Learning How to Hike the Desert the HARD WAY

13 minutes of some of the finest simplest but most incredible youtube content there is on offer.

6:25 this right here is why I like Xander Budnick's videos :D

Gotta watch out for those wild Xanderites, he seemed pretty territorial 😂 but for real, that was a beautiful area you all went to. Looks like you and Max had so much fun ✌️

The drone footage is just mesmerizing…so beautiful. And I loved the “sand people” scene. You guys are a hoot. 😂

Love the little adventure. I cannot believe you thought 1 gallon of water was enough for a 2 day hike through the dessert. Lol. Glad you were OK and did not push yourself into a threatening situation.

Former desert dweller here. Thank you for pronouncing "Nevada" correctly! Don't sleep in washes! If there's an unexpected rain shower, you'll drown or lose your gear. Amazing, amazing drone shots! What an epic adventure. thanks for taking us along! We're headed out into the mountains to hike into the burn zones today to see what's left. You're my morning inspiration :)

Let me start out by saying how beautiful that area was!! This area was the bottom of the ocean at one time and you can see it in those rock formations. When I moved out to Utah to be near grandkids, I found I was constantly drinking water. I keep a case of water on every floor of my home. Many hikers carry a pack with a built in water pouch. Out here, always carry double what you think you’ll need. So glad you and Maxim could explore this together!

Just beautiful!! Had to remind to watch that crazy dude at 06.25 lol, I can just hear my folks when they watch this. Mom will love it. Thanks for taking us along,

6:28 Hope that knee heals up Jon! You were here in spirit.

Loved the Tuskens ;). Amazing landscape that riverbed.

I’m born and raised in utah and I’ve been watching your YouTube videos I’m excited to see what’s to come. Your content is always chill and relaxing and I always look forward to watching it.

Gotta give you props for the Sand People scene. Nice work!

Thanks for giving me such a relaxing video to watch while drinking my coffee outside on a beautiful Saturday morning

I come from the east coast and lived there, both in US and Ontario, for over 40 years. Beautiful places there, for sure, as XB's videos show. BUT, I moved out West 30+ years ago and have had the great privilege of spending time in the mountains and deserts of America and I have to say that they are of another order of magnificence. The eastern geography and flora are, to be honest, very repetitive. But out west, endless variety. For one example, after 5 trips to Death Valley, I am still awed by it. Stunning, no matter how often I am there.

I love that, despite being so low on water, you still made the effort to get the drone out and setup the camera in awkward spots to get the right shots for us to enjoy. Incredible scenery.

The 'sand people" and hiking, the drone shots, yeah, just loved it, you could buy 2- 3-liter jugs for the car, then 2-3 liter for yourselves, and be good for a few days, just great drone shots! Thanks so much!

The tusken raiders at 6:20 :D This is why you're the best at these type of videos

Your content is very therapeutic for the mind and soul, keep it up man!

This was a great video, glad you survived the sand people.The effort that you go to is amazing, especially for us

Holy shit the sand people bit was so unexpected yet so welcome 😂