There are plenty of dangerous water crossings in the Sierras. A tramily can work together to make it much safer. If one person carries a 300' roll of thick paracord, you can rig a safety line to hold onto as you cross. Be prepared to build a fire to dry out and warm up someone who gets washed downstream. The first thing to do is send someone a mile upstream to check for better conditions. If there aren't, then use the paracord. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
At some point on my PCT thru-hike, my tips disappeared down to nothing. I called the manufacturer (in my case, it was Komperdell), and they just asked me to take a photo, sent that in, and voila! They sent me new bottom sections, (yes, the whole bottom 1/3 of the poles), to the next town's post office - complimentary! Worth a try! Loving your vids - thanks for the effort it takes to edit and post after long, hard days on the trail! Diddly; PCT Class of 2019
Yay, to "loaded" mashed potatoes! :) The reality of hiking in the Sierras and the snow. You all are doing great and hopefully Boss Bae and Bird Call will be there soon. Two RR's in one place and wouldn't you know it, you crossed paths with a coyote too. Be safe out there and happy trails! :)
First, thanks for sharing your journey. It's a great lunch time diversion. When crossin' rivers with a strong current try facing upstream with your poles out in front to provide 4 solid points of contact. Lean into the current with the poles and side step across. When trying to go straight across with your poles to the side the current can push you off balance easier. If you're with other people you can also put your poles away, link arms and side step across facing upstream. These are a few techniques I learn on my first NOLS expedition 40-plus years ago.
Glad to see you progressing :) Well, comments on Fartout are opinions. Not a guide book to follow. The same as are YT vids :) JUST from your footage, and from a personal view point, that is indeed not a lot of snow. And according to you about 3-4 miles out of 16 you hiked today. The creeks are higher and gushing in the afternoon, so this was not the best call to cross Bear creek, instead of camping and waiting for the morning. This is not about ''them(?)'' making you cross creeks like that. It's about knowing when to cross, how and having good judgement. You're on a wilderness trail. Creeks like that are part of it. All the tiny creeks crossings you call river crossings and then bear creek you say creek. :) Mozzies are going to be with you for a while. Oregon had a huge snow year. Get a headnet. Yosemete is usually worse than where you are at right now.
Yeah, Oregon is Mosquito Heaven throughout July, which is when PCT hikers come through. But the mosquitoes die off in mid/late August and the best hiking weather starts 😊
For anyone comfortable with off trail navigation, it’s possible to go upstream of most of these crossings. Not just a few hundred yards upstream, but a long ways, to where they become smaller. This is true for Tyndall Creek, the South Fork of the Kings River, Bear Creek, and others I’m probably not thinking of right now. Obviously not practical for every stream crossing, but for the really dangerous ones.
It looks like they did go upstream for Bear since they had multiple "ribbons" to cross. Her first shot was where the trail actually is, which seemed clearly impassable. Besides, Boujee would have thoroughly researched Bear and would have known to head further upstream to cross the separate channels.
@@larkangel6593 It is not clear that what you said here is correct. The multitudes of small braids is just from snow melt that is feeding to the creek. Nothing to do with if they went upstream or not. You can clearly see the trail between the multiple small crossings. This is just typical afternoon crossing in the middle of snow melt season. No need to make more out of it.
@@h.riggsphoto9033boujee is like me, rocking a spreadsheet and doing research. If so, he would have read skurka and many others who describe crossing bear further upstream at highwater. Further, its just intuitive; I think they're past just blindly following the trail regardless of conditions. they've gained a lot of Sierra experience and would have known to just keep hiking upstream until they could cross.
One of my regular breakfasts at home (3 times a week or so) is Idahoan Shreds (dehydrated hash brown / shredded potato), chicken breast / protein, spinach, and an egg.. Simple. One pan / bowl / stove cup. Might not cope with frying on trail, but the flavor and nutrition is very good. So not surprised you managed to improve your potato situation. Go for the spinach next time! Bring a bag. You'll eat it fast.
I don't know if you knew this: There is a bypass to the San Joaquin bridge outage that does not involve hiking out to Bishop and back. I know it's too late for you but thought you might want to know. The bypass which was done by another hiker I'm following, RUclips channel "D J Seiersen", in episode 59. It is called the Andrew Skirka bypass. Starts soon after Muir pass. He said it was about 2 miles and rejoins the PCT beyond the bridge outage.
The rest of your trail family stopped right before that rough river crossing but since these posts are probably days behind me..I suspect they may have already caught up to you.
Good morning, Julianne. Those river crossings must be monotonous after a while, except for the very dangerous ones. That is truly beautiful there. Luckily, I am not one of the folks that mosquitos love. Must not be as sweet as them. Lol. Seriously, I feel blessed in that area. You and Boujee are doing great. How funny, the 2 Roadrunner s together in the wilderness. That is kinda neat. Hope your tramily catches up soon. I'm sure they miss you, and I feel like you miss them, too. Plus, for safety reasons, it would be good for ya'll to be together. Ya'll take care. Stay safe. See you tomorrow.
Freaking water crossings....thats so insane😊 beautiful but a raging beast.. Hopefully Boss bae will catch up. Her Saturdays video wasn't a happy one for them, as exhaustion had sat in..I Said an extra prayer or two for them.. Blessings and safe trails..I am so enjoying your videos 😊
You’re def cruising. I understand the fatigue. Have forded Bear Creek 2x (2014,16). No issues but yea that current made my trekking poles humm. The Hildegard Branch (after Bear Creek): my only true face plant due to v slippery rocks = bent>broken T pole which VVR mechanic made functional 👏
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Bear Creek. Been there. It's always an adventure, even later in the summer. No good place to put a bridge in that area (and winter durability would be a big issue).
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Great video. Thanks for mentioning which pass you’re at. If you think of it maybe mention the river you’re crossing but if you don’t want to that’s fine too. For those who have been there it just helps to trigger memories. Have fun at VVR. It’s the best
Damn girl!!! That was a bit on the scary side of River Crossing!! Glad you at least had Boujee with you. I wish Boss Bae and Bird Call would have been with you. Nice that you met the other Road Runner. Thanks for the info about Somewhere and her fasting. I'll have to check out that book. Fast Feast and Repeat, I believe that was the name of it. Those River Crossings are going Beep Beep themselves!!! Thanks for the great video! - Shybee
Road Runner, the coyote's after you. Road Runner, if he catches you you’re through. Poor little Road Runner never bothers anyone, Just runnin' down the road's her idea of having fun. ;)
Yea you done left them 😢 there a day or so behind you. They had something made a hole in there new tent 😢. Unfortunately I haven't watched any videos this week. I had a 60+ hour week at work. So I'm way behind on everything 😭😱... almost no snow 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...please be careful with tho river crossing it only takes about 6 inches of water to knock you off your feet...
IDAHOAN has several different mixtures of Cheese, Bacon, Garlic, Smoky Cheese, etc... plus of course the plain (yuck unless you want to bring your own). My favorite is the Loaded. BCM
Butter, sour cream &/or cream cheese in those mash tatters make them 😋 👌! ( Also, powdered whole milk & a lot of h2o take them to a whole new creamy level.)
and remember the Idahoan brand ,,small package ,, is meant for 2 servings .... if you mix a ramen bomb a full package is too much ... even though ramen is also 2 servings ....
Nice job being proactive against the RUclips trolls with the fire disclaimer! When you do groin deep river crossings and then hike through deep snow, do your feet not get incredibly cold? I know wool socks keep you warm even when they’re wet, but this is taking it to the extreme!
Since you brought it up…. That fire was more on the ring than in it. The ring itself entirely incapable of stopping anything, especially as it looks to have been built directly on pine duff and not been cleared away. Having it next to a river does not really mitigate much risk unless you’ve got a pump and hose to apply said water widely and quickly. In the end, one of the more modest of fires I’ve seen which is commendable, but a couple of your justifications don’t quite live up to the claims. All just mho. 🍻
You should believe everything people write in FarOut. That is half of the fun of long distance hiking in the first place. FarOut has to be your bible otherwise you are doing it wrong. Also get the Durston trekking poles. The first new system in Trekking poles for several years and judging from other gear they do, I guess their poles are very good. And very cool, so they match your personality.
Not much snow is a matter of opinion as well. From her vid and description, that does indeed look like not much snow, in MY opinion. Others would feel like 100ft of snow is too much. Yes, Fartout comments are stupid mostly.
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Love hearing the birds.
There are plenty of dangerous water crossings in the Sierras. A tramily can work together to make it much safer. If one person carries a 300' roll of thick paracord, you can rig a safety line to hold onto as you cross. Be prepared to build a fire to dry out and warm up someone who gets washed downstream. The first thing to do is send someone a mile upstream to check for better conditions. If there aren't, then use the paracord. Happy Trails. Good Luck, Rick
At some point on my PCT thru-hike, my tips disappeared down to nothing. I called the manufacturer (in my case, it was Komperdell), and they just asked me to take a photo, sent that in, and voila! They sent me new bottom sections, (yes, the whole bottom 1/3 of the poles), to the next town's post office - complimentary! Worth a try! Loving your vids - thanks for the effort it takes to edit and post after long, hard days on the trail!
Diddly; PCT Class of 2019
I guess that explains the coyote, all them tasty roadrunners wanderin about. Great job today, thanks for sharing.
Dual Roadrunners !!
Sound like a song. 👍👍
Yay, to "loaded" mashed potatoes! :) The reality of hiking in the Sierras and the snow. You all are doing great and hopefully Boss Bae and Bird Call will be there soon. Two RR's in one place and wouldn't you know it, you crossed paths with a coyote too. Be safe out there and happy trails! :)
First, thanks for sharing your journey. It's a great lunch time diversion. When crossin' rivers with a strong current try facing upstream with your poles out in front to provide 4 solid points of contact. Lean into the current with the poles and side step across. When trying to go straight across with your poles to the side the current can push you off balance easier. If you're with other people you can also put your poles away, link arms and side step across facing upstream. These are a few techniques I learn on my first NOLS expedition 40-plus years ago.
Thanks for the tips. We learned all this from watching Somewhere lol
Lots of advice here today. All I can add is thanks for sharing 😊
The two roadrunners met in the middle of sierra’s put a smile on my face. Roadrunners usually like dry river beds
I'm really enjoying your buoyant approach to thru hiking and, apparently, life in general. Bravo!!.
Glad to see you progressing :)
Well, comments on Fartout are opinions. Not a guide book to follow. The same as are YT vids :)
JUST from your footage, and from a personal view point, that is indeed not a lot of snow. And according to you about 3-4 miles out of 16 you hiked today.
The creeks are higher and gushing in the afternoon, so this was not the best call to cross Bear creek, instead of camping and waiting for the morning. This is not about ''them(?)'' making you cross creeks like that. It's about knowing when to cross, how and having good judgement. You're on a wilderness trail. Creeks like that are part of it.
All the tiny creeks crossings you call river crossings and then bear creek you say creek. :)
Mozzies are going to be with you for a while. Oregon had a huge snow year. Get a headnet. Yosemete is usually worse than where you are at right now.
Yeah, Oregon is Mosquito Heaven throughout July, which is when PCT hikers come through. But the mosquitoes die off in mid/late August and the best hiking weather starts 😊
That looks like low snow based on living up there. Most locals consider “snow” to be >knee deep or so.
Wow those rivers are amazing. You guys are doing a great job, don't quit you got this, even though it's life threatening. lol
For anyone comfortable with off trail navigation, it’s possible to go upstream of most of these crossings. Not just a few hundred yards upstream, but a long ways, to where they become smaller. This is true for Tyndall Creek, the South Fork of the Kings River, Bear Creek, and others I’m probably not thinking of right now. Obviously not practical for every stream crossing, but for the really dangerous ones.
It looks like they did go upstream for Bear since they had multiple "ribbons" to cross.
Her first shot was where the trail actually is, which seemed clearly impassable.
Besides, Boujee would have thoroughly researched Bear and would have known to head further upstream to cross the separate channels.
@@larkangel6593 It is not clear that what you said here is correct. The multitudes of small braids is just from snow melt that is feeding to the creek. Nothing to do with if they went upstream or not. You can clearly see the trail between the multiple small crossings. This is just typical afternoon crossing in the middle of snow melt season. No need to make more out of it.
@@larkangel6593 I meant no criticism; these two are rocking it! Simply hoping anyone coming later knows about these alternate crossings.
@@h.riggsphoto9033boujee is like me, rocking a spreadsheet and doing research. If so, he would have read skurka and many others who describe crossing bear further upstream at highwater.
Further, its just intuitive; I think they're past just blindly following the trail regardless of conditions.
they've gained a lot of Sierra experience and would have known to just keep hiking upstream until they could cross.
If you can’t navigate off trail you shouldn’t be in the High Sierra this time of year. It’s much safer to cross Bear Creek upstream!
When my son did the PCT he ate his Instant mashed potatoes with Top Ramen. I have not tried it yet, but he said it was delicious.
Exactly, that's called a "Ramen Bomb", lots of recipes here on YT
That was some post holing and river crossings. Great job
One of my regular breakfasts at home (3 times a week or so) is Idahoan Shreds (dehydrated hash brown / shredded potato), chicken breast / protein, spinach, and an egg.. Simple. One pan / bowl / stove cup. Might not cope with frying on trail, but the flavor and nutrition is very good. So not surprised you managed to improve your potato situation. Go for the spinach next time! Bring a bag. You'll eat it fast.
I don't know if you knew this: There is a bypass to the San Joaquin bridge outage that does not involve hiking out to Bishop and back. I know it's too late for you but thought you might want to know. The bypass which was done by another hiker I'm following, RUclips channel "D J Seiersen", in episode 59. It is called the Andrew Skirka bypass. Starts soon after Muir pass. He said it was about 2 miles and rejoins the PCT beyond the bridge outage.
Wow those river crossings are getting worse instead of better. Stay safe. I hope the rest of tramily catches up soon.
The rest of your trail family stopped right before that rough river crossing but since these posts are probably days behind me..I suspect they may have already caught up to you.
I used up my tips on the AT and sent my piles to the company that made them and they replace the tips.
Great videos. Scary water crossings.
Good morning, Julianne. Those river crossings must be monotonous after a while, except for the very dangerous ones. That is truly beautiful there. Luckily, I am not one of the folks that mosquitos love. Must not be as sweet as them. Lol. Seriously, I feel blessed in that area. You and Boujee are doing great. How funny, the 2 Roadrunner s together in the wilderness. That is kinda neat. Hope your tramily catches up soon. I'm sure they miss you, and I feel like you miss them, too. Plus, for safety reasons, it would be good for ya'll to be together. Ya'll take care. Stay safe. See you tomorrow.
You are doing amazing.
Let's go! You are a frikin warrior. So proud of you girlie! ❤
Great video thanks for the journey be well
Freaking water crossings....thats so insane😊 beautiful but a raging beast.. Hopefully Boss bae will catch up. Her Saturdays video wasn't a happy one for them, as exhaustion had sat in..I Said an extra prayer or two for them.. Blessings and safe trails..I am so enjoying your videos 😊
Oh man that is a serious river crossing!!
Becareful on those crossings!!
Wow awesome stuff. Good luck and keep it up!
You’re def cruising. I understand the fatigue.
Have forded Bear Creek 2x (2014,16). No issues but yea that current made my trekking poles humm.
The Hildegard Branch (after Bear Creek): my only true face plant due to v slippery rocks = bent>broken T pole which VVR mechanic made functional 👏
I hope the trail family hooks up again. Those river crossings were crazy today and I’m just seeing them on video not in person 🤦♂️
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Bear Creek. Been there. It's always an adventure, even later in the summer. No good place to put a bridge in that area (and winter durability would be a big issue).
Creek? That’s a river in some parts 😂 careful out there! Cheerio
Bug Baffler hooded mosquito shirts and pants, come in white or green. I needed them when I had to work during mosquito hours, and biting flies couldn’t get through either. You can wear them with the zippered hood down. Keep the zippers soaped so they don’t take a sh*t. Direct from the company.
Can you contact lagging tramily members by Garmin if no cell signal? Otherwise, you don't know if they are just slow or if one or both are injured.
Yes, with the inreach mini you communicate over a satellite-network (iridium)
Great video. Thanks for mentioning which pass you’re at. If you think of it maybe mention the river you’re crossing but if you don’t want to that’s fine too. For those who have been there it just helps to trigger memories. Have fun at VVR. It’s the best
The last was 'Bear Creek'
Almost no in the Sierras = less then 6 feet. 🤣
Bravo.....wind breaker material or rain gear for bugs.....cheers
Damn girl!!! That was a bit on the scary side of River Crossing!! Glad you at least had Boujee with you. I wish Boss Bae and Bird Call would have been with you. Nice that you met the other Road Runner. Thanks for the info about Somewhere and her fasting. I'll have to check out that book. Fast Feast and Repeat, I believe that was the name of it. Those River Crossings are going Beep Beep themselves!!! Thanks for the great video!
- Shybee
Road Runner, the coyote's after you.
Road Runner, if he catches you you’re through.
Poor little Road Runner never bothers anyone,
Just runnin' down the road's her idea of having fun.
;)
Thanks 🙏
Yea you done left them 😢 there a day or so behind you. They had something made a hole in there new tent 😢. Unfortunately I haven't watched any videos this week. I had a 60+ hour week at work. So I'm way behind on everything 😭😱... almost no snow 😅😅😅🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 ...please be careful with tho river crossing it only takes about 6 inches of water to knock you off your feet...
They almost catch up this day (camped at the same creek)
Which one of you is the OG roadrunner?
IDAHOAN has several different mixtures of Cheese, Bacon, Garlic, Smoky Cheese, etc... plus of course the plain (yuck unless you want to bring your own). My favorite is the Loaded. BCM
Butter, sour cream &/or cream cheese in those mash tatters make them 😋 👌! ( Also, powdered whole milk & a lot of h2o take them to a whole new creamy level.)
and remember the Idahoan brand ,,small package ,, is meant for 2 servings .... if you mix a ramen bomb a full package is too much ... even though ramen is also 2 servings ....
2 Roadrunners 2gether! That must have been fun comparing notes. Also, nice disclaimer on the fire, you covered both legal and LNT in one list 😂
Do you post comments on far out and correct the snow report?
Oh lovely, now the mosquitos season starts.
And Oregon and Washington lie ahead. Good mosquito country.
Mosquito 🦟 Crossing, Blood 🩸 Donation required,
LETS GO!
They Coyote was post hole 🕳️ ing.
Nice job being proactive against the RUclips trolls with the fire disclaimer! When you do groin deep river crossings and then hike through deep snow, do your feet not get incredibly cold? I know wool socks keep you warm even when they’re wet, but this is taking it to the extreme!
Hehe, we didn't even see a fire.
I hope you and Bougee have mosquito nets! Do you have a zero coming up? A day of rest would be great!
And all of California was still under a burn ban...
Since you brought it up…. That fire was more on the ring than in it. The ring itself entirely incapable of stopping anything, especially as it looks to have been built directly on pine duff and not been cleared away. Having it next to a river does not really mitigate much risk unless you’ve got a pump and hose to apply said water widely and quickly. In the end, one of the more modest of fires I’ve seen which is commendable, but a couple of your justifications don’t quite live up to the claims. All just mho. 🍻
I hate instant mashed potatoes
Pls do not cross streems like this in the afternoon / evening (but i think you know this already 😉)
You should believe everything people write in FarOut. That is half of the fun of long distance hiking in the first place. FarOut has to be your bible otherwise you are doing it wrong.
Also get the Durston trekking poles. The first new system in Trekking poles for several years and judging from other gear they do, I guess their poles are very good. And very cool, so they match your personality.
How you doin .I love you . I said it . What is going to happen.
Not much snow......farout=liar, liar, pants on fire!!!! LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL
Not much snow is a matter of opinion as well. From her vid and description, that does indeed look like not much snow, in MY opinion. Others would feel like 100ft of snow is too much.
Yes, Fartout comments are stupid mostly.