Drone Footage of the Virgin River during a flash flood near Zion National Park 6/29/2021

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  • čas přidán 25. 08. 2024
  • Flash flood on June 29, 2022. It made the virgin river rise from 50cfs to 2000cfs in a couple of minutes.

Komentáře • 116

  • @royal9848
    @royal9848 Před 2 lety +9

    Outstanding flying skills! You stayed so low, so close to bushes, debris, the water... Risky but what a video and it ain't CGI! I got a ride in an F-111 once a long time ago, 90 feet at 680 knots, it was intense, your video is almost better, it's damn sure a lot lower.

  • @walkabout776
    @walkabout776 Před 3 lety +58

    Awesome piloting skills here! 👏

  • @jamescarlson6723
    @jamescarlson6723 Před 3 lety +40

    Amazing range he has over the drone as it travels up the stream. Great photography.

    • @NoNORADon911
      @NoNORADon911 Před 3 lety

      Downside is slight blurring from moving too fast. Would be much cleaner with slower flying.

  • @OldManEnduro
    @OldManEnduro Před 2 lety +7

    I showed this video to a friend of mine that was just in town visiting. He was flying his down near the hot springs from my back yard in La Verkin. He was very impressed with your piloting skills and so am I. Beautiful video!!!

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 2 lety +1

      Oh thanks! It was fun seeing the river rise that quickly! I've been watching your videos. Looks like you know the goods around here

    • @OldManEnduro
      @OldManEnduro Před 2 lety

      @@abfreeman10still finding more all the time Thanks for watching my vids!

  • @bucktalesoutdoors7566
    @bucktalesoutdoors7566 Před 3 lety +8

    I gotta agree with what several others have already stated…..” Great piloting skills !” Thanks for sharing.

  • @cribbsprojects
    @cribbsprojects Před 3 lety +11

    Drones in the right hands produce awesome results! Wonderful!

  • @wolfdaddy5630
    @wolfdaddy5630 Před 3 lety +8

    THANK YOU FOR THE ADVENTURE. I don’t get out much anymore. Keep safe and healthy.

  • @VideoBikerDude
    @VideoBikerDude Před 3 lety +18

    As a drone pilot this made me very nervous. Lol. awesome skills here.

  • @reidellis1988
    @reidellis1988 Před 3 lety +5

    Man I miss this place. I used to swim daily up near Sheep's Bridge. I believe you flew right past it. Great video.

  • @spencertherren6806
    @spencertherren6806 Před 2 lety +1

    I swam naked just under that cliff. Beautiful footage.✌️

  • @luke2400
    @luke2400 Před 3 lety +1

    Great filming skill with amazingly beautiful music

  • @terrenceking5855
    @terrenceking5855 Před 3 lety +4

    We were at Chief Sleep Easy RV Park in 2010 to 2011 season when a mans house floated down the river near the park! 2nd time in five years that it happened to him!

  • @KU25746
    @KU25746 Před 3 lety +6

    I recognized Sheep Bridge pretty quickly but have never seen that diversion dam nor do I have any clue where it's at along the river. We're in the area often too! Thanks for sharing such great footage!

  • @MicDropBBQ
    @MicDropBBQ Před 3 lety +2

    Did you buy this drone from Russia? This thing flies for MILES and doesn't glitch. I would say it's clearly a KGB-level drone. hahaha! Amazing video!!!! I would have splashed down like 10 times, but you got this!!!

  • @NickAlbeeFineArt
    @NickAlbeeFineArt Před 3 lety +2

    Bro! Love the skills. More of these videos and.you'll go viral for sure. Amazing flying...

  • @chriswatt6835
    @chriswatt6835 Před 3 lety +25

    this is what I imagine birds get to experience

  • @lindaferencik6791
    @lindaferencik6791 Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you Adam. Just wonderful.

  • @brokenmarbles70
    @brokenmarbles70 Před 2 lety +1

    That was awesome ty for posting this

  • @sharonbull4483
    @sharonbull4483 Před 2 lety

    Oh the power of water. Often so understood. it has amazing strength.

  • @evsta100
    @evsta100 Před 2 lety

    OK Very nice and ballsy to fly so low up the river. GREAT vid pravo

  • @JimboDinan
    @JimboDinan Před 3 lety +7

    really fabulous

  • @dominicherrera4610
    @dominicherrera4610 Před 3 lety +2

    Beautiful scenery

  • @BackcountryLife
    @BackcountryLife Před 3 lety +1

    awesome footage Adam

  • @MainlightDrone
    @MainlightDrone Před 3 lety +2

    Super impressed with your flying! The end is epic!

  • @valiantval6539
    @valiantval6539 Před 2 lety

    Very skillful filming. !

  • @sharonvandorn820
    @sharonvandorn820 Před 3 lety +2

    Amazing and beautiful footage!!

  • @admirableawesome2317
    @admirableawesome2317 Před 2 lety +1

    this is an amazing video. so good

  • @richardportman8912
    @richardportman8912 Před 3 lety

    That's near Virgin. I was telling you to get out of the river. Then i remembered it is drone footage. Thanks. It was interesting to see.

  • @PurthePoohBear
    @PurthePoohBear Před 3 lety +2

    Awesome capture, we were there 3 days after this flash flood

  • @EarthandSpaceSciencesX

    What type or make of drone are you using here? This is really fun to watch.

  • @Wanna.Wander
    @Wanna.Wander Před 3 lety +3

    Wow💜incredible footage!! Cool vid💜new friend

  • @MegaFr33dom
    @MegaFr33dom Před 3 lety

    Not only great piloting skills but your cinematic shots higher up were excellent. Great filming skills.

  • @Soli_Deo_Gloria_.
    @Soli_Deo_Gloria_. Před 3 lety +1

    What kind of distance can the drone and remote control be separated by and still remain operable, and what is the cost of the unit like this with these distances ?
    Neat video...

  • @shiznit93274
    @shiznit93274 Před 3 lety +4

    Great video and flying skills. I thought national parks are no fly zone though? I'm new to the drone game.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +2

      Thanks. This isn’t in the park. It is about 20 miles west of ZNP

  • @Patty-to3rp
    @Patty-to3rp Před 3 lety +2

    So, so beautiful! I'm usually not a fan of drones buzzing around, but this is gorgeous. And you weren't buzzing it over the heads of a bunch of people.
    We just got home from visiting the desert Southwest, and now I want to go back! I will always love my state of Indiana, but a lot of my heart is out there. Thank you for the beautiful video!

    • @richardportman8912
      @richardportman8912 Před 3 lety +1

      I would like to visit Indiana and see the places and people.

  • @Annette941
    @Annette941 Před 3 lety +1

    You have some pretty good skills!

  • @adrien8887
    @adrien8887 Před 2 lety

    Incredible piloting here!

  • @nancyjanzen5676
    @nancyjanzen5676 Před 3 lety +1

    Got some flooding in Colorado City too from that storm.

  • @jesusgjchuza6491
    @jesusgjchuza6491 Před 3 lety +1

    Beautiful view man 😎🤟🏼
    New subscriber

  • @eyalofer5015
    @eyalofer5015 Před 2 lety

    Very cool video.

  • @tylerdrees2751
    @tylerdrees2751 Před 2 lety

    I'm curious if you had any difficulty flying this in the park since they're "not allowed" in the park. I want to fly mine there this summer, but don't want it confiscated and a fine.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 2 lety +1

      So this is near Zion but not in it. It is about 20 miles outside the park. I do know it is illigal to fly in the Town of Springdale and ZNPO

  • @mattyancey28
    @mattyancey28 Před 3 lety +4

    Split screen of the same run dry?

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +4

      This is the Virgin River about 15 miles downstream of Zion National Park. I shot the footage in two different locations. One above the diversion dam and one below the diversion dam. That is why the more rocky and steep section has very little water before the floodwaters arrive. It took a little over 3 hours for the flash flood to travel the 15 miles to Virgin Utah. There was plenty of warning to setup the cameras.

  • @rockwelltn1637
    @rockwelltn1637 Před 3 lety

    I just got a drone. I hope one day I can pilot it as well as you can.

  • @julestrdprodjimavicpro2869

    really cool video! nice skills

  • @sherylcrowe3255
    @sherylcrowe3255 Před 3 lety

    Thank you

  • @drivereddave
    @drivereddave Před 3 lety

    Great job! Nice work.

  • @ronkemp3167
    @ronkemp3167 Před 3 lety

    Man o Man--outstanding

  • @MrBornfisher
    @MrBornfisher Před 3 lety +1

    Great work! You were on it!!

  • @drone_boss
    @drone_boss Před 2 lety

    I’ve gotta do it! Just moved to Mesquite!

  • @activeanonymous5014
    @activeanonymous5014 Před 3 lety +1

    Awesome vid. Stay Active!

  • @user-tb2jy9lu3d
    @user-tb2jy9lu3d Před 2 lety

    0:57 Are those rocks deep overhangs with water flowing underneath (similar to The Strid at Bolton Abbey in the UK) in that area where the water isn't wide?
    3:30 I wonder what designer thought that lowhead dam on the far right was a good idea? Looks like a recent design, too. Wildlife death trap.

  • @patriot8087
    @patriot8087 Před 3 lety +2

    Nice Music to go with it thanks

  • @debbicompel-mavericklife4330

    Nice job!

  • @ivanankrom
    @ivanankrom Před 2 lety

    How about VLOS (section 107.31), or did you get some waiver? Really nice footage though.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 2 lety

      This is “near” not “in” ZNP

    • @ivanankrom
      @ivanankrom Před 2 lety

      @@abfreeman10 No I mean how did you keep the visual line of sight? You clearly could not have had a line of sight of that drone with the distance and the switchbacks in those canyons. I'm a new pilot and just trying to understand these things.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 2 lety

      @@ivanankrom spotters with radios

    • @ivanankrom
      @ivanankrom Před 2 lety

      @@abfreeman10 Good to know. Thank you for your responses.

  • @brianingell3174
    @brianingell3174 Před 2 lety

    subscribed instantly......

  • @ChuonVlogkh
    @ChuonVlogkh Před 3 lety +1

    Wow skill drone video

  • @dorianmclean6755
    @dorianmclean6755 Před 3 lety +1

    Wow ...that top gun stuff

  • @horizon42q
    @horizon42q Před 3 lety +2

    Wow

  • @Berniewahlbrinck
    @Berniewahlbrinck Před 3 lety

    How can you pilot a drone over such long distances?

  • @moabfool
    @moabfool Před 3 lety +1

    Cool video. Be careful. My great grandmother's first husband was killed in the Virgin River during a flood. He was standing on the bank when the water washed it out.

  • @NickandRachel
    @NickandRachel Před 3 lety +1

    Nice!

  • @Lalokera0629
    @Lalokera0629 Před 3 lety

    It is just to bad u can't fly in zion. That would be some epic video flying trough there.

  • @houseofneutronstars1708

    Water=Life

  • @allenkramer8148
    @allenkramer8148 Před 3 lety +7

    Nice work! But, why am I the only one not allowed to use a drone in a National park?

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +7

      This is near Zion National Park not in it... it is about 15 min away in the Town of Virgin.

    • @Patty-to3rp
      @Patty-to3rp Před 3 lety

      Those of us who visit National Parks for the beauty don't want drones buzzing around. But this was outside the park and so so beautiful!!

  • @zachp4457
    @zachp4457 Před 3 lety +1

    What's the name of the song?

  • @SunshineStateofMind1981

    Epic!

  • @jennysk2057
    @jennysk2057 Před 3 lety

    Stunning. Music please?

  • @MK-hy3ko
    @MK-hy3ko Před 3 lety

    What’s the background music?

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety

      I’m not sure haha it was free on iMovie maker

  • @oscarmolinaoutdooradventur1648

    ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

  • @masguapoako
    @masguapoako Před 2 lety

    It's like me flying

  • @nicholaslash8760
    @nicholaslash8760 Před 3 lety

    She was lookin real meek last year. Good to see

  • @Arcticfox7
    @Arcticfox7 Před 3 lety +1

    This guy is not afraid to crash.

  • @SP_3333
    @SP_3333 Před 3 lety

    👍

  • @Goodsxp
    @Goodsxp Před 3 lety

    Exactly where the hell was this !

  • @deborahrobinson3974
    @deborahrobinson3974 Před 2 lety

    Has anyone built a “pulp mill”… to harvest that timber slag each year… Just saying … a plywood plant wouldn’t have to hunt for wood…Just wait for it where it accumulates ..build a pulp mill…right there…scoop or divert it..harvest it… cutting standing timber….,

  • @tlounsbury
    @tlounsbury Před 3 lety +5

    Flying drones in the National Park is a big healthy fine. You may have one coming.

    • @M2Abi
      @M2Abi Před 3 lety +4

      He's not in Zion, he's downstream. The title says NEAR.

    • @tlounsbury
      @tlounsbury Před 3 lety +1

      @@M2Abi I live in Zion N.P. He is clearly in the park. I know the landmarks well. He isn't fooling anyone.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +4

      @@tlounsbury I was flying in Virgin Utah. Pls give me a time stamp of where you think it was in Zion NP.

    • @michaelb.9768
      @michaelb.9768 Před 3 lety +3

      This doesn’t look like anywhere in the park. It is clearly in the area near Virgin and LaVerkin.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +1

      @@michaelb.9768 he obviously lives in ZNP haha

  • @simonmultiverse6349
    @simonmultiverse6349 Před 2 lety

    jk

  • @keitholsen3109
    @keitholsen3109 Před 3 lety

    You do realize it's illegal to fly a drone in a national park.

    • @abfreeman10
      @abfreeman10  Před 3 lety +2

      You do realize it says near Zion National park… you do realize I obviously am a professional pilot and know the rules. You do realize if you can write then you must be able to read. You do realize you made yourself look like a fool

  • @josephunderwearssmith6960

    UDAH🤒🤮😷