In The Mountains I Belong - A Poem for Scotland's Wild Places

[@earth2jennyl]

"The grind of the ascent is where depression goes to die. Stand upon the snowy peaks and release your battle cry." I love love love this. Beautiful and moving video. Thank you!

[@HFTLH]

Yeah, that's a great line!

[@silvafox8371]

Excellent

[@anonymousthesneaky220]

I'll be hiking the west highland way this summer! I'm super excited for it!

[@Starkraven100]

outstanding...well done !

[@staggerdagger]

I live in the mountains of appalachia and it's fascinating how shared the feelings of appreciation for mountains are

[@debluetailfly]

A lot of Appalachians descended from the Scotch-Irish.

[@lorifromtemeculaca426]

Thank you FD for this moving tribute & cheers to 2024 lad!

[@rathgarredbeard4808]

I bought an "Irish Penny Whistle" a few years ago and learned how to play the songs "Misty Mountains Cold" from the Hobbit and the theme song from the beginning of the Lord o the Rings, An Unexpected Journey (the first movie in that trilogy). Watching this video made me want to start playing it again and made want to learn some more tunes.

[@3nertia]

Have you tried an ocarina? :D

[@rathgarredbeard4808]

No@@3nertia

[@3nertia]

@@rathgarredbeard4808 Fantastic musical instrument, in my opinion

[@test-201]

its not an irish whistle its actually english

[@3nertia]

@@test-201 No one cares :)

[@AstroScience-fr]

Superb video. It touched me deep inside. Thank you so much. Fb

[@nck4888]

Beautiful, thanks for the post. I need to see my mountains

[@broderickelliott8527]

Where do you get off making me cry? All mountains must be connected, because I was in the Adirondacks again as soon as you started to speak.

[@HrafnirKrumr]

This is the best 3 minutes and 20 seconds I've had for months. Thank you!

[@carlosmacmartin4205]

Warmest greetings from the San Francisco Bay Area, California, USA.

[@josephr9551]

Thank you Tom! I believe this is your best video so far. I am watching this for the first time on New Years's Day and you made me cry with tears of hope. Tom, you have the gift of storytelling. I would love to see you using your gift oftener.

[@williamthegriffin6185]

True words you say here Mountains and woodlands I hold these very near. Awesome poem, beautiful scenery

[@AdianGess]

Brilliant, thanks, have a great day

[@fireforger9192]

Very cool and reminder to all to go to nature seasons greetings to you & yours

[@humanlifeforce]

Beautiful! Thank you! My staff is a constant companion. I get great joy from staff fight dancing.

[@jkcbrah4708]

Was hunting yesterday for wild goats, and ironically as I was up there I was thinking to myself about how the mountains teach us about discipline, perseverance, determination, grit & endurance. Mentally, physically and spiritually, and ironically just as I brought this up and was typing this you mention the flow. Flow is incredible aye man, I can tell ur quite self aware of your consciousness.

[@JingleJoe]

you don't know what irony is but you know the mountains well

[@old_timey_prospector]

​@@JingleJoe You don't know how to complement someone but you spell words well.

[@markwmyers9113]

Excellent video

[@AlfaRevoluzione]

Greeting from the Alps ❤

[@troyhager4315]

Thanks for this at this time at this time year. Great poem.

[@MohamedGamal-m8l1n]

Beautiful! Thank you! My staff is a constant companion. I get great joy from staff fight dancing

[@Poisonedblade]

I used to work 100+ hour stressful weeks as a producer. Whenever I had free time, I'd go to Yosemite and hike Half Dome. There's something about those mountains that make all of your problems seem small. You meet cool people on the way up and the view from the top is enlightening. I'd always feel energized when I hiked back down.

[@larrygrant-hy8sk]

I am a mountain man raised in Appalachia. Love your poem. So true.

[@Lillyjanelavender]

Very beautifully written, filmed, and spoken.

[@marclours]

Holy poetry. Thank you brother.

[@benjaminblack4345]

"They do not teach in concepts or in words, But in the rising sun, and the song of the birds." Well written my friend! And after all this artistic beauty, and all of wonderfully balanced design in which we have a place, so many still deny the wordless declaration boldly proclaimed by every part of this good earth. There is a Designer. There is a Creator. And He is good.

[@williamstamper5395]

The Holidays can be most surprising, blessed to be to you this season.

[@jessebriggs9994]

Tom I love your channel! You are a major inspiration to me. I love the woods and mountains. I grew up in the mountains of Wyoming and have been away for so long and this poem really resonates with me. I truly needed this video at this moment because I just lost my Grandmother and she loved the mountains as much as I do. Thank you again for everything you do on your channel.

[@alysong5568]

Same. Grew up in the Rockies, lived in Arizona and California, too. But it's been 10 years since I've lived anywhere with mountains and it weighs heavy some days

[@hyliarmetancanira]

Cool visuals and good job for the wording!

[@offthearrowshelf]

I grew up in North Wales and the mountains are my home. No matter the country mountains are my home.

[@allegrosotto2126]

Had me enthralled, thank you.👏👏👏

[@jackvoss5841]

In my past lies 3 years of enjoying the Sierra Nevada Mountains, canyons, rivers , and all. Here, I am back in my native Great Lakes area. The Eastern woodlands, rolling prairies, large lakes, smaller lakes, ponds, large rivers, smaller rivers, and chuckling streams. Bald eagles. wild turkeys, ducks, geese, white tails, cotton tails, a random cougar, and etal live here. Mother Nature REALLY lives here. She exhilarates and relaxes me. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@BobcatWolfenstein]

Oof, I got all tingly listening to this. Came from a long line of Dunbars and found myself in the Big Bend region of Texas and the mountains absolutely called me home

[@davidkoci6616]

Thanks mate for a meaningful great video. I wish you good health and a calm mind in the New Year. Dav

[@HFTLH]

Loved this! I belong in the mountains too (Blue Ridge of Virginia). Traveled all across the U.S., but I always return. Someday, if the world doesn't implode completely, I hope I can travel to Scotland.

[@markwritt8541]

This is good and speaks the truth.

[@tuerkefechi]

Beautiful. My friend 👍🏼

[@barefoofDr]

Now I live where I love in the mountains.This is a wounderful poem and so true. Thank you.

[@johnbyington3458]

Well done. I hike in the US Southern Smoky Mountains quite a bit and I believe that we are kin via the mountains.

[@jeffcristina4667]

Well done 👏🏻

[@woolf100]

Beautiful.

[@davidwilson1043]

Nice, done with character and commitment. I felt like joining in with your battle cry.

[@myownprivateglasgow280]

Well done! Learning space is learning wisdom, learning wisdom is learning space.

[@sholtodepuma]

Wise words whilst watching wonderful wilderness 💫

[@journeyman7189]

Excellent poem, philosophy and way of life. Thank you Nate

[@variacenavsiav9945]

Very nice. I need the same. A bit of wilderness for a while.😢🙂👍

[@1polynation169]

beautiful words

[@scottmcfarland2149]

Happy Holidays 🎄🐾🙏🏻✌🏻

[@normanquednau]

Wonderful❤ you speak right to my soul

[@DreamerBooksAnIceAgeSaga]

Wonderful!

[@dianamckay527]

Awesome thanks ❤

[@mountainmgtow5421]

I approve this message.

[@FedericoMalagutti]

Beautiful

[@mrsgbee]

Beautiful. Pure. ❤

[@danieltaylor5231]

This hits in a similar way to the Mountains Win Again by Blues Traveler. Well done Tom.

[@dustbunny3824]

👍 open air is a soul blessing

[@TheRexisFern]

*snaps* Thank you for sharing yourself with us!

[@keptleroymg6877]

Wtf snaps?

[@xOldHerolDx]

I had goosebumps whole time... good job, its feeld so calming and inspirating. Subscribed.

[@zippitydoodah5693]

outstanding

[@MrDaoJones]

Can't get enough of your videos. I've carved my own stick and have been learning to use it. I've taken to long hikes and its been great for my mental health. Something about walking with the stick I made is very satisfying. Thanks for the inspiration, Tom! Keep the videos coming when you can!

[@BryanKoenig379]

Loved that

[@NeilEvans-xq8ik]

That was awesome

[@sheilam4964]

Beautiful and perfectly executed. My hat is off to you.

[@josephturner7569]

I used to watch the snails on the WHW from Bridge of Orchy. Now retired, I emulated Wonko the Sane.

[@matthaiosdoesart1234]

Now That is beautiful...

[@ProfessionalMusician74]

You earned yourself a subscriber, great content!

You gave a great inspiration for my future videos! Really great video thanks 🙏

[@journeytoaphotograph]

Thons some battle cry sir! Yehaa! This is a serious piece of work. Following your for years now, man this is the essence right here 💪 keep er lit!

[@plainsimple442]

Nice!

[@lukeflynn7025]

❤from 🇮🇪

[@lowden347]

WOW!!! Thank you, Ancestors, curator of Wallace Sword. FREEDOM is a word. Stick training, YES it helps to guide focus of thoughts, to fight? Y, if needed. What you hold in your hands is provided for you to NOT bite that Hand. Right hand dominant? Use your LEFT. Be proficient in BOTH, then WATCH, the middle. Stephen Byron Lowden. “I Byde My Tyme.” Language gets lost in translation. GO NAVY!!!

[@tomcollier00]

Love it! Great video 😊

[@viclenny3872]

Lovely!

[@floyd4335]

Well done, Old Son!

[@johnherpel2974]

Nice

[@earthbumspranza9324]

Love love love. 🙏🏼🏕️

[@kris4362]

Tom 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍 (HOKITIKA STH WESTLAND NZ)

[@Tamara-db3ep]

Bravo!!!

[@danaharrod9093]

Artistry!

[@foox6101]

Hey fandabi dozi you should totally do a guitar video and how you approach it! That would be awesome

[@IppaFi]

Lovelyyy ❤❤❤

[@Alistairmills42]

Mate you need to write a book!

[@michael.waddell]

This was epic

[@timog7358]

amazing

[@GadreelAdvocat]

Be interesting to build an original style turf building there.

[@raindog428]

❤from🦘🦘🦘🦘love yr channel

[@FandabiDozi]

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[@lowden347]

Thank you. “ The 1st Key” I wrote IT…3 Stephen Byron Lowden, Loudoun. “ I Byde My Tyme “ Remember OUR LIGHT.

[@cerberus6654]

Aye, Tom, grrrab yer stick, lad. Hold it tight but gentle. Think of those pointy pinnacles and... release!

[@Tim_Keys]

Never lost in the ether my friend

[@OutdoorGinger]

Your poem beautifully captures the essence of Scotland's wild places! On my channel, I celebrate similar wonders of nature. Let's explore together!

[@razor1944]

Where do you get your Highlander kilts

[@eddard9442]

I wish I could do what you do but Australia just doesn't have the magic in the wilderness like Scotland does.

[@segaprophet]

A day. Maybe two.

[@justme-gj1wm]

❤

[@abundantharmony]

Have you ever seen/been to real mountains?

[@lowden347]

Watch your pets/they know something is up!!!

[@badgerbusiness9059]

I live above 5000', around 6'500' I think, but my body feels and works best at 7,500'-10,000' elevation and I don't know why.

[@MegaNaseem786]

Who is your favourite football team in Scotland 😅

[@stonemarten1400]

Oh man, don’t go there, that’s truly a depressing topic!

[@MegaNaseem786]

@stonemarten1400 truthfully am a Rangersfc fan 💙