Solo Backpacking Red River Gorge Pt 2

[@elainewhitmore3383]

Enjoyed this video. Thank you for sharing your experience w us

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Thanks for watching, glad you liked it!

[@DryBonesOutdoors]

Also..,I appreciate your service brother!!!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Appreciate it

[@Ohio_Motonaut]

Good times. I'm looking to ride my motorcycle down that way this Fall to do some motocamping. And thank you for your service. 🍻👍🏻

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Thanks dude. Lots of cool stuff in DBNF you’ll like it.

[@JohndaCantrell]

The Gorge is a jewel, she’s a beast, but I think that’s a good incentive to slow down and enjoy it. Crushing miles there is a waste of time. It’s good if you have a healthy fear of heights there! There is some seriousness about that! In my humble opinion, the slower you take it in, the better. The geology is fascinating.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I still enjoyed it, but when you have 28 miles to cover in 48 hours with a six hour drive on the front and back end you kinda gotta hurry lol. I agree, the gorge is awesome! I went twice this year, different routes each time. Thanks for tuning in!

[@johnthomas4096]

Hiked the same trail and actually hung my hammock in the same trees 😮. Good trip ! Good video ! One thing to add . . . Saw 3 cooperhead snakes in bottom along River 😏

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

That’s awesome. I always wonder when I record a video if someone is gonna say hey I remember that campsite or that feature on the trail etc. Thanks for watching!

[@Yelnats101]

i have spent 30 years hiking the gorge. i only live 23 minutes away. i know about every inch. glad you enjoyed it

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

It’s a pretty cool spot for sure, thanks for watching!

[@michaelpetersonbackpacking6077]

The Gorge is an awesome place… glad you had a great hike ! New to your channel, will definitely keep watching! 👍

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Thanks for watching! There’s actually two more RRG videos releasing, part one is coming out tomorrow lol

[@tonymaddin]

It looked like a great time. Thank you for sharing and I enjoy your channel.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

It was an awesome trip, can't wait to go back when the leaves change. Glad you're enjoying the channel, thanks for the comment!

[@OutdoorOperator]

Nice trip report. Hanson's point looks incredible! I agree it would be primo in the fall. Also, I've definitely noticed my knees more since ditching the trekking poles. Esp on the downhills.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Glad you enjoyed the video. Everyone keeps telling me I should get trekking poles, but I've made it 34 years without them and I might be too stubborn to change lol, thanks for watching!

[@OutdoorOperator]

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking I hear ya. I stopped using them because I prefer having my hands free. Definitely not necessary but they do save the knees.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Yeah I’m always carrying my phone and tripod, so I never have both hands free. I thought about maybe getting some sort of clip to attach it to my pack or something but I haven’t decided on anything yet.

[@OutdoorOperator]

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking Haha, I know what that life is like. The sacrifice of filming 🤷‍♂🤷‍♂

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Subbed broski

[@kylemcnamee530]

Had a gut feeling you were a Marine. I got out a few years ago was an 0811. In OH now and looking to get into this backpacking life. Love the work you put into your content and the passion behind it!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

SF devil, thanks for tuning in.

[@oakslm22]

I love your channel dude

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I appreciate it buddy. If you like the RRG videos you’ll really like the Spruce Knob video in a few weeks. Highest point in West Virginia, place was super cool.

[@oakslm22]

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking I’m doing wildcat hollow next week😂😂😂😂😂😂😂. Hopefully it’s better than the experience you had. I’m supposed to stay at bedrock in November for like 8 days.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I liked Wildcat Hollow minus the blowdowns. That’s the most amount of downed trees I’ve seen on a trail in my life. Having to switch campsites at dark I can’t count against the trail. That was a freak occurrence, but it affected my mood and made me way more negative towards the trail which probably wasn’t fair. I’d like to go back in the fall again.

[@oakslm22]

@@Bacon_N_Backpacking what do you mean switch campsites? You would think a trail system in a national forest would be maintained better. I mean I know it’s Wayne but it’s still a national forest.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I set up camp in stupid high winds like an hour before dark. The tree I anchored to was moving the ground and creaking. I tore everything down and hiked another mile to a new campsite and set up there at dark.

[@toninemeth8133]

WHAT AN AWESOME VIDEO LOVED THE SCENERY SOUNDED LIKE YOU GOT TIRED A COUPLE OF TIMES HOPE YOUR FEET DRIED OUT ENJOY YOUR CHANNEL VERY MUCH LOVE ALL THE SCENERY AND ALL THE INFO YOU PUT OUT ENJOY YOUR HIKING SEE YOU IN THE NEXT VIDEO

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Thanks 👍

[@gracekildoo]

Love it! Hello from a hiker in NE Ohio. You are inspiring me to take my first backpacking trip.

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Glad you liked the video! If you need help prepping for backpacking, watch some of my videos but also join our Facebook Group “Backpacking Ohio and Beyond” We can answer more of your questions there!

[@tommy2x4]

for a minutes, i thought you were rocking some lederhosen!!!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

lol not quite. Just the kit bag from Hill People Gear 😂

[@kevinnicholas219]

Great video(s) of your RRG trip. I just happened to find them because I'm getting ready to head down for a 3 day solo. I commented in your Part 1 about where to get the parking pass. I've been on some of trails you were on during this trip. Looked like you did Sheltowee, Grays Arch, Rough Trail, Rush Ridge. If you were on Grays Arch trail when you got lost, I got lost at the exact same spot. My buddy wont let me forget about the extra time and effort I put him through! I scrolled through your channel and looked at your other trips. Are you an Ohio guy? By the looks of the locations been I would say yes. You actually did one near where I am from on the Twin Valley Trails. Dayton Hikers organization puts on a big challenge on that trail every year. 28 miles in a single day if you do the entire thing. I've done it twice and was sore after each time. I'm an AF retiree and as soon as I hear Oscar Mike I knew you were military. Thanks for your service Marine!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Yep, I'm in Ohio. You're correct on the RRG route I took. I saw the 28 miler in Twin Valley. Only thing I didn't like about that trail system is having to register and no campfires. Thanks for your service.

[@paulmartin2455]

My grandmother used to make sassafras tea, but I never thought to ask her about its benefits. What do you use it for?

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I don’t use it for any specific purpose. It’s honestly just something to do. It smells good and tastes good and gives me something to drink that isn’t water lol

[@DryBonesOutdoors]

Me and Ashley just hiked from the suspension bridge to Hanson's Point kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4W7qoOjqrOMetk ..,I love that little spur trail that runs to Hanson's Point, very interest growth on top of that ridge. I am glad you got to enjoy some of Kentucky's best hiking. I love your channel!!! I'm glad this video popped up in my feed. I like your hiking style!!! Plus in Kentucky you'll never know what you'll find someone cooking on a fire..,lol Plus we love feeding people too!!!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

I’ll check it out dude, thanks for watching!

[@theamericanhiker9655]

I gotta Take you there sometime and show you some of my favorite trails. One of them is a hidden one!

[@Bacon_N_Backpacking]

Yeah I’m down, I’d like to go back in the fall.

[@theamericanhiker9655]

And you gotta get some trekking poles. Your knees will thank you

[@theamericanhiker9655]

And you gotta get some trekking poles. Your knees will thank you