San Ysidro Trials Area - Day Hike To The Slot Canyon

[@LoneStarBackpacker]

Hi Matt! Sure missing your backpacking videos!! I’m heading out this weekend for some South San Juan relaxation! The Mountains Are Calling!!

[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

Very cool hike, those petroglyphs are awesome. 😁

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

Very good👍 Loved the drone footage

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Thank you! I got lucky and got a day w/o that crazy wind. 👍

[@RiverbendlongbowsOutdoors]

@@TheSouthwestBackpacker it was good

[@HimalayaSolukhumbuNepal]

Hi there Lovely location.. Great video shared.. Enjoyed. Thanks for Sharing my friend. Stay connected. 👍 Greetings from New York.

[@job9076]

Recreated this hike for myself yesterday. Driven by many times without knowing what the area has to offer. Thank you for sharing. I very much appreciate your channel. It's been an excellent resource for me since moving to NM in 2014.

[@MarkWayUp]

saw you hiking with manzano man on his channel and decided to check out your channel - love it! cool petroglyphs! awesome canyon! :) new friend here - will be back! :)

[@NickandRachel]

Sure is beautiful out there!

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

I really lucked out and got a nice warm clear weekend to get outside and revisit this area!

[@NickandRachel]

@@TheSouthwestBackpacker I bet! We really love making outdoor videos also.

[@geraldkim4801]

👍 Awesome footage of a beautiful slot canyon, thanks for sharing Matt. 👍

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Thanks for following along! I greatly appreciate it! 👍👍

[@HandsFullHeartFull]

We have to get out to New Mexico, that place is amazing. Love the channel!

[@joesneon]

Good to see you Matt!!!!

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Joe! Hope to bring some more videos out this year! 👍👍

[@shcmoly]

I'm in west Colorado and it looks like you are here. Unfortunately many of our petroglyphs / pictographs have been severely vandalized.

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Thanks for watching! Western Colorado has that similar look to it. It's a shame to that people vandalize these precious pieces of history but I try to appreciate it for what it is.

[@JenniferLupine]

Beautiful area - enjoyed the petroglyphs and super excited that you found pottery fragments! I started to get interested in rocks and geology after hiking at the Grand Canyon, wanted to know how the rocks were formed and how old they were - you’ve got some awesome cool rocks there!!

[@EpicModeEngaged]

Cool vid. Just some feedback on your drone shots... they feel very mechanical and not smooth. You should look into your gimbal settings to smooth that out; it was kind of jarring at times with jerky movements. Also try different angles and gimbal moves as you're ascending and descending. Food for thought

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Fortunately, I no longer own a drone so there will be no more future drone footage. I was never able to get the hang of it very well.

[@StarrDaniel]

Beautiful trail!

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

It's a beautiful place all around! Gotta love the Public Lands! 👍👍

[@donaldbronikowski5297]

Your vids are great. Like the more alpine trips most I believe. Also enjoy the vids from your KZbin buds. Planning on a backpacking trip to possibly the Pecos Wilderness this summer. Getting into the feel of it with these vids. You ever try to find Forrest Fenn's treasure?

[@melindacash1268]

Hello, is there a place that i can send you a picture of a rock formation im looking for? Im under the impression its in northern NM maybe in the Abiquiu area...if you have ever hiked and seen it...

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Absolutely! I'd be glad to help. [e-mail]

[@TheSouthwestBackpacker]

Cerro Pedenal is the only rock formation I can think of in the Abiquiu area that is recognized as a popular rock formation. I've hiked the back side of it (west side) and the views are outstanding!

[@melindacash1268]

@@TheSouthwestBackpacker this is a medium bolder that has a cross in it...its a natural formation white cross dark brown rock...in a very small arroyo

[@chrisj5443]

Based on your hand for scale, they seem to have been smaller-sized people than we are now.

[@GenXvanlife69]

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