Prospective AT hikers should pay close attention to the end of Jay's videos where he notes his mileage for the day. He's a veteran thru hiker and he's still taking it easy on day 17. That's how you avoid ending a hike by injuring yourself from overdoing it. Semper Fi, Jay
I’m probably repeating the comment of others but a day in the woods with no one around is never a wasted day. Keep enjoying every second. Thanks for another great video Jay.
I know some people may prefer that you don't talk during the video come but being that I am blind I love the notation and keep up the good work it's more interesting well cuz I can't see the video I can only hear you talking about it and it sounds great thank you
The snow looked like shredded coconut…you missed an opportunity to make a joke about putting the lime (you, in your Melly) in the coconut! 🤣🤣 haha kidding! Love the vids!
Hey Jay! Loved the MacGyvering you did for the lens cap! Glad you were able to source one. As the producer/cinematographer/ and editor you can always pick when you wanna do a voice over day. We did love it, but you’re right, it’s not the same if it’s forced. I use a bosu ball to work on my ankles. I also live in New England which forces you to get stronger! When I did the monadnock Sunapee greenway trail, the trail was leaf covered, and my step count was up 20% due to me taking shorter steps. Leaves are tough for sure! Such epic b-roll today. You have a real gift my friend, and we are so lucky. Beautiful shelter, but I agree I wouldn’t sleep in it. Don’t fret about the shorter day. The universe wanted this to be your day for some reason. You have plenty of days to make up whatever you think you lost. I hope it was a great evening and you got to rest your body and mind some. Looked like a great place to do it. 🙏 Thanks for bringing us along today. I hope tomorrow’s miles are kind. Keep truckin’ and be well. -Grateful
I forgot to mention when I watched this the other day about the little skinny ‘snow’. It is most likely hoar frost that formed on the trees then flaked off with the breeze. Hoar Frost forms when there is high humidity and freezing temps and it’s fairly calm. It looks like it is snowing when the frost particles blow off branches, even with clear skies. Happens here several times especially in early and late winter. Excellent video and commentary as usual!
gotta do what feels right its gonna feel awesome going into town on a nice Nero day enjoy the Fontana that place is awesome , great restaurant and fun to walk around there especially when its not packed happy trails
Another great day on trail. You have started in plenty of time. Relax an be yourself and hike what you want. I think Dixie said it well when she said try not make it like job. As humans we are programmed to that work schedule.
Jay, loving the videos! Keep up the great work. You should get the App called "Peak Finder". It uses your location and the camera on your phone to determine what peaks you're looking at. The App will point to and list all of the mountains, balds, etc. that you're looking at. Great App. I use it often. If you have the App you won't have to wonder what mountains you're looking at.
I think you're early enough you can afford to take it slow, at least at the beginning. There will be big pushes soon enough. Can't wait to see your take on the Smokies and Gatlinburg.
I with ya 'bout the Smokies! That's home turf for me. But I am excited to see him in VA and my list goes on and on! He's a good kid to watch! He has heart!
Hi Jay - that vine is grapevine.. It grows all up trees and such. It's what so many wreaths are made from as it is very flexible. Yea on arriving so close to the Smokies (my neck of the woods)! 😊
Oh, and one note to add... If you see a vine that looks almost furry, don't touch it.. It's poison Ivey and will. Eat. You. Up!! Don't pet it! I once saw a person doing just that in Cades Cove.. 🙁
Doing great. You started the video saying you have a bunch of things happening and are overcoming them. At the end, calculating miles per day pressures and a little down. You’ll make the miles as you well know. Enjoy them. “It will be ok.”-BK. Walk on!
Love your videos and content. Your genuine reactions and excitement (not to mention the superb quality) are what makes it worth watching. I am always happy after watching your videos. It’s exactly how I am out in the woods, so your vids are a perfect fit for me. Enjoy every day. You’ll have longer, harder, hotter days soon enough!
Jay, you are doing an amazing job! Keep doing what you feel is right because the videos have been superb. I'm looking forward to these daily releases, but understand how difficult it must be. Thankyou!
I like the mixed format of a certain amount of dialog combined with the cinematic B-roll. Your slower days aren't wasted. You're still very early in your hike. I've heard several AT vloggers say they really wished they had gone a bit slower and enjoyed all the beautiful locations and nicer shelter areas rather than hurrying and obsessing over miles. You're doing well with miles in any event.
Hey, maybe heat those knots on the lens cord to melt the plastic a little so they don't come undone? That's definitely a vine you were looking at! Growing up, my dad would saw them off at the ground and we'd use them to swing! Fun times...😁
Great video. Don't worry about criticisms. I enjoy hearing talking about what's going on and what you see on the trail, and your thought processes about timing days in town, and where you camp. You are making decent time and will speed up as you hear north. I'm sure you'll do plenty of 20 mile days later.
Your videos are among the best ive watched here..plus you dont add assinine music like so many prospective hikers do which ruin their videos. You are so upbeat in every video that I hope you dont lose it along the way. I begin my 3rd thruhike of the AT starting April first but it would have been a pleasure to meet you out there...maybe hike with you for a bit, as well I admire and respect upbeat people and there is no one else that I enjoy hiking with than people like yourself. I wish you the very best of luck and joy on this hike. Of all the videos Ive watched youre the one, barring injury, that I have no doubt will make it all the way. My first rhruhike was tough and, odd as it may sound, the second one was tougher!!.. probably because I had already done it. Stay cheerful and keep these wonderful videos coming for all those who get joy from watching them. So many start this Trail but so few finish it...but I have no doubt that you will be among those few who summit that final peak.
I regret you feel like you wasted a day. I don't see it. You are hiking your hike, so don't worry about what others think. I have immensely enjoyed your videos, and greatly appreciate your pearls of wisdom. I broke my ankle on the Camino Frances and continued to walk. I finished it. Yeah, I am stubborn. Thought I had twisted it. Someone told me on the way that I had broken it, but I still thought sprained. I digress. You are doing great. Enjoy; I am enjoying the hike through you.
Remember you said the whole point of the thru-hike for you was to slow down and take everything in, and congratulations on doing just that. Keep doing it. You'll never be able to have this same experience again. I love your videos.
You make awesome videos. Don’t be so hard on yourself you are at the beginning of the hike.. your be doing longer miles before you know it and the days are getting longer also. Thanks for sharing this video.🏔⛺️🥾
you are seeing ICE that has formed on the leaves and the bark in the upper trees through condensation .. it sprinkles down in slivers of ice .. thin enough to flutter but solid enough to hold it's shape
If you are truly in the moment and enjoying what you are doing, your time will be well spent. I see that you walk with a sense of gratitude. That is good to see. Wishing you favorable weather in the Smokies.
Hike your hike Jay. I don't know why it didn't work to get into Gatlinburg the way you thought but my guess is snow. If it rains in the gaps it snows on the peaks. I am an old Tennessee boy and when you saw the snow on the dome I was thinking in those terms. I will look foreword to seeing how you did.
Great video Jay. I see you're using your GoPro for a lot of the filming, and it looks great. I just got a new GoPro and would be interested in what settings you're using on the GoPro while vlogging your hike. Thanks. A day on the trail in the mountains is never a wasted day :)
10:02....looks like a TreeBark Wrap - The Tree is adapting to the object. 10:35...looks like SnowGrain 14:54...Crush some Miles out !! 15:24...You got the *Hermit Hiker experience* happening. (aka Solo Hiker)
..It's your hike ,, not a race ,, take in all that you can ,,, so far you have shown more of the trail to now than many of the hikers of years before .... Panoramas are breathtaking .. Your calm is appreciated ... was not aware of time limits through stretches of boundary's ,,. but with others making comments would make me stop short just to avoid the crowds .... weather patterns are mystical ,, where I like to backpack at altitude the afternoon snows come as small BB size pellets ,, then a couple hours later ,the sun returns with a big smile and warmth just to let you know who really is in control ... always a Thank You for sharing your trail time and the work it takes to pass it on .... Stay Safe ...
KNA Outdoors and you are pretty close heading North also. She was in Nantahala outdoor center for Valentine’s Day. I have seen some of the same scenery on both RUclips channels. She also stayed at the hostel around 109 mile marker
Jay, Love following your hikes. It's great how you stop to smell the roses. I did the AT in 2019 and took a photo of the Hogpen Gap sign. Back then you could see a little less of the "o" in Hogpen as the bark was still on the tree. I'm also watching your PCT 2018 travels as I will be completing that trail this year. Good luck and safe travels.
Hi Jay. I hope you can show the first wildflowers of Spring when those bloom. Can't wait! Please be careful and enjoy your trip!! I sure enjoy watching.
About strengthening ankles, I just read a post in one of my hiker groups where someone suggested searching for ballet ankle strengthening exercises. Looks like there are a bunch, so I think I'll start working on those.
Not to second guess, but you could've gone to the Hilton and the next day to the lodge. Beware future hikers, resupply at the lodge is Expensive, making it a good place to send a food box.
Jay please be kind to yourself! You are putting out very high quality videos and they take a lot of time to edit. We appreciate your efforts. It's okay to not keep the same schedule as others. No one else aside from Dixie has put out the quality of videos like you do. Don't worry 😉, be happy!
@S M Her quality changed rapidly to the better in her first few days on her AT hike. It became really good with her editor helping out. I wonder if she started off with the edit help from start. It was amazing to see her channel grow so fast. I think she was at 250k subs by the end of her AT hike, amazing. Jay is doing an amazing job for sure. I hope he can keep it up without missing out on the joy of the experience. He is sure driven by delivering excellent videos and that he does well.
Don't beat yourself up Jay, go with the flow, enjoy every second of this journey, looking forward how your ur Zack does in the smokies, when I went through the smokies early May of 2019, there was alot of bear activity, don't know if the bears are still hibernating at this time? Great videos, very Zen, I watch them as part of my early AM mediation.... Rock on!!!
I really enjoy your videos I do prefer the ones were your sound works..lol. Those are good too but I really love hearing your comments as you walk. Its as if I were hiking with you. Your videos bring back fond memories of my thru in 2014. Keep it up!
That rice snow is a form of graupel…ice pellets or snowflakes rise and fall within a cloud collecting moisture on the way down and refreezing as it goes up. It eventually falls to earth when it gets too heavy. Graupel is usually roundish but sometimes forms into little grains when swirling wind conditions in the cloud are right.
You asked if trail maintenaners rake leaves off the trail. The trail club I'm involved with in Virginia has been using a back pack blower for the past 3 years in certain sections of trail to clear the leaves. Theory is to clear out the uphill side so hikers aren't pushed to the downhill side of the trail which eventually pushes the trail down the side of the mountain. Seems to be working wonderfully and as a bonus makes the trail much safer.
with Joy in your heart you see "snowflakes" I look out of my window I can only see rain drops, I forget we are in different side of the globle "continental Europe" lol :) the only time I get to see snow is when I look at "SchneeBerg", you have a fine day with the nature, Danke
My ankles are in pretty bad shape, so I wear heavier Oboz boots vs. the trail runners when on rockier trails.. I also tend to look around vs look at the trail in front of me... Another great video! Thank you. Keep moving!
Balance! Take care of you and quiet vid is good too. Appreciate ya. Do you want lactating mailed to your next stop(s) .it's going HOT 🔥 this ( In GA, not MT) week ( up/ down) smart you starting in cold!
I'm going to have to learn to love long days around the campsite. When I make my SKT attempt, five mile days will be the average during the short days of winter.
Oh Jay, don’t put so much pressure on yourself. It’s a hike, not a sprint. Your videos are well thought out. Enjoy your time. Your vlog won’t suffer. Keep it going 🥾 🏕
Hey Jay can you go over your camera setup on the trail like what you use your Sony camera for, which camera do you use for what purpose. Thanks in advance.
thanks for your service by the way , id say because of the age difference we have , you probably went in when i got out . safe travels and im really enjoying your vblogs, the best ive seen
Another great video! Your sound quality on the trail is top notch. I've got to check you electronics video again to see what you are using for your sound.
Prospective AT hikers should pay close attention to the end of Jay's videos where he notes his mileage for the day. He's a veteran thru hiker and he's still taking it easy on day 17. That's how you avoid ending a hike by injuring yourself from overdoing it.
Semper Fi, Jay
I like Jay’s stats as well.
Drifting fog forms on twigs an branches and freezes, then falls off when breezes move the trees, magical stuff✌️
I’m probably repeating the comment of others but a day in the woods with no one around is never a wasted day.
Keep enjoying every second. Thanks for another great video Jay.
Hey Jay! I am very much enjoying your hike. Thank you for all the extra work it takes to share it with us. We will follow you all the way to Maine.
I know some people may prefer that you don't talk during the video come but being that I am blind I love the notation and keep up the good work it's more interesting well cuz I can't see the video I can only hear you talking about it and it sounds great thank you
The snow looked like shredded coconut…you missed an opportunity to make a joke about putting the lime (you, in your Melly) in the coconut! 🤣🤣 haha kidding! Love the vids!
Hey Jay! Loved the MacGyvering you did for the lens cap! Glad you were able to source one. As the producer/cinematographer/ and editor you can always pick when you wanna do a voice over day. We did love it, but you’re right, it’s not the same if it’s forced. I use a bosu ball to work on my ankles. I also live in New England which forces you to get stronger! When I did the monadnock Sunapee greenway trail, the trail was leaf covered, and my step count was up 20% due to me taking shorter steps. Leaves are tough for sure! Such epic b-roll today. You have a real gift my friend, and we are so lucky. Beautiful shelter, but I agree I wouldn’t sleep in it. Don’t fret about the shorter day. The universe wanted this to be your day for some reason. You have plenty of days to make up whatever you think you lost. I hope it was a great evening and you got to rest your body and mind some. Looked like a great place to do it. 🙏 Thanks for bringing us along today. I hope tomorrow’s miles are kind. Keep truckin’ and be well.
-Grateful
Mr Rogers of the trail. You are the best. Love your videos. You have such an unusual sense of humor. Love it.
Yes, Mr. ROGERS.
yup agreed gotta double check everything
ive forgotten some things a few times
I forgot to mention when I watched this the other day about the little skinny ‘snow’. It is most likely hoar frost that formed on the trees then flaked off with the breeze. Hoar Frost forms when there is high humidity and freezing temps and it’s fairly calm. It looks like it is snowing when the frost particles blow off branches, even with clear skies. Happens here several times especially in early and late winter. Excellent video and commentary as usual!
gotta do what feels right
its gonna feel awesome going into town on a nice Nero day
enjoy the Fontana that place is awesome , great restaurant and fun to walk around there
especially when its not packed
happy trails
Another great day on trail. You have started in plenty of time. Relax an be yourself and hike what you want. I think Dixie said it well when she said try not make it like job. As humans we are programmed to that work schedule.
Jay, loving the videos! Keep up the great work.
You should get the App called "Peak Finder". It uses your location and the camera on your phone to determine what peaks you're looking at. The App will point to and list all of the mountains, balds, etc. that you're looking at. Great App. I use it often. If you have the App you won't have to wonder what mountains you're looking at.
The snow, icicles, and music made for a magical part in your video today! It was very beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
I think you're early enough you can afford to take it slow, at least at the beginning. There will be big pushes soon enough. Can't wait to see your take on the Smokies and Gatlinburg.
I with ya 'bout the Smokies! That's home turf for me. But I am excited to see him in VA and my list goes on and on! He's a good kid to watch! He has heart!
I’m a Tennessean. It can pour rain a mile away but sunshine where I am. Always a 30% chance of precipitation here and water is an easy find
Jay; thanks for taking us along on your journey; certainly enjoying your videos. The close up of the snow reminded me of flakes of shredded coconut.
Hi Jay - that vine is grapevine.. It grows all up trees and such. It's what so many wreaths are made from as it is very flexible. Yea on arriving so close to the Smokies (my neck of the woods)! 😊
Oh, and one note to add... If you see a vine that looks almost furry, don't touch it.. It's poison Ivey and will. Eat. You. Up!! Don't pet it! I once saw a person doing just that in Cades Cove.. 🙁
Yes, poison ivy vines can get big like that. Do not, I repeat, do not burn that in a fire (or pet it). 🙃
Doing great. You started the video saying you have a bunch of things happening and are overcoming them. At the end, calculating miles per day pressures and a little down. You’ll make the miles as you well know. Enjoy them. “It will be ok.”-BK. Walk on!
The bubble is right behind you..
Reports of shelters already crowded.
Blaze that trail!!
Enjoy your video beautiful scenery thanks for sharing
Love your videos and content. Your genuine reactions and excitement (not to mention the superb quality) are what makes it worth watching. I am always happy after watching your videos. It’s exactly how I am out in the woods, so your vids are a perfect fit for me.
Enjoy every day. You’ll have longer, harder, hotter days soon enough!
Relax and enjoy, you'll be doing g big miles soon enough. Good luck in the Smokies. Thanks for taking us along
Trail maintainers will not rake off the leaves but hikers will crunch the heck out of them and they will decompose by late spring.
Jay, you are doing an amazing job! Keep doing what you feel is right because the videos have been superb. I'm looking forward to these daily releases, but understand how difficult it must be. Thankyou!
I enjoy both types of videos. Don't feel like you have to change things up too much
Thanks for the great videos. You truly are the Mr Rogers of the trail.
Jay enjoy your hike and dont put so much pressure on yourself for miles. you are doing great. I am enjoying your hike and videos. Happy hiking. Peach
Even though this is my backyard, I am glad you hit all of these miles early in the season before the Green Tunnel sets in....good job on your timing!
I like the mixed format of a certain amount of dialog combined with the cinematic B-roll. Your slower days aren't wasted. You're still very early in your hike. I've heard several AT vloggers say they really wished they had gone a bit slower and enjoyed all the beautiful locations and nicer shelter areas rather than hurrying and obsessing over miles. You're doing well with miles in any event.
Hey, maybe heat those knots on the lens cord to melt the plastic a little so they don't come undone?
That's definitely a vine you were looking at! Growing up, my dad would saw them off at the ground and we'd use them to swing! Fun times...😁
Great video. Don't worry about criticisms. I enjoy hearing talking about what's going on and what you see on the trail, and your thought processes about timing days in town, and where you camp. You are making decent time and will speed up as you hear north. I'm sure you'll do plenty of 20 mile days later.
Thanks for including the random stretching breaks! I love that you include that.
Your videos are among the best ive watched here..plus you dont add assinine music like so many prospective hikers do which ruin their videos. You are so upbeat in every video that I hope you dont lose it along the way. I begin my 3rd thruhike of the AT starting April first but it would have been a pleasure to meet you out there...maybe hike with you for a bit, as well
I admire and respect upbeat people and there is no one else that I enjoy hiking with than people like yourself. I wish you the very best of luck and joy on this hike. Of all the videos Ive watched youre the one, barring injury, that I have no doubt will make it all the way. My first rhruhike was tough and, odd as it may sound, the second one was tougher!!.. probably because I had already done it. Stay cheerful and keep these wonderful videos coming for all those who get joy from watching them. So many start this Trail but so few finish it...but I have no doubt that you will be among those few who summit that final peak.
I regret you feel like you wasted a day. I don't see it. You are hiking your hike, so don't worry about what others think.
I have immensely enjoyed your videos, and greatly appreciate your pearls of wisdom. I broke my ankle on the Camino Frances and continued to walk. I finished it. Yeah, I am stubborn. Thought I had twisted it. Someone told me on the way that I had broken it, but I still thought sprained. I digress.
You are doing great. Enjoy; I am enjoying the hike through you.
Hi Jay, im a big fan of yours watching here from Australia. Loving the content and your style.
Remember you said the whole point of the thru-hike for you was to slow down and take everything in, and congratulations on doing just that. Keep doing it. You'll never be able to have this same experience again. I love your videos.
You make awesome videos. Don’t be so hard on yourself you are at the beginning of the hike.. your be doing longer miles before you know it and the days are getting longer also. Thanks for sharing this video.🏔⛺️🥾
Keep on doing "your" thing...your video and narrative styles have obviously attracted a lot of viewers...I know I'm glad to be one of them!!!
Hey Jay, don't beat yourself up, you've got this!
you are seeing ICE that has formed on the leaves and the bark in the upper trees through condensation .. it sprinkles down in slivers of ice .. thin enough to flutter but solid enough to hold it's shape
It amazes me how much work it takes to film your hike. I truly appreciate all the hard work and effort.
Yes we see the snow. Nice effect. Take your time and concentrate on your hiking. The videos are a bonus for those of us watching your adventure.
If you are truly in the moment and enjoying what you are doing, your time will be well spent. I see that you walk with a sense of gratitude. That is good to see. Wishing you favorable weather in the Smokies.
Smart, that’s why. Nero the day before a town to save lodging costs. Besides, you left at 10am.
Hike your hike Jay. I don't know why it didn't work to get into Gatlinburg the way you thought but my guess is snow. If it rains in the gaps it snows on the peaks. I am an old Tennessee boy and when you saw the snow on the dome I was thinking in those terms. I will look foreword to seeing how you did.
I carry some old dyneema fishing line that I have retired instead of dental floss. They are light, abrasion resistant, and still very strong...
Good video with some good views, so let's keep on hiking
Great video Jay. I see you're using your GoPro for a lot of the filming, and it looks great. I just got a new GoPro and would be interested in what settings you're using on the GoPro while vlogging your hike. Thanks. A day on the trail in the mountains is never a wasted day :)
10:02....looks like a TreeBark Wrap - The Tree is adapting to the object.
10:35...looks like SnowGrain
14:54...Crush some Miles out !!
15:24...You got the *Hermit Hiker experience* happening. (aka Solo Hiker)
Enjoying the videos so far from the hike. Variation of content is great idea - hiking, macros, views, shelters, tips and info. Magic so far!!
..It's your hike ,, not a race ,, take in all that you can ,,, so far you have shown more of the trail to now than many of the hikers of years before .... Panoramas are breathtaking .. Your calm is appreciated ... was not aware of time limits through stretches of boundary's ,,. but with others making comments would make me stop short just to avoid the crowds .... weather patterns are mystical ,, where I like to backpack at altitude the afternoon snows come as small BB size pellets ,, then a couple hours later ,the sun returns with a big smile and warmth just to let you know who really is in control ... always a Thank You for sharing your trail time and the work it takes to pass it on .... Stay Safe ...
KNA Outdoors and you are pretty close heading North also. She was in Nantahala outdoor center for Valentine’s Day. I have seen some of the same scenery on both RUclips channels. She also stayed at the hostel around 109 mile marker
Thanks, Jay! I’m really enjoying following your journey!
Jay, Love following your hikes. It's great how you stop to smell the roses. I did the AT in 2019 and took a photo of the Hogpen Gap sign. Back then you could see a little less of the "o" in Hogpen as the bark was still on the tree. I'm also watching your PCT 2018 travels as I will be completing that trail this year. Good luck and safe travels.
Hay, Jay. Your personal forestry nerd here. That vine is probably a grape vine. There are all types of wild grapes and they can get pretty big.
Hi Jay. I hope you can show the first wildflowers of Spring when those bloom. Can't wait! Please be careful and enjoy your trip!! I sure enjoy watching.
Another beautiful video. Be gentle with yourself. You have plenty of time. Thanks for taking us along with you.
Your tent looks beautiful in that late afternoon light.
About strengthening ankles, I just read a post in one of my hiker groups where someone suggested searching for ballet ankle strengthening exercises. Looks like there are a bunch, so I think I'll start working on those.
Trying to imagine what it will look like end of June/1st of July when I begin my first section hike
Not to second guess, but you could've gone to the Hilton and the next day to the lodge. Beware future hikers, resupply at the lodge is Expensive, making it a good place to send a food box.
Spending more time enjoying yourself-that’s a good thing
Another superb video. Great work.
Aww so nice to see Stecoah Gap! I lived on Yellow Branch Road nearby for a while. Can't wait to get back up there. Thanks for the vid!
Looking good my man - up Jacob's Ladder and hardly broke a sweat :). Enjoy the peace and quiet - the bubble is forming behind you :)
Jay please be kind to yourself! You are putting out very high quality videos and they take a lot of time to edit. We appreciate your efforts. It's okay to not keep the same schedule as others. No one else aside from Dixie has put out the quality of videos like you do. Don't worry 😉, be happy!
Very true. He is up there in the Dixie quality for sure. Incredible work.
@S M Her quality changed rapidly to the better in her first few days on her AT hike. It became really good with her editor helping out. I wonder if she started off with the edit help from start. It was amazing to see her channel grow so fast. I think she was at 250k subs by the end of her AT hike, amazing. Jay is doing an amazing job for sure. I hope he can keep it up without missing out on the joy of the experience. He is sure driven by delivering excellent videos and that he does well.
Can't say I've ever seen snow when it was that sunny, makes you wonder how far away the clouds were.
Beautiful blue snow sky
You're doing an excellent job with your videos. Don't sweat the maths...its your hike...go at your pace and your agenda
What’s the hurry! I am enjoying all your videos and do really like the B roll with music. You got some skills Jay! Thanks for all your work!
Really enjoying your hike. Thank you so much for sharing this beautiful experience with us all 🙏🏽
Don't beat yourself up Jay, go with the flow, enjoy every second of this journey, looking forward how your
ur Zack does in the smokies, when I went through the smokies early May of 2019, there was alot of bear activity, don't know if the bears are still hibernating at this time? Great videos, very Zen, I watch them as part of my early AM mediation.... Rock on!!!
Awesome beautiful vlogging, hiking and scenery, all the very best.
I really enjoy your videos I do prefer the ones were your sound works..lol. Those are good too but I really love hearing your comments as you walk. Its as if I were hiking with you. Your videos bring back fond memories of my thru in 2014. Keep it up!
That rice snow is a form of graupel…ice pellets or snowflakes rise and fall within a cloud collecting moisture on the way down and refreezing as it goes up. It eventually falls to earth when it gets too heavy. Graupel is usually roundish but sometimes forms into little grains when swirling wind conditions in the cloud are right.
I’m really enjoying your videos. Great tips for hiking on trails covered with leaves. Stay safe out there.
Sometimes stopping at a spot for the night in the woods before your destination to me equals = 100% peace and quiet ...
I hope you have clear days to head into the smokies..there are some amazing veiws the couple of days climbing to clingman
Thanks Jay!! Loving the channel. Wishing I was making the journey as well. Maybe next year if things go well.
Another nice video. Good luck with your hike :)
You asked if trail maintenaners rake leaves off the trail. The trail club I'm involved with in Virginia has been using a back pack blower for the past 3 years in certain sections of trail to clear the leaves. Theory is to clear out the uphill side so hikers aren't pushed to the downhill side of the trail which eventually pushes the trail down the side of the mountain. Seems to be working wonderfully and as a bonus makes the trail much safer.
with Joy in your heart you see "snowflakes" I look out of my window I can only see rain drops, I forget we are in different side of the globle "continental Europe" lol :) the only time I get to see snow is when I look at "SchneeBerg", you have a fine day with the nature, Danke
Only day 17 don't worry about going slow and you will find your pace.
That looks like it was a beautiful day. I need to start strengthening exercises. Thanks for the reminder.
Hang in there, don’t get discouraged!
My ankles are in pretty bad shape, so I wear heavier Oboz boots vs. the trail runners when on rockier trails.. I also tend to look around vs look at the trail in front of me... Another great video! Thank you. Keep moving!
Another nice video. I loved the little nuthatch on the tree. It’s the little things. Have fun in the Smokies!
Balance! Take care of you and quiet vid is good too. Appreciate ya. Do you want lactating mailed to your next stop(s) .it's going HOT 🔥 this ( In GA, not MT) week ( up/ down) smart you starting in cold!
Wow! This was a very nice video. I backpacked thru there once.
I'm going to have to learn to love long days around the campsite. When I make my SKT attempt, five mile days will be the average during the short days of winter.
Oh Jay, don’t put so much pressure on yourself. It’s a hike, not a sprint. Your videos are well thought out. Enjoy your time. Your vlog won’t suffer. Keep it going 🥾 🏕
Your videos are so magical. Thank you for your hard work.
No worries Jay, Step after Step and Enjoy Every Breath!
The snow ❄️ falling in the bright sunshine ☀️ was kewl. Hope to see plenty of the trail in the GSM 🏔
I play the stealth road crossing game too!
Keep up the good work Jay!
Hey Jay can you go over your camera setup on the trail like what you use your Sony camera for, which camera do you use for what purpose. Thanks in advance.
thanks for your service by the way , id say because of the age difference we have , you probably went in when i got out . safe travels and im really enjoying your vblogs, the best ive seen
Another great video! Your sound quality on the trail is top notch. I've got to check you electronics video again to see what you are using for your sound.