. A few years later, I heard the campground was gone, the entire spit was gone, washed away by a winter storm. That area is creepy, though, Another time a girlfriendcand I soent a weekend visiting mybDad in Sequim, and thec2 of us drovevto Neah Bay to walk the trail from town out to lands end and see the birds swirling around Tatoosh Island. In the town we looked around for a store or tourist shop,, for a snack etc. but the people were un friendly, we were not welcome, and a deputy sherrif followed us around, on foot, watching us closely. He followed us in his cop car all the way back to Sequim, a long lonely winding road. It got dark and he still followed, getting right up and tailgating us then backing off and then tailgating too close for comfort. We became frightened and afraid he might try to force us off the road. We were two women alone, my friend was very pretty. This was in the late ‘80s. Another time, as our family was driving alongbthe straits to Sequim ,at night to visit Dad, we all saw what looked like ufo’s flying over the water, but keeping pace with our car. Dad lived on the cliffs overlooking the straits. In the night I woke in terror. I knew those lights had been outside, shining into the window just before woke. I was so frightened, I was afraid to move. Something was watching, the curtains were not closed, if I moved, it would see me. I lay there for hours, afraid to wake up my husband. My kids were asleep in another room, but they vividly recall that night and swear we saw ufos.What was so creepy is that we were followed and then watched that night.

[@thinlineofsanity1035]

10:50 - Sadly, your correct. The unfortunate fact is....many, many ppl think that because its at a park, open to the public, and think because the park doesn't require anything special to do it - that that means anyone can do it. And that's NOT how it works. Park officials expect you to use your adult brain, research things, look at the landscape, know how much experience you have, and they expect YOU to know whether or not your capable of doing it. I consider myself fit. Ive done more hiking than the average person. Im in TN, so my hiking ground is Smoky Mountains. And theres hard trails here, but granite as you said is a whole other ball game. I only had to watch one go pro video of a person doing half-dome to know it wasn't for me. And that tells me that a lot of ppl that do it - really shouldn't be doing it, and only made it down by extreme luck, and someone watching over them. It would help ppl make their decision if park services were more outspoken about accidents and deaths. Unless you live there, or look into the area a lot - you won't hear about accidents and deaths.

[@ellewyman308]

Great coverage of half dome. One of 2 times in my life I've been truly scared. It's extremely strenuous and oh so slippery when it rains. Wear super gripping shoes, not tennis shoes. Don't use the gloves from the pile at the bottom, they're overused and don't grip. Get the kind with those little grippy things on them. Use a harness and 2 carabiners so you can always have one clipped on the cable when you advance and to keep people from knocking you off if they fall from above, or try to pass you outside the cables. Test the poles before you give them your full weight as they become loose. If you fall here you will die

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you elle for this real life experience and info! A lot of people will see my video and think oh he's just trying to scare us. When that's not the case. Like you said and what I said, granite is crazy slippery and honestly it's crazy to me how people often who've never done a single hike, will try and sneak on and do this🤯

[@ellewyman308]

@@bawattsyl You are right on the money. Personally, I wouldn't do this hike again, ever. People try to pass you outside the cables because it's a traffic jam going up and you stand forever at crazy angles praying it won't start raining. Once on the top I was worried about the descent and just wanted it to be over. Never again. A technical climb up a sheer face would have been better!

[@andygarcia5577]

yeah i was grippin intensly on the cables when half way up saw two guys ealking down the face outside the cables as if on a sidewalk in town looked again noticed they had ALL THE CLIMBING GEAR think they came up the face I STILL GRIPPED THE CABLE TIGHTER!

[@Ssarrahh0844]

So happy I stumbled upon your videos. I watch a lot of KZbin, all different types of videos. I don’t comment often but every once in awhile I am moved enough to post a comment. This is one of those times. I just wanted to say your channel is very unique. It’s clear you put a lot of effort and research into every video you make. You’re very sincere and have a voice and tone perfect for such sensitive topics. You treat every case not as a case but as that person and their families story. They matter to you and it shows. You have a true appreciation/respect/passion for life and for nature.. You aren’t just sharing each persons story…you are getting word out in hopes of giving these people and their families closure and hopefully preventing these things happening to someone else. You don’t judge, insult or blame anyone. Your videos are more carefully researched and precise facts and thoughts not simple retelling and opinions. It feels like you do this to help, teach and make a difference not to make yourself look good or make money.. I like every video, subscribe, watch all the ads and will share your videos every chance I get! Thank you for what you do, it is appreciated!!

[@thinlineofsanity1035]

Just found your channel. Currently binge watching. I love being outdoors, and just listen to these to spread awareness, and share, but hopefully learn from. You truly have a gift with giving the details, having knowledge of the areas, and not stumble over your words. I pray she's found. This pandemic has been hard on ppls mental health.

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you and welcome! I appreciate your kind words! I'm very new to this and still making all my videos from my phone so I appreciate you following along during my growing phase. Always open to feedback and suggestions:) thank you and hope to see you in future videos!

[@tonygiavanni7394]

Same here

[@dianewright5575]

Wonderful job at showing ALL the Majestic natural Beauty of this Park!!! Just awesome. Prayers to all the families of missing Loved ones w/no answers. My Heart goes out to you!

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you for your feedback Diane! I really appreciate it! Also for your prayers to the families! I'm sure they very Much appreciate that! Thanks again!

[@Firefy29]

Love these videos that you do of the Parks. Thank you for all your do and wishing you a happy New Year!

[@bawattsyl]

Same to you!

[@pennyrapp7372]

So sad but good to see those missing people brought to our minds for many reasons. Beautiful and helpful lifesaving info and photography. Thanks u so much Bryan!

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you for your feedback Penny. The goal of my channel is to help support the families of the lost, and eventually set up a non profit to help the families with private search expenses, as well as continued sar efforts..I also personally am looking to get my NSAR certification so I can help with actual searches. Thank you so much for watching, and commenting. I really appreciate it!

[@kcbooks1354]

So glad you mentioned David and Missing 411! His research and work is essential.

[@gazXspace]

I don't think Paulides has been mentioned enough in these comments !!!!!!

[@alysonbancroft3476]

@@gazXspace he's not shy blowing his own trumpet...

[@mikewoodson6930]

So many Chanel’s get their information from Missing 411, DP research. IMHO. I noticed he Has started saying copyright at the beginning of each new video.

[@dylammack]

@@mikewoodson6930 He sure does. He also begs you not to buy his books on Amazon so he gets paid. Paulides is a self promoting clown now, unfortunately. He stovepipes information and tries to build a legacy. He never starts talking about the case until he's halfway done the video. As a SAR Tech and medic most of us find him insufferable. The objective is supposed to be to solve the case...... not get the credit for doing so. By behaving the way he behaves, he doesn't put the focus on the missing, lost, victimized. He has lost his way.... sadly.

[@alysonbancroft3476]

@@dylammack could not agree more, the ego on the man..

[@bluefov705]

Yosemite has the most missing people cases of any National Park. I saw a Sasquatch walking across a trail i was hiking on several years back.. u would never forget the sight of one. I don't think they generally would harm someone but they exist and that means other beings may as well that may be of the more malevolent sort that could be behind some of these incidents. Be safe out there.

[@Anaris10]

I am Yosemite Native and we called them the "Ulli"

[@georginawest3927]

I'm doing a horseback ride in August over Donahue Pass and into Yosemite. Thank you for this - it never hurts to just keep an eye out and I will do so.

[@moviemad56]

Hi @Georgina West, It would be interesting to hear how your horseback trip goes. :)

[@whitedragoness23]

Did you make the journey ok?

[@irisenamorado]

Just the name is spooky! Yosemite means TO KILL. Beautiful! You put everything in perspective. You focus in the safety issues. Thank you

[@josephrodelli426]

"The name "Yosemite" (meaning "killer" in Miwok) originally referred to the name of a tribe which was driven out of the area (and possibly annihilated) by the Mariposa Battalion. Previously, the area had been called "Ahwahnee" ("big mouth") by indigenous people." I've just googled it because of your comment. Very interesting. 👍

[@BasedNj]

it means one that kills

[@mo9620]

Yosemite means literally “those who kill” (Yos, “to kill,” the modifier e, “one who,” and the plural suffix -meti).

[@markprange4386]

Along the bases of these huge cliffs are tremendous accumulations of rubble. --Really big boulders, with all sizes of nooks & crannies.

[@Anaris10]

I am Yosemite Native and it means "Killer" or "Grizzly Bear", in our language. Ahwahneechee means "The People of the place of the gaping mouth".

[@lisanancollas2330]

I think you are correct. When we are at a park, we leave our guard down. You are there to relax and have fun and you never thing anything could happen.

[@bawattsyl]

Lisa! Yep because we are there to relax and have fun.. and often don't think anything bad can happen.. it's always important to be aware of surroundings, and especially in the outdoors know the area and have a plan..

[@ooferoofer3139]

My ex husband and I were hiking WAY off the trails in the Black Hills of SD in the late 90's, NW of Sylvan Lake. We found a hatch, like you would find on the top of a submarine, going directly down into the top of the granite dome. We couldn't open it. We asked about it and no one had answers. We went back a few years later and couldn't locate it again. Very weird???

[@marktwain368]

Lesson to be learned? Don't go so far off trail...there are spooky things there!

[@bawattsyl]

Wow that's really interesting! I've seen things like that on documentaries or conspiracy things where they are the doors etc to secret labs, bases, and all kinds of things! Very interesting! Thank you for sharing, and for watching!

[@ducksinarowpatience]

Did you have bad vibes? It was a D.U.M.B. TG, you are alive!

[@DIVISIONINCISION]

Why didn't you take pictures? There were digital cameras in the 90's.

[@ducksinarowpatience]

@@DIVISIONINCISION every here of lack of cell service in remote areas?🙄

[@serenityhiker9467]

Wonderful Video! I love how you present the material! Thank you so much for another great video! Hoping for the best for all these families!

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you so much! I really appreciate your feedback! I agree, I hope that in one way or another, these families will eventually get some answers, and find closure 🙏

[@michele21auntiem]

I just want to say your videos are thorough and presented with true compassion. That means so much these days💜💚💜

[@WherearetheyPodcast]

We covered Sandra Johnsen Hughes' story a while back- it's always really baffled me. Thanks for spreading awareness!! I hope one day we have answers!

[@ginac2023]

Hi Bryan ~ I recently started watching your videos & enjoy them very much. It's true, your voice is very soothing & easy to listen to. What I like most is that you've included personal insights & your picture in this video. I appreciate being able to match your voice to your picture. Thanks for including it 😁

[@sunworksco]

Bryan, I’m 72 years young and have incredible stories to tell you about my mysterious hikes in the High Sierras. Kind regards, Giovanni

[@blackholeentry3489]

I climbed to the top of Half Dome a total of six times, the last time in 1980, when I was 40. Once, the cables hadn't yet been elevated to their normal climbing position, but were lying in place on the rock. My brother and I climbed anyway, holding onto the cables and lifting them up to about knee level as we ascended. Coming back down was trickier, but just took our time and didn't get in a hurry.

[@josephrodelli426]

I love the way you voice the video. Not too fast. Not too slow. Not too husky. Greetings from Brazil 🇧🇷 ❤

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you so much for your feedback! I appreciate the support! Hope to see you in the next video! Thanks again!

[@conservativehippie9736]

Me too...so clearly spoken and voice in general...I remain focused and retain the info more

[@bawattsyl]

@@conservativehippie9736 thank you so much! I'm so happy to have you aboard! Anytime you have any feedback, or suggestions, please let me know! Thank you so much and I hope to hear from you in future videos!

[@markwebster5749]

Stunning place with some weird disappearances and also is a massive cluster zone of 411!!! Stay safe ppl ok

[@bawattsyl]

It's definitely both a beautiful and odd place. I have only been there once, and it's definitely awe inspiring..as far as the views, Landscape, and waterfalls.. but also very eerie in ways.. and yes gym what I understand more people go missing in Yosemite than any other park🤔 thank you for watching, and your feedback! I hope to hear from you in future videos! Please let me know if you ever have any suggestions! Thank's again!

[@christianb8228]

Yeah and it is stolen land from the indigenous people

[@markwebster5749]

@@christianb8228 and the rest !

[@richardbowers3647]

@@christianb8228 - - Yes, history did record that tragedy!!! Well, some of it!!

[@markg3025]

Bryan it is nice to see a picture of you in the National Park related to the story. Yosemite is my favorite park I go mid September when most vacationers are gone. Your advise is so valid you have to know and be realistic about your limits. Alway when in any National Park be smart and safe. When I first went up to Glacier Point the beautiful view took my breath away.

[@TheScaryTruthCatalyst]

1921: Wilderness is dangerous don't go there. 2021: Wilderness is beautiful let's go there (and bring the kids).

[@bawattsyl]

Haha love it! And you're more right than ever ! Covid actually caused the highest spike in people heading into the outdoors in over 15 years! This year is supposed to have record numbers again.. thank's for watching and commenting!

[@wv171]

So true. Wilderness is dangerous. When people treat it as a safe amusement ride & animals are wild they are not pets. That bring in rescue squads. I know I am volunteer rescue squad member.

[@billlincolnmd9159]

Though rare, remember the occasional mountain lion that will attack and eat humans. Though usually there will remain the sight of a kill. Most people missing would be missing due to failure to prepare and to leave a detailed plan. Also, the buddy system is a life saver.

[@janetflier6192]

Remember, Mother Nature doesn’t care about you! You need to be careful around her!!

[@donnaeturner]

Exactly.

[@bryanjerome8534]

I've hiked the half dome trail before. I made it to the base of half dome, and about 100 feet up the cables before i said "nope" and went back down. There were dozens of people going up and down a trail no more wide than 3 feet, some of them going way too fast and recklessly. There are 3000 ft drops on either side of the cables and one misstep and it's curtains for you. Breathtaking views though, unfortunately there are just too many irresponsible people out there.

[@falconmaccallister8103]

This channel is awesome ! I hope it grows in a huge way!

[@pheedo2797]

I visited yosemite for the first time in January of 2021 this year and it was absolutely beautiful! I loved it. However, I definitely did have some gut feelings on our way up there. I felt alarmed for no particular reason. Not to mention I did experience some paranormal activity!

[@whitedragoness23]

Paranormal? Explain

[@plutoplatters]

People... lots of them have NO idea how slippery wet rocks are !! especially adding moss

[@bawattsyl]

Yeah I mean Alex Honnold even talks about it, and people often don't realize he trained for 2 years to free solo el capitan..he had his team go up and prep the rock in areas. But just an amazing accomplishment! I still can't believe he did it! Just amazing! The point i was trying to make her is that often People see a picture like his, and try and get a selfiie, or something and end up in disasters..selfiies have actually become illegal in some countries, in certain areas; due to so many deaths;(

[@queerlibtardhippie9357]

I just found your channel a couple or hours ago but I'm super glad I found it. Thanks for bringing these things up to light and good videos!

[@bawattsyl]

Well welcome aboard! Happy to have you! Thank you so much for your support and let me know if you ever have any case suggestions etc. Thanks again!

[@darrylc1562]

Off season truly is the best time to go. I live 2 hrs away, been many times, this place gets packed to the gills. Offseasons are the best.

[@brendanwood1540]

I don't even like looking at Half Dome from home. I would get vertigo looking up at it. Sometimes very large things create a sensation like I could fall upward into the sky. Definitely will never climb it. When you said wind gusts; it was like a nightmare.

[@JulieCaptivatedinFl]

Newbee! Binging your videos tonight. I enjoy reading the comments of people sharing their stories as much as I do your videos! I don't see that on other channels. Your subscribers have fascinating tales! Maybe one day you can do a compilation of them, they're good!

[@moviemad56]

I wonder if any part of Yosemite is considered sacred or taboo by the indigenous people? Apart from being extremely dangerous for inexperienced climbers, Half-Dome along with the entire valley seems to me to have a powerful spiritual presence.

[@prarieborn6458]

yes, It probably is full of ancient sacred places. But I feel that all the disapperarsnces are not caused by old Indian spirits, but by something very physical, that walks on two legs..be it sasquatch or ET’s or black ops, or bad hombres protecting their secret survival locations, or “cryptids” maybe all of the above and more? i became aware of the strangeness in the widerness when our family stayed at a place in Montana, at Chico Hot Springs. “ resort” in the mountains near the town of Prey. There was a mountain called Crazy Woman Mountain. The legend was that an Indian woman got lost on that mountain and became crazy, or was crazy and got lost. i had to stay alone in our cabin with my little brother one night when the adults checked out the music and dancing at the lodge. I was terrified that whatever got crazy woman was out there in the dark. I also felt drawn or called by the mountain., that it was a living being that knew me. I think people go into the wilderness becaise they feel a call and a feeling of safety, much like swimmers who are enchanted by the siren call of the sea.

[@richardbowers3647]

Good question. Unfortunately, the history you're asking about usually isn't recorded.

[@bioworld6328]

Indians dont go to Yo se Mite, taboo

[@whitedragoness23]

@@bioworld6328 maybe they are very wise in their decision.

[@Anaris10]

@@bioworld6328 That's a DAMN LIE. I am Yosemite Native and there is nothing in our history to support that, however there is a Prophecy that says when the last of us is gone from Oo-Soo-Mah-Ti bad things will happen in there.

[@shaunhunter5850]

your advice on Half Dome is so spot on man. cheers

[@yoursotruly]

The problem with wilderness is its tendency to be wild, you can trip and stumble all over civilization and just suffer bruises and embarrassment but one misstep in Yosemite and the next is 500 feet down or over the waterfall.

[@Raminakai]

Good point! That is why it’s is called the wilderness!

[@herewego8586]

Spent 30 years in San Joaquin Valley (born and raised in Fresno). Enjoyed many, many summer days in Yosemite before it got so busy. I’ve seen people ignore the posted warning signs and walk out onto slippery rocks near the falls. Seems like when one fool ventures out, others follow. Generally near Bridal Veil Falls. All I could do is cringe.

[@sernitypart1457]

very well thought out, and presented, Great narration!

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you so much! I appreciate the feedback, and support!

[@cleoharper1842]

Loved the inclusion of legends! Thanks once again, Bryan.

[@gumamell]

The sound of your voice is very relaxing. I am very productive I'm able to do my Laundry, cleaning and cooking while listening. Lol. Thank you.

[@mamacitabambi3558]

I've always believed Native Americans are very wise, and that it pays to listen to what they have to say. They pass their stories and experiences down through the generations.

[@mamacitabambi3558]

@Here we go One belief I had been told about, is the legend of the owl. My brother was working on a fishing ship, out of Alaska on the Baring Sea. He worked with a Native American, who told him some of their beliefs. One belief was about the owl. The Native American told him, when the owl comes and calls your name, that its your time to go (as in heaven)... My brother came home for a break from work for a few months. Not long before he was to go back to Alaska, an owl appeared. It would perch outside of his bedroom window. I was told my brother began to freak out, because he said the owl was calling his name. My mother tried to calm him down, but couldn't. He said he was going to kill it, but my mother wouldn't let him.... Anyway, my brother was only 28 years old, when he died... Afterwards, the owl left, and never returned. After that happened, the owl began coming to me. Each and every time, without exception, someone I knew would pass away... This has happened at least 15 times, at least. The owl comes and calls a name, and then it happens... One time, I was at work, and the owl came. Then someone passed away, but it didn't leave. Then another person passed away, and it still didn't leave. Then my husband passed away, and then it left. There were 3, in a very short amount of time. I've always been told seeing a bald eagle is a good thing. Although I don't recall off hand, what it means? But, today I was driving, and I looked up and there was a bald eagle. I'm a strong believer of the Christian faith. I believe very much in biblical scripture. But, I also believe God will show people what He wants to, like He has shown me the owl. Native Americans have been around for so long, and they are wise to what they've been taught.

[@marknasia5293]

@@mamacitabambi3558 there are lots of myths attached to owls as far as “someone will die” like the screech owl, if it sits on your window and keeps coming back, someone in the house will die, but you can choke it by twisting your pillow case. This is an old wives tale. As far as native Americans, they abandon their elderly in the woods when they become a burden, they constantly waged war on competing tribes only resolving conflict with murder. Most were pagan, many were illiterate except a few tribes. Getting paid to murder people was an acceptable form of employment by native Americans. So they are far from any secret wisdom. They have internet and most importantly, they have access to DNA to prove their heritage and most, want nothing to do with DNA tests.

[@mamacitabambi3558]

@@marknasia5293 Glad to know about choking the pillow thing. I hadn't heard about that before? I believe, and many others do as well where I live, that Native Americans are quite wise. It's really who you talk to, in any race, who is wise and who is just an idiot. When I was in the Academy, we had to take a class on cultural awareness. Out of all the races, whites are the main race who disgard their elderly to rest homes (so they can make money) while other races usually take care of them. As for murder for employment, it seems any race is up for that. It's OK for you, to not believe they have a wisdom about them. But, I've been told some very wise things by, and about, Native Americans.

[@marknasia5293]

@@mamacitabambi3558 no the native americans would abandon their elderly when it became too much of a burden. you are focused on races and the screech owl thing is a white trash wives tale. has nothing to do with native american. you really don't have any basis for saying anything about any race. I imagine your limited in your scope of what the world is. Race exist all over the world and race doesn't determine people's actions. the fact about the native americans, is their system of existing, is outdated. you might romanticize it. i don't see much wisdom. Have you ever been to a reserve? have you ever worked with someone that grew up on a reserve? it is just generational native americans doing everything they can to control their youth and brain wash them into believing the world is out to get them. as they enjoy internet, smart phones, cars, airplanes. do me a favor, aside from a couple of books published in the last couple hundred years, please point me in the direction of any religious text natives have. you stating that whites don't take care of their elderly is truly a stereotype. Do you actually think poor whites have the money to pay for their elderly to go to nursing homes? Cultural awareness. haha. the same thing that happened in North America with native americans, happened in China with indigenous tribes. let that sink in. Murder for employment. did your cultural awareness teach you that cause of the Indian wars? Entire tribes were paid either by the french in NY or the Spanish in FL to murder anyone that wasn't native, to include blacks whites and other natives that got along peacefully with change. I don't know what academy you were in, but glad you have experience the world thru a class. what a joke. i can see why you believe these wives tales. let's put this wisdom in perspective. you realize even how women were treated in tribes? you fail to understand, that for the most part most of the tribe were uncivilized at best and they were self serving. Tribalism doesn't work. It still exist, it is called the developing world (third world) it still exist today. The fact you enjoy internet is proof that republics work. You have electricity to power your commodities, you have transportation, you have shelter obviously or why would you waste your time in a comments section of KZbin? go to a reservation and apply to live there, see how that works out for you. There are still plenty of place that have tribalism, even where i am in SE Asia. there are tribal areas where people that even go there to donate charity, are murdered for not being part of the tribe. Grow up the world is a violent place and civilized society, all though it has its faults, if far safer and society benefits and evolves. in the third world, the only wisdom is servitude. everyone is always ranking each other, living hand to mouth. and the gap between the have and the have nots is far greater than anything you probably have experienced. what next, are you going to tell me about the wisdom of aliens?

[@WNYXeb777]

To ignore the American Indians folklore and history is just folly. Although they have a historical preponderance of glorifying the creation instead of the creator which is warned against many times and considered a form of idolatry. Doesn't matter how, where or why the dark side doesn't care provided they can shift your sight from the Creator God. The evil knows how to play and beat you like a drum.

[@xpeachesxcreamx]

Hi! Are used to live in Oakdale, CA the gateway to Yosemite park! I even spent an entire summer there one year I believe it was 1982. That summer they had boulders the size of two and three story homes hitting the valley floor and bouncing 30 to 50 feet in the air after impact. I don’t believe anybody was hurt or killed, but I can’t swear to it. I have spent a lot of time in Yosemite park I’ve never gotten lost I’ve never had any weird experiences, thank goodness! Hiking the John Muir trail through their/PCT is awesome too! I really really enjoy this park and I don’t get too worried about coming up missing. Take care, be good to yourself and have a great weekG

[@reznor6507]

Do you mean Oakhurst?

[@Anaris10]

@@reznor6507 Oakdale is down in the Valley, HWY 108/120

[@Annex-x1g]

another great video and well presented. I wonder what could have happened to her :((

[@monikajappert3093]

Thankyou Brian for your very intresting videos! I love it .I was 5 times in Yosemite . I love this Area so much. Greetings from Switzerland❤❤❤

[@steveblankenship5474]

I was in Yosemite the very day which one of the 411 Stacie went missing. I was coming from the summit of Clouds Rest and I came across a small search and rescue team team with a helicopter in the parking lot at Tenya Lake and they told me they were searching for a girl. She was the one who was with her grandfather and just went to a little lake to take pictures and disappeared. I was just a few miles from the site where she disappeared and didn’t notice anything. Forty years has gone by and still no sign of,what happened to Stacie.

[@butterfliesarefreetofly6964]

I just stumbled upon your channel and I am enjoying each of your videos. You’re very easy to listen to. You definitely have a new fan! Thank you

[@larryrush3414]

Nice video. So many people that have disappeared in Yosemite never to heard of again. Do you think that Yosemite has a higher percentage of disappearances versus number of visitors compared to other parks?

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you Larry, I always appreciate your feedback! Yosemite has the highest number of disappearances of any park in the entire world actually. By contrast though, it does not have the highest number of visitors every year. It's usually in the top 4-10 as far as visitation numbers. Great Smoky Mountain National Park, however, almost always takes the number one spot for #'s of visitors a year. Olympic, and Grand canyon National parks are usually in the top 4 visited parks as well. Yosemite definitely gets very crowded, and I think one main reason there's so many accidents, disappearances etc, is like I said in the video.. due to its unique landscape with giant granite cliffs, waterfalls, tons of intersecting trails, and it's just so vast. a number of the trails and hiking in Yosemite are far more difficult/ or rather, they have more dangerous /technical areas than say an average trail in Sequoia National Park. I'm just talking about for the average everyday visitor..I know there's people with varying level of skill that go into these parks, and even expert's have gone missing.. I obviously can't say for sure, however, it's my thinking that most of the cases are due to accidents, falls, people getting lost or injured, hypothermia etc.. some might be animal attacks.. but that's very rare and there's usually tons of evidence pointing to animal predation. The reason I mentioned the one case that happened a few years back, where a guy jumped into to swim in one of the creeks, and ended up getting washed over the falls, was because.people literally saw this happen, yet they never found his body. It just illustrates that even when people see and know what happened, the bodies often aren't found. I'm guessing is due to how vast, and rugged the terrain is in many parts of Yosemite. some people have probably met with foul play too. It's just impossible to say without evidence. Like I said in the video, Yosemite has a high rate of deaths each year (in comparison to other parks) roughly 12 a year but often more. It's definitely a beautiful park, and there's lots to see and enjoy, however, I just think it demands respect, and taking a certain amount of precautions.. unfortunately often times when people go into these parks they aren't being as careful or aware, and might not be carrying any essentials because they see all the people around and think what could happen? Then they go off trail to pee and are get lost.. and are never seen again:( a park like Yosemite, Imho demands a certain level of respect, and caution; especially if you're going out alone.

[@lunagoodhart5489]

That's a great question!

[@missmiss5051]

@@bawattsyl it always amazes me how many people in AZ parks, Grand Canyon especially, think they don't need a LOT of water! I have even reiterated it to friends, who get a smug look on their face, and then don't take any water, because they are sure they don't need it.

[@archangel5627]

Yosemite has more disappearances than all the other parks, although the Great Smoky Mountains National Park has to be a very close second. They have a ton of strange and bizarre disappearances each year as well.

[@krisc6012]

Nicely done dude! I liked ur content n ur easy to listen to. Thanks n good luck with ur KZbin journey 🙂

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you Kris! I appreciate the feedback! Very nice of you to take the time to let me know! I'm very thankful for the support!

[@darlenevoigt1457]

I like your videos, lots of pictures to demonstrate the area. Good coverage of the cases. Thank you.

[@lisanancollas2330]

I have been on half dome when people have frozen on the ladder and I have to talk them down.

[@annhollowell5352]

That place looks terrifying.

[@lisanancollas2330]

@@annhollowell5352 take some climbing lessons before hiking half dome. Half dome was not a problem for me because I am a climber.

[@annhollowell5352]

@@lisanancollas2330 I think you're very brave Lisa. I'm scared of heights .

[@yoursotruly]

It wasn't me but it could have been!

[@lisanancollas2330]

I won't walk by myself around the town by myself at night. I got a creepy feeling in those trees off the side of the road in town.

[@bawattsyl]

It's so crazy when we get those gut reactions, or we just have a sense something is wrong. Those are the scariest times for me, because it's not something you can see or hear usually, and generally if I'm somewhere and experience that feeling; I high tail it out of there! Thank you so much for watching, and your feedback!

[@bawattsyl]

Yeah I mean you do have the option of clipping on a harness.. but a lot of people will forgoe that option just to be able to say they didn't use it.. which often leads to disaster. It's just one of those places that demands respect, and knowledge..

[@angelmartin7310]

@@bawattsyl i had that same feeling at a closed gas station right outside Ashland KY in the mountains recently. Very distinct sense something was watching me from the extremely steep wooded ridgelines bearing down on me on both sides of the narrow road.

[@michellebeckstrom6110]

Yeah I experienced both the beauty and the sudden windy aspects of Yosmite in fall of 2017. The wind and other weather conditions such as sudden storms things to consider and prepare for.

[@elizabethingram9784]

My son climbed Half Dome 3 times before he was 18. He was with experienced guides. The problems occur when people are unprepared - like cans of food, rather than packing properly. Also, so many people jammed into small spaces from trails to valleys is dangerous too. Unprepared, vacation time-lines, unrealistic attitudes… be safe out there. No one is going to look after you. Be prepared.

[@roseluke7148]

No desire for me to enter that park, or anywhere near it. Yosemite means "MURDERERS"!!

[@Anaris10]

Not exactly. I am Yosemite Native and it's pronounced Oo-Soo-Mah-Ti. This word has two meanings in our language, "Killer" or "Grizzly Bear".

[@gazXspace]

Do park rangers ever go missing? You showed the most stunning pictures showcasing this beautiful park. Other channels tend not to so much.

[@bawattsyl]

Yes, I have read of a few cases of park ranges going missing. There was just one in Colorado, a Larimer County ranger went missing during a storm :( they just found the body a few days ago. There were a few I read about that happened years ago, that were not solved as quickly. But yes it definitely does happen..I don't think anyone is immune except those that never go out.. thank you so much for your feedback and Watching!

[@catcafe4454]

@@bawattsyl Could you do an episode on missing park rangers?

[@bawattsyl]

@@catcafe4454 yes I'm working on a few.. thank you for your suggestion and feedback🙏

[@kevingyurecz8177]

i just discovered your channel today. very interesting crazy stories. i watched about 20 vids in last 4hrs.

[@whotelakecity2001]

Your voice is really soothing. I can't listen to some channels because of their voice. And the music is perfect too.

[@Itsachapel]

This is a beautiful and informative video on my favorite place in the world which is also one of the most dangerous in America due to high disappearance rates

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you! I appreciate that! It definitely is a beautiful place.. but also has its dangers.. some very odd things happen there.. thank you for your feedback and watching!

[@wwindwwalker3536]

I truly love your KZbin chanel, thank you so much for sharing all of these missing person's stories. You are amazing!

[@bawattsyl]

Thank you Lisa! That's very kind of you to say! I appreciate your feedback and support 🙏

[@blackholeentry3489]

Once, my brother and I drove the 200+ miles to Yosemite and didn't arrive until 10 am. The line to get hiking permits was long, so we just went. We hiked up Tenaya Canyon, once we got out of the canyon, never saw another soul and hiked onto Tenaya Lake. We didn't have any tents, but just slept n the ground. The next day we hiked towards Half Dome and threw our sleeping bags alongside the trail. It wasn't until the third day, as we hiked towards the base of Half Dome before we begin to see other people. Now, I read about David Paulides accounts of all these missing people, with the biggest cluster in Yosemite.....kinda gives me the creeps.

[@teddymarie3900]

Hi there. Your Channel Is New To Me and I Have Subscribed ! I Have Never Heard YOSEMITE PARK Described The Way You Did. Rock Face And In The Center The Valley! Our National Parks Are Majestic Big Country Where Folly Could Bring Ones Demise. Plus The Odd Behavior Of The Keepers-Department Of Interior- Never Utter The Word L O S T.

[@bawattsyl]

Marie and welcome 🙏 I'm thankful to have you as a subscriber! I appreciate your feedback and watching:) I hope to hear from you in future videos!

[@easygoer1234]

Wow that fall looks like it's lit up by gold litteraly. Just beautiful.

[@plutoplatters]

a campsite being all torn up ,shredded..... makes bears come to mind in my head

[@annhollowell5352]

Bigfoot or dogman....

[@gazXspace]

Sounds like Yogi

[@Roscoesadie]

Sasquatch

[@moviemad56]

Makes humans come to my mind! :)

[@sewmorelove]

Excellent video….enjoyed all the safety tips. Good point that people do tend to lower their levels of safety when at these beautiful places.

[@Julie-45]

WOW BRYAN! you are so handsome! God Bless You for all you do to help people! 🙏

[@texasoutlook60]

After studying 411 I will never go to any National Park. Thanks

[@cynthiaelena6625]

I work & live in the valley. It’s my backyard. I wake up to it everyday ❤️

[@thedeathstar420]

I did half dome last year and I agree it is incredibly scary

[@irisenamorado]

I think Big Foot, Skinwalker and other entities are duelling there! I watched documentaries that people experienced terrorific encounter with those entities.

[@IanP1963]

@@windowlicker_4207 Fed up of humans more like walking through their territory 😉

[@robbyv.526]

I think he meant dwelling

[@gazXspace]

If that was real don't you think remains would've been found before now???? Or maybe a photo of one in action - could it be dinosaurs 🦕 ? 🤣

[@kelseyfrates8104]

@@windowlicker_4207 I lived in the park for a few years, I definitely take the old legends and "myths" of the natives more seriously after hearing about them, other peoples experiences and the Missing411 stories. Would you or your tribe advise people to stay away from the park entirely or are there more specific areas that are advised to not to go to?

[@juanitagomez5265]

I listened to the end. Thanks

[@critters16]

I appreciate you and your channel and thank you for the important work that this is.

[@Dihechuwa]

Not no-one does (or doesn't), I do! Thanks for the Alex H. pic. I very much appreciate your attention to detail and overall presentation style. Love the variability of your voice. Keep up the good work.

[@r.c.miller6161]

Yosemite is phenom. Incredible beauty but incredible danger.

[@mzmantiz508]

So many people are out of touch with nature.

[@whitedragoness23]

Those are the ones who just want to touch it

[@rigorousrangel6394]

I went last year in August/September and it was pretty much empty. Due to covid-19 they're only letting in a certain amount of people. There was plenty of parking and not a lot of people.

[@bawattsyl]

That's awesome! That's great you got to experience it that way! Most of the time (in non covid times) July and August it's packed to the kills.. and even getting a camp spot is tough. A silver lining of covid for you! Thanks for watching and your feedback! Much appreciated 🙏

[@rigorousrangel6394]

@@bawattsyl Yeah it was definitely a good idea to limit the park's entrance to a certain number of people per day. I went on Sept 3rd, and unfortunately it so happened to be that there was several fires around the park, so there wasn't really a clear sky. But plenty of parking everywhere, and even the store and restaurant were nearly empty. To get the tickets people have to make the request either way in advance or you can try getting tickets very early in the morning for the next day which is what I did. Out of all the passes they give each day, a certain percentage is put aside and given to early birds. There's two distinct mobile apps you can download and check availability for all the national parks in one and in the other one you get to buy the passes.

[@bawattsyl]

@@rigorousrangel6394 that's great! And yes was definitely smart considering the circumstances. When I went in 2019, it was literally peak time. (Middle of July) and beautiful weather! I still enjoyed my trip! I stopped at the small little camping reserve / rent station.. and there was 2 people in front of me..if memory serves, I don't think the both opened until 3pm.. anyway by the time it was my turn the ranger literally said the guy in front of me just got the last camp spot in the whole park😂 it was ok though, I drove through the park and really enjoyed it. Will definitely go back to get more of the experience! Did you have a favorite area or area you enjoyed specifically?

[@rigorousrangel6394]

@@bawattsyl yes I enjoyed El Cap. The falls didn't have any water except for bride's veil falls. I also enjoyed the view from the tunnel even though it was a bit hazy due to the smoke from the fires. Liked the Mariposa Grove, but unfortunately walked through two miles of dirt through the mountains to find out there's an equally long nice paved road literally just a few hundred feet away.

[@rigorousrangel6394]

@@bawattsyl I stayed at Mariposa got me a nice hotel room. Then I would just drive to the park

[@colleenkaralee2280]

I studied EFT (Emotional Freedom Technique) tapping and there were three times when I got the creeps in a forest, and each time I did the tapping the creeps vanished and I continued my hikes. Maybe creep calls to creep, and removing the creep frequency in my own mind made me no longer a target .... ??? Anyways, if it had persisted I would have left the area. It is great that we have these intuitive knowing abilities - just need to listen to them and sometimes not push on.

[@Stormy2809]

You are a very compassionate person.

[@Irnbru4ever]

Yosemite Park looks awesome and beautiful, the Half Dome is definitely not my cup of tea, I am afraid of heights... I know my limits and nothing and nobody is getting me up there. Thanks again for a great informative video ❤

[@breadandcircus1]

I'd never ever visit Yosemite National Park, even the name gives me chills. Horrible, creepy things have happened there, that park is a place there are many dead, unburied people. This is very disturbing, VERY scary

[@killpretty13]

It sounds scary but it's beautiful. Don't go backcountry or off trail. Like the intro says yosemite valley is the place to see. It's pretty,flat and has tons of waterfalls

[@conservativehippie9736]

Agree...beautiful yet too much...eeewww... lol!

[@kristymoore7052]

There are 4 million people a year who do so, so look at the odds, do the math. I live there and have solo hiked and backpacked. I’m still here. I’d rather be here than in some urban area worried about a car accident or mugging or something.

[@kelseyfrates8104]

Unburied people?? What? I haven't heard about this and I lived there so lol

[@killpretty13]

@@kelseyfrates8104 I think they meant those that go missing etc,they are presumed dead and most likely are unburied. Just becoming part of the wildness/park.

[@nancytestani1470]

Yosemite just looks so primeval, wilder than most parks but looks stunning….

[@Doreana48501]

Bryan About that straight up climbing rock cliff. I have a cousin who climbed Mount Everest. I asked him why do he test his mortality that way. He said because I'm of the mindset that if I make it all is good. If I die all is good. I've haven't worried about him since norr any mountain climbers for that matter now that I know their Do or Die general mindset.

[@ares3052]

I remember watching a show about how the American government took away the lands of the native Americans. Whenever some of the territories were negotiated about, the Natives gave mostly away those territories they thought were cursed! Including the Grand Canyons, but this probably also applies to Yosemite! Keep that mind ;) when u visit those Parks the government made a money machine out of! The natives had their reasons to call those lands cursed!

[@space-date1742]

I live in western North Carolina and can say this is true of all the land taken for the Smokies and the Blue Ridge Parkway,it was the same all thru Appalachia .

[@mousetreehouse6833]

@@space-date1742 I live near the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail, and can attest to some strange things in the areas. From the New Hampshire border up to Mt. Katahden is extremely dense and heavily wooded -- and very, very isolated. A little further south on the Trail is Mt. Washington, with it's unpredictable weather. The natives wanted nothing to do with it...and over the years it has killed about 150 people, many who left the on a pleasent 80° summer day at the base only to find a blinding blizzard above tree line. As the Trail meanders south-east, you may run into UFO sightings or a mad doctor who is over 200 years old and harases hikers near Mt. Moosilauke. When/if you make it to the rolling hills of Vermont, you come to The Long Trail, which is in the middle of (are you ready for it?) The Bennington Triangle. But the weirdness doesn't end here, because, after a stroll past the haunted Hoosac tunnel in Massachusetts, you are on your way to Connecticut, through Cornwall and the fabled ghost town of Dudleytown. Pass at your own risk! The Indians sure as heck didn't!

[@Anaris10]

I am Yosemite Native and you are completely wrong. During Teddy Roosevelt's Administration, it was suggested that we have a Reservation in Oo-soo-mah-ti. Teddy wouldn't have it saying " A private hunting preserve for a bunch of savages?, Preposterous!", so my home became your National Park.

[@mousetreehouse6833]

@@Anaris10 Ah, doesn't Yosemite mean valley of death, and you couldn't wait to unload it on a bunch of white yahoos?

[@Anaris10]

@@mousetreehouse6833 No, it means "Killer" or "Grizzly Bear" and contrary to what you might believe, we're not all "Woke" here. We have no Federal Recognition nor land. If we were federally recognized the Gov't might actually have to pay what few of us remain part of the millions taken in by the Park every year.

[@christianeaster2776]

It sounds like even though she had a minor car accident, she suffered a concussion. This kind of injury can leave a person sort of like a zombie. Able to walk and talk, but not able to really understand people's offers of help or realise their need for help. 🙁

[@donsimonds5186]

Thank you for the video, it really puts things in perspective, we should enjoy every moment, knowing that you can die walking out to check the mail. There are millions of ways that people lose their lives, enjoy the life you have and love those around you. But you should know that true love and true appreciation comes from God above through his son Jesus Christ who gave himself for us that we could be forgiven and know him, seek the Lord while he may be found for the day is coming where they will seek Him and will not be able to find him.

[@ArmyGrunt1986]

Just looking at that picture of them on that near vertical walk made my palms start to sweat.

[@andygarcia5577]

yeah did the backside halfdome from valley floor made it by afternoon (fresh out of firefighter handcrew at 26 yrs old kept up with my little brother who was qualified for BOSTON at the old 3 hr limit) sooo check your conditioning and high altitude breathing . stayed only long enough about 20:00 min when a gust told us too look at each other and we knew it was time to go we went to where we thought the cable was but was only saved ⛰by maybe a few steps by a fellow hiker said 'might wanna go this way ' we were 120 feet from the cables and woulda walked right off the gradual side and gone please be carefull we got lucky

[@thescarletgraywitch8052]

I think that because these areas have the label of Park, that people less familiar with wilderness believe these areas are more tame than say a National Forest or Wilderness Area. People need to understand that regardless of the label put on an area (which usually only exist for governmental resources allocation anyways) that this is still the outdoors. The land is still rugged, there are wild animals that can be dangerous, and people can still easily become lost. I feel this is why Parks can seem more dangerous than other areas.