(suspenseful music)
- Huh, ah I'm winded already.
We just started this hike, it's gonna be one epic day.
Right now we're on location in Zion National Park.
We're doing some exploring.
First we're gonna take the high road
and head up to Angel's Landing.
And then we're gonna head down into the narrows
and get wet in the canyons.
I hope you guys are ready cause this,
is gonna be one wild hike.
(suspenseful music)
Woo.
(adventurous music)
- You ready to go?
- [Cameraman] Oh man.
How long's this hike?
- Ah I think it's two and a half miles to the top.
And we're about a tenth of a mile in.
And already winded, we sent the rest of the crew ahead of us
cause they were like, (breathing heavy)
Chris our editor is out here in the field with us today,
he is not used to being in the wild.
Alright let's catch up to those guys.
- [Cameraman] That's pretty epic right there.
- You don't wanna walk off the edge either because,
you fall straight into those rocks.
Right there.
(adventurous music)
Tell ya what guys, hiking,
is a lot more difficult when you're
not actually looking for animals.
When you're just walkin', you know there's nothing to catch,
you're just payin' attention to every foot step.
I would say, we are probly about a mile the way in.
One point five to go, an we're gonna bring you guys
some epic scenery.
(adventurous music)
Chance, how you doin?
- I'm alive.
- Winded?
- Very winded.
I stopped every couple switchbacks.
It's intense.
- [Cameraman] Hey Chris, what's it like
being out of editing day?
- This is not a typical day for me.
Whatsoever.
- [Cameraman] But you got that sweet hat.
- Yeah, luckily I blend right in with the surroundings.
So they know that there's a tourist
that doesn't know what he's doing.
Luckily I have a trail guide,
I gotta hike, I gotta climb by you man.
Cause you gotta grab me if I, ah.
- I'm not grabbin you, you go dude,
you're gone on your own.
I want you to open your wings an fly like a bird.
(adventurous music)
- Yeah, this is, that's a risky one right there.
Okay.
Feel a little bit better about that.
Alright guys.
Looks like we've made it.
- No, no, that's it.
- Oh, I thought we made it.
All the way up there?
Oh boy.
- [Cameraman] How ya feelin about this?
- I really thought this was the top.
- [Cameraman] Yeah.
- They thought this was the top,
he thought it was the top.
- [Cameraman] Where is the top?
- That whole thing.
- [Cameraman] Oh.
- Thought it said point, isn't it?
Never mind.
- [Cameraman] You gonna?
This isn't the editing room anymore is it?
- No.
- [Cameraman] Alright guys, so you're callin' it right here?
- Yeah this is as far as we go.
- [Cameraman] Office team stops right here.
- Office team's gotta stay here.
- [Cameraman] Alright, moment has arrived, here we are.
- I'm ready.
- [Cameraman] Angel's Landing.
- Gotta get all the way up there.
I thought this was the top, I was so wrong.
(suspenseful music)
- Hold onto that chain.
Wind is whippin' up here now.
Hold on little cowboy hat.
That wind's prolly destroyin' the microphone right now
but, wow we are getting up into the clouds.
(triumphant music)
Alright, well this is it, we have made it to the summit
of Angel's Landing.
It is just magnificent.
Words really can't describe how epic, it is up here.
It's tough to get here, and,
it was a rough hike but,
just a little bit of bravery,
holdin' onto those chains.
Once you get here, it's actually really calm and peaceful.
Ah man, just soak it all in.
- [Cameraman] We made it to the top.
Now we gotta go to the bottom.
- Well yeah, gettin' down to the bottom's
gonna be even more interesting
cause we're headed, down into the narrows
where we're gonna be trudging through
the water and the canyons.
Stay tuned, because coming up next,
it's gonna get wet and wild.
(wind blowing)
Alright, let's edge along this rock here.
(peaceful music)
- [Cameraman] We're on our way down,
but we had to take a minute to stop
to just take it all in cause,
look at that guys.
- That's like the valley from Land Before Time.
Epic, alright, got a little ways to go still.
And we're heading into the narrows.
(suspenseful music)
We're here at Canyon Junction.
And we're about to hop on a shuttle
an it's gonna take us way way back into the canyon.
We've got an awesome guide with us today.
His name's Jonathan, he's very experienced at this.
It's gonna be a first time thing for all of us.
It's gonna get wet, it's gonna get wild.
It's supposed to be very cold
and they told me do not fall into the water.
I guess we'll see what happens.
- [Cameraman] What you doin Coyote?
- I'm putting on my dry pants.
Otherwise I'm gonna get into that water
and get soaking wet and freezing.
See that , you wanna just get your
neoprene booty through there.
Little extra added warmth.
(suspenseful music)
- [Cameraman] Awesome.
- You ready to do this?
High stick.
Ah go.
(suspenseful music)
- Okay so we're just getting
into the first part of the narrows here.
Not the true narrows yet,
we gotta forage up all this rocky water.
We got white water here.
A lotta slipper rocks so guys all watch your ankles.
We don't wanna carry anybody outta here.
You ready?
- [Cameraman] Let's go.
- Alright.
(suspenseful music)
- It has taken about 18 million years
for these narrows to be carved out.
The way they were formed is through flash floods.
You can actually see here, this is known
as the narrows alcove.
You can see how there's this
big swooping undercut to the rock.
You can almost hear the echo coming off the inside a this.
Oh wow.
Just about one a the most epic places, I have ever been.
Alright, lets keep headin' up this way.
I can see that the rock is startin' to come together.
(suspenseful music)
okay so often times when you guys are watching at home
you wonder, is it just myself and the crew
out here in the wild, actually a lot a times
we bring a guide with us.
And today we're out in the narrows, with Jonathan.
Jonathan, tell us a little bit about this location
and why you love it as one a the best spots here in Zion.
- You know the Zion narrows is the grandfather
of all slot canyons, and so all the tributaries,
and waterways that drain through Zion National Park,
end up in the Virgin River.
And this Virgin River over 15 million years carved out
this gorgeous canyon.
Example where we're standing right now,
from the floor, all the way up to the top of the cliffs
is about 1500 feet, and goes through one solid chunk
of Navajo Sandstone.
- That is incredible, an this is,
basically time broken down through all these boulders
rushing down, through the canyon walls
and turns it into this.
- One of the beautiful things about Zion,
is it started that way, and it will end that way.
(peaceful music)
- Get excited, we are about to enter,
the narrowest part of the narrows.
Look at this, right up along this edge
we're gonna go up a canyon, that's only 22 feet
across at it's widest point.
I can't even imagine how fast
the water must flow through here,
when you're in a torrential downpour.
Alright, let's cut across this an head up in there.
Woo I'm excited.
Wow.
(exciting music)
We have made it, to the narrowest point
in the narrows, can you hear that echo?
Woo.
They say the narrows is like the spot to visit
when you come to Zion, it's a tough hike
comin up through that canyon,
ankle twisting rocks,
cold rushing water,
but this is the moment that truly makes it worth it.
This is unlike anything I've every seen on our planet.
Wow.
We have made it here.
It has been one hard earned effort.
What I wanna do now is just let the crew hang out,
get some great be role.
And enjoy this spectacular scenery.
You can see all the layers of time
when you come right up next to the rock.
Get your hands on it.
And just feel all of those grooves.
- [Cameraman] Wow, so cool.
- Woo, okay, I think that's probably,
about far enough, we have five miles to hike
back down through the canyon.
But Zion National Park, has given us one
unbelievable adventure today.
And whether you're takin' the high road
up to Angel's Landing,
or you're goin' on the low road, into the narrows,
there is something for everyone.
You guys ever get the chance, to get out here to Utah,
definitely check out Zion.
I'm Coyote Peterson, be brave, stay wild,
we'll see ya on the next location.
Woo.
(peaceful music)
If you thought Angel's Landing and the narrows were epic,
make sure to travel back in time,
as we search for dinosaur tracks,
in the purple hills.
And don't forget, subscribe so you can join me an the crew
on our next location.
(peaceful music)
You hike all the way to the top of Angel's Landing,
and I didn't think we were gonna come across any animals
and then of course, who comes to visit us,
tiny little chipmunks.
Hey guys, watch your fingers.
Up close with chipmunks.
Come to me my jungle friends.
Let's talk.
So what have you guys been up to lately?
Anything good goin on?