Halfway Half Gallon Challenge! (I said I'd never do this again lol) | Appalachian Trail 2023

[@christophermckellar]

I am so delighted you called out the 1.5 gallons. Integrity for the win! Also best to go with the high overrun larger containers. Some of the pints have less air.

[@Justine17Marie]

I have a special leg pillow that I can’t sleep without! One for my house and one for my camper!

[@TryingTheHardHikeATAdrieWashne]

Just watching you force yourself to eat that 1.5 quarts, brought back memories of me shoving that last pint into my pie hole. It’s kind of gross. Good for you for not giving into pressure. That is definitely a win!

[@Pobrengeplorer_30]

Stay safe akways! I love hikinh too.

[@stevematosky1086]

That’s a lotta ice cream, good luck wow!

[@cfordd13]

I’d DIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEE, you’re nutz

[@Pobrengeplorer_30]

Wow congrats! OMG i cant finish it!

[@jgeisler]

Most companies don't sell 1/2 gallon ice cream anymore, such as Hershey's1.5 qt.

[@sarahhagen2051]

Lol! Now you won’t want ice cream for a year 😆

[@qsbroom]

OMG‼️I wonder who started that tradition? I love ice cream but that's a little much🤢 I forgot how flat PA is in places..at least you can knock out some miles..Thanks for posting

[@stillwaterhiker]

Yum. Love it. Ice cream to like heaven on Trail!

[@stevemortimer3298]

Isn't the "official" 1/2 gallon challenge at the Pine Grove Furnace General Store next to the AT Museum. Maybe it wasn't open when you went through there or you wanted a less crowded spot to video. Or both :)

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

It was open, the timing at this place just worked out better. Doing it in the morning rather than at night

[@bishopshaw5691]

WAY TO GO TAYLOR!!!!! 😎 You’re dedicated to your goals!!!

[@MrDistill]

Man I’m lactose intolerant. I can imagine eating a half gallon of ice cream and sleeping in a crowded shelter that night. Definitely would get a new trail after that. 😂😂😂😂

[@Burps___]

I became lactose intolerant whan I turned 41 years old. If I ate 1/4th of what Taylor ate of that ice cream, I'd leave my entrails on that picnic table bench, strained through my yoga pants. 🪱💩

[@sarabriggs1741]

Yay!! I’m so glad that the pillow helped! 😊

[@jodillaceraklein4951]

Love your videos! Can you tell me the brand of your sun shirt? Looking for something like that to protect my skin as well in the sun! Keep up the great hiking!! Awesome!

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Outdoor research

[@jodillaceraklein4951]

@@TaylortheNahamshaHiker thank you!

[@alfredmisterka5880]

It's not hard to eat a half gallon of ice cream how is your trip going God bless you

[@eggnog7079]

Another trick side sleepers can do in the woods is to dig out a small hole for your shoulders and hips into the ground where you lay. Sooooo comfortable!

[@frolege1]

I foresee a case of the Hershey Squirts in your future after all that ice cream. lol

[@DavidBerkoff-ye8dk]

Come on NH girl! I did the half gallon Neapolitan slop (not a sugar or ice cream guy) in 2021 in22:00! Gotta up your game girl! Keep trucking!

[@bird.1980]

the next .5mile of trail north is the most disgusting part of the A.T.

[@garyb5877]

Good job on the ice cream 🍦

[@rangerinthewoods]

What you need is a way to melt the ice cream, a nice big cup, and a straw. Instant milkshake to sip on while hiking. 😊

[@15halerobert]

You could have gone stealth camping in the No camping zone

[@ricardoo7365]

Oh my goodness I love ice cream 🍦 now I’m craving for ice cream got to go buy some lol be safe

[@ElizBRUSA]

Hi Taylor I have been watching your videos! When you pass by my town in Hanover NH remember that I will be cheering for you! You are inspiring me to hike more! My friends are hiking the PCT trail now. You go girl! Be safe!💞

[@catherinegiuliano4080]

I don’t get it why half gallon of ice cream?

[@Art-rp1wu]

My sugar went up just watching this!

[@stevenweber7252]

I once made the mistake of staying at the backpackers tent site in Boiling Springs. Next to the RR tracks. That lasted until about 1AM when I realized I was not going to get any sleep due to the freight trains. I got up and started packing, when the others at the site heard me, they all got up and did the same and we hiked out of town in the middle of the night to get away from those damn trains!

[@TryingTheHardHikeATAdrieWashne]

I remember that! Also the mosquitoes in that area!

[@cindylin1]

Your videos are so enjoyable to watch. Thank you ❤

[@go-dog-go]

YES.....Sleeping with a pillow between your knees is a Lifesaver if you have back, hip issues and hike alot. I've been doing it for years and it's changed my daily life. Stay Strong T!!!

[@dannythecamper4186]

Good job on the ice cream 😮, good video with some views 😅, so let's keep on hiking 😊 and some deers 😂

[@DeRocco21]

Ice cream fatigue

[@gregorywells7905]

Taylor, you surely must know that there are four quarts in a gallon, and that what you just consumed is a quart and a half, accoring to the label on the carton. So it's really only a 0.375 gallon challange... LOL.

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Yes, 75% of the half gallon challenge. I'm okay with that. I'm not sure if anyone actually eats a whole gallon lol

[@gregorywells7905]

@@TaylortheNahamshaHiker Doesn't diminish in any way the enormity of your acomplishment! Let me echo the commenter that said your AT hike channel is his favorite on KZbin... mine, as well. I dearly wish, at nearly 69, I could attempt a thru-hike. I've probably done the lower quarter or third over the years piecemeal. But I doubt my back and knees would withstand it now. So I live vicariously through you...

[@tonysmith5924]

I would have gas soooo bad if I did that but it would warm up the tent tonight!🤣🤣🤣👏👏👏❤️❤️❤️

[@amgaines7036]

Hi Taylor. If you have trouble with black flies and mosquitos, try putting a dryer sheet in your bandana or somewhere else. I've tried it, and it really works. So if you can get one (some) when you are in town, try it out. Good luck with the rest of the AT.

[@spectrum10]

a scented dryer sheet or unscented? I would assume scented

[@mary.peacefulhikesn.j.3350]

Taylor it was so great running into you on the trail first thing this morning!!! I looked up from the trail and saw you and yelled your name 😬, I apologize for Fan Girling when meeting you!! Thanks for the pic. Best of luck on the rest of your hike!! ~mary

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Aww it was so nice meeting you!!

[@richardskinner9357]

Enjoy your videos have great journey

[@graymanwalking]

Taylor, Enjoying your vlog as always. My wife and I usually watch when I come home for lunch. You seem more relaxed and enjoying yourself even more this this time if that's possible. Was very happy you walked a day with Bad Bat. We've been enjoying her hike as well. Her videos are way delayed and she recently went through a rough patch so we were very happy to see her way up the trail with you and doing well. We went to Trail Days on Saturday, very cool, hope you get a spot next year. Best wishes.

[@leedanielson7452]

Awwwwww my type of girl..Makes gallons of ice cream disappear without batting an eye! 😂❤🏕️🙏🏻🐻🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦🍦

[@mdbdoc]

creep

[@user-David-Alan]

Congrats on the Challenge. Stay well and be safe.

[@edhoefsmit5463]

Used to be called Cumberland Valley Road walk,that was tough.but we had the ice cream lady about halfway

[@vickifg13]

Some days I like ice cream and other days not so much. That would be very hard for me to do. Stay safe and Happy Hiking ⛺️🥾💞

[@jeffingels4480]

Did someone say ice cream sweat?

[@chuckhines459]

I ❤ your attitude and being positive a few hikers I seen on KZbin are always complaining about everything and it gets old. They don't realize that negativity saps their energy. Stay positive you're doing an awesome job!💪

[@Lovesracing19]

Glad you didn't get sick eating the ice cream. Hope the Quality Inn is ok, Sunkist stayed in a really bad one in Luray. Safe travels

[@ksw8415]

I had nightmares about that! No Quality Inns in my future stays.

[@homesheba]

Do dogs ever come after you where there are houses? That would be scary

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Noo, but I did meet a hiker yesterday who got bit pretty bad by someone's dog while hiking :/

[@PatrickMcCannNYC]

im surprised you didnt run into : Typical and Big Willy Dog again! whoop !!!

[@jameswhiteman8244]

You look so happy! And your killing the miles! Great job!

[@bennettrambo4827]

Just did a thru hike of Maryland. Missed you by a couple of days. Back home in palmerton pa. When you get to Lehigh gap and need anything please feel free to reach out!

[@Karen-dq8nw]

I can't even eat a pint of ice cream! Wowee!

[@katebender4745]

Welcome back to the Cumberland Valley! I grew up about a mile from the trail between Boiling Springs and Carlisle so I'm super familiar with this section! So excited that you're in my area 😊

[@ALORDW]

Oooh, fast forward!! I have to say, I joined the same group as the Quality Inn's parent company. They have some great places and the pillows are divine!

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Great pillows!!

[@black_dog_barks]

Somebody wanting to sell ice cream came up with that contest.😂

[@catblue6393]

🚶‍♀️👍🏻🙂

[@johnsandell4501]

Call QI customer service and they will credit your previous stays. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@hdbinnc8583]

“Totally content”- what a great comment. Well done, Taylor!

[@maureenmukhlis2934]

I can’t imagine trying to eat a half gallon of ice cream. I don’t blame you for stopping. That challenge has to be for big men🤣🤣

[@mjperkolator8854]

I couldn’t do the 1.5 well maybe if it was Giffords delicious ice-cream. 😉 🎉

[@wendygrw]

I have been following you on youtube for some weeks now and have been enjoying your videos. Congrats on the almost half gallon challenge, making it halfway through to Maine, and for not giving in to pressure to finish a full half gallon! Enjoy a dunkin coffee at your next opportunity!

[@TaylortheNahamshaHiker]

Thank you!!

[@bird.1980]

that cheststrap still bugs me :)

[@adventureseeking]

Omg Taylor, now you know why Dan Becker sleeps with two pillows. I have to confess I sleep like that too. Another great video!

[@mhe8545]

I could eat all of it but I wouldn't be hiking happily.

[@PedroNord]

🦋

[@padude131]

I'm pretty sure the last time you were laying on the ground totally feeling s8ck and Cody was there laughing at you!! Good job this time around!

[@chewielewis4002]

Diarrhea on the trail is going to suck.

[@dwightsmith4641]

At a certain point ice cream becomes like drinking milk. The time limit is what makes people sick. Seems like self flagellation.

[@frolege1]

My TOP AT Daily/Weekly Hikers to follow Daily vLoggers 1. Taylor the Nahamsha Hiker 2. Stella Hikes 3. Sunkist Steps 4. Becca "Little Skittle" Weekly vLoggers 1. Audrey On the AT 2. Appalachian Adventurista 3. Beer in Beautiful Places

[@cwesley2005]

And kelly hays?

[@frolege1]

@@cwesley2005 she’s not on AT this year

[@doredootz5088]

@@frolege1 Jordan Hikes? Bat bat Hikes?

[@doredootz5088]

@@frolege1 She has just started the Pinoti trail to link her footsteps from the Florida Trail to the AT

[@lisa_eeyore]

What about Bad Bat Hikes?

[@Beertownbill]

I passed, but I saw a guy take down an entire gallon! I opted for the burger.

[@bettyjorodgers8552]

You deserve a congrats on the ice cream.

[@jeffingels4480]

Quality Inn for a Quality Hiker

[@TXMEDRGR]

I like ice cream but that would be too much for me. Thanks for sharing each day.

[@littlethislittlethat456]

Hope you had hot water there. That is where I stayed and I had to switch rooms 3 times. The 3rd room had the hot water. The restaurant next door had good food and plenty of it. John

[@kellyjohnson3617]

I have hip issues so there is no way I can sleep, even in ideal conditions without a pillow between my knees. It’s why when I camp or hike that I bring two pillows. I also slightly elevate my feet by sticking something need my sleep pad to elevate my feet about 1.5-2 inches. It makes a huge difference

[@spectrum10]

Having to bring two pillows must be a bummer because pillows take up a lot of space in a backpack. Just sayin'. But I have a pillow by thermarest that rolls up tightly and economizes on space. Again, just sayin'.

[@stephenpinder9567]

Looked like you were in Iowa there for a HOT minute

[@michaelmisiaszek2514]

What a beautiful part of our Trail, enjoy every step. Went through there in March, 2020 and EVERYTHING was shuttered. It felt much more primitive and I was actually glad I missed 'the challenge'. Keep Hiking!

[@kozmiczian]

After B. Springs, when you get to the 'AT walkover' , theres a motel 1/2 mi to left. 6:37

[@WorldWideWub]

Brave call to eat that much ice cream in an environment where you don't necessarily have access to a privvy 😆

[@phillipkirkland847]

You are such a joy to follow! Along with Kelly Hayes, Bopit,, badbat and timithy spanding. Timothy just completed The FT and the Arizona Trail. Being the north rim is closed till June . They blazed a path around the north rim a d hooked back on to the ARIZONA TRAIL above the north rim and then completed there journy to utah. Watch his video sure you will like it. It was wild. Happy trails .

[@Cindyscrossstitch]

You're going great Taylor 👣🌻

[@johnkral627]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 That’s all I have to say. You’re a trooper. Hike on. 🥰

[@sheilawaddoups7840]

My son I law William in on the trail for the first time Not sure where he is

[@rjhikes6248]

Now that you’re done you need to know the secret to eating large amounts of ice cream without getting a headache. Turn the spoon upside down and use your tongue. Don’t let the ice cream touch the roof of your mouth. Keep on trekking! 👍❤️

[@cwesley2005]

Taylah, how do you hike aftah crushin that much ice cream? U ahh wicked awesome!

[@lovesallanimals9948]

I can eat a half gallon of ice cream easy LOVE ICE CREAM

[@ronyrivera2781]

HI Tylor, question what kind of portable charger are you using ?

[@jamesbynum7970]

If I ate that much ice cream I would have to lay down & take a nap LOL. Good job! Keep the great vlogs coming. Gives me inspiration to start my day.

[@heather482]

Id do a half gallon of fresh squeezed oj. Ice cream bla bla. Makes most of us sick either at the time of eating or later.

[@ethelip5239]

1/2 pint next time!

[@freeheel748]

Challenge? I used to suck down half gallons after dinner lol. Good job.

[@edwardgwilcoxjr7232]

Brain Freeze ah!

[@fretlessed25]

I love ice cream and can eat alot, but I think I'd feel sick after a half gallon.

[@shoshinman]

You should stretch and massage your IT bands every night. We forget to stretch when we are tired.

[@frolege1]

5:00 Wait, was it "The My Pillow Guy" that made that recommendation ...he gets around.

[@marilynm5024]

I knew you'd do the icecream challenge! That's more than I could even eat.

[@MeOutside]

I’ll give you a B for completing 3/4 of the challenge. It would have been a C+ but you get extra credit because you’re tiny. Neapolitan was a good choice, that way you don’t get burned out on chocolate or vanilla. The pillow between the legs is good for a lot of things, I’m old and have a few issues with my hips, lower back, and knees; I really notice a difference the next day if I don’t have between my knees when I sleep.

[@RickINFJ]

The fourth of July would be going off in my guts if I did the challenge. 😂 Good to hear you're getting better sleep with a pillow between the knees. 👍 Take care and rest well Taylor ✌️

[@misscandy84]

I can easily eat half gallon if it melted 😄

[@christinashepard8787]

Watch Sunkist steps vlog at the quality inn in Luray….. 🤢….

[@turragorman59]

Taylor you look tired. I see dark circle under eyes( maybe it is from ice cream:) Hope you get some good veggie and fruits in you, need the vitamin.

[@sulj3373]

I can manage flat and hot but not those hills. Or all that ice cream.

[@charliejg]

I can eat lots of ice cream, but not when it melts like that. I need it to be completely solid. As a side sleeper my entire life, for the past year or so I also have used the pillow between by knees to sleep. It takes some stress off of the hip joint. I was on the AT yesterday between Lehigh Gap and Little Gap do some photography. When I woke up in the morning it was very misty, so I grabbed the camera and headed to Little Gap for some photos. FYI, when you get to Little Gap, there is a really nice little restaurant at the bottom of the mountain right on Blue Mountain Road. I took some thru hikers there for lunch last year. It was a group that was hiking with Jessie of Maybe Jessie Hikes. Tonight there is a car cruise night at the restaurant. Their food is good and reasonably priced. The cruise is from 4:00 to 700PM. The weather is nice so there will be lots of cool cars, nice people and good food!! If you need anything while in and around the Lehigh Valley just DM me on Instagram or drop an email(charliejgatgmaildotcom). Have a great hike in Pennsylvania!! BTW, the trail from the communication towers before Lehigh Gap until the power lines before Little Gap was restored to the original trail last summer. It had been re-routed for a few years for planting work.