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started off good then i switched off after seeing the climber sat on the lip of the diving board,so reckless and sends out the wrong signals,not everyone has a deathwish
Only an hour and 20 minuets from Vancouver this is one of my favorite early season hikes. Check it out if you get a chance. What's your early season favorite adventure? Comment below.
Wow! I got butterflies in my stomach when I saw your wife sitting on that edge eating her lunch! 😧 As to all of the people claiming that you used a drone, I thought you were too at first but all I had to do was look at your hand and it doesn't take an Einstein to see that you had a stick. I don't know how you guys get those images with that thing but they were stunning!
Great video! I was up there in late May with my 3 kids and 72 year old Father. We spent the night up there. The Diving Board is probably my most favorite Yosemite hike. I believe it has the best view of Half Dome in my opinion. Keep safe!
Thanks, truth be know I did some 30 years as a outdoor travel & recreation still photographer and only just recently took an interest in video and editing.
You guys who think you're viewing drone footage should bone up on current day video filming technology and become better educated before passing judgement. ONCE AGAIN, NO DRONES WERE USED IN THE MAKING OF THIS VIDEO!
Coming down from Silver Pass Yosemite is all hot, wet and mosquito plagued. I had fun on my journey. I am now in Tahoe recovering from a fall. The trail goes on and on.
Really like the area and think spring runoff is a awesome time to be there, the waterfalls are just pounding. And not too hot or cold, can still get around by personal vehicle or park transit, and crowds are manageable--I'm sure we'll be back!
...the altered camera angles out on the diving board were made to seem way more severe than they are......the dving board itself is airy, indeed, but the angles were made to seem much steeper than they are.........B T W.....I lived in Yosemite for close to 15 years, and have been in and around those areas, including getting on Half Dome via Snake Dyke ......the entire area is amazing, and navigating couldnt be easier, as that back and west side of Half Dome is so utterly huge, you couldnt get lost unless you tried.....exrtemely hard.....you just keep heading up and west....pass the starting point for Snake Dyke, then youre there.........the truly insane thing is.....looking over the side while laying on your belly, there are small ledges perhaps 50 to 100 feet down, and on those ledges are absolutely unmistakeable round granite cobbles.....what does that mean?.....that at one point, those were in a stream bead of some sort........and they are at least 1000 ft above the Valley floor........put those puzzle pieces together......
Gotcha, all that is amazing and truly in the eye of the beholder. If you live there or close by and spend a bunch of time in the park you become pretty familiar with the airy perspectives and steep hikes eventually becoming very comfortable, as well as knowledgeable, about all of it. I've only visited Yosemite twice so it's a brand new, exciting experience for me and my family--truly wonderful. Now ask me about Glacier National Park and that's another story where we lived 20 minuets from the Park for 15 years......
@@CascadeLivingbyScottSpiker ....There are two former Yosemite Ranger friends of mine who live right around the Glacier Park area, and they seem to love it......yeah....The Park played an incredibly important part in my life for the years I lived in The Valley, or up in The Meadows in the summers, but the place has .....ALAS.....changed so much as to be unrecognizeable.....at least in a management sense.....I may actually never see the place again.....as we get older, our lives change, and we must go with the flow, or suffer the consequences......the friends I have from those years have either .....changed complertely, or moved up to Tahoe, and are still partying like their is no tomorrow......I personally had to let go......I now live in a yurt in rural south central Kansas on property that has been in my family now for 86 years.......
I actually like it better, my daughter thinks their equal having done the cable route last year. I like that we saw no one after Lost Lake turn off and the challenge of figuring out the upper part of the route on our own
Nice to see the right way to go. 20 years ago was the only time I've been to that side of HD. I went the wrong way and got physically trashed. By the time I met up with my partner at the base of Snake Dike I was so out of it, having a bad day, handed the rope to him and let him lead the whole climb. Maybe someday I'll go back on a good day and get to enjoy it. That diving board has a crack behind it. Scary.
"On the Snake Dike Route"?? " Down climb this 5th class"?? You walked past the START of Snake Dike (5.7R) and NEVER on this vid used a rope and protection to make your way . At the MOST you accomplished MILD 4th Class scrambling during your strenuous HIKE. Been there....
My bad, guess I should have said Snake Dike approach. Technically the classic definition of 5th class is using ropes so I guess I should have said a few 5th class moves--currently there are folks who will scramble/climb 4th and 5th class without a rope as we did which was way faster and less cumbersome. Two moves we didn't show I would definitely call class 5 (5.2-5.3) as it was very much a no fall zone, but there again it's totally subjective
Thanks, don't do as much technical climbing as I use to. Go to the urban gyms every once in a while, my daughter's hits the climbing walls more often. My biggest accomplishment was the NE ridge of Bugaboo Spire some 20 or more years ago.
A friend suggested he and I go to Yosemite at the start of Summer- his parents were camping, but we roughed it in the climber's campground (in the 80's). One day he and I started the hike up to Half Dome up the cable side. It was long but entirely worth it- I had wanted to shoot images over the edge, but no matter how much I tried, I couldn't walk up close to that edge for the shot. Crawled on my belly to get near- so intimidating! It took until dark to make it back down, but so glad I did it. I've been up the Mt. Whitney's summit too- got buzzed by an F-14- what a rush!
A worthy but difficult endeavor the first time I attempted 10 years ago I didn't make to the end. Just like anything a great team helps. Ever been to Yosemite (springs a great time to go) and what was your favorite part? Comment below.
So more like the the early 80s moving forward with the market and the future of interest rates or so many think. There are some similarities for sure but it's really a guessing game--so what's your thoughts, feel free to comment below:
Have you discovered Northcrest/Northwoods neighborhoods in Vancouver? If not take a bike tour of this area and see what it is all about. One of my top 7 picks for areas to live in Vancouver if you have any experience with this region or it's parks and green spaces feel free to comment below:
If your out there braving the current interest rates where are you in the process and what do you think about the prevailing real estate environment? If you are selling, how is that going are you getting a lots of showings and interest? House hunters are you finding the overall conditions favorable to finding what you want with minimal competition? Please comment below:
If you have been part of any past or present buying frenzy, what was that like and how did it go? Were you able to get your home using any advantages you may have had over other buyers? Or are you still looking? Feel free to comment below:
I agree with quiet and somewhat peaceful, but "bedroom community" is pretty much a antiquated observation based on the premise that we're a suburb of Portland, which isn't the case anymore. Vancouver is fast becoming it's own medium sized city with a vibrant downtown and evolving waterfront including emerging culture that rivals that of Portland--and in my mind the better place to now locate. As far as finding friends it depends on your interests and looking in those areas for like minded folks--see meetups, county park & rec offerings and other Vancouver specific groups or clubs.
When I lived in Hazel Dell, there were just miles of subdivision houses, and you never ran into a real person to talk to cause they were all at work in Portland.
Salmon Creek is mainly to the north. The other neighborhoods in the video series are all over the compass in Vancouver but represent my picks as areas of low crime, great value, awesome walkability and a variety of home sizes and styles.
Do you have a favorite Vancouver neighborhood? Or maybe there is one you have questions about or would like to see in a future video, post your answers or questions below:
Nice video, thinking about Newport but nehalem looks nice too. Would have liked to know about the bathroom and shower situation; good to include with any campsite review.
Lots of bathrooms and showers once you're in, the big key is reserving it well ahead of time. As I recall they are all reservation only and book solid a half hour after their website opens for the season.
Rob and Danielle chose a little bit different option on their first home purchase, maybe not for everyone but for those that can do it certainly it's a more affordable game plan. Where are you currently looking for homes and what's been you experience?
Are you considering buying or selling a home, if so the following outlook may be worth viewing. A little comparison and contrast of both the local market as well as the national economic outlook. If your searching the market here or elsewhere what'b been your experience? Feel free to comment below:
Did you get out for King Tide this season and where did you stay? Did you get a bit of storm surge with some sun mixed in like we did? Please comment below:
If you like walk to lattes and downtown living this area might be for you. What's your preferred place in the city--downtown next to the action or rural outskirts and country living? Comment below
If you haven't see the Christmas Ship parade along both the Columbia and Willamette rivers this will give you an idea of what its like. If you did make it out to see the parade what did you think?
