Hi! We are hiking the Pacific Crest Trail this year and we are very excited! Come along with us on this journey! If you want more up to date information on where we are you can follow us at: IG: Rach @ Waderaid27 Dan @ danbaracchini
I must say, I’ve been watching thru-hiking videos for the last eight years. You guys are without a doubt, the best channel in 2024. One of the best ever. Love it all!❤❤❤
What a beautiful video-I’m glad that you got to have an easier hike filled with great smells and sights. I could totally feel your wildflower euphoria, it is amazing to be there. Guess the flowers were the “trail magic” for this day, and you drank it all in! Safe travels!
Good to hear we're giving you good vibes your group is great I felt Rach's great joy when she stopped to show us them if we only could smell them ❤ stay safe amigos
On Day 79 video, Rach said something that really resonated with me. She said something about being grateful in having the health to experience this adventure. That is one thing many take for granted when you're of the age you both are at. Day 79. 1979 is the age when my wife and I got married! It seems like it was just yesterday when we were a couple of young pups, and now the time has passed all too quickly. We had talked, dreamed, and planned to do the PCT, but life got in the way. We are now living vicariously through you and your journey. Your're experiencing great future memories. Thank you. It is somewhat embarrassing for us to live so close to it and yet not have experienced it. We live in the State of Jefferson which the PCT passes through. (We live in Gasquet, CA and are adjacent to the UNESCO World Heritage Site of the Coastal Redwoods-Tallest Trees on Earth) . I've always wanted to do the section from Seiad, CA to Ashland, OR because of its sentimental significance to me. You both have inspired me. Since my commitments are fewer and fewer every year it is time to follow through on previous dreams. First that local section, then the mini Yellowstone of Lassen National Park (You may wear out the word, Wow!!, then the sectional through Crater Lake National Park. Thank you. Carpe diem.
My husband and I were also married in 1979 and are vicariously living the trail with Rach and Dan. We need to get thru a few short term health issues and feel the same way, start with a few short hikes, most important getting out there together.
yes, love the views, and no shaky cam, i presume you’re using a camera or a gimbal, which I really appreciate. and you’re both very kind and positive even when challenged.
You two are awesome and we are enjoying your hike so much. I’m from MA too but now live in TX. You two have the best attitudes. My husband and I are backpackers too. We are 78 and 70 !
Just left on Thursday at 1pm sorry that me and my wife missed you we had an incredible time serving the hikers ahead of you met over fifty and told many I was hoping to see you guys remind them it was your time frame that put us at bluelake rd may be you will receive a blessing from them the Hoovers 😊
You are one of my daily RU-vid Fixes...🙏 for your successful completion and Thank You for Taking us along (I believe I've said that before but I can' help repeating it...😁)
I think you could make a distinction between "Sierras" vs. High Sierra's. You have a bit of the Sierras to go...to Lake Tahoe, over Donner Summit/Interstate 80, past Castle Peak. When you get to Lassen then you will past the Sierras and starting the Cascades.
Nothing like climbing down from elevation into spring again. Another good thing about no snow is no more crazy water crossings where you are on missed step from being washed away. Good luck on your first 30 and don’t push too hard and come up lame.
Another gorgeous day in the Sierras. The weather is awesome the last few days! You are blessed. Thx for sharing this experience. This campsite is incredible. The views... Btw. your front-facing camera is mirror-inverted. I noticed it when I tried to read the time on the InReach ;-) Happy hiking
You two seem to be dancing over those ups and downs and enjoying every step. The story I listened to that got me interested in the PCT talked about yellow daisies with large leaves called Mule-Ears which I guess are the ones in your opening shot. I recognise some of the other flowers too, the pretty little white and mauve ones are creeping Phlox which I grow in my garden here in England. Always look forward to your next episode 😊
Sorry to keep peppering you guys with questions. In an earlier episode, you mentioned the Sealskin socks. How comfortable are they? Suitable for hiking in, between stream crossings?
