the Devils River - 3 Days Kayak Camping a Brilliant Desert Oasis

I’m a 6 generation native Texan and this is my favorite river. By far the most pristine and I pray it will stay that way. Beautiful shots yall. ❤

In 2013, a group of my friends and I did a 14-mile canoe trip on the Colorado river in Bastrop, TX. We had a very cursory map that led us to a little island about 7 miles in, and we camped overnight. Beautiful and life changing. However, it was 4th of July, and someone was casually doing target practice with semiautomatic weapons as we floated by. We screamed, trying to get their attention, but they kept shooting. We could hear bullets whizzing past us. Freaking horrifying. I was able to get to the edge of the river under an embankment. I grabbed on to some vines in an effort to keep myself under the edge of the river bank. But of course it was poison sumac. Then I had to take 3 weeks off of work. This is the condensed version. 😊 Love the video. Long live Texas

We're back! Been working hard on this edit behind the scenes. Oh yeah, the new dry backpack is finally LIVE!

Sweet mother, another Gatewood Brown epic! Like finding a perfect campsite before dark. Doesn't happen that often, but when it does; life is good.

Man how I wish the river had been this clear when I went. A buddie and I did the whole 33 miles in 6 days. It was a trip of a lifetime, even after the last day turned into a crazy hail storm and flash flood. Thanks for sharing your stories on the rivers! been sub'd for a while and couldn't wait for this video to drop one day. the video was well worth the anticipation over the years.

I snorkel in a few spots and have pulled out a lot of gold. I think around 3 ounces total from that river. I use a small snuffer bottle to grab the gold flakes. In the middle and to the north there is a couple dry river beds that feed gold into the main river during rainstorms. So after a big rain is the best time to go. Gold flakes are pretty small but in the clear water they are easily seen.

Your narration and the ways you explain how the scenery, and sheer beauty of that river makes me feel like I’m there. And your face after that first sip of coffee before you take on the day speaks so many words in its self, I’m a Avid kayak fisherman and put in almost a hundred miles every year with several over night outings in North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia. Our mountain rivers are right up your alley. I’ve gotten some great tips from your channel and you helped with my decision to purchase my Sportsman 120 last year and I haven’t looked back since. By the way you kayak better than your Friends! Always good fun watching buddies flip from the bottom of a rapid and catching their stuff as it passes you 😂 keep up the great work!

I’ve never gone kayaking in my life; but, this looked amazing and I may give up the trill of sports bike riding for kayaking. Great video!!!

Gatewood, this was truly cinematic and likely your best work!! You guys rocked that river and it's on my list soon to conquer soon...

Nice video…I’ve been fishing the Devils river since the 60’s and it never disappoints. In 1972 we canoed from Dolan falls to Rough Canyon marina. Quite the trip.

Besides the incredible journey and breathtaking scenery.... the artistic quality of each video is beyond compare! Thank you for taking us along!

what an adventure!!! Thanks for letting us all live vicariously through your videos. Some of us will never be able to do these things in the time we have left so it is just awesome to be able to experience the thrill of the adventure through the images you capture. Thank you and keep on keepin on!

Keep up the incredible work. Your videos are always a blast and so well filmed and produced.

Mr Brown—what a hell of a trip! That river throws some of everything at you! AWESOME scenery and gorgeous water! You usual filming expertise in on point! Thanks for taking us on this awesome journey. Noticed some new items in your Remote Designs line—I’m going to go on line and check it all out. Thanks again for shredding it! All the best- Curt

That looked like an epic trip!! Gotta try that kayak trip soon! Wifey and I love watching ur videos!!

That was the most beautiful run. The colors of the canyons and water was so incredible. What a journey! Glad yall made it work out :)

I've never done kayaking. But I have three generations behind me. An 8 year old, 3&2. Your vids are very motivational and inspiring. You're opening a while new realm for me and my boys. We are right behind you, following your footsteps to make our own. Thank you

I legit had no idea that Texas had these beautiful spring fed rivers, no idea! I've seen the Rio Grande, and I just assumed that's what all the rivers looked like in Texas; dry, muddy & stagnant. I'm shook over the beauty of this river, what a treat to be able to enjoy it. Thanks for sharing the footage!

Exciting, pure, clean river, it's awesome in this place.

Those water shots are GORGEOUS! Makes me want to head out again :D