Chocolate Peak: Stunning Sierra Winter Hike
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- Опубликовано: 27 дек 2023
- Winter hiking is here and that means the Eastern Sierra is popping off with some of the most beautiful winter hikes we have ever seen! We took advantage of one of the last hiking days in December before a massive snow storm rolled in, and headed to the Bishop Pass / South Lake Trailhead for a hike up to the Chocolate Lakes. From there, we ventured off trail for a scramble up to Chocolate Peak. Let's just say those views from the top overlooking all of the Eastern Sierra may be some of our favorite summit views yet!
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A few months ago, my wife and I had the honor to hike The Highline Trail to Grinnell Glacier Overlook in Glacier Nat. Park. As you know she has gained weight over the years of being a stay at home Mother of five. She hadn't done a major hike in years. We worked so hard to be able to do Highline. She had so many doubts that she could do it. Along the hike, she developed some major blisters and questioned turning back, but she has a strong will and kept going. She is amazing. Elise, you are truly someone she admires with your ability to almost anything. I posted our journey yesterday. It would be an honor for you to check it out. I was so proud of her. Thanks. Have an amazing New Year.
That is so incredible! And please do tell your wife how proud I am of her. I came from a similar place of really not being able to barely hike or run, but with enough persistence and dedication I learned you can really accomplish whatever physical challenge you set out for yourself. Big hugs and happy new year!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Happy New Years
What a stunning sunrise! I was laughing at "Adam cut" - very funny! Thanks for sharing this beautiful winter hike! xxoo
Another one that you guys would love! We really have to do either a group Sierra trip or a group Joshua Tree trip next time you guys are out -- both places have so much fun and beauty to be found in uncrowded areas, and we'd love to take you! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard we are SO IN!!!
Your music is so good!!! Like good good!!
Thanks so much -- that makes me really happy to hear!! ❤️ --E
So much frigging water this year that it was still running at ice up. Wild.
Chocolate Peak is part of a roof pendent.
Ya that was something we def haven't see before -- really cool to see water running underneath an ice cloak like that. Thanks for the roof pendant info. Had to look that term up, and glad I did. Very interesting how it got formed by erosion. --A
You two will go down as greatest highserra mountain couple in history.i wish the greatest new year 🎊 2024 🤘✨🎇🎉🍻🥳
Thanks David, that is so nice! Wishing you a happy new year and wonderful 2024 as well! ❤️
Here I was…I had flights from Montrose CO to Telluride to Des Moines to Minneapolis….and you posted this awesome video. I had to tell my passengers that I was taking a mental hygiene delay to watch this! Wow…this was incredible! I really appreciate your two’s videography and narration, as well as Elise’s soundtrack! You two are incredible! And, badly in need of some skates!
Merry belated Christmas!
PS. Are you two watching the Pop Tart Bowl tonight?
Thanks Alan, and happy holidays! Wow we are always amazed by how much you travel, but love that you are always upbeat about it even during difficult travel times, and the holidays must be the toughest. We have been traveling too so totally missed the Pop Tart bowl, but next year we for sure have to comment on it in the video that week! ❤️
Happy New Year. Thanks for a great 2023.😊🍾
Thanks very much. Happy New Year to you too, and looking forward to an epic 2024! ❤️
Oh! The glorious return of music! Love the high notes as you crest the peak. So, so, good! Well, if Adam doesn't like chocolate, he can be redeemed if he like caramel, right? Such beautiful earth tones in the terrain. Thanks for all the hard work you do to give us these videos. I so appreciate you both.
Thanks very much, Mark -- I had so much fun doing the music for this one, and delighted you liked it! And yes, Adam is a fiend for caramel and it is at least partially redemptive 😂 ❤️ --E
Like many a hiker I have lost count of my trips over Bishop Pass. Your channel is essential.
Thanks friend! Yes it is truly one of the greatest hiking meccas in the world! So wild how much you can access from a single trailhead.
Yay! Love this hike. Time to get me some microspikes. Only hiked it in Fall.
Yes Mike, definitely time for the microspikes! This hike would of course be amazing any time of year, but it was a real treat to have it all to ourselves! ❤️
The Adam cut, ent icing lol, looking forward to all the new adventures in 2024, Happy New year you guys
Thanks John! Happy new year, and I can pretty much guarantee there will be more Adam cuts in 2024, because we've got some big plans! ❤️ --E
Let’s go I will attempt this next week!
Gabe that's awesome! You will definitely love it -- it's so beautiful up there, and you could probably do a polar plunge if you want because the lakes should be melted enough by now! ❤️
Wow, last year by this point, the place was buried in snow. What a unique hike! The color contrasts were gorgeous. Good job, you two!
Thanks Caroline! Yes it was really treat that the snow held off for so long this year. If it happens again next year, you can count on us being out there in skates (and def falling on our butts)! ❤️
Just incredible!!
You know we love the Sierra any time of year, but winter might honestly be the best! ❤️
Another glorious adventure in Gods country! Thanks you two for bringing us along throughout this past year and definitely looking forward to your plans for 2024! Happy New Year! 🎉❤
Thanks Larry! Happy New Year, and can't wait to bring you the adventures we have planned for 2024. Should definitely be our biggest year ever! ❤️
Happy 2024 from the McGuinness family in Southington CT. 🎉
Thanks very much guys -- Happy New Year to you as well, and wishing you a joyous and adventurous 2024! ❤️
(Apologies in advance).... I visited Chocolate Peak several times over the holiday season --- those white, milk, AND dark chocolate Toblerones were so tasty! 😳 Yet another great hike with stunning landscapes yet again. Also loved that really quiet moment of just standing and listening to the silence all around you. Happy New Year to you both, and wishing you lots of fun and spectacular adventures in 2024!!
Haha, I’ve hit a few chocolate peaks myself since Halloween! It really was beautiful up there. Maybe not as good as eating chocolate itself, but very close 😂
Awesome video Awesome Trek,.. not sure if the Sierra will ever get a massive snow this season..
Thanks very much! Yes it's been a weird season so far given that everyone said it would be an el nino. But it could still be coming. ❤️
You guys really know how to show off some beautiful scenery! oh my! every time! woah! hahah. Incredible stuff! I had a lovely new years eve hike to end off the year at Kielder which is the last wilderness of England boardering Scotland, I go every winter at least a couple times, dense forest land but I LOVE trees!
Carl that sounds like an amazing hike, and just one more reason for us to get over there! Really glad you sent off 2023 with such beauty, and here's wishing you a fabulous 2024. ❤️
@LiveHardxLoveHard thank you! I also found a beautifulwoman last year to share these moments with, which makes it all even more special. Cheers to a wonderful 2024!
@@CarlStacey Congratulations that is wonderful news!!!!! ❤
Wow, fantastic video, Happy New Year!
Thanks Dave, it was a very fun one to film -- Happy New Year!! ❤️
Amazing videography........thanks for the treat.
Thanks so much for the kind words! It was really some of the most beautiful winter scenery we have ever gotten to experience.
Happy Holidays you guys! Thank you for sharing your adventures with us!
Thanks Mary -- we love sharing these adventures with you, and can't wait to show you all the stuff we're going to do in 2024. Happy Holidays!! ❤️
ELISE and ADAM a hello from France. Last video of the year that definitely plunges 2023 into the past. The colours of this winter landscape slowly fade to almost black and white, and even the grass takes on the chocolate hue, but it blends with that of the peak you climbed in good spirits. The rivers and lakes are asleep under the ice, just waiting for your next videos to burst out again. In 2023 I followed all your adventures, they made me dream, and like you I am looking forward to 2024. Happy New Year, kisses to both of you. DAN.
ELISE et ADAM un bonjour de France. Dernière vidéo de l’année qui plonge définitivement 2023 dans le passé. Les couleurs de ce paysage hivernal s’estompent doucement pour finir presque en noir et blanc, et même l’herbe se pare de la teinte chocolatée, mais elle se marie avec celle du pic que vous avez gravi dans la bonne humeur. Les rivières et les lacs sont endormis sous la glace, ils n’attendent que vos prochaines vidéos pour jaillir de nouveau. En 2023 j’ai suivi toutes vos aventures, elles m’ont fait rêver, et comme vous j’attends 2024 avec impatience. Très bonne année, bises à vous deux. DAN.
Merci beaucoup, Dan, et bonne annee! Nous attendons avec impatience de nombreuses aventures passionnantes en 2024, et de lire tes commentaires magnifiques et poétiques a leur sujet! ❤️
Just surreal landscape with the perfect lighting right before the storm. And Adam must have lost his snack spot appetite up on top of Chocolate peak, eh ? Hey, look on the bright side, dogs can't eat chocolate either. See you two next year, take care !!
Haha yes, I have quite often thought that Adam is at least part dog, which is confirmed whenever we run into a dog on trail and it comes up to Adam, plays with him, and then keeps following him even when its owner is calling it 😂 It's happened multiple times. Happy New Year! ❤️ --E
That's funny, see you two in 2024@@LiveHardxLoveHard
Beautiful area!! Happy New Year 🎉🎉
Thanks Sam -- Happy New Year to you too, and wishing you lots of great adventures in 2024!! ❤️
Spectacular!! Thank you soooo much for taking us there. Doesn’t get any better than the Sierras! And you guys bring out the best of these magnificent mountains. Happy new year and thanks again. ☃️❄️
Thanks Mary -- we love bringing you guys on these adventures with us, and have so many big Sierra plans for 2024! Meanwhile snowshoe season looks like it's shaping up to be a fun one too. Happy New Year! ❤️
Happy New Year! You guys r awesome!
Thanks so much -- Happy New Year, and looking forward to an amazing 2024!! ❤️
Another great hike! Happy 2024 to you both! 🎊 🎉
Thanks Brian! Hope you've got some great things lined up ahead for 2024!
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That chocolate mountain looks like a chunk of Toblerone :) 😻😸 ❤
That would be so awesome if there was a summit box with Toblerone in it...
Happy New Year!!!!
Happy New Year to you as well, and looking forward to an epic 2024! ❤️
Some of those panoramic views looked like a B&W photo--so beautiful! I was hoping for more ice dancing from you two--what's up with that? Adam, 9.5 on the pirouette. Lots of new music, Elise--sounds great! Love you and happy new year!
Adam needs you to show him some more moves before he can get back out there, maybe a private lesson? So glad you got to see these views, some of our favorite ever. Love you guys and happy happy 2024!! Muah.
Muah, muah!!
Great video! Scenery looks amazing. Happy New Year to you two.
Thank you! Definitely some of the most stunning winter visuals we've gotten to experience. Happy to share it with ya and have a wonderful new year!
SUPER 🙂🙂 Happy New Year 🙂
Thanks Petr! Happy New Year to you too, and wishing you a wonderful 2024! ❤️
Absolutely stunning!✨🤍 HAPPY NEW YEARS GUYS! I love and am so inspired by your love for nature and for one another! Me and my hubby love your videos and have been to some of these hikes!
Ulina thank you so much, what a wonderful message to wake up to on New Year's day! So happy that you and your husband watch these together and are doing the hikes -- we hope you will do all of them!!
thanks for another great video ho9pe you had a great Christmas looking forward to next years vids happy new year to you both
Happy New Year Peter! Very much looking forward to sharing some new adventures with you in 2024!
You two are awesome to do this in the middle of winter. Love to see you out hiking in such beautiful places. Liking all the laughs too. Thanks for sharing.
Winter can be the most fun time of year to hike if you're willing to take on a little extra discomfort and planning. But honestly this one was pure joy out there! Insane views and no one around... glad we got to show you this one :)
Liked the music! These winter hike videos are such a revelation. Was the road open all the way?
Thanks Ashwin! Yes the road was open the whole way, but pretty sure it won't be now after that big snowfall last week. Still, it's good to know it can stay open late into December when the snow holds off. ❤️
Happy new year!!
Thanks Kim! Ours started out amazingly well, and hope yours did too!! ❤️
Love the Sierras scenery, keep the videos coming! Also great to see Elise finally need to jacket up for a bit, like the rest of us mere mortals... What was approx. temp at top of Chocolate Peak when you ascended it?
Thanks Christine, and that's a good question. It was a pretty cold day, never even getting over about 50 degrees, but it felt super hot when we were climbing in the sun and out of the wind and then we would de-layer in order not to get our base layer too sweaty. Of course then we'd get in a shady windy spot 2 minutes later and need to put our jackets back on, so it was a lot of layering and de-layering! ❤️
As usual Elise just awesome... Happy new year in advance and I hope you are doing so fine... 🤗✌️
Yes you too, hope your 2024 will be filled with love and laughs and joy!
Wow! Amazing sunrise! Glad the Adam cut worked out or it would have been a serious "I told you so!" LOL
Funny I sat down with a Ghirardelli square as I started to watch this! The same 86%😊❤ I have to say I got a bit nervous on the ice walks. How do you REALLY know its safe unless its under 32 degrees?
Thanks Kari, and that's a great question. Earlier in the season it's honestly really hard to know when it's safe, but this time it was easy because in some places we could see down through the ice and see that it was more than a foot thick. But in November it's less thick, so we're a lot less likely to go out and play on it. I might step out just to feel it out, but I def have Elise waiting on shore with our 30 foot rope just in case! ❤️ --A
Beautiful Hike and video. You two are just the cutest couple. Love your enthusiasm and positive energy. Happy New Year!!!
Thanks so much, Vickie -- what a lovely comment to wake up to this morning. Happy New Year!! ❤️
Your hearty souls out adventuring in the High Sierras at this time of year. It is really beautiful scenery up there. Happy New Year.
There really is no place we would rather be at this time of year! Wishing you a fab end to 2023 and an amazing start to 2024!!
Great video, great hike, wonderful views... as always! Have a happy new year 2024 guys! All the best!
Thanks Miguel! Hope you have a wonderful New Year :D
Happy New Year! Chocolate is on my list, you two lucked out timing it with that ice but before the snow. Awesome adventure. Looking forward to 2024
Yes Mitchell, it was really amazing and fortunate that the snow held off for as long as it did. Now that we've been up it, we can confirm that you must do Chocolate. The views are absolutely incredible from the top. Happy New Year, and looking forward to bringing you lots of adventure in 2024. ❤️
Happy New Year! I went hiking yesterday, 70s with nice sunshine at Riverbend Park in Jupiter, FL. A great day. Thanks for the video and stay warm!
70s! Wow. Where we are right now it was 2 degrees this morning haha. Thought we would go for some winter adventuring but kinda missing our sunny Santa Monica beaches right about now!
Beautiful winter wonderland, with awesome frozen lakes, and stunning views. All with the background of new mesmerizing Elise music. What a great Christmas present. Another place to put on my list if I ever get to the Sierras.
Thank you so much! Hoping that maybe 2024 will bring a trip to the Sierra for you so you can experience this beauty for yourself!
Wonderful hike as always i wish you à good year from nature and all what you hope thanks so much
Thank you so much! Wishing you a wonderful start to the new year!
Great hike, really enjoyed the winter scenery. I hiked that trail up to Ruwau lake this past August. The hike was fantastic but not the mosquitoes. Great footage, fun to see what these hiking areas look like in the winter. Thanks and Happy 2024!
Oh no, I forgot how rough this area can be with mosquitos at certain times of year! Thankfully if you go these days you can avoid that problem ... and the crowds! Happy 2024!!
To celebrate my watching of your chocolate peak I just ate some M&Ms :) Those lakes are beautiful.
Now that is definitely the spirit! But the question is what KIND of M&Ms because that does make a difference. Plain? Questionable. Peanut? Now we're talking.
Awesome 🙌🏻
Yeah we really lucked out with the conditions on this one!!
Great video, happy new year to you both.
Thank you! Happy happy new year right back at ya!
Such beautiful views! The name Chocolate Peak is making us hungry, too. Lol. We love hiking with our micro-spikes on. It's such a game changer! You're so blessed to live close to the mountains! We live close to the Black Hills (they are more like mountains than hills) in South Dakota and love it. God bless y'all, and we hope you both had a Merry Christmas! ❤
Microspikes are my favorite piece of gear right now :) We do feel lucky to be a half day drive away from here, but to be honest we can't wait to move here because living 20 minutes from all of this beauty is going to be unreal. Hope you had a wonderful XMAS and happy happy new year!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Thank you! And yes, living only 20 minutes away will be so much better! 🥰 Happy New Year!
I hope Adam does not miss the pop tart bowl this afternoon. As always a beautiful hike. Thanks for sharing and have a Happy New Year!
All I want to know is why they didn't recruit Adam to be a representative in the Pop Tart Bowl. What is this nonsense.
@@LiveHardxLoveHard An absolute travesty, it seems grossly unfair that he is not a national spokesperson (but that might require even more hiking to work off all of those pop tarts).
Did you ever encouner a bear on those quiet secluded adventures? Love watching them but was curious :)
Yes Joanna, we have had quite a few bear encounters over the years. We actually got one of them on film near the beginning of our Alta Peak traverse video in Sequoia if you want to see it! ❤️
Thanks for all the great adventures you've taken us on in 2023! You guys are awesome. Question for you: Are you prepped for unexpected changes in the weather ? I'm presuming you monitor the weather as you're going along to ascertain risk ? Just curious. Happy trails in 2024 for you both!
Thank you so much! We definitely prepare as much as one can out there and always have emergency communication devices, extra layers/gear/food/water and first aid, and check the weather often, especially right before we go. Sometimes you will get a random bit of service out there to check weather updates but we don't rely on that. At the end of the day you do as much as you can to prepare and some things are inevitably out of your control.
awesome hike! u both rock! on the rocks!
Rockin on the rocks, I like it! Happy 2024!
@LiveHardxLoveHard Thank you guys! happy 2024
Was just researching this hike...for summer though lol. All trails did not have a route....Now I have one :). thanks guys
Best route is up the south side from the Ccrest of the trail that loops around it from the main trail.
Yes Michael, we really liked the route we took up from the back side -- lots of amazing views and nothing too dicey. It's kind of choose your own adventure with lots of possible paths, but it's easy to pick your way once you're up there. ❤️
Awesome photography.
Thank you! The lighting this day was really just incredible as it glistened on those glassy lakes!
Great hike beautiful day ! Good to see you off trail, try skipping the beta for more of an adventure, we were just up there, climbed Herd , then skated and played hockey on Long, you guys do a great job with your video, have a great New Year, thanks again Larry Owens
Aw thanks Larry! Would have been so fun to run into you out there. Maybe once we finally move to Bishop, you really seem to live the good life out there! Happy happy new year
@LiveHardxLoveHard I know, yes this is a very special place , and I am so blessed to live here, let me know when you move up, also, let me know if you need any help !
@@larryowens2859 Thanks Larry, we will for sure!
Enticing! Lol, will never be the same
Haha thanks Sam -- at least some one appreciates my dad jokes! 😂 --E
Excelente caminata y grandes paisajes.los felicito por estos videos y ver qué gozan hacer lo que les gusta.saludos y Feliz Navidad.desde Monterrey Nuevo León México.Ciudad de las Montañas.
Si Pablo, esta aventura fue magica con los lagos de hielo. Feliz Navidad y Felix Ano Nuevo!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Hola,sabes aqui en el Estado de Nuevo León,México.hay y eh tenido la suerte de conocer casi todas sus Montañas,actualmente estoy un poco digamos enfermo ya problemas de mi edad pero espero regresar ah seguir con mis caminatas.y sus videos me hacen sentir que voy a lograrlo con el favor de Dios.saludos desde Monterrey Nuevo León México Ciudad de las Montañas.y Feliz Año.2024.
Another amazing episode ✅ and by the way Adam is not old - Elise look so young. My lady doesn't grow old .. great skin care.. so I've been accused of dating a teenager for last 10 years 😁
Haha thanks Jason. Yeah, I just have maintained the same baby face for a very long time that people often get confused when I tell them my actual age haha. I used to hate it but as I get older I just have learned to embrace it! -E
wow another glorious hike in the mountains, how far do have to drive from your home to do the hikes in the eastern sierra mountains.
Thanks Geoffrey! It depends which trailhead, but it is usually around a 4-5 hour drive. Lone Pine is closest and Mammoth furthest, with lots of amazing trailheads in between! ❤️
You guys should try climbing pico de orizaba
Yes!! That is absolutely something that we want to do in the next year or two. We're planning to move to closer to the Sierra this coming summer in order to live at altitude full time, which will be a big help in pre-acclimating us for those kinds of climbs! ❤️
Almost unsubscribed when you said that Adam doesn't like chocolate!! 😯😂 Apart from that, another beautiful video! All the best for more adventures in 2024! ⭐
Well thank goodness you stuck around, I know that wrap-up got dicey for a second there ;) Wishing you an awesome 2024!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard 😂😍
Happy New Year, 🎊 Elise and Adam!!
Still no snow in MN
MN Dave 🎉😅❤❤❤
Happy New Year to you too David! Stay warm out there!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard will do and you guys have no trouble keeping warm! ❤️
I think Elise should have eaten a chocolate poptart on the top of Chocolate Peak since Adam wouldn't dare eat it
Yes! That would have been hilarious. Next time we do any chocolate related hike, that is for sure what I'll do! ❤️ --E
How fun, Bishop Pass is my next journey back to JMT, as we came out that way a couple of years ago after camping in Dusy Basin. Needless to say we did not tackle chocolate peak. We were happy to get down to Bishop and get a steak at the bowling alley. That's right, the bowling alley-try it. Carry on!
Steaks at the bowling alley? What is this heresy?! We need details 😂 Our normal go-to after a long climb is Astorga's for some fajitas and guac!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Check it out online- Back Alley Bowl and Grill. Good food, prime rib too. I think heresy is on the dessert menu! Looking forward to your exploits in 2024. Rock on LHLH. Happy New Year!
LOLOL re the "classic Adam cut"! Between chuckles, I'm now entreating my screen, "No! Follow the beta! Pleeeease!" To no avail :'(
Oh, but it worked out... whew. Happy New Year, friends!
PS. have you considered bringing a little drone along to scout ahead in fork-in-the-road circumstances?
PpS. The non-chocolate lover can be an asset in marriage; more chocs for Elise! \o/
Haha so many good points, Liam! Yes we have thought about a drone and may still get one. It would probably require a slightly bigger pack than our Salomons given that we pack them pretty full, which is one reason we haven't because as you know we love to go ultra-light. But it sure would be useful both for scouting ahead and getting epic ridge shots! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Maybe clip it to the outside of a pack? I bet once you start using one, you'll wonder how you got along without it :)
In the spirit of “enticing” Dad pun, I notice Adam only eats Pop Tarts, never Mom Tarts. So, I guess he must be a member of the pastryarchy! 😂
OMG Scott I just read this to Elise and she LOVED it! What is this world coming to?!? 😂 --A
Adam is an animal and chocolate is no good for him. HAPPY NEW YEAR !!!!
Hahaha that is so perfectly well said, and explains a lot 😂❤️ Happy New Year! --E
This is how a hiked to Anderson peak but last weekend I was not able to meet the summit of San Gorgonio because the snow blocked the trail 4 miles before 😒😒😒but this hike is on my list for next year 🌸
Wow had no idea there was so much snow out by Gorgonio right now. We drove by Baldy the other day and it looked dry! Def give this one a go next year :D
❤ GR8 VID ❤ LOVED IT ❤ Just watched the members only video on chocolate lakes which was a treat. This one is gorgeous ❤ Did you guys stay overnight in Mammoth or Bishop? ❤
Thanks David! I'm so glad we decided to film some of the down climb, because it would have been sad for you guys not to get to see those beautiful Chocolate Lakes. For this one we stayed in Bishop, because it's literally just a 20 minute drive to all the most amazing trailheads :)
Hi guys. I love your channel!
I was thinking of going out here this coming weekend. Do you think it would still be safe or will the forecasted snow showers make it a hazard? Thanks!
That is a great question. It is not a particularly difficult trail, but with a lot of snow it will for sure be a lot harder if you're post-holing through it for several miles. As for the peak, yes that would definitely be more dangerous in the snow because you wouldn't be able to see what was underneath where you were stepping in those jagged rock areas. Still though, it could probably be done with the right snowshoes! ❤️
Wow, I hate chocolate and use 3 n 1 LMAO.... it all makes sense now.
Haha us psychopaths have to stick together! Elise recently made me throw out my 3 in 1 because she didn't like the scent, but I'm scheming to sneak a different brand into the shower --A
I’d always been curious if you could spot Long Lake from the top of Chocolate Peak. Did I catch it there in frame when u guys did a panorama from the top? Can u time stamp it if you did?
Ya Steve you can def see it from up there -- it's the long one!! ❤️
Drop a line to you two.ate you snow in for a while .do training resting.planing for a great scent.
Yes David! We're just resting and training this week with all the rain and snow, but will be back out in the wild as soon as possible! ❤️
What kind of crazy encounters do you have with animals up there?
None, usually. They stay hidden
Well, on this one we did encounter the world's cutest pika! Have seen several bears too! And lots and lots of conniving marmots 😂
Love pikas. They are usually shy, but you can get lucky.
Seeing a bear is really lucky
You guys are sooo gutsy. Do you carry In-Reach or something with weather updates; contingency supplies? What, no chocolate, or maybe white chocolate, Pop-Tarts? --Freeman
Adam turns his nose up at the thought of white chocolate pop tarts but I think you may be on to something there! And yes certainly we always carry our In-Reach on every hike just in case of emergency or changes in weather, and come prepared with basic emergency gear/first aid/extra clothes water etc. because you never can be certain out there what you might need.
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Excellent!
#adamstraverse 😝😝😝😝
Moonpie payday
Great adventure. I guess I have finally found another guy who is not a chocolate lover. Ha ha. I have never heard the bit about being a sociopath being linked to not having a liking for chocolate but I guess that explains my introverted accountant personality in a nutshell. :)
Haha! Most certainly those who do not like chocolate are not to be trusted. Do you also like Pop Tarts? Because maybe then the two of you might be some actual different human breed....
@LiveHardxLoveHard funny you might mention it. I do like the brown sugar pop tarts or cherry pies for a reward, but gummy worms are the go to trail pick me up
@@jaredempey5706 I would definitely eat gummy worms, that is a sane person's snack! --E
How long time does it take to drive to Sierras.
From where?
X hours and X minutes
From Los Angeles to the Eastern Sierra, where we usually go, it is about 4 -5 hours depending which trailhead you're going to. Kind of a long drive, but SO worth it!! ❤️
How many miles is this hike ? 🍫 😉
Around 3 miles one way and under 2000 feet of gain to summit.
Yes it is a pretty short and very do-able hike. There are only two real difficulties -- it is high altitude so if you are coming from zero you will be out of breath, and there is a lot of ice in some places on the trail, so microspikes are essential! ❤️
Is Adam's version of "interesting" the same as Elise's?
Haha that's a great question. Adam uses interesting in a lot of different ways, and it definitely raises my suspicions when I hear it! ❤️ --E
Hate chocolate but eats pop tarts aka two pieces of cardboard with jam in. Was worried there for a while thinking it must be super cold Elise still has her jacket on. 😂
Yes Ian it was a nice day out, but there were these gusty winds so we'd start to get sweaty and de-layer, and then all of a sudden there would be an icy blast and we'd have to put the jackets back on. But once the sun came out it and we were sheltered from the wind it felt lovely and warm. ❤️
Dad jokes!? Be careful Elise, it's a slippery slope.
Haha don't I know it -- it's definitely in my head now! ❤️ --E
My 9 yr old grandson doesn't like chocolate and most sweets. 😂
Haha well if one of the only sweets he does like is pop tarts, you might have a budding Adam-type adventurer on your hands! 😂 --E
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