you have been really moving up, and congrats hitting great numbers

My friends and i used to hang out there at night and drink 40s.

I drove this track last summer. Beautiful scenery that can get you killed if you think it's a good idea to take it in while you are driving. Those cliffs are no joke. I somehow managed to able to get myself in a position to have an oncoming car pass me on the left with death on my right hand side. Fun times. Glad you were able to experience the waterfalls, and what not, i was on a mission just to finish the route. I don't have a desire to go back. Nice to have checked it off the bucket list though.

I bought a teton mammoth and I love it! I did have the same problem where I could not get it back into the stuff sack. I emailed them and they were kind enough to send me an extra sack free! Now I carry my mammoth in two sacks but it's definitely worth it. Great product and great customer service!

Robbers Roost was where they would view people coming to town. It was a Lookout Point.

No Hands Bridge is a famous bridge because it didn't collapse in the flood like every other Bridge up stream from it. A little history lesson.

Maybe a mountain lion possibly a Sasquatch.

This IS a marathon, or a run, and not a race, right?? When you got bogged down at the creek, I was reminding myself of that. If it were a race, then chaos would have ensued at the creek, I imagine 😆 I enjoyed how you came across when updating your "goal"! "Ok, well, now I am shooting for 7 hours. That's okay....." Snarky, yet, "motivational" 😆🥤

Can't tell you how much I enjoyed this. Running those trails and playing in the river was a staple of my youth. Been a long time since I've been on them, but could vividely remember neary every part as you shared your journey. Nice job on the run. When things open up again, if you haven't run Skyline to Sea yet (though sure you have) I'd highly recommend it.

Great video!! Comparing is the thief of joy. I can’t believe all the things that went against you with delays, extra miles up hill and you finished positive. Great job.

That was great! Loved the music and the trail looks amazing! Glad you finished and made up the time lost while getting lost and waiting in line 🤣

Are you sure this is a race? I see a lot of waiting in line…

You had me in suspense!!!! Great Job Paul!!!! Another awesome adventure and great video!!! 🎉

Awesome 🎉

Awesome 🎉

Not busy...? Upper lake clementine gets so packed they close it due too capacity... gets trashed.

Hope to see you out next year. This was my second Cool Moon 100 and dear to my heart. I may drop down to a shorter distance next year, but I'll be out there for sure.

Use to go here when nobody knew this place but 4 people and no park rangers absolutely free, tadpoles galore and raspberries, my place of peace. For sure still love it no phone cool water. Fish around love it

Good trip and well documented video. Cheers.

Their website literally say dogs are allowed but in 3 areas, which garden of Eden are not a part of… so confusing

Wish I had seen this earlier. Had mine for 4 months, and I'm having issues. Unfortunately, it's passed the 90-day warranty. Wouldn't recommend this treadmill.

We were surprised to learn that you DNF'd in this event. Honestly, after your last debacle in Oregon, this race seemed, well, clearly more organized, and more runners, but more to your "liking" being local, nice terrain etc. You say you just got bored? What are we going to do about that 😆If it's local, Patti and I can bring pom-poms lol!!

come try the moab 240

Great video!! Thanks for sharing. Excited to hear about your next adventure

Look who's back! Back again Paul is back...

I Never understood running, just go to a bar. You run for hours and end up sweaty and tired, go to a bar for a couple hours you'll have a big smile on your face and feeling refreshed and cool in the A/C, plus some bars have chicken wings 😁

Beautiful place to learn about yourself !

Great video

I think people in Santa Cruz under estimate Jack Oniell’s bc it isn’t “local” enough - but no - it’s a GREAT place - locals should hit it more often!

Are you able to fish here?

Back in the 70’s & 80’s this was a hidden little paradise. It was so remote we used to camp & skinny-dip down there all the time. Now it’s packed solid all summer.

Do you have a treadmill that you do recommend?

The Corry trail you had some wierd paranormal stuff..? Please tell me about that here.

My wife and I ride our bikes down that road all the time going to Gibson Ranch. We see trash but nothing paranormal.

What month did you go in this video?

My family were regulars up at Wrights Lake in the 60's when I was very young. On one of our visits we did the hike up to Twin Lakes, and I was about 5 years old, and it was pretty tiring. We passed a couple of German Nuns (wearing habits, no less) on the way up. They sure looked tired. Anyway, once we got to the first lake my uncle said he'd pay my sister and his daughter and me $5 if we all jumped in the lake. We did it. BOY was it cold, even in the summer heat. I don't think we were in any longer than it took to submerge our heads and scramble back out. Very fun memory, but my uncle chizzeled us on the $5. We were regulars at that lake for at least four consecutive years. I caught my first trout from Wrights Lake using a hotdog I couldn't eat. I still have a faded Polaroid of me proudly holding the poor little trout. Here's where it gets strange. Our last visit. After a day of fun and hiking in Desolation Wilderness, we were sitting around a campfire at our lakefront campsite, in the dark, just listening to the crackling of the fire, roasting marshmallows. And then it happened: a great howl from across the lake, maybe a quarter mile beyond. The howl ended. There was a silence, and we were staring at each other when the howl repeated. This happened over and over again, maybe ten times. I remember my parents and aunts and uncles all looked unnerved. I was scared, as were my sister and cousin. When the howl finally ended, my oldest uncle said, "Oh, its just a wolf. Don't worry about it. They are afraid of fire." I'd heard wolves before that night, but I'm sure it wasn't a wolf. The next morning as we got up to pack ourselves for the drive out, right at the base of our campsite I found a line of fish heads. They looked like they'd been bitten off a trout, and lined up. The heads were about 25 cm from the water, and the eyes on the trout were clear, like they were extremely fresh. We didn't catch any fish the night before, so the fish heads were not from us. But they were evenly space along a straight line next to the water. Someone dared to do this in the dark, right at our campsite, and we didn't hear them. That turned out to be our final Summer Adventure at Wrights Lake. After that we went to a place up by Dutch Flat, but I can't recall the name. Dutch Flat was a lot closer to Sacramento, so it was a shorter trip. Now... fast forward to 2023, and my wife and I visited the Great Redwoods at Cowell Park in Felton, CA. We did some lovely hiking, and when we left the park, on our way out I noticed the Bigfoot Museum on HWY 9, just outside the park, and we stopped and went in for a visit. We were sniping and joking as we walked in, poked fun at some of the images, etc. And then I got a shock: there was a recording playing, purportedly of a Bigfoot, howling, over and over. The recording sounded just like the howls I heard at Wrights Lake in the 60's. I'm not saying I heard a bigfoot at Wrights Lake. But the recording at the Bigfoot Museum sounds just like it. Who knows... At least if it was a bigfoot that howled and lined up the fish heads, I know we both like trout, so at least we have something in common.

I've seen one early morning up there near Icehouse. It was in prowling mode on the side of the road. Lucky for me, I was in a car and just slightly saw a brownish red 4 legged animal with a long tail. I thought it was somebody's dog at first, until I realized thay ain't no dog.

That was a California King Snake. They are harmless.

Anyone know if water is still flowing on falls in late June ?

Wow what a cool place. Crossing the waterfall on that bridge looks so exciting. We will have that on our list when visiting Yosemite again. 👍🙂

Man that is sick congratulations on the ultra finish and congratulations on the triple crown achievement. I really want to take on this 50 miler next year

Cool video and very creepy experience! 🙀 🙈. Been there several times but didn’t have any paranormal experiences. The vibrations u described seem very real. Vibration=motion=moving air? Or moving water?=limestone carrying the sound of North Fork American River rapids several miles away? 🤔. Ya never know! I’ll try a few experiments next time I visit. Safe hiking to ya! Keep the vids coming, great stuff

Fantastic video!! Thanks so much for all the great info. Well produced vids. Ya got us all fired up to take a SUP adventure to Upper Lake Clementine this weekend!😃🤙😎

What a "beautiful mess." I can see why you DNF'd. You attempted it, competed, enjoyed some amazing views, but too much local f***ery, so, go enjoy the rest of the weekend with family. Chalk it up to another learning experience. Patti and I were like, "WTF" a number of times! 😆

"Etreme"

5:16 the funny part begins

Great job documenting all this!! That must have been so hard to keep stopping to film it, but you did great!

Just attempting such a race is a win in my books!! Awesome!! Maybe they'll figure out another way to mark the trial in the future...maybe have it mapped electronically and can follow on a cell and get alerts if one is heading off. Now it's off on the next adventure!!

Thats intense, what a ride. Congratulations! I used my tripod to climb some of those steep inclines!

You did great ! That course was tough on its own. The messing around with the markers made it dangerous !