Great video Catherine. Those moments of thus trip is what you should treasure. The Grand Canyon is deep. I went to the North rim 2 times. I know I would never be able to hike that. Thank you for the great views and seeing the river up close. Glad you found water that was drinkable. And only glad you only had 1 day of rain. Glad you you didn’t hurt yourself too bad with your leg. Looking forward to seeing next video. See you soon! Stay safe. Travel safe.

Still so cool that y’all made a connection. I’ve loved both of your channels independently before so seeing you guys together is even better. Can’t wait to see more adventures with both of you!

I really enjoyed watching you do other below the rim overnight backpacking hikes instead of rushing through it.

Joey is one of the luckiest guys in the world, not only does he get to go hiking, he gets to go with the amazingly gorgeous Catherine 😍

How awesome ! I love you guys. You make the cutest couple!! Everything I hope to find in my guy one day!! Love hiking !! Beautiful scenery guys !!

Wow some absolutely incredible views.

WOW!! And Thank You!!...Stay Safe and God Bless....

One of, if not the best, hiking video I’ve ever seen. Very inspiring. I’m filling out my permit application tonight.

Absolutely stunning views. Great job....Hey Joey

Very awesome 👍 beautiful scenery... hello from New Mexico

My first overnight in the Grand Canyon was the descent into Hermit Creek in October, 1972. About a mile from the river i started hearing what sounded like distant sonic booms, very faint, but hard to ignore. I asked the leader of our group (from the Northern Arizona University campus) what I was hearing. He told me the river must be in flood stage and that large boulders were being carried and rolled on the bottom of the riverbed. When we arrived the river was indeed in flood stage and we could feel the shock waves of the boulders rolling down the river in our feet as the rocks were big enough to shake the ground as they collided with other rocks on the riverbed. A couple of years later we descended the Boucher Trail and went down to Boucher Rapids on our way to Hermit Canyon. It is a rough route, but from what I hear the Old Hance Trail is harder. If my memory serves me correctly Hance Canyon is one major canyon east of Grandview Mesa. The Old Hance was built by Mr. Hance himself and it was nearly impossible to maintain, so it was replaced by the "New Hance" trail and neither has been maintained in decades, or so it was in the 1970's when I was living in Flagstaff. My last hike in the Grand Canyon was in 1990 and we went down the South Kaibab and up the Bright Angel. By then I had lived and worked in three additional states on my all expenses paid tour of the western U.S. courtesy a career with the U.S. Forest Service.

Wonderfully captured! The essence of this magnificent scenery was seamlessly joined together, as two souls share their journey with a lifetime of memories.

Awesome Video Catherine !! Your very inspiring to all us "Normal Backpackers" !! Your Relentlessness on those boulder scrambles was just wow ! Your soo down to earth and honest with your experience !!

Wonderful shots, nature is quite awe inspiring. Good on you to take this on and show us these incredible sights. Thanks to you and Joey.

So many spectacular vistas! Every few feet you walk, you get a different perspective and vibe. I am also amazed at the diverse vegetation - cactus & various scrub plants. I always thought it was more barren than this. Since I know I will probably never get the opportunity to experience these hiking trails, watching your videos is the next best thing - many thanks and Happy Trails!

Ive been watching Joey for quite awhile. You bring a touch of class to the videos Catherine. I like the soft music in your video. Congrats on completing a really tough hike. You kicked butt girl! Hoping all goes well for this latest back packing joint venture.

...blisters on the pinky’s earn double kudos to Catherine. I turned to sticks for hiking when my knees started to talk back. Just a thought...shortening the sticks coming up hill allows for arms and hands to not have to reach as far for support they give pushing up. Coming down hill just the opposite, lengthen sticks, to reach further for balance and support. Recognize that may not be everyone’s preference, but with knees that speak to me, it helps.

Wow, constant awesome views, one after another! I’m going to have to move this up my list of hikes to do much sooner! Your video and editing skills also add to the experience. Great job!

You two did an amazing job photographing down in the Canyon, stunning views that many will never see up close. Thanks for sharing

Congratulations on completing a tough hike and thanks for sharing the video! I definitely look forward to viewing future adventures...

thank you for amazing Atmosphere.

Excellent video Catherine! That was a tough hike and you pushed through it with a positive attitude. After this accomplishment you must be getting really excited about the upcoming multi-day trips. Got an email from Joey last Friday just before he left to do a trip in Gila Wilderness. Again I really enjoyed this video!

That hike is awesome, I did that same hike in 12 hours back to the top BUT I wish I had camped out for a night or 2 under the skies. I went down the Boucher Trail from Dripping Springs intersection and the views are STELLAR. Once again great job on the narrating and video editing. That hike is tough on the hip flexors, calves, lower back and knees. Coming up Beucher is harder than going down, for sure. Great job on the video and yeah it is a workout for sure.

Consistent rain in the canyon is amazing…..

I feel your pain. Nothing worse than hot, tired, feet hurt and you have to rock scramble up a couple of thousand feet. Good video - brought back memories (not necessarily good ones). But it feels good at the end and makes you feel like you have accomplished something. The views were worth the effort.

Looks like you two had a great time. Dinner sounded good too.

Got around to seeing this. Looks both brutal and awesome. A true march through time as you descended past 10s of thousands (millions) of years of rock layers. Joey looks like a perfect hiking partner. Hard to wrap your head around the views on video. Must have been breath taking being there - in more ways than one.

Viewed the canyon from south rim, was awed. You are correct in that it is beautiful.

Awww! You guys are so cute. Make the perfect couple😊 Cat, you are a beast! The way you handled those rocks with the pack on your back🙌🏽🙌🏽 Chile, my knees would have said hell no!😂 Those views!! I hope to one day see all those beautiful places

A lovely video! It's nice to see Joey from a different angle :)

You two are so cute!! Perfect match! 😊

Wow! You are a rock star! Great videography on top of some bad ass hiking/climbing with Joey! I just did a trip through Southeastern Utah and the colors and grandeur of our wild places took my breath away. So appreciative for your videos and giving us a chance to take in the awe and beauty and wonder of our wild lands.

Wow, beautiful but challenging! I would love to try it sometime! Thanks for sharing. Safe travels.

What a brutal climb out! Tough, say what!!??

You are a hiking beast Catherine! What a tough trail ... I'm sure it was worth it! Your shots that 2nd day with the sun were awesome. Great video ... great climb ... great stuff! 😎

Wow, Catherine, that looked amazing! You kicked butt! Looked like a really special trip.

I liked watching the complimentary videos shot by you and Joey. Nice landscapes in yours. Great teamwork!

Thanks for sharing your adventure Catherine! Nice to see & listen to your perspective of the hike after watching Joey's video. I'm looking forward to the future joint adventures with Joey!! :)

Been following the both of you for quit some time from the flatlands below sea level most people call The Netherlands. I must say respect in how you handled that last tough day and kept smiling! Great to see you guys have found each other and I wish you all the good fortune, happiness the planet can offer. Keep up the good work.

Looks like a sweet but exhausting trip nice looking couple too!

did hermit and tonto years ago youre right about the stars they where the frosting on the cake for that day great job on the video thanx

Catherine, well done! The Canyon IS tough. I don’t need to tell you that. Backpacked the Tanner trail a few years ago. Toughest hike I have ever done, as well. Turned our cameras off on the way up, too. We left the river at 6 AM and climbed out at the rim at midnight. Thanks for taking us along with you. Another lovely video.

best video about GrandCanyon.

Another great video Catherine, beautiful country! I've watched Joey's videos before most recently the Pinhoti trail video. I like him. I'm subbed. cheers!

You guys are amazing.

What a great start to your season for 2018! Kudos to both of you. It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end - Ernest Hemingway

Awesome! Love sleeping next to a stream... although the Colorado River sounded like Niagra Falls! 😂 Great hike and stunning scenary as always!

Loved your video Catherine. I turn 70 next week and have hiked into the Canyon once a year for the last 3 years. It would be so much easier if I could take a llama along to lug my pack. They say only 5% of the visitors get below the rim.

Incredible video, Catherine! Wow, I wish I had done the hike down when I visited the Grand Canyon in '82. My buddies and I just did the tourist thing on the South Rim and drove to Payson to hike the Mogollon Rim for two days then Sedona for two days. Arizona is so awesome. We were all stationed at Luke AFB in Phoenix. I miss skiing in the Snow Bowl the most. The sunsets in AZ are the most beautiful in the world. Anyway, you are one helluva trooper! Great job! I've watched several of Joey's videos and they are some of the best on You Tube.

yup, that is a wow from me too

Almost hiked the thorofare with joey last year, but our schedules didn't match. Good guy and very inspirational. Awesome video and cool perspective! Looking forward to watching more of your vids!

@3:30......the best snakeskin I've seen. And as you may have learned: going up is all lungs and quads; coming down is all knees/hips and poles.

love those AZ sunsets great filming! Awesome views

Amazing landscape. Sort of feels quite spiritual, almost as though you could sense the history and people who passed through in times gone by. Subbed to Joey’s channel and I’ll catch up on his vids. Nice to see you smiling and happy.:-) Atb Mike.🙏

Excellent journey!

So proud of you 😍 You’re an inspiration 🧗🏼‍♀️⛰⛺️

fantastic

Anyone know what happened to Joey Coconato's MY Own Frontier channel? I wanted to go back and see some of his content, but it is gone. He was a favorite. I loved his independent attitude.

Nice hike Catherine. Awesome shots.

I really enjoyed your perspective on this hike after watching Joey's. I've been watching Joey's videos for years and I had to check out who his new lovely partner was. ... You two are a perfect match! ... I just recently subbed to your channel and am really looking forward to your future hikes with Joey! ... Darla in Minnesota

Always check the difficulty of the trail first. I learned the hard way too.

You guys are a good match. I which I could find someone like you.

I love it!

You got some great shots! The depth of the canyon looks insane. I would love to do this. Thanks for taking us along 👍 Nicely done.

WOW one of thee best hikes I've ever seen! If only those cliffs could talk I'm sure they would have a thousand stories! I've heard that every foot of sedimentary rock in that canyon is equivalent to many thousands of years of time. What kind of shoes is Joey wearing? One things for certain Catherine, He's one lucky dude!

I agree - Joey's channel is #1 for backpacking, but yours is great too. It is nice to see your complementary perspective of the same trip. Given the amount of vertical, carrying extra camera gear would have been a drag. But, inclusion of a few still photographs will be great addition on subsequent trips. (e.g. 7:28, 12:17, 12:36, 17:16, 19:11, 20:56, 21:15, 22:05, 30:06, 30:13) Also, the tarantula posing in Joey's video was just begging to be photographed up close and personal. P.S. If you elect to use poles on steep ascents, such as 28:59 , there are at least two reasons why adjusting them to a shorter length will improve their utility. First, repeatedly lifting your hands well above shoulder height is tiring and less stable. Second, long poles force you to cant the poles at an angle into the hill, which consequently means that pushing on the poles is also pushing you BACK.

Hey there, what ever happened to Joey and his My Own Frontier channel?

Grow up - both of you! (not) Seriously, you guys are living my dreams, and you deserve it.

What happened to Joey’s channel?! Hope y’all the best whatever happened. 🙏🤙🔥

Love it!!

Now that you've championed this ass kicking route, and I do mean CHAMPIONED (nothing like the feeling is there?) I wanted to recommend a good read about the human history of the canyon, if you haven't read it already. "Over the edge, Death in the Grand Canyon ". It's well researched and supplies remedies to dreadful situations- what to look out for. It's also very captivating, even more so now that you've had a personal stake claimed there. In your memories part of you stays in the Canyon. Safe journeys to you!

Love the video. Was just there in March. I did the rim to rim route. Three days two nights. Blew out my knee on the way down. Luckily hiking up was easier. Please give me as breakdown in what you carry in your pack. Also Joey is a monster in the wild.

Did you guys go in March? We are leaving this week for a 4 day trip down Grand Canyon. Kind of worried about the weather not sure if it's warm or cold.

Talk about paying your dues to be able to front your own backpacking channel - I hiked up 4K out of Toulumne Canyon in Yosemite one year so I know what a big day that must have been for you.

Watching this from Zion and heading to the Grand Canyon in two days. My knees ache just watching! Wow!

Wow, just wow!! Such beautiful vistas and an epic trail. I am with you on the tripod thing, I generally love to use one. I feel like handheld is so shakey (especially as I get older lol). Also congratulations on your love connection. I will say I know a lot of the male backpacking community is now jealous of Joey lol but that is awesome that you met on here and not on a cheesy dating site lol

Hiking with Vanna

WAS ALWAYS WANTING TO ASK WHEN YOU ARE IN DIFFERENT AREAS DOES THE WATER TASTE DIFFERENTLY BECAUSE OF THE GROUND THAT SPRING IS GOING THROUGH? AWESOME VIEWS , PICS , COLORS & SHAPES! THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAG ALONG. BREATHTAKING BEAUTY! BE SAFE! HAVE FUN! GOD BLESS YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY!

First of all, love watching all your videos. I am a big fan of you and Joey. I was curious, was a backcountry permit needed for this trip? Looking to do the same trip some time in March 2020.

4200 ft. decent, that's brutal. I'd rather hike an incline than decent. Always applying the brakes is hard on the body. Well done.

GREATNESS! Subbed his channel a while back because he has a lot Yellowstone stuff, but watched a few of your vids along the way without subbing. Then y’all get together with an epic Grand Canyon hike?!?!? Subbing your channel. Forgive me for being late to the party.

Hey Joey, think about what you are doing to this poor girl. 4000 feet vertical in the heat is no walk in the park.

"Well, I mean I have underwear on...it's just not my clean pair😂"

I have a Katadyn Pump Filter (youtube reference; "the Katadyn Hiker filter and Bleach - Collecting and disinfecting water"). Check it out Catherine for your hiking and/or your camping rig. I just had to have this filter as a survivalist item. I also have life straws, a homemade Berkey filter gravity system, and sawyer filters too. You can die faster without drinking water on your hike then food. Yeah, treating your filtered water with drops of bleach is a real safeguard too. I loved my time in Sedona too. A thumbs up Cat!

So is You Tube the new way to meet people? Hope you are enjoying the hike.

awesome video !!!! what type of camera are you using and tri -pod if you are using one?

Thumbs up you two............AT hats do look like Cat logos..........

Hi Catherine, does Joey C have his own channel? My Own Frontier is closed down? Please advise. 😮

25:05 because you enjoyed the moment :)

THANK YOU FOR GETTING BACK TO ME! DO YOU USE THE CARBON FILTER FOR THE TASTE BESIDES THE MINI FOR EVERYTHING ELSE ?

Beautiful site! Planning a three day trip in March. I’ve been a few times but never the Hermit Trail. Did you need to reserve the site or apply for a permit to camp there? I’d love to stay there too!

Great video, thanks for sharing. I'm planing on doing the rim to rim this Oct. I don't make it out west often, so very excited. What was your pack weight? I'm building a kit for this trip, trying to get my weight down because I know at times I will need to carry a bit of water. One thing I'm not use to having to do in the north east with so much water where I backpack. Thanks

whats the good month to backpack this trail? thanks , nice video

New subscriber,came over from joeys channel...great video and great channel...hope to see more of you two in each others videos. Any plans to join joey in Yellowstone or any other areas he hikes in alot????

That was amazing to watch. Can I ask what type of camera and mic set up do you and Joey use.

Hi!!! Great video-thank you -Catherine what camera were you using? My husband and I are planning a backpacking trip and I want a lightweight camera with great range.

The views are really nice Catherine. This is one of your longest videos, but very very nice. I like Joey, but he needs to trim his beard. I do, because if I don't, children think I'm Santa Claus. LOL I don't know exactly why, but I'm glad Joey uses a map. In the 70s had no other option, Those steep climbs are worse than anything I encountered on the JMT except in heavy snow.

I think you and Joey should get married . And raise a herd of mountain goats .

What month was this video? Fantastic job lady! New fan for sure

I enjoyed looking around