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Glad you had a good time with it. It was definitely an adventure! Haven't quite decided if I want to do the 1000 mile double loop next year yet :)

Sorry, the videos were produced on my phone while on trail so the sound levels are not adjusted. Turning the volume up and down while watching is annoying I will agree, but does help.

After a month on trail Bigfoot is the one who is afraid when we bump into one another :)

I hear it on the Long Trail in VT, I hear it on the Cohos in NH and in the mountains of Maine. The bird app says it is a Winter Wren, at least for this one.

The breathing issue was really dumb :) I cinched down the shoulder straps the day I walked back into the US from Candada because of a very windy thunderstorm while road walking. I loosen/tighten the lifters every time I put the pack on, but don't touch those straps so it stayed very tight. It was preventing my ribcage from expanding fully so I wasn't able to breath properly. Just dumb, but it really messed me up for a few days and might be why I didn't feel well for the next couple of days afterwards. As for electrolytes I was using them throughout the hike on a regular basis. I die fast without those!

I think I saw one on the Cohos. My brain tried to turn what I saw into a wild boar and I am sure there are no boar up there heh. It was very quickly running away so I only saw a glimpse, but the size was right for a small bear. Lots of deer and several moose though which are almost always better to see than bears. :)

Ahhh not more French hehe. It was frustrating to use my limited French because no one but one friendly lady on Gosford spoke any English.

I am not sure you want to follow in my footsteps since I got lost in the Kilkenny this year heh. I will have to do a full gear load out video at some point. If you search on my channel you will find a review of the Emberlit wood stove that I use with a Zelph Modified Starlyte alcohol stove . I have nothing on the actual hammock which is a Dutchware 11' netless but if you search Dutchware there are several bling videos 😀

Thanks for the info. I have seen many more since. Glad they are supposed to be there because they are beautiful

@thespiritforest How do you get out to your section, driving or hiking? It is a beautiful trail, but much like my sections, not easy to get to. Can't wait to hike it again and say "There should be a shelter right here!" :)

I don't know if Dutch has made something better since I got this setup, but it is the best system I have ever used. My Longhos Loop last year was plagued by near constant rain so being able to set up and tear down fast was valuable!

Yup, that one's a bit quiet. Might be easier for you to turn up your volume than for me to rerecord the video :)

@user-py9sd4bd9i Stayed tuned because I am thinking of combining last year's loop with this one for next year :) A giant figure 8 with both NOBO and SOBO Cohos treks for a total of over 1,000 miles of New England mountains and mud.

@thomasmcginnis3783 Shhhh, you will spoil the surprise :) I was sort of thinking doing the Cohos twice, once NOBO to start, then head to the LT, AT, Canada and then SOBO Cohos for the finale!

@@lonestrangersontrail "Sweeeeeeeet!"

That loop is amazing every time! Staying a night at Russell Pond makes for an easier trip to/from Davis. It is a long day starting from Wass Stream like we did on this trip. Hope you have a great hike!!

Definitely my pleasure! That was such a fun trip, though hard work at times breaking trail.

There are no actual arms, just slits for your hand or forearm to stick through. Inside the cape there are some toggles and loops you can use to connect the front and back which dampens some of the billowing. I still won't use it on a windy ridge though due to risk of taking flight :)

It makes sense under the right conditions where you can actually use it as a wood stove. Fire has to be legal, fuel and conditions need to be conducive. I find I really use it as a pot stand for my alcohol stove most of the time. It makes a great wind break and heat concentrator for a tiny stove plus is very stable. Pretty sure it is coming along again this year :)

Combination of personal notes collected over the years and the FarOut app.

@@lonestrangersontrail Thank you John! I really enjoyed your long trail trip l am now retired and am attempting to thru hike the long LT SOBO September 2024...lm a bit concerned about it being too severe though 🤪...Thanks again for taking us along with you...safe travels my friend 💙🤙

Glad you enjoyed the hike Stephen. Hope you enjoy it when you can! Really love the LT. Still trying to decide on next year's adventures and hoping to get back there for more. If you haven't seen it already I went NOBO from Rt 4 to Jay this year as part of my Longhos Loop. Let me know if there is anything I can help you with in terms of information and logistics as you set up your hike. If you go SOBO try to allow time to go really slow to start. It is tempting to race out of the blocks up there because there is so much ground to cover, but the terrain is rugged which wears you out.

I can't tell you how many times I found myself saying "What an adventure!" on this thing. It really was! :)

The mighty Cohos Trail runs from Canada to Crawford Notch, roughly the top half of New Hampshire. The sections that I work are located between Dixville Notch and Coleman State Park.

I skipped it when I went SOBO last year too. I hear it is pretty down by the river, but I may never know :)

It was a very happy day when I figured out how to get those files back! Mostly for that bird singing at sunset, but I like having the whole story on record :) Thanks for coming along on the adventure!

Stark's Nest warming hut. North of Abraham/Lincoln, south of Rt 17. Amazing place to camp if there is water in the barrel :)

I have hiked the Cohos several times before. My usual resupplies are Coleman State Park and Stark Village Inn, but this year I did things differently and had a buddy meet me with a final resupply at Edmands Path so I didn't have to carry 8 days of food when I left the Inn. That was due to the added days in that section because I had to wait until Saturday for my ride home. Usually I do that section faster :) I use the bear can on most all trips these days for convenience. It weighs 2lbs, but saves a lot of time and effort on trail plus doubles as a place to sit.

I can't tell you how many times I said those exact words to myself while I was out there. All that rain made for challenges, but overcoming what you can and accepting what you can't is sort of what hiking is all about. Glad you enjoyed the loop!

Making video is part of my hiking now. The "people in the camera" are my companions on trail and I can't imagine hiking without them. Glad you enjoyed watching!

I stayed there on my '22 SOBO as well. Very peaceful spot!

Nancy told me that we'd just missed one another. I arrived shortly after you left to start your hike. Had better weather for the Cohos generally than the rest of the trip and avoided the worst of the flooding. Scheduled the CT at a much more gentle pace than the rest of the trip and really enjoyed those zero days in the Dry River Wilderness. Hope you enjoyed your hike!!