Gila Wilderness, New Mexico - West Fork, Woodland Park, and Middle Fork of the Gila River

[@cynthiaschwartz559]

Beautiful area!

[@RobinT-treehugger]

Nicely done.

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Thank you! :)

[@Ali-wd5uy]

Great video ;I have been to Gila but not the trails.I will go back someday..

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Thanks for watching! Yeah hike the middle fork, that area was incredible.

[@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI]

Crazy! Right off the bat seeing a Javalina! Gonna have to head there sometime.

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Lol yeah, saw that herd within the first mile and then nothing the next 43 haha. If you’re not familiar with the channel “My own frontier” (he’s my favorite) he has an awesome Gila video. That’s how I learned about this place originally.

[@MotoringAdventures_KE7SAI]

@@wildwithwindjammer8664 Awesome! I’ll check it out. Thanks!

[@KvichakSmith]

Yes a Javalina was kewl. Jerry

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Jerry! Hope you’re travels north are going well. Thanks for watching

[@stowcreek1999]

Hey man great video! Beautiful! My fam and I will likely be there in (unfortunately) August. And we want to do a nice multiday backpack trip like you. We are considering what you did or similar. But would need more time to complete. Taking it easy and maybe only doing 8-10 miles max a day, how long might this be? Do you think there are camping spots easy enough to find doing it this way? What spots would be best if we also wanted to use a camp spot as a couple-of-day layover to do some side quest explorations? And do you recommend other hikes or versions of this hike? I suppose we could spend 4-7 days if we can bring enuf food and find enough water. Thanks for any help?

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Hey thanks for watching! Honestly, I’d suggest keeping to the Middle Fork. All of the exciting stuff I saw was mainly in the middle fork. There’s tons of wonderful campsites, and including side trips, I’m sure you’d be able to make a few days out of it. Happy trails!

[@luckydog4467]

Thanks for the video. I'm planning on hiking this loop in April next year. What month did you hike the loop? Should I be concern with the water crossings in April?

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

I hiked it in May. Highest I crossed was probably mid thigh (I am a short dude though lol). I’d definitely suggesting keeping an eye on the weather in the time leading up to your trip. I would imagine a lot of rain can swell that area up greatly.

[@michaelpetersonbackpacking6077]

😂you sure had some determination to get to hells hole canyon ! Are they assigned camp spots there? Or was that just a goal you’d made for yourself? Looked like another fun hike.

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

Lol honestly if I would have known it was 15 miles instead of 12 I would have made different plans haha. Nothing assigned, it’s wide open, I’m just a stubborn man!

[@dugfern]

Joey doesn't seem to be doing KZbin anymore.

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

If you’re talking about me, I’ll be back lol. Small hiatus while I had some stuff going with my kiddo. The woods are calling though.

[@dugfern]

No, I was referring to Joey Coconino. I don't know what's going on with him. Probably working and no time for videography. I know he was in military for a while but don't know what type of cash gigs he had outside of KZbin, which is not a sizable or sufficient income...@@wildwithwindjammer8664

[@dugfern]

my own frontier guy was Joey Coconato (sp?) His videos seem to have been taken down. @@wildwithwindjammer8664

[@wildwithwindjammer8664]

It just dawned on me that I was talking about Joey from My Own Frontier as the inspiration for me heading to the Gila! Yeah I don’t think he is neither. Hope he is doing ok and returns. He made the best KZbin videos!

[@dugfern]

Yeah, he did. Great hiker.@@wildwithwindjammer8664