Chasing the Sunrise - Hiking the White Mountains of New Hampshire

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

A lot of people have been asking about trail names, and peaks names and why I have not been mentioning them in videos lately. I have addressed this in some previous videos but I will copy and paste from another comment. I hope you all understand. "I have been purposefully leaving the names of the peaks and trails I have been taking out of the videos lately. I didn't / don't want my videos to possibly contribute to the overcrowding and literal trashing of the trails thats been occurring lately. With everyone trying to escape outside since covid it appears nobody did research on the basic principals of hiking / backpacking or the principals of Leave No Trace. If they did then they just don't seem to care. The amount of toilet paper, feces, and trash I have seen literally on or next to the trail in the last couple weeks is absolutely mind boggling. I am hoping to the add the names to the trails and peaks back in eventually hopefully once things kind of settle down up there a bit. I know a lot of people use the videos to plan their adventures. I did the same when I started hiking up in the Whites. Its part of the reason I started this channel. With that said, I have a video up in some way shape or form for I believe every 48 4k and 52 wav peak. Some maybe in my AT series, and also my Pemi Loop series" Here is an article about the issue www.nhpr.org/post/trouble-trails-forest-service-grapples-crowds-trash-and-human-waste#stream/0 Here you can learn about leave no trace (LNT) principals lnt.org/why/7-principles/

[@Swindys]

Hey Chris.... Thanks for sharing yet another great video adventure. You are spot on about the challenges of people not understanding the fundamentals about "Leave no Trace". Here is a link to a great educational page to learn more ..... The 7 Principles - Leave No Trace Center for Outdoor Ethics. lnt.org/why/7-principles/

[@peterguercio9504]

An unintentioned plus is that, now, we get to gather clues from the video and see if we can figure out where you are hiking. If I figure this or another one out, I will keep it to myself. Elementary, my dear Watson!

[@LostAgainwithJim]

I'm going to follow your lead on this. I've got a few more videos I've already filmed, but moving forward, I think this is the right call.

[@nalonabrato8900]

I cannot comprehend why people don’t cherish and preserve nature. 😢💔😢

[@LostAgainwithJim]

@@nalonabrato8900 Agreed. I recently participated in a trash pick up challenge here on YT. The #gallonbagchallenge. A lot of YT hikers are out there picking up trash and trying to spread a positive message.

[@jmgrunner1971]

Well done indeed! I must say I enjoyed your short film. It was very well edited. The music was an excellent accompaniment to the traverse up and over the mountains. I hope to watch more of your work. Thank you for sharing!

[@victav]

I used to live in NH. Hiked the 48 and more while I was there. Now I live in Colorado and am getting after all the 14ers in the state. The Rockies are great, but I totally miss the Whites. This vid made me super nostalgic. Well done.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

I loved my time out doing the Colorado Trail. Would really like to head that way myself for a while and see how things go but you are right. There is something about the Whites!

[@LostAgainwithJim]

Short trips like this are great for a quick mental reset.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Absolutely!

[@VincentClarke]

You really seem like a nice guy! I watched your video as an inspiration for my hike tomorrow morning at sunrise because sometimes I have sudden lack of motivation, and your video gave me good vibes with the calm pacing you gave it, it helped a lot! Thank you and well done!🙏

[@mikeknapp208]

That photo 10:30 looking at the night sky is incredible! Very nice video. Thanks.

[@tomheim9516]

Well done Chris! Loved the music, views and the mood. I happen to know exactly where you were and the trails you followed but won't say a word. I completely understand your reasons for non-disclosure and agree with you 100%. And if I didn't know where you were, I wouldn't ask for the same reasons. Keep up the wonderful work you're doing!

[@HikingwithWalter]

Love watching you take in the view for what it is, no rush, just pure bliss. Sometimes you just gotta slow down and enjoy living in the moment. Great video man!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thats pretty much what I've been doing. I spent 5 hours on top of the actual summit. Maybe even longer. I did the New Hampshire 48 4ks and the 52 with a view list. At this point now its more about just going back and really taking it all in. Been greatly enjoying these dark hiking periods too. Its so quiet besides me gasping for air on them inclines haha

[@HikingwithWalter]

@@ChrisGoesOutdoors That's awesome, I always love myself a good night/early morning hike!

[@firnatine67]

Wow! The photography at the end was amazing.

[@anthonyforshay4159]

Soon as I saw you fill up on water I knew exactly where you were. Was up on that mountain last Friday.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

It is a very tell tale water source haha

[@Countrylife281]

The shot of the night hike and at 4:08 is awesome.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks man!

[@nicolemayer1671]

What a drastic difference the night hike is compared to the daylight, cool to watch:)

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks Nicole!

[@AnchorLineTV]

Thanks for creating these videos! I’ve been hiking the 48 to recover from a pretty nasty leg injury, and I found your videos early on. As a professional filmmaker and a novice hiker, I truly appreciate all the work that goes into your videos. Thank you!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks! I have really been enjoying the filming aspect lately. It is a ton of work for pretty much personal reward haha. I know some people are more fans of the older videos where I talk way too much just not really what I’ve been feeling like making lately. Appreciate you watching!

[@AnchorLineTV]

ChrisGoesOutdoors I think both styles have their place and I’m sure each has a slightly different audience, but I’m a fan of both. Please keep it up. Thank you for spreading and sharing your adventures and happiness.

[@AnchorLineTV]

Also, I did this hike a week after you, and I found this video after I got back from the hike because I wanted to share the trail experience with my wife. This did it justice.

[@livinglike_lisa7954]

You’ve really upped your video game. Beautiful! I appreciate your comment about LNT. The only thing I can’t understand is how you sleep on that thin foam mat!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

After our apartment fire in Feb I spent like 4.5 months sleeping on one on the floor of my sisters house. I had other options but choose the pad. I sleep excellent on it. There is a short adjustment period I feel like but I genuinely will wake up feeling better rested and less aches haha

[@ramblinwillowoutdoors1043]

I was super stoked to run into you up there. I seriously could have stayed and chatted all day if I didn't have miles to make. Really enjoyed this vid!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

I woulda stayed if you guys stayed haha. Was great running into you too

[@cjthompson7754]

Wow, that sunrise hit different! Nice video!

[@woodchip2782]

Your photography is getting way up there. Some of your compositions are absolutely magnificent. Good show, thank you!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks! Greatly appreciated

[@GreatAmericanHikes]

Was there at those peaks a few weeks ago. Always something special when the clouds roll over like that. Great vid.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Ya it looked crazy with them blowing over. Loved it!

[@yemrot1]

First, that long shot of you on the peak was great! And that still with your headlamp and the stars, wow! Your camera work just keeps getting better. Now, about the trails. I've been making an effort to hike the less traveled trails, but even they are littered. I don't understand how someone would think it's ok to leave their trash behind. My favorite are the dog poop bags. I mean, thanks for packing it in that nice purple bag, but DON'T LEAVE IT THERE, YOU DOPE!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks! I have been really happy with the shots and videos lately. I think sitting in a room for a couple months got me really wanting to film great stuff again haha. The Whites the last couple weeks are starting to look like the blue hills. I film some of the gear videos and random videos down around the ponds behind the skating rink. Within like a 1/8 mile stretch I can usually count 10-12 of those bags tossed along the side of the trail. Like 🤷🏼‍♂️ I genuinely don't understand people. Which probably explains why I prefer to be away from them hiking in the dark at 2am haha

[@jamesking9941]

Very very nice you lucky lucky man

[@megacase]

.......and the sub looked fantastic too.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

One of the best views of the video

[@mg222.]

One of the best NH 4000 footers. I've taken many a rest up there myself!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

The spot I was sit napping on felt like nature’s lazy boy 😂

[@hike2change574]

What a great hike. This is probably now in my top 3 favorite videos you've uploaded. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@NickandRachel]

Awesome video!

[@SiriusHikes]

I think it is time for you to bring your van for a week or two to the Adirondacks and see how many of the 46ers you can get done. I'd love to see how you capture them in your videos. This is one of your best videos yet, keep up the good work!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Have had the maps of the Adirondack area for years. But not sure about heading out there currently during this situation. But the van would be perfect for the cruise haha

[@Swindys]

Hey Chris.... You are spot-on about not disclosing the locations of your hikes. But, please keep the restaurant recommendations coming..... Such as Exit 28 Pizza - having some food after a long day helps to pass the time on the trip back home.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Haha it’s usually my go to spot as it’s just so easy to get to on the way back to the Boston. There’s also a dunkin right there too and gas station. Excellent exit haha

[@melidalopez8646]

Wow such great views

[@jimwhalen4292]

The whole thing was fantastic, must have been awesome up there. The still at 10:30 with the star field is legit pro grade.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

It was Jim, spent a solid 5 hours on top of the summit haha. Im really happy with how that picture turned out as well. With my old camera night time photography was always a little iffy. This one I was super happy with the results

[@BoardingKid07]

...and justice for all. Beautiful hike and great video as usual Chris! Your videos in part inspired/informed me on my journey to get back into the Whites this year after a decade hiatus and to start dabbling in photo/video to document it. After numerous recent day hikes up there, I made a solo 2-nighter trip last week in the Presis/Great Gulf. Man, nothing could have been better for the soul. Thanks for all your great content!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Solid Metallica album for sure! 😉 haha I been looking into messing around going up the Presidential range that way. Its just always so much easier coming from Boston to go up the east side of them haha

[@nhoutdoors7901]

Nothing better than a mountain to yourself at sunrise. Did a sunrise hike earlier Was fantastic. Nice work as always

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Feel like its going to be my new thing. Really been loving hiking around in the dark with nobody around. At least visibly anyways haha

[@tomj1636]

So clear that the production quality has taken a massive step forward this season. Breathtaking video. Also, not for nothing, but I love that you have a little van footage at the beginning of the trip... nothing beats that bubbling sense of excitement as you drive up 93 into the mountains. Brings back great memories

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

The drive up is one of my favorite parts. Music up. Zone out. And just cruise. And the sun is always starting to set by the time I get up there so everything looks super nice haha

[@tomj1636]

ChrisGoesOutdoors Couldn’t agree more!

[@donbm1252]

Great vid, great shot of the stars

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks! Really pleased with how that shot turned out

[@Belisarius9495]

Great video Chris. Thanks for sharing.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks for watching Michael

[@neuerdingsendlich]

Hey Chris, just wanted to let you know that you just gained a subscriber from Germany! :-) I really love the way this video's been put together. It's a perfect blend of chill music and beautiful images. Can't wait to go hiking again the day after tomorrow. Wishing you all the best. Max

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks Max! crazy how far these videos "travel"

[@neuerdingsendlich]

@@ChrisGoesOutdoors Guess that's a result of my fully outdoorsy YT-Algorithm :-) Glad your channel came up, I trhink the first one I saw was your winter layering system.

[@Rudy1150]

wow, just...wow. thanks!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks for watching!

[@walkingwriter4325]

Beautiful! Thumbs up. You have some stunning still shots throughout that video.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@CowbellCustoms]

Yaaaaaaas

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

OMG YYYAAAAAAAAAAAAASSSSSSSSSS

[@2011ashter]

Chris, another great video! Keep them coming man! I miss hiking up in New Hampshire so bad. Stay safe!

[@symbolsexposeevilptl2746]

Hope someday you come into Maine and do some hiking. You would really love Baxter State Park and Mount Katahdin!

[@bretthikez6567]

He thru hiked the AT ...his series is kick ass..check it out..very well done

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Baxter is phenomenal. Love it there. Went up Katahdin back in 2015 and again when I did the AT in 2017. The entire AT section in Maine is fantastic. Will be there probably at some point once they let us MA people back in haha

[@jwsnma]

Great photography and great music. Really enjoyed the video

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks Joe!

[@tromagnoli]

Those views!! I love how you kept some of the wind sound audible under the music for the shots at the summit. It almost made me feel like I was there. Thanks for taking us along on these hikes.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Trying to keep that windy scene!

[@clutchhikes1741]

Chris, your video videography skills are already known to be excellent, but this video is an excellent demonstration how much you've excelled. Super creative and tons of effort put into getting the perfect shot. I applaud you! I'll actually be creating my first ever vlog of my AT section-hike through New Hampshire in a couple of weeks. I'm taking notes from your videos. Thank you!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks Dustin. Have been really enjoying the filming / editing aspect on my trips this year. Hope to continue that way. Good luck on your trip!

[@wildrage459]

Nice video, great spot I’ve been there before but not going to say

[@michaelsmusic-relaxingsoun2360]

What a journey 🥾 😎❤️ Subscribed - Michael

[@LordBass]

That view over Owl's Head and the Pemi off the back of Mt Liberty is so great. Superb quality vid again, Chris. Keep hiking. 🍻

[@markbenedict3279]

Relaxing views (I've never been to the east coast) kind of looks like the Pacific Northwest. I really like your videos and watch everyone of them. In a week my brother and I are hiking for two weeks here in Oregon, and if this quarantine ever lifts I want to come out there and hike your area ( my company requires all of us that travel outside of Oregon and Washington to quarantine for two weeks (off work))

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

I've heard great things about the hiking out there. Was hoping to visit on my PCT thru this year but not in the cards. Some day!

[@mobilewintercamp7515]

This was a bit of a different style of video for you from most I’ve seen. Great job. Real nice mood setting, peaceful.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Ya been trying to switch it up a bit. Lot of noise going on. Just want people to be able to sit back, chill, and enjoy some nature

[@AtHomeInTurkey]

Great video again. The night shots are awesome.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thank you!

[@naydacruz5664]

Beautiful 😍

[@laurag2422]

Breathtaking 😍

[@50nollieman]

Wow amazing trip! Thank you for taking us along with you during this quarantine! :)

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Glad to have the ability to do so!

[@MeetMeOutside]

Fabulous ! As usual my friend !

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks man!

[@Larry3043]

Love the video man and that scenery and views are breath taking! Those still shots at the end are simply gorgeous, amazing job done on those. Have you ever thought of selling shots like that? You might have something there.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

I thought about it at some point but never felt there would be a real audience for it haha. Maybe in the future

[@baskets8429]

Really nice 👍

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks man!

[@Roger-ny9xr]

Awesome video! Hiking in the dark to the summit to see the sunrise was truly worth it. Your video was filled with one scene after the other at the summit that would make anyone fell awestruck. I particularly like the shot of you standing on the summit with the camera set so far back. Thar must have taken a lot of walking back and forth to set up and retrieve the camera, but it was worth it! The stills at the end were great, too, especially the one of you looking up into the trees that were illuminated by your headlamp.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Ya the running back and forth is always interesting. Feel like I hike the mountain 1.5 times haha. I really like the shot too. Really happy how it turned out

[@drewskihikes5981]

Awesome bro🤘

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Thanks ✌️

[@germcc70]

Chris, Been watching your videos for at least a few years now. Followed your whole AT journey each time you posted along the way, and the trip out west. I have to say the still photos you've been taking lately are amazing. Do you attribute this to the camera set up or you're just paying more attention to this and taking time to frame things up more. Anyway just wanted to let you know I appreciate the time and effort you put into the channel and sharing those with all of us.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Greatly appreciate this Gerald. Some of it is the camera, like that low light star shot I took probably would have looked like mud on the Panasnoic GH5 I was using previously. I have shot other videos with the a7iii previously but I'd say a significant amount of the difference is the time I have been taking to get the shots and just putting everything I have learned over the years in regards to cameras and filming to use I definitely think the videos I have been creating since my return to hiking post quarantine period are the best videos I have made. I think being away for a bit pushed me a little more on the creative side too

[@foodtrucksadventures3629]

wow, this is really weird that this video showed up on my recommended, I did the exact same hike this morning starting at 3am up to liberty, I also have the same backpack and headlamp and car,

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

SPPOOOOOOOOOKYYYYYY

[@wadeschwartz4677]

I was feeling it

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

me too Wade, me too

[@GregWhiting]

This reminded me so much of my trip up to hike the Franconia Ridge loop earlier this summer. Caught the sunrise and had the entire summit to myself. It was an incredible morning. Only difference is I slept in the back seat of my wifes car.. I really need a van! :) Did you build yours?

[@plona66]

Hey @chrisgoesoutdoors, I do agree with your leaving the trail names and mountain names off of the videos. I feel social media is directly responsible for overcrowding- though I do enjoy your videos - and so I stopped posting several years ago. May I suggest a video about the Leave No Trace idea - what it means, how it is achieved, and so forth. Hope to see you on the trail some day....would enjoy a chat with you.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Have thought about and greatly considering it. I suppose it wouldn’t really hurt but I feel like the video wouldn’t necessarily reach the people that are the problem. Even if it did I genuinely wonder if it would even make a difference to them at all

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

Another beautiful video! Do you prefer sunrise or sunset hikes?

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Depends. If it’s end of day and I know I got a campsite lined up sunset it pretty cool. Otherwise I’m taking the solitude of the sunrise for sure haha

[@JayMorrisonOutdoors]

@@ChrisGoesOutdoors Excellent! I've got a pretty low-key epic trip coming up that I'm hoping to get both sunset and sunrise. It'll be my first of either, so we'll see how it goes ;)

[@Abbieverafter]

Are you allowed to sleep at the trailhead in your car in New Hampshire? I want to do this kind of sunrise hike this summer!

[@ELuislopez]

You walked all those hours in the dark?😳 what is a snake or mountain lion or bear came at you? Lol. Awesome scene tho🔥

[@markfreeman7839]

We'd love you to tag the mountains in all your videos. Working on the 4000 footers, but can't always identify your location. Plus my wife and I like to watch your "previews" when we're deciding the next climb. Feeling the Hancocks this weekend, but always keeping an eye out for the infamous black socks👍

[@thefrosted1]

Mt.Liberty

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

I have been purposefully leaving the names of the peaks and trails I have been taking out of the videos lately. I didn't / don't want my videos to possibly contribute to the overcrowding and literal trashing of the trails thats been occurring lately. With everyone trying to escape outside since covid it appears nobody did research on the basic principals of hiking / backpacking or the principals of Leave No Trace. If they did then they just don't seem to care. The amount of toilet paper, feces, and trash I have seen literally on or next to the trail in the last couple weeks is absolutely mind boggling. I am hoping to the add the names to the trails and peaks back in eventually hopefully once things kind of settle down up there a bit. I know a lot of people use the videos to plan their adventures. I did the same when I started hiking up in the Whites. Its part of the reason I started this channel. With that said, I have a video up in some way shape or form for I believe every 48 4k and 52 wav peak. Some maybe in my AT series, and also my Pemi Loop series

[@bretthikez6567]

@@ChrisGoesOutdoors I feel ya on that...google is a great tool to find shit out I'd say🤣🤣🤣🤣..thats all part of the adventure with hiking...great vid homey

[@markfreeman7839]

@@ChrisGoesOutdoors That's a great point. We have noticed a lot more trash, tp, and terrible trail etiquette this year. Last weekend got an early start and "disturbed " three female zoomers practically camping on the trail, smellables everywhere, stomping down the veg, and we got the dirty look. I certainly welcome others to appreciate the wonderful benefits of Mountain Therapy, but watching a couple LNT and beginner hiking videos would go a long way to making everyone's experience better. Thanks for the reply. Love the channel and the great videography you purvey.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

@@markfreeman7839 Seriously, its painful. I considered making a video about LNT and the Whites in particular. It maybe watched by some but I feel like the people that are genuinely the problem 1) wouldn't watch the video and 2) if they did watch, still wouldnt care and will continue about their ways

[@Twhyte96]

Doing some presidentials each weekend to end out the season, what’s the chance I bump into you? Dont have to be specific. Great video!

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Anything is possible, saw a guy on top of here I saw on the presidentials 2 weeks ago lol

[@penelopepare9660]

What mountains did you go up and what trails did you use? 5:20

[@acon2834]

Chris, up in the Whites next couple days with wife, we hope to beat the weekend crowds. We love how you put together your vids.On average how long does it take you to edit them?

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Pretty sure this one took like 6 hours or so. Most of it is just finding the right music. I also have a terrible attention span during the editing process so I am constantly doing other things like watching other videos or surfing the web. I feel like it helps though as it gives little breaks and then I can go back and rewatch what I did previously and see how it flows 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@gregmortonoutdoors]

Really nice video and loved the stills at the end. Fantastic job. How is the new pack treating you?

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Been great so far. No complaints at all. Has been great for the weights I have been carrying around. Really digging have hipbelt pockets again for keeping all the camera gear in

[@wmorton]

Thank you for the beautiful video. The unique summit, a favorite of mine. When you night hike do you choose trails you’ve been up before? Do you worry about getting off trail? I think I saw another person at the summit, how often do you encounter other people? Do you carry extra lighting?

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

Don't particularly choose ones I have been up before. The Presidential video a couple weeks ago I have never gone up that trail before. I had been to the summit of the mountain but took a different route previously. This trail I had been up before but it was more just easy and quick to drive to haha No real worry about getting off trail. Did a pretty large amount of night hiking near the end of the AT when the days were getting shorter so I feel pretty comfortable out there in that regard. Have GPS on my phone and a map / compass with me too so Saw nobody on this trail until the actual summit. Lot of trail runners out that early. That presidential trip too I saw one other guy on trail in the AM and then a handful at the summit. Trails definitely get crowded though as the day goes on No extra lighting, just my headlamp. Cellphone could suffice for a bit but I have my external battery that can charge my headlamp so not really too concerned. If I keep up the night hiking stuff I may end up taking a second headlamp at some point

[@michaelschmidt4618]

Nothing better than hiking in a Kilt, get a few kilts

[@hectorthewhimsical4093]

Yeah I just came back from a Crawford notch camping trip and its unbelievable how much trash people are leaving behind it really is sad

[@eddiej7259]

ugh! tell me about it! got to the point where I started to bring an extra plastic bag to pick up what others have left behind! it aint much but im trying to do my part while out on trial!

[@danhackett4199]

Sorry to here that people don’t understand the no trace rules. I learned that when I was 10 years old. I through it was just common sense. Of course it was the 50’s and early 60’s. No wonder the water we always drank is not save anymore.

[@ChrisGoesOutdoors]

As I have found out in my short 30 something years of living, common sense is really not all that common