I drove up there once with a friend. Almost. We were young but I THINK we went along Summit Road, saw a bunch of people riding dirt bikes on the way out there, then came upon a chain "gate" that was open, so we drove in. After a while we hit another gate so we turned around only to find that the chain was stretched across the dirt road and locked. After awhile a guy came up, chewed us out then unlocked it. 🙃
Nice hike. You have a good pace. I'm pretty slow. Good idea on the wilderness first aid course. I'm going to be heading to Henry Cowell for some car camping today. Thinking about getting in a hike.
If you're in the right area check out the Father Of The Forest (I think) and Mother too. Makes Big Ben look tiny, like 2,000 year old mammoth trees. I haven't seen them myself. Have fun up there!
@@outsidewithmike It was chill. Just stayed around the campsite mostly. Hiked the easy trail that surrounds it. Checked out Roaring Camp. It was really smokey out there. I guess there was a controlled burn at Henry Cowell somewhere.
I got it on Amazon. I like it and it's pretty tough for a lower priced Amazon pack. From a company called "Skysper" and the model is Bogda. Was under $40 when I bought it. Great daypack and I used it on Mt Whitney as well. Main reason I bought it is that it has a hip belt similar to a larger pack. It does a good job of transferring most of the weight off my shoulders and onto my hips. It's not quite as good at it as a larger pack, but works pretty well. My larger pack in other videos is an REI Flash 55. Anyways, here's the one in this video...(wow, long URL!) www.amazon.com/SKYSPER-Hiking-Backpack-Travel-Daypack/dp/B09WZWNX8T/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2ZIZLPXDJED1C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uHARPArihEhZED-4ajmj4YxRYPQYK8r_zaA4nFbD8gakUmBZF4XICxnJsOHqvskzCo9YNV8orclJJ1DTuOeIdINp2sup-rofCtdUgHQYjXcVDwTnH4YcM4_IGk6ohaSnOWlcJrltzMOP8Z4LFTbaq01k9blch1MulHncJq759JLlsEmIpZ9lgW0hQhyLHnb9vH9lQrCBE9bFBo3oDlv38A6yaGRGqNSauXwT-k8XOFMs6DuMlw61Mr5TBS3x4kh6NaLzWxTOGnJE6Yzwz8cKDklYxY9WapE4-Bdrjx9bqMM.6C8uUTO-9Dq7kJsg_1ZlUG4iQc9ukipQqVFbKyVPbWc&dib_tag=se&keywords=skysper%2Bbackpack%2Bbogda&qid=1714554671&sprefix=skysper%2Bbackpack%2Bbogda%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-5&th=1
Sorry I think I talked too much in this one. Feel free to turn down the volume and enjoy the scenery 😐
Used to ride my horse up there in the 1970s .
Any Loma Prieta people reading this?
I drove up there once with a friend. Almost. We were young but I THINK we went along Summit Road, saw a bunch of people riding dirt bikes on the way out there, then came upon a chain "gate" that was open, so we drove in. After a while we hit another gate so we turned around only to find that the chain was stretched across the dirt road and locked.
After awhile a guy came up, chewed us out then unlocked it. 🙃
Nice hike. You have a good pace. I'm pretty slow. Good idea on the wilderness first aid course. I'm going to be heading to Henry Cowell for some car camping today. Thinking about getting in a hike.
If you're in the right area check out the Father Of The Forest (I think) and Mother too. Makes Big Ben look tiny, like 2,000 year old mammoth trees. I haven't seen them myself. Have fun up there!
@@outsidewithmike It was chill. Just stayed around the campsite mostly. Hiked the easy trail that surrounds it. Checked out Roaring Camp. It was really smokey out there. I guess there was a controlled burn at Henry Cowell somewhere.
Nice summary! What backpack are you using?
I got it on Amazon. I like it and it's pretty tough for a lower priced Amazon pack. From a company called "Skysper" and the model is Bogda. Was under $40 when I bought it. Great daypack and I used it on Mt Whitney as well.
Main reason I bought it is that it has a hip belt similar to a larger pack. It does a good job of transferring most of the weight off my shoulders and onto my hips. It's not quite as good at it as a larger pack, but works pretty well.
My larger pack in other videos is an REI Flash 55. Anyways, here's the one in this video...(wow, long URL!)
www.amazon.com/SKYSPER-Hiking-Backpack-Travel-Daypack/dp/B09WZWNX8T/ref=sr_1_5?crid=2ZIZLPXDJED1C&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.uHARPArihEhZED-4ajmj4YxRYPQYK8r_zaA4nFbD8gakUmBZF4XICxnJsOHqvskzCo9YNV8orclJJ1DTuOeIdINp2sup-rofCtdUgHQYjXcVDwTnH4YcM4_IGk6ohaSnOWlcJrltzMOP8Z4LFTbaq01k9blch1MulHncJq759JLlsEmIpZ9lgW0hQhyLHnb9vH9lQrCBE9bFBo3oDlv38A6yaGRGqNSauXwT-k8XOFMs6DuMlw61Mr5TBS3x4kh6NaLzWxTOGnJE6Yzwz8cKDklYxY9WapE4-Bdrjx9bqMM.6C8uUTO-9Dq7kJsg_1ZlUG4iQc9ukipQqVFbKyVPbWc&dib_tag=se&keywords=skysper%2Bbackpack%2Bbogda&qid=1714554671&sprefix=skysper%2Bbackpack%2Bbogda%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-5&th=1