I walked through an active forest fire (here's what I learned)

In 2022 on my thru-hike from Mexico to Canada on the Continental Divide Trail, fires were a prevalent topic, as they are out west during many summers. In the spring and early summer of 2022, New Mexico was facing historical drought, and the resources the state had to dedicate to its 9 million+ acres of national forest were scarce. A string of fire encounters ultimately culminated in my group and I walking through an active forest fire, this video is the story of what happened.
Wildfire Safety Tips and Resoruces for how to deal with wildfires while backpacking:
A great video by Quadzilla, a fellow thru-hiker and wildland firefighter (I actually ran into him in the Bob and he was able to give us the all clear for some smoke we’d been nervously eyeing the whole day): • How To Survive a Wildf...
A good article from REI: www.rei.com/learn/expert-advi...
Tips from the PCTA: www.pcta.org/discover-the-tra...

[@gregmortonoutdoors]

Forest service folks are the best and deserve every last dime they get.

[@westernsoutherner1]

The size and intensity of a western fire is hard to appreciate until you see it. Glad yall made it out okay.

[@eliseott]

absolutely. this one was luckily relatively small. but I've seen huge ones from a distance that definitely gave me a lot of anxiety for the next few days of hiking.

[@dangaspar1707]

Great video - thanks for sharing.

[@eliseott]

thanks for watching!

[@GenX_outdoors]

Wow. Thank you for sharing that experience!

[@eliseott]

It was wild, grateful it turned out okay!

[@IanTheOutdoorGuy]

What an intense hike I would be freaking out walking into a fire zone in Australia

[@eliseott]

It was absolutely nervewracking! not an experience I'd like to repeat.

[@A-K_Rambler]

Treat yourself!

[@eliseott]

Aw thank you so much!! Going to caffeinate for more videos!