Enchanted Valley | Olympic National Park's BEST Backpacking Hike

[@gingerpinoadventures]

I think the oh wow meter was the highlight of this video! Thank you for providing us with some good intel on this trail. We'll add this to our bucket list!

[@JustinandJess]

Glad you enjoyed it! That was just a small taste of Justin's "WOWS" on the trail. He's an enthusiastic dude 🤣

[@schoonat]

The propensity for mushrooms to grow on the sawn portion of the log is because it’s easier for the roots of mushrooms (mycelium)to establish themselves in an area of organic matter that is softer and partially decomposed relative to the bark side of the tree.😊

[@JustinandJess]

I was wondering if that question was ever going to get answered! lol, thanks! Any idea why we don't see mushrooms growing as much on the end of logs that cracked in half (as opposed to the ones that were sawn)? You'd think the former would be even softer and decomposed. Do some mycelium like flat surfaces?

[@BackcountryRenegade]

Excellent vid. Stunning water falls

[@jhawkweapon]

Thanks so much for watching!

[@alicialeite5804]

Love this so much. So amazed by you both. Thank you for sharing.

[@JustinandJess]

Aww, thank you so much for watching! We are in glad you enjoyed our video. ❤️❤️

[@g.a.anderson5053]

Those are grouse you hear with the low “thumping” noises. Great vid.

[@JustinandJess]

Mystery solved! Wow, we never would have guess that. Thanks for watching and see you on the trails!

[@AngelsSKisses]

@@JustinandJess otherwise known as mountain chickens.

[@stable-shadow]

Great views of the Olympics, such amazing tree root systems, the uprooted overturned types. Enjoyed J's article on hot springs up in Mammoth Lakes so beautiful, been going since the 70s.... hope all is well, have great Presidents Day! 🕊️

[@Abigails_Adventures]

Your videos are so underrated. Great footage and content! I know your channel is going to blow up :)

[@JustinandJess]

That's very sweet of you to say! You're making us blush. Thanks for watching ❤️

[@robertm9119]

Great hike enjoyed watch and you two have great energy, fun to watch.

[@JustinandJess]

Thanks so much for the kind words! Glad you enjoyed the video :)

[@DaysWellTraveled]

Hey, you guys killed it on this video. I loved following along. Some of those trees are awesome and that valley is just epic. I need to do this trail in Olympic! I just subscribed. I am always looking for inspiration. I just started my channel recently too. Let’s stay connected!

[@JustinandJess]

Thanks so much for watching! Glad you enjoyed the video :D

[@DaysWellTraveled]

@@JustinandJess Looking forward to more of your hikes.

[@JustinandJess]

@@DaysWellTraveled right back at you!

[@Olympic_TryAthlete]

3:00 Gave up my Sawyer Mini and switched to an Ultra Press, which seems faster. Still, there are times I remember that I forgot to purchase the stuff to use my Sawyer as an inline system with my 6L MSR Dromedary bag so I could just fill it up and generally chill as gravity does the work that I hated doing with the Mini. I’m not done watching this video yet, but I can tell it is generally enjoyable to watch. I stare at Mt. Jupiter our my window every day, sort of looking up the valley that leads up to Anderson Pass and down the Enchanted. The Olympics have become crowded at times and are not the same as I remember them from when I was young. But I think that I just need to get out in them more, for which not doing my excuses are pretty lame, living so close to them. At any rate, nice video so far. I’m sure the rest is nice as well.

[@JustinandJess]

Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the filter recommendation. We'll have to check that out. Happy camping... we'll see you on the trails!

[@BeanCruisers]

WOW! 😆

[@JustinandJess]

That's what I'm sayin! 🤣

[@aaallllen]

Hi... I'm going next week. How much water did you carry along the way and did you ever have to climb down to the river to fill up?

[@JustinandJess]

That's exciting! I don't think we ever had more than a couple liters on us at a time because we hiked with our water filter. There are streams almost every mile and a cold water stream that's easily accessible right next to the chalet, so you should have no issue getting water to filter. Have fun out there!

[@aaallllen]

@@JustinandJess Great and thank you. I've got a filter. I just had a trip last year in the Sierra without a water report except for 9 miles and 3k up. It was a high of 95F so I lugged up 4L of water. Then I found a stream 1.5k ft up and laughed at myself. Now I just ask people on KZbin and IG and get great information.

[@b.jellis]

When camping in such areas, do you just pick whatever spot you want, or is it assigned?

[@JustinandJess]

All spots are first come first serve

[@jlfdep]

Hi Justin & Jess, great job, and thanks for taking us along. Just curious: Do you tent camp a lot? I came across your channel after reading Jess' great review of the Safari Condo Alto R1723, which we covet (also glad you posted a video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipjElnaVi7OGb7s). My wife and I are 60, and hope to spend our retirement traveling to national and state parks. We walk a lot in our nearby state park, but I don't think we're up to the serious miles you logged on this trip (though I can see why you did). So, do you tent camp even when you're trailer camping? I know, total newbies here, so not sure I'm even using the right lingo, but thanks again for sharing your adventures, which inspire us old folks. :-)

[@JustinandJess]

Thanks so much for watching our videos (and also for subscribing to our channel)! Yes, we frequently mix tent camping and trailer camping. Sometimes there are places (like the enchanted valley) were you just can't take the trailer. As long as we can find a campground nearby where we can safely leave the trailer unhitched for a day, we'll do so. Fortunately, we can engage the caravan movers on our trailer which lock the wheels. More importantly, we have the Proven Industries coupler lock which gives us a LOT of peace of mind when leaving the trailer alone for an extended period of time. We wrote an article about that lock here if you're interested in learning more about it... uprootedtraveler.com/blog/best-trailer-lock-5-reasons-why-you-need-to-buy-this-proven-industries-lock

[@GrantM1337]

I upvoted when Justin made the Elk sound. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kGHbpp9qj5V-ntk

[@JustinandJess]

(Justin here) I worked really hard on that 🤣. Another viewer let us know last month that those were actually grouse! Which is crazy because it was a deep bass sound noise. 🤯

[@OldMan52]

Brought back great memories of staying overnight inside the chalet on the 2nd floor in t 9:38 he 60's/ Early 70's.

[@JustinandJess]

Wow, I bet that was lovely! Thanks for the lovely comment ❤️