El Yunque's Most Challenging Trail | Crazy Puerto Rico Hike

[@BobCarlson]

I used to embrace the mud all the way up to my knees way back when I lived on a ranch. I would have had a blast on that hike.

[@Explorcation]

Yeah, farm/ranch experience sure helps with the embracing of the mud! I (Skylar) knew I would enjoy it, but I was a bit unsure if Jamie would. I'm pretty sure she ended up enjoying it every bit as much as I did, although it took her much longer to embrace the mud 😅.

[@JillianaMariah]

"Embrace the mud." 😂 That's gotta be my montra for life. Thanks for the amazing video.

[@Explorcation]

YES! Sometimes you have to embrace the messy parts of life for sure. Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@TideKnotTravellers]

I love it when there’s a good pile of hiking sticks at the start of a trail. Those dogs had the right idea getting shade in the sun under your car. Love Jamies attempts to avoid the mud, worked for a while at least! 😂

[@Explorcation]

We had read on reviews that hikers typically left sticks at the trail head...but I wasn't expecting a pile quite like that 😆 we really had or pick! Aww those dogs, I can't believe they were still there 5 hrs later!! If I ever hike that trail again, I will sure commit to the mud sooner, it was much easier than avoiding it! Thanks for watching guys :)

[@MangOeChannel]

Watching your amazing tour video from Indonesia 🇮🇩. Keep healthy. Wish you have a wonderful day and more success 🙏😊

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for the kind comment. Wishing you all the best as well!

[@HDWalkingAdventures]

Beautiful footage. Well done video as always. . An excellent journey 👍

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much. We really appreciate the encouraging comments!

[@LiveLifeWithAView]

Another great adventure as always. LRM and I love PR. Thanks for taking us along! LLWAV!!

[@Explorcation]

Hey thanks for dropping by! And what's not to love about Puerto Rico? Mountains, beaches, and great food.. best of all worlds!

[@gmpny3945]

Thank you for sharing this adventure. Hiking through the mud is a tough workout but you did it! After this one the next couple of hikes will seem like a walk in the park.

[@Explorcation]

Thank you for watching. This sure was a challenging hike, but the summit was definitely one of the most rewarding! You are absolutely right in that all of our hikes since then have seemed quite easy!

[@EXPLORINGWITHVER]

Wow! Such an exciting exploration and great editing skills. Thanks for sharing.

[@Explorcation]

Thank you so much for watching and commenting, hiking El Toro was quite the adventure!

[@ScullyPop]

I have been looking forward to this episode.

[@Explorcation]

We hope it lived up to the hype, Scully!

[@ScullyPop]

@@Explorcation It was totally cool, one of your best episodes.

[@Explorcation]

@@ScullyPop thanks so much, Scully. Means a lot coming from you!

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Mud!!! Oh my.. great hike and glad you got the view before the clouds rolled in.

[@Explorcation]

There was soo much mud 😆but worth it for the view, if even only for a few minutes. Thanks so much for watching 😊

[@jadeheart911]

Are you two Loco !!?? lol !!!! I kept thinking Quick sand !!!!!

[@Explorcation]

Well... yes and no. But mostly yes 😜 Thankfully we did not encounter quicksand. Although it certainly would have made for a more interesting video if we had! 😂

[@AquariusTraveller]

Congrats on 10k too guys !!!! WOO HOO!!!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much! We weren't sure what was going to come first, our 10,000th sub or our 200th video. Thankfully our 10,000th sub came first, but the 200th video is only a couple of weeks away! It's pretty crazy to think that we have been doing this for so long!

[@AquariusTraveller]

@@Explorcation you have done very well.... I'm concentrating on my blog more these days... potential to make more money...but I do like the constant money coming from KZbin each month and always getting higher and higher...I have a few videos doing very well 👍👍 Keep it up guys

[@Explorcation]

@@AquariusTraveller yeah, it's always a balancing act between doing what you enjoy the most versus what can make you the most money. It's great to do what you love, but only if the bills are paid!

[@AquariusTraveller]

@@Explorcation very true :)

[@ervinslens]

What a majestic scenery, simply unreal place. Amazing 👌🎥🎞

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much, Ervin. Although our hiking content is never our best performing on KZbin, we sure do enjoy creating it! Best of luck to you and your channel. Your thumbnails looks great, and we look forward to watching for some future hiking inspiration!

[@ervinslens]

@@Explorcation thank you so much 😊

[@LucasWorldTravel]

First of all, big congrats on reaching 10K! What an achievement! Exactly like climbing a muddy mountain. You guys are troopers!

[@Explorcation]

Thanks, guys! If only reaching 10k was as easy as climbing that muddy mountain! 😂

[@TRUMPER1776]

Beautiful Puerto Rico & Food !🇵🇷😋👍

[@Explorcation]

It's such an underrated food destination, and certainly beautiful as well. Thanks for watching!

[@jimcwik7529]

You guys are rockstars! Way to tackle that mud.

[@Explorcation]

Thanks, Jim. It was quite the adventure! Probably not something we'll ever feel the need to do again, but we're sure glad we did it!

[@gladysgriffin7347]

Thanks for the video

[@Explorcation]

Thank you for watching! This one was quite the adventure.

[@BeingBedingfield]

Woohoooo!! Congrats on 10K 🥳 Jamie, you did so well to avoid the mud at first Haha I would try my best to avoid it too! The views definitely makes this hike worth it. Love your little celebration dance 💁‍♀️ Great ad for those waterproof socks!! The pinchos from Yunni’s looks so yum, and how cool are all the jungle sounds while you’re having dinner.

[@Explorcation]

We miss those jungle sounds so much! They were so relaxing and put us both asleep almost immediately... of course the exhaustion from all the hiking and lack of sleep could have contributed to that too 😅 Thanks so much for the congrats. It was a long road, but glad we finally hit that milestone. Hopefully the second 10k will come MUCH quicker! Our 200th video milestone is right around the corner too. It's pretty crazy to think we've been doing this for so long already!

[@TheAverageTourist]

Congrats on your 10K guys!! 🎉 That was definitely too much mud for me and my hubby. We would have turned around 😅 So did you clean or just toss the shoes? Your dinner and sandwiches looked pretty delish 👌 that hamburger was massive!

[@Explorcation]

Thank you. Hoping the next 10k comes MUCH faster! We did actually clean the shoes and surprising they look about the same as they did prior to the hike. Skylar did spend like a half hour hosing them down though 😆

[@Explorcation]

So what do you think, was the muddy El Toro hike worth the views from the peak? Thanks so much for coming along with us on our adventures in Puerto Rico. If you missed any of the prior episodes you can check them out in our 2022 PR playlist here: kzbin.info/aero/PLOT_jgQ5dAKybe3bp-2rMwlOlbhRLa-9F We hope to see you in our Dominican Republic series as well!

[@gatogris5010]

The Forest was legally protected by King Alfonso XII of Spain by royal decree in 1876, just 4 years after the creation of Yellowstone National Park in 1872, the first national park in the United States of America.

[@Explorcation]

Thank you for sharing this interesting information!

[@AquariusTraveller]

wow guys this was an amazing hike. I have been to a few hikes where sticks are available and if you notice, they are always on the ones you need it. I'm blown away with how much mud was here and the worse I have ever seen on a hiking trail. I once did 80klms(49 miles) over 6 days through tasmania, that was muddy, but not this bad.... we were also taught that it was safer to get you feet wet than trying to avoid it. I guess this makes sence in some cases. All the mud was worth it in the end though and you view was amazing. But you did the same as me and thinking you have got to the end and then there is more. Good thing that sign was there ...LOL Just like my last hike, clouds came in and blocked your view but at least you got to see some of it. I bet your clothes and shoes went straight in the wash we you got back home :) and a well deserved meal - Congrats guys :)

[@Explorcation]

You are 100% right on it being safer to go right through the mud. We found that the areas around the mud tended to be quite slick, but going right through was quite stable. One of us did have a fall on this hike (not a bad one fortunately), and it wasn't the person who was embracing the mud 😂. A 49 mile hike through Tasmania sounds intense, but amazing. I (Skylar) would love to try a longer hike like this someday! We knew we'd be super muddy, so thankfully we had packed a change of clothes which we changed into before getting into the car. We also rinsed out all of our clothes and shoes with a hose outside our airbnb before throwing them in the wash. Surprising, our shoes look almost as good as they did before the hike!

[@AquariusTraveller]

@@Explorcation you would love the Tassie hike... but I did it an expensive way with specialised accommodations along the way. Means a nice hot shower and comfy bed each night...and not need to take food. Lesson learned then... embrace the mud 🤣🤣...ever since then, I do as well.

[@Explorcation]

@@AquariusTraveller alright it's definitely getting added to the list. I had a bit of an infatuation with Tasmania (and Tasmanian Devils) when I was a kid, so it seems 100% necessary to visit and do an epic hike there!

[@Gulfcamel]

Nice video 👌

[@Explorcation]

Thank you! We had so much fun making this one!

[@AngelPerez-rd5fz]

Nice videos but I’d like to know how you were able to get the tickets to El Yunque that wasn’t through a tour? According to the island residents; the tickets to el Yunque have been monopolized by the tour companies? Thank you

[@Explorcation]

It's been a little while now, but there was a website we had to log onto at a very specific time in order to purchase tickets. I think we described the process in the other El Yunque video. You definitely can access El Yunque without doing so through a tour, or at least you could back when we made this video! Thanks for watching.

[@fasteddylove-muffin6415]

New subscriber here. Wondering if those mushrooms @(around)5:44 are edible?

[@Explorcation]

Thanks so much for watching and subbing! Good question about that mushroom. We definitely did not any of them. When it comes to wild mushrooms, we pretty much just assume that they're all poisonous 😂

[@manuelsanmartin4124]

From what part of Florida you guys are from, i live in West Palm Beach and got family near El Yunque

[@Explorcation]

We are on the Gulf side (St Pete). We can't wait to get back to Puerto Rico to explore more of El Yunque though!

[@luisconcepcion2088]

What about the socks 🧦 they suppose to be waterproof they does sucks works or. Not

[@Explorcation]

The socks were great. They did keep our feet much drier than they otherwise would have been and we had no blisters at all after the hike!

[@David-zj6rk]

North Americans only tropical rainforest. It's not the only North American rainforest.

[@bmoneybby]

It's the only tropical rainforest in the us national parks system.