Hiking the Pacific Crest Trail | Part 3 | Days 5 - 8

[@stevenvarner9806]

5:41 Chaparral Yucca (Hesperoyucca whipplei), a common chaparral habitat plant that you will see all the way up into the southern Sierra as far as Kings Canyon NP. • 6:02 Sugar Bush (Rhus ovata), it's a type of sumac. • 6:52 Red Diamond Rattlesnake (Crotalus ruber). • 12:39 Ocotillo [oh-ko-tee-yo] (Fouquieria splendens). • 12:43 California Barrel Cactus (Ferocactus cylindraceus). I have it's smaller cousin, the San Diego Barrel Cactus, growing in my yard. Cacti are common throughout San Diego County, including in the chaparral and the California sage scrub. The San Diego Barrel Cactus grows close to the coastline.• The agave plants in this episode (for example near your last campsite) are in the same Asparagus family as the yuccas. The ones here are Desert Agave (Agave deserti), but you won't see them again after the water cache.

[@paulhuggan-cammack2928]

If Nicola was to weigh all her dry bags, I believe she would be horrified. Birdsong is a great trail name. You are doing brilliantly, keep on keeping on! Tremendous effort 👍😀

[@channingbordeaux9442]

I’m enjoying following your journey. Looking forward to the rest of it. Good luck!

[@GK49245]

Great review of your trail days. Thanks for sharing.

[@tubulzr]

Part 3, yes. Beautiful views again, 'What's this?' and rattlesnake and all. Heat seems challenging. Stay safe, have fun.🤙

[@DAoutdoors]

Hi ladies, the Faff Zone pixies looked like they well and truly got in to Nicola’s head! 🤣🤣

[@laurabriganti814]

Birdsong is a GREAT name! 🤩 Omg such a lovely project, to be learning about the wildlife! And hahahaha that bit at 6:31 would scare me 😆 OMGGG the snake bit hahahahaha, waaaaah that would scare me even more hahahaha! I'm sooo proud of you both! 💖

[@paullindberg6219]

You are amazing and funny😂! Thanks for sharing your journey.

[@chrisholt2474]

Great film, great trail and plenty faff my ocd is settling nicely. I walked the WHW and on 6th June had hail,sleet and snow ❄️ on Rannoch moor and in Glencoe. I think you got all the sunshine, I look forward to the next film. 🍻👍👍

[@fog360]

Been looking forward to watching this one , fair play it’s rough walking in the heat x

[@TikiBirdTracy]

I had to look up "faffer", haha. I learned something new today. Reply

[@suemoore1965]

This is going to be an epic adventure 🥳

[@danreed7889]

Keep on going!

[@c.b.sutherland4790]

close encounter with the snake

[@LordQuiche]

Great times 🤩 That section out of Julian is awful 😂

[@suemoore1965]

Perhaps KLUTZ would be a good trail name for the one who is not as steady on her feet... AKA the one that has fallen more than once 😮😂

[@WildHomeHiking]

😂

[@neilcam]

YAYYYYYY! I'm so faffin' happy to see a new vid! And I still think Dick Thissel's trailname should be....and here's the true genius of it all.... Dick Thissel.

[@Earlofmar1]

I once hiked with a faffer. She had to get up at least an hour before me and was still faffing when I was ready to leave, never again.😁

[@WildHomeHiking]

😂

[@jacqueshuard9302]

Nice to see you again.

[@WildHomeHiking]

Thanks! We're a bit behind on editing 😅

[@fraserconnell21]

It is great😊. The banter and encouragement between sisters is fantastic and so encouraging too😊😊

[@fraserconnell21]

One word..... Triffic 😊

[@c.b.sutherland4790]

birdsong and dry bag ?!

[@WildHomeHiking]

😂

[@wandering_not_lost]

Holy Moly! Rattlesnakes! I was spooked when I saw an adder when I was hiking in the Quantocks a few weeks back but Rattlesnakes, no thanks. 🪱Great to see another video from you girls, stay safe.

[@Hewhowalks-fv5mq]

Faffing good word that😀😀

[@fraserconnell21]

Best wishes. And fair winds. Hope your epic is unfolding favourably .😊🫡