New bushwhack for your viewing pleasure, first time down this historic canyon
Channel: vutEwa
Date: 2021-02-08

It's a long story on why we chose to bushwhack this canyon. I thought it would be a hoot to use my headmounted GoPro and let you see what we see for the very first time. We had on good account from ancient topo maps that there was a trail or a road down here over 100 years old. We have been to the confluence of this canyon's creek to the lower creek. Took us two and a half years to cut a trail to that location. One thing led to another and another and my buddy decided to check this really old topo map and found a dashed line running down it to where we got to before. Well this represented a real adventure possibility for us both and we decided to check it out pronto! This video takes the viewer from somewhat near the top of the canyon to more than halfway of the distance, and you can see what kind of experience it is to go completely off trail, following whatever the best way we can find to get down. The entire journey was rife with vines. Blackberry, poison oak and some other vines. They get tangled up in my shoes and legs and the hook on my gaiters that keep the gaiters attached is also a real challenge, forcing us to raise our legs high enough on each step to clear the vines. I hope you enjoy this video. And thanks for watching!