Backpacking Olympic Nat'l Park Washington | Hoh River Trail | Blue Glacier
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- Опубликовано: 13 сен 2024
- Join Joey Coconato and I on a 3 day backpacking trip in Washington States Olympic National Park. This is the first trip here for both of us. We hike the Hoh River Trail through lush rainforest making base camp at Lewis Meadows. We then slack pack climbing over 3,700ft to the amazing Blue Glacier on day 2. Olympic National Park is very diverse with a little bit of everything. I look forward to going back and exploring more. A huge thank you to Joey for all of the incredible additional footage. Please visit Joey's channel at the link below. His work is amazing...
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I was up there last year the first week of sept right after Labor Day with my dad. It was our last ‘camping’ trip together. He was the one who taught me to love camping and hiking and took me on my only backpacking trip up mt St. Helens. We had had a very miserable trip in the Olympic rain forest when I was little so I decided to take him up there shortly before he died and we stayed at the camping cabins at crescent lake. We drove around the park and took short walks here and there and reminisced about other camping trips and the our crazy camping trip during the worst rain year in WA history up to that time. Lol. We had deer come to our cabin every morning. It was so amazing. Love the Olympic national park. Really want to return. Thanks for your posts. So beautiful!
I can't think of a better way to honor a parent than by paying back, so to speak, for a life together! All respect to you!!!
I love all that green in the rain forest!💚
Excellent Video!! Beautiful scenery and Superb camera work 👍 so glad I found your channel. You take me places I'll never get to visit on my own. Been binge watching. Stay Safe Out There!! God Bless, 🙏👍😎
Oh my that tree. Felling it would be something to witness.
I retired to the Olympic peninsula in 1998. I took several trips in our RV camping at the Hoh base. We took day hikes but not being back packers never made it to the glacier. It is now 2022 and you took me there at 7777 Thank you. You caught the essence of the Hoh . Magnificent. Thanks
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Very good trip,thankyou
Thank you!
@@CatherineGregoryAdventures you have shown the beauty of nature, you have worked
That...is very much sasquatch territory guys ! 😁🖒🖒
Gorgeous scenery. I love the lush forest. Beautiful
Thank you Julz!! It was so pretty!
Not Joey's first rodeo, Thank you both! it is beautiful.
amazing team. Cant think of a better crew to represent these beautiful trails. ; ) keep it up pls.
That's Mick Dodge country! Thanks for the video. Awesome as always!
Glad you enjoyed it Jim. I appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Jim Sullivan If you look a little closer Mick was in that hollow tree covered in moss.
I think I saw him too!
The fact that Olympic has that much diversity is impressive. You guys have got me itching to go here now, nice trip!
I’d definitely recommend checking it out. Hopefully without the smoke when you do! Thanks for watching!
Thank you for showing the ladder. This has been one of the best views of it.
Been 19 years since I went there. Thanks for footage. Olympics keeps me here but had to go logging for work. Worth it.
One of my favorite places! The smoke definitely put a damper on part of our summer. Sorry you had to miss the ocean. Beautiful there too!
Ok. Binge watching. Thank a lot.lol
I love it! Thank you!!
Thank you for publishing this video. We miss Joey but look forward to upcoming trips when cooler weather comes. This trip was spectacular and magical experience. So glad you two discovered each other, perfect match!!!
Glad you enjoyed it. Magical is a great word to describe the terrain. I am glad that we discovered each other, as well. I love our adventures together. The trips are our dates and that blows away any dinner and a movie. Keep an eye on Joey’s channel. He’s had a little time to work on videos and may have a new one up as early as today!! If not today, then very, very soon. :) Thank you and thanks for watching.
Hello Catherine, thank you for sharing your fine video. It brings back pleasant memories. Four of hiked that area in June of 1971. Be safe out there, take care. I have enjoyed all of your videos, especially those from the Eastern Sierras. 🤗
Glad you enjoyed it Ron. More Sierra trips are on tap. Thanks for watching!
Whatta fun trip! I love the Blue glacier and the massive old growth forest...so cool! Thanks for taking us to Olympic national park! ( sorry about your hard fall! ) "Keep Hiking!"
Thanks for coming along Chris. Blue Glacier was pretty epic. It's always fun when you don't know you'll see something so cool and it comes as a surprise. :)
Totally exciting and epic! Love seeing the diversity of landscaping from rain forest to glaciers 😊 your trips are AMAZING and always a joy to watch ❤️
Thank you so much Gilbert! This video definitely has a different feel in comparison to my others, but the terrain is very different with the rainforest, Glad you enjoyed it.
Temperate Rainforest are awesome. Love the big trees. Good thing you saw that glacier, it’s near gone. I would saw nothing but skeletal remains in 10 years. Nice view. The new nose gives you character.
Your right so get you but up here for a visit. The Olympics have lost over 80 glaciers since the early 80s and Wash still has the most glaciers in the lower 48 and 6 time of Wyoming. So get up here before there gone.
I am grateful to have seen these Glaciers. I know they are disappearing. Thanks for watching Randy.
What a great trip you two had! Watched this one before I went to bed last night and now I want to go there soon! I love how lush and green everything is up there!
So different than anywhere I’ve backpacked before. Joey called it FernGully. :)
Awesome!
Great to see you both in my home state. I climbed Olympus about 25 years ago and enjoyed reminiscing about the trail. Hope you both get to our coast on another trip!
We loved it there. I’ll definitely be back. We had planned to hike the North Cascades on this trip, but thought there would be less smoke in Olympic National Park.
This was very nice and beautiful video Catherine. Love the trail you both went on bed thank god you were alright from the fall. And thank God you had some one with you going camping and hiking and all. Very nice shots of the glacier. Sorry you couldn’t stay for a third night. Because of the fires. Did go back later on within a year? Thank you fir this video see you soon!
Loved the shots of all the fauna on the trees, amazing.
Happy Halloween. Enjoyed the trip
Happy Halloween!
Now that was beautiful! I just loved that video, also some great narration! Thanks!👍😊
Thank you Loran. Glad you enjoyed it!
Beautiful hike. Thank you for taking us along.
Beautiful hiking trip Catherine, I hate you were not able to finish the last part. maybe next time round. Everything in God's time frame. Take care and God Bless
Great video really enjoyed it❣️I would suggest getting hiking boots to avoid tripping in tennis shoe laces 😍
Sweet walk in the “enchanted forest”...enjoyed seeing those big old trees. Thanks for catching those beautiful views and bringing us that awesome glacier...and of course Mt Olympus!
So glad you enjoyed it. I think we were both blown away by that Glacier. I had very little idea of what to expect from the park and I was so “enchanted” by it. So much wildlife, too. More than I’ve seen on any other trip which was surprising, as well. I’m looking forward to going back.
Great video. I enjoy watching both you and Joey.
Joey said it best, “pretty damn epic!” Love your videos Cat! Thanks for sharing and stay safe 🌼
I agree LoriLee. I'm so thankful for that part of the trip. It would have just been a walk in a very enchanted park without that. The glacier was the highlight for sure. I think we both prefer a bit of a challenge on a hike. It can't be too easy. lol Thank you so much! This is most definitely a collaborative effort in terms of the video footage.
Thank you Catherine & Joey for all the amazing views. Really an impressive place. I'm glad you decided to let me tag along on your adventure. I would have enjoyed those taco's you talked about also.. "Smell-O-Vision"???
Hahaa I should have shown you the tacos as much as I went on about them. :) Glad you came along with us. Thank you.
Beautiful, beautiful video Catherine! You were very fortunate on the face plant. Just got back last night from 6 weeks in Wyoming and catching up on your videos. Spent two nights car camping with Joey and his friends near Cook City, MT before their Beartooth adventure. Again great video and lots of green.
Hi Bryan! Thank you!! It's definitely different terrain for both of us. It was really beautiful, though. That's awesome you got to spend so much time there. Hope you shot a lot of video. Great timing too that you were able to meet up with Joey and the guys. Looking forward to seeing some new videos. :)
Enjoyed the video and the beautiful scenery Catherine. What a gorgeous place. Its like different worlds in one state. So glad as you said you were not injured.
It really is Felicia. Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video.
Thank goodness your okay! That was a scary fall, beautiful views 🌲🍂🍃🍁
I’m so glad I discovered your channel. Thank you so much!
I’m glad you did too. Thank you.
This was awesome! Thank you so much.
Thank you for watching Rimona!
Catherine, on your Olympic National Park hiking, could you see Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Rainier? I hiked the Olympic National Forest some decades ago, and I could. We thought about driving around to the North entrance to Olympic National Park; opted out due to traffic.
Yes, the fall could have been a lot worse. You could have broke your camera.....just kidding. Thanks for sharing that beautiful scenery.
Hahaaa!! I hadn't even thought about that. You are so right Steve. lol
Some awesome shots! As usual for you. I like those level hikes! Glad your face plant wasn't serious. Gonna put this on my bucket list.
Thank you so much. For me, without the hike to Blue Glacier, it may have been too easy. haha It really is beautiful, though.
Nex sumers going th mont olímpic,,blesss Kathy 🙋♂️😷🙏
Thanks Catherine for another great video :)
Hi Colm. Thanks for taking the time to watch it. I appreciate it. I'm glad you enjoyed it. Green like Ireland only different. lol
Looks like you enjoyed some really sweet territory. Thanks for the video! ☺
It was so different than any where else I’ve backpacked. Just beautiful.
what a beautiful place all that moss and ferns reminds me of my Florida swamps....but the diversity of environments in that place is awesome!!!...love waterfallls!!!!.....I was thinking the sme thing...that fallen monster tree would be a great place to camp inside!!!....I love the fun banter on this trip too!!!....fun stuff!!......the owl looked like a spotted owl...endangered I believe!.....lots of wildlife to see on this trip!....and a glacier!!...flipping awesome!!!...i climbed one when I went to Alaska...so cool....I love coyotes!...love to hear them in the night on my camping trips...ok...another place to add to my bucket list!
Hi Mike. Joey is from Florida and he said the same thing on this trip. It reminded him of some parts of Florida. It was a fun trip and definitely different from most trips I’ve been on. I had never been through a rainforest. :) Thank you!
I've been reading some wonderful trail journals and Loved seeing your tent and camp life along with the incredible scenery . I'm definitely enjoying vicarious backpacking with you!
Other than mount Baker, I've not camped in Washington. So, I'm experiencing Washington vicariously by via. your video. Thanks!
That glacier is awesome! Mt. Olympus looks great as well.
Gregory Parrott thanks for watching. It was my first time backpacking in Washington and won’t be my last. I really want to get up to the Cascades which is where we had planned to go originally on this trip, but decided not to because of the smoke. Unfortunately, we didn’t escape it. Looking forward to going back and experiencing the state smoke free hopefully. I do want to explore more of Olympic National Park, as well.
Thanks Catherine! This is great! Where did Joey put his MY OWN FRONTIER on youtube here? Cannot get it anymore. Thank you
Beautiful area. We hope to make it there someday. As far as your trip/fall, I don't know if anyone else mentioned this but one of the reasons I wear gaiters (besides keeping rocks and twigs out of my shoes) is that you normally keep your shoelaces stuffed up under the gaiters so that the laces don't catch on something to give you a tumble as you experienced. Of course, the trekking poles help even more if you aren't using them in selfie mode (ouch!).
I hadn’t thought about the gators helping. I would have never imagine taking that kind of a fall due to my shoelace lol. Thank you.
Nice video and beautiful scenery. I should know as I was on
the Hoh River Trail the same day you were hiking out! The smoke was a bummer
but we still had a great time and it cleared up for some great hikes and epic
scenery on Mt Rainer.
Oh wow! Maybe we passed you. :) It is very beautiful there. Glad you still had a great time even with the smoke. Thank you.
I've done a lot of walking, hiking, and climbing in my day. Early in my hiking career, I was given some advice about dangling shoe strings. When I tie them, I leave only enough loop (double knot) to get my finger through. Then all the rest of the two loose ends get tucked down into my shoe on the inside, making sure they're both secure down by my instep. Hope that will help keep you from falling anymore.
Wowsa!!!! What a different feel the terrain has up there......absolutely loved the glacier...just up there doing it's thing. You captured some great views from up high too. Mountains seem to have a different cut and shape than the Sierras.....actually the lite smoke made it more interesting to me since fires and smoke are usually a natural occurence anyway....that smoke sure can travel. Hope your nose is better....I liked Joey's reaction to the glacier also...Lewis and Clark spoke of a beautiful rain forest section coming down the Columbia River before they reached the ocean but you were northwest of that...thanks again for sharing this adventure.
The Glacier was definitely a jaw dropper. It was so awesome to experience someplace with Joey he has never been. He's seen so much. And to see his excitement at the Glacier was priceless. I agree that the smoke added to the ambiance in some spots. Unfortunately, the last day it got to be way too much. :(
Beautiful video. I've been to the trail but only hiked a couple of miles with my wife. Father time has caught up with me or I'd go again and do what this young couple did. One good point about falling on your face, I did it while jogging trails back in 1997 and I did break my nose, so it pays to be careful.
Funny I fell walking such an easy part of trail. Thank you!
Great stuff. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
Thanks for another great video.Would love to see more of that place.I had no idea that trees got that big.Other than redwoods.
Hi Sean. I want to see more of it, too. I'll definitely be back. Thank you!
Kat is a very rare women to find, she loves the outdoors and nature it's self, she seems really cool, and she's very pretty! She is what most men call a keeper! And I say that with the utmost respect to you Miss Kat🙂
Awe...thanks so much. That's very kind of you to say. :)
You did some backpacking in my home state. Hope you had a grand time. Check out the North Cascades next time.
Hi Don. We had a great time. We planned on doing the North Cascades originally, but the smoke diverted us. We figured it wouldn’t be as much of a factor in the canopy of the rainforest. Joey did 2 different trips in the Cascades prior to this one. I saw through his photos how beautifully is. I’m a little disappointed we didn’t get to go there, but I’ll be back for sure. Thank you!
Hello from Vancouver Island, British Columbia! It’s so great to see two of my favourite RUclipsrs in my neck of the woods. It was a bit strange at first to see Joey in a rainforest but your fantastic footage and great storytelling helped me recover quickly. I would like to thank you for being such an amazing role model for me. There aren’t many women posting their outdoor adventures and you really are an inspiration for me. Thank you and perhaps we will cross paths out there some day. Take care.
Hahaa...I remember when I saw Joey’s first video from this season from Alabama, I felt the same way. It was different terrain from what I was used to seeing him in. We really wanted to do a trip in the North Cascades, but figured the smoke was just too bad. That didn’t leave us with many options. Olympic National Park was very crowded and not a lot of options as far as permits, either. We did really enjoy this trip regardless. It was beautiful. Thank you for watching ! I plan to get up to B.C. next year!
Can’t go wrong around Banff and Jasper. Marty Up North has a bunch of great backpacking videos of the area, eh.
I’ve watched his videos! Thank you. 😀
TY. Grew up in WA state and truly miss the green!
Great vid. blog. I'd love to BP in that country. You have a very cool logo. Thanks for sharing this.
It was really beautiful and so different for me backpacking in a rain forest. Thank you.
Beautiful scenery. God's great creation!
Most of those old growth trees were knocked down by the Columbus Day storm in the early 60s. I did a 50 miler after the storm and took a week to go from the east side to the Hoh. Nothing was cleared and basically no trail. Still my No 1 spot in Wash then the Goat Rocks and N. Cascades. Try Blue Glacier in the winter with the ladder. Since you want to comeback to the ocean. Try hiking from ShiShi Beach to La Push and bring a tide book. Most of all Thank You for going to Blue Glacier and not the Trail of Moss that's over crowded.
Hi William. I bet that was a tough hike with all those downed trees. I really loved this area. The only part I wasn't too fond of were the crowds for about the first 5 miles with all of the day hikers. Blue Glacier was incredible! I definitely want to go back and see more of the park. Thanks for the tips and info. Much appreciated.
My favorite spot from 70s to now and yes it is over crowded . Don't hike the weekends. Since the year 2000 people multimedia devices have shown our beauty and this is what happens. This is why you have to do multiple days ( 5-7 ) on the coast. North off the Ozette River is a whaling shack with bones you can' lift, south of Cape Alva their are Indian carvings on the rocks on your way to Hole In the Wall. Best In rainy weather cause no one shows up , I like watching the storms roll in.
What a beautiful trip!! Cat....I (Barbara) can completely relate to your fall. A couple of years ago, my toe caught on a rock in the middle of a river bed and sent me flying. I fell and bashed my head on a sharp rock. I was fortunate to have walked away with a moderate concussion and 4 staples in my head just above my temple. On another occasion, I was trail running and tripped on a tree root. My momentum sent me one direction and my leg another. This incident resulted in a broken pelvic bone that caused my hamstring to be torn away from the bone. That incident resulted in surgery to reattach the hamstring to the bone. Moral of the story, these two incidents taught me to slow down and respect the terrain. This is another reason I am adamant about using my trekking poles. They have saved me more than once. I'm so glad you are OK!! You are so right, it could have been much worse!! On the bright side, you have a cool story to tell!! Thanks for sharing!!
Omg Barbara!!! That is some crazy stuff right there. I’m glad it hasn’t traumatized you from going out on the trail. I was carrying both trekking poles in one hand like you see me doing throughout the video. I usually do that when I’m on smooth, easy terrain. Goes to show you anything can happen at any time. Glad you are okay!
Thanks Catherine! I will say the day after the head injury, we had to do a climb up the side of the "mountain" not really a mountain...lol....I was a little shaky and nervous!! I love hiking and backpacking way too much to give it up though!!
I hope this summer is better than last. So much smoke.
Stick "Enchanted Valley" on your list.
Graves creek camp host told me a few years ago, that spring can be muddy on the trail, but that there are over 1000 waterfalls!
Later in summer it really dries out, but so does all the waterfalls.
Google it.
Enchanted valley Olympic national park.
Never made it, and grew old...
Someday I will loose 50 lbs and make it.
Iv looked at the Olympics, in the near view for almost 50 years.
Looks like beautiful scenery! Sorry about the smoke. We've actually had some haze all the way in Ohio (although nothing like out west!). And I'm glad you weren't seriously injured!
Thank you Angela. Not sure how I came out unscathed, but grateful I did. I heard the smoke was traveling far to the east. That’s insane!
Hi Cat, so nice to see a video with you guys together. You're a great pair. But please tell Joey to get his own sunglasses, yours just don't work well on his face, LOL!
Thank you so much Robert! I actually have 4 other videos with us together here on my channel, as well. :) This was our 5th backpacking trip together and I made videos of them all. Joey digs those shades. Thank you for watching!
Good & good.my love & blessings to you
Awesome Vlog as usual!!!!
Thanks so much!
Oh, I never made it to Olympic Park. Glad you're OK from your face plant Catherine, like you said it could have been much worse. It would seem He was watching out for you from Upstairs.
Did you see any of the giant bright yellow slugs? The hanging moss and giant trees, plus that humongus fallen one you walked under on the way out were magnificent.
The glacier views were awesome. I spent time up in WA training on Mt. Rainier for another mountain ( Mt Logan) and never got over there. I had heard it was a rainforest, the only one in North America too.
I missed so much by not going there, thank you for your video. Sorry the smoke shortened your trip Catherine.
The Hoh is 1 of 4 temperate rain forest on the west side of the Olympics and the most popular one cause of the Trail of moss. The Quinault has the worlds largest Sitka Tree.
We still had an amazing two days there, even with the smoke. As bad as it got, we were very lucky to have some good visibility on the first 2 days. We only saw black slugs and a lot of them! lol Joey thought it was animal poop at first. lol. We had originally planned to backpack the Cascades, but we thought that Olympic Nat'l Park would be less smokey. Also, we figured the majority of it was in the rain forest, so the smoke wouldn't be as big an issue. I'm glad we went there. It was just beautiful!
Very beautiful. That rope ladder looked freaking sketchy Cat! I hate #faceplants. Never a good thing on the trail. Beautiful shots at the glacier.
When I first saw the ladder, I thought we were going to turn around and go back. lol It actually wasn't so bad. I just didn't look further down than my feet. lol Thanks Jaxx!
Great video. Nice use of B-roll in the beginning with your commentary. Olympic NP looks awesome. I didn't realize how close it was to Seattle. Could plan out a great Seattle + Olympic trip 🤙 Blue Glacier is 🙆🏼♂️ Now I want to go.. you guys climbed 3,700' wow!
Thanks Jon. Working on my editing skills, but I’m definitely not a great editor. lol The good news is I am improving. I’m glad we had a bit of a challenge climbing to the Glacier otherwise the trip would have been too easy. The reward was worth the effort.
I'm so pleased you didn't injure yourself Catherine. Life is a sliding door. Thankfully you went on to make a great video. Well, after 10 miles Joey found a great site. Running water tends to be very loud but from the sound of it you rested well. Overall it turned out to be varied - very beautiful. Holy Smokes Cat? Surely not a joke? Awesome view of the valley though and equally awesome glacier. . No! Holy smokes was not a joke. It worsened but brilliant up until the end. All the best. Mark
Thank you Mark! The smoke was no joke. lol We actually got very lucky the first 2 days, but the last day it got to be too much. I'm glad you enjoyed the video. Thank you for watching.
A pleasure Catherine. No I don't suppose it was a joke. I could sense the seriousness from here....
Nice video such a beautiful area
Colleen Zaremba thank you!
That must have been scary when you fell. You don't think about it often but if something did impale you, you would die before help got to you. I wonder if emergency services would go deep into these hiking trails to save someone...never thought about THAT!
I'm glad you were OK, Catherine. Fabulous video, as usual. What is next?
Thanks so much! Probably a Sierra trip next. :)
Nice, Pacific northwest area. I should be there late September now I kn o.j w were to high thank you both for the video content and the links
You can start at Hurricane Ridge and go through the Enchanted Valley on your way to the Blue Glacier.
You will love it John. I can't wait to go back without the smoke. lol
@@CatherineGregoryAdventures yes! I was in plumas county hiking for two days 24,25th very smoky!
I think this might have been the first video of yours I watched-before the truck camper. We were "supposed" to go to WA state this fall and this was a hike I wanted to do. But we were planning to go later in Sept and it seemed like it would make more sense weather wise to travel there earlier in September and it was too late to get decent reservations. I live on the east coast and so deal with overcast & rainy weather enough. When we travel I really prefer the dry air & blue skies of the west & southwest. So WA is a bit of a stretch for me.
My husband lived out there for a while in Port Angeles while working for the Forest Service years ago and he always wants to go back. I'm sure I would like it but it doesn't excite me the same way other places do for some reason.
I'm watching this right after your new Lake Ediza video with the new 4K camera-I can really tell the difference and I am not the most discerning video person.
Awesome was wondering when joey (now you as well) was ever gonna do some vids in WA! I recomend High divide over that way & tuck & robin, marmot & jade lakes in Alpine lakes if you guys head back through the cascades & have the time! Happy hiking
Thank you for the recommendations. Joey actually had already done 2 trips in the Cascades before this trip. A 9 or 10 day solo trip and a 6 day trip with someone else. He made videos of both of those trips and this one, but hasn't had time to really work on them. We intended on doing a Cascades trip together instead of this one, but with all the smoke up there, we thought Olympic would be less smokey. Thank you!
The haziness has been really annoying this & last summer as a local hiker, supposed to start clearing up so hopefully it don't bother your next trip too much. Can't go wrong with any hikes in the area i dont think! Thanks for reply, definately be keeping an eye out for those videos & for you two on the trails! Love the lifestyle & looking forward to trying it out full time as well.
"home for the night" funny that's what I think when I get to a camp, best homes ever
What happened with Joey's channel?
Catherine, you might want to think about wearing some kind of face guard on your future hiking trips, maybe a catcher's mask maybe? ;) Hey, seriously, glad you are OK :) Looks like a very beautiful area you guys are hiking through :)
Hahaaa. That’s not a bad idea. lol 😂Thank you. It was definitely a freak accident . I was carrying both trekking poles in my hand so those didn’t catch me. Also, it wasn’t like when you trip and you have that reflex and time to react. The loop of my lace caught so I got airborne and went straight down before I even knew what was happening. Crazy!
The goats (introduced in the ONP in the '30's ) have been removed from Glacier Meadows recently. They do too much damage to the fragile alpine meadows.
My memory of Glacier Meadows is the Climbing Ranger's instruction to us " Do not s___ on my Glacier!"
Nice glasses Joey. What brand are they?
Great.
So glad you two are back with another awesome video. I’ve been waiting all summer, where’s Joey C, Where’s Kat? Beautiful trip and as always great videography, I’m anxiously awaiting another video. Thank you both.
Hi there!! Did you see our Glacier video from July? It's here on my channel. Glad you enjoyed coming along on this one. A little bird tells me Joey will have a new video up on his channel very, very soon! :) Thank you for watching.
Catherine Gregory no I didn't see it and I receive notices when either of you post. Last video I saw was you in Sierra Nevadas. I'll check it out. Thank you
Wow
Hola como estas??? Muy lindos lugares parecido a Patagonia Argentina
Sweet vid
Amazing views
Thank you . Glad you enjoyed the video. It was a great trip.
It's definitely different than our East Coast mts :P
beautiful video thank you, what is the name of the music when you reached the glacier? txs
will be there December 2019 , looking for somebody that wants to hike to the Blue Glacier (I know about the weather , I'm a winter lover )
Who´s that hippie dude? The glacier was fabulous, but what´s all this chatter about movies and tacos???
Great video!!! Did you use any water purification system along the trail???
Thank you. We used a Sawyer squeeze for the river water which we wound up having to drink since there were no other water sources near camp, and a SteriPen, for creek water we came across.
Nice video, did you say the river was to silky or silty to drink??? Can you expound little more on the conditions of river? Thanks
Hi Larry. The river is silty. It has a grey milky look to it and I believe that has to do with being run-off of a Glacier. We did wind up drinking some of the water however as there were no other water sources near camp. We filtered it through a Sawyer mini and it was fine.
During the hot summer, the glacier melts causing the river to silt up. The glacier is full of glacial flour or ground up rocks. It is fine to drink after filtering. It will back up your filters with the particulate. The silt poses no health risk.
Thanks for sharing the adventure and also glad your fall didn't shorten it. What's your philosophy about leaving a tent set up when going away for a day hike? Buttoned up? Or doors open? Some folks want to keep animals out and close things up. Others want to make sure animals don't damage the tent and so leave the doors open. I guess you hung more than just food knowing the coyote was around. Did it leave any tracks around your campsite? Thanks!
Thank you. I don’t leave my tent often, but I always close it up. I think I’m more worried about humans taking something and if it’s closed, they may not be sure if you are in there.
We didn’t see any tracks around camp. Just ours. :)
Thanks! So far, I've also just close up the tent and no animals have shredded it yet. But critters have gotten into low-hung food bags.
The videos are beautiful of the landscapes and love seeing places I’ve never been and most likely won’t see :). Question, for suggestions on hiking sticks. I’m wanting something for helping me stay steady with easy trails. My husband and I are only gonna be doing easy short trails for sightseeing and spending time with our family and grandkids. There are so many different kinds of sticks/poles but I don’t want to break the bank getting anything that’s too expensive but I don’t want to buy junk either. Thank you for any suggestions on hiking poles/sticks you can give.
Thank you! I've had two sets of trekking poles. One was the REI Traverse...They actually broke and the locking mechanism did not always lock them down. They'd slip. I have a pair of Black Diamond poles now and I love them. They were $100. That's the lower end pricing for decent poles. Here's a link: www.rei.com/product/147515/black-diamond-trail-trekking-poles-pair
Good luck!
Thanks so much for the info about the poles!
Thanks so much for the info!!
Great video! labor day weekeend is coming up and i wanna go backpacking but not really sure where to go. you got any recommendations that are at least 20 miles and you dont need a permit or it is easy to get a permit the day?
Hi Lenny. Do you want to do a trip in Washington? If so, this was my first trip there so I'm not familiar with the trails and routes up there. This trip wound up being about 35 miles round trip.
What happened to my own frontier guy Joey?
Pretty
Thanks
That's a huckleberry. Is it sweet? It's like a huckleberry.
lol 😂