Episode 22: YELLOWSTONE
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- Опубликовано: 28 сен 2024
- CDT 2018. Yellowstone National Park. Dixie fulfills a lifetime goal, but infections in her toes create some complications.
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Am I the only one who teared up when Old Faithful started goin? I'm just in complete awe of you and your accomplishments and perseverance despite any challenges. It really makes me reevaluate the way I'm livin.. I live in some of the most beautiful of lands in northern California and tend to get complacent. I don't ever want to take all of this beauty for granted as I could be trapped in a concrete jungle. I have been binge watching this channel and now have my mama watching it too...also she's from Bama in a big way because her Dad lived in Gadsden his whole life and she'd be there for the summers. Then she started taking us kids there often growin up. So a lot of my relatives and even myself at times sound like you Dixie lol people look at me funny in Cali whenever I say "I reckon" and now I reckon I re-realize why I say it... because I've got Bama blood. Anyways, I can't wait to watch more of the trail and start bein more of a willer myself. I've officially got the hikin bug. Thank you for sharing your heart and journey with the world Dixie 💜
Thank you so much for sharing parts of America that some people will never see. Through your eyes all of the people who are part of your support group are willing you to hike and to heal and to explore the beauty that is America! We’re all so proud of you Dixie! Safe Travels and Happy Trails!
Been with you since Amicalola State Park... never questioned how strong and tough you are...
But you’re stronger and tougher than i could have ever imagined. I don’t actually know you... but I’m proud of you just the same.
Stopping to enjoy the geysers and the sights...enhancing the experience. Thank you so much for bringing us along!!
As a doctor who has treated several hundred in-grown toenails, most family physicians or urgent cares should be able to "correct" it. You need a digital nerve block to numb up the whole toe. A local anesthetic is injected into both sides of the base of the nail. Wait about 30-45 min for everything to go numb. I usually inject the local at the base of the nail because infected skin doesn't numb well and you really don't want to feel anything when the clippers reach under the skin to clip the base of the nail. Just using scissors (or special nail clippers), the doctor should be able to cut out about a 4mm wedge parallel to the side of the nail that is infected and remove that wedge of nail. If both sides of the nail are infected, then both sides have to be corrected or the entire nail removed. Antibiotics don't usually work without nail correction, especially for someone walking on them as much as you and in the crud where you put your feet and you really don't need antibiotics after the nail is corrected. You're one tough gal!
The worst part is the injection for numbing!! I had one particular infected ingrown toenail for months, if not a year or more before needing this procedure done.
I 'battled' ingrowns my whole teens. The point is to PREVENT THEM and FOR ME it was strictly because I cut them too short. I no longer trim the nail all the way down to the skin.
Also, a bit controversial(on if it works but I used it) you can trim your toenail and then notch a tiny V in the center of your nail to encourage it to not grow outward. (Can catch on socks, no biggy) Hope you see this, Dixie!
I had my toenail beds burnt many years ago to keep mine from growing that way.
I learned as a teen that injecting the novacane has to be done very slowly in the toes, or it hurts like a mthrfkr! Actual podiatrist did this procedure & I've never really had a serious problem since.
I'm certainly no doctor but as someone who has considered doing this procedure I've read and been told first-hand many, many times that recovery from it can be anywhere from extremely uncomfortable to incredibly painful, is a long slow process, and that getting back to being active on one's feet (i.e. hiking/running/sports) is quite an undertaking. I'm speaking of the permanent narrowing procedure, which sounds the same as what you are describing.
I honestly can't remember whether I used antibiotics or epsom salt, but the local anesthetic did nothing for me on an ingrown toenail until the infection was cleared enough for the anesthetic to work. I'm not a hiker (yet) and my toes were never in anything other than shoes and socks, so I was able to get the procedure done within a week. I have used epsom salt on an infected toe before and it eventually cleared up the infection.
Yes, Miss Scarlet: "After all, tomorrow is another day!"
Homemade Wanderlust logo on the Yellowstone entry sign... nice touch.
Very nice touch, for sure.
The one thing you will remember for life from yellow stone is the sulfur smell at 75 I can still smell from when I was 11 years old on my first trip there
My same experience too! 15 on my first visit, 65 now. Had a chance to experience the smell again in '08 when my wife and I spent Christmas in Yellowstone.
I wish I could remember the smell from when I was there in 2003. Guess I'll have to go back to experience it again! :)
Samantha Christensen hi there will you do need to go back for sure we do every few years .But consider your self lucky there is no other way to look at it .
Dan Ryan I have another memory you have woken up the old man's brain cells, my dad even knowing better being a hunter and fisherman and life long out doors man.He did one of the dumbest and dangerous things you can do he got out of the car with camera in hand went down this little bank to a meadow where there was this monster of an elk he kept a tree between the elk and himself and started taking pictures . They elk came walk over toward him my mother his telling get out of there are you nuts no answer from dad he stayed still the elk was rubbing that tree dad was behind then just walked of ,dad never turned his back and walked all the way back up that little hill to the car got in the car and there was silence mom was not happy at all but she got over it . he told me later at lunch don't ever try that mike that was really stupid of me and that was it . but after we got home he developed all those rolls of film and those pictures were awesome to say the least got first place at the camera club.
I love how this section was filmed! you and Aaron did a great job on filming and editing in this video! I like the section where Aaron is filming you and you can hear him behind the camera.
Rotten boohiney.👍
Cat tail slime from the inner leaves is a natural antibiotic.
I should have said antiseptic (for topical use) also a good topical analgesic. It might have made your trip to the doctor easier.
alex riddles Good to know! thank you for sharing 😁
Yay it's Wednesday! My husband says, oh you get to watch Dixie hike again? Lol that's what we call your videos. "Dixie Hikes". Love the Yellowstone footage! So amazing. We went to Cathedral Caverns in Alabama this week and thought of you!
big fan since the PCT Dixie...continued success... really dug the Milkyway shot...be safe....
Such a gutsy girl!! You never fail to impress. I look forward to all of your videos.
Enjoy your last few weeks on the trail! Such an accomplishment. I can't relate to the AT, a small part of the PCT, but the majority of the Wyoming CDT back in my younger days! The Winds brought challenge. Bears, mosquitoes and the worst...lightening that had my wet hair sizzling! You are such a role model for young girls and women. Thank you and keep hiking safe!
Loved this episode so much! Having one featuring interaction between the two of you was new and very enjoyable! We got to see some really fun facets of Dixie's personality and sense of humor, and we got to get to know Aaron a little bit better. Also, some of the camera shots/angles seemed new? Yellowstone deserved the special treatment. Very, very enjoyable! Oh... and the Homemade Wanderlust sticker on the welcome to Yellowstone sign didn't go unnoticed. :-)
Another important tip for hikers in these areas, I remember being out in the mountains twice, and there were springs here and there as you would expect, but a few had this greea glassy coating on the rocks the water poured over, found out this was caused by arsenic. No amount of tablets or filtering would remove these metals, so we learned never take our water from a source where there was anything that looked like mineral residue just to be safe.
I love when Dixie says “I reckon” she reminds me so much of my granny and spending time at her farm in Wayansboro Mississippi.
Shoshone Geyser Basin! I've walked on that trail too. It's one of my favorite places in the whole park because of the thermal features, the varied terrain along the trail to get there, and the rest stop at Lone Star Geyser, where, like Dixie, I also had a meal while waiting for an eruption.
Dixie’s fabulous adventure! I had to watch this with one eye because I had cataract surgery today. Still good! You are one tough chick, Dixie, hiking with two ingrown toenails, and with very little complaining. It was so fun to watch you admire Yellowstone. It IS better than space. Or at least, from what we know. It is downright primordial. I hope your tootsies are better by now!
Those gloomy days out where it doesn’t actually rain very much and just looks cloudy all day are my favorite!
I've been to Yellowstone in 2016 and I will never forget this lifetime experience! Since this adventure, I dream to come back and I really really have the feeling I need to see Yellowstone again!!!! This episode got tears in my eyes. Thanks for giving me a fully new impression of my favorite spot on earth!
You posted this video the same day that we entered Yellowstone on our road trip. So we just missed you passing through. Not that we would be likely to see you in such a huge park. But if we did, we would have given you a ride. It seems people in the parks aren’t likely to stop for hitch hikers. We couldn’t get anyone to stop for us when we were in Banff. We ended up just walking the whole way. Anyway, enjoy the rest of your hike!
Love Yellowstone! Thank you for posting this Dixie
I’ve never wanted to go to Yellowstone really. It seemed way too touristy and not as cool as seeing nature untouched by people, but your excitement was really catchy! I’ve watched a lot of your vids and you seem to like your surroundings, but hadn’t seen you get quite that excited before!
Plantain will draw the infection out of your toenails. You are walking past it dozens of times each day. Pick a handful and make tea, soak for 20-30 minutes. Also wrap your toes in some bruised leaves under the gauze. You can google an image--look for the parallel leaf veins, and mini-cattail-like seed stalk coming the center of the plant. Good luck, and thank you for sharing your adventure!! You are an inspiration.
Yellowstone is my favorite National Park! Between seeing all the different landscapes and all the wild animals it is so very beautiful!! I can’t wait to go back! Your video is awesome as usual!!
I love the footage at minute 16. Dixie is talking about how beautiful everything is and Aaron has the camera squarely on her and agrees. He’s (so rightfully so) got it bad for her! I’ve spent 30 years in the same situation! Thanks for great adventure sharing
Outstanding! Such magic in that park. And seeing the footage shot by Aaron of Dixie observing everything was a nice, different perspective of the trail. Every perspective of the trail is good, but this was an interesting change-up. Congrats on 2,000 miles and Congrats on Idaho!
just fantastic...i don't know what i'm going to do without your updates when you are done the CDT...but i am lovin' them while you are out there Dixie. Keep on keepin on...love ya!
That’s where I hiked out mount Sheridan. My backpack was broken tied to keep it working and it was digging into my shoulders. I was hurting when we reached the trailhead
Congratulations on passing the 2000 mile mark, and your journey through Yellowstone NP. The park reaches outside Wyoming into Idaho and Montana, so you may find yourselves in and out, and back in the park again, by and by. West Yellowstone, Montana is a nice little town to visit, if it's on your agenda - maybe you've already been there by now. So today is the first day of autumn and in the high country, the change of seasons can be more like somebody threw a switch from OFF to ON, and the cold and snow start. We're on the lookout now here in Boise for our first hard frost, which generally comes the last week of September. Best wishes for the miles that lie ahead, and for your sore toes to heal up. Happy Trails.
Awesome video as always. I love how you get so excited about nature 👌
Thanks for sharing your journey. I visited Yellowstone, this summer and fell in love with the Gysers. I saw Old Faithful and some other ones. I did the loop by car, but wish I had another day. I am sure you saw the article about the guy standing on Old Faithful and being arrested. And the guy who thought he could tame Bison, who also jailed. National Parks are a treasure and thank you continuing to keep my passion for the outdoors
Yellowstone is one of the most amazing places I've ever been.
I just found your site. I'm turning 64 in a couple of days. I used to section hike the AT and still want to thru hike...and I will one day. The down-to-earth narration of your adventure as it unfolds coupled with the amazing photography/videos and editing is unparalleled. You are my new inspiration. Dixie, I heard you will be hiking with your mom soon. I look forward to hearing more about that adventure too. Be safe and keep sharing.
I can't watch this one yet because I just found the channel after a horrific day at work where i wanted to quit and go live in the woods. So, I am following all the videos in order living through your adventured for now :D and can't spoil the rest with Yellowstone. I know I am typing to a void but, in the time I had my horrible day, and found channels like this, I may have started planning my exit, bought a used pack and tent and am saving for a sleeping bag. I guess this is me saying your videos are working, are offering me answers to my questions and though beautiful, I want to have the experience myself ;) Which might not be until 2020, but we shall see. Until then though, thank you for taking the time to make these happen!! And that goes for all involved.
I think most of us here have been there. Hang in, and yes, don't forget about the part where you work to live and plan to make some inspired dreams come true. I hope it gets better.
A really great video showing how unique Yellowstone is
I love yellowstone...we caught cut throats in the back country on pebble creek, saw 11 moose and then at dusk two big boys fought, then that evening we had wolves howl in the valley...at was totally crazy trip...
My sister has bad ingrown toe nails, even has had the surgery. The best thing is to let your toe nails grow out and cut them straight across. When you cut your toenails short and at an angle the skin changes shape and walking pushes it up. Then as the nail grows out, it grows into the skin. And there is the issue. Very few people actually have ingrown toe nails, most just don’t cut the nails right.
Aaron, you’re doing great getting these videos together-you’re very talented! 👍
I remember seeing Yellowstone the first time when I was a kid. They Geyser was predictable in those days. There was an earthquake several years ago which threw Old Faithful's timing off. Brought back memories watching the video and remember the sulphur smell and the heat. Will look forward to Episode 23 as you enter my home state, Idaho. Keep on trekking.
I remember seeing Old Faithful, the hot springs, and other geysers around the park, in the summer of 1970. I was there with my Mom, Dad, and older brother, Rusty. Pretty cool then. Pretty cool reliving a few of those memories with you.
Thanks for sharing, Dixie and Aaron. Best wishes for the rest of your journey.
The natural wonders of Yellowstone draw people from all over the world....and with good reason. It's a one of a kind spectacular and mystical place and experiencing it in person is really something.
Huge congrats on the 2000 milemark and crossing into Idaho! I'm so sorry you are dealing with the toe issues and hope you get them taken care of soon. Best wishes and blessings for both of you as you continue along on the journey, and, as always, thank you so much for taking us along via these spectacular videos! Northward!
Awesome--Fruit Loops at the geyser! So cool to see you in Yellowstone.
These videos keep getting better and better. Thanks so much you guys.
I picked the wrong one to watch while eating dinner! LOL. But always fun to watch.
Rubicon V Whoops! Sorry 😬
@@HomemadeWanderlust No problem. It was funny though.
Me, too. I had macaroni cheese! Not a good visual accompaniment. I've had an ingrowing toenail on a two-week hike, too, so I nearly had smelly-vision. Mine grew right out of the front of the toe, and was gone by the end of the walk. Great video once again. Loving it.
18:44 Dang, Aaron is hauling some serious equipment. Camera, gimbal, computer and I'm sure all the associated cords and chargers. Geez!
Dixie, loved it at Yellowstone when I visited it many years ago but didn't get to backpack in it. Now on my bucket list to at least go backpack thru it!! On your toes, after soaking them for awhile to soften the nails, work a little strip of gauze under the edge of the nail to lift it and leave it there to let the nail grow out of the groove it's made. I've had trouble with ingrown nails for years and it works. Also, when they grow out, don't cut them round at the end. Cut straight across and let the corners stay out of the groove. Also, for the infection, you can rub Vicks Vapor rub into the nails and kill out the infection.
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Erwin Veenhoven Read it - and thank you! ❤️
The few times I've had what seemed like an infected toenail, when I noticed the possible issue starting, I just cut the nail back some on the side in question where I thought it was digging in. Drained any puss while cleaning the area with some rubbing alcohol (which I always carry a tiny amount when backpacking) on my bandana every time I took my socks off. Never went to the doctor for it; I'm a guy, I don't do doctors unless I coughing up a lung ;-). It always started to look better within 2 days.
What a great episode ! Aaron you excelled yourself there, skillfully edited, great soundtracks, beautifully shot ( that camera is amazing ) and Dixie, you never looked more photogenic ;-) , great stuff guys ! Cooler than space...lol.
Thank you so much! This brought back some great memories of Yellowstone. Plus we saw the kid in you and Aaron too!
I'm currently in Greece hiking the E4 Trail from Vienna to Cyprus... Hiking videos are the last things I should want to watch but these are just so well produced... Can't believe they're made on the trail itself! Looking forward to the next one!
In this episode: Dixie has her toes drained; Dixie has a steamy encounter; and Dixie talks to some marmots.
..Now that's funny....I don't care who you are!!...................But that's Dixie!!!
You hit it pretty close to how Jeremy Clarkson would do the intros for this series. This is about how it would turn out every time:
"In this show, Dixie talks to some rodents, Aaron gets his feet wet, and the Earth springs a leak."
I love these comments
So great! Thanks Aaron and Jessica! Aaron for the win to Idaho. 😊
Awesome Dixie and Aaron! Yellowstone is on the bucket list. Thank you so much for sharing.
Great shots! Good luck with the toes. Always hard to heal when ya still gotta walk. Totally enjoying this trip through your eyes!
Yellowstone is awesome! Thanks for sharing the journey with us!
So Awesome to see Yellowstone from a perspective the average visitors won't. Breathtaking! :)
Yellowstone is incredible and terrifying when you consider what’s going on beneath your feet
I love your videos but I really am amazed at the impact that wolves had when they were reintroduced to Yellowstone really an amazing story. And they were Canadian LOL
What I wouldn't give to be in your shoes right now! I've always wanted to go see Yellowstone in all its glory! Have fun out there! Happy Trails!
Never a dull moment! Great shots, can't wait to see it in person someday.
I love Yellowstone! I have been twice in the summer but about 5-6 times in the winter. The contrast in the winter is incredible.I didn't see any Buffalo in your video I wonder if they stay away from the trail area. Thanks again Dixie and I hope your feet are on the mend!
These videos have become a must watch for me. I didn't know much about the CDT before-Thank you!
Your Old Faithful shot up pretty high. I think it would be funny if someone in a ranger suit got there early and stood by the boardwalk and turned a big wheel valve when the Old Faithful geyser was going off. At least maybe some people off continent might fall for it. 😊
Yay! Your in my neck of the woods! It’s fun seeing you go to areas i have hiked. I took my kids to Yellowstone 5 times this summer. Enjoy Wyoming, idaho, and Montana!
I used to get ingrown toenails and I had a laser procedure where they cut a tiny sliver of the nail all the way down to the root and it never happened again, you are numb when they do it so it doesn’t hurt and it’s such a relief I totally recommend getting it done of your nails do that, it takes maybe 20 min?
Awesome video! Yellowstone is on my bucket list 😀 keep up the amazing hike Dixie! 🎒⛺️🌞
Awesome to see the park like that. I have not been to that park. 👍👍
Yellowstone is such an amazing place. Nature is just beautiful in Wyoming.
You are such a strong woman! Hiking with that ingrown/infected toe, wow. To help prevent that you have to cut the nails straight and not in a round angle. Thanks for all you content.
I once had ingrown toenails on a regular basis. A doctor told me to shove a cotton ball under nail which pulled the nail out as it grew. He also warned me to let them grow a little farther than I had been allowing them. Have not had one since.
I just love your videos! Please keep it up! I look forward to watching every week. You have inspired me to move from day hiking to section hiking. So cool.
Great video work you two. Loving the use of Yellowstone geysers as a metaphor for Dixie's podiatry pus explosions.
Incredible! I am so enjoying watching your journey. I just went to Yellowstone for the first time last July. I would have given y'all a ride!
When you said this is cooler than space. I say to that .....amen.
Great videos. Finally more of the CDT after watching Baskets great CDT thruhike 2018 videos.
Your best video ever! I had your toenail problem at about your age and I see why you are suffering. My doctor told me, "Don't cut your big toe nail so close". Let that one grow out just a bit. At least on the sides. 25 years have gone by and I never had another problem. Try it! Simple. Who knew?! BTW we picked up some CDT hikers this year on vacation from California to Colorado because of our knowledge of you Dixie . Plant grant and JC crow. They knew of you but had met Perk.
I've seen them all I think this one is my new favorite great job editing 2!!!
wonderful video !!!! thank you! both...
Great video series! I have been watching and showing my daughter. Very inspirational.
I live with the Olympic National Park as my backyard.People visiting during the summer on vacation can be some of the most up tight, in a hurry people there is.Not getting a ride does not surprise me in the least bit.What does surprise me is that you did not get run over.
Aarons trail name should now be Bear Spray! LOL!
I'm so excited that you made it to the Lake Lodge breakfast buffet! I took my family to Yellowstone and the Tetons earlier this summer, and my thought when eating there was - Dixie would destroy this buffet. :) When I checked the map, though, it wasn't anywhere near the CDT. I'm glad you made it over there. Thanks for another amazing video. I think you and Aaron topped yourselves again with the camera work. Incredible footage.
Soaking your foot in hot water (110F to 120F) does wonders, numbs the pain, softens tissue, kills infections, ...
Another great video. Unfortunately, you only got to see a small part of Yellowstone. Next year when you and your Mom head out to finish the PCT, drive an RV across country and see a bunch of the natural wonders. I did it twice in the 1970s. I think it was in 1975 when I visited Yellowstone that a visitor, earlier that year, had wandered off a board walk and fallen through the surface crust. Staying on the trail is absolutely necessary. You could have Aron in the RV as your support staff(you don't want your Mom to have to hitch hike) while you two hike.
Always carry a small tube of triple antibiotic ointment. It works wonders on infected cuts and blisters.
We had the same problem at Yellowstone, nobody would give us a ride, we finally got a ride from a park service employee....
What great footage. Thanks for sharing. It's a real treat following you and Aaron. Glad he didn't trip over the state line 🤣🙃lol. Happy trails🐾👣
Another nice video Dixie. I wished I would have known when you would have been going through there and needed the help. My brother is a Ranger in USYNP. You may have even seen him when you went to see O'l faithful.
Dixie, you best hurry a tad...lol Things are getting ready to change to quite a bit colder here in MT.... I'm in Helena, MT just a few miles away from the trail.....if you need some supplies, a hot meal or a place to clean up let me know. Got a lot of respect for what you've been doing the fast several years.... :)
I've had the same toe issues when I was a child, and eventually had the procedure Dr. Berry discussed below to correct the issue. My dr's back then chose to wait and see if it came back and was a re-occurring problem before they took out the nail at the bed as it won't come back and I now have oddly narrow toe nails on my big toes. When it would happen, they would lance it, trim my nails so nothing would get stuck under skin at the top - that downward cut I noticed on your toe is what they would do to let it heal. then I would need to use hydrogen peroxide and rubbing alcohol and soak them in Epsom salts to draw stuff out and also the betadine stuff. it would clear up shortly and then maybe come back w/in 9-12 months.
Eventually they just decided I had deep set nails and needed to fix that and had surgery and after surgery this never came back on that toe. I mostly recall the dr cutting holes in my shoes so they wouldn't put pressure on my big toe during healing. My 12 yr old self was horrified going to school with a wedge cut out of my shoe, not to mention what a PIA it was whenever it rained, and in seattle - it rains a LOT.
Since this seems a new issue for you, just keep doing what you are doing if it comes back and maybe add a small ziploc packet of Epsom to pick up mid hike next time cuz it won't happen at the start - and carry small amts of betadine and/or hydrogen peroxide. I had a tiny bottle in my blister first aid kit that was no bigger than my pinky finger. Used it for nasty blisters and in case I got a cut that was more than surface deep. It may have been iodine - I recall thinking it would do double duty as backup water treatment...
mine was caused by skin of toe covering where the nail needed to grow so they were at the top side edge - yours seems on the side mid toe, so likely diff cause. maybe something got in there and irritated it?
Best of luck on next adventure!
A guy a few years ago ignored the “don’t leave trail” signs and fell into a thermal pool. Signs are there for safety reason!!!
Toe advice for anybody who walks a lot and has something that looks like what Dixie had: you may not have a full-blown ingrown toenail, but may have paronychia of the toe (google it), which is an infection of the skin around a toenail. I walk about 40 miles a week and had a case of it and went to an urgent care center to get it looked at. Draining the pus and then soaking the toe in isopropyl alcohol regularly for several days was an effective treatment for me (and eased the pain immediately). To avoid it, it is recommended that toenails be cut straight across and not rounded off (to avoid creating irritations/micro-abrasions that can be infected). Not saying this is what Dixie had, but I thought I'd put it out there because it hurt pretty darn bad and was easy to fix.
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Very true. Cut toe nails square, not rounded. Not too long and not too short.
My family has that same issue with toe nails. Can't cut them below the skin or they get infected. The nail pokes and irritates then hurts bad.
For such extensive hiking experience as Dixie has, I wonder why she elects NOT to use gators. They make a HUGE difference in foot and sock cleanliness and reduce instances where a nuisance rock or thorn needs immediate attention.
LOVE, LOVE, LOVE!
Loved it Dixie!
Video and trail story was awesome as always. I was there last week of June. Had thunderstorms and hail six of my seven days hiking in Yellowstone. Very wet and muddy then too. I agree old faithful was a thing for me too. Thanks for your posts.
Amazing footage!! Thank you for bringing us in your hike!!!!!! 👍🏻😎⭐️
All I can say is wow!