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@@inthewind3675 Day 6 was my hardest day on trail, but it was so stunningly gorgeous! As much as I try to capture the beauty, the 2D digital presentation pales in comparison to its 3D real life counterpart.
@@johnfromdownunder.4339 🙏 Thank you. Not so little anymore at 2 years old, but such a sweetheart. He lives to make friends and have everyone pet him. After dinner, he still loves to bring me his favorite toys to play with, esp. Mr. Piggy 🐷 and Bruce the Shark.
@@PhoenixGenesis My hike had its ups and downs but I completed the JMT on 03Sept!!! 19 days! Slowly putting together my experience and uploading it. Day two, the day I met you, will be uploaded tomorrow! Thank you for our chat!!! It made for a great morning!
@@PeakPursuitsAdventures I was a real pleasure to meet you! Can’t wait to watch your videos and see the trail from your perspective as well. I am going back on the PCT and JMT again next year hopefully.
I read recently a review of lip skin protector sticks and the person doing the study said that in the long run, all the fancy sticks are all well and good but that what she uses out in the field is plain old Vaseline. Since reading this, I have been using this product for my lips. I should think this hike has taken a fair bit out of you and you'll need to recover once you return to the low lands? Well done for this great effort.
@@l214laus Yes, it took about 2 weeks after I got home for my lips not to be in pain. Vaseline is probably best. I will NEVER hike without lip protection ever again!
Good setup with a great view. Thanks for sharing. I had an extremely busy summer and wasn't able to get out on the trail at all, so it's nice to be able to vicariously enjoy the outdoors through vids like yours.
My work has a trained dog who serves a specific purpose. An absolute rule is that when he’s wearing his collar, we must not pat him. When the collar is off, we ask the handler if we can pat him or scratch him etc. We were overdoing our interactions a year ago and his focus waned. He went back to his original trainer for a month and returned refocused and at a staff meeting the boss reiterated that the dog is here for tasks and we must comply with the handlers instructions.
Yes, there is a fine balance with socialization and staying on task. In your workplace, your dog appears to be in a much more controlled setting. Our service dogs go to a variety of places and interact with a variety of people. Sometimes, even adults just come up to our dogs and grab them without permission. As a handler, I have to be ready for everything.
Here in the mountains of south east Australia, introduced species of animals are destroying vast swathes of peat bogs and lands not used to hoofed animals. Wild horses, deer, pigs are feral and would count in their millions. I was away last week in the snowy mountains area and we had a number of daylight encounters with herds of deer wandering on the roads. There was snow on the road so we weren't going too fast.
@@PhoenixGenesis Well, unlike your country, there are very strict gun ownership laws - unless you are a drug dealer, outlaw motor cycle gang member etc (sarcasm)! If you actually have a gun licence, people can hunt the vermin, within the rules of not shooting in built up areas, out of your car window etc. It is suspected that rogue hunters originally released deer from commercial farms. This will be argued by them as being an untrue situation. I suspect there might be millions of feral deer roaming the countryside now. 🦌
I've seen a few of these videos on the bear vaults, I used an older Garcia can that you use a coin to open. I just picked up a BV425 and was looking for how many meals one can get in it, at REI I was able to get 3- 4 various freeze dried meal packs inside it. For me that's great but I see that everyone isn't packing those, the videos I've seen are of people just packing snacks that they even use for dinner. Is this the new trend? What happened to having a hearty dinner after setting up camp?
@@shadowstorm7 IMHO, the freeze dried meals take up too much space and taste like cardboard. I do much better on tuna, salmon, luncheon meat, cheese, goat milk, instant mashed potatoes, etc. I go stoveless as well. At the end of most days hiking, I am too tired to eat anyway and just do breakfast and lunch.
@@PhoenixGenesis I see, I don't eat seafood so tuna is out for me. The obvious substitution for me would be chicken packs, but I guess I could maybe try it one time at home to see if I like it. But I doubt I could deal with it. Thanks for the info.
If they were wild horses, they would get defensive when humans get too close to them and they will be stomping their Hoofs at you. I know from personal experience.
Thank you for those beautiful words. This place was truly magically. Wait until you see the surprise waiting for me here the next morning. Highlight of my trip. Memories I will truly cherish.
I’m really not understanding your food situation on this hike. Are you relying on other people giving you food? I don’t mean this in a negative way I’m just really curious.
Does it favor the right side by chance? The upper-mid right quadrant is where the liver, gall bladder, right kidney, and pancreas are located. I reckon those buggers are up to something, just not sure what. Mine is upper-mid back. Been trying to figure out why.
None of our huskies like water, 3yrs ago when we had 7 new born puppies when they was old enough and able to go play outside with dad and their big brother they all got out the dog pool and just chewed it up (big waste money) lol they just love the snow when we lucky to get it here in 🇬🇧 🤣
Did take this ultralight pack on both the Pacific Crest Trail and John Muir Trail this year. I carried around 10 pounds with food and water. I used a 40F quilt.
@@inthewind3675 I am blessed to always meet such wonderful people on my adventures. I think nature tends to enhance all of us to be better versions of ourselves.
Looks like you are doing well and at the end of this clip perhaps starting some uphill? Spring starts on the first of September in Australia. On the 8th of Sept I'm heading up to our mountains and will be supposedly snow-shoeing. More likely we'll be bush walking - our term for hiking. An unseasonal spring started a few weeks ago with milder temperatures and north winds from central Australia, typically can be quite hot there. Northerlies just destroy the snow here, as does rain. During winter, officially from June to the end of August, we actually have quite extensive snow cover on the mountains of south east Australia. Our very cold weather comes to us from Antarctica, about 6,400 km or almost 4,000 miles to the south, only one land mass between the south of the world and Tasmania, the southern island of our country, or the mainland of the country, with about six hundred km or 370 miles between Tasmania and the mainland. Regardless, I am looking forward to a week away from the metropolis. I am staying in a lodge and we have Wi-Fi so not roughing it, byo food and beverages, I'm not teetotal but have really reduced my intake of beverages in daily life. It wasn't a problem for me but I have found I can easily not consume grog nowadays. I do have my own health issues and this will be the first time back to either higher elevation, snow and uneven terrain since 2016 when an illness happened. I have really missed the snow. I'm curious to see how I go in the colder higher environment, I figure I should go to see. Hopefully Steve is coping with the dogs? Perhaps only a day or two since you saw him, but he has his own issues in life, as do you, and you two probably team up to help each other out?
@@l214laus Thank you for sharing this with me. It sounds like it will be an amazing trip! Just take your time adjusting your the altitude. I started very slow for that reason. I love the term “bush walking.” 😁 I hope you can post some photos online. It is very hard to start hiking again after an illness or accident, but you will be so happy after you do it.
I like knowing that rangers are around and doing their jobs, always happy to oblige them, love the trail and scenery very different from New Zealand ✌️✌️🏞🏞🇳🇿🇺🇸
I wonder if the law enforcement rangers have arrest powers? There might be illicit drugs and other concerns going on that they are trying to crack down on? The weight of their packs might also be exaggerated by carrying the operational safety equipment e.g. sprays, guns and ammunition, radio comms.
@@theguywiththebighead5432 Yes, figured that out. A different part slid out 2 weeks later as I had the pack cinched down too tight so it would not shift during river crossings.
@@PhoenixGenesis I'm wondering if you put it back the right way? The hip straps are all designed the same and do not malfunction even with hard pressure
@@theguywiththebighead5432 I think I put it back the right way. My favorite backpack, but it is only $24 on sale at Big 5, so maybe assembled wrong. Thank you for your help, really appreciate it.
