Hoosier National Forest in 4K | Camping, Hiking, Wilderness Travel

[@clarkmorrison7243]

Your "bog" is a man-made pond, a legacy of the pre-wilderness era of the area before 1982. The Forest Service created dozens of these ponds to provide water to firefighting crews, which were reachable via gravel paved fire roads like the one leading north from the fire tower. Most of these ponds had substantial cleared areas - regularly mowed with power equipment - to accommodate fire apparatus. Maintenance of the ponds, clearings, and fire roads stopped in 1982, when the area came under the Wilderness Act of 1964. The road from the tower to Terrill Cemetery is the only remaining road that is maintained, to provide access to the cemetery. Source: I've been camping in this area since 1970.

[@Wayner71]

Your videos are officially the most relaxing, contemplative and joyful videos in KZbin.

[@MikeGivesBack]

How does this channel not have over a million subscribers?

[@ancientplayground]

Excellent video! I’ve done that route a couple times. Brings back some memories. I will kayaking to the peninsula in a couple days for some solo camping. You got a good channel here!! Keep up The good work!

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Kayaking sounds awesome

[@WannaKamaka]

I love your post hike meals. No one else does that in their videos.

[@bethvancleave1380]

The beauty of winter camping is enjoying the quiet, the cold, the food & then the return to the amenities of modern life. How much you appreciate things. Thank you for the video. It is so wonderful to relive the Dream Wilderness trails again

[@dustinevans7827]

The post hike meal is like you've finally made the kill on the hunt and its time to gorge! always essential!

[@UncleBrianscorner]

I'm a Central Indiana Hoosier and love that area...you gentlemen have definitely shown what Southern Indiana has to offer the outdoor minded...Thank you for these videos...

[@caverat101]

I've always said, the colder it is the better the warmth feels. happy trails

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

I HOPE YOU ALL ARE HAVING A GORGEOUS EASTER DAY! BE SAFE! HAVE FUN! GOD BE WITH YOU ALL ALWAYS! ENJOY!

[@matyourin]

Just a little tip: If you do winter hiking and use gas, look for a cooker that allows to place the cartridge upside-down, so you can get it going even if the gas is all liquid. I use the kovea spider, nice and small, connects to those cartridges you use via a flexible pipe, so the cartridge is placeable the way you want.

[@DennyT71]

Hey guys your videos are a true pleasure. I've seen several. You're all great narrorators. And if happiness is infectious then your videos are making me infected. Thanks guys. I've lived in Indiana over 60 years. You bring many good memories

[@davidschmude]

I love how you guys take the time to capture and describe all the things I find so appealing about being out in the winter time. The beech leaves hanging on for dear life in the winter wind. The ice droplets that cling to the trunk of a tree after the water that surrounded it has receded. Or just the plain old peace and quiet that one usually encounters in the woods in the winter. Not everyone appreciates how freezing your ass off in a shelter or tent can make you feel "warm and fuzzy" on the inside. Thanks so much Bryan, Andrew and Robby !! And thank you too, Thomas Sinard for your role in making this all happen.

[@supkiotta]

Charles C. Deam has been on my list to hike when it gets warmer! Thanks for the wonderful video, guys.

[@proparanoid]

Thank you. I was ill, today, and felt like something from nature that I could just let run, and fall asleep from the meds. But it was educational and inspiring, even motivating. I will have to find another way to fall asleep, but perhaps... just perhaps... I'll dream of a walk on a trail with good friends. Bless.

[@Earthman24111]

This is my favorite episode. You have captured the peaceful essence of silence in the wood of a midwest winter. Only more moving is the sound of the deep winter wind in the trees revealing the song of the goddess, and taking us back to our core.

[@shelbywolfe6774]

As a fellow Hoosier who lives about an hour from the forest, I absolutely love this! I'm excited to take my first solo trip there for some hiking/overnight camping.

[@devilovesdevil]

I wish I had friends that would do this with me so lucky fellas!

[@lwoodstock1]

When I was young, I used to ice skate on the river in the Winter, before our town got a rink. We kids would skate along the edge for miles. It was bumpy, but fun. No one even got their feet wet. Spam rice looked good. Happy trails.

[@nickmeyer6777]

I go on a lot of hikes like this in Michigan. I too am a fan of this traditional trees and leaves backdrop. Winter hiking is not my favorite but you guys make it extra interesting thanks again

[@xhibitdesign]

I can completely relate... the quite the smells the forest that time of year. I really miss it now that I live in SW Florida. Nice production. Thank you for the inspiration. Wish I had adventure friends like you guys. Carry on gentlemen!

[@HoosierRallyMaster]

I haven't been to Hoosier NF for a few years. It was like retracing past trips. Thank you.

[@andreweden9405]

F yes, guys! So excited that you've done another hike in the Hoosier! Can't believe I just now found this one, and it's been out for like 2 days! I'm gonna have to savor it. 😃 Thanks for doing another Indiana hike.

[@jojoeatworld4689]

Impressive to see you guys maintain your cheerfulness while facing such uncomfortably cold nights. Amazing new episode! Thanks for creating such unique and entertaining content! There‘s passion in every second of it! Much love from Germany!

[@bethvancleave1380]

You guys are amazing artist, the music, photography & education!!!!! So glad I have found your videos

[@benweatherheadphotography1594]

Hey!! Everyone’s comments are so perfect and fitting.. I’ve watched a few videos, but I was super excited when I found this particular video. I’m moving to Indiana in the winter/spring and now that I’ve seen your video I’m ecstatic to visit Hoosier National Park! Hope to see you guys there sometime!

[@mknapp115]

Guys, I've been watching your video(s) for a while now. I've enjoy the places you have visited and sharing your experiences. Kudos to you all for making the videos. I just finished watching this winter camping one and know the feeling of a cold winter camping. Many times in my younger years, friends and I would camp until the snow fell, many of cold nights. I discovered a trick that may help you - or even your subscribers who see this - in your future endeavors if you're going out in winter and sleeping in the tent. If you have a medium (or larger) sized cooking pan / pot, or medium sized or larger lid, you can put some medium sized rocks near your campfire towards the end of the evening letting them get hot. As you climb inside for the night, put the hot rock in the pan or on the lid inside the tent in a corner (as not to start a fire or melt the netting) on top of a towel or similar as to not burn the bottom of the tent floor, and let the rock release the heat inside the tent. If the tent is fairly air tight, the rock will make the air temp inside quite warmer for quite some time. And if your fire burns all night and/or you get cold in the middle of the night, you can switch out rocks to warm the interior of the tent up again to help you sleep better until morning. This has always helped me and those I have camped with. Just a suggestion, hope it helps.. Mike.

[@markusc.7544]

Wow. Just discovered your channel. This video is amazing. You guys really know your stuff. Very educational with a flare of comedy. Reminds me of hiking with my friends when I was in the Army. Definitely subscribed and will be watching your videos more and more.

[@scidso456]

I love that you've introduced the trail map visual effects. The hiking addict in me likes to see the route beforehand and mileage. Nice work gents!

[@jasonbockelman2054]

Really nice to see my local haunt on your channel. I generally spent a couple weeks worth of days there over the year. The picture on the left of this comment was taken at the trailhead parking lot on a cold, snowy winters day much like the one you enjoyed. The unfortunate thing is that the best parts of this wilderness are off trail. You were a few hundred feet from an old fire road when you sat to enjoy your tea. That road takes you back to the older campsites that are no longer on the maps. Beautiful hill tops, cedar groves, cliffs and ravines covered in hard woods. The back country of Terrill Ridge is just an amazing place to explore, all the way to the reservoir and Salt Creek. Next time you wish to head there, message me and I will send you coordinates to some pretty cool areas in the back country.

[@jasmineharp9755]

So I have did a few of these backpacking trips and will be setting goals to hike in most lf these places you guys hike. Ive learned alot from your videos. Love leatning what we can and cant eat out there. Id love to backpack with you all one day. I hardly can find anyone in my area that enjoys backpacking. And im not looking to hike with large groups. Not a beginner but just enjoy my trips out to nature. I also appreciate your respect for the forest.

[@CarloArcenal]

Such a treat on a Easter Sunday. That few seconds of silence at 03:44......such a rarity these days.

[@sonofabear]

I love how professional all your intros, graphics, and editing are!

[@Wordsmyth8]

Those little ponds (around 25) are called vernal ponds. Brian was right; they usually dry up in summer but allow the animals and spring peepers to get a good start to the summer season.

[@AdventureArchives]

Good habitat for salamanders!

[@jeffgabbard7509]

I've hiked the Sycamore trail at Deam dozens of times, but learned several new things in watching your video. So many hiking videos are pretty much "Hey, look at me. I'm hiking in the woods." You guys are spending time showing and explaining flora and fauna. Love it. And a nice plug for the Trojan Horse as well! ;) Keep up the good work!

[@sbreezy0120]

Andrew should have his own cooking channel... I'd subscribe in a heartbeat

[@ewnvkn]

I really love your video's. I watch a lot of hiking video's, yours are much more interesting because you share more of the overall experiece of being outdoors not just the hike. Plus with the great production it's like watching an outdoor documentary. Thanks for sharing.

[@Trinity4me]

I hope you guys are old and grey before you stop making these videos. I can't wait to see all of your new adventures!! Great insight and cinematic interpretation in your videos! It's a pleasure to be one of your subscribers! God bless you, and may the force be with you young jedi!

[@cwhockey1]

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[@MuvoTX]

Wow!! Love this episode. Winter camping and backpacking, the cold and rain always provides me with a different perspective and appreciation for things. Great job!!

[@threeque]

Always a good day when an Adventure Archives video is uploaded. Peaceful, pleasant, informative, thought provoking, gentle....just love you guys, and love your videos even more.

[@IreneTivz]

agree:-)

[@kicka11]

That is a really good description of these guys and the videos. Very likeable people,

[@greyhaven]

Excellent cinematography again. Your videos are always inspiring.

[@NewSparky97]

Always a funny moment when Andrew gets scolded like the younger brother/cousin he is 😅 I have the same tendencies to do something possibly ill-advised with the confidence I'm doing it safely, and then to be chided by friends and family for it, so I can relate! And my name is Andrew, so it's extra familiar 🤣🤣

[@nedsdead3874]

you're criminally underrated. Keep up the amazing work!

[@barbaranneboyer7997]

yes indeed another wonderful hour with my favourite hiking boys. lol thank you so much..

[@ah1563]

As someone who also wore braces I gotta say congrats Brian for getting them off! Ahh, what a feeling! Great ep, as always. I watched it before bed and now I really want a gyro!!

[@christymccarter580]

Andrew, you actually did the moonwalk correctly! Kudos!!

[@DENNISHARDY1]

well done, i always enjoy your videos. you guys have a great talent and knowledge that you share with your viewers. Keep up the good work, i look forward to your next adventure.

[@princeoutdoors2491]

Amazing video guys. You’ll make the most realistic backpacking video out there. Keep up the good work!!

[@michaellacostales5585]

Kudos to you guys. Anotther wonderful episode.

[@serena_davis]

Rewatching the episode again. 😀 Yeah, I would say the same thing as Robby and Bryan did when Andrew was walking on the ice.... (It was probably fine but seeing that made me nervous! 😂) There's something beautiful about the tranquility of winter camping.

[@eLeMeNtSZ]

i learned to bring camping stove for starting fires. thanks!

[@jonathanjenkins6247]

I always look forward to you the videos. Thank you for another awsome wilderness experience!

[@botanyboy1]

Your editing style just gets better and better. Watching your vids makes me feel I'm right there with you. Please keep them coming!

[@NateBuker]

Since I left my beloved eastern/great lakes woodlands I've missed them. I really love winter down here on the gulf coast of Alabama. Things change drastically down here too. The cycle of edibles change and some stuff that I'm used to evades me. Learning. Winter is like a three month long October. I was in The Hoosier a couple years ago in the summer. Looked like water was scarce on the trail you took when I was there. Good to see ya'll kickin for real here.

[@flameemperor888]

As always amazing adventure guys!

[@xjxmxyx]

Another great episode, boys! I'm soooo pumped for the new camera setup come springtime. Well, proper spring, I guess. Good job, guys.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! There'll be another wintery episode first, but we will definitely have some good spring footage after that :) Thanks for watching! -Andrew

[@CazualTim]

So much to love here. Some really beautiful photography (that little ice/leaf sequence! The unexpected crashes of green moss! Some seriously great wide shots!), our midwestern winter suffering manifest (I’m so sorry Bryan, I know exactly how you felt!) and transformed to shared unspoken commune, and, to get down to details, I think that’s a new ending font, and I like it and somehow (?) it seems to fit really well with the ep and the music (oh and the stellar music, perfectly spare to match the season). I hate cold, so I worry about winter eps, but this might be one of my favorites.

[@d00mpirate]

Love you guys! I hope you do a fan meet up camping trip some day!

[@4potslite169]

I truly appreciate how well written and beautifully filmed this is. Just discovered your channel and it’s already a favorite! You definitely captured the spiritual nature of winter backpacking....when friends ask me why in the hell I go out into the woods in the middle of winter I’ll simply point them in your direction. ❤️

[@adastra3147]

Italian here: if you added water to the gnocchi they would have been perfect :)

[@adastra3147]

As if you made some sort of risotto you know

[@esthers5876]

Amazing episode! I love the cemetery and your tribute to those pioneers. Andrew's writing is so evocative. Kudos to you for camping in the cold. ^_^

[@JamesBlackburnExperience]

Awesome job on the camera, editing and music once again. I grew up in this area and it was nice to see it again. Thank you.

[@mattg2935]

Great video fellas. Those campsites all look so inviting. Waiting for spring here in MN. 5" of snow yesterday and more on the way 😣.

[@OutdoorSerenity77]

Looked chilly guys lol, but what an adventure. Good to see you guys out and bout. Loved the video guys, stay safe and good adventures.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Was definitely quite chilly, haha. Thank you for watching, and same to you! -Andrew

[@lottaleijon6654]

Great work! Btw. You should boil water in the evening and store the bottle in your sleeping bag next to your feet. Warm feet when sleeping and water for coffee ready when you wake up.

[@jackieadams1437]

I just found you guys about a month ago, researching for a trip we made to The Smokeys. I have watched every episode and super excited to see a new one posted this evening! You all do a fantastic job!

[@xozted]

YAY very happy to see a new video :) THX GUYS FOR YOUR AMAZING WORK!!!

[@NJHeart2Heart]

Was watching your recent podcast (may 4, 2018), and had to go back and watch your Hoosier winter trip :) I really enjoy hearing about what you learn - like cooking rice and pots..

[@plumjam]

Great video, as always, guys. Keep 'em coming.

[@cltr2824]

Great job guys. Nice watching your videos 🏕

[@NavigatedChaos]

I was so tired and about to go to bed but the title said Winter Camping. You know how much I've been waiting for this. But the next video after this will be even better. Hehehehehehehe. I don't know if it's this video or what, but you can really tell how well your lights shine in the dark. Love that. So I see Andrew taking tinder from his chest pocket. Looks like he gathered that on the trail while hiking which is cool. Quick Tip Andrew; when winter camping it's better to break the small twigs off pine tree's which are lower to the ground. It helps the tree in the summer time and it's all dead and dry so it's perfect for fire starting twigs. Another little pro tip about camping in the winter. Go pee before you go to bed. Bryan was worried about being cold I noticed. A full bladder will make you colder at night when winter camping. I do think you guys are over dressing when you sleep. If your sleeping pad and sleeping bag is good, you should only need that and your underwear. I could be wrong, but kinda looked like Andrew used his stuff sack filled with clothes as a pillow. With it being a winter camp I was worried we wouldn't get Andrew's nature talk where we learn about tree's and plants, I'm glad I was wrong. Regarding your second night talk about winter camping. Winter camping is widely comfort camping. Bring things that make the time comfy so if it's a heavier sleeping bag or maybe down quilts to go over top (that works wonders by the way) then bring it. As long as you're comfy. Little tip and I'm sure Andrew's heard of this but if you have one of those single wall metal water bottles, fill it with boiling water, and put it at the foot of your sleeping bag before you go to bed, it'll warm the bag up. Andrew looks weird without his glasses but not a bad weird. He's shivering bad though in the morning there. I gotta send Andrew my spare gloves. They look exactly like his but is made out of a different material. His pair looked like they hardly worked. The water bottle trick mentioned before would warm your hands in the morning too with new boiled water. Regarding a "Creamy Soup" as mentioned by Robby, I suggest Leak and Potato soup. My sister makes me a large thermos full which keeps warm a good 3 days. It will fill you up and get you warm instantly. I loved the video guys, I hope we can get you a hot tent so that next winter, you can do some hot tenting at a base camp where you can then hike with a lighter load during the day then return to camp during the night. Now though, I must sleep. Cheers!

[@AdventureArchives]

Actually in the next winter episode, I decided to sleep in my bag with less clothes. Not sure if it made a difference since i think the nights were a tad warmer than at Hoosier, but the logic makes sense to me in that less clothes on you helps your body heat warm up the ambient air temperature in your bag. ~Bry

[@Luminous.A.Glory_VitaNostra]

Just discovered your channel!!! I love it!! I'm not very outdoorsy hahaha, and you guys make it seem like viewers are casually on the adventure with you. Great content =)! Thanks for sharing!

[@droppedlung]

Great episode! Very informative and it had a great flow to it. 5 years after you posted this, and I found this episode and it is very relevant to me. Thank you and hope to see more 🙏👍

[@JarredSutherland]

Excellent job guys, as always this was another good one!

[@MS-ue5zn]

You guys continue to impress!

[@Mxxjzz]

Being from NE OH I share the same passion being outside in the winter. The vast, raw openness of the winter forest is really unmatched. Its pure solitude. It’s a feeling you will never replicate in the summer because you literally have to love nature to want to hike in winter. So everything is appreciated that much more. It’s very special and I also look forward to it every winter. I’ve got such a deep love and connection for nature without it not much else exists in my world. What a great video you guys are very relaxing to watch as per usual . You literally feel like you’re there hiking along. I found an old cemetery in the CVNP and some of the graves are older than the state of OH and the names on the headstones were just as unique as the ones you found!!! so anyway the post hike meal best way to end to the videos. ahhhh good times.... Does Andrew and Bryan have a Chanel? I watch Robby was curious

[@geryan6559]

Thank you Adventure Archives!!

[@zolisworld]

Used to watch these videos with my grandma

[@coaroas9243]

Best line! Looks we slept quite a bit. Oh, we slept alot a bit! Haha! Love that.

[@pinetree6507]

If you live in Canada like me we just call this camping. Winter camping up here in being in a quinzee on a frozen lake .

[@danasullivan238]

LOVE your videos! Very insightful!

[@TheMarylbc36]

This video is all perfection 🤗 thanks guy's 👍👍

[@BackpackingWithJason]

Great video guys. It’s so cool to see how you backpacked couple years ago to now. Very awesome. Keep the videos coming and have a great day. 😃👍

[@Sparker408]

You guys are so entertaining to watch 😜 and what a beautiful forest to visit.

[@terizumbusch8408]

I love watching Winter camping. It's just fun and it is so beautiful like if there's snow. It's absolutely gorgeous not like it looks any place else any other time. I love that you can see the far away mountains through the trees because there's no greenery, It's just beautiful so thank you for all the winter camping and hiking you've done it's been wonderful. You guys might like xander bullock, He's a youtuber from up in Ontario. There's actually a handful of them that do amazing things. But Xander will actually go out into the snow into the forest and do a survival thing. We're hill build fires and sleep between them or he just. Does all kinds of stuff and he's a fun guy too he'd probably enjoy him a lot.

[@davidkuebler8995]

This is an amazing video clip it was well made a lot better than Hulu Netflix Facebook and Twitter combined I love this big time I do

[@strickysbackpackingadventures]

Another awesome adventure and vid guys! And yes the post hike meal IS mandatory!

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for watching :) And yes it is! -Andrew

[@fisheyeguy]

I really love that music at the beginning of the video!

[@SebastianVigl]

this was heartwarming comfort to watch. Wish u the best

[@dyllanmeyer8475]

Y'all definitely made my Saturday night a lot better! Another amazing adventure (:

[@Silver-Lining-Entertainment]

Best channel I’ve found for this stuff. GREAT WORK!! Hopefully I’ll see you guys out someday! Thanks for making such great videos. Andrew should make a series on edible growth your likely to find. It would be good even in an emergency situation!

[@dmos65]

I Fucken love your videos. It’s so relaxing and make me want to be a better person. You guys rock!

[@HectorPlasmic]

Bryan, look up "Garlington taco." Bring a poncho and you can improvise in case of colder than expected weather and never worry about being cold in the hammock. Also, check your underquilt to be sure it's just tight enough to eliminate air gaps. For those feet, a hot water bottle or hand warmer will do wonders.

[@AdventureArchives]

Thanks, I'll check that out! I'm pretty sure my Underquilt was set up pretty well, but it just wasn't rated low enough for the temperature we had. As of now I'm probably gonna stick to tents for cold weather, but I will be looking at the possibility of a thicker underquilt for another winter episode in the future.

[@BacktotheOutdoors]

Thanks for another great video, fellas.

[@goprodiaries5943]

My dad taught me how to backpack in these woods!

[@SlonesWildernessExpeditions]

I'm a Hoosier and I don't get there enough! I've backpacked the Deam twice, yet I've backpacked in Kentucky more times than I can count. I'll be doing some kayak camping on Lake Monroe along the Deam Wilderness this year. Keep the adventures coming.

[@eggasmonster101]

As someone who’s claustrophobic I agree! When it’s cold out I’m very much less likely to have a panic attack due to my claustrophobia, my major trigger is actually heat!

[@jaronnix]

anndddd it looks like I'm binging Adventure Archives again... But seriously, the production quality only gets better each time. Love the (new??) intro and how smooth the whole video is.

[@davidcolinstillman5585]

I LOVE THE COLORS IN YOUR VIDEOS!

[@williambeck6364]

DUDES! 3rd time I`ve watched this gem, and I just noticed: ANDREW IS MOONWALKING on the ice!