Hello everyone! I am Patrick (AKA Active travels) and welcome to my RU-vid channel. Growing up in Oregon and going camping several times a year as well as going up to Washington (State) I developed a passion for the outdoors and travel. As I have gotten older I have done more and more travel. In about 2021 I started recording my travel and outdoor activities. Some quick stats about my travels: I have been to 27 States and 11 Countries. The longest hike I have done is 100 miles on the Appalachian trail and the highest mountain I have hiked to is Mt. Aix in the Cascade mountain Range.
Also, I understand about getting lost on a trail, or finding a trail that isn't what it is supposed to be. I try to be careful, but a couple times I head out on a trail that looks nice to start, and then I turn around and realize that a) the trail doesn't even exist and b) it has led me into difficult terrain.
Thanks. I have had a lot of issues on this trip that is why the videos have been sporadic. But the next videos are: Canyon Ferry Reservoir and then Hauser Lake/Helena National Forest. I am not sure where my video after those two are going to be but all this smoke from the fires that we have been having in Western Montana is not helping the situation.
I usually think of myself as pretty knowledgeable about the area, but this was actually a new place to learn about! Thank you! Curious to see where you go next!
I think I did watch the entire series! One thing I liked about these videos is they were really well-paced, I think you showed just enough from each section to give viewers an idea of what a place was like. Of course, if you really wanted to, you could probably make an hour long video just about Mosier, for example! :)
Yea! There was a lot of stuff that I didn't end up filming because it started to feel redundant. This was especially true for all the water falls and state parks between Portland and Hood River.
@@activetravels9172 Recently, I've been doing a lot of videos of me hiking on Forest Service trails around where I live---there are dozens of different trails. And for me, each one is fascinating and different, and so I am making 20-30 minute videos of each trail---but for most viewers, that is probably a bit of overkill, since these different trails are only a few miles apart and often look the same.
You look little bit like my friend who died few years ago. Got some ancestors from northern europe? Also finnish ice hockey player Mikael Granlund looks little bit like u and my friend, currently playing in nhl
I also really liked this video! Even though I am an Oregonian and visit lots of places in Oregon, I've actually only been on Highway 30 north of Sauvie Island a few times, so it is good to see those places.
Interesting thing about having a "clothing optional" beach on Sauvie Island...in Oregon, unless there is a specific city law against it, nudity is not illegal (as long as it isn't done to harass someone). So basically all beaches in Oregon are nude beaches, if you want them to be! But I think some it is more customary.
This has been my backyard playground for over a decade. Those territorial birds were swallows. By walking, you were scaring up bugs for them to eat. They were happy you were walking...
Right, I was mistaken about the area I have only ever driven this part of Columbia twice before going on this trip down the Columbia. Both times were many years ago and both times we/I didn't stop until at least the Dalles. My memory is a little off so I have to eat my words about that area.
Well the upper trail head to Mt. Ellinor might have some descent views but when I was there there was still about a foot of snow just past the lower trail head. The trail itself is strenuous! (You need to be prepared when you are up there! Search and rescue showed up while I was there because someone got injured on the mountain.) The other issue is the first mile of the service road up to Mt. Ellinor after the turn off from lake Cushman had a lot of big pot holes. Everything else is fairly accessible by car!
I enjoy the Gifford National Forest for camping and hiking. But my favorite places are Mt. Rainier National Park and Olympic National Forest for the beach camping.
I haven't spent a whole lot of time in the Gifford National Forest but it seems like an awesome spot. I will be heading out to the Washington Coast soon. I am looking forward to making it out to the La Push, Forks and Sol Duck area.
Not when I was there at least. That could be a problem during the RV show or other major events. One of the volunteers said that in the 80's they had up to 1 million units.
You may be correct but, it sounds to me like you've never been in the Sierra Nevada Mountain Range. There can be snow until July sometimes and it will only be snow free until late August or September sometimes. The infamous Donner Pass averages 411.5(10.45 meters) inches of snow every year and has been documented once at 800 inches (20.32 meters) and that is South of where this man is in the Sierras. The more North you travel, and of course the elevation determines the snowfall continuing later in the year as well as how long it lasts on the ground. There are patches scattered as well as glaciers year round in the Sierras. Typically late May is when the higher elevations and passes, Sonoma and Tioga, open their roads to the public. So that should give you some useful info about the snow in the Sierras.
Surprisingly humbled to say if i was a traveler John Wayne is if not about the most if all horseback land ridin spit tune a shooting lay back but to say u should not pass the four corners and make Greer Az a stop and drop you would be satisfied with pinetop lakeside the mountains trees creek is plenty mind achieved sight bending relaxing as it gits don't miss 😊
I lived in Eureka from 2019-2020, and I visited a lot of these places. I started making RU-vid videos in September of 2020, in Corvallis. I regret that I wasn't making videos of all those great places in Humboldt! There is so much to see! I am looking forward to your Eureka video!
