AT 2024 Winter SoBo Attempt 

ME TOO!!!

Thanks Ethan! It was a totally different world up there. A combination of snowy wonder and hell. One little mistake, dropped phone or etc could literally cost your life. Maintaining that for another 400 miles south was simply too risky in my assessment. Hope that makes sense! Hope you guys are doing well! If I get back ahead of pace we need to catch up on the phone!

@@JaruWalksthat makes complete sense, I was shocked to hear about you starting your journey in Maine. Would love to have a chat if you're waiting to charge in a town or something like that. Keep it going! I have no doubt in my mind that you'll get your triple crowns by the end of the year.

Thank you! I’ll try to post weekly.

Thank you! It honestly felt surreal to bail, but it was so clear in the moment that it was the right call. I’m glad you enjoy it, I plan to keep posting weekly!

Roar, thank you sir!

Thank you. I’ve never done “vlogging” before, but it seems to flow naturally. Not trying to clickbait anybody here, just show to you exactly as it is.

Thanks again for the trail mix!! Just got some chemical treatment for my water finally. It was super nice to meet you guys too, there are so few people out here right now. I am taking off from hot springs today. I will post a gear update before I change my pack up!

Thanks! Make sure to say hi if we cross paths!

Agreed. I wanted to try SoBo for the same reason. I’m trying to make it as hard as I can. And I’m happy to find my limits along the way instead of construct it in an “easy” way and never find those boundaries (not that any CYTC is ever easy). Aquaman is an inspirations and a beast. Thank you for your supportive feedback!

Thank you! Swami is an inspiration!

Thanks for the correction! Just passed thru Klingman tower a few days ago, I’ll make sure to get that right when I put my Smokies video out!

Thanks! I started the NoBo from the southern Terminus in Georgia, have completed Georgia already, and am now in North Carolina, but I have not edited the videos for that yet. I will soon though. My top priority is getting the miles in right now.

Thanks! I used a downloaded offline Google maps file that covered the state of Maine, and a paper map that I got at the bus station in Portland. There were no shelters from Canada to Baxter. Most of the land in Maine is federally owned and preserved, so I just hopped off the road into the forest in places where I had not seen a house in a while and no fence was there, ie trying to stay off private property. It was all road walking, though if I had planned it better, there are snowmobile trails you could follow thru the woods. The hike across Maine was stunning, especially meeting the locals. I honestly would like to return again in winter, or do more road walk hiking. You totally absorb the local culture in such a different way. You see everything. There was so much I saw beyond the clips here, no way to capture it all. My favorite thing was the melted snow I used for water tasted just like the smoke that came from the Amish homesteads. It must be that the snow absorbs the flavor of the trees. A charred musty woodsy flavor. I had no idea about the amish community. I feel like when I was younger people thought of them as “crazy”, but with the state of technology today I can see how that lifestyle could be appealing. They all seemed very organically present and zen. If you do camp out here, just make sure you carefully research winter camping, because it was right around 0 deg F the whole time I hiked, which can get unfun quickly if something goes wrong. Thank you!!

@@JaruWalks wow, thank you for the in depth reply. I’d like to hike up there someday, it sounds amazing!

They're waaay ahead of him.

I think they are 70 miles ahead of me currently! Should catch them soon though!

@@JaruWalks I think you will too!