Glad you found this useful! I floated this section on July 2 and, yes, the guage referenced is the one at Twin Creeks above HH Res. Here: waterdata.usgs.gov/monitoring-location/12359800/#parameterCode=00060&period=P7D&showMedian=true Youngs Creek Canyon was the most challenging floating I've done to date; although technically rated at class III, so I wouldn't recommend that trip if you're new to packrafting. Happy hiking/floating!

Thanks for the video suggestion, I'll consider that! To answer you briefly, I use the Divide Pack from Seek Outside (although it's changed some since I bought mine). It's a great blend of UL build with a beefy harness/hip belt for the heavier load. This trip, I managed to squeeze the PFD inside the pack, which worked much better than tieing it on top as I have done previously. Paddles fit in the side pocket and the raft ties on the back/bottom of the pack -- not sure whether the newer version retained this ability. That's a great trip over Stadler and I love the Basin (camped there and had a pack of wolves howling all around me 4 times during the night!). I found the tree pressure on Danaher to be so great that, if I do that trip again, I plan to just hike the 4 miles to the confluence with Youngs Creek and put in there. Happy hiking/floating!

@ if you don’t mind I have another question about rolling up your pack raft for putting on your pack. Do you keep the inflatable floor, foot rest and thigh straps attached in the boat when you roll it up for the pack or pack them separately? Do you bother to bring the thigh straps and foot rest with you for the SF Flathead (Bob)? Thanks and thanks for all the videos and info. I’m a fellow adventurer that’s getting close to 60. Just keep moving, use it or lose it.

Thanks Dan. Appreciate your innovative thinking and dedication to producing quality products at affordable prices!

Very interesting, thank for sharing! Happy hiking. 😊

Dyneema Composite Fabric. Used to be called Cuben Fiber. Very light and strong material, but vulnerable to puncture and hyper expensive.

No snakes.

Nope. No snakes or bugs, so it was the perfect time to be there!

Glad it was helpful. Thanks for the kind words!

Thanks for sharing that! I haven't tried a Zpacks shelter since the Hexamid and found the door to be too short/tight for easy entry/exit. Have they improved since then?

Good points, thanks for sharing!

@@ShastaBubba forgot to add why I care about anti inflammatory diet so much… eating that way, with keto, reduced my BPH and I wake up zero times at night when I sleep (instead of 5x on a “normal” diet). Big help on the trail. Esp with cold weather. Last thing I want to do at 2 AM in a cold night is get up and “go”.

Thanks so much!

Absolutely! He was a trooper, but had us both really worried for a while.

Thanks for sharing that!

Thanks for the input and safe travels!

Very welcome!

Glad I could help, thanks!

Awesome! Thank you!

Glad you like them! It was quite an adventure. Thanks so much!

Thank you so much!

Thanks for sharing! I forgot to mention that I place my eyeglasses by the clock too.

Glad it was helpful! Thanks a ton!

Thanks for sharing all this! I too wear night clothes, but forgot to mention that. Still resisting hiking with a phone, so guess I'm stuck with the old travel clock.

Thanks!

@@ShastaBubba thanks for the video on the enlarged prostate. Like a lot of older guys, my enlarged prostate causes me to have to go more frequently. That’s no fun when it’s below 50 F and raining all night long. My first experience with a pee bottle was a desperate sacrifice of a quart sized freezer Ziploc bag. Now I have a proper and dedicated pee bottle system, and have never looked back.

I'm in the same age bracket and wondering how less that glamorous aging is. ;)

Great stuff, thanks for sharing!

Great stuff, thanks for sharing! I tried the torso pad/pack under the legs combo about 20 years ago and didn't work for me, mainly because I'm a side sleeper and the pack was too lumpy for my tastes. I certainly agree that UL techniques are huge for continuing to hike as we age (I'm 62)! Happy birthday and keep on hiking!!

Thanks so much and glad you liked it!

Glad to hear that! Thanks for the feedback!!

Thanks for the comment and thanks also for the Top Shelf idea! Didn't even know GG made those.

Glad you liked it!

Excellent tips, thanks for sharing! It's certainly necessary to adapt the system to the terrain/climate of different places. When I use the X-Mid 1 (both standard and Pro), the pocket becomes the night stand for me.

Thanks John, and you're forgiven under the circumstances. 😉 Been meaning to try the collapsable bottle for just this purpose. Thankfully, since my prostate surgery, I rarely have to get up at night anymore!

@@ShastaBubba Good to hear! And the game ain't goin' my way. Watching Mountain Wanderer on his last episode of the Unita Highlne Trail trek to take my mind off the game.

Great idea with the bear horn. I always assumed (in my thought experiments) that I would open the mesh door to spray outside the tent, but reality never quite works out the way it does in our ideal imagining! A horn would solve that issue without collateral damage. Thanks!

Great ideas, thanks for sharing! My version of the X-Mid 2p Pro doesn't have pockets (later ones do), but I know some folks like to use the overhead pockets with the headlamp on to illuminate the whole shelter.

Thanks so much, really appreciate it!

It's great fun, for sure! It's a good idea to build your skills on calmer waters before hitting the wilderness rivers.

@@ShastaBubba absolutely. Where I live we don’t have many rushing rivers like this. At least not ones that extend for a great distance. mostly countless small lakes. In Ontario Canada.

Thank you too!

Thanks for this point! I could never keep in my head what all the different combinations of flashing lights meant. 😢🤣

Glad you enjoyed it, Thanks!

The terrain is very similar to the Winds, for sure. I printed more detailed maps from Caltopo, which had more lake names. There are certainly griz in those mountains; after all, it's right next to Yellowstone. The moose was actually quite calm and took her time moving away (editing made it seem different). I was actually concerned she would continue up my way and step on my very expensive tent!! Hunting is allowed there, for sure, but Moose know they're badass and don't care. 😉🤣

@@ShastaBubbathanks for the response. I assumed that would be Grizzly country for the reason you mention. I agree, Moose are badass and know it. There’s some short video clips I’ve seen where Momma moose is defending her young one from a Grizzly. She won. I wondered if possibly you used Caltopo. I’m considering the switch to it from GAIA. The ownership of GAIA changed fairly recently. Thanks for another great video.

I've heard the trail in from the East is a better one. Valid point about the food. Although I did hang my food later and eating cold doesn't give off as much scent, there are certainly griz in the Missions and it doesn't pay to be careless. Thanks!

Thanks for the idea to go there in the first place!!

Yeah, no kidding (huff, huff). 😊 Tons more to explore there, for sure!

Glad you enjoyed it! It is very similar to the Winds, I was thinking the same thing.

Mainly just when I expect there to be bugs, so in the northern Rockies, that means June-July. I also began taking it in the late fall (like October) to help with wind block and rain splatter.

Oops! Yep, you're correct, I meant to say Labor Day. Don't think you can even access the trailhead on Memorial Day. Thanks for the comment!!

Thanks so much for the kind words! Also, very happy to know the anxiety videos are still helping people. 😊 Happy hiking!

@@ShastaBubba .. I've been practicing the diaphragmatic breathing since I read about it. Thanks again.

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the feedback!

Thanks so much, really appreciate it!

It sure is high and wild country, prime for thunderstorms! Thanks!!

You da Man! Hope that visualizing yourself on trail helps work go fast today. 😉

Thanks so much for sharing your story! I would humbly suggest that the answer isn't to increase your ability to hike farther, but to focus instead on mindfully enjoying each moment being in the woods and on trail. Remember that scene fromt the book, "Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance" when the dad is backpacking with his son and the son refuses to carry his pack any farther? Dad begins to carry both packs, one at a time, leapfrogging up the trail, and he says to himself, "most people would get upset about having to carry both packs and travel three times as far, but the goal is to be in the woods with my son, so what difference does it make what we are actually doing?" It might be fun (and joyful) to shift from traveling a long distance to see more country to seeing the country you travel on a closer, deeper level. It's amazing that you are able to hike at all, so let's slow down and focus on celebrating that miracle! And keep hiking!!

@ShastaBubba You speak the truth, and I have to say, as a Buddhist, I appreciate your Zen approach to hiking, Motorcycle Maintenance and all!