One of the things I love about your channel is the effort you make to not only show us these cool, weird and beautiful places but also to let us know the history of things. Thoughts and opinions on subjects all while trying your best to make a aesthetically please video to watch. You walked 23 miles just to do it and still made the efforts to get cool shots. Set up tripods even for a 4 second shot. Edit them for hours and all while keeping a positive mindset even when the going gets tough. Thank you for all your efforts!
I have to admire you for walking 24 miles to make one single video I know you do this for an income but even though you are very special to put all your effort in making videos you are a very special woman
We really enjoyed this one a lot Sarah. We’ve been watching a few other RU-vidrs lately, and it has made us realize how hard you work on your videos. They’re amazing! Thank you so much!
Yes, those pioneers were tough but you're pretty tough yourself. Twenty-four miles on a self supported walk with only apples, jerkies and two liters of water! Great story telling video. ❤
She did really good she must be hard as a rock I was giving some advice on what could happen if no one was around and I apologize for getting off topic I care about people and if I can give a simple helpful word to think about things can go wrong no harm in taking extra caution
Yes this is how Sara supports her self but “money , money, money “ and “Follow the money” What brought to that conclusion? Her Million Dollar compound in the desert Her $85,000 SUV or her Luxury Spa Vacations ?
Sarah; another great video... 20 years ago I was with a group who mapped the old Morman wagon road from Emigrant Pass to Resting Springs... In some places the trail was so plain that a blind man with a stick could follow it. You can see metal scoring from the wheels on the rocks. I found broken bottle glass with the date of 1858 in the bottom. The water at Resting Springs is excellent and the spring produces about million gallons per day ! So this place was a good place to stop.....plenty of water and grass for the stock.... even found an old survey bench marker dated 1914! we only mapped the 6 miles, but it took us all day ! Thanks for the 'memories'
My daughters and I loved this video. I don’t have to imagine what driving that route in the school bus every day is like. I will just ask the driver. She’s my aunt!
Actually Sarah , this is one of the most interesting video's I have watched . Lots of history made into a good story line . So I wonder how many extra miles , from walking forward ,setting up camera, walking back getting camera walking forward and so on ........
Good stuff Sara. I was just thru here last Sunday, saw you filming on top of Emigrant Pass..stopped where you were parked to check out the sign, few min later realized it was your rig lol. Should've went up and said hi, hopefully catch you some other time ! You Rock
Sarah Jane you’re an amazing woman I hope that you continue to have your great attitude for life and adventure and always be able to keep doing what you’re doing and giving us enjoyable videos to watch like I’ve said before this old retired guy loves watch these videos and watching you you’re a hell of a woman you would’ve made it back in the pioneer days and if I were an old timer back in those days I would’ve been proud to have you as my wife you’re not a quitter your a pioneer 👍👨🏻🦳👍
Hellava a video!....🏆kudos for the fortitude. Really amazing on a variety of facets/and levels. A big Wow out to you. Enjoyed the historic background narrative as well as the today...what it is now. Great work...and workout! Truly a long haul walking anywhere that measured distance, but in the style you were saddled down and in desert terrain, and with all your basic supplies needed,ie. water, energy-whatevers, camera, drone, etc. truly remarkable trek you videoed and shared. Amazing! Truly enjoyed the video and work you clearly put in to make it so. 👍🏆🥇.
Another awesome, enjoyable video!!!! Someone not watching your videos has no idea what they are missing out on, too bad for them. Enjoy the road and stay safe.
I can imagine the Mormon parents having to listen to "are we there yet" from the kids. Amazing effort on your part that highlights just how tough it was for everyone.
As a Mojave explorer and someone who enjoys American history myself, I really enjoyed this video. That was a long hike, and I truly appreciate all the work you did to make this video. After you rest and your body recovers...I will be looking forward to more desert history hikes. Great job!
Very, VERY cool! 24 miles! In the desert! By yourself! 8 miles and I’m almost crippled! (You are in great shape, just like the old Spanish and Native American travelers.)
Why some tv network executive hasn’t discovered you and hired you for hundreds of thousands a year to do a show. Is a mystery to me!, What an amazing talent!, Wow. 👍👍🙂
Thanks Wonderhussy. I was in Death Valley 2days ago, spent two nights in beautiful Pahrump and drove to Vegas on highway 160 this morning. I must have driven very near the Old Spanish Trail, but did not see this video until I arrived in Vegas. I did go to Ash Meadows based upon watching one of your videos and was amazed by the amount and clarity of the water coming from the ground. I saw some of the famous pupfish and visited Jack Longstreet's cabin as well. All based upon your videos. Thanks so much. I would never have known about any of this stuff without you. Also stayed in the Mizpah hotel in Tonopah on the way down from Sparks. My wife and I are going to the Old Mormon fort in Vegas, Hoover Dam and other historic and natural sights around Vegas. I will only go to the strip one time to sightsee. Five nights in Vegas is too much for me. Living in Sparks near Reno, I can gamble and lose my money anytime.
I thought at first you had a cameraperson, wow - great production values for a solo long distance hike! Thx so much for all of your creativity and passion, it shows!
Sarah,....YOU ARE MY HERO !! Your quest for adventure, technical expertise, photographic talents, and needless to say BEAUTY have kept me interested and following you for a few years !!Thanks for providing me with another adventure. 😍😍🥰🥰
24 miles is a long hike in a day, I am wondering how you felt the next day. Those people put us to shame, but their life span probably wasn't very long. Good video, I really enjoy your videos.
Yes and no. People still lived to their 80s and 90s even past 100 years back then if they had generally good genetics and could avoid deadly hazards, but infectious disease, genetic issues, child birth, infant mortality, plus conditions like diabetes or even high blood pressure which can be treated nowadays to extend life spans all brought the average mortality rate down for many. One thing about the 19th century that wasn't a thing was obesity. Life was too rigorous and carbs, processed sugar not being as cheap and available like today.
@@b-radumuck7903 it might surprise you. James Reed of the Donner party was in his middle 40s and George Donner himself was 60 years old. Just to name a couple. Caleb Greenwood an old mountaineer was still exploring the California frontier in his 80s.
@@tballstaedt7807 well they are all dead ..lol just kidding.. when i watch Ritchie from Boston.. his you tube channel (jailbreak overland) I say to my self if i saw this in my younger days id be off like a shot to see it myself.. lol then i rebember that man is my age.. and im inspired to change my life.. i allways wanted to die in natureand never be found.. be left where i lay.. not scraped up stuck in a hole
I love your choice in ball caps. When I was a kid those stations were everywhere. My mom would sing the advertisement song every time we passed one. Awsome. Your videos really make me miss southern Nevada. I moved back to SE Wyoming last September.
Not really! It's psychologically boring looking at roadway vs desert crevices. Still it is easier to not have rock and stone foot resistance during a hike waste in energy (I feel when I walk in desert areas with pavements also nearby to parallel hike with).
Your videos are a lot more fun than watching the back and forth "we gotcha now news" and then there's the "oh, on the contrary, we got you news, partner"
Excellent adventure! Your hiking stamina is proven again (I was impressed when you hiked Mt Whitney in one day... It took me one and a half days). Well done!
I just checked out Mt Whitney. Looks like something I would do. Limiting the number of hikers per day sounds nice, but the government red tape dissuades me.
What can you say? on a scale of 1-10 (-1) for being late. On effort alone, +6 on style +3, and information, what the hell no math She is the perfect 11. All hail the QUEEN of the Desert!!! thank you stay safe
I don't understand. Your video shoot is excellent. No F*^k ups whatsoever. Even with my less than professional cameras, something gets overexposed or out of focus. Kudos to you Sarah!
What a walk and an interesting piece of history. I thought Sarah was a tough and fit little woman but I am glad to see she made it with some trashy balloons that don’t break down to well. It is also good to see Sarah got nice warm shower because the real walkers from them days wouldn’t be able to have one. Be thankful for modern items.
Let's be honest... Very few roads in California get much love or upkeep from CalTrans. The 101 through Hollywood isn't in much better shape. Haha! Personally, I've driven that road dozens of tons going to Tecopa myself. Awesome video! Thanks for providing the history!
In 1990 I had been hired to build 3 mega houses on the Island of Hawaii. I had five guys going with me. One day before we left, (my friend & I drove my truck out into the desert trails) at was then the end of Tropicana Blvd at Rainbow Blvd. While slowly going through some rough areas, we came across one of those markers for the "Old Spanish Trail". We finally came out on 160 by Blue Diamond. Thanks for the memories. I had just brought a new F150 2WD and was so worried about screwing it up, but we couldn't resist once we started.
WH I can’t see why Hollywood or PBS has come calling … your videos are directed, produced & ‘acted’ on better than many of their programs 😃 … and definitely at a minute fraction of the cost 😎 … 👍🏽🙏🏼💪🏽
WH, Years I did a 75 kilometer walk on a track, about 186 laps. 46.6 miles. It took me 10 hours and 49 minutes. The sponsor , a former Olympic Racewalker , ask if I wanted to go for fifty miles and I said, "I think not", so I know how you felt. I wasn't carrying 20 plus pounds of stuff and didn't have to take lots of videos. YOU are amazing! Cheers, Rik Spector
You must have a healthy heart & nice normal blood pressure, my mom walked 5 miles a day her whole life she's 93 in June {I'm her caregiver} but thats where she got her longevity from
The people that did that back in the day were doing it on very little water and food.. yes they were acclimated to hard work. But you can bet it was a horrific journey for even the toughest of them. Day after day danger and uncertainty. And no sister waiting in the darkness to rush you in their 4 runner to the nearest hot shower and comfy bed. Love your show Sarah.
Thanks for another great video. I love history and you always do home work researching the information. I am glad I discovered your channel. PS your Donner video is one of my favorites.
When hiking wear nylon socks they keep your feet from rubbing causing blisters . A drill SGT taught us that to stop getting blisters . We use too carry 65 pound packs and full battle rattle in Army days ha ha ha . Be safe in your many travels .
Well done ! Can't believe you did 24 miles in 1 day. Leg cramps? -magnesium before bed. Pickle juice Inca pinch and we'll.... guess you'll find you're own cure. The now a day thru hikers if CDT, Floridia Trail and other trails have extensive "road walks" woven into their desert, mountain, orairre, or swamp walks. You held up very well . Kudos young one !
