I Seriously Never Want to Leave This Place (SUV Camping/Vanlife Adventures)

In this video I return to one of my favorite places in the world, only to fall under its spell once again.
DATE FILMED: Early September 2021
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GPS COORDINATES, etc.
** Green River Lakes trailhead: 43.313795, -109.858352
** Slide Creek Falls (bottom): 43.290340, -109.810210
** Fish Bowl Spring: 43.280540, -109.794770
** Slide Lake: 43.275024, -109.782012
** Clear Creek Natural Bridge: 43.303549, -109.799918
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** Instagram: / suvrving
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#wyoming #camping #hiking

[@debbiescotti5256]

This is definitely one of your most spectacular videos. The scenery is gorgeous and those of us who can't hike anymore really enjoy all of your adventures. Keep traveling, and stay healthy!

[@willtroy1986]

It’s a shame to ruin such an awesome spot…hope the likes were worth it for this guy

[@juliafromwisconsin]

The imagery on this video is beyond words. I want you to know that when you post this sort of video, it means a lot to your viewers, or at least to this viewer. You make some great videos - don’t overwhelm us with loud music, let nature speak for itself, find beautiful spots, move at a nice relaxed pace, talk about cultural features in the landscape in a respectful manner, and have some fantastic photography - no problem asking for likes, you deserve them, thank you. 🚙🏞😎

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Julia, that's really nice of you to say!

[@John-ve3gg]

Agreed

[@linh8997]

So true about the music. People take fabulous videos and then overwhelm them with loud music. What are they thinking? Music is fine during the Drone footage...

[@websterbarstone]

Well said, Julia.

[@richardlee9207]

Tristan, I agree with Julia, you are truely unique, your videos realy bring out the natural beauty of the places that you brought us along. Some of scenes in this videos required a lot of walking to take, I for one really grateful for your hardwork. You remind me of Bob Ross, except your "paintings" is at a more mesjestic scale but the way you narrate nature is just as mesmerizing as Bob Ross. 👍👍👍

[@cindynichols27]

This should win an award and you should be making heaps of money lol. So happy that this place has never been over-run by humans.

[@prairiesky1144]

" The mountains are calling and I must go..." John Muir

[@donaldwhitehurst807]

Please do a short video of your wife’s reaction when you ask her if she wants to move up there and live off berries and squirrel droppings. LOL

[@jules9628]

She probably agree with him-who wouldnt?

[@kathyfatheree9378]

🤣🤣🤣

[@farmboy5129]

that cave will be mighty cold in the winter

[@search4truth104]

One winter up there may change your mind.

[@cassie6281]

yeah it's gorgeous, but I don't want to live off squirrel droppings. bowser would love that, though

[@davidcacopardo8218]

Hello Tristan. I know this is over a year old but I don't always catch these. I just need to say thank you! You allow your viewers to live vicariously through you. I don't think I could ever keep up with you on these trips but just watching you in action makes it an even more enjoyable visit. I just think about all the times you have to stop and go back to set up the camera so we can see you hiking or going over crazy *bridges* like the ones in this film. You're right! This area is indeed the kind of place one would want to stay around. It was breathtaking and yet we probably only got to experience a small percentage of the reality of being there. Oh, and the times you hold your camera face down for us to get an idea of how high you are, or how treacherous the terrain is, well it sometimes makes my heart jump in my throat!!! Thanks again and I will be watching again and again!

[@johnoden2857]

I'd definitely say this is the most compelling scenery you've filmed that I have seen. It has a Nordic sublimity and then when the mountains are shrouded in clouds, a Chinese-like mystery. You'd almost expect to find an ancient monastery hidden in the crags. You seek this place out and it seems to totally welcome you...

[@JakeRichardsong]

Yes, no flashy edits, no loud music, no zoom in, zoom out rapidly...no tricks.

[@deetrvl4life875]

Not fair!! KZbin should have a LOVE button because this is beyond ‘like’, Tristan. So well done. Those scenes are so individually breath taking you could play a song for each. This deserves to be at least a 30 min vid!! ❤️

[@3generations393]

You should be up for an award-your videos are in a class by themselves! Always a thrill to watch and educational as well. Thank you Tristan for all your hard work. Please give your lovely wife a hug from grandma Iris 🙋❤️🤍💙🙏🤗

[@mollydion8311]

5:15 & 5:23 are Bob Ross paintings of mountains & pines. Just spectacularly beautiful. Thanks for taking me along.

[@BIGLou888]

Awesome! Thanks for sharing. I was born & raised in the California Bay Area, in 95', when I was 25, I left California after dealing with so much crime and useless living, I had a friend offer me to go w/him to work at Jackson Lake Lodge, I was skeptical never being out of California, I even made the replied "What's in Wyoming?, tumbleweeds and nothingness?", when we arrived and I took my first morning breath at 5 am, I was already feeling the Majesty and Marvel of the area, and that was only staying in town (Jackson) at the Virginian Inn, heading to Jackson Lake Lodge was a whole other Undescribable Paradise!, after months gone by waking up and taking a shuttle bus around the figure 8 shaped park, going off popular paths/trails and taking the smaller paths or wildlife made paths, I fell in love with the area. I even got left behind and lost just past the geyser/hot pots, and didn't care, got to experience wildlife such as Grizzly, Bison, Eagles, Porcupine, and Bull Moose, (Luckily no Mountain Lions!, they are the ones to worry about and look for.), when I left Wyoming after almost a year there, flew out from the airport just before town, I LITERALLY could "feel" the wilderness telling me not to leave, but to stay, as if it were where I belonged. Friends, I tell You Truly and deeply that I have been to Montana, Utah, Crater Lake, Key West, The Smokies, the beaches of California, and there Is NOT anywhere that comes close to the Beauty, Wonder, Wild, and Peacefulness of this North Western area of Wyoming. I WISH I could live there. I tried living in Jackson, but it was too expensive, hence why I don't live there now, but I WILL return as I have 3 times since I left the first time in 95', and it's Always been Amazing everytime. 4-5 days isn't even enough to fully take most of it in and experience it. You can feel the Native American Spirit here, and you can feel the ways of the American Cowboy here. It's a place to Respect, Cherish, and fully be at peace at. Thanks again for the video, Nice work! Keep enjoying the area, and keep it clean and Awesome!🤘🏻🤠🤙

[@LMo-bm6ol]

Delightful Jealousy: that’s what probably we all feel watching videos like this (and pretty much all videos you’ve made). Thank you-what a majestic place!!!

[@morganhurley6960]

I literally just hiked this area just 3 weeks ago. There's nothing like experiencing actually being in a place like this. The smells, feels, cold weather, sounds, and everything you can experience being there in person. Great place, can't wait to go back!

[@mariawolterstorff145]

My parents honeymooned at Green River Lakes in the 80s. Since then they’ve taken me and my siblings several times and last month I took my daughter for the first time at only 10 months old. To be four hours away would be amazing; we live about 22 hours away, so it’s a bit of a hike. During the 80s when the recommendation to lock up your food had not yet gained popularity, my parents had an overnight guest in their campsite who drank a whole gallon of milk and a 12 pack of 7up. We still pull out a saved 7up can for show-and-tell now and again, complete with claw marks.

[@linjicakonikon7666]

Some friends and I backpacked in the Wind River Range in '73,'74 and '75, two weeks each time, entering from three different trailheads. One year there was too much snow to go much higher than above Three Forks Meadow so we dayhiked in the Green River lakes basin and side valleys. Slide Lake and Slide Falls was one of the favorite places we explored. Nice to see it again. We climbed Gannet from the West instead of from the Northeast as you did. Beautiful memories.🏞️

[@jamesrichardson1326]

You and Cassie and pup could move to this area. You're young and can easily start anew.

[@cramias1]

You should look into the Wind River High Route. Its the premier hiking route in the Winds and I think it would be right up your alley. One of the things i like best about the Winds, they're pretty resistant to the "done in a day" mentality that pervades a lot of national park visitation. You can day hike in the Winds, but the range really only reveals its secrets to those who devote multiple days and nights to getting deep into the backcountry. Its one of my favorite places in the US

[@benzun9600]

No dont bring any more people to winds.

[@BeckyAlter]

Hey- good to know! Thanks for the tip for all of us here!

[@ivybrooks7963]

@@benzun9600 stop gatekeeping.

[@butchpemberton6143]

Honestly the more of your videos I watch, I feel God helps you bring these Amazing beautiful nature videos to US ALL...Thank YOU

[@johnmcnulty4425]

It's hard to believe that the way over developed, corporate small town of Riverton isn't too far away from such a beautiful, wild place.

[@dezarydrak8241]

I know you are a capable hiker but I still held my breath when you carefully walked on the “log” bridges with all your equipment. Realized you did it more than once to get it on video. Thank you for your calm and gorgeous videography.

[@jorgensen8]

My thought also. A fall could lead to a life long injury.

[@crux321]

that didnt look so bad. not that high really and several logs

[@campingwithhomer7371]

How about when Covid is over you do some hiking in Alberta Canada. Rocky Mountains are really spectacular here with awesome hiking trails.

[@SUVRVing]

Stay tuned for summer 2022 😁

[@campingwithhomer7371]

@@SUVRVing Thanks man! notification bell is always on for your channel!

[@KurtNoakes]

I'd like to see a collaboration with Foresty Forest. Similar youtube channel based in Canada.

[@TwilightedForever1]

You are still the most respectful outdoor vlogger I've viewed. You respect the mountains, you respect the trails, you respect the wildlife and the natural elements! And you are genuine, truthful, calm in your delivery. Thank you for bringing the Great Outdoors to all of us, to enlighten and educate. PS: I'm proud to say my dad worked for the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) through the 1970s. He did his best to protect and defend our wildlands. I grew up with the reverence for the wildlands that all wildlands deserve. 🌲

[@toastrecon]

Me: "Mmmmm.... forbidden water slide...." Tristan: "I hope no one has ever actually tried to slide down this thing..."

[@ChipChoc00]

Magnificent views. Thanks again for taking us with you! Those mountains look unreal or like a painting. 👍🏻😀

[@koslund11]

That range has been in my mind every since I spent a week in it, back 40 years ago. How can anyone not like this video. It is one of the most beautiful places in the country. Might have to take another trip there. Thanks so much for all that walking to show us your love of the mountains.

[@willtroy1986]

Because what keeps it beautiful is people not posting for hundreds of thousands of views on KZbin about it. Now many people will come, and it will get more trash, more careless people who could potentially cause a forw, and then you’ll have to buy an expensive permit 6 months in advance. Thanks for nothing Tristan, hope the likes and ego boost are worth ruining this place.

[@linh8997]

Finally got a chance to sit down and watch this uninterrupted. I have never seen any place so beautiful. It looks like a wizard might come by any minute and turn you into a unicorn. No. Make that Pegasus. You could fly all around those Spires and See For Miles.... That one deserved five thumbs up. I must watch it again now....

[@StinkFingerr]

Astounding and mystical beauty. Almost like a fairy-tale.

[@storeytwinb]

What an amazing part of God's creation ❤ So glad you found those berries...much better than squirrel droppings any day 😀 Your video skills are something else!!!

[@DonnaBMacK]

Love your videos. Amazing waterfalls and scenery. Your enthusiasm is contagious. :) Thank you for taking us along to another spectacular location.

[@SUVRVing]

Thanks Donna!

[@vaughnmaurt5013]

Completely agree ! Thanks

[@carolsmith7380]

Live off of lichen and squirrel droppings......ROFL. What a great way to express your feelings!!!!

[@paddlegal3097]

Oh yea, the Wind River has captured your soul. Good thing it's only 4 hours from home! Specular indeed!

[@deborahm6036]

Incredible beauty! Pure magic. Thank you for this spectacular Wyoming mountain series!

[@glennbeattie6172]

Thank you for your great videos! I was truly awe struck by the beauty of this location. Tristan you film a lot of walk away shots at the hardest points, like stream crossing. Thank you for your dedication to making great videos!

[@tonybarnes3858]

Climbed here extensively in the late '80s and '90s. People who saw our photos always asked "where's that?" Let's keep it as wild as it is. The southern Winds especially are much loved and much visited. Hope we can avoid overdevelopment.

[@GlennSSmith]

I have found that, if you LIVE in your magical place , it slowly stops being magical. I find it more comforting to just keep going BACK to a place like that as a DREAM GETAWAY before returning to reality..But that's just me.

[@katielrobison]

I have no words for the beauty of this place. Thanks for sharing your adventures with us! I want to go here one day.

[@haydenlewis3982]

I really enjoyed this one! I've commented before about how original your videos seem in a chaotic world of KZbin travel blogs, but this one really stood out. I love that you are able to capture the awesome views without the need to supplement them with "catchy music". You really let the views speak for themselves. Thanks Tristan.

[@karentierney7198]

I wish I was there right now. Granite Creek also stole my heart.

[@richardb.7054]

I'm completely blown away. Tetons have nothing on that place. And what a wonderful day of weather that you were there. Visually stunning.

[@dougzauha]

Okay, I have to say this. This is one of your top five if not the number one video I have watched on your channel. This was absolutely beautiful. Great shots...everything. Now I want to go there. The time-lapse section at 14:15 was unbelievable. Okay, you out did yourself on this one. Well done!

[@kfhurst]

I absolutely love your videos and your take on hiking. My nearly 5 year old says “that is my favorite show”. I am looking to get him initiated into hiking at elevation and want to start slowly. We are flatlanders and though I have done a lot of mtn hiking, he has not.i will tune into your other channel too - maybe we can get some tips on hikes that would be good to start kids on. Hike on!

[@SUVRVing]

Kelley, that's so great to hear! Tell him I said hi 😁

[@vanvorst1999]

😎👍 You never have to remind me to smash the like button on your videos!

[@elsajohnson6663]

Sawtooths are also a gem of a place.

[@KurtNoakes]

I loved this video so much that I restarted it after 5 minutes and asked my wife to watch it with me. The jagged peaks in mist created a surreal and mystic feeling. The falls and "fish bowl" and lake and natural bridge were so cool! Your channel is my favorite on KZbin and I've watched all your videos. Thanks for making them!

[@jules9628]

Just stunning. Thank you again, as we all say, for such a spectacular look at another heavenly place, still left on our earth.

[@rickzabala6020]

You do much more walking & hiking for the sake of filming & describing your adventures. I mean, having to backtrack to obtain your camera. You do hiking that is relatively safe and very scenic. When I was doing much more hiking it would be nice to have about places to go. I was limited by my work even though I had 4 weeks annual vacation. Yet, I liked my occupation. Light hiking I still enjoy. But what I like most now is religious destination travel which has lots of hiking, walking, climbing, and real miracle to meditate on. Happy travels 🥾🧳🖖✌️

[@RescueDogTreats]

I like that you give the fish a fair shot at life...makes you, you!

[@KristenMaine]

Absolutely beautiful!!!! The scenery is unbelievable 😍 My question is, are you ever afraid of running into wildlife? Bears, mountain lions etc.? Tell me what you bring along your hikes with you for protection from such an encounter. And yes, gave a thumbs up!

[@karencruz1401]

5:18 I actually gasped. What an incredible place. Thank you so very much for taking us along.

[@michaeldennison436]

Yes, the scene looking out in this time range was truly awe inspiring.

[@stevebalone4579]

Gorgeous photography - thanks for the opportunity to live vicariously through hikes I'll probably never be able to make.

[@Joanneeisle8458]

As vicarious hiking goes, your hikes are always great. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@phillipmurrieta1]

Thank you once again Tristan. That was truly jaw dropping. Your videos are the best way for me to start my Saturdays.

[@NYCHFAN]

This is fantastic! Wyoming feels like home to me, I've only been on the east side, but I love it. I'd move there if the winters weren't so long. Glad you've found your happy place!

[@jasonfirewalker3595]

Thank you for sharing your power spot. I once hiked to the upper basin of Gold Creek trail in Juneau AK in 10 inches of new fallen snow. It was the only time I've ever heard true silence. No birds. No wind. Nothing. I invite you to find silence yourself, it's a life changing experience.

[@chrissessions6108]

You know it's a special place when it has you thinking squirrel droppings don't sound too bad! 😆 The Wind Rivers are truly worthy of all your words of admiration.

[@beach3girl459]

Wind River range has some of the most breathtakingly spectacular views in all the world. Are 14:12 sounds for real?

[@vickyagnew1651]

Stunning, stunning scenery! I like it when you sit down and share why a place matters to you. Thank you for this one, Tristan. PS I did hit "Like."

[@hihellokitty85]

When I lived in Kona, Big Island, it barely rained. When it pours, though, it really pours. But near by on Mauna Kea, it snows there.

[@JJ-sv9kh]

That is seriously beautiful country.

[@Jackie-gq7xs]

You're encountering the beauty of God. "the kind of place you want to dedicate your life to." God is beautiful, and thus so is His creation.❤️

[@BULLARDtheOKIE]

Beautiful landscape!

[@warrenweisfus709]

It wasn’t just the beaver that made the old trappers decide to rendezvous in the Wind River area.

[@latexbock]

As a Wyomingite, I love the way you treated the Winds while you were there. The simple majesty of the range bedevils description unless you have stood on the ground and experienced them face to face. I appreciate the level headed, non-dramatic commentary and that you allow the viewer to get a glimpse of a very special place in our state.

[@traveler7999]

WOW!!!!! I just want to follow you around and hike. I would never go home. Spectacular!!!! Can you camp at the lake there?

[@SUVRVing]

Yep!

[@sparkytoday8455]

Thank you for all your hard work in order to bring us these spectacular videos, Tristan. Would love to see you camp there.

[@Nadine----]

You showed us gorgeous scenery but your values are also delightful. Thank you. Love your way. 🥰

[@Jeff-jg7jh]

You get an award. You don't shoot fish in a barrel. Now that's two of the most incredible places I've seen (on Utube water fall #1). I love MT and the whole area. Me and the girlfriend drove from Mousula to Rexburg ID. Just a road trip but a couple side trips were amazing. I found and old cabin with a newspaper still lying on the kitchen table dated 1951. The year I was born. I Ieft it right there. I don't keep beautiful fish either.

[@ytubechannel997]

What an inspiring video Tristan. Very cool topographical features. Thanks for sharing this beautiful area. This video represents what life is all about.

[@sc2020]

God is the creator of heaven and earth (nature) Thanks for sharing with us his beautiful creations. God bless you greatly

[@warrenweisfus709]

“for all things we’re created by Him and for Him”…… there is NO Mother Nature!!!

[@sc2020]

@@warrenweisfus709 Amén brother ‼️

[@bestchannelintheworld]

Yeah this place looks great even in gloomy weather.

[@brendajackson2818]

Dear Tristan, I'm 67 yo & would have loved to have been crazy hiking like you when I was younger but now have to vicariously live these Beautiful Wonders thru you, you Brave Soul!! Thank you so much for your travels!

[@mikemacklin6526]

Amazing, really found a piece of paradise. That water slide looked like a giant gold sluice to me. Amazing

[@karakoppanyi3845]

Absolutely beautiful country. I can see why it’s at the top of your list. I loved this video!!

[@kingstonsean]

Here come old flattop he come groovin up slowly.

[@rangerdoc1029]

I don't know why it took KZbin so long to recommend this channel to me. Instant subscribe.

[@joyouslily2982]

Slide creek falls like watching the sluice at a 🦫 dam. Gorgeous area!!

[@falconsooner]

I keep hearing a lot about the Winds but have never made it there. Videos like this inspire me

[@samanthamariefreeman335]

You do such an awesome job video taping these fabulous areas. Your spirit is contagious, so thank you for bringing Mother Nature into my living room.

[@djlinde3]

Very scenic and Lander is a cool town!

[@helenedwards8582]

I love the Wind River area...absolutely beautiful.

[@bryanfox2735]

There are some really nice looking dudes ranches in the wind river mountains. Absolutely beautiful place!!!! 🇺🇸💪

[@heidihill2361]

Beautiful area, the wide open view that you showed reminds me a bit of how Yosemite lays out.

[@gregkerr725]

Yes, I too sometimes want to chuck the old hum drum day to day and go into the wilderness and live off the land,,,,but I draw the line at "squirrel droppings"!!!

[@benjones8977]

Those must be some kind of special squirrel droppings! 🤣

[@cactuskiwi4218]

I cannot stop watching your videos. I am hooked

[@katz20200]

Puts me in mind of Shangri-La Merrriam Webster: 1 : a remote beautiful imaginary place where life approaches perfection : utopia. 2 : a remote usually idyllic hideaway.

[@nancymyers7676]

In the 1970, my husband, myself and two friends were priveleged to hike to Slide Lake. We camped at the Lake and I remember seeing a sign, "No fish in this lake." However, we fished at the mouth where water was coming in and caught sufficient trout for the time we were camped. Never saw any bears but did encounter moose.

[@krisg3984]

That Squaretop mountain above the water , I’m sure I saw a painting of that location. It was at my grandparents’ home, so long ago. The painted date was like 1855. A truly awe inspiring location !

[@joycemoulis4392]

Beautiful! So primordial and pristine! May it be protected

[@maxlemaire6295]

My thoughts exactly on GR Lakes!!! ( No Words!!) First time I saw this place in spring of 2005 just blew me away. I worked and lived in that area for 15 years. Snow machined many times there and would just take day trips in the summer. Its my happy place.

[@jeffreycarter3503]

Enjoyed. You do a lot of work to tell the story in an natural flow. If you are shooting this all by yourself it is really a lot of work. Nice images well shot and gracefully presented. Thanks.

[@overlanderlite1600]

The Wind Rivers is probably a top 10 place on the entire planet !

[@secondhandrose6214]

12:14 Totally agree with you it's magical

[@allynistubed]

I can't wait to watch your wife dig into those squirrel droppings! Lol 🤣

[@demesrvl6761]

Squirrel Droppings!!!! OMG!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@deniseireland6154]

Be very vigilant climbing these dangerous, but beautiful mountains! God bless!

[@benzun9600]

Love this place live an hour away. Go hiking there 3 times a summer. Hiking fishing hunting. Gannet peak is amazing

[@theemaygoogleme151]

It is the largest contiguous mountain range in the lower 48 and virtually inaccessible except by foot. I spent a lot of time exploring them in my younger years and was always awed by them.

[@greyangelpilot]

Stunning Snowcapped Mountains, Check. Mist Covered Mountaintop Vistas, Check. Unique, Flat Waterfalls, Double Check !