CDT Days 1-3 (Canada to East Glacier)

[@JaruWalks]

I’m posting more current updates on my instagram, @jaruwalks. If you are just joining, I have already completed the AT and the PCT this year.

[@wendygrw]

You are right, Glacier park is stunning! Wow. So many different habitats, colors, elevation changes, pristine lakes and waterfalls. And the abundant wildlife---amazing.

[@mikaelaolsen8835]

The landscape you walk through after the elk night is unbelievable. The colours, the blue of the sky with its yellow clouds, the crazy mountains. It is like another planet.

[@TammyCleveland-n2l]

Oh my gosh! Your 3rd trail!😊 I hope you consider writing a book! If you do I'm buying! You've got this! If something happens that you don't, just look at what you have accomplished so far outrageously amazing!!! You are an incredible hiker, athletic and strategically! I've watched every video from the start of the AT to the PCT and even the Arizona trail. Cheering you on from Nova Scotia!!! Let's Go!!!!

[@paulvaughan3557]

Whether your body or the elements prevent you from completing the triple crown, you have every right to be extremely proud of what you’ve accomplished already. I look forward to all your vids coming to document the attempt.

[@johanv3589]

"I'm saying rabble rabble rabble" had me crying 😂 really rooting for you to complete this one, I have so much respect for the early and late thru hikers that are mostly by themselves and actually do the classic (brutal) adventure

[@trailblazermatt]

New subscriber here joining you on this hike. Glacier sure is beautiful.. God's country..

[@morevananything]

Best of luck! This is just completely unfathomable and I really appreciate you sharing such an amazing adventure with us. Also, the courage to turn your back on a black bear who is actively looking at you gave me the chills! If you need help at Wolf Creek in Southern Colorado, please reach out. We might be able to give you a ride and a hot meal at least!

[@llo70422]

un freaking believable!!!! You are doing so well and now it's the third trail. I have watched every video and you are just rocking this!!!. Amazing!!!!!!! Wishing you all the best for success and I will be watching you all the way. Stay Special Jaru Sheila Vancouver BC

[@Tranman409]

The algorithm lead me to your video, love your commentary and mindset on accomplishing this!! Subscribed and will watch every future video. Wishing you a safe and healthy hikes!

[@pudster1960]

Doing Great ❤ I had a bash at it in 96, did a half of the AT, got bored of being alone and went back and started the AT again,did another quarter and then went over and did the PCT 😂 I had already done the PCT in 91 and the CDT in 93.

[@mikaelaolsen8835]

I believe in you. I believe you can make it through the snow. I have seen you solve so many problems and seen you get through so many difficulties. I know you can do it! And I wish you all the luck you need with the things you cannot control.

[@SandraMessier-qb1ug]

Spectacular scenery!!! 🥾🥾

[@Kay_Lorraine]

So excited to "walk" the CDT with you! Careful of those "not very smart" elk during mating/bugle season. They can be extremely unpredictable, awnry assholes. But oh so cool. A heard of bulls bedded down all around me (like 15' from my tent) while backpacking this spring. Was fun to fall asleep to the sound of elk snoring. Glad your body is holding up well! I relate to your comment how hard it would be to have the mind willing, but something broken to stop you. I'm dealing with that this year with my knee. It has brought me to emotional tears to not be able to hike the trails I really want to. Enjoy life to the fullest, especially when you are young and strong! Keep smiling and stay safe! 💜

[@m.hennrick1517]

Great views. Good luck with the snow. ✌🏻

[@RC-qf3mp]

Good luck on the cdt! As a fan, I’m hoping you make it home safely and see that as the top goal. “Failure” is not making it home … or not making it home safely. With that in mind, would be great to see you finish in 2024. Yes, I can attest that hiking in mountain wind is tougher than walking to my mailbox during a hurricane.

[@CJoy076]

Incredible scenery, I'm amazed you find the energy to narrate the trail, you must be going at full steam.

[@jasonmichaeljimenez]

Walk on brother, walk on. Best of luck. I was on the trail back in 05 when Squeaky made his walk.

[@JaruWalks]

@@jasonmichaeljimenez nice, the original!

[@Fistmele]

Ready set go!!! I know you already been out there a while. I'm confident you will make it. Let the adventure continue.

[@BarbaraTaychert]

What a beautiful area. You were so lucky to see so much wildlife in such a short time. The colorful brush on the trail was beautiful. Wishing you a great and successful hike.

[@pamwolf8922]

Glacier NP is my absolute favorite! Enjoy the views and be safe. You got this!

[@cathyparker6980]

With you all the way! So proud of you! 🤗

[@Randee04]

I’m so excited for you and completely in awe!! Cheering you on!!! Stay safe and keep hiking smart!! 🍀🤞🏻🍀 i’ve been watching Kelly Hays Hikes and she is about to finish the CDT and I like it so much better than the PCT.

[@llo70422]

Please Jaru write a book about all this when you complete the trail. Bugeling moose, elk ,bear and this windy video with unbelievable views is outstanding. Take care Sheila

[@kanamichelle7404]

I will be watching, and I wish you well! I have been watching Kelly Hays on the CDT. She is in Colorado right now.

[@rondawil2845]

Gonna be tough already spitting snow.... Blessings and prayers.. following and wishing you the best... FINISHING Will be awesome 😊😊

[@mtadams2009]

Great video. Thank for sharing. I am in the AT crossing over from Vt to NH. Good cell coverage. Watching you hike while the rain rolls down. Take care

[@JaruWalks]

@@mtadams2009 amazing, good luck, the trouble starts on Moosilauke. I recommend the barn door hostel for a Nero or zero, located on the road just before mt. Moosilauke. If you meet the guy who built the barn tell him Nightshift says hi.

[@pudster1960]

Now I have found you I will go back and binge on all your videos. I have put off hip surgery for ten years and so no thru hikes ( last one PCT in 13 ) for me.Getting ceramic bilateral hip resurfacing next month and whilst I am recovering I will use your videos to give me impetus to get going again. 🙏 Trail name "Charlie" it used to be "Hannibal" but Lector came along and messed all that up 🤣

[@karanbishop1796]

He is very interesting and real ! I have watched his AT and PCT and excited for this one !

[@xbalance]

Just found your channel. I’ll be following along and cheering for you from Seattle.

[@Pinnacle32]

Wow! The CDT so far is a wild kingdom! Also Beautiful scenery.

[@beardedfrogoutdoors]

Best wishes! Super envious…

[@sydoniestock2187]

Your lilly pad analogy had me imagining a Thumbelina sized Nightshift hopping around 😀

[@kimberlypenney7216]

Such raw beauty!

[@lostphotowalks3688]

Excellent adventure, excited for you!

[@mikaelaolsen8835]

Fresh, clean and fluffy he sets out on the new trail hopping on lilly pads. Happy hopping to you! Yes, it does really suck to have a body which does not allow hiking. I know how to hike, I want to hike more than anything, I know the paths, I do not get lost but I cannot hike.

[@gregharmon3797]

Great video man, keep on moving forward and be safe

[@sticktheeagle]

Wow!! So much wildlife. I’m not sure if that would feel majestic or at times terrifying. I think it would be a little bit of both.

[@richwallace4632]

There is a store in Encampment, Wyoming, just before you enter Colorado. You might have something for deep snow sent there. Wyoming will have high winds, drifting snow. Colorado will have deep snow at 10,000 ft and higher.

[@JaruWalks]

Thanks for the heads up on that store.

[@WedgieOnTour]

OMG! This is the first video I've watched of the CDT...the views. Can't wait to follow you on your journey. @HikingDancer #Roadrunner sent me.

[@monamoon925]

Love Roadrunner!

[@nj2mddude205]

My hat's off to you Nightshift. I don't think I could hike that section solo. I'd want at least another pair of eyes to cover my back.

[@JaruWalks]

@@nj2mddude205 agreed

[@PokerNBilliards]

Good luck dude, you got this! Happy to follow along

[@MikeR-ig5bw]

Just caught this today and so far I’m hooked! I do have to know what headlamp you are using as seems way better than what I’m using.

[@JaruWalks]

@@MikeR-ig5bw Nitecore 350 lumens, it is the best headlamp on the market for long distance hiking.

[@williamgoree9259]

You got this man

[@baskets8429]

Good vid

[@mikaelaolsen8835]

How unbelievably beautiful Glacier natinal park is! You are walking through gold. The yellow of the leaves would never pop that bright if there were not dark grey clouds. So, when you saw that tree fall over in the wind, did you think back to the warning sing "killer tree" on the Appalachian trail? Could you imagine being on the wrong side of the tree you saw fall here? Isn't it right that city people on theur first hike are warned about tge danger of trees? I would not have been out hiking in that kind of nature with winds as strong as that.

[@JaruWalks]

No, if I thought that such a warning was necessary, I would not have acted out a satirical courtroom mini-drama for three minutes.

[@mikaelaolsen8835]

@@JaruWalks I loved that satirical court room drama. Still cite from it in real life. "I have it on highest authority..."

[@tresannrn8454]

When you see white caps on a lake… definitely a windy day. That has to double the energy requirement to walk against it. Be safe…✌️🙂💚

[@michaelcrossey3532]

Beyond epic.

[@steve_bailey]

So you have to do 32+ miles a day? Good lord! I’m following. Good luck

[@JaruWalks]

@@steve_baileyI will be taking alternates which hypothetically cut the required mileage down. But there remains uncertainty around the timing of snow and severity of snow, which would push the fair weather daily mileage needed back higher.

[@CruzCruz-nw7fi]

Very cool #3 gonna get it done ✅

[@sticktheeagle]

Glacier National Park is my favorite trail that I have been to.

[@JaruWalks]

Glacier might actually be my favorite too now. Sequoyah and Death Valley are some really stunning ones as well that fly under the radar.

[@timmo971]

You look so clean!

[@JaruWalks]

@@timmo971 rare as a silver dollar

[@intotopei]

Great job! Just curious, What is the approximate date of the cdt start?

[@gregkazmierczak5684]

9/28

[@JaruWalks]

@@intotopei its on there somewhere, 9/28/24 @ 4pm

[@vineyardvise5201]

So awesome!!! What camera are you using

[@JaruWalks]

@@vineyardvise5201 iphone 15

[@richwallace4632]

You might consider snow shoes before Colorado.

[@JaruWalks]

@@richwallace4632 I’ll carry them only once it is necessary. You can’t pack too much extra weight. Though you do have to be careful when walking into a long stretch between roads in case snow drops.

[@Ane_Rikke]

This year three times on the north/south axis of your country; will you at some point be hiking the US coast to coast on the east/west axis as well you think? :)

[@JaruWalks]

@@Ane_Rikke honestly, hopefully some day. But maybe even as a road walk with the emphasis on meeting people. Would be fun to hit the states that are missed by mainstream culture. Maybe do Washington over to North Dakota, south to Oklahoma, then SE to Arkansas, then the Deep South down to Florida. So many ways you could do it.

[@Ane_Rikke]

@@JaruWalks That sounds like a lot of interesting small interviews on the hike; absolutely something I would love to follow if you ever should go through. But first; best of luck with the rest of 2024 :)

[@henryhancock807]

rooting for you Jaru

[@HDCrumbsnatcher]

very cool!

[@richwallace4632]

Once you leave the National Park, you might think about wearing hunters orange? It's elk, and deer season?

[@JaruWalks]

@@richwallace4632 no, it’s too statistically insignificant to worry about. I’m dialed into the temperature and the precipitation. That’s what’s going to kill me.

[@MoniqueDiCarlo]

Amazing accomplishment! Did you upgrade some of your gear for this one? Yes, you did winter on the AT, but I have a feeling this will be twice as extreme. I would swap the tarp for a tent to provide a little more protection from wind, rain, and snow. Do you have bear spray on you? Wishing you the best!

[@JaruWalks]

@@MoniqueDiCarlo you want to be carrying the right gear ‘when’ winter catches you, yes I have bear spray.

[@RC-qf3mp]

A low pitched tarp is better in the wind than a tent. And tarps have more flexibility in where to pitch.

[@mtadams2009]

@@RC-qf3mpI keep hearing this but I have never gotten wet in my tent, ever. I have watched him get his sleeping back very wet. No hate on tarps but I will take my tent over a tarp any day. They are not even that much lighter than my tent.

[@RC-qf3mp]

@@mtadams2009 not about weight but flexibility. See Jardine, Papa Hiker, and Evans Backpacking Videos for more. Tents require flat terrain and a large enough footprint. Tarps don’t. You only need a space flat enough for your back. If you like your tent, good for you. But no tent offers the versatility of a tarp, in the hands of a skilled user. If you don’t have skills, that’s another issue.

[@jjr9032]

A tarp will never provide the protection a properly pitched tent will

[@cyclonasaurusrex1525]

The New Zeakand accent!!! 😂😂😂

[@JaruWalks]

@@cyclonasaurusrex1525 🤣at least I knew to cut it quickly

[@juliaphelps8921]

Please be careful of the Grizzlies. Please make noise. I know you voiced a live and let live with animals, and I mainly agree with you. But some of these bears are irritated by not much. Maybe just your presence. All the way down to south of Lander WY. And they are in full swing hyperphagia….so they are out. Not a pearl clutcher….just a hiker who lives part time in Montana. Your photos are spectacular and I believe you will finish this!

[@lindatipton413]

❤❤❤❤❤ so amazing and beautiful and rugged …

[@BubbaMattB]

GLHF. Met you at Crater lake on the PCT and ate lunch with you and Hobo Baggins. You also Met Gabi and she told you to call me a little bitch.

[@JaruWalks]

@@BubbaMattB haha, I remember, good to hear from you. Ps- you are a little b*tch. (KZbin made me censor)

[@cheesecake1003]

😮😮😮

[@dougseiersen7607]

Hey Nightshift …. Can’t wait to watch this adventure play out. It was great meeting you on the PCT. Having finished the PCT myself … I’m all that more impressed with your resolve, fortitude, perseverance and strength! I know how hard it is to hike a thru hike … but to attempt to complete 3 in one year .. just impressive! Al the best!! DJ

[@JaruWalks]

@@dougseiersen7607 thanks!

[@williamgoree9259]

Also I thought that was a pretty good New Zealand accent

[@christortheak]

Wow - more wildlife per day than I’ve ever encountered on trail. Fall in glacier seems busy!

[@JaruWalks]

@@christortheak indeed, and there were several more encounters I wasn’t able to film.

[@patcole-home3152]

Beautiful!

[@matthewthalhamer2825]

Have you reached out to KyleHatesHiking about doing video after you complete your journey. I can't believe you don't have more subscribers,

[@JaruWalks]

@@matthewthalhamer2825 I’d be happy to do podcasts when I’m done. I think I have less subscribers because my content is long, my talking segments are long, and because my story telling skills could be improved. I also don’t tailor my content in any way to audience desires. Nearly every other channel is trying to cater to audience desires: click-bait, only showing positivity, short videos, short talking bits, and focus on visual scenery, etc. I’m aware this is what the largest audience wants to see, but my project is to report my journey authentically which is at odds with these popular desires. I’ve lost over 500 subscribers from making critical but true statements, which I’m quite OK with.

[@matthewthalhamer2825]

@JaruWalks well a few of us prefer the raw personal take on the experience, and if they don't watch cause of some personal opinions/views, you don't need them, keep on trucking from day 1 sobo you've done more than almost everyone ever.