Wind River Range (Wyoming) Backpacking - September 2019

Instagram: @davidgray.photography
In early September 2019 I teamed up with Carl once again to make a return trip to the Wind River Range in northwest Wyoming. The route for this trip was identical to the trip we had planned for our June 2018 hike, but on that trip when we got out to Pinedale the local outfitter convinced us to change our plans due to flooded trails and lingering snow.
This year's trip was a 3-day, 30-mile hike that took us back to the spectacular Island Lake / Titcomb Basin area. This section of the Winds offers truly breathtaking scenery reminiscent of what you find in Glacier National Park and the Sierra Nevada of California. Beautiful alpine lakes and granite mountains that rise sharply from the surrounding terrain.
It certainly didn't hurt that our 'great weather' theme that we have enjoyed for all of 2019 remained intact. The skies were clear and deep blue for the entire hike, and temperatures were extremely mild for September in the Winds. With clear skies and zero light pollution the stars at night were breathtaking.
For those who have watched my other videos this one is done in the same style - an hour in length, intended to bring the audience along for the 'ride', and with a still picture slide show with music at the end. If you just have a few minutes skip to the end and enjoy the pictures.
Equipment / Gear List:
Still and Video Camera: Nikon Z6 with Nikkor Z-mount 35mm and F-mount 20mm f1.8 lens, and FTZ Adapter
Video Editing Software: Vegas Pro 16
Pack: REI Flash 55L
Shelter: Zpacks Hexamid Solo-Plus
Slide show music - Acoustic Guitar 1 by Jason Shaw, AudioNautix. www.audionautix.com
Carl kept track of our hike using the app GaiaGPS (great free app, by the way). He's made the trip data, tracks, and waypoints public so you can take a look at our trip at:
www.gaiagps.co...

[@GenX...MCMLXV]

Binge watching for the umteenth time .......... so thankful for your time spent to "bring us along" Slide show is absolutely killer, just proves once again that God is the greatest artist!

[@bradsgonebackpackin9069]

Hey! I recognize that creepy guy on the far side of the campfire at Hobbs Lake...it’s me! Great meeting you guys and thank you for the hospitality of the fire and a little of the infamous cheese spread! Awesome video. You guys probably made a good choice to come out when you did. My wife and I hiked into the basin and then pushed back but had to camp another night. That last night it rained all night on us, but we stayed dry. We camped between Eklund Lake and Photographers Point that last night in that little meadow area just before the point and had two moose come walking by camp. It made what I thought would be a slightly regrettable decision all worth it. A bull elk started bugling the next morning for an alarm clock. Just a great trip! That view as you cross those two saddles to get to Island Lake made me choke up a little when we got there. Maybe we’ll bump into you again somewhere on the trail! Happy trails!

[@davidgrayin]

Hey Brad! Great to hear from you. That night at Hobbs was awesome - thank you for coming over to share the fire and the conversation. My only regret for the trip was that we didn't get up to the Basin, but we really underestimated how much time and effort it would take to get up there after setting up camp at Island Lake, and how wiped out we'd feel from the hiking and altitude. In hindsight we should have just planned to spend two nights at Island Lake, and day hike up to the Basin. But it gives me a great reason to go back, and the next time we'll be much more knowledgeable. Take care, and I hope to see you out there on the trails again.

[@offroadingcolorado4751]

David Gray, a truly spectacular videographer and narrator! I’m from the Chicago area, so I understand the concept of living and working in the flat lands and taking trips to the beautiful mountainous areas in our country as often as possible! Only 28 years old myself, so vacation time is still hard to come by at work. These videos inspire me tremendously, and are great to watch to wind down in the evening before bed. I’m sure I’m not the only one that is sad when they become “caught up” on David Gray backpacking videos. Or the only one to wait patiently for the next video to drop! Can’t wait for your 48th video!

[@Hikewyoming]

Nothing quite as beautiful as the Wind River Range ♥️🥾

[@davidgrayin]

I totally agree - quickly becoming one of my favorite destinations, made all the more enticing because no permits are required (for those years like 2019 when I got shut out completely on permit lotteries - Glacier, Wonderland Trail, Enchantment Wilderness, John Muir Trail).

[@lizstangelo6880]

Came across your videos as I am bedridden recovering from an ankle surgery. Been so out of it and in pain but seeing your beautiful views and scenery has been perfect for me! Your filming style is so relaxing and not overly stimulating, it’s hard to explain. It’s just very easy on the senses and gives me a feeling of peace as I am recovering! Thank you!!

[@graftoutdoors]

Just don't understand how you don't have a Discovery channel show. Your videos are always amazing.

[@mattraisbeck3701]

Great work David Gray! Keep them coming. Backpacking is hard enough without carrying all the extra camera gear and creating such great content on the trail for us to enjoy. Thank you so much!

[@geniemedford9200]

Love this and sure love that country! Thanks for sharing.

[@Victorted]

Of all the places I've been in the backcountry over the last 50 years, the Winds carry the most meaning and significance for me. Thank you for capturing my "home" so expertly.

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you. It's starting to be a very special place for me too, and I plan to get back for more trips in different areas.

[@toddb930]

I was able to backpack in the wind river range a couple times in the mid 70's . The last trip was 5 days and about 60 miles. We saw 2 other people. Very memorable trip.

[@DJshutterfly]

Fantastic. I look forward to every video.

[@CarlMonin]

What an awesome part of the country. You captured our trip perfectly, David. I think this is your best work yet. Thanks for such a quality video.

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you very much, Carl, both for the nice feedback and, especially, for tagging along with me on the trip. You're a great hiking partner. It's hard to believe that we met for the first time in March and have now done four trips together! And I hope we're able to do many more together in the future (oh, and you look great in those KZbin thumbnails!).

[@jmash41]

Carl, what pack did you carry on that trip?

[@jmash41]

@@davidgrayin Can you find out what pack Carl used on this trip? Thank you!

[@CarlMonin]

@@jmash41 Sorry I somehow missed your question about my pack. It’s a Gregory Optic 48 (I think actually 51L in the large size that I have). It’s a lightweight pack with plenty of stretchy exterior pockets and rear pouch. It’s a good fit for me on those 3-4 day hikes. Might be a challenge on longer hikes due to the size. Hope this helps! Best, Carl

[@jmash41]

@@CarlMonin No worries! It definitely looks like a versatile pack and must be pretty comfortable too. Thanks for sharing! I am learning a lot from watching y'all on your amazing adventures!

[@glenndiamond3428]

I cannot wait to see this trip. I really enjoy David’s trips.

[@BenMcmillen]

Those views are crazy good. jealous!

[@NickandRachel]

Gorgeous!

[@seanblack4749]

Thanks to your channel and my own frontier channel I couldn't just be a spectator anymore.Finally made it out west to Yellowstone and Grand Teton.Those places were incredible. I feel like I have been missing so much.No more just watching from the couch.Next up is glacier and if it weren't for your awesome videos I may have never gone.Your videos and photography are breathtaking.Keep it up and thanks for the inspiration.Always looking forward to more.

[@davidgrayin]

Wow, thank you for that. It means a great deal to me that I could play a part in getting you to some of the most incredible places on our planet. That is quite a list you've already tackled! I'm pretty sure when you get to Glacier you won't be disappointed (though I'm hearing they're getting a couple feet of snow in some places there right now!)

[@will_reischmann]

Great to see another 2019 trip! My gf and I completed Kintla lake > Frances Lake in Glacier last month, mainly due to the inspiration we got from your Glacier vid a few years ago with your son. Thanks for getting us out there!

[@janetantill2919]

Just love your trips. Thank you for sharing the trips with us.

[@dakta1]

Hey I know those two guys! Excited to watch this on the plane to Pittsburgh. David just keeps pumping out some of the best video's on KZbin.

[@davidgrayin]

Thanks Travis. I know the Winds are your favorite destination, and we truly missed you on this hike. Your local knowledge would have been handy on more than a few occasions (especially around Island Lake!), but it was a good learning experience for Carl and I to fumble around on our own. I hope you enjoy it!

[@CarlMonin]

We truly missed you, Travis. Would have been even better if you were with us.

[@Douglas21450]

Wonderful video and pictures.

[@Hefmier]

A day that David Gray premieres a video, is, always, a great day!! Thank you, once again, for bringing us on your adventures!! I will visit Wind River Range, someday!! Greetings from Washington state!! :)

[@northernfishing701]

Awesome video with great views. I hadn't heard about hiking in Wind River before. Thank you for sharing your experience hiking these trails! Now I have a trail to add to my bucket list. Like the channel and I'm catching up on all your videos.

[@jackschwind4194]

I was driving home from a grueling couple of days work out of town and noticed you had a new episode to watch. I got all excited because now I could get home, unwind, and watch a little David Gray and dream of an adventure that inspires me and your followers. As always, keep those cards coming. Kudos to you!

[@sierrashere8197]

Your scenery still shots towards the end . . . Oh my goodness . . heavenly : )

[@sally..3242]

Dave, thank you for yet another spectacular trip to wonderful Wyoming, my favorite place in the USA. We miss our annual trips out there. You sure capture the beauty of Gods creation!!!

[@JoshEbersole]

Finally got around to watching this. Another great video. The Winds are absolutely gorgeous, your route looked nothing short of amazing.

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you, Josh. Yes, the Thousand Island/Titcomb Basin area in the Winds is incredible. The only downside is that all that breathtaking scenery sure draws a crowd! (you won't be lonely in that area of the Winds). It wasn't really a problem, and didn't detract too much from the experience, but it was pretty tough to find an empty campsite around Island Lake itself. Overall though, a great place to hike.

[@olmedaenrique]

You’re definitely a winner with these videos. I love the still photos at the end. They look like paintings. Thank You...Sir!

[@WanderingFromKansas]

It's always exciting to get that email "David Gray uploaded a video"! Thanks for taking us along!

[@conniejohnson9511]

Another absolutely fabulous video. The stills at the end are gorgeous beyond belief. Thank you so much for all the work you put into these videos so that others can see these phenomenal places that we would never see otherwise.

[@eleanoranderson6283]

Fantastic!! I watch all your videos, but have never commented, love them all!!

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you for watching, and for adding a comment with nice feedback too!

[@LWilli5]

Thanks for taking me along on a trip I can’t take myself. ❤️

[@dianeclarke2618]

Beautiful places!! Thank you for the dose of reality about the difficulty.being honest to yourself about your ability and your willingness to alter your plans. I especially appreciated your map to reality comparison. Always love the stills at the end.... Stunning.

[@ozarklife9996]

Great video as usual. Drove thru pinedale on the way to Yellowstone. Great scenery, would love to go back. Just got back from Zion National park. Been there 4 times and the weather is PERFECT every year I've gone. The west rim trail has your name on it!! I've grown weary of inclement weather. Again thanks for sharing this amazing place.

[@davidgrayin]

Ahhh... Zion National Park. That's been on my 'short list' of destinations ever since I planned to do a trip there in 2015 as part of the Sierra Nevada / Ansel Adams Wilderness trip I did that year in September. In the end I decided two separate trips (Zion and Sierra Nevada) would just be too much for the time I had available, but I bought the Zion maps and did all the pre-trip planning. Your comment has made me move a Zion trip up a notch or three on my destination 'bucket list'!

[@patdelacluyse4107]

David I can't thank you enough for the videos you publish. My cousin who had never gone backpacking before and I just did this trip. Thanks to your vidoes planning was a breeze and I think I have convinced my cousin backpacking is a worthwhile endeavor. We stayed at the log cabin and Sofia and Forrest are awesome hosts. The heart and soul cafe was a real treat as was the WR Brewery and the Great Outdoor Shop. The hiking was a lot more up and down than expected but the scenery more than makes up for the effort. We too missed the Titcomb basin. Anyone well into there 50's should plan for a 5 day trip if they want to see the basin. Best wishes to you and your future forays into the wilderness.

[@davidgrayin]

That is awesome! Thank you for sharing your trip - your description brought back fond memories. Carl, Travis and I were planning to get back out to the Winds this year (2020) but things just got too weird, virus-wise, and we eventually cancelled. Then I injured my knee on the Adirondack trip which took me down for the last couple months. But it was sure nice re-living that great 2019 Winds trip through your own, and I'm glad we could 'blaze the trail' for you a bit.

[@neo57611]

This is going to look great on my new TV....what an adventure

[@sally..3242]

Awesome views; homesick for Wyoming........miss the August High Mountain Trail Rides in beautiful Wyoming. Thanks for taking us along on this awesome journey! Great job !

[@uclimb3]

Awesome. 👍👍👍

[@LiboltAdventures]

That view at 12:58... Wow. This is beautiful.

[@davidgrayin]

Yes, it was. That is the view from 'Photographers Point', and even though I joked in the video about not being able to figure out why it was named that :-), it was actually pretty obvious why they call it that. It's an amazing view.

[@wildernessunknown2641]

Damn Dave I thought something happened to you we haven't had a video in a while I was so excited when I saw ur post this morning I grabbed the coffee and started watching but thank you for the video and just checking in from nebraska

[@davidgrayin]

I'm fine, but I don't know where July and August went. It's just the timing of the Yellowstone and Winds trips, combined with a family trip and work stuff prevented me from doing anything in August (my typical time for a Colorado trip). I'm still hoping to get at least one more trip in before winter hits.

[@denniswille3997]

I backpacked in the Sierra and Rockies as a young Man. I've always had the itch to return and thanks to your terrific video documentary you have lite the fire back into the passion of backpacking. My Wife sadly passed away seven years ago from Leukemia and I had a one year old little boy to raise on my own. It has been my mission to explore once again with my Son and our first trip was in July to Ediza Lake in the Ansel Adams Wilderness after watching your inspiring video of the region. Thank you for sharing your backpacking documentary and hope to make it to the Wind River Range in 2020.

[@shikhanshu]

woohoo... a new david gray backpacking video... my sunday just got interesting!

[@neo57611]

Awsome no words. Very nice thank you David Jim

[@eatingpoop6718]

All this chaos going on right now, it’s nice to daydream about being out in the wilderness. Thanks for helping

[@elizabethwhite6364]

Beautiful! Really enjoyed this - video and pictures! So fun that you mentioned Joey! You both have such great videos! I want to travel along with you guys! Thank you for sharing!

[@davidcostantino1838]

Most important piece of hiking equipment...a camera! "No, I'm not tired, I'm taking pictures". I take mine every time out! Great video. I was just planning to head to the Winds before my 6 week camping trip to Yellowstone and Glacier.

[@daphnesears8097]

David, that you for sharing your trip. Look forward to all your videos. You captured the scenery beautifully. Every view seems to take your breath away. I dream of backpacking the Wind River Range one day. If i don't get there, at least i've see it through your camera. Thank you again for sharing your trip.

[@Adventurion]

Nice trip. We will definitely add to our list. Thanks for sharing!

[@Jimbo-pm1dp]

Excellent video David...you do a wonderful job with the video and the narration is very interesting and humorous....thank you so much for the effort that goes into a great adventure like this...I thoroughly enjoyed it...only would have been better If I had been there to see the awesome "Winds" myself....take care !!!

[@naturallyadriftphotoadvent123]

'Photographer's paradise," yup that looks like an understatement. You may have just moved the Tetons up on my bucket list. Loved the video, thank-you for sharing your adventures!

[@travelthenarrowtrail8660]

These pics you got David are outstanding! Thanks for all you do with this channel! Glad to see its monetized.

[@prestondwhite]

thank you! great job as always. Have a great off season.

[@nancycronin601]

Scenery is breathtaking. Thank you for sharing. Always love your videos.

[@larrybell5144]

Always good to see your adventures and share your experiences. It is wonderful! Thank you so much!

[@mikek6293]

Amazing video as always. What views, simply breathtaking. Thank you David .

[@scottanthony1616]

Hello David, thank you for taking us along on your adventure, awesome views, thank you again for sharing. Have a wonderful week ahead, take care and God bless you and your Family always. 🇺🇸🔥☕️👼🏻👼🏻 P.s. Can't wait until your next adventure out west. 🇺🇸🔥☕️👼🏻👼🏻

[@SchillBrothersOutdoors]

Amazing video David!!!

[@tuckbecky1]

Great trip and video, thanks for taking me along. You inspire me to hike.

[@WayOffTheTrail]

Awesome scenery. I've been to Wyoming a few times but I've never seen anything like this. On my list!

[@fredsmith2299]

Hey Dave. another great outdoor adventure ... I want to mention that for hikers ... there is no better "snack" then all the green we can see ... I am herbalist and love to snack in the woods ... what that means is you can take less food on back when weight is issue ... and its like water ... you drink from the lake ... so why not eat green ... yes, it takes some knowledge ... but flavor helps ... or you can watch what the deer eat ... take care ...

[@gragle7494]

I love your videos and photography. They're superb and make we want to try hiking.

[@georgereimuth3382]

great video shots of the mountain ranges , and another great trip , see ya next video

[@scottbaker4563]

Thanks for the video. If you haven't been back, getting up to Titcomb Basin is a must. Consider doing a balloon loop and on your return trip head up over Lester Pass to Cook Lakes. Stunning stuff.

[@davidgrayin]

We did end up getting back to the Winds, in 2021, and made it up to the Titcomb Basin. Not getting to the Titcomb Basin on the 2019 trip had always bugged both Carl and I, and it didn't take long to put it back into our western trip plans. The 2021 trip was with a larger group, was well planned (thanks to our 2019 'woes') and still ranks as one of my favorite backpacking trips. We're starting to toss around the idea of another Winds trip in 2024, and had been thinking about doing a different area - perhaps the Green River Valley up north - but your thoughts on a hike over Lester Pass and Cook Lakes will be added to the mix.

[@rockytopwrangler2069]

Great hike David ,, Amazing trail !! Views and images are Breathtaking !! Thank You so much for Sharing your time in The Winds.......... Stay Safe and God Bless.........

[@WildWestTrail]

the winds! incredible footage

[@goofsaddggkle7351]

I loved your callout to the myownfrontier guy, He is my favorite backpacker/channel, and between yours and his channel definately keep me going while I am stuck in the humid flatlands.

[@kcwins84]

Joey is the man. And a lot of fun to backpack with too!

[@waymanbell]

Great job, I love hiking the Winds.

[@gwmtnbiker]

Received notification for this video while in line at an Ethiopian airport. Couldn’t wait to get home and watch. This is soo good!!!

[@ricardog.martinez2685]

Congratulations on a great video. Looks like you made your kids really proud. You’re a winner in my book! Cheers.

[@tutusilver8095]

What a fabulous trip you took. The video was breathtaking! Thank you for sharing🏕

[@jodimiller7931]

Those photos at the end of your video were just amazing! Thanks for adding them.

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you. Yes, I thought the still pictures for this trip came out really well, and I was very happy with them (OK, I guess it's hard not to get good pictures in that type of scenery!).

[@light6230]

Thank you so much for this video! My dad would take my siblings and I backpacking in the Winds in the 1980s. I'm not sure we were on the same trail as you, but it sure looks familiar and spectacular! Now I live on the East Coast and realize how privileged I was to be able to be there! I wish dad was still on this earthly plane so I could show him your video! Going to make sure my sibs see this!

[@bradsigler4964]

Great video. Now you have added another hike to my "bucket list"!

[@OutdoorWanderer1]

Truly a beautiful area. Thanks for sharing!

[@HoopesJohnC]

I was a way south of you all that same weekend! Weather was phenomenal.

[@bobreeder2441]

Did a hike out there a few years ago, People need to get out there a little early and get use to the altitude . We went out to the cook lakes and on to Titcomb basin to the Glacier areas. saw a moose and brown bear. Such a great area and only saw 3 other people in 5 days.

[@chriscleveland9203]

Thanks for all the great content this year

[@ScottValler]

Really enjoyable time watching your experience and getting to see what that part of the country looks like, thank you. Glad you guys were able to get out there before the season was over and it looks like you made a great call on adjusting your trip. I'll have to add this area to my wish list. I recently started backpacking and am really enjoying it so your videos are very encouraging.

[@tylerberry2476]

Thank you so very much for sharing this with us!!! Love your videos! I'm looking forward to going on this hike next spring time ! Hope there's more hikes soon to watch !👍👍😎♥️

[@markshaw7947]

Great video, thanks for sharing ! Looks like Epic would be an understatement for this one.

[@phebefriddle9133]

As always you found some spectacular views. Thanks for sharing your hike. I love the Wind River area, I love the way the clouds move across such beautiful scenery bringing drama to the scene. Very different from here in the east. As much as I love the Appalachian Mountains, the western mountain ranges take me to a whole new level of wow.

[@rickdavis2235]

Thanks for the new desktop pic at 12:47. Absolutely stunning! I think this is my favorite so far.

[@lambo7403]

Epic!! Thanks Dave!

[@rebeccalong171]

Really enjoyed. Thanks for shareing and Happy Trails.

[@jkuefner4573]

Amazing views as always. Thanks for sharing!👍

[@a-train386]

Electric air pump is a must! Love your videos. Can’t wait for the next one!

[@ALifeOutdoors1957]

I really enjoy your videos, David. All the hard work you put into them definitely shows. Looking forward to your next trip, and thanks so much for pointing me in the right direction for that cheese spread. It’s going with me in a couple of weeks on my hike along Suwannee River section of the Florida Trail.

[@TheWayOutdoors]

Very excited to check out this Wind River Adventure. That notification popped up, and you always create the best backpacking videos! I am in the middle of editing a 6 day, 5 night Backpacking video from August that we did in Glacier National Park. I have previously seen your North Circle Loop video and it inspired me to look further into that route. We started at Many Glacier hiking counter-clockwise. Night 1 we were at Elizabeth lake, Night 2 was Glens Lake Head, Night 3 Stoney Indian lake, Night 4 Fifty Mountain, Night 6 at Granite park Chalet. It was the most unbelievable experience of my life, and I appreciate your videos allowing for me to check out new beautiful places. Keep the great videos coming David! If you ever have time to check out some of my videos I think you'd enjoy them. Safe Trails!

[@johnnywhite1681]

Thank you for sharing!

[@justmare111]

I'm a little late to the party. Wow, wow, wow! Some of those shots are absolutely postcard perfect! Stellar. Yay for Tapatio! LOL Thanks for another great video. :)

[@E180TEKNO]

it's very cool the traduction in french really thank you for me i am french and thanks to this option i can follows your vidéos in french

[@ifonlyseethrumyeyes8957]

enjoyed the scenery. I definitely would have camped in that beauty for 2 or 3 nights, just being there. So the end was quite confusing and frustrating. It sounds like you guys are happy...hummm.

[@davidgrayin]

Yeah, it was a little confusing to us too, and in hindsight the best option would have been to spend another night at Island Lake. But while we were on the trail, we were contemplating how hard 6+ mile days had been hitting us because of the altitude, and thinking about doing the 13 miles from our camp at Island Lake to the trailhead didn't seem very smart, followed by a 7 hour ride to Denver, a few hours of sleep, then a 6:30AM flight back home. It turned out that the 13 mile hike back to the trailhead wasn't a killer, especially given it was predominantly downhill and we were more acclimated to the altitude than when we were going the other direction. But, again, that's hindsight. We do plan to make a return trip, and all the knowledge we gained on this trip will be invaluable the next time - and the next time will involve two nights at Island Lake (maybe even three!) with a full day hike to explore the Titcomb Basin.

[@burleism5158]

Always hit the "Thumbs Up" before even watching.........

[@trailsnail2892]

Yet another great video. You have a good eye Mr Gray.

[@ReeWrayOutdoors]

Awesome stuff, David! Definitely going on my bucket list! Really enjoyed the commentary as well. I love that your kids actually watch your videos! haha Pretty sure mine only watch if they're a captive audience and I have the remote. haha Oh well, maybe someday they'll appreciate them like yours do. :P

[@kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287]

We bought a new 75” 4k tv. Amazing to watch your 2019 trip vids. Thanks for investing in that spendy camera!!

[@davidgrayin]

I need to get one of those 75" 4K TV's myself! They're getting cheap enough I can probably almost afford one. Actually, when I got into the 4K stuff at the start of 2019 I quickly realized quite a few things about the new technology: (1) I didn't own a 4K display device of any kind so I couldn't watch the videos I was creating in their full 4K-HD 'glory', (2) my relatively ancient computer was woefully under-powered for editing and rendering full-frame 30FPS 4K videos, and (3) I needed more storage to save and backup all the monster 4K files I was creating. (I also learned enough about the Nikon Z6 to fill an entire book, but that's a whole different story). The bottom line was that the move to 4K was a bit pricier than just the cost of the new Z6 - a new 50" 4K TV, built a brand new 'monster' computer, and bought a few new 4TB internal and external hard drives - but when I watch the 2019 trips on a big 4K TV, especially the Winds trip, I believe it was all well worth it.

[@kevinseversonandhisvizslas8287]

It was. Gets us thru south dakota winters rewatching your vids.

[@thetjomster]

Hi, David. Found your KZbin channel from Dan Beckers channel, and your videos are, hands down, some of the BEST hiking videos on KZbin. Have been bingewatching now for a few days and absolutely love it! You have inspired me to try and do something similar from the trails that we have here in my native Norway. Can't wait for your next video, and thank you for all the great content that you have uploaded so far. You, sir, are an inspiration.

[@davidgrayin]

Thank you very much for the kind words. That type of feedback gets me pumped up to do some more trips and publish more videos. I've been to Norway a couple of times and it is spectacular - good luck with the videos and if there is anything I can offer just let me know.

[@JimHayesHiking]

Great video and some spectacular scenery! Thanks for sharing!

[@wildofftrail4610]

Wish I could have made it David. Glad you guys enjoyed your trip. Video turned out great! -Tyler

[@davidgrayin]

Wow, Tyler - great to hear from you! We missed you. With you being basically 'off the grid' in our National Park system it's tough to get in touch with you. Please stay in touch - we need to do another trip together soon. I'm not sure what the plans will be for 2020 but I'm certainly planning to do a few trips out west. Take care, Tyler.

[@wildofftrail4610]

@@davidgrayin Yes, I told Carl I need to convince you guys to come down into the canyon! I'll definitely be in touch and we will figure something out. You take care, too.

[@cjones7692ify]

I'm surprised your channel isn't bigger. It should be. Keep livin it up

[@harryhayen6092]

Great video of a great trip! ... but the best are the last 7 minutes with all these awsome fotos!!! Greetings from Germany