Might have been graupel. From wiki:Graupel, also called soft hail, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2-5 mm balls of crisp, opaque rime. Graupel is distinct from hail and ice pellets in both formation and appearance.
You’re organization abilities are far beyond what can fathom. This morning you were enjoying a great breakfast, then onto trail by ten, THEN, hiking 20 miles😮. THEN, found an area to tent out, pitched your tent, hung the bearbag ( which is no small feat), and finally said you were going to watch a movie????? Superwoman 😂. Don’t ever be in a hurry to “lighten your pack”. You could need it all the way to Kathadin. Send you warm gear home could have deadly consequences. I love your videos and look forward to a new post often. Be safe, and Godspeed!
I had 2" of snow on my thru hike at Old Orchard Shelter (mile 510) on May 25! I had mailed my jacket and gloves home from Damascus but wished I hadn't. Ended up zeroing at the shelter.
That line of backpacks reminded me of the trail to West Bond. There were two rows of backpacks lined up, one on each side of the trail. So, I added one more pack to the row. I grabbed my water and headed up to Mt. West Bond.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey! I would absolutely love to hike the Appalachian Trail but I know that I will never physically be able to do it. So watching your hike just sort of makes me feel like I am on the hike too so thank you for that!! I look forward to every video posting each day!!
I was traveling home to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from a 11 day trip to Savannah Georgia when I got the news they were getting snow. It was May 1st. We ended up with 18-29 inches depending what part of Marquette County you live in. CRAZY! I’m glad you at least had a good night before.
Hi Taylor! definitely the right call keeping your layers for the hike. As the other comments have stated, it looks like what you experienced today was graupel, which forms when snow flakes fall through super cooled water droplets . Some folks call it “soft hail”.
Interesting experience on the trail with "Soft Hail" known technically as "Graupel" - Pretty cool and not very common - But at your current elevation, it happens more than one would think - Cool channel, safe travels... \m/
Just saw you in a cameo appearance on another vlogger's AT journey (his name is Pat). I have been following about four vloggers this year and it was great to see two of the four vloggers crossing paths and saying hello at a trail town. Very cool.
A little bit of water shorting the sos switch is as good as pressing it. And it probably kept sending them. Same thing with the power switch, which is probably how it turned itself on.
I couldn't agree more about not sending warm layers home. Been witness several times to the weather drastically turning on a dime in the mountains. Thank you for these vlogs! ✌️
I just followed your channel a few days ago and I've been really enjoying your content. I'm currently in a weight loss journey and it's my goal to be healthy enough to do adventures like this sometime soon. It's good motivation, thank you!
Good luck with your journey, I'm in my own weight loss journey and have lost 70 lbs. over the last 8 years through diet and exercise. Word of advice, as much as I love Taylor and her channel don't eat like her if you want to lose weight lol. Her hiking is spot on though.
@@davem4193 Lmao yes no hunny buns or chips in my future unfortunately. Although she is walking 20 miles a day which is insane. I take my dog for a 8 km (Canadian lol) walk and I can’t move for the rest of the day :D!
@@forgetmilk2818 you will get there. My longest day hike so far was 22.2 miles with 3500 ft. of elevation gain. That would have been unheard of for me 8 years ago. Stay with it and you will love the way you feel, it's so worth it.
I agree with you on sending things back to early. Living on west Va I know how cold it can get until the first of June. Stay safe and Happy Hiking ⛺️🥾💞
Good morning, Taylor and George!! What a good vlog. So good to see some friends to join for breakfast. Hope this is the last of old man winter! We call the little snow balls..hominy snow. The views were beautiful.
Good video with lots of good views, with some snow falling 😮, so let's keep on hiking 😊 I was in the Smoky Mountain in years ago in way and had about two inches of snow.😮
Hello Taylor wishing you well on your trip, good advice by keeping your jacket and rainwear never give that up hypothermia is very common in warm weather especially if you have an injury and no help I’ve seen people go into shock in warm weather
I am guessing the precip was graupel. It look like hail but you can mash it between your fingers. Several people have reported it in the park over the past week or so.
Roller coaster ahead. You are very near to my area. Good luck with the rest of the trail. Love following along with you. Hoping to do my own thru hike in the future.
Hi Taylor, great videos and content yesterday, and today, always actually. It is amazing all the change in weather. I was wondering if you added the front bottle pockets or if they came in your pack? Hike strong. Keep on keeping on.
Wow!I have been following a few hikers every year for several years now and don't recall anything like you experienced today...just weird...Maybe Al Gore would be pleased?😜
Good advice to keep the stuff that will keep you warm. Hypothermia happens in all seasons. BTW, silent flakes are snow, noisy tiny ice balls are sleet.
Elevation magic was had by Taylor. Great you smart hike with warm layers. Hope viewers learn from your suggestions. Nobo miles with smiles. Great editing!👍👍👍
Might have been graupel. From wiki:Graupel, also called soft hail, hominy snow, or snow pellets, is precipitation that forms when supercooled water droplets in air are collected and freeze on falling snowflakes, forming 2-5 mm balls of crisp, opaque rime. Graupel is distinct from hail and ice pellets in both formation and appearance.
Interesting. I've never heard of that.
like tiny styrofoam balls falling from the sky
Yes, I thought it was graupel, too. We get it a lot here in Colorado.
@@onecooljewel6781 Colorado?!! Lucky you!!
@@padude131 For sure. 👍🏻👍🏻
You’re organization abilities are far beyond what can fathom. This morning you were enjoying a great breakfast, then onto trail by ten, THEN, hiking 20 miles😮. THEN, found an area to tent out, pitched your tent, hung the bearbag ( which is no small feat), and finally said you were going to watch a movie?????
Superwoman 😂. Don’t ever be in a hurry to “lighten your pack”. You could need it all the way to Kathadin. Send you warm gear home could have deadly consequences.
I love your videos and look forward to a new post often. Be safe, and Godspeed!
5:00 BEST TAYLOR SLOW MO EVER ....nice snow capture on film
That actually looks like graupel. Small pellets. Not quite hail, not quite snow.. it's graupel! lol
I had 2" of snow on my thru hike at Old Orchard Shelter (mile 510) on May 25! I had mailed my jacket and gloves home from Damascus but wished I hadn't. Ended up zeroing at the shelter.
That line of backpacks reminded me of the trail to West Bond. There were two rows of backpacks lined up, one on each side of the trail. So, I added one more pack to the row. I grabbed my water and headed up to Mt. West Bond.
Wow, I even live here and I didn't know it had snowed! Can you imagine what it could have been like on top of Mt. Washington? No thank you.
Thank you so much for sharing your journey! I would absolutely love to hike the Appalachian Trail but I know that I will never physically be able to do it. So watching your hike just sort of makes me feel like I am on the hike too so thank you for that!! I look forward to every video posting each day!!
I was traveling home to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan from a 11 day trip to Savannah Georgia when I got the news they were getting snow. It was May 1st. We ended up with 18-29 inches depending what part of Marquette County you live in. CRAZY!
I’m glad you at least had a good night before.
Hi Taylor! definitely the right call keeping your layers for the hike. As the other comments have stated, it looks like what you experienced today was graupel, which forms when snow flakes fall through super cooled water droplets . Some folks call it “soft hail”.
Other than graupel it is also called snow grains.
Interesting experience on the trail with "Soft Hail" known technically as "Graupel" - Pretty cool and not very common - But at your current elevation, it happens more than one would think - Cool channel, safe travels... \m/
Just saw you in a cameo appearance on another vlogger's AT journey (his name is Pat). I have been following about four vloggers this year and it was great to see two of the four vloggers crossing paths and saying hello at a trail town. Very cool.
I would have enjoyed seeing the breakfast buffet!
Hey Taylor 😎🎉🎉 stay warm in all that snow 🌨️. Ken NC ❤❤❤
A little bit of water shorting the sos switch is as good as pressing it. And it probably kept sending them. Same thing with the power switch, which is probably how it turned itself on.
Enjoying your AT journey. It is inspiring me for my thru hike in a few years.
Grapple. Cool stuff
I couldn't agree more about not sending warm layers home. Been witness several times to the weather drastically turning on a dime in the mountains. Thank you for these vlogs! ✌️
💯 absolutely
You are sooooooo dedicated to your hiking. I think I would have run back to the resort at the first snowflake!
Amazing. Snow. Thank you.
I just followed your channel a few days ago and I've been really enjoying your content. I'm currently in a weight loss journey and it's my goal to be healthy enough to do adventures like this sometime soon. It's good motivation, thank you!
Good luck with your journey, I'm in my own weight loss journey and have lost 70 lbs. over the last 8 years through diet and exercise. Word of advice, as much as I love Taylor and her channel don't eat like her if you want to lose weight lol. Her hiking is spot on though.
@@davem4193 Lmao yes no hunny buns or chips in my future unfortunately. Although she is walking 20 miles a day which is insane. I take my dog for a 8 km (Canadian lol) walk and I can’t move for the rest of the day :D!
Just build up the distance slowly. Go a bit further and faster each day and you will soon be able to do longer distances. All the best.
@@forgetmilk2818 you will get there. My longest day hike so far was 22.2 miles with 3500 ft. of elevation gain. That would have been unheard of for me 8 years ago. Stay with it and you will love the way you feel, it's so worth it.
Interesting day on the trail. Love the sleet!
ONWARD!! ONWARD!!
I agree with you on sending things back to early. Living on west Va I know how cold it can get until the first of June. Stay safe and Happy Hiking ⛺️🥾💞
Good morning, Taylor and George!! What a good vlog. So good to see some friends to join for breakfast. Hope this is the last of old man winter! We call the little snow balls..hominy snow. The views were beautiful.
Hail! It’s like your back in New England!
Snow in May! Crazy
Just so you know last weekend only abut 100 miles west of you in WV we had over 18 inches of ❄️!
Lol welcome to spring in Shenandoah Valley!
Good video with lots of good views, with some snow falling 😮, so let's keep on hiking 😊 I was in the Smoky Mountain in years ago in way and had about two inches of snow.😮
It May rain, it May snow, it May be hot, it May be cold. You can never can tell in May in NoVa.
Sleet!! May is tricky. Boots north!
That was a weird weather day. I'm glad you had the right gear with you.
Last year I hike the coaster in styrofoam like hail..super fun interesting hike
Hello Taylor wishing you well on your trip, good advice by keeping your jacket and rainwear never give that up hypothermia is very common in warm weather especially if you have an injury and no help I’ve seen people go into shock in warm weather
The Shanny's snow season starts in Oct and ends in June.
We call that sleet in Alabama. Great video!
Thanks…nice update…loved seeing the snow!🙃🙂🙏
I am guessing the precip was graupel. It look like hail but you can mash it between your fingers. Several people have reported it in the park over the past week or so.
Roller coaster ahead. You are very near to my area. Good luck with the rest of the trail. Love following along with you. Hoping to do my own thru hike in the future.
Glad you were warm. Seems mountain weather is wild
As soon until you hit Harper's Ferry? I think your videos are a few days behind
Taylah, great live stream last night! You are the best!
🌻👣hike on
Great video Taylor. I'm loving your through hike so far. I'm in SE Michigan and it also snowed here. It does snow here from time to time in May.
Great video.❤❤
You live in New Hampshire you must have seen it snow in May. I live in the Catskill in New York state and one year we had 3" of snow May 21
Ice pellets/graupel - it has to warm up eventually!
I’m kinda hoping you put the millipede outside and I don’t know why😅
. . . take the cut off, across 512, if not going to Front Royal . . . hostel in house, used to be. Still on AT whole way.
Hi Taylor, great videos and content yesterday, and today, always actually. It is amazing all the change in weather. I was wondering if you added the front bottle pockets or if they came in your pack? Hike strong. Keep on keeping on.
Wow!I have been following a few hikers every year for several years now and don't recall anything like you experienced today...just weird...Maybe Al Gore would be pleased?😜
I wish it would snow in Florida. It’s getting kinda hot….😂
I know millipedes are harmless but that gave me the ICK 😂😅
In weather terms that’s called sleet.
Good advice to keep the stuff that will keep you warm. Hypothermia happens in all seasons. BTW, silent flakes are snow, noisy tiny ice balls are sleet.
Elevation magic was had by Taylor. Great you smart hike with warm layers. Hope viewers learn from your suggestions. Nobo miles with smiles. Great editing!👍👍👍
Graupels
Taylor!!! You're Famous now!!!!! I saw you on one of Pat's videos!!! "Typical" With Big willy dog!
Hail is different from freezing rain, no matter, wet is wet.
Yup, camping.
Taylor is an AT fox
🚶♀️👍🏻🙂
That looks and sounds like sleet.
Mother nature is confused.
a whole lot of precipitation experts today…
Where is it coming from.... HAARP.
Where is everybody??? ❤️🙏🏻🏕️🏔️❄️🌨️