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The grey sea lion watching you as you walked past ….. I wonder if the hunting humans have done of them is ingrained into them to beware of humans? Another channel I watch of a very adventurous Canadian man who does very long trips, he has just slept on a closed cell mat for however long he’s made videos. Less performance issues than a lightweight air mattress. I have had one night on a rocky surface when we didn’t get back to camp for a reason. I was uncomfortable but as you say, we adapt. I bet you slept well when you got home. The contrast is that you may have also missed the sounds of the ocean crashing into the shore, the winds etc

WoW! That’s Incredibly Awesome! I Loved it! 🤩❤️✨

Very nice! ❤❤❤

Great shots. Really relaxing video. Makes me want to upgrade my 12 year old camera body and get back into photography. I have a nice set of prime lenses just sitting there.

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That was the most relaxing 5 minutes of my day. Thanks for sharing.

😍 love it! You truly outdo yourself with each video you make.

Love this! So rad to see animals just doing their thing.

Nice music. This hike is on my bucket list. I will make it up there someday.

Beautiful setting and fantastic editing. Thanks so much for sharing!

Wow, what a great video. Might have to add this to the list of places to go. Amazing wildlife experiences!

The beach is something else. Wild to be backpacking and have all that wildlife that’s so different from the forest

Great to see you out. Nice shots. Sucks about the pad issues but glad you stuck it out.

What an amazing video and awesome trip! The views are stunning and man, that wildlife is so amazing! This is one of your best videos if not the best! I love this new format!

As I am planning on doing Langley in a few weeks, normal route, maybe making a loop out of it by including both Army Passes, I am left wondering, why attempt to make a mountain harder, rather than just do another 14'er in CA or CO?? Langley will be #6 14'er for me. Good call and weather substantiated your decision!

great trip! really enjoyed the video. thx for joining me and driving! :)

This was a great video, thanks. For me, I'm just getting into backpacking, and I'm looking at all this ultralight gear, and I keep thinking, after how much weight has been shed in all other areas, people are complaining about having to carry a bear can? I bet even 30 years ago backpackers were carrying 1.5x the weight of backpackers today and did so with no complaint.

hi jim, do you have a link to this route somewhere on the internet? iwould loveto retrace your footsteps its so beautiful man

great video. my son and i are doing the same thing and you gave me all the info i needed. thank you. was there lot of places to came at baker? once again thank you.

I love your videos but don't do hikes myself. When you said you're feet got wet but you were prepared for that, what did that mean? Like change of clothes or socks? Seriously wondering.

Beautiful as always! I really appreciate all the details you put into your videos. You could post once a year or less, I’ll keep watching. You and Kiki have both been in thoughts these past few months, hopefully you are both doing well.

Just around the next bend ......

Beautiful scenery and fantastic editing. Thanks for sharing!

Great stuff. Doing this in August and found your post very helpful.

Ey great to see you out again 👍Nice shots!

Its like riding a bike...u never forget. You may feel a little wobbly at first, but u quickly remember after a few miles. Great video! I like how you narrate the video.

Beautiful scenery, Jim. Good to see you out again. I agree, snow makes everything harder. Janet & I were within 1/4 mile of our destination when we made the decision to turn around. She’d forgotten her yak tracks and the final hill was so snow covered I worried about her making it back down. She fell twice on the way back as it was. Spring hikes…❄️❄️❄️

Well Jim, how’d it feel to be back out there?

I did this in 2022 also, but starting at Cloud Cap and going counter clockwise. 1st crossing was Elliot creek, mind you, counterclockwise + the creek crossing itself. I’m 60 and it was steep to get back up to the trail. I spent 4 nights going around. Part of that was the cutoff trail, when going counterclockwise, it was not clear about the diversion to the PCT at that time in my maps or my Garmin. Big wrong way for many miles. Incredible hike, I’d so it again. When I got to the log crossing at mud creek it was dark and I literally set up camp at the creek. Yes, that is a steep long slog, I was going opposite.

Done this hike a couple times, bear canister is required and can be obtained at the ranger station.

Absolutely agree. Like you, I have both a 450 and 500, depending on the trip.

I’m with you 💯. If we want to hike in bear habitat we need to carry a bear canister and figure out how to deal with packing it.

Great vibe

Good stuff! We are planning a 7 nighter in that area and your videos definitely confirm it’s an awesome area for an adventure. Yew!

Not a chair guy either! In addition to an inflatable mattress I take along a Thermarest Z Lite Sol (cut in half 36”) Foam Pad - 7.2oz. Use it for so many things: dump all my gear onto when I get to camp, yoga pad, sit pad, wind break for stove, extra warmth (R value) under inflatable pad, as a wedge to level out ground I’m sleeping on, star gazing pad, vestibule door mat, etc…

Was 100% against the Bear Canister! Probably because I did not have much UL gear and that only added to the weight. I don't hike in areas where it is required, but every time I go hiking something is always attracted to my food. Example, racoons, fox etc... Last trip I woke up about 4 times to check my food to see if anything got into it. I ended up purchasing a BV450 when I got home. When I start doing longer hikes, I'll just move up in size of BV. Video is spot on. 👍👍👍

Great video and views! Mind if I ask how many total miles this was? Newbie myself!

I hiked the Ruby Crest Trail in 2020, south to north, and it was harder than I thought it was going to be.

Congratulations! Thank you for sharing as it brought back great memories of my time in Coyote Gulch and going through Crack in the Wall! I did in my seventies and while I still hike that hike is now off my list. Glad you made it safe and sound!😀👍