Appalachian Trail Day 2 - Woken up at 4am by lost hiker.

[@TumbleweedTammy]

Thank you for sharing!

[@destinyritter1221]

So good to see you out on the AT Sandpine! You’re an inspiration!

[@sandpine99]

@@destinyritter1221 thank you. Have you all gone out to the Florida Trail again? Hopefully the water/floods have gone down by now.

[@destinyritter1221]

@sandpine99 not the Florida trail particularly. But we’ve been hiking just outside of Tampa recently and the water seems high in the rivers and lakes but nothing bad. I’m more curious about the AT. I’ve read some parts are completely closed.

[@sandpine99]

@@destinyritter1221 there are parts in nc and tn that are closed. There are still lots of people that need help. But so are the business that depend on hikers and visitors. Plenty of places on the AT that are open. All of GA and up to Fontana are fine.

[@ronbenjamin4351]

So glad you popped up on. My stream!!! One of my goals if I ever get well enough!! Are you doing a through hike??? Man looks so peaceful!! Keep going and keep videos coming!! Just subscribed!

[@sandpine99]

@@ronbenjamin4351 thanks Ron. I can only section hike the AT as I take PTO from that thing called job. 😄

[@MawMaw_57]

Love the video ENJOY!

[@frankynodots]

The continuous music has to go. An intro is fine though...

[@sandpine99]

@@frankynodots thanks for the suggestion. For the next video, I’ll either lower the volume on it or remove it during video. Maybe keep it for the pictures. But trust me, you don’t want to hear my heavy breathing! lol…

[@sandpine99]

Oh wow... I just went back to re-watch these. Thank you for pointing this out. I use iMovie for this since I keep it simple and on the go to edit videos while on trail. Normal, iMovie does a decent job of fading the music to almost nothing when a video clip shows. Then when pictures are shown, the music theme ramps up. I went back to see my old videos and iMovie was doing a better job at it. The new iMovie with iOS 18 seems to not fade properly. I'll have to manually turn it down on future videos. You are right, it is annoying. Thanks again.

[@MaryTravels53]

Another great day on trail.

[@Turtle-y9p]

Nice campsite.

[@steveblindlost9424]

Enjoying the videos and scenery but, that music gets to be very annoying, sorry.

[@sandpine99]

@@steveblindlost9424 yes it is. I fixed this on Day 5 after someone else pointed it out. The new version of iMovie I am using is not like the old one that lowers the volume during video and not during still shots. I am now doing that manually. See day 5 of this hike please and let me know if is better. I am doing the volume manually now.

[@fredrickriffel5845]

Should never hike alone.

[@burpethead]

The AT is a very safe and social trail with over 1,000 people completing the trail every year solo.

[@sandpine99]

@@fredrickriffel5845 I go hike to get lost in the woods and get away from people. But in the AT and even in the fall, I ran into more hikers than what I am used to or prefer.

[@fredrickriffel5845]

@@sandpine99 I would not be worried about other people but health problems or getting hurt being alone. That is the reason to hike with a buddy..

[@sunnyskye213]

Nada this late!​@@burpethead

[@Dari-b5g]

​@@burpetheadthe trail is not safe any more. Crime is just not reported in the news. I know because I live near the AT. Alot of us will no longer tent camp. Alot of stealing. Cars at trail heads being Brocken into. Not to stay at certain shelters. Go find the missing people if you think the AT is so safe.