Tahoe Rim Trail // Spooner Summit Trailhead to Marlette Peak Campground - Part 10

[@carolinenunez3455]

OMG, you cracked me up so much, with your description of not seeing anyone all day, and the 15 seconds you take to pee, someone materializes! I have to tell a little story. My husband and I went on our annual trip to the Eastern Sierra, for two weeks in a cabin that we rent up there. We took my sister and her husband with us. One day we went for a hike. (My husband and my brother-in-law meanwhile have this friendly rivalry going on, about “protecting the women from bears” and whatnot. BIL carries a big ol’ Harley knife, and my hubby? A machete. Really.) So we’re walking along, and my husband’s stomach starts gurgling, so he runs off away from the trail. He gets to use his machete!!!! To dig a hole. He finishes his business, and gets back up to the trail, and there, a couple of people ask him, “Oh! Is that a shortcut to the creek?” “No. No, it isn’t.”

[@davidbuell2004]

Wood piles are referred to as slash piles. Forest Service will burn them in the winter.

[@JenniferMabus]

Thank you for the information!

[@fiskz]

The piles are signal burns used to warm of impending Orc armies.

[@exhilaratinghiker3838]

Yes! Slash plies helps prevent wildfires also if a wildfire starts it is easier to contain and not spread as much.

[@Manzanitamystic]

They will do them in our part of the Cleveland Forrest. It’s pretty fun to watch!

[@lynettepatten904]

Thanks for showing my fav part on the TRT, the part where you can see Marlette and Lake Tahoe, especially this time of year. Marlette has some of the best Aspen, spectacular in fall foliage!! I heard, sadly, they have died. PS I spent a summer working for the forest service piling up those slash piles, 1972. They stopped doing it for a long time, now it looks like it is being practiced again. I hope it stops these horrible spreads of wildfires.

[@JenniferMabus]

It was one of my favorite areas of the TRT as well! And I really hope it helps stop the wildfires as well!!

[@LenserX]

I like the way you started your nuun/mio commercial break with the pee story and circled right back around to it at the end. You're a natural. Also, Dyana is a superstar as far as I'm concerned. And quite possibly the best hiking companion ever.

[@JenniferMabus]

Hahah thank you!!

[@meganhalliwell1984]

Thanks Jen, for the great tip with the Nuun's and Mio. My cousin and I discovered the wonders of Nuun after a few beers the night before a triathlon. They're not really popular here in Australia but I swear by them for all my adventures and making them last longer with the flavoured drops will be awesome on my next hike.

[@milescorp6237]

Burn piles are what those are. I used to work for the National Park Service and we used to make those piles for burning at a later date. it gets rid of the dead fuel on the ground which makes the forest healthier. It gives the little trees a chance to get some sun to grow. It also reduces vegetation that can burn during a wildfire.

[@JenniferMabus]

Thank you for the info! And thanks for doing that however long ago. :)

[@JoannaRedmond]

When we hiked, we did it the opposite way. That Marlette pump saved our lives. I cannot imagine the poor folks who were hiking this summer without it. HUGE water carry. Also, the campground was SO nice!

[@JenniferMabus]

That would have been a monstrous water carry without that water pump!

[@GetOutadventure]

Another great Hike, sorry you got spotted when you had to go, glad you were able to shake it off though! excellent views on the trail!

[@JenniferMabus]

Thanks so much!

[@richardemerson6996]

Your question concerning bathroom time: Is like;why, when in town, riding a bicycle, you watch the road ahead. Cars move up and down the street, but right when you get to a parking lot entrance, a car or truck try’s to enter the lot turning right in front of you at the same time???

[@vaughnvaughn3522]

Do you need permit to camp?

[@Chris_Martin707]

My family and I spent last weekend in Reno. I was wondering if I'd see mamma and papa Mabus walking around in Scheel's! No such luck.

[@JenniferMabus]

Oh man! If it weren’t for the pandemic, then probably!! Lol

[@johneason6540]

Great view of the lake today. Pee breaks always attract people??? It is what it is!!! I hiked Spooner trail in the 70s I remember it was a grind, July or August so hot too. Thanks for the video

[@JenniferMabus]

Ya it can get torching hot up there at that time!

[@billcummins9579]

Great video.. I really enjoy your videos they brighten ... my tough days. the ending was wonderful... water is alot more important than most of my problems in life.

[@JenniferMabus]

Well I hope you don’t have too many tough days!

[@marvinlopez4217]

I do the same with the Mio and Nuun tablets!

[@JenniferMabus]

Smart man!

[@rvator51]

I always thought it was common trail courtesy to stop, turn your back and wait if you come upon someone with pants down.

[@JenniferMabus]

That would have been nice of her to do, but she didn’t stop hiking haha

[@jasonlumactod339]

Great tip mixing nuun with mio! I'm totally stealing this tip on my next trip.

[@JenniferMabus]

It's so good!

[@thechristoff78]

You make the best videos! Thanks again, from Down Under! :)

[@JenniferMabus]

Thank you so much!!

[@ghc26]

I don’t want these videos to end! 🤣😂💖

[@JenniferMabus]

:) :)

[@MrAnarchris]

did you camp overnight or was it a day trip? great content.

[@JenniferMabus]

We were backpacking :)

[@gaylesherman3236]

Why wasn't there water

[@JenniferMabus]

It's just very dry landscape

[@bavarian11788]

Now I feel bad for mentioning the pink sunblock. It came from a place of care and concern. Glad to see you taking precautions.

[@JenniferMabus]

Oh no worries at all! I get asked about it ALL the time, and I appreciate it!

[@bichonmomr]

Awesome vid as usual. keep it coming.

[@JenniferMabus]

Thanks so much!

[@jamesbailey9838]

Hi Whimsical women. When you have to use the bathroom on trail do you take your pack with you or leave it along the side of the trail? I have seen hikers do both. Personally I take it with me. PS you guys are awesome ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

[@JenniferMabus]

Thanks, James! And to answer your question, it depends honestly. But most of the time I leave it near trail. :)

[@williammoore4646]

i always thought that the zinc was your Starburst color of the day :)

[@JenniferMabus]

It is 😄

[@user-zo6xg8bx4l]

You have to tell Leggs Dyana to wait for you!! LOL Happy Trails!! :-)

[@JenniferMabus]

She sure does have long legs!

[@jimwms1able]

I got my wife a tinkle bell. She said it really works when out in the woods where there is no easy place to go to the bathroom!

[@JenniferMabus]

Oh that is interesting! What is it? Lol

[@dougturner790]

I am convinced that statistical probabilities do not apply when it come to a human encounter. Whether in the wilderness or just crossing a street, it's like 85% of the time someone will be in your way or pop out of thin air. My last hike, nobody around, went about 20 feet down a side trail to pee, zipper down and hello there.

[@denimlabels7315]

Wow...Beautiful lake views, O-M-G..Get me the hell outta here please. I need to just hike in the wilderness. Its Godlike. 😃👍

[@JenniferMabus]

It truly is heavenly!!

[@scottsteel2334]

Wait a minute. I thought all you had to do was climb a mountain and that's it. How did a one person reveal party fit into that scenario? You know it is certain that if you just step off the side of the trail or road and whip that thing out to pee, someone is going to come upon you and I have many humiliating experiences as well to attest to that. Great video again!

[@Gold17]

I believe we’re your at has good forest management, if you keep it clean it will help the forest. Be less fires.

[@JenniferMabus]

I hope so!

[@gaylesherman3236]

Do you miss 🐎🐎🐎🐎

[@Wondering_Fireball]

Dam and here I thought was trail war paint. LOL trail beast, own the trail.

[@joannep2196]

Murphy's Law of Hiking: You won't see a soul for miles, then you'll encounter a bunch of hikers and a couple of mtn bikers at the exact same moment on the skinniest portion of the trail. You simply experienced the corollary, Murphy's Law of Peeing on Trail. :D

[@JenniferMabus]

Yes 🤣

[@clairepond1414]

You are so awesome! I love how down to earth you are ♥️

[@JenniferMabus]

Oh thank you, Claire!

[@Mtnsunshine]

Wow. Those views of the lake are spectacular! 👍👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@JenniferMabus]

It was the best the whole time I think!

[@Jimbo-pm1dp]

Great place to hike Jennifer....awesome views...stay safe !!

[@JenniferMabus]

Thanks, Jimbo! Always.

[@jerrypeevey]

The forest service is thinning out the woods and the piles are set that way to dry and will be picked up later. Sometimes they put a paper on top.... Oh and there is a vid on another channel of you taking a pee LOL

[@JenniferMabus]

Ok good to know

[@chrissunsetcoleman2659]

Why do you allways give us the bare facts!

[@alexwbanks70]

Diana is hilarious!

[@Mtnsunshine]

🤣😄😂. You are too funny, Starburst. That whole ‘someone coming up the trail JUST when you are enjoying a moment in nature’ is one of those Universal Law things. I think I saw it on a Twilight Zone episode, or somewhere. But I know it is real. 👍😉

[@JenniferMabus]

If it was on a Twilight Zone episode then it's definitely true!! ;)

[@wanderlustfrost9938]

TRT - it’s now 100% on my list!!! Absolutely gorgeous 💗

[@JenniferMabus]

Yes!!! It’s stunning and so fun!!!

[@pitstop_calvin]

Watch the movie “The Blare Witch Project” for an explanation for the piles of wood stacked up! LOL 😂

[@JenniferMabus]

No never!!! Lol

[@davidsavage5930]

You're going to make us wait for the water pump?!!

[@JenniferMabus]

Not one week. It will be out shortly 🤣🤣🤣

[@robinmills5827]

@@JenniferMabus Great. I'd be pretty thirsty if I had to wait a week for water! 😂

[@johnnymayo8534]

At least it was another lady that came upon ur 'nature excursion'! And the cliff hanger @ the end!! oh my gosh!!!

[@JenniferMabus]

So funny 🤣🤣

[@allenbond6024]

When I saw the pizza balancing, I thought oh no she's going to be eating off the ground again, LOL. Can't wait for the next episode.

[@JenniferMabus]

Hahahah that's usually what happens to me! This made me laugh, thank you lol

[@gaylesherman3236]

Cool

[@theskyehiker]

I know a woman who got her trail name due to the same kind of situation. Gotta Go.

[@xGorexGirlx]

You two have way too much fun together.😁

[@JenniferMabus]

We totally do!

[@stevenygaard9924]

Slash piles. Will burn them when the forest is wetter.

[@JenniferMabus]

Thank you! Now I know what to call them!

[@rkatrails]

Well, we're left hanging with the words, "it looks like a little boys urinal." To be continued. Oh the suspense!

[@JenniferMabus]

Hahahah what a cliff hanger, eh?

[@Wraith35]

You are absolutely alone on trail util you are not. It's like a light switch. either on or off

[@JenniferMabus]

True!

[@markcummings6856]

👍

[@claramullen]

The piles of debris is probably a clean up effort in progress to help with fire danger

[@JenniferMabus]

Yes, that’s what others have been saying!

[@gaylesherman3236]

That's weird

[@allencrider]

Well, I suppose you eventually got water!

[@JenniferMabus]

You never know. I might as well have died right there with how much difficulty that thing was giving me.

[@owenfrederick1453]

I think I get to be the first comment! Great job babe.

[@JenniferMabus]

Every time

[@Chris_Martin707]

No fair. You get advanced warning! :)

[@owenfrederick1453]

@@Chris_Martin707 one of the many perks!

[@mauriceegan8476]

Well your pee question is just one more to be added to the list of the great mysteries of life, or it just proves the infallibility of Murphy's law lol

[@JenniferMabus]

Hahaha YES!

[@tylerteriong5648]

🤙🏽🔥👍🏽🔥👍🏽

[@frankzappa2451]

✌️👍🍻

[@Wondering_Fireball]

At least it wasn’t a guy or a child.

[@JenniferMabus]

Exactly

[@bryanirwin5473]

HA! Dyana said it... "where they hide the bodies"

[@JenniferMabus]

She's crazy!

[@MisfitsFiendClub138]

Why do people pop up out of nowhere when you're taking care of business? In the outdoors ALWAYS expect the unexpected! 😳🧻🏜