Finding Paradise: A Short Film About the Most Beautiful Place in California

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

EDIT: Thank you all VERY MUCH for the comments on this video! I wish I could respond to all of them. Please know that I sincerely appreciate your feedback and encouragement! This kind of video a new thing on the channel, and that can often be a hard obstacle to overcome on KZbin. But the support and encouragement I've received from you all has been wonderful. Thanks for being the best audience on KZbin! I will definitely be putting out more storytelling videos like this in the future, so stay tuned! Do you enjoy these more cinematic / story-telling videos? Do you prefer purely educational videos, or a mix?

[@LorenzoRiano]

Both, but this is a very nice break from "X tips to better your photography" :). Please do more!

[@liztury1434]

What a great story. I loved it.

[@tristanyoung453]

The obvious answer is 'yes, l absolutely love these adventure story videos'. I like the educational ones (and find them useful), but I love the adventure ones. Thanks for all your work, it's inspirational and amazing.

[@thomastuorto9929]

I like them all. It is good you mix up your content. Although this was more like a hiking vid, all good. Keep em coming.

[@grahamjgreen]

This was fantastic! Great story, fabulous scenery, wonderful lessons. Inspirational, keep them coming. Thank you!

[@pauloricardoferreira2841]

Your spirit of adventure is contagious, man!!! Thanks for sharing. If it was not you I wouldn't ever see those beautiful places. Thank you so much!

[@aaronevans255]

This is what Landscape photography should be. Exploring and documenting your experiences and adventures. Thanks Josh!

[@sirromja]

Words of wisdom: "Pushing through discomfort so often leads to an even greater reward," and, "Sometimes you have to walk toward the storm." Man, those hit home! Thanks for putting this together.

[@sarahy5540]

A little late to the party, but you are precious. Seriously. Your enthusiasm, humor and dang crazy guts to trek where most wouldn't made for an incredible video. Indeed one of the most beautiful places on Earth. Love this!

[@shivajireddy5959]

That Rainbow is a gift from the mother Nature! 🌈 Fantastic video!

[@lagodelbago]

Truly magnificent Joshua! As a lifetime lover of the High Sierras I can truly say that was the most incredible and beautiful video I have seen. We backpacked in to Rae Lakes and 60 Lakes Basin in our early 20’s around 1974 but didn’t make it to Gardiner Basin. Still backpacking and dreaming at 71. Thanks a million

[@honorab6220]

Very enjoyable. Loved the images. That rainbow!!! What an adventure.

[@owenfetherston6906]

Backpacking/Adventure/Photography storytelling at its finest! Well done!👏😌

[@majdfayad2234]

Your voice over is truly great. The whole documentary is absolutely the most entertaining truthful thing I've ever seen.

[@katiegrenier3444]

Thank you for transporting me into that beautiful landscape!!! The video is beautiful, fun, hilarious, scary - all the makings of a great film! I love it!

[@ProfMary]

Wonderful video, Josh! What incredible images you got on this trip. I am amazed at what you went through to get to your destination. Thanks for making this video so we could live through the experience virtually.

[@brocpendleton]

I definitely enjoyed this style of video. It's a nice change to a lot of the photography content on here. Well done!

[@JaenMunguia]

Absolutely stunning! Thank you Josh for sharing your incredible adventure!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thank you so much! I'm happy you enjoyed it.

[@scottkirkman8275]

Great story, video and photos! Glad you found a little slice of paradise and did so without getting hurt. I had always wondered where your intro clip with you yelping at the rainbow came from. Now we know. -Cheers, Josh

[@michaelsanfilippo7433]

Nicely done. Fun video to watch. Beautiful photographs. As I watch this video I'm thinking about leaving tomorrow on my three-day backpack in the So Cal desert. Now I'm even more excited, and inspired. Thanks.

[@marcelvanlierop]

Josh...what an AWESOME video. While watching it, there were times I felt so happy for you! One hell of a character. Keep pushing through discomfort and create some of the finest memories for later!

[@marynicolini7142]

This was incredible Josh! That rainbow was so vibrant. Makes me want to be there so badly. It truly is paradise.

[@daveedds]

This was fantastic Josh! Thank you so much for sharing this adventure with us.

[@tonypugliese1640]

Wow, just wow! Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure.

[@SathishJothikumar]

Quite an epic video Josh. Love to see more of this, and more of your dry humor come through. That is an incredible adventure, and having backpacked to the Rae Lakes, I know that the Sierra backcountry you showcase here is one of the most spellbinding places

[@joaobispoaragao991]

Just amazing!! Thanks for sharing dear Joshua!!

[@lindajohnsonphoto]

Goosebumps! As a now physically challenged professional photographer that made me feel good to watch. Like I was there! Thank you!

[@hikerstl]

The rainbows you found in Gardner basin reminded me of the famous rainbow photo by Galen Rowell when he was travelling in Nepal. Sometimes it better to be lucky than good. Of course, it takes both. You did a great job in capturing what mother nature provided.

[@davezirkle2290]

I thought I would be disappointed with the change in your channel. I was wrong. This has lifted my spirits more than you could imagine. Thank you

[@Luigi13]

Great adventure for sure? The landscape was waiting to be photographed bravo Joshua. Cheers.

[@dgubler]

This was incredibly entertaining!

[@tompatton2086]

Persistence and patience pays off. Big time. Congrats on an almost surreal experience!

[@jaiwalking]

Dude, absolutely freaking incredible!!! Love the passion, the effor, storytelling. THAT RAINBOW IS INSANE!!

[@dannynash5713]

An hugely entertaining and educational video with stunning videos and images! Fascinating work Josh! 👍👌👊✊

[@boboso2429]

Well done. That was amazing and very entertaining to watch. I've been to Rae Lake twice and can confirm it's quite possibly the most beautiful place I've ever been. Be safe out there Josh!

[@LarryManiccia]

After watching this video Josh I can honestly say I am at a loss for words. I don't know if that's because of how nervous you made me with some of the hiking you did over insane terrain, but more likely it was the other worldly beauty of the mountain destinations you reached. This video is right up there with one of the most incredible hikes I've ever seen. Thanks for taking us along for this ride brother! I only wish me and my camera were there with you. Landscape photographers dream!

[@westenbergerstephan5955]

Truely you have been rewarded many many times! WOW

[@JFASoftware]

What a journey that was! Amazing storytelling!

[@judyboyd9530]

There is nothing in the world that can compare to the beauty of the Sierra’s. What a an amazing adventure 😊

[@WalterStinnettPhotography]

I have heard you share this story during some of your keynote talks. It is awesome to actually see the adventure. This was amazing! Thanks for sharing it!

[@Spergel007]

Awesome video! I like the format of the longer video with a great adventure and story. Great pictures too. ;)

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed, and thanks for letting me know. I plan to keep making more like this.

[@Spergel007]

@@JoshuaCrippsPhotography I'm looking forward to it. ;)

[@jeanniecamosy5154]

What a glorious film to watch! I can’t even imagine what it must have been like to experience. Thanks for sharing it. ❤️

[@allanduff7234]

Great story, great pictures, thanks for sharing.

[@michaelkrueger17]

Joshua, very good. I really enjoyed your adventure. Stay safe.

[@rlfisher]

Great trip/video, Josh! Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@FelixJorgenfelt]

I love this! Been looking for more long form "documentary film style" landscape photography videos for a long time. Haven't been able to find much so I've been making them myself. I'm really looking forward to the next episode!

[@shivajireddy5959]

Hope you watch Thomas Heaton.

[@markjacksonphotos]

Great watch, spectacular views👍🙂

[@stephenschmid492]

Wow, that hour long rainbow in Gardiner Basin was epic. Back in the '80's, I did a 5-day trip: Onion Valley-> Kearsarge Pass-> Glen Pass-> Rae Lakes-> Sixty Lakes Basin-> Baxter Pass.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

I don't throw epic around lightly, but I agree with you: an hour-long rainbow is epic! I hope your trip back in 80's was amazing.... you hit some of the best of the Sierra right there.

[@brucemoore3382]

ONE word.....’WOW!” Thanks for sharing something I would never otherwise have seen. Just watching your video I could see literally hundreds, if not thousands of landscape, macro etc. images to shoot!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Yesssssss!! My pleasure. I totally agree with you: every time I watch someone's hiking video I get so inspired to go photograph.

[@jfgagnephotos4809]

Thanks for sharing this great story!

[@SummitSeeker546]

Amazing Dude! Keep the videos coming. You have the best content for outdoor adventurers that also want to capture the beauty via a pic or video. Great job Josh!

[@sparkplugs13]

Amazing storytelling and videos/photos. The moment with you standing in front of the rainbow was amazing. Can't wait for the summer.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thanks a ton!! I can't wait either.

[@HappyCamperNS]

More of these please! And hope to mosey on upon ya while off-trail in the High Sierra backcountry one day.

[@jefferyrobbins3468]

I enjoyed this very much and my thanks for putting this out there. Very entertaining, colorful, and informative, and narrated with an 'old west flare' no less. What a cinematic adventure. The photography related elements were of most interest of course, but I couldn't help but wonder what was in that pack of yours for such an undertaking as this.

[@dwjbakpaker]

I think this is one of the better posts you have done. I really enjoyed it.

[@SummitSeeker546]

OUTSTANDING! We are looking to do the KCHBR in September and will be going through Gardiner Basin. I can’t wait! Your pics are phenomenal and love your narration! Great channel!

[@jeffreymonk9987]

Josh, Thank You for an Amazing trip! I started to watch just the beginning portion, but heck no; I had to watch it all!!!!!!

[@photographlisbon]

You're officially insane. Congratulations! But mostly Thank You (for being extraordinary)! This was awesome. :)

[@leewolfe]

Okay, I'm late to the party but... That is THE best field content I have seen! Absolultely awesome, in every way. It's so good that it overshadows what is some seriously awesome mountain photography. Josh, this deserves to be seen far and wide. (Oh, and that accent still found its way into the film even when you weren't wearing "the hat." [15:42] :)

[@amyverhague1491]

I really enjoyed this video and your photos are incredible!

[@leojphilip732]

Beautiful story and photos! Thank you for sharing.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thank you too!

[@narayanhebbar]

Amazing. An inspirational video. Loved it!

[@RobZ1967]

Dude! Awesome video... thanks for sharing!

[@ThePaul8777]

Wow, Josh. If this is the shape of things to come I’m pretty excited. I’ve learned a lot from your more instructional videos but this is a great direction. By the way, that accent would be right at home where I grew up in southeast Idaho.

[@davemacdonald3804]

Three words only: Epic....Epic.....Epic!

[@jamshid2010ch]

One of your best ever video. Immer wieder!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thank you very much!

[@jeschoettgen]

Thank you- this was quite wonderful!

[@luboyanev]

Great video and adventure! Thanks for putting in the effort to make it! I also hiked in the Sierra (the JMT) and ended up making a documentary from that trip, and even though, it's so much heavier to carry the gear and then spend weeks to months editing, at the end it's all worth it, making the trip last forever :) Keep up the good work, and looking forward to your future adventure videos!

[@geroldhanck6802]

Fantastic, absolutely breathtaking images of unbelievable scenery! But Josh, you are such a great photographer that you don’t need the “ahh, shucks!” banter to entertain your audience. Just let the images speak for themselves.

[@esperoutdoors9421]

amazing!. really enjoyed this, and your photos are stunning

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thank you so much!

[@billpelzmann1030]

Truly inspirational !!!!!

[@SachinSingh08]

Amazing video! This video deserves more reach...

[@pbsalfen]

Awesome synopsis of the videos in that "secret place"! Loved this video, and glad I found that 'other" place. ;) Too old and out of shape (although round IS a shape) for this kind of adventure, but SO looking forward to Death Valley, et al, mid May - mid June!

[@SummitForWellness]

That was a pretty damn awesome trip, well done!

[@BVRainer]

Great story, thanks for sharing.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@brianbeattyphotography]

haha that trail at 0:33... NOPE. And you could make a channel alone called "verticulous exposure." Great video man! Inspiring me to head up north to the Sierras more this summer. Spectacular area.

[@alejandracifuentes8841]

Love much..Thank you soo much😍🤩👋👌👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@BenHorne]

Very well done Josh!!

[@IanSmithFotografi]

Great story and film Josh...

[@silencenhikes6692]

Life is good my man, find pleasure in what you do is important. And if that is your job even better.

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Well said

[@AmorLucisPhotography]

Love this! You really are a man after my own heart - down to the love of maps and the refusal to let the lack of a trail come between you and wilderness adventure. Have you ever done the High Sierra Trail? It's been on my list for a few years.

[@mijuka]

Excellent video! Rewards at last!

[@randyvanwinkle1246]

Great video, glad I watched it.

[@wyse1991]

Loved every bit of it and just can't wait for a next "episode". Keep inspiring people like you do and you'll be making the World a little bit better. PS: next time hire George Lucas, make it a trilogy and had some light sabers. That would be a blockbuster

[@SummitSeeker546]

A man has gotta know his limitations! Clearly you do! Congrats! My motto, live to climb another day!

[@sarahlyndsay]

Awesome! I really enjoyed this 😊😊

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thanks, SLC!

[@TorstenPull]

Joshua, you're a genius. A Starbucks! I nearly wetted myself. Great video like always - thanks!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Haha! Cheers, man. Glad you enjoyed that bit.

[@kathymeade4034]

Stunning!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thank you! 😊

[@dennisstansfield4621]

Oh my!

[@Hirsutechin]

Only been to California once, we visited the big three parks but your film brings the July Sierra scene in King's Canyon back vividly. I can't think what moron couldn't enjoy that and had to give a thumbs down. Cheers, Joshua! :-))

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Cheers, my bearded friend!

[@gujuguy003]

Loved the video and story telling.. have been a fan of your videos forna while.. Visiting your neighbor hood at mammoth from in may forgoing sequio and kings canyon and maybe yosemite this trip.. .. any suggestion , advice or tips for good Photography locations.. first time in area ... No big hikers but any advice would be awesome..

[@arseniofrontela5829]

Wow great stuff. What month did you go.

[@hassanscottodierno9284]

Thanks for this video, amazing experience. How strong of a hiker does one need to be to do something like that?

[@alan1111q]

Thanks for sharing

[@brianbrumfield3330]

I too love maps. I was wondering what brand of topo map you like and where you get your maps. I use Tom Harris maps because they are easy to get at REI. I also get maps from MyTopo.

[@DavidSandel]

"Eff that with a right well penis." I died. 😂😂😂😂

[@SteadiRed]

Great work! I support you!

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

WOW!

[@kenkelchtermans6476]

Awesooooooooooooooome!!!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Thhhaaaaaank yoooooooouu!!

[@motty_henoch]

Awesome

[@jaredcarpenter8327]

Great stuff! Now you just need to pump out a video like this every week to appease the KZbin algorithms. Seriously though, I want more.

[@trailkrum]

This has to be the first time I see someone chasing summer storms in the High Sierra!

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Oh yeah! Chase the storms, get smacked, but get the light too!

[@philipculbertson55]

Just awesome Joshua. I love the accent. Sounds like home to me.

[@joshwray9638]

"the cutest, and most petitest" favorite line...

[@JoshuaCrippsPhotography]

Isn't it just though? Such a cute little pinnacle