Great trail review Layne. I live 5 miles away on the shores of Lake Glenville and look forward to backpacking and exploring the valley this year. What an amazing area.
Thanks for the love James! You’ll have a great time, especially if you’re already familiar with the Ptown system from day hikes. I’d be interested in hearing how your 4 day adventure goes!
Excellent tips, and a nice dog photobomb! Those waterfalls were gorgeous; I love the water cascading down the granite. One day I'll have to show you the NM scenery in person! Great quote towards the end. Definitely as the pandemic has inspired a lot of people to get outside and as Instagram and other social media sites attract people to really beautiful places, once isolated places can become popular and well-loved, to put it mildly. It's a double-edge sword in NM that a lot of areas see little trail maintenance and we have a low population density, because it means there are a slew of beautiful places that see visitation on the order of dozens of people a year. However, even here there are some trails that I have just about sworn off because they are so busy. But I have to remind myself that I was once that person who was "crowding the trail" in the busiest areas.
That dog did more than photobomb us, she took 2 huge dumps in our campsite. Thanks for the original tag we had fun with it. I look forward to that day for sure! I can only speak for NC but in my lifetime the population of this state has increased by about 4 million people. We can bury our heads in the sand and pretend like our outdoor spaces aren’t going to be more heavily used or we can try to show people the right way to do things and share the love that we have for our special areas. To me the choice is simple.
Wow, what a cool place! I've never heard of alpine bogs or sand beaches on a mountain. I really liked the talking parts, too. My favorite hiking tip was Michael's - the best piece of equipment you have is between your ears.
Ptown is a unique area for sure. Hate that you weren’t able to make it with us on this one, hopefully next time. I loved Michael’s tip as well - very insightful.
“Reinforcements of Fun.” Haha, I like that. Those are some big snails! And what a selection of waterfalls. Pretty special place. Another great video Layne!
There is no place like Panthertown! Let me know your Ptown stories - especially if they involve bears
Epics place, good friends in nature, how wonderful. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks Jerry, this was a fun trip with my buddies. Panthertown is a unique spot, glad to be able to share!
nice one layne
Thanks buddy, hope you’ve been able to get some hiking in since Shining Rock
Great trail review Layne. I live 5 miles away on the shores of Lake Glenville and look forward to backpacking and exploring the valley this year. What an amazing area.
Beautiful area to live! Happy trails to you exploring out there this year
Love the video and your channel! I frequently day hike panthertown but am planning a 4 day trip soon and cannot wait.
Thanks for the love James! You’ll have a great time, especially if you’re already familiar with the Ptown system from day hikes. I’d be interested in hearing how your 4 day adventure goes!
Very nice job! Looked like a gret time with friends.
Thanks Pop Pop! We did have a great time out there
One of your best videos yet. I’m putting this itinerary on my list.
Definitely an area to check out. Thank you, it’s easy to make a good video in such a beautiful place. Ptown does the heavy lifting for me
Excellent tips, and a nice dog photobomb! Those waterfalls were gorgeous; I love the water cascading down the granite. One day I'll have to show you the NM scenery in person!
Great quote towards the end. Definitely as the pandemic has inspired a lot of people to get outside and as Instagram and other social media sites attract people to really beautiful places, once isolated places can become popular and well-loved, to put it mildly. It's a double-edge sword in NM that a lot of areas see little trail maintenance and we have a low population density, because it means there are a slew of beautiful places that see visitation on the order of dozens of people a year. However, even here there are some trails that I have just about sworn off because they are so busy. But I have to remind myself that I was once that person who was "crowding the trail" in the busiest areas.
That dog did more than photobomb us, she took 2 huge dumps in our campsite. Thanks for the original tag we had fun with it. I look forward to that day for sure!
I can only speak for NC but in my lifetime the population of this state has increased by about 4 million people. We can bury our heads in the sand and pretend like our outdoor spaces aren’t going to be more heavily used or we can try to show people the right way to do things and share the love that we have for our special areas. To me the choice is simple.
Wow, what a cool place! I've never heard of alpine bogs or sand beaches on a mountain. I really liked the talking parts, too. My favorite hiking tip was Michael's - the best piece of equipment you have is between your ears.
Ptown is a unique area for sure. Hate that you weren’t able to make it with us on this one, hopefully next time. I loved Michael’s tip as well - very insightful.
A cornucopia of waterfalls indeed! Such a diverse area. Panthertown Valley is officially on my radar.
You’re spot on, Ptown is incredibly diverse. Definitely worth checking out
i dig it homie! thank you for uploading!
Thanks for watching Nikos!
“Reinforcements of Fun.” Haha, I like that. Those are some big snails! And what a selection of waterfalls. Pretty special place. Another great video Layne!
Ptown is a very special place indeed. Thanks for watching Seth!
Great channel!
Many thanks William!
WOW! What an incredible time lapse at that overlook. Great video as always!
Thanks for the kind words Seagrass! Ptown has it all, purty views included
That second guy did a great job behind the camera lol.
The real star of the show! Although when he is behind the camera we don’t see those thighs
I've never really felt comfortable leaving my gear/camp set up all day while day hiking. Is that area so lightly traveled that it's safe to do?
It's up to personal comfort level. Campsite 1 was more off the beaten path, Campsite 2 was definitely higher traffic