Good morning! Hope you are doing well! Haven't heard from you...

@6:50 I really hope you grabbed some amazing tacos from one of the best places in the US to grab tacos. Yummmm TACOS!

Sorry 1 more question, I used to have a fuel tank, like you, for my kitchen kit but I'd wake up in the AM and try to boil water for coffee just to find the tank frozen. I've since switched to the MSR type with white gas and have never had that issue again. Did you run into this out there?

Last summer I ran into a Ranger in the Tahoe NF and they cited people for not carrying approved bear cans. I have the BearVault 500 so I was safe but I asked the Ranger about carrying something soft sided like the ZPacks, they said the bear can can't be soft sided and it illegal in that NF to hang food bags. I was wondering with required-by-law equipment like a bear can, did you get approval from all the different agencies to run something like that and/or hang it? Or did you just get lucky?

Should have rocked some plastic bread bags in those wet shoes, thats an old school trick!

Holy cow, the weather change! From cold, to hot, to cold. Just epic. And on those little hills they call mountains back there… says a California Sierra chauvinist, 😂 all that rain too, I don’t know how you guys do it. I love it. The joy of dealing with the suffering.

Nice dogs. Your camera-shy mom looks very young!

I love watching your dogs having fun - but I have a question: In Wilmington, North Carolina, three dogs died after frolicking in a pond, while another succumbed after a swim in Lake Allatoona, Georgia. A common enemy likely led to the deaths of all four dogs: liver failure brought on by ingesting water contaminated with toxic blue-green algae. Do you know if that lake is algae free?

Awesome thx 🙏 🇦🇺

Nice seeing you, your dogs, and your mom. Looks like the dogs like the fishing jetties!

Glad to see you all

Free dogs fun to see you all lucy is super cute Jackson too

Great fun there with the dogs and your mom 😊thankyou for taking us along

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Yay! I was hoping to see your dog. It was a fun look into your day. Lucy and Jackson are delightful pals.

Loved seeing the dogs and your mom. Thanks.

I thought the moping was because she didn't want it to end LOL I bet it was hard leaving her behind for your trips. I take mine backpacking but only when it's one night. He doesn't like much more than that. I still haven't finished watching your PCT videos so it's weird seeing you back to regular life. Thanks for sharing. I love dogs so this was awesome to watch. Her face looked so happy.

Thanks for sharing. Lovely to meet Luci. Your autumn looks a lot like ours, but ours is a lot chillier!

I enjoyed your walk through the fall park with Lucy and Jackson. They really enjoyed themselves !😅👍

Yes! We’ve been waiting to meet your sweet Luci! They are very lucky pups and you are brave to put wet dogs back in your car 🤣. Then I did notice back seat covers 👌.

So glad to meet Luci and Jackson! And your mom. What a great resource to walk the dogs. Luci is lovely and I can see why you missed her so much. Thanks for the post!

Nice to meet you, Lucy (and Jackson). Your Dad missed you a lot on the trail ❤️.

Thanks for sharing!

Now that’s a Tramily! Just all about having fun. Thank you for this video. I smiled a lot watching it.

Thanks for allowing us to see you at home with the dog we've heard so much about. Appreciated.

I’m really old so I know a different time when dogs ran a little freer. I enjoyed seeing the pups off leash and getting to sniff around 🤪 but also appreciate that you looked after your pups and put them on leash when around other people and dogs. I do the same thing. AND HELLO MOM!

Awww - I loved that - thanks for sharing Luci, Jackson & mom with us! It’s so cool to see parts of your “real” life!!!

Thanks I've been waiting all week to watch a video from you! What a blessing to have your Mom in your life! Lucy is adorable! Hope you have an awesome week!! Jim

Finally we get to see the dog!!!! 🩵🙌🏼🫶🏼👏🏼

Fun video! Thanks for taking us along. We used cowboy magic and a slicker brush on our doodle when he got burrs and such in his fur. It worked great!

So sorry to see your "Connected Footsteps" Pipe Dream get dashed by a wildfire. But don't say I didn't warn you! Next time you hike the PCT, be sure to take the boat ride across Echo Lake when you have the chance... Best wishes, BIGFOOT

‘You can’t choose the weather but you can choose your attitude’ great quote 😊 my job keeps me outside every day year round and living in Alberta, Canada the winters can be questionable but I love it!! even weekends we are out and about all weathers. I’ve watched your videos kinda backwards starting with your PCT thru hike and enjoyed that so much i wanted to ‘experience’ your life on the AT. Thank you for taking the time to put these experiences out there for all to see. You are inspiring. I binged watched the PCT and I will be binge watching this one. Then….then I MAY plan to thru hike my own PCT or AT. It seems,to me, many people start with the AT. Is this so? What was your why for doing the AT first? Thanks chap!

Not unsubscribing man. We are here because we like your videos and you are family/tramily. DD, Trail angel mm266 Big Bear

This was just amazing! I watched the whole journey and loved it for a bunch of reasons. I’ve done the JMT twice and did Yosemite into Desolation and can’t rap my mind around how hard what you did is. Just mind boggling and incredibly inspiring. To me you seemed so upbeat in the face of such adversity and uncertainty, and a whole lot of Type 2 and some definiate type 3 fun. Always up to appreciate the beauty, even after all those hot and not so scenic miles in northern CA. I’m definitely going to watch your AT adventure. Thank you and good luck

Looks like you are prepping for the Barkley Marathons ...❤

Nice digs.

Fun to watch Fireball before she was Fireball.

Big, huge congratulations! Awesome accomplishment! When you mentioned how you should have hiked alone earlier, I noticed how freer you felt hiking solo and how I enjoyed watching more. Some people walk better solo, and I am also one of those. Enjoy your break...you deserve it!

I really miss seeing you every morning. I check every day to see if you have posted a new video. Well I guess I'm kinda selfish but its like a broken chain that was so strong for a long time. But seriously I only hope that you are doing well and enjoying life to the fullest. Hope to see you soon. Jim

This is the most thorough video. Thank you so much. These details, from the angle of the shoe to the intel about socks, is super useful.

you are really working it and keeping in shape of course no high mountains in Missouri to climb up Fun to watch

Hey! We have a trail in Kentucky called Sheltowee Trace 343 miles of beautiful country. I hear there are trail angels along the way and I would be happy to help as well.

GOOD morning is right! So nice to see you out and about here!😃

I may not be the only one to that would like to meet Lucy. Bring her with you next time! Good to see you happy.

Need a picture of Lucy. Happy trails.

Keep doing what you’re doing - enjoy each moment. You pick a fabulous spot 😊

Wow - it’s amazing to think you just started hiking a couple of years ago and you’ve already done the AT & the PCT!!! It is good to see you out finding enjoyment after the trail, I look forward to your upcoming adventures!

Good to see you out there!! Day hikes are the way to go during the work week!! Keep it up!

Hawn... ok. Another site to add to my Missouri bucket list. Long drive from KC area, but no doubt worth it. I love Bell mountain area, and the Irish wilderness. Hercules Glade is nice too. I'm hoping to do a hike or 2 down in that area before it gets too cold

Well, I have one thing in common with you. My first backpacking trip was in Hawn State Park as well, but back in the mid 1980's. We went to the Alpine Shop which was in Webster Groves if I remember right, bought our gear and off we went,. That trip started a life long backpacking obsession. My wife and I never did any long trips, but we inched out every bit of our vacation time to do trips all over the western US, Canada and Alaska. I retired early and did backpacking mostly in the Sierras (Summers) nd Utah (spring and fall). We also did several years of backcountry ski trips in Idaho and the 10th Mountain hut system. But I have fond memories of Hawn and other areas we backpacked in the spring and fall. I estimated one time that I have spent well over of year of my life in a test. Thanks you for reminding of those days. I am now past the age that backpacking is possible so it's nice to be reminded of those happy days.