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@plants4thewin 7 күн бұрын
I live 1 hour from Rainier. I feel so fortunate. Fantastic park...its really popular (lots of chatty patty), but its so worth it. Great hikes great park.
@drivehikerepeat 7 күн бұрын
It’s great to hear you know how lucky you are. That area is one of our favorite places.
@nationalparksprincess3216 18 күн бұрын
It must be hard to leave your place of refuge. It was a beautiful trail. I love those creek crossing bridges there and the pink ladies. That was a wild creek crossing. I wish you both the best in your move.
@drivehikerepeat 18 күн бұрын
The creek crossings with the wooden bridges are so simple but truly special. It’s amazing how flowing water can make one feel!
@EmilyHarris-e4g 19 күн бұрын
I love Zion! I served there with A Christian Ministry in the National Parks in 2007. Haven’t made it back since but I need to! (You don’t need a permit for Angels Landing back then…)
@drivehikerepeat 19 күн бұрын
Oh I bet it is so different now. We loved showing our niece around!
@EmilyHarris-e4g 22 күн бұрын
Hey Guys! I stumbled across your LeConte Lodge video…thought Michelle looked familiar and then saw Kelly and realized you guys were a year ahead of me at Asbury! 😂 I’ve been serving as the Chaplain to the Crew at the Lodge this season through A Christian Ministry in the National Parks, so I enjoyed seeing your experience. So glad I found your channel!
@drivehikerepeat 22 күн бұрын
Hello!! What a fun coincidence. Hope you’ve had a great experience with the crew and location. We love it up there. Just moved away from the Smokies area and it has left a little hole in our lives.
@EmilyHarris-e4g 22 күн бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat I can imagine! I will most likely be relocating permanently to that area. It definitely does something to you! I just sent you guys friend requests on FB. I shared your video too.
@SightsandSoundsofEastTen-rd2nt 23 күн бұрын
Looks like a great time!
@drivehikerepeat 23 күн бұрын
It was!
@jimsherrill 24 күн бұрын
Hooray for finishing #15! What's the next one to complete?!
@drivehikerepeat 24 күн бұрын
It's going to be a race between Big Bend, Pinnacles, and Grand Teton. Which do you think will win?
@jimsherrill 24 күн бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat Ooh, I'll go with Big Bend! More accessible over the winter.
@heathergreen6301 Ай бұрын
What time of year did you do this hike?
@drivehikerepeat Ай бұрын
We were there in mid June. It was a bit on the hot side but tolerable. I’d go in May/September if I had a chance to choose. Water crossings might have been pretty high in May and the spring we got water out of to drink might run dry in September. Just for consideration.
@HomeAwayTravel Ай бұрын
We cant wait to visit Zion. Looks like an amazing place.
@drivehikerepeat Ай бұрын
Have so much fun! Let us know if you have any questions!
@KhurshidsChannel 4 ай бұрын
Awesome video. Thanks for sharing. 👍3
@drivehikerepeat 21 күн бұрын
Thanks for visiting
@1cont 4 ай бұрын
You hiked it backwards. Bold move. That climb from pate valley looks brutal!
@drivehikerepeat 4 ай бұрын
Ya know, that climb was brutal but we got to enjoy such a long and leisurely hike down the canyon that we decided it was worth it. Had we gone the ‘right way’ we would have been climbing (admittedly with less steep grade) for 3/4 or more of the trip. In the end, grinding it out the last morning worked for us.
@bbellefson 5 ай бұрын
Cool video, thanks! Man, the Blue Glacier has really retreated! Last time I was there in Sept. 1985, it was probably twice as thick and spilling over the steeper part well below the present terminus!
@drivehikerepeat 5 ай бұрын
I wondered how much it has changed over the years. We were definitely grateful that we had a chance to see it before any more change happened.
@KhurshidsChannel 5 ай бұрын
Nice video. Thank you for sharing. subd & 👍8
@Damon_Jay 5 ай бұрын
Loved this. You both look like it was fun.
@drivehikerepeat 5 ай бұрын
It was!
@john-sw1nu 5 ай бұрын
What a great view at 3:51, did Angles Landing a few weeks ago, wish we would have did the drive through the tunnel to that lookout in the beginning of your video.
@drivehikerepeat 5 ай бұрын
There are no bad views in Zion. We’ve looked over that canyon from every trail at this point and we would do them all over again any day!
@nationalparksprincess3216 6 ай бұрын
I enjoy seeing the saquaros! That was a big rattlesnake 😮 That park has such a beautiful glow!
@drivehikerepeat 6 ай бұрын
That was our first rattlesnake in the park! We had only been in winter before.
@jbrown2099 6 ай бұрын
Beautiful! We're trying to get back there this year and do that "loop". The first time there, we couldn't get what we hoped for. What time of year was this?
@drivehikerepeat 6 ай бұрын
This trip was very end of July/beginning of August. It was a lower snow year and pretty dry by the time we got out. Enjoy!
@jbrown2099 6 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat thanks!!
@bombas238 7 ай бұрын
My friends and I just finished this exact hike yesterday. It is definitely going in the back pocket for good. I thought the first descent into Telephone Canyon was rough, but the first 2-3 miles of Strawhouse before finding the wash are a cross-country mess of thorny proportions. I also thought the bouldering was pretty rough. We did go out of the wash at the Ernst Valley to hug the west side and it definitely saved the 1-2 extra miles you guys had, but it was heavily overgrown and miserable 😂 We camped at the exact same site you guys did and felt every emotion you shared on this video! I’m glad I did it. Never again. Edit: by the way, that little cairn you found at the top of the Strawhouse wash is still there 😅
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
We just can’t even say how much we appreciate you stopping by. It’s so validating! It’s been about a year since our trip and I was just starting to wonder if maybe I had overblown it. But yeah, it was thorny as heck and so bad. We didn’t capture it in the video but one Sotol bush was so thick that when my husband hopped off a boulder, it practically lowered him to the ground as he stepped through it.
@bombas238 7 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat you did not overblow it at all. Two years ago we hiked telephone canyon all the way to the east terminus and back out to the way we came. We can’t decide which one was harder! I think I’m ready to say goodbye to that part of the world. I’ll look at your other videos for future inspiration.
@bobbywilson6578 7 ай бұрын
Great video. I plan on doing it this tear. Pronounced Sol duck rather than sol duke.
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
Enjoy! We can’t edit the video to fix the pronunciation but hopefully we will be back and can get it right in the future.
@Boofshavik 7 ай бұрын
How stinking cool to see the end of this part of the journey and a happy dance!
@jimsherrill 7 ай бұрын
What an amazing day! Wish there was more footage of the herds of bison, but the "A Few Minutes Later" section was spot on
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
It turns out I’m not so great at capturing all the right footage. Safety first!
@jakubkouo 7 ай бұрын
Hello, thanks for the review. Do you have DCF or Woven (silnylon) floor?
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
Pretty sure the walls are DCF and the floor is silnylon
@jerrystraka7856 7 ай бұрын
done it twice. add an extra day. stay at Boulder Pass and scramble atop Boulder Peak while there. the view is awesome. then drop down from Brown Pass to stay at Lake Francis (2 miles). the fishing is awesome (rainbows) and the largest huckleberry patch i've run across in my extensive 35+ years of hiking 'climbing Glacier - it's huge.
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
This is definitely on our list to do again, specifically because we want to stay at Boulder Pass. We are hoping to get back to Frances Lake from the Goat Haunt area this summer!
@jerrystraka7856 7 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat i love that area. Hole-in-the-wall campground is unreal, too. but Lake Francis is special. Brown Pass is actually the least attractive place to stay. what a playground.....
@drivehikerepeat 7 ай бұрын
Yeah, staying at brown pass was our one mistake. It worked mileage-wise but is NOT on our list for a return, lol
@jerrystraka7856 7 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat none are bad in Glacier...but some are better. I stayed there my first time too. lol
@nationalparksprincess3216 8 ай бұрын
I really enjoyed your trek through this area. I love Glaicer ❤️
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
We have one more video to post from there and (fingers crossed) it’s gonna be a good one!
@jerrystraka7856 8 ай бұрын
ahhhh Quartz. every year, late May (2005-2015), i would bop over the ridge from Bowman campground to Quartz Lake and follow the trail to the head the of the lake. once i lost visual contact of the lake , i had about 200 yards further to a root/stump and a game trail that lead downhill to the lake shore. i'd wade the shoreline to the inlet creek (1/4 mile) and start fishing. huge cutthroats. bigger bull trout. and massive lake trout (invasive) catching many 5-10 lb trout every trip - - - for years. alone no one ever bushwhacked to that inlet in all my ventures there thanks for the memories. i have no video (you have some) thank you
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
We thought maybe the trail we were on was used mostly by fishermen (and women). Glad to bring back some memories for you!
@Boofshavik 8 ай бұрын
The best place on earth?! I gotta go. :) Love the end!
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
It really is amazing, although you have seen Denali…
@Hiking_With_Stache 8 ай бұрын
I loved hiking and camping MT. Rainer! I was a young kid when I first got stationed at Ft. Lewis, WA. The moment I first saw MT. Rainer, I knew I had to explore it. I did just that. My only regret is not exploring more of it! I was young and didn’t know how much it had to offer. Someday, I’m going to return there and hike new portions of it. Maybe even summit the top.
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
Rainier really is such a captivating place! I don’t know if summiting is on our list but we certainly want to hike the entire Wonderland trail. And I’ll take as many views of Tahoma as I can.
@LABoyko 8 ай бұрын
Well done. You hit Wapama at the right time. Was on that bridge several years ago in mid September and the falls was reduced to a trickle. Early season hikes are not easy: colder, wetter and far more mosquitoes. The upside is the longer hiking day
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
We got really lucky with mosquitos given the standing water, maybe because it was also still freezing at night. This trip is definitely going to live on in our memories!
@nationalparksprincess3216 8 ай бұрын
Beautiful backpacking trip! Mt. Rainer never disappoints! It has it all 😊 I enjoyed your trek!
@Boofshavik 8 ай бұрын
Rae grew up nearby and I've never had the chance to go. Thanks for the tour!
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
I think Rae said she had a chance to go on a class trip!
@janetfrick3617 8 ай бұрын
really enjoyed watching this!
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
Thanks for being here! We’re working on the video from our next backpacking journey of the summer, also in Mount Rainier and realizing even more deeply how phenomenal these experiences are.
@Boofshavik 8 ай бұрын
Your proximity to the Smokies means we get to see them in all seasons and I love it! Also enjoyed you shouting the trail name back at Hitch and K lol
@drivehikerepeat 8 ай бұрын
File this under ‘ways you’ll know I’m not an influencer’
@Boofshavik 8 ай бұрын
Add *SIX* Miles and you're laughing comfortably about it! You two are such an inspiration. :D Not sure how I missed this vid; thanks for the Smokies in the Fall!
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
North Cascades is beautiful. I enjoyed your hikes. Sorry you didn't feel comfortable doing an overnight backpacking trip. The footage you got in North Cascades was beautiful 😊
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Next time we will be ready!
@Piotr.9078 9 ай бұрын
What is the reason for not being able to cross Echo Canyon? Is the canyon filled in in one place? Why didn't you show this place?
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
The trail is closed between echo canyon and the Zion canyon floor due to a rock fall. We don’t hike down any further because we didn’t want to have to hike back uphill.
@ljbrandt500 4 ай бұрын
I'm a little confused...did you hike from East Mesa or stave spring?
@ervinslens 9 ай бұрын
That was some effort my friend. Truly inspiring film. Really enjoyed it thank you.
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Thanks so much for being here!
@richardfish3650 9 ай бұрын
Great video. Just did a version of the Hermit-Tonto loop solo in November (with nights at Hermit CG, Granite Rapids, and Salt Creek). I was on the old guy pace(start early/go slow/rest often). Congratulations on the big mile days in the Canyon! Old Guy likes to sit more and hike less in the Canyon. 😂 I enjoyed seeing these places in Spring weather! Fall was spectacular! 🙏
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
I bet fall was amazing down there! The old guy pace sounds like where it’s at in the canyon-there’s just so much to take in. We had planned to do the Hermit-Tonto-Kaibab loop the spring prior but when we arrived, the weather looked too daunting for our gear. We came prepared for this hermit/boucher trip and are so thankful, because we needed that upgraded gear!
@WanderingSoleTV 9 ай бұрын
Wow, what a fantastic ambitious goal! And I love the name of the channel : ) Nice video, greetings from British Columbia!
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Thank you so much- The name is pretty true to what we do!
@Boofshavik 9 ай бұрын
My department chair talks about Rainier all the time (he grew up nearby) - what a beautiful place!
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Totally get the obsession.
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
Oh, how I love Mt. Rainer! It's been so long since we have been there. I enjoyed watching your hikes and footage of the park! The views and landscapes are so gorgeous!
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Thanks for watching! Rainier is definitely one of our favorite parks, even if we don’t really like to play favorites.
@Boofshavik 9 ай бұрын
10% of Olympic is incredible! Congrats!
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
Fantastic footage 😊
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
This is one of my favorite places! 😊
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
Oh wow! The flowers are amazing! What a beautiful trail. The views are stunning! It's great you got a campground in the valley! Mirror Lake is one of my favorites! Beautiful footage 😊
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
It felt like a miracle and we treated it as such!
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
I'm trying to catch up on your episodes. Loved this one! I really love that area up there! The tide pools are amazing!
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
I love the footage here! Absolutely beautiful 😊
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!
@sbrobin 9 ай бұрын
I wondered if you'd mention the Tree of Life in Kalaloch and then I saw Kelly take a pic of it. The whole coast is magical! Our favorite beach is Rialto in Washington.
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
We love this area more and more every time we visit. Rialto got missed this year but we saw it a few years back. It is lovely!
@nationalparksprincess3216 9 ай бұрын
I love the hike to the falls 😊 I enjoyed the footage on your trek! Olympic is one of my favorite parks! It's like visiting Fern Gully ❤
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
It really is amazing. I wish we lived closer to be able to enjoy it more often throughout the year.
@jarrodyeager 9 ай бұрын
Is the trail along the Dodson easy to discern and follow for a moderate to experienced hiker?
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Yes, it really is! There are plenty of places where the trail goes through washes but there are always cairns to mark. Except for once, we never had to pause movement to tell where to go. Our only tough spot was at the intersection of Dodson and Blue Creek but all we had to do when we got a little off was to backtrack to the last cairn. The biggest challenge on this trek is understanding and preparing for your body's water needs.
@jarrodyeager 9 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat thank you for your response. Your video was great!
@Boofshavik 9 ай бұрын
You two are just incredible! I, too, like trail mix and blankets.
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
I really think you deserve a cameo in a video sometime. You just let us know.
@Boofshavik 9 ай бұрын
@@drivehikerepeat I hope to get to see the whole production when you're up here in Acadia, if not sooner!
@BeanCruisers 9 ай бұрын
Did you go to the rainforest?
@drivehikerepeat 9 ай бұрын
Yes, this trail cuts right through the Hoh rainforest! We also saw the Hall of Mosses while we were in Olympic but we didn’t record it. And we found a quieter spot in the Hoh that we vlogged about in the episode just before this one. So many cool places to explore around there!