Incredible Utah Backcountry with Bonus UNSEEN Content! | Feature-length Multi-Episode Compilation

Includes bonus content never before seen on the channel! This weeklong Utah adventure originally aired as 5 episodes in mid-2022. Sponsored content, intros/outros, and other superfluous segments have been removed for a cohesive, streamlined viewing experience, PLUS I have freshly edited a bonus "6th chapter" that I never published documenting my two-day excursion with locals guiding me through what would turn out to be the most interesting & scenic backcountry of my entire week in Utah.
Grab a beverage and settle in for a journey through unique, diverse, and incredibly beautiful Utah canyons, mountains and deserts.
Jared's videos about our trek together:
Part 1: • Overlanding Poison Spr...
Part 2: • Arches and Abandoned H...
Some of the gear I use:
Alldogs Offroad/Koni 2" lift kit:
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ASFIR 4x4 skid plates:
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Yankum Ropes:
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MAXTRAX MKII recovery boards:
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Viair 300p compressor:
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My 12V fridge:
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Camp Chef Mountaineer Stove:
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de Buyer 9½" carbon steel frying pan
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Reliance Beverage Buddy 4-gallon water container
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Midland 105 GMRS radio (works with handheld FRS radios)
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Dewalt 20V 12" chain saw:
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[@williammenchen7562]

The most beautiful place in the world!

[@ExploringWithTheBz]

Always enjoy your point of view about the landscape, the adventure and your experiences. Your humble nature speaks volumes. Great work Donald. Keep exploring!

[@BackroadExploration]

Loved watching this again! I really enjoyed your version of our days together. You have a gift for storytelling. Can’t wait to do this again with you.

[@louiskudlak2256]

Absolutely he's a story teller 😂

[@softroadingthewest]

This was so much fun, I look forward to hitting you guys up again next time!

[@Realtor_eliot_portland]

Incredible views all around, but at the end…wow!!!

[@Realtor_eliot_portland]

Beak Breaker..always an excellent call! Cheers my friend!

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

HI DONALD 👋 JUST BREATHTAKING BEAUTY SCENERY LANDSCAPE WEATHER WILDLIFE VIDEO DRONE FOOTAGE FOOTAGE & HISTORY ! AMAZING COLORS & VIEWS ! GLAD EVERYONE HAD A GREAT TIME ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 GOD BLESS YOU ALL ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏 AGAIN ❤

[@Oregontrailblazin]

Thanks in the refresher roadshow.

[@mrmosk2011]

Utah is amazing! We went there once and looks like there are a lot more to explore.

[@TroutWest]

Utah wind in the spring is always so bad...but it does give you some respect for how tough the natives/pioneers had it back in the day. Nice video dude.

[@krismiller5474]

I agree after spending most of Sept 23 in Utah! It is glorious!

[@carolleimbach6407]

Nice footage and music. I liked the longer video. Utah is our new favorite place. There's so much to see!

[@softroadingthewest]

I am so eager to get back...I've barely scratched the surface there. Thanks for watching!

[@johnnygreene5447]

Awesome video. Spectacular

[@steveb1]

Awesome video! Thanks so much for sharing.

[@billj5645]

Awesome video! I've been to almost every location you hit and that is a lot to pack into one video, a lot to pack into a week long trip.

[@darren4400]

I really like the one of a kind contractor canopy you had. I like your current popup canopy also, gives you extra space and comfort. Keep up with the youtube videos, I really enjoy your style.

[@softroadingthewest]

The contractor cap worked out very well for the price, and I'd certainly still have it on the truck if I hadn't had some partnership opportunities arise. As well as the contractor cap turned out, I am undeniably happier with the Topo Toppers camper. :-)

[@squatch2461]

🍻 High winds are exactly why I too have built a camper on my truck. Looking forward to hearing more about your current camper.

[@softroadingthewest]

I do have an introductory video about the camper I made when it was new: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bKSpoqiYl72XbLs And I have been releasing a series of build videos as I go, I still have one or two more videos to finish this series but what I have covers most of what you see: Playlist of 7 videos so far: kzbin.info/aero/PLy61X2ncSOSfwOqvc9gF3_NTD9smtunkr Let me know if I can answer any other questions! 🙂

[@squatch2461]

@@softroadingthewest Thanks, I've been watching them, but hadn't seen the most recent one. I'm leaning towards getting the same camper, so am very interested in your long term review.

[@softroadingthewest]

Nice! At this point I'll probably look at doing a 1-year review in March after I've had a full four seasons with it.

[@squatch2461]

@@softroadingthewest Cool, Thanks

[@kylerobinett8148]

Love the content.

[@Backroadssploring]

I drove across Utah I-70 numerous times and the scenery has to be the best ever.

[@louiskudlak2241]

Awesome ❤

[@imbdileva]

That cliff you were on near the Green River is on my bucket list... That peninsula overlooking the river. Below is Hey Joe Canyon Rd, which I believe is going to be closed. I hope acces to that spot remains open. Moab closed 300+ miles of trails. 😢

[@richb6305]

Toured all the National Parks in Utah last year. Best road trip I’ve ever been on, bar none. This video brought back great memories. I can’t wait to visit again.

[@VideosOffRoad]

What I love SO much about your video compared to most other channels is the focus on the scenery and history. Other channels will spend 5+ minutes (sometimes more than once per video) at camp, explaining what they're cooking and other boring stuff. Yes, you have a touch of that, but they are blissfully short segments. Love it!😅

[@sierramantrvlnus]

Yay!

[@susang994]

Stunning. Really enjoying these longer compilation videos.

[@NW_Nomad]

Absolutely stunning. Thanks for sharing.

[@larrygoldsberry690]

dear Donald, your the man!!! just saw your travel movie Ut. bak, beautifully done. i started. watching, off road with Casey Og. totally great. followed over 2 yrs. then, nothing. i realize it takes alot of time and $$. been follow you 18months . love your show. i end up buying 2, 4xw.4 a older man from my cong.is a Jpster he has 3 of them. I admire enthusiasm and dedication. i'm now disabled but in my mind and heart with the help of this community ive enjoyed the shows including Brads, trail rec and TFL, Lite Brite, Matts off RD, you get it . savng $$ to go to Ut and see those sights. id recommend everyone see your show . always honest, no bad lagu, upliftting Thx you much.

[@rael6_4wd]

I enjoyed this even more the second time. The only thing missing is your awesome current setup. 🔥

[@softroadingthewest]

Guess I'll just have to go back. Aw darn. 😄

[@Oregontrailblazin]

@ 24:48 I was like what your going to bed? Turn off the lights and watch the star show !!

[@williammenchen7562]

There you go driving in the dark again! Why not find a camp in the daytime, and sit back and enjoy the view?

[@softroadingthewest]

Because sandstorm. 😆 I love to make camp before dark but sometimes things just don't work out as planned.

[@the_mountains_our_calling4809]

Beautiful edit! I was a little bummed you didn't put in the animation on the Goblin that shared your campsite with you while camping by Goblin Valley State Park. The original video of that had me laughing my butt off. Nonetheless another great video as usual

[@softroadingthewest]

Yeah, I went back and forth on that, but finally decided to edit out several segments from this series that ultimately just didn't really move the story forward, and would've made the finished product prohibitively lengthy. But I very much appreciate anyone who appreciates my silly humor, LOL. :-)

[@howardmorris6378]

You are my density.

[@softroadingthewest]

🤣🤣

[@Rob81818]

Finally cairns that actually serves purpose 😊

[@softroadingthewest]

Yes, exactly!

[@reidcrosby6241]

I LOVE cairns. Remind me of mountain trips of past

[@mdhen4]

I will have an overlanding truck and camper done in the near future. Note to self - things frequently go wrong and plans change.

[@mtnbound2764]

this video would be great if KZbin didnt ruin it with an ad every minte!

[@robertherrmann4823]

A premium subscription to you tube avoids the ads

[@greywolfoutdoors]

So amazing and inspirational! Do you use satellite internet while out in the back country? If so what campany do you use? Thanks for taking us along for the ride and I hope you get your rig fixed up like new!

[@softroadingthewest]

No satellite internet for the moment, but possibly one day. I do have a number of friends with Starlink (which I take advantage of when I travel with any of them 😄). Seems to work pretty nicely.

[@mtnbound2764]

that arch at 31:27 should be named apostrophe arch

[@fennessey5]

Me too

[@adamnickel]

New subscriber to your channel. Love the content. Your Truck looks fairly stock with a front bumper. Do you have any suspension, drivetrain work on that thing? I have a stock GMC Sierra that I’d like to get a similar camper for… I’ve taken it a lot of places so far just wheels and tires.

[@softroadingthewest]

It has a 2" suspension lift from Alldogs Offroad, and the tires are upsized to 33s from the OEM 31s for another inch. Drivetrain is entirely stock and handles the occasional obstacles I encounter just fine. :-)

[@aaronthedj12]

Look out!! Dinosaurs!!

[@j.b.708]

this area wasn't' just under an ocean, it was under an ocean, a jungle, and a desert several times over. if you can find the right areas, there are shark teeth to be found. and as far as national parks go, just skip them unless you can hike in from an edge, they are basically being turned into NPS-curated amusement parks and concessionaires jam packed with tourists, shoulder to shoulder and ushered onto busses. forget about driving around off-road and exploring in most NPs.

[@DaveInCanada081]

Where do you get fuel out there?

[@softroadingthewest]

There are a handful of small towns with gas stations. Part of my research for every trip involves locating gas stations and planning my routing to various points of interest in a way that allows me to grab gas as efficiently as possible.

[@trixie2010]

Been going into that area for about 40 years. Thank you for not divulging the name of this gem. Even though it has become extremely popular over the past twenty years, there are still spots where you can get away from the ATV folks and their monster rigs.

[@fennessey5]

Where is this?

[@reidcrosby6241]

Utah is all he will say. Unfortunately, I like to use videos to get "beta" on places i would like to go.

[@mtnbound2764]

youtube cut it out with the ads!I understand some but your overdoing it and ruining the viewer experience

[@imbdileva]

No ads=no revenue= no KZbinrs= no content. Relax.

[@darrenjohnson9030]

Yeah… every five minutes for an hour and a half is hard to swallow.

[@darrenjohnson9030]

@@imbdilevaevery five minutes for over an hour, with footage that has already been released and monetized. Seems like a “double dip” cash in on commercials to me

[@softroadingthewest]

@@darrenjohnson9030 KZbin's automated ad placement drops in breaks approximately every 3 minutes regardless of the video length. I've manually reduced KZbin's ad frequency on this video by well more than 50%. There are multiple segments here that are ~10 minutes uninterrupted (unless KZbin is re-placing the ads breaks I removed). All the TV networks playing syndicated reruns of sitcoms place as many or more ads as the first time the show aired yet people watch over and over and over. Running this channel is how I (try to) make my living. I can't work for free...can you?

[@mtnbound2764]

@@softroadingthewestwe dont expect you to work for free. we're just voicing the opinion that lately the ads have become excessive. nothing against you, its YT.

[@michaelangelos5117]

Why is it always windy in Eastern Utah? Because Wyoming sucks. Why is it always windy in Western Utah? Because Nevada blows.