Escaping the Virus on the The Dead Trail - Overnight Adventure 

I say it all the time and I'm going to continue saying it. The effort this guy puts into these videos is staggering.

I'm in Western, NY where my State now has almost 12,000 cases now of Covid-19. I have more than 60 acres of woods out behind my house. It looks like it will be the only place to do all my outdoor activities this year, but I am thankful I'm not in a big city. Great video Luke,.I can't wait for it to warm up to get out & about.

To luke and everyone's family please be safe during this difficult time stay healthy.

Another great video Luke. An adventure every week ! Just the medicine we need under these global conditions Luke, thank you.... 🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧🇬🇧

Luke in your camping videos before you go to sleep you always say about watching a movie. When I go camping, I’m watching through the 10 years of your videos. They’re that good keep up the good work.

Luke, that depression in the ground looks as if a may have been an old fighting position left over from the Civil War.

I really like the videos where you've no plan and you don't know where are you going... the element of surprise and explore makes it much better! Thanks for sharing.

Awesome video. Having served in the Military all over the world for 25 years, and 50 years roaming the woods, I've seen many depressions. If any Civil War battles were fought on that mountain, it could be a sunken fighting position (foxhole), seems too big for a old grave site, and the worst case could be the remains of a old home site "3 seater" outhouse slit trench!

This is the true way to practice social distancing! Well done.

Luke, I was on a hike in the deep woods once and found a hole in the ground similar to the one you found. A few yards from the hole was some old barrels with ax marks in them. After I got home I asked my Grandad what he thought that might have been and he told me it was an old moonshine still that had been busted up by the sheriff's dept. years ago. Could be what you found too.

"Land Subsidence" is a gradual settling or sudden sinking of the Earth's surface owing to subsurface movement of earth materials. The principal causes of land subsidence are aquifer-system compaction, drainage of organic soils, underground mining, hydrocompaction, natural compaction, sinkholes, and thawing permafrost. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Subsidence

Another excellent installment. If I could swing it, I'd grab my son, some cash, and lots of food and head to Pisgah. It looks quite wonderful. Your tidbits of wisdom amid the atmosphere of fear and confusion are welcome, to be sure. These images are refreshing and well received. Thank you for what you do. The depression you pointed out is likely a sinkhole or a washout where a tree once grew. I'm sure dear Susie was watching anxiously when you began to shed the sweater and say "it's getting hot" lol Keep up the good work and thank you for the example you set. Integrity is refreshing. Keep doing what you do. S&H.

Love Grayson highlands/ Mount Rogers NRA My favorite trails are the ones are the ones less traveled. Your going at the right time. No overgrown trail, no pop up thunderstorms and no ticks! Especially since we did not have a winter.

Luke👍👍 Great walk about. Weather was superb and the film came across perfect👌 The back and forth camera work was exhaustive I'd imagine, thanks for a quality watch😊 That divot in the ground...Bigfoot bed🤔 Nice trip, see ya next time. Enjoy!

You'll never find the entrance to that trail without the magic chant

The joys of playing hunt the trail lol. Still a nice hike in a beautiful area.

When I was in the Boy Scouts we would do trail clearing and marking, but we have become to lazy. It is a sad day that these kids are living indoors over half their life.

The hole would be about the right size for a "cochon de lait" or pig roast, roasting the pig in a pit covered with coals. I like the water filter. Tent looks real light. You could get some of those "Hot Hands" from the Wally to warm up your frozen snack. They get pretty warm pretty quick and last a few minutes. They also spontaneously reheat when handled again. Coffee sounds like just the ticket for the time and place. Thanks for having us along.

Thank you for giving this shut-in an outdoor experience every day peace.

Luke: Has trekking poles. Uses stick to cross stream. XD As for what you found, that looks like a Sasquatch Sleeping Bag. You fill it with leaves and you can sleep warm all night by burying yourself except for your face.

they found a hole like that on an island in Canada and they have been digging for 200 years trying to figure it out...

No need to "spice it up". Some of us unhappy city dwellers are happy just to see water flowing in creeks.

Heck yea. Just in time for my lunch break! Thanks Luke

Love what you guys do, thanks for taking us along. Addicted to your channel. Thanks for the hard work you do.

Good that your getting lots of fresh air and explaining your locatio a well without having to guess like on other channels.Best wishes from England👍🇬🇧

I'm now 60 years old with bad knee replacements. I'm sure my backpacking days are over. When I was a teenager, I did alot of solo trips. You keep my heart energized. I love your adventures.

Luke, when in unfamiliar territory, and on a time restriction, better to stick to known trail. I have been lost in those mountains as a 13 yo boy. I thought I was utterly familiar with my mountain. Well, I still had some learning to do. Whew... The story is too long. I’m 63 now, obviously made it home. I ended up walking clean off the mountain and halfway across the valley before I found a house to ask for a phone. It was late and Mom was not happy, especially when she heard where I ended up. Thanks for the great adventure and super video. Texas

I enjoy watching him. He has a lot that i still learn.

Thank you. Beautiful scenery. Stay well.

That hole looks to be like a fox hole like some men dug in there was there any battles in the civil war near there ?

A black tent, nope unless its used to supply heat when the suns out. Great job on the camping, getting to the outdoors Luke. I do so enjoy it.

Thanks Luke for all theses videos, it sure does help pass the time. Thank you so much for thinking of everyone. Stay safe brother

The name Inyo is Shoshone I believe, and happens to be one of counties the Sequoia National Forest and Mt. Whitney is located. (California)

Maybe an old homesites out house depression? Stay safe my friend, and keep the vids coming as long as you can

let the apocalypse adventure begin!

Hello Luke, Family And Friends Be Safe 🙏🏾🙏🏾😷😷 Yes We Are Exploring, Not Knowing Where We Going 🏕🏕💪🏽💪🏽🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🤗🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🥰🥰🥰🥰

Thanks for another great adventure Luke. Watching this video get my hiking juices flowing. Makes me want to get out there and explore unknown destinations. Just to get away from all this craziness for awhile.

There's alot of fallen trees on this path and alot of water. But still fun to watch.

Great hike loved watching this is so peaceful out there .:) Love to see your next trail.:) I loved the owls so beautiful hearing them. :) I lay at night in bed and I hear them before I drift off to sleep I feel like they sing me to sleep on owl lulluaby. :) When I was young our mom and dad took us to shores lake to camp in tents and hike to white mountain so beautiful in summer and early wintertime. :) Have a great time be safe and stay healthy. :) Hugs Toni g. :) P.S. Would love to know more and see what Susie knits up from time to time love yarn crafts.:) Hugs and love to you both awesome family. :)

ive just come across this channel a few days ago and ive been binge watching it since, love it.

The depression in the ground is probably the place where an old tree has fallen down or been blown over and what's left has been taken away or rotted.

That pit looks like a rifle pit from the civil war. I used to be a civil war reenactor and at times we would run across these in the woods. It was awesome to set a skirmish line and man one of these relics from the men we were paying tribute to.

Did anyone else notice that Luke sometimes speaks without moving his lips? It's as if he just thinks the words and we hear them. Pretty cool, Luke.

What a great adventure 😊beautiful forest

Thanks Luke:) from us hunkering down at home :) Looking forward too trekking Thursdays :)

Another great hiking video! Thanks for taking us for the walk. Be safe and enjoy nature! Cheers

Seriously how many back packs do you own? I get the feeling you could open a survival store.

Black tents are like black leather seats in a car. They look cool....then comes summer!

Luke, I am always intrigued with the amount of stuff that comes out of your backpack!! It is like a virtual hardware store. Always relaxing to watch you hiking on those trails. Keep safe.

sinkhole good chance there a cave. love the pack and the tent. beautiful county out there. Stay safe my friend

Great trip Luke, thanks for sharing and taking us along.Think Kuiu actually may have a black tent, not sure. I believe the pit you came across might be a bunker for hunting deer...I have seen them before myself.

Love your vids, keep up the awesome work!

Luke I hope you and your family stay safe and are well

Man... I am Glad you took a break, I was getting tired ! Whew... lol As Always my friend, thumbs up... Peace.

You are so lucky to be able to enjoy such beautiful and isolated woodland in the USA. Here in the UK it is harder to get away from people and enjoy nature in that way. Thanks for posting Luke.

Best wishes and good health to you and your family Luke.

Man I can't wait to get back out in the woods after this Virius blows over. For now Im camping on my property to stay safe. At least its better than nothing for now. Stay safe brother. Cant wait for more videos. Take care Stength And Honor!!!! 💪💪

The depression in the ground that you found looks like something was buried their. This is what it usually looks like after you dig up the ground and, then replace the soil over whatever has been buried. Weapons cache, survival stash? - Body? If it's a body you can keep it but, if it is a weapons cache or survival stash you have to split it with me. Garrett Doyle By the way I watch your show a lot as I am disabled and, have time on my hands. Good show!

May you and yours stay safe and well. Thank you for the video, it really does help.

luke you and the wife are a breath of fresh air in today's chaotic world,love the content,i can relax and unwind and feel like im with you out in nature watching your videos

Love the black tent, great for those more posh overnight adventures... lol

Great video as always. It would be great to see a review of outdoor shoes, especially those to accommodate with soaked or muddy soils. Take care and stay safe!

Good catch on the hole! So many people don’t even look for anomalies on the ground.

Never seen a black tent but I think I'd like one, it'd be darker in the morning if you want to sleep past sun up.

“Land of a thousand fallen trees” -definitely ✅

Growing up in Manitoba, I always appreciate seeing you make a hot beverage and a crackling 🔥. Thank You.

17:36 That deep impression filled with leaves is a typical Big Foot or Sasquatch nest. They often dig impressions in the ground, and then fill with leaves and or small evergreen branches to make a bed. I saw these myself. Did not know what they were until I did my own research some 50 years later. My siblings and I accidentally were tree knocking with one as children, and doing "whoop whoops" with one, accidentally leaving it peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. IT would leave us small piles of pretty rocks. This happened over a 10 year period of time in the Coastal Rain Forest near a camp grounds, in a restricted area. It made the forest rangers nervous we went up there, chargringed we never got hurt, and never SAW anything, but upset them when we told them about our activities, and tree knocking. Fifty years later now I know why. Now I know why there were shifts of forest rangers patrolling the camp grounds 24/7 in groups of three in these little carts. I swear one of them always had a riffle slung on his back. YET there was never any mention of bears. So they were patrolling the camping area to make sure the LOCAL big foot stayed in the resricted area. They aer shy aminals and avoid humans at all costs. apparently enjoy children and do not bother them. I guess. YOU tell me. All I know is what WE experienced for more than 10 years. But one thing I do remember too, is seeing two of these beds! WE never messed with them either. Good thing. if you do not mess with them, they will leave you alone. For someone who does not believe in them, your videos continue to show proof that you are not alone in the woods. But the way you conduct yourself, you are safe. AS you respect the forest, so if a Big Foot did come to your camp it would be out of curiosity, and not to harm you. So I would ignore it, and not respond to it, other than to leave it a present of peanut butter. It would appreciate the gesture of friendship. It might leave you a present.

Hiking and camping are great ways to do social distancing.

I love how you make the national forest trails seem like backcountry danger lol

Really enjoy going along with you on these adventures, can't wait for the next one!! Safe travels!!

Nice quick on the fly response on the ......Viiiiirussssss.

God bless you. We all needed this

The 'Hilton' Creek Trail....😂😂😂. Helton, Luke. Helton. 😜

Moonshine still hole. I grew up in the Francis Marion Forrest in the Low Country of SC. There are a lot of these man made holes throughout the Carolinas and Georgia. Moonshiners would build their stills in a hole to minimize/hide the profile of the still. We had a horse farm with several of these just inside the woodline. I once found a double barrel shot gun leaning against a a tree next to one of these holes.

Me ,you,the two owls and that old gravesite 👻☠😂😂

You know, I can't help but to think how much work goes into making these videos. Take the scenes of you just walking by, placing and then retrieving the camera and then the editing work to stitch it all together to make a pretty good video. I had subscribed to your channel a while back then noticed while watching this video that I wasn't subscribed. Oh well resubscribed and all is well. Keep up the good work Luke, your dedication shows in the quality of your videos. Stay safe in these trying times my friend, wishing you Susie and the family all the best from Canada. Thanx for the great content.

It's the remains of an old sawpit, they can be visible for centuries after use. Two sawyers would operate the pit using a cross cut saw, one below the log (in the pit), and the other, called "top dog", above the log. Originally it would have been much deeper, but they silt up with time.

Hello Luke, awesome video, love the chest rig you are wearing I just may have to get one or if I can find the ribs pack you also have. Have a wonderful weekend take care and God bless you and your Family always. 🇺🇸🔥☕️👼🏻👼🏻🇺🇸

yeah I do a lot of bushwacking and off trail hiking. Sharpens my land nav skills. Compass and my topo are my tools of choice, hardly ever use my gps unless I have really messed up.

You Too Luke Be Safe 🙏🏾🙏🏾😷😷😷😷See You Sunday 🤗🤗🤗

Hello Luke, thank you for sharing another fun filled adventurous outing. I look forward to the next exciting outing. Take care, be safe, have fun and stay Healthy. 🤗

Wow! Loved those howls at 17:55! And no, never saw a black tent

Those depressions you see are likely caused from limestone below-ground fracturing due to water seeping into cracks and causing the Limestone to break apart Underground. Once that breaks apart there's nothing left supporting the soil above it, and it sinks creating a hole. It's very common here in Indiana. We see it all the time and that is what is causing it.

Great video, hope this finds you and your family well..Thanks for Sharing!!

When you said it’s time for coffee. The misses said way ahead of you brother as she had the Stanley French press loaded and going on the heat

This was an awesome way to spend my night....

Another great video. That is a shallow grave. No two ways about it. It appears they never got to use it or it has long since been evacuated...but that was meant to conceal a body.

To me the depression in the ground looks like an old latrine or garbage pit from the settlers. We find them around oregon a lot. As for a fight position like many have said their would be more around if that were the case and the angle is off. It doesn't look like a hasty grave or cattle pit. So I'd say it looks like a trash pit.

Luke, have you made a video of the "build a tent with a tarp" motif? Very few people use these in the rain, but you would.

Judging on the hole size, it's an old grave site that has been dug up, grave robbing used to be much more common. People would get buried with jewelry and other valuables often near where they died and later someone would come back and dig it up. Being in a hurry or lazy they would partially fill the hole back in.

That hole is a type of dugout. It's a really strenuous way of keeping out of the wind but hey... More power to them.

I like the black tent. I bet it stays good and dark in the mornings.

The depression in the ground looks like a military "fighting hole". Or it could be the start of a subsiding sink hole.

Looks to maybe be an air shaft to a mine.Great job again Luke.

The hole in the woods. Maybe a cellar hole from an old house a hundred or two hundred years ago. That plot of land looks like a great place to have built a house. I do a lot of treasure hunting (metal detecting), and that’s what came to my mind when I saw it.

Hey Luke love the adventures! Really like it when you show were you are going on the map.

The hole looks like a "Kelly Hole". In northern Wisconsin they are left over from logging operations. A kind of borrow pit to fill in another low spot. I am not sure but, Kelly probably got the short stick, and had to do all the crap jobs. Keep up the great job!

I think it could have been a big oak tree that fail probably 50 to 100 years ago left a crater or could it be a graveside 🤔

Luke I think you should try to follow the spur.Trust your instincts. See if you can find your way back to the main trail and then to the parking lot. You & banana Susie stay well!