Nice work, gave me some great flashbacks. Head nets were invaluable during our trip through there. I love the pictures with the camera settings logged, great idea. The feeling you had when the boat dropped you is the same one I had when the bush plane dropped me off on the tundra in Alaska. Congratulations.
+jwall62 Head nets! Yes! We didn't think to pack those and were in denial that we'd even need them. The visitors center advised us the black flys wouldn't be bad in Sep. Lesson learned.
Amazing! I will leaving for Gros Morne - this Wednesday from NS to be on the Long Range Traverse on Friday! Looking forward to it! It’s been on my bucket list for years. Love your video ❤
@ It was so worth it. One of the hardest physical things I had to do in my life… it was our first thru-hike. Yup from 0 to 100 for me! 🤣 Borrowed some gear from my son and baught the rest. It took us a day longer than we planned for due a rough first day climb that I got over heated and ill. We camped at the top that night. Day 2 we got the tail end of Hurricane / Tropical Storm Debby, which brought down 100ml of rain and rushing river crossings instead of little streams. Several crazy scary moments. We had a beautiful day 3 and 4, saw Caribou …. Started Day 5 with a thigh-deep water crossing which turned out to coldest day of all, ending down into Ferry Gulch. My hiking partner froze that night. I was lucky and had a great sleeping bag. DAY 6 we climbed Gros Morne and back, packed up and made it out by 4pm and on the ferry back that night. We’ve discussed over and over what would do/pack differently next time. I feel super proud and empowered by what I’ve accomplished. We are no spring chicken’s anymore 😜 We recently discussed doing it again next summer. So we are waiting to book for 2025. Hopefully I get our trip up on RUclips soon.
@@rachellepaquin-harvey7229 Wow, what an adventure! So glad you had an overall good experience. Thanks for sharing and I'd love to see your video when it goes live!
Backpacked Northern Range and the Long Range Traverses together last September (70km). It was amazing. We had one day of rain but the terrain was extremely wet, boggy and muddy. Wet feet for 6 days. Luckily no bugs! The Tuckamore on the Northern Range was crazy! Great video. Brought back some memories :)
Your videography was stunning but I had to laugh when you were fighting the tuckamore and flies. I know what you went through as I grew up with them. It's a tough go, especially that time of year with how wet it was. Congrats on completing it though. It's not for the faint of heart or feet!
Welcome to Memorial University of Newfoundland’s first year geology field trip. It wasn’t in the West Coast but was exactly like your hike up in scratchy spruce trees and shrubs and muskeg everywhere. It also rained most of the time. A note to anyone going anywhere near the woods in Newfoundland, you NEVER go without a bug spray with the highest deet % you can find. I was born and raised in Newfoundland and you never get used to the mosquitoes and black flies. It always sucks. Stay out in a open area as much as you can and you’ll find things much better. Of course then you’ll miss some of our most beautiful scenery. Better to do these hikes in Spring, as soon as the snow melts and the temperatures pick up. Lastly, weather in Newfoundland never just blows over. We’re on the middle of the Atlantic. It takes a while to get to us and it takes a while to leave us. Same can be said of nice, sunny days tho. The terrain, the weather, the uncertainties are the reason we’re a tough people who looks after everyone as if they’re our own. Pulling together and looking out for one another was the only way to survive back in the day and we still continue to live that way today. It’s been ingrained into our DNA. I hope you enjoyed your trip despite the weather and hard trek. Newfoundland can bring out a strength you never knew you had before conquering her elements. It’s very good for the soul to uncover this strength. You can draw on it time and time again. :)
Just did this trek in September. Pretty tough hike overall. Got lucky with decent weather. You're nuts wearing sandals up there. Was pretty swampy and rough the whole time.
Thanks Ching! Yeah, I have a feeling you'd love it up there. Start planning now because it's a veeeerrrrrryyyyyy long drive ;) We dedicated our entire year to driving up there and back.
Jarrod Pimental Thanks man. I really debated bringing a long/heavy lens but it ended up being the right choice. 👌🏼 It's still a good pound lighter than any full frame equivalent.
Seth K. Hughes yea I know it. I have the 55-200 which weighs less than any of them but I'd do harm to people to trade it for the 50-140 and the X1.4. Of course I'd need to get a new bag. I like those problems though.
Those insects would have made me push the helicopter button. Great scenery and fantastic landscaping. Was that black duct tape that you used for your hot spots? Thanks for taking us with you on your journey.
We're going to hike the LRT this summer with our 13 yr old, she's a tough one! What time of year (month) did you do this in? BTW great video and thanks for taking the time to film and edit it all.
Nice work, gave me some great flashbacks. Head nets were invaluable during our trip through there. I love the pictures with the camera settings logged, great idea. The feeling you had when the boat dropped you is the same one I had when the bush plane dropped me off on the tundra in Alaska. Congratulations.
+jwall62 Head nets! Yes! We didn't think to pack those and were in denial that we'd even need them. The visitors center advised us the black flys wouldn't be bad in Sep. Lesson learned.
Amazing! I will leaving for Gros Morne - this Wednesday from NS to be on the Long Range Traverse on Friday! Looking forward to it! It’s been on my bucket list for years. Love your video ❤
How did it go? How was your Long Range Traverse experience?
@ It was so worth it. One of the hardest physical things I had to do in my life… it was our first thru-hike. Yup from 0 to 100 for me! 🤣 Borrowed some gear from my son and baught the rest. It took us a day longer than we planned for due a rough first day climb that I got over heated and ill. We camped at the top that night. Day 2 we got the tail end of Hurricane / Tropical Storm Debby, which brought down 100ml of rain and rushing river crossings instead of little streams. Several crazy scary moments. We had a beautiful day 3 and 4, saw Caribou …. Started Day 5 with a thigh-deep water crossing which turned out to coldest day of all, ending down into Ferry Gulch. My hiking partner froze that night. I was lucky and had a great sleeping bag. DAY 6 we climbed Gros Morne and back, packed up and made it out by 4pm and on the ferry back that night. We’ve discussed over and over what would do/pack differently next time. I feel super proud and empowered by what I’ve accomplished. We are no spring chicken’s anymore 😜 We recently discussed doing it again next summer. So we are waiting to book for 2025. Hopefully I get our trip up on RUclips soon.
@@rachellepaquin-harvey7229 Wow, what an adventure! So glad you had an overall good experience. Thanks for sharing and I'd love to see your video when it goes live!
Thank you for educating us regular folk that we never have to do this ever.
It’s a great hike. A real sense of accomplishment when you get to the end.
The hot shower after you get back to civilization was amazing!
Absolutely!
Backpacked Northern Range and the Long Range Traverses together last September (70km). It was amazing. We had one day of rain but the terrain was extremely wet, boggy and muddy. Wet feet for 6 days. Luckily no bugs! The Tuckamore on the Northern Range was crazy! Great video. Brought back some memories :)
That sounds like an amazing trip! Glad you had a good time and that you were bug free!
Your videography was stunning but I had to laugh when you were fighting the tuckamore and flies. I know what you went through as I grew up with them. It's a tough go, especially that time of year with how wet it was. Congrats on completing it though. It's not for the faint of heart or feet!
Thanks so much for sharing your experience with some awesome photography and video.
Thank you Steve! Always happy to have you along.
I'm so jealous! Putting this place on my bucket list.
You absolutely should. The whole island is stunning.
Welcome to Memorial University of Newfoundland’s first year geology field trip. It wasn’t in the West Coast but was exactly like your hike up in scratchy spruce trees and shrubs and muskeg everywhere. It also rained most of the time. A note to anyone going anywhere near the woods in Newfoundland, you NEVER go without a bug spray with the highest deet % you can find. I was born and raised in Newfoundland and you never get used to the mosquitoes and black flies. It always sucks. Stay out in a open area as much as you can and you’ll find things much better. Of course then you’ll miss some of our most beautiful scenery. Better to do these hikes in Spring, as soon as the snow melts and the temperatures pick up. Lastly, weather in Newfoundland never just blows over. We’re on the middle of the Atlantic. It takes a while to get to us and it takes a while to leave us. Same can be said of nice, sunny days tho. The terrain, the weather, the uncertainties are the reason we’re a tough people who looks after everyone as if they’re our own. Pulling together and looking out for one another was the only way to survive back in the day and we still continue to live that way today. It’s been ingrained into our DNA. I hope you enjoyed your trip despite the weather and hard trek. Newfoundland can bring out a strength you never knew you had before conquering her elements. It’s very good for the soul to uncover this strength. You can draw on it time and time again. :)
Great comment, thank you!
I'm glad you did it and made this video so I don't have to! Surely with a few months distance now you can appreciate the experience a little more.
Ha! Absolutely. One of those "wow, we barely pulled that off but glad we did it" experiences. ;)
Just did this trek in September. Pretty tough hike overall. Got lucky with decent weather. You're nuts wearing sandals up there. Was pretty swampy and rough the whole time.
Epic you guys!! What an experience. Natalie said, "Can we do that?" HAHAHAHA!!!
Knowing Natalie, she absolutely could! Maybe just take her on the boat ride until she's old enough to carry 5 days worth of survival gear. haha!
Oh my god, I'm dying to go to Newfoundland to hike around the all island! what an amazing place
Hope you have several decades available
I’m just gonna let you know the weather IS NOT FORGIVING.
I would have pushed the helicopter button by dinner time of day #1. Great job on the video!
Haha! Thanks Lee. I'd be lying if I said we weren't tempted. Thankfully we got the hardest day done first.
Really a good video it came out of your hard work. Well done 👍🏼
Thank you! I appreciate it! 👍
that's a tough route. Glad you got this on video, so I know what to expect. some day
Indeed. Thanks for watching. Whatever you do, try to avoid black fly season.
Seth K. Hughes thanks for the tip. I’m use to those buggers in Ontario, but usually by September they’re gone.
Wow excellent video my new friend. I like your video ❤️❤️❤️ watching video from Vietnam 🇻🇳
Thank you Dan! 👍
What a beautiful area! We've been wanting to go to Newfoundland for awhile and now this is on our to-do list. ~Ching
Thanks Ching! Yeah, I have a feeling you'd love it up there. Start planning now because it's a veeeerrrrrryyyyyy long drive ;) We dedicated our entire year to driving up there and back.
Ahh, we're so bad about planning in advance! But if it's what it takes to go to Newfoundland than I'll have to start! :)
So great. Would have been amazing if you had all dry days. Also. I'm now dying for the 50-140.
Jarrod Pimental Thanks man. I really debated bringing a long/heavy lens but it ended up being the right choice. 👌🏼 It's still a good pound lighter than any full frame equivalent.
Seth K. Hughes yea I know it. I have the 55-200 which weighs less than any of them but I'd do harm to people to trade it for the 50-140 and the X1.4. Of course I'd need to get a new bag. I like those problems though.
You couldn't pay me enough to do that hike, but your video was enjoyable.
Thanks John! Lol
If you are using hiking sandals for camp shoes/ river crossings, go with closed toe shoes.
kicking in sandles, it's only a matter of time before you get blisters - or worse
Wow. Impressed. What time of year is this? Sorry if you said I missed it. Great footage
Thank you. Mid-September. I would strongly urge anyone else to do it in August. The warmest/driest month.
July or August are better suited for hiking in Newfoundland
Those insects would have made me push the helicopter button. Great scenery and fantastic landscaping. Was that black duct tape that you used for your hot spots? Thanks for taking us with you on your journey.
What time of year was this? I mightve missed it in the video
We're going to hike the LRT this summer with our 13 yr old, she's a tough one! What time of year (month) did you do this in? BTW great video and thanks for taking the time to film and edit it all.
Muskeg, fun hiking, eh?
What were your temperatures at night like?
TreyPerryWx In September I’d say they were about mid 40s (F). Not too bad.
Is there lots of ticks there?
No, we didn't encounter any ticks. The black flies were horrible though.
Seth, did you need permission from the park to do it? I'm curious to know.
Yes, I believe you need a backcountry permit.
What month was this? weather seems relatively tame
It was September. The rain was a bit rough but otherwise not bad.
seriosusly, what is up with the sandles ????