The Vermont Long Trail 2023 (Week 3)

#longtrail #vermont #greenmountains
My name is Tony. I enjoy long walks along the trail, love tree burls, and have a squeaky backpack.
I thru hiked the Long Trail over 21 days during July and August 2023. This video captures my third, and final, week on the trail covering mile 184 to mile 273, from US Route 2 to the Canadian border.
I almost cried when upon returning home, I discovered my camera settings were inadvertently adjusted, resulting in footage quality well below my expectations. Washed out colors at times and grainy footage in low light. It took a while, but I’m over it. I made adjustments during editing to improve the quality.
I take time to record and edit these videos so one day when I’m an old(er) man, I can sit back relive my younger days. In addition, I hope others who love to plan trips like I do over the winter months can possibly gain something from watching. I attempted to capture the reality of the trail with its beauty and challenges, along with interactions with fellow hikers. To aid folks pouring over maps and the guidebook, I added shelter names, road crossings and other points of interest as captions.
Well, I hope you enjoy the video, and it doesn’t suck too bad. LOL

[@Teedubsadventures]

What a hike, Tony!! Fantastic job capturing the realness of backpacking for multiple weeks! Great content as always! Thanks for sharing. 👍💯

[@twotonadk]

Thanks for the feedback brother. We’ll get together at some point. 😁

[@jimhartlageart5665]

Awesome series. Thank you for all the work you put into it so that we could tag along.

[@twotonadk]

Why thank you sir.😁

[@allenporter6122]

Great Video Tony, loved the adventure, nice pics of the leanto’s and lodges along the way. When’s the next adventure and video? Keep them coming.

[@twotonadk]

Thank you my friend.😁

[@mikestevenson4101]

Thanks for taking the time to film, edit and put this together. Great motivation for Northville Placid later this year.

[@twotonadk]

Thank you Mike. It really was my pleasure!😁

[@adkeric]

Thank you for taking the time to put these videos together. It brought back a lot of memories from my 2019 thru. Long Trail is something else and you did a wonderful job showing it off. See ya bak in the ADK sometime.

[@twotonadk]

Thank you for the kind feedback!😁

[@darinkramer-r5c]

Excellent journey < congrats on End to End. Any chance you can send me or do a quick vid of your gear?

[@twotonadk]

Yeah, I can probably do that at some point. I have a photo on my Instagram if you want to see the gear @twotonadk. If you want a detailed breakdown I can send you something.🤷🏻‍♂️

[@chrislawrence730]

Thank you for the fabulous journey,Tony!❤

[@twotonadk]

I’m happy you enjoyed watching!😊

[@FtheDo]

Watched this with my 91 year old dad tonight, while I was staying with him during an illness. He got us hiking the trail when we were kids back in the 70s. He completed all but about 25 miles before age caught up with him. I've still got a good 50% to go myself. Proud to say my son and my brother have both gotten their end to end. I am so blown away more with your video skills, such great content. Thank you so much.

[@twotonadk]

That is so touching and am happy you got to enjoy it with your dad. I no longer have my dad, but hold our outdoor memories we shared together as some of my favorite life experiences. Thank you for sharing.😊

[@100MileHikingClub]

Watched all 3- thank you for putting these together and appreciate the showing and naming of shelters! Looked like an awesome adventure - one I hope to add to my list in the next few years. :)

[@twotonadk]

I appreciate the feedback. Thank you! It was a a challenging and rewarding trip. Go get it!😁

[@woodchip2782]

I take umbrage at your pissing at my country… Nah! I do it all the time😊 That was a great movie! Thanks for that! Very entertaining!😁👍

[@twotonadk]

Thank you for being a good neighbor and taking my pee pee. I appreciate the feedback as well!😁

[@janehartman6159]

Loved your great videography, content and narration!! Your recap of this amazing trail is the best I've seen! Just binge watched all 3 while home from work feeling under the weather. Had me reminiscing about my 2022 LT hike. Thanks so much for bringing us along on yours🥰

[@twotonadk]

Thank you so much Jane!😊😊😊

[@gdsmithjr]

What an inspiring hike! Would love to accomplish this end to end one day.

[@twotonadk]

@@gdsmithjr start planning and go for it! You won’t regret it.😊

[@Chefin-up-Genius-MEATS]

How do you find friends looking to do these hikes man you have some really supportive friends amazing video I felt included, I’m young and 22. can’t wait to see where I might end up in the world

[@twotonadk]

I am lucky that I have probably a dozen friends from work or my neighborhood who enjoy backpacking and hiking. I have met a lot of friends while backpacking and hiking as well. I’m a lucky dude I guess.🤷🏻‍♂️😁

[@laurawagner9637]

This was so awesome, what date in July did you head out? Love that you showcased all of the shelters, and the footage looks great. That climb up Mansfield looks intimidating but I'm sure after all of those miles under your belt it wasn't too bad (plus the restaurant after was probably amazing). Keep on keeping on, can't wait to see the next summer's adventures.

[@twotonadk]

I postponed a week until GMC gave the green light for Long Trail hiking after the floods, so I started on 7/21. I thought showing the shelters would helping future hikers planning for their hikes. The shelters on the Long Trail are pretty cool and have so much variability. Stark difference to the standard ADK lean to that I am so accustomed to (and love). It was a cool change of pace. The climb up Mansfield was pretty cool and manageable. Thanks for the feedback!😁

[@chrislawrence730]

Never disappoint…BURL!😂❤

[@twotonadk]

I got a thing for burls, what can I say?🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@rossclay3317]

Outstanding ‼️ Thank you for sharing this remarkable trek! Yes, I’m going to do the same..‼️👏👏

[@NatureIntoAction]

Hey Tony, thanks for sharing your experience. Outstanding all around. I hiked that final section at my UVM trek before freshman school year started. Good memories seeing familiar sights.

[@twotonadk]

Thank you. It was quite the experience. As much as I love the Adirondacks, Vermont is something special! and unique!😁

[@Karenwhitepaints]

Well that did not suck too bad😂 great footage and you captured the feeling of being on the trail with all the PUDS

[@twotonadk]

@@Karenwhitepaints why thank you Karen. I appreciate the kind feedback.😊

[@ALORDW]

I so enjoyed your series..The issues with your camera were not at all noticeable..I knew you are an ADK hiker by those boots. Cheers!

[@twotonadk]

Thank you my friend!, I love the boots comment!😂

[@deerless999]

Great story, well done !

[@twotonadk]

Thank you for the kind feedback.😁

[@BaltistaniBoys]

Nice sound thanks for sharing your adventure .guys I recommended you visit the himalayan mountains k2 and Nangaparbat view point from one place moses peak. Add this sound in your bucket list.

[@twotonadk]

Thank you sir!😁

[@sonnyaugust3992]

Really enjoyed your series. I'm planning an LT thru hike in July this year and this is making me more excited. What's your tent and tarp gear at 20:22? It looks cozy.

[@twotonadk]

I have been using the same LL Bean featherlight one man tent for a decade. They no longer make them. I have thought about upgrading to something slightly larger, but haven’t.🤷🏻‍♂️ The tarp is a Kammok tarp. Using the tarp gives me a lot more space for storage and to cook when it’s raining and there is no shelter.

[@KatieValleyBourdeau]

Yikes! Just saw that last ladder section. I guess my Long Trail sectioning is over. Lol

[@twotonadk]

@@KatieValleyBourdeau don’t sweat it. None of the ladders and exposure were that bad. It was pretty fun. Just send it!😁

[@jaycreature3893]

Complaint dept please! Ok here’s my complaint and I call total BS. How dare you talk smack about beer, the original energy drink lol. Also GO NAVY !!!!!!! this video was fantastic. The editing. The closure. The snakes. Loved it all. Signed, jay the old Gunners Mate GMG

[@twotonadk]

Thanks shipmate!😂😂😂🍻

[@jaycreature3893]

@@twotonadk I’m softening up the CO, typo, I mean wife, she’s saying I can disappear for a month. Woot-woot !

[@twotonadk]

@@jaycreature3893 congratulations!😂

[@filmic1]

Those GMC trail crews and designers are awesome! A classmate and I did Journey's End to Hazen's Notch way back. I attempted a start at Johnson, north bound, had to abort. Noted I ran into JoJo and Grunt, at the highway. Thank you for posting, that shot at 36:58 is spectacular, and all that editing!! Yikes......! 👏🏻🏕

[@twotonadk]

Yes they are! Thanks for the nice feedback. BTW, the “spectacular” shot at 37:49 is a black screen…🤷🏻‍♂️😂

[@filmic1]

@@twotonadk the forest shot. Amazing 🤩 36:58

[@twotonadk]

@@filmic1 👍🏼😁