Quit COMPLAINING about the Trail and Just Take What the Trail Gives You

[@bkf238]

Great life advice Rev. This applies to so many life situations. The world would be a better place if we all just took what life throws our way with your positive attitude.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks. I try to have a positive attitude about everything but sometimes it just doesn’t work out.😁

[@wolfeadventures]

I really enjoy and relate to this message Rev. It’s all about perspective. Being grateful takes practice and a conscious decision but once you get the hang of it, it really does make everything better including hiking!

[@TheHikingRev]

Well said. I like that.😁

[@richiemizell]

Amen Rev 🙏.....embrace the elements, don't try to erase the elements!!!!!

[@TheHikingRev]

That’s good! 😁

[@ruthgoebel723]

Wise words, Rev!! God bless. 😊

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Ruth.😁

[@judithpearson3968]

Amen, Rev. I think sometimes, you can apply that to life also. There's not a whole lot I can do about my medical conditions. After I've done my part, and modern medicine has done its part, it doesn't do me any good to complain about the pain, or my limitations, I just have to accept them and keep going. People around me, even my spouse, seldom know how much pain I'm in. I can't hike like I'd love to, but I can hike vicariously through you and others by watching videos. I will say this, it does save wear andvtear on my feet. :) Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Judith. That’s the truth.😁

[@skippyonatrail1170]

Yes to this message. I am getting back on the horse, so to speak. Going to same place I left off, one week earlier than last summer. 'same horse, same ride". I look back and see that my complaining certainly played a part in me giving up. Being grateful for everything around me may turn this around. So will adapting and altering my current pattern of hiking to suit the weather circumstances.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Skippy. Yep sometimes you have to take a “tactical retreat.”😂

[@judypritchatt340]

Another great video. Such sound advice for any age. You are right, age is a number and our attitude toward self and life is a vital link to good mental health.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Judy. That’s the truth! 😁

[@richardinjapan4578]

As always, thank you, Rev.

[@TheHikingRev]

You’re welcome Richard.

[@billseay6399]

ABSOLUTELY brother well said couldn't of done it any better. THANKS

[@TheHikingRev]

Thank you Bill. I’m glad you enjoyed it.😁

[@SheGoneAgain]

There you are! Welcome back!

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Mary. Yeah I’m back.😁

[@clydevanwinkle7382]

Thank you for sharing this information. Always Enjoy your videos! 😇

[@TheHikingRev]

You are so welcome Clyde. 😁

[@auswalker7865]

Great advice Rev. Any worthwhile adventure has some gnarly parts.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks. That’s the truth.😁

[@reptilisst]

Gratitude! Well said!

[@TheHikingRev]

Thank you.😁

[@perrycoate5016]

Thank you Rev. I needed that. Great advice.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thank you Perry.😁

[@Thom-d7r]

Right on!

[@TheHikingRev]

👍

[@bikhills]

Very true statements in your video. The worst example of the complaining, that you speak of, is the hiking vlogs where the vlogger complains the entire video about the trail or conditions that they are hiking in. These type videos are skipped over quickly.

[@TheHikingRev]

Yes. I skip over these videos as well.😁

[@ajaynangalia334]

Very true and inspiring!! For the trail AND also for LIFE 😃

[@TheHikingRev]

That’s the truth, Ajay. 😁

[@davidripley3945]

This is another stellar video Rev. We have watched all the posts of yours that we have found. We got a lot of solid information on hiking from you, especially for our demographic. The hike we did this summer did not give the option of ‘not hiking’ at our whim as we pre-booked our daily destination. We did choose the luxury of daily B&B. We only carried day packs (about 7-10 pounds) with lunch, water, rain gear and emergency supplies ( for our goal of 10 to 12 miles. Fortunately only one day had extreme adverse weather and we did not find out how bad it was until after we had reached our destination (we only knew from weather report it was to be raining. Turned out to be a double yellow day with steady rain and flooding!). We are active and did lots of hike training before going. Our hike (Wainright C2C northern England) was in August at age 73 and 79. Total distance 192 miles. We loved it and felt chuffed at completion.

[@TheHikingRev]

My hat is off to you, my friend. That is awesome. 😁

[@jacobvandermark427]

Amen thanks for sharing this well done 👍

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Jacob. I hope you enjoyed it.😁

[@evasnell8683]

The same to be said about my "hike of life". Thankyou, Rev, for sharing you wisdom. I never miss an episode!😊

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks. Definitely lessons from “the hike of life.” 😁

[@helpfulcommenter]

Thanks as always for the perspective, Rev

[@TheHikingRev]

You’re welcome.😁

[@nancycompagnie6500]

"enjoy the pro's, adapt to the con's"...i love that, works in life overall really, doesn't it 🙂

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Nancy. Life lessons taken from the trail.😁

[@joeheritage]

Such good thoughts. I will remember this advice in 2024 on my AT thru hike.

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Joe. Thanks. I believe these tips will be a big help to you on your AT Thruhike.

[@cheryl_the_horsechick]

Hi rev! You look great! Keep on hiking. Your advise is so good. Thank you for making me think

[@TheHikingRev]

You’re so welcome. Thank you. 😁

[@NotASheep100]

Very very good...😊. Thankyou

[@TheHikingRev]

You’re very, very welcome. 😁

[@joycedunnrogers8248]

Have to say from experience that those boggy & bushwhacking sections of The Ireland Way are still there. Getting through them is like a badge of honor.🙂

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Joyce. I thoroughly enjoyed and were helped by your Ireland Way videos. Thanks.😁 gotta love the bog.

[@wdc1040]

Earlier this month, I hiked the Kerry Way. Got extremely lucky as most of the hike was after a dry period and the bogs were avoidable. Not the last day though as it rained hard all day.

[@TheHikingRev]

I’d love to do the Kerry Way one day. Yes, the bogs were very discouraging.😁

[@bluesbrothergerry]

Encouraging words, thank you Rev. Happy trails!

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Gerry. Hope it was a help.😁

[@charliehicks2554]

Great message Rev. I know I have been guilty of this. I just gotta get out and GO. Cheers!

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Charlie. Thats true for all of us. 😁

[@johnrodgers2018]

Wise advice! Type 2 fun is a thing.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks John. Definitely type 2 fun.

[@PeaceProfit]

The road creates the path, while the traveler creates the journey... 👣🕊👽

[@TheHikingRev]

So true. 😁

[@johnodwyer5146]

Hi Rev.A pity you could not finish Ireland way but its not going anywhere😊If you return be sure to visit in July or August as I think you would enjoy more and a better chance of good weather.Glad to see you brought your waterproofs though.

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey John. I’m going to come back in June or July of next year to finish.😁

[@cmichaelhaugh8517]

Good for life in general.

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Michael. Yes. They are great principles for life as well. 😁

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

Great advice, Rev. I hike a lot with my dog, Jackie Boy. I take considerations about the trails for him. I'm not worried about how rough the trail is. I have to consider if there are trill restrictions against having dogs on it. Happy hiking, Rev.

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks. Good for you.😁

[@hikingwithjackieboy]

@@TheHikingRev you're welcome.

[@papajeff5486]

My granddaughter has a saying, “You get what you get and you don’t throw a fit.”

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey, I like that! I may have to “borrow” that. 😁

[@peterjohnson6273]

"..don't think I ever adapted to that." - shepherds caviar - that's funny. :>)

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks Peter. I try.😂

[@peterbedford2610]

Takin what they're given cause im workin for a livin

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Peter. A poet and don’t know it.😁

[@krasht1]

Great title !!

[@TheHikingRev]

Thanks.😁

[@Michael-si9ci]

It’s okay to complain. It is a form of conversation, entertainment, information exchange, etc. When I am watching through-hike videos, I want to know about the difficulties associated with an extremely challenging endeavor. It is a crazy hard thing to try to do.

[@TheHikingRev]

Describing difficulties on the trail is one thing. Complaining about those difficulties is another. 😁

[@timroberts1109]

I LOVE this. Someone would always love to be doing the trail! Adapting to the trail is the biggest thing I know I am working on regularly, I dream of doing so much more, and the circumstances are rarely ideal. I'm happy to be able to be doing what I'm doing, but lacking contentment that I'm doing or available to do more....life gets tricky balancing marriage parenting work and hobbies. Do you have a specific video of The Pinhoti Trail?

[@TheHikingRev]

Just do what you can. The longest hikes I could do before I retired was 3 to 5 days.

[@timroberts1109]

@@TheHikingRev I think Jesus is returning before I retire…. I guess my first thru hike will be alongside the very first thru hiker.

[@jamesbuchner5875]

No worries I'll get the gate

[@TheHikingRev]

😂👍

[@prepperboss]

Just came across your channel a few days ago, love the hiking content? I saw the clips about the heart attack and the AAA. I am very familiar with this stuff as I worked in the surgical business for 13 years and taught anatomy and physiology for 24 years. I was wondering how they worked out. The reason I m asking is that I had a horrific Calcium Scoring Test (measures calcium build up of the heart vessels.). I have been totally asymptomatic, walk briskly several times per week, and my lipid profile is usually in range. I trust that both of us have many years left. I walk a lot but I might just take up hiking 👊. God Bless………Jim

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Jim. When I had my heart attack, my cardiologist told me it wasn’t from my diet, lifestyle or lack of exercise but strictly hereditary. Before I had my HA I wish they would have given me a Calc Test. The thing that saved my life (according to my cardiologist) was because I had hiked the PCT just 8 months prior and was in athletic shape, I had developed Collateral circulation around the blocked artery.

[@prepperboss]

@@TheHikingRev glad you are doing fine‼️, hopefully you have many decades left 🙏🙏

[@micksmith2929]

Do all things without murmurings and disputings

[@TheHikingRev]

Philippians 2:14. Great verse.😁

[@deborahhill3105]

You had to say it… Road. Walk. 😑 Actually, really good and important topic!

[@TheHikingRev]

😂 👍

[@Karen-dq8nw]

Oh I don't know, sometimes it's fun to just have a royal bitch session and laugh about it. More fun with friends than alone though! On the JMT a friend and I would look at the lofty descriptions of the trail in Wenk's book each day, and every single day it would describe the ups and downs. After a few days of hiking up, down, up, down, up... we'd be headed up a steep pass and burst out laughing after a good whine session. Then heading up Muir Pass one day, a gal coming the other day exclaimed, "this is bullshit!" So we'd repeat that whenever things got tough, and laugh hysterically! I try to remember that phrase whenever the hiking gets hard.

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Karen. Yeah I guess it helps to complain sometimes.😂

[@jeffwinters4216]

Rev, you’ve probably answered this before…I just can’t find the video. What camera and audio system do you use?

[@TheHikingRev]

Hey Jeff. I just use my iPhone 14 Pro. It takes great videos/pictures. 😁

[@AntoJones]

Over here Rev, the only man that likes a ditch is a drunkard 😅

[@TheHikingRev]

So true, so true. 😁