I never refer such a place as a wilderness but heaven due to its beauty. Id love to be there.

Thanks David, rewatching your San Juan videos again in preparation for our trip next week!!! First Timers!!

Just now getting around to watching this. Another excellent video!

David, your excitement is always contagious. It is always a pleasure to accompany you on your adventures.

Really nice perspective and narrative. Enjoyed your trip again. Thanks ; )

Awesome video - looks like a great trip. Thanks for sharing!

This is way to cool! ! ! ! What a small world, my grandmother used to work at the Lamplighter back in the day. Never done any hiking in that area of CO. but other areas of CO we have done the same hikes. Kroenke used to be one of my favorites back in the 70's then here recently it was my daughter favorite hike.

Real pretty scenery Mr. Gray

Thank you for bring back these older videos. I love watching them. My you and your family have a Merry Christmas. Stay safe!

Your voice and personality is a cross between John Wayne and Johnny Cash. I can see why so many people look up to you in the hiking community! So glad you're doing these old videos! Hopefully you'll get on some winter hikes soon...

Wonderful! Beautiful country and beautiful son time! Also sweet Jaydon! Thank you!

David, this video is fantastic. I love how you've gone back and remastered these old trip videos (something I would really like to do). Such an epic place and those are the kind of memories that will last a lifetime.

Great area. This is where the last Grizzley Bear was seen in Colorado, 30+ years ago.

I enjoy your throw back videos. Watching a trip video while sitting at home is such a welcomed gift. I also enjoy seeing the evolution of your recording style. Excellent as always.

David i just love your videos. I took my son to the maroon bells this year and can't help but thank you for your inspiration.

David , you have a talent. I really appreciate your work , both still and video. I also appreciate your loving attitude with regard to your family, two legged and four. It is interesting to watch you evolve over the life of your filming. I have some comments. After watching you with the two brothers and then the video in upper New York and then reading of the surgical procedure on your knee. After 20 years plus competing in Triathlons I have learned that hiking over rough terrain will kick your butt , no matter what shape you're in. I have also learned that it is tough to compete with youth. it appears to me that you know your limitations and let the kids go ahead. My concern is that you need an adjustment on your diet and your off season training. After you get the green light from your physician and your Orthopedist you might consider removing all delicious baked items from that bakery in Colorado . You might also consider removing all cerveza and other alcohol from your diet ( with respect to Joey). Using the rest room at fast food joints is ok but don't actually eat there. It is difficult to train while recovering from surgery but you might consider a Stair Master and /or a Peloton type bike. With just those few hints I'll bet you can drop 50 lbs. Put some fast music on and dream of the JMT. In a couple of years we will not recognize you until you sip your first cup of coffee. You're a good man David Gray Hike ON!

Definitely go on a winter trip!

Thanks for sharing all your trip.!!love it David.

My favorite area in Colorado along the Conejos River. Travelled 250 from end to end and all the way from Horca Junction to Del Norte. Thanks for this edition of your throwback series. Regrettable though that 2020 didn't let a lot of us create new adventures.

20 miles west of Effingham, Vandalia! My home town!!!

Really enjoy all your videos. Especially the fact that we don’t just always see the best parts but also the hardest parts of your hike. Look forward to watching many more and maybe we’ll cross paths sometime on a trail.

So happy to see another video!

What a great video it turned out to be! I was a little disappointed that you didn't continue with the Crested Butte part of the trip, though. I use lots of details from your video about places to stay and things to do before and after trips, too. I'm wanting to go to the San. Juan's now

I always get excited to see your videos. It was a nice surprise!!

Great video as always. Loved the views.

Thanks for the re-edit David, I know it takes a crazy amount of time. Always nice to see Elk. Do more fishing!

Nice to see that you're reuploading and changing a few things on your videos to make them more 4K compatible better detail little bit longer and more fun to see And fantastic memories you get to show us

I felt tired and out of breath just watching that. Seems like an exhausting trip, but I'd love to do it someday! Gorgeous scenery

Great adventure! Remember when 720 & 1080p were considered HD and looked amazing? Still looks good to me! Fellow Hoosier here, but my son and I have only in the past 3 years started adventuring out west. Rock on!

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know what you're saying about the 'old 720 and 1080HD stuff - it always looked so good to me... that is until you start putting it side-by-side with the modern 4K stuff today's DSLRs can create!

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Wow! You were correct in assuming I would want to start planning an adventure out west. Definitely rivals the beauty of the mitten.

Hey David Grey you didn’t used to have gray hair ha ha ha ha😄 wow David that was a pretty awesome trip I’ve been watching you guys on KZread sense your trip to glacier national park I live in Helena Montana I’m a bit crippled up anymore so I’m not able to do what you do now but that’s pretty awesome brother

I absolutely loved this video! The scenery was spectacular. Thank you so much for sharing your great adventures. And thank you for turning me on to Dunkin Donuts coffee :)

Amazing, it's always such a great pleasure to see your videos and I always love to sit down with a adult beverage and watch your videos David. Hope to someday see you on the same trail and to be able to say hi and share a story or 2 I am in Utah just finished a few sections of the GWT and Donner trail besides a good summit of the timpanooke with my daughter

That was a long drive for one day!

Awesome video! One of these days I'll get to backpack west of Ohio. 🤣

Come to Washington! Check out Glacier peak wilderness.

I remember the original video, great to watch a re-run remastered. Blue Lake is near the scene of a grizzly bear attack that almost killed Ed Wiseman back in 1951. If you're interested, there is a book written by Deb Carpenter Nolting entitled " Grizzly Attack in Colorado the Ed Wiseman Story ". It's good reading and very detailed on what happened 69 years ago. Apparently that was the last grizzly bear in Colorado. Christmas is just 3 weeks away so "Merry Christmas & Safe Holidays to the David Gray Family of Indiana " !!! Let's all hope for a Truly New Year that will be Safe for All of Us !

@bruce2keys270

3 жыл бұрын

At 19:19 if that's the Navajo Valley then that is where the grizzly attack took place.

@bvandenzen

3 жыл бұрын

Also, “Ghost Grizzlies” by Doug Peterson is an excellent book about the the grizzlies in that area and whether they still might exist in that area.

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Ooh... great stuff, guys! Thank you for that. I knew that area was the last 'grizzly area' in all of Colorado but I never understood the entire history. I'm going to be getting those books! A little light reading for my Xmas holiday. Thank you!

@bruce2keys270

3 жыл бұрын

@@bvandenzen Thanks ! Brian I'm going to get that book.

I really enjoyed this video David, I have a question I am getting ready for a week winter hike and in every video you do you make the cheddar cheese spread I want to get a few packages what is the name and we're do you get it. If you would please let me know it would be greatly appreciated. Hike on 2021 David

Always a pleasure David! This gives me something to watch later tonight. I did a trip last year in the northern section of the San Juan’s about an hour and a half outside of Durango. Anyways, drop me a text or email sometime so I can get you up to the black hills to do a trip with me :) Thanks for the vid!

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Hey Tyler! Great to hear from you. I'll give you a call soon so that we can catch up. A trip to the Black Hills sounds awesome - we've done car camping trips there a couple of times and I just love that area of the country.

David, I love the places you explore but would be good if you could move your camera more slowly because I feel giddy after a couple of minutes.

I’ve hiked quite a bit in my life. I’m in my mid 30’s with minimal debt. What do most avid hikers like yourself do for a living? I’m currently a banker but even with federal holidays I just don’t seem to have the time to just go wherever all the time? Any advice for career changes with anyone out there?

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Well, I can't speak for everybody out there doing hiking/backpacking videos, but for me I had a pretty 'typical' full-time day job in automotive engineering. I was fortunate to have about 5 weeks of vacation every year (I'd been doing the engineering 'gig' for 35+ years so I had some decent annual vacation built up), but even with that it severely limited how many backpacking trips per year that I could do. Realize that I also had a full-on family that wanted to do some family time too so my vacation time was split between backpacking and other family vacations. For all of us that would rather spend more time in the woods, it seems to come down to balancing vacation time, family time, and (sadly) work time.

@CLTHIKER

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for taking out the time for this thorough response. It’s very helpful!

Already puffing just leaving the parking lot.

What was the elevation of the Conejos (spelling?) peak?

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Conejos Peak is 13,179 feet. Not one of the higher peaks in Colorado, but plenty high to get your heart beating pretty good and the views from the top were fantastic.

Where do I recognize you from? (As if you would know) Are you a TV news person, commentator, in Indiana? I’m in Carmel.

@craigsmith6446

3 жыл бұрын

Many have said he looks like the actor Dennis Quaid.

@jc10907Sealy

3 жыл бұрын

@@craigsmith6446 True, but I still think I recognize him from something local. IDK 🤷‍♀️

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Nope, not a news person and haven't had much time on TV. The Dennis Quaid comparison has been made, especially from my 'younger' videos, but that's all I can think of. I used to get that comparison enough, both on youtube and in person, that my brother bought me the complete Dennis Quaid movie collection for Xmas one year as a bit of a joke gift.

Love your videos but this one was very hard watch. It was the wind noise. You may have to do a voice over on some of the of the old ones.

@davidgrayin

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I know - sorry about the wind noise in some of the spots. This was in the days before I used an external microphone with 'dead kitty' wind noise suppressor. Wind noise isn't much of an issue in my older videos, except the ones in the mountains on the Continental Divide (tends to get a little windy up there!).

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@davidlounsberry4127

3 жыл бұрын

And lamest

@nagaviper1169

3 жыл бұрын

@@davidlounsberry4127 I hope you have a better day.