I Hiked 35 Hours Into a Canyon to Solve a 50-Year-Old Mystery
Jul 12, 2025•Channel
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Published11 months ago
Duration53:30
Video ID1NuWPfaACr4
Languageen-US
CategoryPeople & Blogs
PrivacyPublic
Made for KidsNo
Video TypeRegular Video
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Views404.2K
Likes24.9K
Comments1.8K
Engagement Rate6.60%
Likes per 100 views6.15
Comments per 1K views4.53
Description
I spent months researching my favorite story in this part of the desert. A story of a man who carved out his own life, creating cabins and huts in the most inaccessible canyon in California.
In this video, I attempt to follow this journey. The result was by far the hardest hike I've ever been on. 8,000 feet of elevation gain, 9,000 feet of loss, dozens of waterfalls to rappel down, rattlesnakes to avoid, and more.
But in the end, I left with an amazing story and appreciation for a man who chose to live by his own rules. Carve out his own life in one of the most remote canyons in the United States. The Beekeeper of McElvoy Canyon.
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Thank you to Heather Todd at the Eastern California Museum in Independence, CA for all the help researching Marion Howard. And thanks to Tim K for picking me up at the end of this thing!
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You can follow my journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/brentwunderwood/
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