“If you could only sense how important you are to the lives of those you meet; how important you can be to the people you may never even dream of. There is something of yourself that you leave at every meeting with another person.”(Fred Rogers, a/k/a Mr. Rogers). Thanks for sharing. Be well, stay safe. 🥾
That’s a classic wholesome love story. You take off on a long term challenge, and run into someone that can help push you through struggle. Shared struggle is one of the best ways to really know someone’s true character in the toughest moments. Congrats guys! From one vet to another, thank you for serving our nation. I’d love to hear more about your experience if you’re comfortable sharing it.
Eeeeee I've been with my Appalachian trail partner for almost 3 years now. We're engaged and just a few weeks away from having our first baby. I am so excited to take this baby on trail this summer. I never thought I'd meet my person in the woods but here we are. The best and most secure relationship I've ever been in. Congratulations to you two!!!!
@@Remembering-rq6si interesting perspective. For me marriage isn't a big thing. We have a baby together and that ties us together for life for better or worse. He's extremely committed and I've never felt that he would leave or walk away. There's a lot of security in our relationship. We had a baby first because we're older and I didn't want to run out time to be a mom. It was absolutely planned and we worked on it for 14 months!!We can have a celebration and get married whenever. There's no time limit. We're already completely entwined. I'm not worried.
@@Remembering-rq6si sorry seems like you have a lot going on. This is a different situation. He is over the moon in love with this baby and both of us are set on doing this together. Hope you're taking care of yourself.
This is so sweet - thanks for sharing. And congratulations to you both for finding love doing something you are both passionate about. Enjoy the adventures!!! happy Valentines day.
I think what Smoke Master said is very true, that on the trail you are with a stranger, talking with them about anything...you form a bond. A bond is an important part to base love off of. I remember when you two officially made the announcement you two were a couple, I wrote to Maddie telling Smoke Master...."You make sure you take care of that sweet girl!" I guess he has!
Happy Valentines Day, Smoke and Ranger! ❤ Thanks for sharing the insight into your relationship and telling us more about your AT experience. Love the kitty! Congrats on your new home and pet together!
Wow. That is true. Seeing how ppl act in the raw wilderness is awesome to see how their true characteristics are. Great to see you two!! I was hoping yall would do a video like this...❤❤
Glad to see you two doing well. We met as I was doing trail magic at the AT center in Warm Springs, PA. Happy you found each other. Best always ~ Mad Rat
This was so great, and the bloopers are always so funny. The one thing to ask is, are you both working and how was that transition from the trail? You mentioned that you don't see each other as much bc of your work. But how was it transitioning back? Can't wait to see what's next. Thanks for the updates
I work on videos and social media stuff full time, and smoke has a more traditional job in a store. Because I work for myself, I have more flexibility and it’s another thing that we imagine most new couples would have a harder time with than we did. But it’s still hard to some degree!
I love this so much. Will Smoke be going on your next adventure with you? You both are invited back to High Point Park and to my house anytime you'd like to come.
I was just telling my wife about your video this week and that last week it was about your drone.... I guess we have a Smoke Master and now a Drone Master!
We made it official on a zero day in New York City, after leaving from Pawling, NY. I would guess maybe around Mile 1500. Sometimes when we were lazy we’d cram into one one-person tent but that was rarely a good night of sleep
Our goal was to have an informal conversation with the viewer as if they were our friend, not to be delivering information as if we were on the news or something! Sorry that wasn’t what you were looking for!
Well I did watch all your AT videos and subsequent ones and enjoyed them....and I intend to continue....might however skip parts that involve excessive hair play .....😊