Gila Wilderness Backpacking: Sixty-Five Crossings

"Sixty-Five Crossings" is a video documentary of our backpacking trip in the Gila Wilderness of New Mexico. The name comes from the 65 crossings of the West Fork Gila River in a single 12-mile stretch. For part one of this two part trip (Great Sand Dunes National Park) see...    • Great Sand Dunes National Park Backpacking...   This trip was in the Gila Wilderness (within Gila National Forest) just north of Silver City, New Mexico, and included the following... Cliff Dwellings National Monument (of Mogollon Native Americans) West Fork of the Gila River Overlook to the Middle Fork of the Gila River Hell's Hole Woodland Park Trail Prior Creek Trail Big Bear Canyon Trail Little Bear Canyon Trail Thank you to Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) and others who promoted the protection of wilderness area in the United States Hike dates: April 16-19, 2024 Total distance: 39 miles River crossings: 65 (in 12 miles) Cameras and Post Production GoPro Hero 7 Black Canon SX 740 HS Pixel 4a smartphone camera Edited with Adobe Premiere Pro 2024 Music (licensed from YouTube Audio Library) "Campfire Song” by Chris Haugen “Venkatesananda” by Jesse Gallagher “Mama” by Emmit Fenn “Allégro” by Emmit Fenn “Dawn of Man” by Quincas Moreira “Back to Portland” by Track Tribe “Acoustic Guitar 1” by Audionautix Acoustic Guitar 1 by Audionautix is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/... Artist: http://audionautix.com/ “Thin Places” by Jesse Gallagher Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:53 Day 1 04:17 Day 2 10:02 Day 3 16:00 Day 4