I felt that if I could accomplish the tougher one, I knew Donaldson would be much easier to do. I can make arguments for doing it either way tho. I wanted to make sure I had enough daylight hours to do church first as well And SKT meaning “slowest known time” 😂 as opposed to “FKT”

I have not! Just animal tracks and evidence 😁

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Thank you! It was amazing up there!

I don’t believe there are any regulations on hikers as of April. You don’t need a permit for hiking, which I believe is required for floating. I also don’t think you have to check in with the ranger but she kindly came up to me and chatted and asked if she wanted to take my name down just in case I didn’t make it back for some reason. And ground fires are permitted in the Frank per the NF website just make sure to follow local bans/regulations.

From the Main Salmon River regulations: "Fires must be built in a firepan. Carry out ashes." It would make no sense to have different rules for floaters and hikers. With the heavy use the river experiences, the goal is to keep camping areas as pristine as possible and to prevent wildfires.

This is referring to the Middle Fork of the Salmon River. There are tighter and stricter regulations on that section of the river due to its wildness/remoteness and popularity. Thanks for watching

Yeah it takes some adjusting to the Rockies, more rapid weather changes than I was used to in the Cascades!

It’s actually to prevent the local marmots from setting up camp in your engine bay lol I guess it’s a good shelter to them

Haha I do enjoy both kinds of videos but I’m glad to hear a more raw edit can be well received 👍 thanks!

Always keeping an eye out for interesting rocks among the billions I lay eyes on, especially in the Rocky Mountains haha

You too! Hope we both have another great year of hiking! Looking forward to your videos👍

Thanks! The Bitterroot’s are amazing! Extremely rugged example of the Rocky Mountains. Deep valleys and tall peaks. This hike, for us anyway, was all about the destination. Views from the top are incredible but it’s a steep rather dull forest hike up. If we were to do it again we would likely take the Baker Lake alternate

Major bummer getting smoked out on this one. At least the views down around the mountain itself are absurd. It’s a great challenging dayhike!

Thank you!!

Right on dude! It’s an amazing mountain that really gives you that remote feel once you leave the Blanca Lake trail. Have a good climb 🤙 let me know how it goes!

@@mmoutdoors1 Man! The gpx track I was following was definitely a death march. Got lost in the bushwhack, kept looking for the trail. By the time I got out of the weeds it was getting late and I drank up a good portion of my water. Had to turn back. Super solitary indeed when you leave the Blanca Lake trail. Next year I will shoot again, but I'm going to camp out at that meadow where you can see Glacier.

Yeah there’s a couple confusing sections for sure. That area looked great for camping! Superb views. The mountain will be there next time 🤙

www.gaiagps.com/public/Lyxq7pFiRClMerPQpQPHhDit This should work. However it’s a pretty well traveled area so not too difficult to find your way

Yes you absolutely can! Thanks for asking❤️

It has the highest elevation in the mountains and the Apple Festivals are great. Love those Washington Red Apples!!

Huh wonder why we decided to look at the Lake now. I love the Lakes in WA. BEEHIVE, CLEAR LAKE, LAKE CHARLES, and so many more. I love fishing off the dock of the Bay in Pudget Sound, or taking a Fairy to Port Angeles to dig up shrimp in the sand. The Green worms freaked me out. On one end the worm opens up and has 2 tiny black looking curved pinchers that will grab your finger. It hurts to. Be careful how you pick them up. Good resource for fishing flounder/sole or sea perch off the pilings of the docks at Mukilteo bay.Bay. in Everett, Wa

That's Mt Stuart in the Enchantments, big ol beast on the horizon

Thank you! Happy new year to you too! We’ve recently moved to Utah and also my phone(what I use for making videos) has been malfunctioning so my frequency of videos has dropped. I’ll eventually get back into the swing of it. Thanks for watching!

Yeah I think the ice axe would’ve been some insurance, at least mentally. The snow was mostly soft and sloppy tho. And yeah P3 coming down would be tough on the legs! Straight to the point lol

Dude nice! I saw some mountain goats up on the snowfield. Haha I can’t see a reason why a bear would be way up there 😂

Can’t beat a swim mid hike on a hot summer day!! Thanks man. Get out there and do it! It’s beautiful up there. I had considered adding dragon trail to this day but at this time there was a steep snowfield I wasn’t prepared for. I’m sure it’s mostly gone now 👍

Haha nice! It’s a beast of a mountain with a healthy mix of everything. Those Heather fields were rough, fell down so many times haha.

Yeah it did seem to clear up later in the day, but was probably a good call as Kyes took most of my energy I had lol Thanks!

It’s a great area! Lots of peaks to hike or scramble. The official route up Snoqualmie is steeeeep, that’s for sure

Yeah it is! There’s a huge variety of terrain too

It was a North Face L2 Grid Fleece. I love it. Well made, very breathable. But keeps you reasonably warm. The chest pocket is nice too for a phone

@@mmoutdoors1 Nice! Im likely going to order one haha. Thank you!

Thank you!! We love it there too and usually bird it once a year at least!

Thank you!!

It seriously was a classic PNW spring struggle summit 😂

It’s an awesome area!

Thanks man! Yeah more of a hobby, kinda fun to make from time to time. If I did it every hike I’d prolly fall out of love with hiking tho🤣. Thanks for checking it out! Hope all is well with you guys👍