Summertime Hike | Reed Lakes Trail 

Hey everyone! We hope you enjoy this video of our hiking trip. We weren't able to make it to the lower or upper lake on this trail but the dogs were awesome troopers! We can't recommend this hike enough if you are up to it and in the area. Follow this link for more information on Reed Lakes Trail in Hatcher Pass: www.alaska.org/detail/reed-lakes-trail Thank you for watching! :) -Eric & Arielle

There is nothing quite like looking in every direction and not seeing any sign of civilization.

WOW these drone shots are absolutely stunning. Eric's camera work has gotten so much better

How can two people be so good at so many things? You are truly blessed. Appreciate you sharing your talents and inspiration!

feeling bummed out this AM. I live in Seattle, Virus rising, rioting a**holes still rioting and i am being lazy? Refreshing to watch this, thanks

Beautiful country there, thanks for the video feast for the eyes. As a semi-old guy who's kicked around the BC back country for most of my adult life, I'm glad to see the shoo bear strapped to Eric's chest there. All the bears were good bears and ran away from me until the day one didn't. One never knows and it's better to be safe. Thanks again and stay well you two.

I've been following you both for a while now and I must say, I really enjoy your video and editing skills. Not too fast, not too slow, and the right amount of commentary. One of the things that caught my attention to this is how at the end of almost every session, you video without commentary. It's just so relaxing. It's like you're just hanging out with friends without superfluous filler. So, yah. I like it.

What a beautiful place.😊 Nice to get away sometimes.❤️

So beautiful, glad you two got to get out and explore. Just gorgeous, I'm in AZ so the green you have there is phenomenal.

This hike was a nice change of pace for all of you since you guys have been working hard on building your wood shed, moving outhouse, and many other necessary stuff. Thanks for sharing such a beautiful scenery. Love those wild flowers👍🌻🌸💐

Hi. Soo beautiful !! N strange. You're walking about in shorts, green n lush flowers n grass n yet there is still snow about. I love RU-vid, I can travel about with y'all n see this wonderful country of ours. Thank you for the day trip !! Peace to you and yours

It might be time to think about bringing on a young pup to learn from the old boy before he leaves you....

Breathtaking scenery! Almost looks like a foreign planet!! I so love when you show film from your drone and the music you add to it. You two are incredible film makers! I’m so so glad you didn’t get hurt on those rocks!! Oh man...

the flower shots were my favorite, the scenery was awesome.

You guys are living a wonderful life. The scenery is amazing. The footage was some of the best I’ve seen. Nice work! God bless.

You're definitely one of my favorite channels! I have to watch every episode as soon as I see it come out.

My first thought when I saw this was wondering how Bo handled the boulder field. That field can be difficult on even the youngest of dogs. Seen it many times,

What a gorgeous day trip! Every summer day must be a treat in AK :)

You guys need hiking sticks. Good leather hiking boots are a must in those areas. Beautiful area though. Take care folks. Vaughn

I visited Alaska in 1999. It was absolutely stunning. I've been praying that someday I can make it back there. Thank you for the beautiful video!

I wish I was 20 or 25 years younger. I'd love to live up there.

The clarity of the water makes my heart ache. Really beautiful area. I wanted to say that i don't know what part of Alaska you guys live in but hope all is well after the 7.8 earthquake Alaska suffered the other night. Stay safe.

00:35 ... bet that water is very very cold. I still remember sticking my head in a small mountain rivulet near Aspen Colorado back in 1974 .... BIG mistake! I had instant brain freeze - more than I normally have day to day ~8^) 04:25 M-a-r-m-o-t .... love'em! Tons of them in the mountains of Utah were I used to camp on the weekends/vacations. It's amazing how high up that you find hummingbirds ... they really really love those mountain flowers. The scenery in the Western US & Alaska reminds me of Switzerland ... you can't take a bad picture if you tried. Same goes for the Adirondacks in upstate New York. Thanks tons for filming your trip ... quite a beautiful day of adventure. Take care you two.

Exquisite!!! thank you for taking us along.

I kinda thought....u guys work SO HARD , and when u take a break u go on a hard day hike....it is gorgeous, I get it....but do u ever just take a day now and again to just sit, put ur feet up and not do anything for a day?

It is so beautiful I cried. The amazing gifts of nature, leave us breathless in its beauty and placement of each rock and bolder, that got there by itself and will move along its way thru time. Not a human design in sight how specticular. I lived in the jungles of Maui and love a veiw of no humans insight. Blessings to all and thank you so much for walking the trail and sharing with us to see. P.S. I do Not like the cold but now want to go up and see your beautiful Alaska.

Amazing scenery, you guys are really blessed to live in a place like this! Summer is supposed to fishing season in Alaska, have you guys been doing any fishing? If you go on fishing trips, do post those videos too!

I fall almost every time I go running or hiking, so I feel your pain Arielle! My family and I love hiking here in NC, but nothing as beautiful as what y'all have in Alaska!

Great video guys, it showcases the incredible scenery that’s available to see when living/visiting Alaska. It must truly be an incredible place to live......if you can’t tell I am indeed jealous. I look forward to seeing more of your excursions/adventures throughout the summer. Stay safe

I’m glad to see you two out enjoying yourselves instead of toiling on one of your projects.

the wife I and spent 34 years above timberline in colorado , but it doesnt hold a candle to what you two are doing !!!! we love what your doing

That was beautiful. Those boulders are wild. Thank you for sharing and getting me out and about.

What a beautiful world we live in. Thank you for sharing the amazing views with us. Hope that you weren't affected by the recent earthquake.

Thank, thank, thank for sharing ❤️💗❤️💖🤗 Awesome, amazing 👌👍, spectacular, gorgeous, love the wildflowers, watching glider.... I felt like I was on vacation.... For awhile....I definitely would have slipped or tripped along the way....you saved me.... SENDING A BRIGHT WHITE LIGHT OF LOVE TO SURROUND THE UNIVERSE 🤗💞💖🤗 AND EVERYONE 🤗❣️❣️🤗💞💖 BOSTO: BE OF SERVICE TO OTHERS Thank you for your service to share NATURE ❤️❤️❣️ I love Mother Nature....

Gorgeous place!! Thanks for taking me along... I love the wild flowers and the sound of the water...

It was nice to see another part of Alaska other than your vegetable garden. lolololol Great drone footage.

What a beautiful country, love the mountains - highest point in my country is 147m above sea level....nice video - Regards from Denmark

So beautiful over there. Reminds me of some nice hikes in the Alps, without all the roads, paths, Murmeltiere, cows and bells, farms, villages, and waterpowerdams...

I’m not sure how many more times my heart could stop while watching this video!! Just wow. I’m in love! I’m packing my bags now! Haha. Thank you for sharing the amazing views!! 💜🌿🌼⛰

That was beautiful, the flowers were amazing and I wonder how refreshingly cold that water would have been to at least put your feet in. What a great way to unwind. Thanks for sharing.

Love when you guys take us on a day trip!!!!!!!!!!!

It's so beautiful up there! I live in Florida.

Alaska is definitely stunning! Thanks for sharing! Just a note, I grew up on radish sandwiches and loved them, they remind me of sweet memories of my mother.

Awesome! Excellent videography of hiking through a beautiful landscape. One of the things I like about your site is the variety of insights it gives into your lives. An inspiration to all. Thank you for sharing it.

That water looks so refreshing. Especially nice for the dogs So much love for our 4 legged companions. 💕💕

We love watching shows based in Alaska and most off the time you dont see the amazing natural scenery especially in the summertime its so nice to see ....

Wow wow wow Alaska is beautiful country Nice drone shots super awesome Hey today is a beautiful day to go for a stroll 🚶 and to take a brake from all the homesteading projects 🌺✌just strolling peacefully✌🌺

Thank you for sharing such a beautiful landscape with me. Sublime.

I love western columbine! It grew all over my property when I lived in the Coast Range. I especially love the foliage. Those streams and mountains are gorgeous. Also I love radish sandwiches, they're classic!

This Video was better than every Cinema Film what has been produced. Thanks for every sec. you filmed, I hited the thumb up after about the first 10 sec. So impressive, so talking for it self, and you understood that. Great Work Greatings from Germany

It is so NICE to see you both recreate and not working 24/7! Thank you for the beautiful day!

We absolutely love what you guys have going on in Willow. You guys remind my wife and I of us a few years ago. We would love to connect with you at some point.

Amazing video, but think the kids (dogs) have drunk probably the freshest water on earth. Love your videos.

So amazingly cool! This kind of footage you usually see in movies. So nice to see it as raw footage. Such a pretty place Alaska is 😊

So much beauty in one place. I can't find words to describe it!!!! BRILLIANT VIDEO!!!!

So beautiful!!!! I absolutely love it when you have the dogs with you on your adventures.

Spectacular scenery, at the 8.21 min mark I loved the drone view....Amazing!!!! My ankle ligaments did start to tighten up when I saw all the boulders LOL. A well-deserved break away :)

Beautiful country!! Thanks for sharing!!!

When you said you fell the first thing that popped into my head was the Missing 411 cases and the pattern of lost people. 1 member of the group feels I'll or cant go on (Bo). There is a point of separation (You went alone). A boulder field and near water. No emergency gear, extra food or drinking water. No emergency locator. I'm so glad you were not hurt! I dont know why my brain went there other than I like your channel and I guess I care about you guys, lol Thanks for taking us along! The views are absolutely beautiful!

Guys, My kids made their 1st video 100% inspired by "Simple Living Alaska". They are you biggest fans and watch your videos all the time for the past year. when you can could you watch my kids first video about them living off the grid and comment? It would mean a lot to them! Thanks! You guys are great!

I have been following your videos for almost a year. A few days ago I decided to go back to the beginning of your posts. It started in Oregon and I can’t tell you my pleasure in watching your journey from September 2018 . I’m at December when you were looking for another property. It is so interesting seeing the blank slate you started with. Since your names are Ariel and Eric did you have a Little Mermaid wedding?

I think I saw Bigfoot at :50 seconds! Thanks for taking us along on your hike. Really great scenery & especially loved the drone shots! Your dogs are sweet, glad you include them in your outings.

Thanks for taking me along with you. I could almost feel the wind on my face. Videos like this make sheltering in place bearable.

If you ever have a hankerin' to head back there, try to find Bomber Glacier, you won't regret it. That whole Hatchers Pass is a fun place to explore.

Thank you for this trip in the mountains!

OMG I just love the music that you used in the introduction. Beautiful hike! Thank you!

In North Carolina, Alaska somewhere I have always wanted to go. The scenery is beautiful! Thanks for sharing.

So beautiful....😍 love your channel

WOW! What scenery! Thanks so much for showing this to us. I just wish all the kids shooting each other up in these neighborhoods could be afforded a chance to really see what America really is like. All the wildness our Ancestors saw when they came through, when the land was wild. If you made a wrong step or ran across a bear or other big creature you might be a goner. Thanks for those arial shots too, they are showcasing that park very well. I'm too old for that kind of stuff now, or on my last legs of it, but there was a time when I did go through parts of Canada on a canoe trail for 2 weeks out in the Wilds of Quetico Provincial park. It wasn't as magnificent as the mountains, but it was pretty too. We were there for the 4th of July, and we stayed up by the fire for a bit and the Northern Lights came out. Best fireworks show ever! We had a good night paddle that night! The colors, the blues the greens, all shooting across the night sky, with all the stars out. I never saw anything like it again. But at least I saw it, that night. You 2 take care, and be safe. You might need a walking stick or hiking stick, if the trail gets rocky or slippy. Make sure those boots are firm around the ankles, so they don't twist. Wool socks that breathe. Notes from an old hiker....and all the best from your pal in Chicago....!

Wow its gorgeous out there! Thanks for sharing

Your wife is so beautiful! Always have someone with you when hiking! Missing 411 covers this! NEVER LOSE SIGHT OF THEM!!!!

What an amazing hike. The scenery was breathtaking. I love jagged mountains. Great drone footage too. Love it. Poor Bo, getting old sucks.

So beautiful! Is this where you took the snow machines last winter? The two peaks with the valley between look familiar is why I ask.

Oh it's my former back yard! Well close!

As a Wildlife Biologist can I just recommend you both carry bear spray. At this time of year in Alaska specifically, some females can still be with cubs and will attack to protect their cubs regardless of human intention. Same goes for cougars in recent years. It’s better to have it & not need it, than to need it & not have it! Actually you two could you it at the cabin if a bear decides to invite itself into the cabin. Be safe✌🏻

one of your best ever , " why we moved to Alaska" videos !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! the beauty made me cry with appreciation . Your dogs are part billy goat .

ABSOLUTELY GEORGEOUS!!! This is another I have saved to watch over & over. Refreshing, loving the sounds of the water, calming, amazing views your drone flew. Thank for taking the time to make this video. Just awesome.... Roxanne Yellowhorse Jarred

Bet you both thought of wanting a cabin on the lake... such lovely scenery... question i heard there was an earthquake warning in the Alaska Peninsula a 7.8 Magnitude..on July 21, 2020, hope it didn't reach you both? Stay safe... GOD BLESS.

Que bonita ruta, gracias por compartirla. Unos paisajes impresionantes.... Saludos desde España.

Hello Thank you for sharing, So Amazingly Beautiful!..😊🌲 I am Hoping to see Alaska this coming Year to Visit with my Son..to see about moving there FairBanks, Palmer, not off Grid but Hopefully to find a small manageable ranch or something? Best to you !.😊🌲

Gorgeous, but rough country....hard to believe that something so beautiful could kill you in a heartbeat...winter, spring, summer or fall. Thank you for the footage...music choice was exceptional...the whole video was great!

Thank you so much for sharing. Such beautiful country we all live in. I live in Central Illinois and I'm living in Alaska through you. Thank you so much.

Omigosh the scenery is STUNNING! Reminds me of glacier National park times 100! Thanks SO much for sharing. Adding this to my bucket list❤️

Very beautiful !!!!! Thank you because I am travelling with you (I am invalid and of course cannot walk easily and for long)

Wow! That was amazing! So beautiful and unspoiled 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Good Morning To All ! Photography is absolutely beautiful ! And of course the scenery is too. Take Care & Be Safe 👍👍👍👍😊

I should contact the Alaska Tourist Bureau if I were you….. I bet you could get a decent income from them making this kind of videos 😂 ! Wonderful footage!

You both are absolutely great on all your adventures. This one I missed for some reason. No did I have the pleasure I just can’t seem to believe what you’re capable of doing together with the exception that love is the miracle worker. You both are blessed for sure. I’m so happy that you are both OK and that Arielle just had a scare. Oh well, now it’s winter and all that is history. Beautiful history that one can look up on.👍💕🎄🎄🎄

I stumbled on your Videos for a month now. I love your show ... very informative and relaxing. I watched a few and decided to subscribe to your Channel and started to watch from the beginning. It was fascinating ... to know ... your decision process from California ... Oregon ... to Alaska. I have enjoyed watching you both. Working together as Husband and a Supportive Wife. I have learned so much from watching your Videos. Ariel, you make it so easy .... to bake a bread ... tortillas ... flatbread. And Eric ... you're there ... together cooking together. I love your Cooking videos. I wish you would say in your video ... what ingredients you're cooking. I just love your way of cooking ... your garden ( beautiful vegetables ... ) But this Video ... I had to show my Husband ... the beauty of back country Alaska. It reminded us of our hiking days during camping when we were younger. I used to gather wild flowers and brought a vase for camping. Love your videos. Thank you for sharing

Glad that you took the time to enjoy a pleasurable hike. Yhanks for the video. Great looking sandwhich. LOL.

Wow, thanks so much for sharing your hike with us...so spectacular! Read some of the comments..you must feel really good about how much you are loved and appreciated for your channel...you have an amazing and enviable lifestyle...one that is truly inspring.

Beautiful Alaska, lived there in Anchorage in the years of 1977 to 1979. Beautiful

Awesome place, stunning shots. Make's you feel good :-) Thank you for sharing, Take care.

Barb and I have seen all your videos ,some even twice or more .Sundays, after church, we catch up on any videos that we might have missed. We love Alaska. Going on or 4th trip this June .I'm thoroughly impressed with your drone videos, having one myself(Mavic Air). Do still have the Spark? You should make a travel video combining all the awesome shots that you have of Alaska, I'd love to have a copy. Ariel also does an awesome job with photography, not to mention her gardening skills! We've watched other off grid videos ,but yours is our favorite, hands down!! All the best in the future. Hope your cabin build on the other property goes well. Barb and I are looking forward to following it on your videos. Love to meet you some day.

Enjoy watching your video everything looks so beautiful the lake is beautiful enjoy your self

Such beautiful drone shots and pics of the gorgeous mountains. Dogs are so precious! They love being with you! ❤️❤️❤️

I don't recall which video it was on, but I just tried your tip for soaking greens, with the kale we'll be having for dinner tonight. Oh my goodness I just took it out of the bowl and it was squeaky it was so crisp! I had known market gardeners do that to preserve greens for sale, but I never would have tried it just for our own dinner harvests, but you've got a convert! THANK YOU for sharing!

Wow, beautiful country! Karen from Canada

Love the music you edited in - it's clear your filming and editing skills keep improving! Love watching your channel and look forward to when I can make it back up to Alaska someday!

Missed you guys on the Reed Lakes trail by a couple days. Beautiful hike! Maybe someday you can make it up to Bomber Glacier and see the old downed TB-29 Superfortress.