Hiking Zion to Arches //02: The Barracks | 4K

[@erwindufner2651]

Very nice video. Thanks a lot for it. I am going there in mid of April and I will try to walk the part of the slot canyon.

[@joyouslily2982]

Keep it going!😉👌♥️

[@eddie_wolf_]

Thanks for the memories. Did the Barracks in 1998. Started at the Junction. Had to swim a few deeper pools and took a slide down the rock falls. The river had more flow than you did. Missed the plaque and had to fight the waist deep current upstream a ways only to encounter the climb out. Done in 2 full days. My all time favorite to date.

[@Acrossutah]

Cool -- I've heard from a few who have hiked it in deeper water and it really sounds like 10x the adventure! Thanks for watching and sharing your experience. 👍🌞

[@telmawhitt3284]

Beautiful!! Thank you for sharing.

[@Acrossutah]

Glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching and leaving a comment!

[@janicetaylor8794]

You live in the most astonishing country. I would love to visit Utah! 😀

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks! Hope you get a chance before too long. 👍😃

[@martinjdesmond]

I happened to stumble across these videos of your trek. The videos are very well done. The country is beautiful.

[@Acrossutah]

Thank you -- I appreciate the comment.

[@fiegenfiegen]

14:04: I bet those are the eggs of the froggies that were around having fun!

[@Acrossutah]

Yep -- pretty sure you are correct! 😀 Thanks for watching!

[@MrProach2]

Just subscribed! I have seen a few of those off-the-beaten-track places myself (Kolob, Hop Valley, West Rim, East Rim, Cable Draw, Fat Man's Misery to name a few). In these now-busy National Parks, you only have to go 200 yds off the beaten trails and you are on your own! It's good that you give us the biological names of the flora & fauna that you see! And I'm only on page 2 of your epic trek. Rob from England

[@Acrossutah]

Cool -- thanks for the sub. Yes -- there is so much to see just a short distance from the roads (and crowds). Glad you like the scientific names. I don't know them myself, but find them interesting. Another user suggested I add them so I did. 👍 Cheers!

[@HuckOutdoors]

What were those egg sacks?

[@Acrossutah]

Those are from the frogs. In fact, you can see another egg sack with the frogs at 10:35. Thanks for watching and the comment.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Cool! Always enjoy all your work you put in to your videos! Some of the best work out there on KZbin for sure!

[@Snorgviggle]

@ 5:40: that's a species of Mimulus.

[@Acrossutah]

Cool -- thanks for watching and sharing your info.

[@garypalmer692]

I have lived and worked at the Thunderbird Lodge at Mt Carmel Jct a couple times in the past 14 years and have returned to the area many times since. I am backpacking the area again this summer (2019). Its such a nice area with so many places to see.!

[@crazyforflowers7478]

Thank you for the videos. It surely helped our plans to visit Utah.. Did you have someone with you to do your videos? I ask because the way it was done when you came out of the bypass tunnel etc. Thanks again..

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks for watching! I occasionally hike with other people, but in this series I was solo and shot everything myself. I do some portions 2x to capture the moment. Also, the shots with a moving point-of-view are done with a special camera. Cheers!

[@MaryannHazel]

Binge-watching this series. Love your sense of humor...and an obsessed with Utah. I got a small taste of Utah a couple years ago on a trip with friends, but we were in all the usual touristy spots. I would love to get into the backcountry. It is so different than the Sierra Nevada Mountains. Thanks so much for making this series. Now on to part 3!

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks for watching -- glad you are enjoying the series!

[@shorttermmemories4501]

Great edit bro! Keep it up

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks -- hope you watch and enjoy the series.

[@benitafanning5038]

Awesome hike! Wonderful video! This should be on TV!

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks Benita! Bet you didn't like the snakes in this one too much! Such as the moment at 12:39!

[@dawnday937]

Thank you for taking us on your amazing hikes! You are adventurous & amazing!!

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks, Dawn -- I appreciate the appreciation! :)

[@garypalmer692]

Did you see the huge cave in Poverty Wash. I may winter there this next one.

[@Acrossutah]

I saw the one in Mineral Gulch -- don't think I saw any in Poverty though.

[@crxbb9506]

Amazing landscape thank you for taking us along

[@offroadpplumber4859]

Looks very fun, nice video

[@WildernessMindset]

You handled that waterfall in the barracks a lot better than I did lol. I found the alternate route to get up an over it but I didn't find the right way back down. Since I was going down stream that would have been the way you went up first. I ended up going to the top of the canyon and down river even farther before I found a sketchy way back into the canyon. It was pretty cool to see your picture of the falls from 2009 too, it has changed a lot!

[@Acrossutah]

Yeah -- I've heard a few stories of people struggling here and that's why I posted a bit on obstacle on my site as the short bypass isn't that obvious and some of the longer bypasses are definitely a bit sketchy on those cliffs!

[@sparkyobrian6417]

fantastic !!!!! I knew youd come thru with great vids !

[@perrytaylor6388]

Your best video to date! Watching for the next installment ✌️

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks!

[@k6lsn]

That was awesome Jamal!

[@geraldhenrickson7472]

Thanks Jamal....much fun from where I sit. Thanks for taking us along.

[@MountainHobbler]

Awesome

[@AlanBrockImages]

I’ve been looking forward to this video!! Really well done. It was fun to relive the canyon through a different set of eyes. Looking forward to the rest of your trip.

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks, Alan.

[@travelanche6405]

Less quicksand troubles? :D

[@pokert9401]

Is that where you filter your water at those spring flow? Also, if you dont have a filter water, can you drink from the spring water without filtering?

[@Acrossutah]

I do usually try to get water from one of the springs in that area (there are several). BUT... I have also filtered straight from the river before as well. In theory one should always filter the water just in case it's been contaminated somehow (but I know many who drink straight from a spring w/o a problem.) Thanks for watching! 🌞✌

[@potatothorn]

as if the Zion section wasnt exciting enough, WOW that was amazing thanks for taking us with you!

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks!

[@TheWayOutdoors]

Anyone ever tell you that you look like Ex- Baseball player Kevin Millar a little bit? Other than that, I just finished your first video of the Zion to Arches series, and I am loving it so far! Great job on the video. I cant get enough of Canyon Country in Utah. Looking forward to future videos. Safe Trails!

[@Acrossutah]

Hmm... no that's a new one. I've hear before about that Mayhem Guy from the Allstate commercials and the lead singer of Cake. I dunno -- it's hard for me to see it, but I guess that's always the case! :) Thanks for watching.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

How do I get to the start of the trail? How difficult is it?

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks for watching. There is no "trail" for this hike, it's an unofficial route starting on the east side of Zion NP. Feel free to write me via my website if you'd like more info. Thx.

[@bongbongtravels6108]

@@Acrossutah , thanks.

[@lyndonreddick1888]

I hear some Led Zep. Escape from Zion? Great you made it this far, doing it again in 2018. You only forgot your easel. That's what Zion would be good for. Heading down to where Maynard Dixon had his home in Carmel Valley, lovely place indeed. This may be the coolest section of your hike, all the reptiles and amphibians. Or the Creeks section. Why do they call it the Barracks? What is hard to get to me anyway, is that you are going upstream, to a Valley. It's the giant Canyons of Zion and the start of the staircase I suppose. And last time I was there I drove through the park on that partly tunneled hwy in the dark. Full moon, possibly illegal- I don't know- there was no one there at gate, and no other vehicles seen.

[@XubenLGen]

Was the rope already in the bypass? That was fortuitous (when I did a down-and-back via French Canyon, I left webbing there to help pull myself back up). BTW, am really enjoying these videos!

[@Acrossutah]

Yep -- the rope was already there. I've actually done it before w/o a rope, so it's still possible, but it's nice to have the assist. Thanks for watching.

[@anitamitchell3452]

I can not believe that snake was in the cold water .... I'm sure it took a lot of stored up heat out of him to do that ... and the "eggs"??? That was craziness, wonder what that was? Frog eggs maybe? Take care of those feet of yours. Ouch.

[@BackpackerDiaries]

Nicely done Jamal, glad there was a bypass option around the falls. What video program do you use in the intro where it flies over the landscape and then zooms in on a spot?

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks. Yeah -- if that bypass wasn't there it would make much more difficult passage when the water is high. The simulated fly-overs were done with Google Earth.

[@beeroux]

Great stuff Jamal. Very inspiring. I plan on doing the Hayduke in the next few years. In this installment, what shoes are you wearing?

[@Acrossutah]

I almost always just wear my hiking boots in the water (unless it's just a quick crossing, then I will try to keep them dry). I usually pair them with neoprene socks, but actually didn't on this trip. Thanks for watching. Be sure to check out my site for a Hayduke Trail Reference section and feel free to hit me out with any questions when you get closer to your hike.

[@gregdavidd]

Thanks for all your videos Jamal. I've watched quit a few. In this video you don't mention the status of Labyrinth falls access past one harder spot. Have this changed there?

[@Acrossutah]

Thanks for watching. On this hike I didn't go too far down the canyon, but in the past (and likely still) there has been once fairly big boulder jam which requires careful climbing and possibly a rope to descend before arriving at the top of Labyrinth Falls.

[@tessw9744]

Jamal? Why do people hike using walking sticks? Is it just to help keep balance? I'm not a hiker, so I always wondered about that. I have only hiked in summer camp in the woods, when I was a kid. Lol I love your videos the landscape is so beautiful!

[@Acrossutah]

Yes, mostly for balance -- especially in tricky footing situations (like in the river here). The trekking poles have kept me from falling on several occasions when I've twisted an ankle or a rock gave way underfoot. The poles also help slow momentum when going down a steep incline and give you an added boost when climbing. Thanks for watching and the comment.

[@johntrout3068]

Did you start hiking before or after your short career as a stand up comic?

[@Acrossutah]

Definitely before. Thanks for watching.

[@TheWasatchGearReview]

Our state is so amazingly beautiful! Thanks for taking us along again! What auto tripod are you using? It's getting you some unique shots! ATB - TWGR

[@Acrossutah]

The pan shots are created by shooting with a Gear360 camera and then setting the "view" in post. It worked fairly well, but the app-based viewfinder died week one so I had to shoot blind the whole trip. Thanks for watching and the question.