A Random Hiking & Bug Filled Memorial Day Weekend in the White Mountain of NH and Maine
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2024
- Went up to the White Mountains again to hike around this Memorial Day weekend. We kept pretty loose plans as far as what we were going to do and just sort of winged it. The bugs, nesting birds, and not so legal campsites, had our plans changing regularly but thats how it goes sometimes.
Overall it was a great memorable weekend, good food, good trails, and good times. I also coincidentally ran into Erica (aka Spitfire) whom I had hiked with for about the first 500 miles or so of the Appalachian Trail in 2017. Crazy coincidence that we both happened to be out in the middle of nowhere at the exact same time... again.
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During the pandemic I was leaving trail and summit names out of many of my videos due to issues with massive overcrowding on the trail, as well as, issues in regards to what I would consider uneducated or irresponsible hiker behavior. The most notable of which was trash, and human waste / toilet paper I was finding directly on, or just off, trail. I kept some of the trail and location names in this video.If you are using this video for planning purposes, please use the trail responsibly and try to follow leave no trace principles. It only takes one person not doing so to ruin it for everyone.
If you are a newer hiker please watch this video before heading out on trail: ruclips.net/video/dhd7E4rGIwA/видео.html
Here is an article about the issue with trash and human waste specifically in the Whites www.nhpr.org/post/trouble-trails-forest-service-grapples-crowds-trash-and-human-waste#stream/0
Another article about Max Patch (an iconic part of the Appalachian Trail) and the issues occurring there www.citizen-times.com/story/news/local/2020/09/23/max-patch-residents-campers-creating-safety-hazards-mountain/5858936002/
Here you can learn about leave no trace (LNT) principles
lnt.org/why/7-principles/
www.nps.gov/articles/leave-no-trace-seven-principles.htm
pandemic? what? where
Tried something a little different in this video, Mainly no music and more nature-y sounds. It has nothing to do with the fact that I was frustrated as hell and annoyed finding songs.... nothing at all....
Lol! Great video
I like all your vids but no music is ok too because I always enjoyed your humor and lighthearted commentary as well 🤠
I thought there was some singing... oh yeah, that was the mosquitoes 🦟
Could’ve sworn I heard Flight of the Black Fly by the Classic Rock Band WMNF.
Great video, thanks for sharing with us.
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That's a sweet video, man... and the nature sounds work nice - it's a nice break, and your song selection over the last year or so has been so good that it feels like you've earned the right!
Thanks Gordon!
great hike!!!
Just moved to the Midwest but this was one of my absolute favorite areas to explore when I was still in MA, go check out the basin campground it’s in the whites right on the NH/ME line, even if you don’t stay the road it’s on is worth the drive and view, I think it’s RT 113 or 133 something like that
A bunch of people have been recommending that basin campground, actually drove by it on this trip. Ive seen a photo or two and it does look really nice
Can’t go to Lincoln without a stop at Flapjacks. Love the trails in Evans Notch. Blueberry, Speckled, Caribou are all great hikes. Enjoyed the format. Nature at its finest.
I really enjoy hiking Evans Notch area .. been going there for 35 years...
Ive done so much on the west side of 113 and seriously not a single trail up until this weekend to the east. Definitely plan to go back soon. Would like to just take a couple days off, throw on a day pack and roam about the whole area
You guys are great! I can’t believe it was so quiet for memorial day wknd. That’s not bad! My oldest and I are going car campin up in Vermont Friday. My adult children still need a toilet🙄😁. Great stuff Chris and hiking partner! Take care man! NQU
Welcome back Anna! Missed your smile! The views and vistas you showed here sure bring alot of smile to this old heart. Not too much left anymore!
Not much worse than blood sucking mosquitoes. I guess that's why I like hiking in early spring or late fall. John from MI
Flapjacks is the BEST hike!
Really is great
@@ChrisGoesOutdoors I'm starting a hiking channel. If you have time, could I pick your brain about what starting your channel was like and maybe ask for a bit of advice? For instance...How to Flapjack-mountain videos preform for you?
That was a beautiful hike, great scenery. Wishing you a wonderful week.
Same to you!
Thanks for the video. Will be backpacking Race Brook Falls this weekend in Sheffield Massachusetts.
Thanks John, enjoy the hike!
1. Car camping there: have been to The Basin and Hastings. while both are good, the Basin is next to a gorgeous Basin and you can access several trails. 2. We missed you! We went up Speckled Mtn from Evergreen/Cold Brook on the other side. Highly recommended. lots of beautiful ledges, flowers, a tarn halfway up
I keep hearing great things about the Basin! Hoping to go back up that area soon, I would have loved to have checked out the whole area around there even more. Need like a full week just to go there and waltz around at my leisure
thanks for the video. The nature sounds without music was equally enjoyable for me as your videos with music added.
Cheers! Its actually quicker to edit without the music added, but getting the footage and having nature actually make audible sounds regularly is time consuming as hell haha
Awesome views!!!
Should have asked them to run the little Train around the ceiling at Pancake mountain.lol my son's favorite Mountain when he's hungry
I kept looking up at the tracks and actually asked Anna why the train wasnt rolling haha
Just wonderful ! I need to get back up to the Whites ! Peace ✌️
Anxiously awaiting the bug pressure to die down again. My car from the ride up and back looks like a graveyard haha
Can you share a packlist (what you brought in your pack(s)) on those hikes? Bags looked bigger than a day hike so I'm assuming it's an overnight setup but I thought, why not simply ask. :-) Great videos btw! Bugs are also starting to get bad over in the waterville valley area too now.
Ya we brought a full overnight load out. We intended to stay out and were told of some campsites but they weren't exactly legal. So we skipped out and just decided to loop back out.
Im pretty sure im still using like 90% of the same stuff as in this video. ruclips.net/video/JyL6jDb24uw/видео.html Only major change i see is using a hyperlite mountain gear shoulder pocket now, switched back to an enlightened equipment 20 degree revelation bag and tent I switch between the solplex, altplex and a big agnes copper spur hv ul2 depending how I feel
Envious again- great luck with the weather- and perfect views!
Weather was great! and surprisingly it didnt rain at all on us or in the area as far as I can tell
Great video and and man that place looks amazing, to bad the bugs were out in force. Did you run into alot of other hikers out there? Love the videos man and fashion...look it up! lol too funny
Saw maybe 4-6 people probably the first hour we were up there but around 12pm-1pm I feel like 15 or more people showed up. Seemed to get some traffic up there for sure but wasnt too bad
Another cool video. You and your wife make a great team. All the best.
Thanks Tom!
It's black fly season. Those things dig in and gouge out chunks of flesh.
Ya the black flies, mosquitos, and gnats were out in force this weekend
Pancake mountain is one of the more underrated visits in the whites. Delicious views. Also, I really like not having the music. Its very relaxing.
Agreed, its hard for me to pass up a trip to pancake mountain. Got there early too. Crowd at the trailhead when we were leaving was down the side walk... I mean road....
Y'all made the hike seem very relaxing, despite the bugs.
You should see the front of my car and windshield from the drive up / home. Going to need to break out the power washer haha
Have been planning my visit to that area since January and scheduled to be there in two weeks. Looks great
I kept putting it off as it was the furthest area away from me down in Boston for the Whites. I LOVED this loop. Like great hiking and woods walking. Looking forward to getting back in that area again myself!
@@ChrisGoesOutdoors I am looking forward to RETIRING there! someday....
Starting a decent hike with a strong and delicious breakfast I love that! Looks beautiful out there and the view is just incredible. Great video Chris, really gave me some good vibes and I really like your relaxed and authentic way of engaging with the viewer! Have a nice week & happy trails, Mario
Thanks Mario! appreciate it!
OMG that breakfast is so decadent and as we all know decadence is good 😊. I backpack/camp in N Arizona and I just can’t get used to all those tall green things (I think they’re called trees), I’m used to open views and seeing wide horizons. I think I might feel hemmed in if I hiked in your neck of the woods. It’s always good to see your posts, thank you for sharing 🙏🏼
I felt the same when I went out to Colorado. Felt really strange to regularly be seeing where the trail was taking me. Was also painful seeing it going up and over mountains an knowing that would be shortly haha
Great content. It is really motivating for me to keep uploading videos on my channel. Keep up the great work, I'm looking forward to the next one
Thanks!