Love it! Glad to see Bird Dog Tom out with you! A couple different tarp setups for you. I love just sleeping with my tarp (and my hammock) because I love feeling the breeze come through. There is nothing like sleeping outside!
Thanks Travis! I've been using tarps since 1998. The Duomid I've been using for the last two years is the closest thing to a tent I've used since then. I got this tarp about a month ago from Hammock Gear. It's a 10X10 (actual dimensions are 9.5X9.5) silpoly tarp. To me the nice thing about a tarp is you not fully enclosed during rain and excluded from nature; you can see out.
Ohh man what a treat as I'm sitting here eating dinner (a bowl of homemade venison chilli) and watching my good friend Tom and Bryan Delay on a hike on the AT. Very cool. Nice shots in there Bryan...some of that area looked like Big Sky Country down around Missoula. Beautiful. Tom is definitely great company and even better conversation. I hope we can all link up some summer and do a trip. As much as I would love to do a section of the AT it just seems like there are too many people. Think I will stick to my hard to get to never heard of lakes. LOL. Hike on!
Thanks hyoh-wu! A bowl of homemade venison chili sounds good. Never thought about it but parts of this hike do look like the area around Missoula. Yes Tom and I have had some great conversations. Probably why I didn't take more videos around camp. You never know maybe we can do a trip together some time. The number of people on the AT depends the section of the AT and the time of year. This section is very popular, especially the first mile or two with day hikers. Plus there were some thru hikers and it was spring break. Actually most of the places I've backpacked in the west are more crowded than the southern Appalachian's, especially the Winds and the Sawtooths.
@BryanDeLay I did the sawtooths a few years back ... well yes u are absolutely right. It was strange indeed to see so many people out. College kids hike during spring break? I thought they all went to Florida or something. lol.
Oh Bryan. This video literally put tears in my eyes. I recall maybe being 7 or 8 years old. Hiking from Carvers gap up to Big Grassy with my parents. Laying in the soft grass warm sun thinking the world was perfect. That was probably 1976 or 77. Great memories have been back there many times since. As usual another awesome video
Thank you for the wonderful video . I first hiked that area in 1971 , looks about the same , just more people. There was not much traffic on the AT back then. Thanks again for the blast from the past.
That's one of my favorite sections. We did it in the winter time and encountered temps in the teens, wind, snow and rime ice everywhere! It made for a really memorable hike.
Several years ago my son and I did a one night out and back trip from Carver's Gap to Yellow Mountain Gap in winter. It wasn't all that cold, but there were still some snow drifts three feet deep.
Great video, you guys really shot right up to the top of the world and seemed to hike that ridge for ever. What views! Always enjoy your videos, thanks for sharing Bryan.
My wife and I did that stretch ten years in a row as a one-day day-hike! We live nearby. We called it the "All Downhill Hike". That helped us trick friends into joining us... Beautiful hike.
It'd be a great day hike. We passed several people going both directions day hiking and trail running this section. We intentionally chose to make it a two night trip.
@@hyoh-wu BTW, at the 7:28 mark, my tin coffee cup was clanking against something in my pack and Bryan yells...."Hey Joey, shut that thing up!" Man, I just cracked up, thinking of Joey with his little 1 qt pot hanging off his pack, ringing like a bear bell! Too Cold Bird Dog Tom
If you’re trying to tease Tom you’re going to have to do better. As one of two older brothers who picked on him mercilessly (mostly by me) he has developed a very tough skin!@@hyoh-wu
Hi Bryan! Great that you get out backpacking despite the strong winds and changing weather! Sounds like you had lots of company or the trail, but great spots to camp and relax in the evening. Really pretty to see the sky and some sunshine while the trees are not yet in full leaf mode! Have a great weekend - Jen 😄⭐️⭐️
Thanks Jennifer! The wind and cold weather came in sooner than we expected, but we had a great trip anyway. Only a couple of weeks left without the leaves.
Enjoyed the early Spring scenery from the ridges and balds along that section of the AT. And I am so relieved to see you got your telekinesis mojo back in fine form 😜. Thanks for keeping me inspired!
I always enjoy hiking vicariously with you! It’s been a very windy Spring here in central Indiana and looks like it has been where you are. Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Hi Bryan. Thank you for this nicely filmed video of one of my two favorite parts of the AT (at least, in the first 1100 miles). Question: Did you notice if they'd torn down the old barn/shelter near yellow mountain gap? God Bless!
@@BryanDeLay As I suspected Bryan. Thank you for your great work - it is refreshing and enjoyable! Hoping the Lord will always bless you with safety in your hikes.
No, for the last two years I've been using an MLD Duomid. Although recently I bought a Hammock Gear silpoly 10' X 10' flat tarp and a Hammock Gear 11' X 9.25' silpoly hammock tarp. I'll continue to use the Duomid in winter and use the two tarps in warmer weather, using the flat tarp in dry weather or light rain and using the hammock tarp with doors when heavy rain is forecast.
My DCF Trail Star wore out after 249 nights. The fabric was delaminating and I had already patched it several times. So I just decided to try something different.
