Searching for the Most Scenic Toilet in Washington State! (Part 2)

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Part 2 in my search for the best backcountry toilets took me deep into the North Cascades! Washington's backcountry privies are regarded by many as the best in the world, so this epic adventure was too big for just a single video. Welcome to part two in a three part series where I take you on three of Washington's greatest hikes in a single week to find and rate their legendary backcountry toilet. This installment in the adventure is considerably more epic than the last, and this time the toilet is actually intact - but is the view from this famous backcountry toilet worth the effort it takes to get there?
Watch the entire series here: • The Best Backcountry T...
This series is a love letter to trail workers, volunteers, and anyone who has taken it upon themselves to do the vitally important work of managing human waste in our parks and public lands. Thank you for your work and for your dedication to helping us all Leave No Trace! 💚
Intro: 00:00
The hike to Hidden Lake begins: 0:47
Hiking through a sub-alpine field of wildflowers: 3:03
Some tips for how to pee outside: 5:14
One of my favorite ways to drink LMNT (sponsor): 6:09
The climb up to Hidden Lake begins: 7:16
The hike gets hard and I get lost: 8:42
Searching for the toilet at Hidden Lake Lookout: 10:31
Revealing the toilet at Hidden Lake Lookout: 11:41
How to use a backcountry pit toilet: 13:24
Rating the Hidden Lake Lookout pit toilet: 15:21
See you next time for the grand finale: 18:56
Outro: 19:49
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Look out for part three in this series dropping this Sunday, September 3rd at 9am PST!
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This hike was to Hidden Lake Lookout in North Cascades National Park!
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[@MirandaGoesOutside]

If you haven't seen part 1 in this series you can watch it here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y6OciYmnqp2soKc LOVE Y'ALL 💚

[@bw2314]

Miranda i got hacked watching your last video. 😢

[@Tser]

That particular plant was not Bigleaf Maple, it was Oplopanax horridus, commonly known as Devil's Club. Do not use as backcountry toilet paper.

[@jonnysmoke]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊

[@RainerGolden]

Still reeling from the fact that my best comeback in the moment was, “I am not a bug.” 😂

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Still gloating on how good *my* response was.

[@hannahcollins1816]

​@@MirandaGoesOutsideGot 'im!! 😂

[@bw2314]

​@@MirandaGoesOutsidethat was a Kelso A BURN!!!

[@lifeoutnumbered]

😂😂 there’s worse things to be than a bug

[@simolanayak2370]

A worse thing to be: a buggy feature

[@schulzbrianr]

"Last time we had a bit of a disappointment because the bathroom was completely destroyed." -Me, regarding far too many bathrooms after I use them.

[@RainerGolden]

HAHAHA! Best comment.

[@underdgk9]

The princess of poop, in search of the crown stool!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Princess of Poop!! Love it!!

[@pr0n3]

MBCTT (Miranda Back Country Toilet Trail). Time to turn this into a national trail along the likes of the John Muir, PCT, etc!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Now that’s a thru hike I could get behind 😆

[@clickandrepeat]

@@MirandaGoesOutsidepun intended?

[@Munkman]

id love to see videos about trails and their perceived difficulties. From hikes for the new to the die hard. these videos are great fun because it lets people realize that hiking is more than just walking in the woods. There is so much to nature that can be seen.

[@Jarrych83]

And this trail goes through so many different types of terrain and is a good example of why people need to be at least a bit prepared for shifts in terrain or temps. Those rocky areas and getting cold enough for snow due to elevation was something else!

[@borobdin]

Yeah. Hiking is also pooping in the woods.

[@candacetoms4927]

Another use for the hiking umbrella: spider web removal baton. I do it with my trekking poles when I’m hiking through lots of spider webs!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Oh heck yes!!! Great idea.

[@crystalbailar]

I absolutely love the pure joy and wonder on your face as you approached the toilet. This is one of my favorites in the state. And what? only 3 episodes??!!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

If y'all like the series, we'll make more!!! Heck knows I *love* visiting backcountry bathrooms!!

[@TheWarder500]

I hope I run into you on a trail someday so I can give you such an epic high-five that it creates a thunder clap that can be heard from 100 miles away lol 🤪. Love your videos and your quirky energy, keep up the good work and never stop being you 👍🏻

[@Mortalware]

Thank you for the number 2 video of the Number 2 series.

[@aurtisanminer2827]

1:25. That looks like devil’s club. It has giant leaves like that and is covered in thorns. Nasty stuff to fall onto!

[@ABigFatCat]

We haven't seen toilet #3 yet. But kinda hoping "number two" is the winner. 😝

[@mrroboto18]

I'm 2/2 for having done these hikes and not visiting the toilet... need to reevaluate my life decisions

[@Kat-oz3zy]

Next one has got to be Sahale glacier camp, but(T) it’s right down the road from hidden lakes lookout! This series is so fun. I laughed so hard when you said it would be an honor and a privilege to poop there. 🤣

[@888johnmac]

number 2 ( starts laughing in my best Beavis & Butthead style ) .. lol

[@bearisland55]

Miranda, you don’t know how important your enthusiasm for and information on outdoor toilet habits is for women. I have several female friends who have completely avoided some amazing outdoor experiences because of their perceived lack of “normal” toilet facilities. One of them has never even peed on the ground and doesn’t know how. While I will pop a squat just about anywhere, there is a certain panache to teaching someone else how to properly do it. Teach on girl!

[@slick7209]

Oh the bugs and Miranda and her headlights are just wonderful

[@Judesster]

I want to go there just to poo. 😂 Thanks Miranda

[@bluefungi]

Ayee just bought a travel bidet. Can't wait! 😂

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

BIDETS FOR LIFE!! I hope you love it!

[@joeyoneda5387]

Thank you so much for this series and the poo-etiquette you provide along the way. The view from the Hidden Lake location is absolutely breathtaking!!! Can’t wait to see the third location!

[@davidhyde9310]

Gosh darn pooptastic ! You were not lying...that is the best poopy view I've ever seen.

[@caseybrewer8950]

Feels like a @TheTimTraveller video :-) He goes on different adventures.

[@melissarobinson9618]

" This is the Ultimate View From Your Poo! " Okay, that's now a backpack patch that Must be made! (Or a Kula cloth pattern...😉)

[@whatupsun8563]

This is my poop gosh darn

[@walkercaustin]

Hey @mirandagoesoutside, beautiful hike! I know you already include so much information in the description, but one videos like this could you also include the trail info? Like, distance/location / elevation gain/ time it took you and the crew?

[@caitlinsici]

I was going to ask the same thing!

[@pqma8697]

This reminds me of the episode of Rick and Morty... Especially that view 😂.

[@rickharding4500]

AWESOME view from this pit toilet ! I have been taking pictures of trail pooperies for years! Nice UAP/UFO thrown in there as well! 😮

[@schulzbrianr]

Consecutive Miranda Goes Outside!! videos without a burp: 1

[@hersheybarsam]

Now THIS is the Washington content we locals and transplants WANT!!! Love. It. Now I gotta go to these toilets. 🤌

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Yesssss!!!! Thank you!!

[@angelag5708]

That seat is so scary but sign me up for that view!

[@chovue2363]

"What is this? A river for ants?" ----- Zoolander

[@LupisJBM13]

I always love your videos. Ranier seems to have stuck with you and while we dont see him much he sounds cool and happy with you which seems to confirm how great of a team you all are. Please include his input also on gear reviews as well when possible. It was really helpful when you all did that. I am curious about your vegan journey. It seems you did not start that way, but chose that path and now have returned to a more omnivour state. This would be very intereating as every person makes such choices for so many different reasons. Maybe it is just I (and I assume many others) feel close to you and find you amazing as a person.

[@RainerGolden]

Since leaving REI I’ve had to go from Producer to videographer, meaning I’m behind the camera more and cannot be on camera. But still here and loving every minute!

[@LupisJBM13]

@RainerGolden ok that explains a lot! For the record, I started paying more attention to the quality of video and you are truly amazing! I was not sure who was actually filming before now. Thanks for all the great work!

[@DingledadsTheDemon]

Great video

[@rodoutdoors]

Wow that view really is awesome.

[@kat.p.b.5193]

i love your focus on poo! LNT so important, paper & poo in camp, on trail is a bummer. NYT recently did a beginner camper article and no mention of poo etiquette. I tried to leave a comment about it but the comment wasn't accepted (prob because it had the words 'poo' and 'defecating' in it)... If you are a new backpacker- always make sure to check your campsite well before set up: it is horrible to set up over someone else's waste. Our culture has such an issue with human excrement, thanks Miranda for making this topic a little more... natural😺

[@alangauld6079]

Such a fun (and bizarre!) series. I've visited Washington state but we never got more than a mile from the roads because we were on a road trip from Seattle to LA and could only afford short stops... It looks fabulous.

[@The_Sampler]

What an awesome series this is! Stoked to see the grand finale, and pre congrats to a very well earned 100K subs!! 👊

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Ahhh thank you!!! Very very excited to (hopefully) get there soon! p.s. the last toilet is *chefs kiss*

[@syoussefi6384]

Outstanding view for sure!!

[@julieetscheid9682]

Thanks for talking about the etiquette. I learned things!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Yay!! It’s one of my favorite topics!

[@michaelcrawford9425]

You are so fun to watch! I love your videos.

[@lifeoutnumbered]

This was awesome!! So looking forward to the Grand Poo-nale in the next episode

[@ervinslens]

This upload transported me to the magical land. The choice of angles and cinematography is superb my friend!

[@themeatpopsicle]

The Cascades are chock full of amazing privies with a view. That's part of what makes it my favorite mountain range(s)

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

I totally agree. And it's so often a surprise to find an amazing loo with a view somewhere you didn't expect!

[@lynnettefranks]

This series is hilarious 😂!! I cant wait to see where #1 is!

[@RainerGolden]

No spoilers but I will say the final toilet more than lived up to the hype. One of the best backpacking trips I’ve ever done, and the best views I have ever seen anywhere in the world.

[@ausernameofsorts]

We're gonna need a review of those shorts 🩳💦

[@eric8851]

They should have a zipline from the lookout to the toilet. You know for those emergencies

[@michelle_ajema]

😂😂😂😂

[@jeffreycarman2185]

What a great place to visit.

[@sockmonkeyfun]

Every time I need more LMNT I use your link! 😁

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Aww yay!!! I love to hear that!

[@staxx7753]

Great video I would love to run there

[@levirbarrett]

Now this is some quality content!! Miranda is bringing us the real investigative journalism of the backcountry. Special thanks for including poo etiquette for those of us new to pooing outside. What is the poo etiquette for bidet users? Use the bidet elsewhere?

[@jamescalhoun7336]

This video makes me want to come back to Washington to hike. Only did the small hikes since my tiny dog wasn’t super capable of hiking and I only go where he goes

[@15halerobert]

It would be a shame to get up there to the gorgeous view and not have to, well, leave anything behind.

[@thecjlife7682]

5:30 oh wow a zipper there. 16:50 doesn't look safe lol. Great video !!

[@rachaelsaxer4589]

You should come do this in Switzerland. You’d love it hahaha

[@edwardgwilcoxjr7232]

Happy Labor Day! 💪🇺🇸

[@SuziPoozi]

I swear, you are my spirit animal. LOL There is an annual race in Seattle called the Lard Butt that you might be interested in doing. I've been meaning to, but I keep forgetting about it. : )

[@Folly_Inds]

its a hang up I have when a hiking video is filmed from ahead of the hiker and you can tell they ran up, set up the camera, then ran back and pretended to walk up the trail for the first time. I appreciate that this felt like a pretty diegetic filming perspective. so uh. thanks for that. also have you talked about your watch in a video before? I've been looking to upgrade to something more robust for my hikes

[@Kathy.Thorne]

A throne worth the roam x

[@lbr88x30]

You should write children's picture books with all of your insect adventrues!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

omg yes

[@AndrewB416]

Follow Miranda to find out which back country bathroom is THE siht!

[@bertkelly7650]

Miranda, Yay!

[@hdtravel1]

I really LOVE your pooper videos - give us more

[@douglaselkins952]

Thanks for the ASMR without any creepy whispers!

[@HuskyHiker]

Gotta love a Poo Palace with a view!

[@terrylstarks]

Miss Maranda, Rainer, do you ever wonder/think or talk about the history of the trails y’all hike on?????? I mean like Lewis and Clark, the men that went west, that walked those exact trails in search of gold!!!! “Go West Young Man!!!! Go West”!!!!! To sleep where these brave explorers lived with primitive gear!!!!! Just wondering and maybe y’all could incorporate a few minutes into each show telling us about what y’all find out!!!! It gives me “Goosebumps” just thinking about we all could learn!!!!!!! Thanks for another amazing video and I can’t wait for the finale of “Thrones in Nature”!!! I hope y’all will expand this into other states!!!!

[@wadelewis9260]

Poorific! Thanks for another great video and can’t believe you didn’t see that UFO.

[@TheShauNanigans]

This sh*t is bananas!!!

[@thomaswondra]

If it is not the bathroom on the Cascade Pass/Sahale Arm hike…you will have missed miserably. That’s the best bathroom in the WORLD. You can see Mt. Rainier over 100 miles away while you go to the bathroom.

[@RainerGolden]

😉

[@Mahogany_boi]

Never been this early before. Instant like on the vid btw.

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

WELCOMEEEE

[@musingwithreba9667]

That is some spectacular view up there! Quite the commute for a 💩 😂 What's the elevation up there?

[@scottv.4140]

I am disappointed you didn't do your bridge song when you went over the bridge (Is it for only certain sized bridges 🙂) That is a beautiful site, I really want to get out to the north west someday and see some of the sights.

[@johnhereg5246]

I'm just happy that Miranda always remembers to bring her pencil erasers:)

[@JonathanFisherS]

Miranda, I'm really happy LMNT is sponsoring this series, but don't you think you should give Metamucil a call?

[@user-jx5is1ck2y]

Put a couple drops of mint in next time with your lime juice and watermelon and you can have a watermelon mojito electrolyte drink on trail!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Genius!!!

[@thewaterwarrior9817]

Hi Miranda

[@cmcer1995]

That is an amazing hike and so beautiful Miranda! Hidden Lake Lockout is at 6900 feet and I live at approx. 6700 feet in Colorado Springs which means my privy is at about 6712 feet but not much of a scenic view, but mine is prettier and just a flight of stairs away and private. I just noticed the lookout in the background at 14:20, so much for privacy there either. Sounds like one should be up to date on their Tetanus Shot and having a friend you trust with tweezers along would be a bonus. Overall, I don't think I would go out of my way to use this toilet even for the views. Butt then I am not a Poopaholic.

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Ha!! This is definitely not a toilet I’d want to use in the dark. Fall off a cliff?! Get tetanus??? Slip on someone else’s toilet paper trash and break an ankle?! But in the light of day, it’s lovely!!

[@cmcer1995]

@@MirandaGoesOutside It did look like a wonderful hike and I really did enjoy the video as well. Great job there woman.

[@PlantWizardSkeeter]

Those "big leaves" are Devil's Club not maple! haha watch out for those, don't touch!

[@tc2156]

@MirandaGoesOutside would you mind sharing your thoughts about the Parapack hat? I’ve been looking at them recently and find it a fun coincidence that you’re wearing one in this video. 😃

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

My video this coming Sunday has an entire segment reviewing the Parapack hat!! I’ve loved them for years!

[@bbpatch8]

Loving this series! 😂 Also, I wish I had half Miranda’s personality haha ❤ Can’t wait for my sample pack of LMNT to get to me, can’t wait to try the watermelon and add some lime! Do you have a video on backcountry mocktails? You should

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

😁 I hope you love it!! I’ll def be drinking watermelon salt w/ lime to try and extend the summer vibes as long as possible. I’d love to do a mocktails vid!!!

[@bw2314]

Tetanus shot not included? Can hardly wait to see #3 Miranda! #3? 🤔

[@suruived95]

That toilet gives me "Rick&Morty" shy pooping episode vibes. I'd love to *drop* a rock there. But Miranda, help me with this question, how do you handle the "code brown situation" when everyone makes a mess around an amazing throne like that one? Aren't you affraid of stepping on someone's *payload* ? Or maybe their discarded *hate letters* ?? Do you do something to prevent that something goes wrong and ruins your experience *planting a pinecone* ? Greetings from the caribbean to you and the bug in denial 😂

[@servnava6601]

I don't even care about the bathrooms but this series is great. Also, those are definitely not maple lol

[@kristenbaker6579]

When I visit Washington for the first time, what trails would you recommend?

[@westieclo]

This is the best and sh*tiest series. Can't wait for the next video.

[@kmannewyork]

Great view very bad toilet. Thanks again for informing me about lmnt

[@LeNimph]

Wouldn't it be amazing if you could do every state.

[@RicardoRodriguez-kz6co]

Miranda!!! 😅😊

[@hindsfeetonhighplaces]

I'm surprised you were able to video there. I'm sure it's very poopular!

[@shananiekamp3218]

WOW! That is absolutely gorgeous! Never wanted to hold my poo through a hike ever in my life! LOL!

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Right!?! SO worth it!!

[@aurtisanminer2827]

This series reminds me of the ‘take the poo to the loo’ song. Lol

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

😳 must go google this song

[@ernestlcolemanjr]

I have that same pack.

[@crottychop]

Sahale arm toilet hike.... great... now theres going to be lines and tons of instagrammers

[@jenellsaphid]

Poor Rainer, filming everything and carrying equipment just to be called a bug.

[@RainerGolden]

Miranda and I consider it a moral duty to make fun of each other as much as possible. 😂

[@katnisscoverdeen5828]

Best place to poop in the wilderness 🤣 love it

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

Answering the important questions over here ☺️

[@whatupsun8563]

It's not a backpacking it is a poopacking ))) meow

[@mattburns8839]

Have you been to the one above Peggy's Pond campground on Mount Daniels? It's right off the PCT, if I remember correctly. Most spectacular place I've ever $#@+ in my life. If it's stiill there. It's been almost 20 years now.

[@simolanayak2370]

Did Rainer wear his rocket ship outhouse socks?

[@vannaTHREE]

Miranda: "This is about as girly as I ever am" Also Miranda, not 10 seconds later: "This is what I call Butt Cheek Mountain" (Not to say that girly people cannot talk about butt cheeks, or mountains, or both)

[@TheShauNanigans]

Not long after she literally sticks her hand in poop. lol

[@kaiminalualan7138]

Trail tip. If you have to pee face the people you are with lot more awkward if they try and look if you are looking at them.

[@MirandaGoesOutside]

I always say "make eye contact, assert dominance." It's the only way.

[@user-kx9mt1kb5k]

Kinda like pooping while sitting in a picture perfect postcard setting on a lovely day.