Sespe Wilderness Backpacking | Willet Hot Springs | Sespe River Fishing | 4K

[@CBeard849]

As a Boy Scout in the mid 70's I remember the trip from the Top of Topa-Topa down that canyon to Ladybug Camp and on down to the Sespe and around to our pickup at Lyon's Camp. Years later I did a solo trip from Reyes Peak all the way out to Fillmore along the Sespe where we routinely caught 14-18" rainbow trout. Great memories for sure....nice video!

[@HuckOutdoors]

Oh wow! Some great times back then! There sure isn't the trout in there now like there was back then.

[@KUEHLKUEST]

Air conditioned pants!!!! LOL...what a beautiful hike we will add this to our list! Cheers Colleen and Jonny

[@HuckOutdoors]

Had to make due with the situation on hand.

[@TheRunningFatGuy]

Beautiful! I'm so old I remember when you could drive in to the hot springs in a 4WD.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Oh wow!

[@Honeybadger_525]

The Sespe Wilderness is a true gem! I bet it's even better in the fall when it's a bit cooler and all cottonwood trees turn yellow. It was pretty miserable in June when I visited.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Fall would be an amazing time!

[@hike2bhuman110]

Alex will not be forgotten, great to see you three together again.

[@HuckOutdoors]

It was a lot of fun getting out there! Alex sure knew what we would like!

[@rgvkid250]

Awesome Excursion! 👍🏼 Alex was guiding your way. 🙏🏼

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yes he was!

[@TroutWest]

Lot of potential back there for so man trips. Be fun in the snowy weather or cold weather. Those hot springs are rad.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Heck yeah! Some cooler weather or overcast weather would be really nice back there!

[@inthewind3675]

Nice way to keep your friends memory alive. Beautiful country

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thanks!

[@SlonesWildernessExpeditions]

Beautiful landscape! Great backpacking adventure. A little bit of everything. Thanks for sharing.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thanks for watching

[@potatothorn]

nice way to remember Alex, beautiful area/ that morning view from the hills was fantastic. neat that the pack folks have that tent out there. tiny fish but nice to be at the water thanks for taking us with you!

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thanks 👍 That little pack camp felt like something out of the old west.

[@BrosephRussell]

That is awesome what a Beautifully area

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yes it was

[@BackpackingWithJason]

I might have to try out the Beef Tacos meal That sure is some beautiful views to wake up too. Awesome!! I bet the Hot Spring felt great!! First time I’ve seen that coffee before. You had some great campsites and beautiful views. Really cool video my friend 👍🏻👍🏻👊🏻

[@HuckOutdoors]

You would love this area Jason. It was so much fun! Those beef tacos are so so so good!

[@JustinfromAZ]

I keep hearing about this place! Thanks for the view

[@HuckOutdoors]

No problem 👍 You'd like it there.

[@bigmikehikez2927]

Nice trip. Loved all the beautiful views. God bless.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thank you! You too!

[@Charlieg01]

nice seeing you guys looked like a cool hike so seems (seams) a sewing kit video is coming i always carried a sewing kit hip hip!!!

[@HuckOutdoors]

That kit would have helped a lot!

[@Mia-N-Dan]

Way to keep Alex's memory alive! Great hike!

[@HuckOutdoors]

Alex was a great dude!

[@Mia-N-Dan]

@@HuckOutdoors I can only imagine, I feel the same about my best friend Tracey RIP. Bless thier memories through family and friends, until we meet again.

[@ogoutdoors4202]

Looks like you got great weather. Good times!

[@HuckOutdoors]

First day was HOT, but the nights were great!

[@MinuteontheMountain]

Awesome hike, guys. Thanks for sharing.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@mikeevans6089]

This is one of my all time favorite spots.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Right on!

[@DaveOffGrid]

Hahahah blow out! Looks like a great spot! Kudos going out in such hot weather! Especially to a hot spring! How much does your sun hoodie weigh? I'm shopping around for ideas.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Not sure the weight of the sun hoodie, but it's very lightweight. I've been using these for years now. If you have a Columbia outlet, see what they have to offer there.

[@MaryannHazel]

Beef Tacos are my favorite Next Mile Meal...along with Buffalo Ranch Chicken. Yum! Did you do that nightlapse with your GoPro? I've been wanting to try that out with the Hero 9. I'll have to check out that coffee - thanks for the recommendation! LOL! Major blowout!

[@HuckOutdoors]

I think my favorite is the meatballs. Yep, the nightlapse was with the GoPro. Very easy to set it up.

[@20robertang]

Your camp near water is the best spot I think, was that a panfish?

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yes, it was a green sunfish. Lots of great campsites back there.

[@Motorep146]

Did you stumble upon any of the tar pits that are out there? BTW, Sespe Creek is a class V whitewater run that rarely gets boated these days. I scouted some of the run when I moved back to California in '02 but I couldn't find any takers to boat it with me. Probably for the best now that I look back on it.

[@HuckOutdoors]

Didn't see any tarpits this time. Wonder where the class V rapids would be? Was pretty darn smooth and low in the section that we were at

[@dylancarr4799]

Hi! Is this a tenkara rod? I'm doing the same trail in a few days, and only have spinner rods, but have heard that fly/tenkara rods are the way to go and am really struggling between choosing.

[@HuckOutdoors]

@dylancarr4799 either one will work. If taking spinning gear, use UL lures in the 1/64-1/32 size

[@dylancarr4799]

@@HuckOutdoors Thanks for the response! I'm buying a fly rod, but am in between a tenkara or western fly. Do you have any recommendations for trails like these and ones in the sierra? Hopefully catching something I can eat too. Thank you!

[@HuckOutdoors]

@dylancarr4799 shoot me an email. [e-mail]

[@kevinhelfend555]

Definitely a trip I want to do. I keep on hearing about this character that “lives” out there. He goes by the name of Pan. Is he still out there?

[@HuckOutdoors]

Yes he is. He stays at thatcher camp, but was in the hot springs when we got there.

[@andyvaldez6669]

Hey what flies did you use?

[@HuckOutdoors]

That i can't remember. Probably some beadhead nymphs and some sort of mosquito

[@lauralilio1178]

Hey by any chance did you guys come across a homeless man (named pan) while you were out there?

[@HuckOutdoors]

We did run into Pan at the hot springs.

[@mr.bnatural3700]

That place was a hoppin', surreal far out, hippie, free form nudist camp at one time. You could drive all the way in if your vehicle could do it; when you got close to both the springs area there were hippie buses, box trucks, VW vans, tents, cars; it sounded like a Rock Concert going on, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, the Dead playing 24/7. Half the people were nude everywhere; drunk & High, most everything was cool, but there were some fights and petty crime. The Sheriff drove a 1960's Ford Bronco and was a presence of Law so it wouldn't get too far out of hand. Hundreds of people would be there every weekend. Bear Creek camp was as far as you could drive any regular car on pavement. Sometime in the middle 1970s, after rains washed out the roads the Forest service let it return to nature. (The Sea-Bees had a small base in Rose Valley & used the area as training to build & maintain roads; they closed that base in the later 1970s)

[@HuckOutdoors]

Wow! Thanks for sharing the stories!

[@joshuapeaslee5677]

Everything was fine until you guys removed your shirts.

[@HuckOutdoors]

🤣