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Hey there! I'm new to your channel, and I must say, your footage is amazing! I spend a lot of time in the Uinta Basin, especially in the Soapstone, Deadman's Pass, Upper Setting, and Norway Flats areas. The scenery there is just breathtaking. You mentioned hearing a whistle and trees crashing. I've had similar experiences during my hikes in the Uintahs. I've heard all sorts of strange things that can't be easily explained. It makes me think there might be something out there in the basin that's not an animal or a human. Some people call it "Bigfoot." There have been so many reports over the years. Anyway, I really enjoyed your footage, and I appreciate you sharing it with us!
I haven’t given up on them, there are just so many cool places to check out that are relatively close by. I’ve been working a little more and just haven’t had time to run up all the time. I’m going to slow down working so much so I can play more ;)
I say this with respect dude, but I sure hope in three years that you have learned not to touch the walls (especially infant feet imprints) and tap the pottery against rocks. Please please please be more respectful of these sites. Enjoy them for sure, but stop touching. Pick up the pottery, but do it gently. Thanks for your video. We have been to these sites as well. So cool.
At the second camp they were ferocious. We weren’t allowed to have fires, so there was no escape other than your tent. The rest of the time they were bearable. Permethrin on your clothes, picaridin on your exposed skin works amazing
@@Clayonthetrail finished up the series today, really informative. I feel like there are alot of well done high route videos but not alot of explanation on the route. Yours stood out in that way. Thanks for sharing. Gonna make a solo run early september this year, pending weather.
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Awesome bit of work Clay. Glad to see your Shearwater looking so good and performing well. I'm thinking of building one myself, in fact I now have the plans and manual for the project so it's pretty well decided. I hope it turns out looking as good as yours does.
A good friend of mine from Cody, WY. who has passed onto a higher camp… build my 30 gal. “Stubby” barrel wood stove in 1986. I build a grate for the bottom and toss in a few shovels if gravel to keep the bottom from burning out… she has been my base camp stove for 38 years. I do have an ammo can stove I use for decent hike (under 20 miles) hot hot tent/tarp camping… simple and it works… you just have to feed it with 8” long and 2-3 inch diameter sticks all night. We have ran the gauntlet on foldable stoves over my 45 years of packing and hunting. Nothing beats a good base camp stove. The rest… use, abuse and replace as needed. Maintain a roll of wire. Good video sir.
I came up with thw same idea. Trace the patterns on some other material then you have them in the future to buld another boat. Its an ethical dilemna though. The designers explicitely state that only one boat per plan can be built. These guys aren't billionaires, this is how they make their living, selling plans. Its a moral dilemna.
Man... I've camped at damn near every site you pulled out at, other than on the Promontory. Headed back this year to do my first canoe trip in YSNP. Hopefully it goes just as smoothly. Thank you for sharing! Glad I found your channel.
@@Clayonthetrail Sorry it took me so long to respond. I've done 5-6 trips into the Thorofare. It's an AMAZING one of a kind place. The night time wildlife is off the hook. I did it by myself in 2021. Took 10 days from heart lake and back. Absolutely the trip of a lifetime. God, i hope you get to do it. It's magical.
I built the same yak 15 years ago and still have it, i love it. I built my 17LTfrom plans alone, which involved lofting the lines to get the shapes of the hull panels, bulkheads etc which takes some time, especially if you've never done it before, but it's a skill which allowed me to build my fishing boat and hopefully my next boat which will be a 30 odd foot sail boat. I'm turning my 17lt into a sailing tri now for bigger trips down our coast line, the sail will also give me a chance of out running these big Great White sharks we get down here in South Australia. Unfortunately along my coast line where I paddle and fish we've had many White shark attacks and I've had a few encounters with these huge brutes, very frightening on a 17 foot long match stick, especially when they pass and eye ball me and I'm 6 inches from the surface
I love my yak, but don’t have the nerve to take it into great white territory! My next build will be a tandem, or a cedar strip canoe. I love paddling but need a second boat so someone can come along
I'm curious about your dog.I have a young aussie that I'm thinking of brining along on the same route, but wasn't sure about her paws crossing all the talus and scree. She is my training partner for ultra's, so she is used to long distances on roads and trials, but WRHR terrane is intense. How did Cash do over all, did you have to carry them at all (over/down steep passes, fatigue, injury or what not), would you bring them on the same trip if you did it over? It's super rad you where able to bring them along! Thanks!
Cash was 9 when I brought him along. He is an outside dog so his paws are used to the rough ground. That said, he has never been the same since that trip. After about day 4 anytime we stopped he would just collapse from fatigue. He walked the entire trail, but not with the same vigor as when he was younger. I have taken him on two other near hundred mile trips he did fine on, but he was younger. Just make sure you bring some superglue, in case your dog gets a pad injury. It will keep them going, and a high energy food helps also. Aussies are energetic by nature so generally they do great hiking/backpacking
I remember in the '50s my granny used to make a sort of 'dummy garment' out of an old curtains bed sheets, any scrap cloth she could lay her hand on and do all the fittings and alterations to that till she finalized the plan and marked up all the parts before unpicking and cutting out the cloth 'pattern'. They used to look quite comical as they would be made up of all sorts of scrap material. Only then did she commit to cutting the actual cloth for the garment. I suppose she did, but I don't recall, her ever using a proper pattern. Her clothes really were made to measure. I have inherited the 'make it up as you go along' approach in many things I do in life. She would certainly approve of your jacket !
The pack raft was a pretty cool idea. I had another guy tell me he pretty much did that same route minus the boat. He also said it was hands down the worst bushwhack backpacking trip he had ever done----and he would never do it again haha
I have had time to cool off, and have a better idea of the route so there is a probability that it will happen again, but it was full of suffering, but the fishing was pretty great!
Great video! Thanks for posting. I, too, almost pulled the trigger on the cheap imported version. Thanks for the heads up! Question: it looks like you decided not to make a way to cinch down your hood with ties. Do you like it that way? Or do you wish it had ties?
The chest closure keeps the hood fairly tight. The wool doesn’t stretch but the design of it holds it in place pretty well. Also I’m not a huge fan of hoods and normally wear a beanie unless it’s a blizzard. Personal preference definitely plays a part in the design
Love the big one. I think you said it was a 20mm rocket can, but I can’t find that style anywhere. Can you give anymore details to help find that specific can?
It is a can I just happen to find at a surplus store. I have tried to find it since with no luck. There are other big styles that would be similar, or maybe a rabbit hole Google search might come up with something. The surplus store I go to gets random stuff and hopefully would get them again
Find an area close to your vehicle. Worse case scenario, go home. It’s not as scary as it seems, just stay dry and layer clothes, sleeping bags etc. using a hot tent and stove can be a false sense of security. If the stove won’t stay going make sure you can stay warm without it. Lots of winter camping vids out there with good info
Wow!! Very nice anorak and the colour is extra special. You should be proud to wear that knowing it’s custom made by yourself. One day it will probably get passed down to somebody and I hope they will appreciate the pride of home made custom garment. Great vid as well.
The Insta360 is easier to use , takes pics from all side etc, but like other action cams, the have a fisheye lens that distorts everything. Keeping 8 days of video on a iPhone is tough, then editing it and creating a video on top overdoes my memory capabilities every time, but I agree the video quality is better
The small stove with a correct size flue would warm for maybe an hour on wood. They are just not big enough to hold enough fuel unless you go to a fuel like wood pellets with a hopper
