Backpacking During A TOTAL ECLIPSE

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0:00 Eagle Rock Loop, Arkansas
3:56 Plans ON THE RUN for The Eclipse
7:46 TIME For Day 2
15:42 GREAT Day 3 IN THE SKY
19:19 Update on Pregnancy and New Backpack $$$
23:48 Eagle Rock Vista
28:46 Brush Heap Mountain
30:15 Eclipse Day and Nervously Waiting Through The Clouds
36:56 Getting BRAIN DAMAGE Waiting on this Dern Eclipse
40:46 ECLIPSE
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@HomemadeWanderlust Месяц назад

This turned out to be one of my favorite videos! I'm excited to chat with everyone during the premiere 🙂

@smithcon Месяц назад

Great video; beautifully captured! Thank you for sharing your experience! I'm so glad that the clouds cooperated and you were able to directly experience the sun's ethereal silvery corona with your own two eyes; there is nothing remotely like experiencing totality and seeing that for yourself!

@taga2699 Месяц назад

Nice captures and editing compilation!! Thanks for sharing Could you please share a speed up time-lapse of just the eclipse from beginning to end? Congratulations on your pregnancy and best wishes

@jbonilla1983 Месяц назад

I'm so happy you finally came to hike AR!

@lauraelliott6909 Месяц назад

I hiked a piece of the ERL last fall on an overnight hike, but didn't get a chance to do the whole loop (yet). It's nice to see the rest of it. Definitely planning on going back for the whole loop.

@jamie9461 Месяц назад

My new favorite vid from you. I saw totality up in the Adirondack mountains. Congratulations on your pregnancy!🩵🩷

@bradleyb Месяц назад

That night-to-day stove transition...amazing.

@KJ4RMZ Месяц назад

Yep, that was cool.

@chrissaunders8284 Месяц назад

That "star" to the lower right was Venus, and the "star" to the upper left was Jupiter. You have produced a stunning video. Thank you. Congratulations on your expectancy.

@melissasinclair9303 Месяц назад

I've been watching you since near the beginning of your blogging history. Your quality of video has gotten superb. These videos are quiet, respectful of the outside world, and yet so real and "approachable". It's not about trying to rack up x number of miles in a day, or seeing how far/hard you can push your body, it's about enjoying the process of being outside - quite literally noticing the small things most people just stomp past to get to the next peak. So thank you!

@kaitlyn689 Месяц назад

Dixie gently evicting all the bugs from her tent before taking it down will forever have my heart lol I love the baby names ❤

@newplanet7 Месяц назад

Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker just announced she was pregnant too. Due this summer. Great job on this one Dixie!

@jzoop1 Месяц назад

They all want to be like Dixie.

@thomasdzubin Месяц назад

Wow, that edit where you light your stove and the background goes from night to day was amazing

@lauraelliott6909 Месяц назад

I loved that part! It was so fun.

@TweetyPAK7 Месяц назад

That was amazing! Well done Aaaron!

@francesprice618 Месяц назад

Why is it that my daughter and I can watch you build a fire or stir trail food, and it draws us in like a gripping moment in a movie drama? This certainly is one of your finest offerings, dear Dixie! And how kind you are to share baby names with us! I was apprehensive during my first pregnancy, but savored every moment with my second, in awe of the marvelous changes in my body, such as the dramatically increased efficiency in getting nutrients from my food. Enjoy those wonderful changes, Dixie. There is an old wives' tale that if you climb over your husband and get out of bed on his side, then go around and get back in on your side, he will have your morning sickness, lol. My dad was never superstitious, but he laughingly crossed my mom off every time she tried that. 😁. Blessings. 💗💙

@HomemadeWanderlust Месяц назад

Thank you so much! I’m trying to “enjoy” pregnancy, but it’s been kinda rough so far 😂 Hoping my next one will be a bit easier on me! Thank you for watching ♥️ Oh, and I’m definitely trying that trick lol.

@jennymckinnon7054 Месяц назад

Once you've seen a total eclipse, you become addicted! I've seen 3 now, and each one has been an AMAZING experience!! 👏

@amandathemystic1828 Месяц назад

I saw my first total eclipse on the 8th! Been here 41 years and finally got to see one. It definitely won’t be the last.

@buffyvachon8026 Месяц назад

What beautiful photography. You never disappoint. Hope all is well. I was touched when you talked about Motherly feelings starting from the beginning ❤️ Yes they do. You’re a Mom.

@tedrzepski3789 Месяц назад

We saw the total eclipse in Northern Vermont near the Canadian border. It was hard to describe. I urge everyone make a pilgrimage to see a total eclipse. Dixie since you walked the pilgrimage of Camino de Santiago try to get to Spain in June 2026 for a total eclipse along the pilgrimage routes. YOur films have evolved tremendously since your AT days. Thanks

@kimt7049 Месяц назад

As your video showed the moment of totality, my eyes welled up, just before you said, “This makes me want to cry!”. I was lucky enough to see this in 2017. I immediately planned to be in the path for 2024. It is an experience that defies explanation but I had the same sense of needing to see this every time it happens. Do it if you can!

@pitstop_calvin Месяц назад

OMG! I can't believe you're still using that old bacon grease pot as your camp pot! LOL 😂 Hey, if it works it works! 😊

@lexi-conby Месяц назад

4 of my favorite things all in 1 video. 1) backpacking, 2) iron maiden (or bruce dickensen's voice) 3) dixie (been following you since your AT hike) and so happy for your wedding and becoming a mom. and 4) solar eclipse. i was in little rock for this one.

@mikeykcl Месяц назад

May your algorithm prosper.

@sarahseeksadventure Месяц назад

I don’t think I’ll ever forgive myself for not sticking with my original plan of going to ERL. Paid $4k for an airbnb in central Texas and we couldn’t see totality at all because the clouds were too thick. 😭 I’m so so glad you were able to see it and share with us! Your reaction made me cry haha.

@HomemadeWanderlust Месяц назад

I am so so sorry that happened 😭

@rjensen2586 Месяц назад

What part of Texas? We had reservations in Temple and cancelled them because of the forecast, but it looks like we probably would have been able to see the eclipse there after all 😭

@sarahseeksadventure Месяц назад

@@rjensen2586 Bandera. We were able to see the beginning through clouds, but by about 40% the clouds were too thick to see the sun at all. I think my cousin who lives in Temple was able to see it.

@SpaceCaptnFace Месяц назад

We were in grapevine north of Dallas... forecasts said no blue skies and high clouds... We ended up with blue skies and what clouds were there parted to see all of it.

@Skittl1321 Месяц назад

@@rjensen2586 I have family in Austin where one house had an amazing view and 10 miles away the other didn't see a thing due to clouds.

@getyourfitonproductions Месяц назад

This is one of my favorite hikes. Sometimes we just walk in and find a spot to just camp out for 2-3 days and then sometimes we do the whole loop. It is so nice with access to fresh water. I have woken up to black bears in my camp and some funny stories about my son. Great memories. Glad you enjoyed it.

@sabijoli 29 дней назад

that’s exactly what happened to me during totality in 2017. I cried, it was just extreme to be in the darkness @ 10AM and all that accompanies an eclipse. your photography and editing is lovely. thanks for sharing. and congrats on the pregnancy, enjoy it!

@alanfoster9723 Месяц назад

I follow and watch all your content...this is the first video I've watched more than once. It's truly a piece of art! Thank you!!

@DeloraUpwards Месяц назад

The editing on this one was spectacular; you and Aaron really hit it out of the park with this video! I'm so glad you're finally able to get back to what you love.

@barrythompson6472 Месяц назад

Your photography along with your videography are absolutely stunning. Thank you

@klgirv Месяц назад

Beautiful video! You summed it up 100% … “put it in reverse and do it again”. I felt like we needed two; one to just look at the moon and sun and the second to look around. So surreal. Thanks for posting ❤️

@kiera_kayaks7521 Месяц назад

Wow I'm loving the cinematography!

@melonydodson8725 Месяц назад

Omg, that was amazing!! Thank you so much for capturing this. I wasn’t able to go. This by far is the best footage I’ve seen. So incredible! I teared up 🥲

@peterd08 Месяц назад

I backpacked in the first trimester with each of my 3 pregnancies - Isle Royale at 9 weeks, Yellowstone at 11 weeks, and Pictured Rocks at 6 weeks. Yellowstone was by far the worst - I got off trail, ate a banana, and threw up in front of a bunch of tourists and a geyser in September 2020. I wanted to shout "it's not covid! I'm just pregnant!" Congratulations on your impending arrival and on a great video.

@bobbyp68 Месяц назад

That night to day transition with the stove 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@remaguire Месяц назад

It is an amazing event. I saw a total eclipse in Germany in 1997 or 1998. Of course, totality is incredibly impressive, but just as surreal is seeing the moon’s shadow rushing across the landscape just before totality. I just happened to look to my right and there it was screaming across the land. I can still see it in my mind’s eye.

@Henning_Rech Месяц назад

It was 1999.

@Ecort6 Месяц назад

The “star” you point out was actually Jupiter! ✨❤

@southernkayaker Месяц назад

I just watched this entire video, again. I finally realized you were on the summit of Brush Heap mountain instead of ER Vista, but they're next door neighbors. Oh boy, the videography is just absolutely amazing! Kudos to both you and Aaron, and I think this is one that you may wish to submit to one or more of the film festivals this year! REALLY, you should do that 😊 We were not far from where you were that day, and had the same experience with clouds. I like to think that the hand of God just wiped the sky clear in those last minutes before totality. Sure felt that way ♥️

@ruth370 Месяц назад

When it switched at the beginning from the awe of the universe, and the music started. I could just here you saying, "And then little 'ol me" 💙

@crystalfaunt8991 Месяц назад

Was in central MO for 2017, just on the side of the highway after speeding down I 70 trying to get out from under the clouds. Even though we were right next to the highway across the street from a McDonalds, it was such a mind blowing event. I remember sitting on the back bumper of my car with my partner inexplicably crying. Then went home to plan for 2024 immediately. We went to Austin for this one but because of the cloud cover headed up north for better chances and landed in Waco. I don't know how it happened but at around 85% of totality, the heavy cloud cover just VANISHED. Clear skies all during totality. I don't know what it is about a total eclipse but they really just change your mindset in the coolest way. I've been loving watching everyone's journeys and reactions to this one!! It's like reliving it just a little again. Loved all your time lapses and it's so great to see you out on trail again!! Tentatively planning to be in Iceland for 2026

@idahogie Месяц назад

We were up closer to Dallas ... and that clearing that graced your totality hit us just after. The whole "waning" part was clear blue sky. It was still an amazing eclipse ... we had lots of little windows that gave us views of the whole thing. Then right after I headed down to Big Bend National Park for 4 days of backpacking. That was awesome, too ... and a place I'll not likely ever get back to.

@deepsubmergence9357 Месяц назад

Wow, Dixie! Your production values and video quality are amazing.

@GarryCollins-ec8yo Месяц назад

10 out of 10 for the night to day cook pot transition! We drove 10 hours and packed into the mountains of Indiana (I use the term mountain very loosely here). Well worth the trip. Your reaction matched ours. I felt like I was living a scifi movie. Great job.

@jeremiahbrown7385 Месяц назад

We did almost exactly the same thing as you. I took my family backpacking on the North Sylamore Creek Trail in northern Arkansas, and we watched the eclipse out in the woods well away from civilization. Amazing experience!

@kelliesharpe1067 Месяц назад

during the 2017 Eclipse, i'm convinced my family and 3 of my best friends had the absolute prime location to see it all from start to finish. i found out about the eclipse in 2011 and had 6 years to plan. it worked in every way imaginable. we were between Gregory's Bald and Joyce Kilmer on the Little Tennessee River. just us in a place that imo is even prettier and def far wilder than Cades Cove. (no need to ask me where, i'll never tell). The bears were out along with the otters, eagles, and deer. we were in max totality of i think 3:36 mins. that spot was one of the smartest plans i've ever had as a human being. i'm not kidding. no crowd so, we heard everything along with seeing it all. the cicadas and the swallows went nuts during totality. i was so stunned at the way the light got swallowed up by the moon that i almost forgot to take pictures after all that planning. i'm an East Tennessean from Townsend. i've seen some pretty incredible things in nature. i'm also a wildlife and landscape photographer and have been since long, long, long before it was "cool." i'm almost 60 years old and that day was the greatest natural event i have ever, or will ever see in my lifetime.

@LuckyLarry 28 дней назад

I love that y’all have names already and that y’all shared them. Cora Mae is cute,cute,cute….Bratcher Winfield…nice way to honor your Granddaddy.

@victoriaburkhardt9974 Месяц назад

So so cool! Thanks for showing us.

@tonyad291 Месяц назад

Beautiful video! Thanks for sharing! 😊❤

@markbrant7185 Месяц назад

Why is no one talking about the fact that this whole video syncs up PERFECTLY with Dark Side Of The Moon by Pink Floyd?!

@HomemadeWanderlust Месяц назад

😉

@saratuneKS Месяц назад

Guess I am watching it again, then! 🤩

@saratuneKS Месяц назад

@@HomemadeWanderlust WOW! That was perfection. Phenomenally clever. 😍 Incredibly well done.

@MrEllio7 Месяц назад

Thank you for sharing this video!

@TheArtisanbard Месяц назад

This was great! Thanks for sharing!

@charlagarth926 Месяц назад

My dear. You should get some kind of award for this one! Excellent job and I am SO glad you got to see it.

@valeriee3039 Месяц назад

Great footage and editing! The eclipse, the stove switch, the nature. Great job!

@laurelanderson8720 Месяц назад

Soooooo awesome!!! Absolutely wonderful work Dixie & Aaron!!!

@jcsoutlook Месяц назад

Totally agree with the trail being home…It’s the best!!

@AOKUrbanHomestead1 Месяц назад

Another great video! So glad you got to see that so close

@mikeskidmore6754 23 дня назад

I was in a Grocery Store Parking Lot in SW Michigan .. I didn't realize that you need to be closer to the mapped Path to see a Total Eclipse. It was a Warm Sunny day with no Clouds.. I saw a 7/8 Elipse there were strange shadows and a bit darker and all of the Parking lot lights came on .. They it was back to normal again. I was stuck in the store so long trying to use their Kiosk that I almost missed it .

@effort1584 Месяц назад

My wife and I were a couple of hours northeast of where you were. Sunny for the whole time (forgot my hat and burnt my head). My favorite point was when just a tiny piece of the sun came back into view and it seemed like the sun was a spot light. Definitely cooled down during the process. Frogs and other critters were confused. I also learned a lot about Arkansas terrain, and have added in some great views from your experience. Thank you for sharing your adventure! Greenland 2026!!!

@sullivanadventures6454 Месяц назад

The quality of your videos are always so great!! Thanks for sharing with us. This trail looks breathtaking!

@ChrisSunHwa Месяц назад

That was just wonderful, Dixie! We can feel your excitement! Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us. 🖤🤍🖤

@kellil13 Месяц назад

Thanks for sharing!

@jasonschwartz7781 Месяц назад

Beautiful video, guys.

@baothiletran-ef8zn Месяц назад

I admire your passion and work! Thank you!

@TheBeardofReason Месяц назад

We went to Arkansas as well. Even though I live in Austin, we played it safe and went to Heber Springs. Got lucky and had nothing but blue skies the entire time!

@laurelanderson8720 Месяц назад

Ooohhh...the wild irises! ❤

@lindahopson5003 Месяц назад

A totally magical video. Thank you so much for sharing this adventure.

@auntlouise Месяц назад

I've been watching you since you hiked the AT. While you were watching the eclipse I was about 100 miles NW of you watching it. I decided that next spring I am going to hike the Eagle Rock Loop Trail. I'm not doing it this year because the skeeters have hatched, and they love me way too much. Plans are made and wheels are in motion!

@SoonerDiscGuy Месяц назад

Welcome back on the trail(s). Your videos are amazing! Thank you for sharing!

@bernardlyons2422 Месяц назад

Fantastic video Dixie. Great teamwork. I love it when a plan comes together.

@stephentitus964 23 дня назад

So glad you got to enjoy my home state. Great story as always.

@mikeyhikeys Месяц назад

Aw Dixie…I love how excited you got, and especially the way you describe what it was like! So fun, and the best eclipse coverage I’ve seen. Thank you!

@charliehooks5801 Месяц назад

Great videos! 🤟 Thanks for sharing

@jomcquillen2310 Месяц назад

This was excellent!

@robinsmith9734 Месяц назад

Just, just, just, fabulous Dixie. What an experience, for you and all the critters you beautifully filmed, thank you. They have their experience too! Well done,Duplex girl.............

@jtdub-wanders Месяц назад

I had the same reaction watching it from my backyard. It was the most surreal experience of my life.

@backpackingbill6738 Месяц назад

ERL is my favorite "Close to Home" trail. Beautiful video!

@viciea Месяц назад

Incredible!

@smet145 Месяц назад

Beautiful video. The kind of thing that makes RU-vid really great.

@outdoorsfan4179 Месяц назад

Fantastic video and congrats on the baby. Great photography as usual. Spectacular actually.

@lonnierobin7347 Месяц назад

Great Video, Great to know you're back out there. Was also great to run into you on trail... Hike on..

@Mike-zl6bz Месяц назад

Your videos are incredible, love your cinematography and editing, so beautiful.

@Temptresstoo Месяц назад

South of the Starway when you have to do the big crossing, it becomes impassible in high water. So high, a bunch of people died at Albert Pike due to a flash flood. I really thought the mountain section was rough. That was the worse part. No switchbacks.

@keloreilly7017 Месяц назад

Thank you, Dixie for showing this. Absolutely stunning!

@KathyW5 Месяц назад

And Aaron.

@richeretrudeau226 Месяц назад

Thank you for normalizing wearing big hats on the trail. The sun is highly damaging to our skin, so I never go without it. The shots underwater, the shadows created by the clouds on the mountains, the slow motion of the bee and small creatures are so, so good! Also, about the eclipse, I cried a little while watching it through your video. I was lucky to see it in real-time in Montreal, Canada; I will never forget this moment.

@takingawalkadventures Месяц назад

awesome video Dixie. eclipse was awesome to watch you guys picked a great location to watch the eclipse. really enjoyed your time-lapse

@jeffmclinn3168 Месяц назад

That was amazing. Just finished watching your video to the end. My wife and I and a friend saw the eclipse from Southeastern, Oklahoma, very close to the centerline. There was a group from the Netherlands and two guys from Barcelona, Spain, just to see the eclipse. Your video was tremendous. Thank you for sharing it with us. Now we wait for the next one.

@journeyoflovelight Месяц назад

WOW.. Thank you.

@Lv4_o2 Месяц назад

What!?! Baby!!! Congratulations!!!🎉🎉🎉

@sherrierifenberg2199 Месяц назад

This was my first TC…absolutely the BEST! Saw mine in SW Illinois…traveled 12 to see it! So cool! TY!

@Nynke_K Месяц назад

This was an amazing video even without the eclipse. Happy return to backpacking! ❤

@cecilezimmer8773 Месяц назад

Dixie, thank you so much for your absolutely beautiful videos and for taking us along on your adventures. I was nervous for you and Baby Bump on some of those river crossings!!! But you are a pro at this and make it look easy-ish 😁🙂. Take care and stay safe.

@dillonpark7262 Месяц назад

I live in Shreveport, LA close to the Texas state line. A few of us drove two hours west toward Dallas to watch the total solar eclipse. It was spectacular and we will always remember that heavenly event.

@stephanielasnoski606 Месяц назад

You had the best video I've seen of it. I'm so glad you got to be there! I remember getting to see a total eclipse as a child and that memory has never faded!

@lindseyhuntsman Месяц назад

Watching your reaction was the absolute best!! It is such a life changing experience and I didn’t even see it in totality! Thanks for doing what you do!

@johnhavel7685 Месяц назад

So excited for you Dixie it’ll be awesome seeing how things go with the new baby on the way.

@AlabamaRatties Месяц назад

This is the BEST video of the eclipse!! I love your enthusiasm and childlike wonderment. (this is a compliment) I'm so glad the clouds cleared for you. Thanks for sharing your beautiful hike and awesome mountaintop eclipse.

@shananiekamp3218 Месяц назад

AMAZING footage!!

@ProudJew348 Месяц назад

Dixie, you are the best nature photographer EVER! Thank you so much for doing this.

@martinwelch5774 Месяц назад

Y'all are the best

@martinforrester8249 Месяц назад

That was a lovely video/story. It must be so good to get out into the countryside again for a few days. Your editor did a great job too.

@SuperMickeyr Месяц назад

So cool! I’m in Austin… it got pitch black where we were. Amazing!

@stuartrollings602 Месяц назад

Howdy y’all! Well my wife and I made bloody Mary’s and sat in our rocking chairs in Granbury TX and saw a wonderful eclipse from our front porch, and never moved more than 50 feet…except to make BM no 2!

@rungavagairun Месяц назад

Another great video. Looks like you had a great trip. I hope your time in Arkansas was pleasant off trail as well. Come back and visit us again. ERL has a very special place in my heart.

@jeevjagostudios Месяц назад

Wow! Just, wow! Kudos to you and Aaron for this video. You've really upped your game -- cinematography, editing, music, and longer format with good amounts of just visuals, sounds, and music, with little narration.

@sking1459 Месяц назад

I wasn’t able to travel to see it. But I felt a wee bit of the magic and it made me cry it was so glorious! Thanks so much for sharing

@johneason6540 Месяц назад

Very unique video work in the water, in the sky, olus the fliwers and critters🎉

@AdrianSimmons-ol5rc Месяц назад

Those are great pictures and video. I debated about being on the Ouachita Trail in Arkansas for the eclipse, but instead did a weekend hike and set up in Hot Springs. It was spectacular!

@jessicafuller9170 Месяц назад

Thanks for this video! I enjoyed all of the spring wildflowers, tiny critters, birds, descriptions of your hiking while pregnant and then the grand finale of the total eclipse. Your excitement was palpable, I even got chill bumps and wanted to tear up too!

@debbiewollard9056 Месяц назад

I was in MT and there was supposed to be 35% coverage- but at Glacier NP- there was too much cloud cover- so no sighting. Thank you- this was spectacular!!

@drdv1974 Месяц назад

Holy crapamoly! Thanks for this video Dixie. We only had 88% eclipse where I live in Northwest Missouri so it was great to experience the eclipse with you and Aaron vicariously! Thank you. 😊