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XL Outdoorsman
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Registrace 12. 02. 2024
Retired NFL lineman with passion and respect for the great outdoors. Subscribe to follow my firsthand adventures, as I slip and stumble my way to becoming a more confident outdoorsman.
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Impressive Views at Beautiful Jackass Lake | Overnight Stay in the Ansel Adams Wilderness
With our backpacks and fishing gear ready to go, my buddy Pierce and I will start our hike right outside of the Ansel Adams Wilderness and make our way up to one of my favorite lakes. After a short and scenic hike we'll arrive at beautiful Jackass Lake (the official but unfortunate name). We found an awesome campsite close to the lake, with the bonus of an amazingly vast view.
Hope you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Check out some of my overnight trips. Also feel free to hit SUBSCRIBE!
Overnight videos and playlists:
Cold Night of Hammock Camping!: czcams.com/video/R-2VN4G3FyA/video.html
Backpacking in Yosemite's High Country: czcams.com/video/nC5Hps-fZME/video.html
Backpacking Through Southern Yosemite: czcams.com/video/uPQueZDFSt8/video.html
Yosemite Camping & Fishing at High Elevation Lake: czcams.com/video/-oVWLGJCvi4/video.html
3 Day Backpacking Trip in Yosemite: czcams.com/video/kcuH6ATXSHY/video.html
- Follow me on Instagram: xl.outdoorsman
Music:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Track: Inspiring Journey by Corporate Sound
tunetank.com/track/404-inspiring-journey/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Track: A Day With You by Musicstockproduction
tunetank.com/track/5205-inspirational-folk/
#backpacking #camping #fishing #hiking
Hope you enjoyed, thanks for watching!
Check out some of my overnight trips. Also feel free to hit SUBSCRIBE!
Overnight videos and playlists:
Cold Night of Hammock Camping!: czcams.com/video/R-2VN4G3FyA/video.html
Backpacking in Yosemite's High Country: czcams.com/video/nC5Hps-fZME/video.html
Backpacking Through Southern Yosemite: czcams.com/video/uPQueZDFSt8/video.html
Yosemite Camping & Fishing at High Elevation Lake: czcams.com/video/-oVWLGJCvi4/video.html
3 Day Backpacking Trip in Yosemite: czcams.com/video/kcuH6ATXSHY/video.html
- Follow me on Instagram: xl.outdoorsman
Music:
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Track: Inspiring Journey by Corporate Sound
tunetank.com/track/404-inspiring-journey/
Royalty Free Music from Tunetank.com
Track: A Day With You by Musicstockproduction
tunetank.com/track/5205-inspirational-folk/
#backpacking #camping #fishing #hiking
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Hammock Camping Alone at Yosemite's Vogelsang Lake
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Once again I'm up in the Tuolumne area of Yosemite and I'm on the Rafferty Creek Trail. During this trip I'll plan to camp at Vogelsang Lake, which is a beautiful high elevation lake south of Tuolumne Meadows. I made a pretty big mistake of forgetting and leaving an important piece of camping gear back at home, but I was still able to spend the night and enjoy some beautiful high elevation scen...
Easy hike outside of Yosemite's Eastern gate | Bennettville Ghost Town + Abandoned Mine
zhlédnutí 497Před měsícem
The family and I stumbled upon Bennettville, a ghost town and abandoned mine just outside of Yosemite National Park. This was a mining town that began operations in 1860 and after producing no silver of consequence, Bennettville turned into a ghost town by 1890. Two of the Cedar structures in the town were restored in 1993, making for an interesting hike through remnants of older times. Hiking ...
Camping at Scenic High Country Lake in Yosemite | Catch & Cook at Young Lakes
zhlédnutí 1,6KPřed 2 měsíci
My friends Tommy and Jason join me for a backpacking adventure to the Young Lakes in the Tuolumne high country. We'll be fighting off the mosquitoes for most of the trip, but the views and fishing make it all worth it. We'll also enjoy some Trout as we catch and cook our dinner. The Tuolumne area has proven time and time again to be my favorite area in Yosemite National Park and I'm glad I got ...
Yosemite Camping & Fishing at High Elevation Lake | Lower Cathedral Lake
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 2 měsíci
On the opening day of Tioga road I head up to Tuolumne Meadows for a spontaneous overnight backpacking trip to lower Cathedral Lake. My fishing luck finally turns around as I catch some beautiful Brook Trout. I'll enjoy a fantastic dinner at one of the most scenic lakes that I've ever camped at! Hope you enjoyed, thanks for watching! Check out some of my other overnight trips. Also feel free to...
Backpacking from Yosemite's Southern Side | Wawona to Glacier Point Road
zhlédnutí 1,3KPřed 2 měsíci
After being dropped off from a family trip, I set out on a solo backpacking adventure in Yosemite National Park. Starting in Wawona at the Chilnualna Falls trailhead, I'll hike 15 miles and gain some significant elevation on my way to Glacier Point Road. Awesome trail but boy was it a warm day (95° ). There was plenty of water with it being the middle of June, and I took every opportunity to co...
Some of the Largest Trees in the World & Camping in Yosemite | 2 Easy Family Hikes
zhlédnutí 558Před 2 měsíci
The family and I snag a last minute campsite at Crane Creek Campground in Yosemite National Park. Close by to this campground are the Tuolumne and Merced grove of Giant Sequoias which made for easy hikes with a 1 year old. We'll eat some tasty steaks and spend some quality family time together, all while being out of pesky cell service! Hope you enjoyed, thanks for watching! Check out some of m...
3 Days of Yosemite’s Backcountry and Wildlife | Lake Vernon via Hetch Hetchy #backpacking #wildlife
zhlédnutí 1,4KPřed 3 měsíci
We'll encounter plenty of wildlife, beautiful campsites, and amazing views, as my Dad and I backpack 28 miles through Yosemite's wilderness. This was the "Hetch Hetchy Loop Trail" and we completed it going clockwise. Our main goal was to camp at Lake Vernon, which we reached on the second day. My favorite trail section on this route would be the Tiltill Valley area. In this valley we had to get...
Hiking Through Snow and Camping by Frozen Lake
zhlédnutí 444Před 3 měsíci
On this overnight backpacking trip I didn't quite know what I was getting myself into. The further I went, the more elevation I gained, as I climbed my way past 7,000ft. Little did I know that all of my unprepared efforts of hiking through snow would lead me to a beautiful frozen over Chilkoot Lake. This made for an epic campsite that had some amazing sights! Hope you enjoyed, thanks for watchi...
Kayak Camping on Yosemite's Remote Lake Eleanor
zhlédnutí 820Před 3 měsíci
Revisiting and camping at beautiful Lake Eleanor in Yosemite. I hauled an inflatable kayak a quarter mile to explore the lake and to find a campsite. I'll enjoy some delicious food and a peaceful lake all to myself! Hope you enjoy, thanks for watching! If you're a new or returning viewer and liked this video, I'd appreciate it if you shared with someone else who might also like it. If you reall...
Trout Fishing and Exploring New Locations (Tenkara & Spin Rods)
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Trout Fishing and Exploring New Locations (Tenkara & Spin Rods)
Exploring Mountain Lake in an Inflatable Canoe | Van Camping + Fishing
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Exploring Mountain Lake in an Inflatable Canoe | Van Camping Fishing
10 Mile Day Hike After Overnight Plans Change #solohiking
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10 Mile Day Hike After Overnight Plans Change #solohiking
Hiking, Camping & Fine Dining During Rainstorm (Merced River Trail to Bagby) #solohiking
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Hiking, Camping & Fine Dining During Rainstorm (Merced River Trail to Bagby) #solohiking
Hiking, Camping & Swimming in Snow Melt at Hite's Cove
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Hiking, Camping & Swimming in Snow Melt at Hite's Cove
Excellent job!! Thank you for posting videos like these. Truly inspiring!
New sub. Nice trip thanks
Thank you, appreciate the sub!
10/10
Thank you!
Nice video l watcy you from Saudi 🇸🇦 ❤
Awesome! Thank you for watching all the way from Saudi!
I haven't been to this area since the Creek Fire. Thanks for taking us along with you on another great trip.
That was a devastating fire. Along the trail in this video I saw plenty of scars from the Creek Fire. Fortunately the lake and surrounding trees/vegetation were untouched. Thank you for watching!
Nice video. Thanks for sharing. 👍19
Of course, thank you for watching!
Really beautiful country! That lake was so picturesque! Sorry you didn’t have any luck fishing! Take care X.L.!
We had enough for dinner so it's all good! Thank you for watching
Ya know real close to Jackass Lake there is a nice spot called "Balls". It's a sub--alpine area at 7000 feet elevation on Beasore Road with an amazing view of Shuteye Ridge, Mount Ridder, Kaiser Pass, and Mammoth Mountain. Anyway, 5:49.
This.. is true
Great Video. Always love seeing the super tall trees and the view of the lake looked amazing
Thank you! It’s a fun area to camp and we had the whole place to ourselves
Great video, i really like your style, very laid-back, and you follow the rules. Hopefully, I'll run into you someday.
Thank you! When it come to following rules I was inspired by a Grand Canyon river rafting trip I went on in 2023 (before I started YT). The Grand Canyon takes "leave no trace" to a whole new level and during my 8 day trip I saw zero trace of other people at the campsites. Other than footprints in the sand. It would have really changed my experience going down the river if I saw trash everywhere. So I try to pass that on. Thank you for watching!
the wood building are not cedar, they are jeffrey pine.
Good to know! Thank you!
Great job with the video. You’ll build a strong following in time. I’ve dropped all the channels that have unfortunately turned into nothing but product advertisements and endless preaching and advice. (I know, grumpy old guy)😂 looking forward to your next trip.
Thank you! A little better every video release. That's the goal
I spent the night at lower cathedral lake when I hiked the Jmt. It might have been the quietest night I had ever experienced..... I could hear myself blink it was so quiet. Utter silence. No wind... No other sounds at all. It was like I was wearing ear plugs...... But I wasn't.
These are the types of experiences that make backpacking so special. A natural escape from the daily noise. Awesome that you hiked the JMT
Great Content!
Thank you!
Looks awesome there, love it👌👍
I highly recommend!
Why did you comment that you were 100 feet from the lake? 11:00
In Yosemite National Park you must camp at least 100 feet away from water sources. Mainly streams, rivers and lakes. There are a few reasons why, but I think the main concerns are water quality and letting wildlife access the water sources without having to go around campsites.
Hiking so quickly you'll be speedrunning soon
As long as there's still time to look around and enjoy the views, I wouldn't mind getting in better shape and hiking a bit faster
Daddy goes hiking. Nice video.
CZcams is a uphill slog. Keep making the videos. The content is great and they'll grow eventually.
Thank you for the support! As for now I'm just enjoying it as I go. This CZcams journey has been a great excuse for me to get out of the house
I remember hiking to vogelsang from Tuolumne meadows and it certainly felt a lot longer than 7 miles.
Routing it on Gaia GPS says Vogelsang Lake is 8.1 miles from the Tuolumne Wilderness Center. The metal signs that the park service puts at trail head/junctions are usually pretty accurate, so I'm curious where they measured the 6.3 mileage to. "Tuolumne Meadows" is pretty vague I suppose.
As a dad, I got nervous watching you do that stream crossing with the baby on your back. Good job dad.
Had to take my time with it! Precious cargo
I know you've got your net for the mosquitos, but would any amount of spray help against that many mosquitos? I dont know if itd be less annoying than the net olus having to wear long sleeves and pants all the time.
In my opinion, spray helps with preventing most bites and can keep the mosquitoes a little further away from you. But a head net, long sleeve/pants, and gloves will do a better job at preventing any bites. And shoes of course. I've heard some of the mosquitoes in Alaska could care less if you have bug spray on or not. You can only ward off those mosquitoes with 100 "deet" spray (deet is the main repellent in bug spray)
That high country camp waa cool! Its crazy to me that kinda stuff exists in the middle of nowhere.
Hey man...watched you at Fresno State protecting Derek Carr! I'm from Clovis Ca...hopefully see you out in the wild one of these days! Subscribed.
Awesome, those were some great years! Hope to see you out there too
I did a four night backpacking trip in Yosemite high country. I left my cook pot, stove and coffee cup in the car. Thank goodness for cold soak option, which got me through.
That's a rough one! At the end of the day, calories are calories, but you can't beat nice warm meal in the back country. Hopefully the bears left your car alone!
Great video and remarkable ingenuity in layering to keep warm.
Thank you! Putting my feet in the backpack kept them nice and warm
5:30
Loved the golden sun on the mountains and lake. Gorgeous!
Yes, golden during dusk, and I was up plenty early to see the calmness of the lake during dawn. Really pretty spot
Which is worse, tons of mosquitoes or no sleeping bag?
I'd say no sleeping bag. Getting a cold and bad nights sleep in the backcountry is no fun. Mosquitoes can be dealt with the correct clothing, spray, and head net. Great question though I had to think about that one for a minute!
Cody can you introduce us to some of other back packers and where their from it will also increase your views a lot they will want to check it out
I really should. Nearly every trip I strike up a conversation with a fellow backpacker/hiker. They are always interesting chats, I just need to get more comfortable with filming other people/strangers (with their consent of course). I'll give it a shot soon
Great job Cody! This is my FAVORITE XL Outdoorsman video yet! You did a great job of sharing your experience in an honest, entertaining and educational way! I've always said it's not an adventure without a little adversity andd/or blood, and this one's got it with a sorta-planned bivouac at 10,000', DARN COLD/NO TENT/NO SLEEPING BAG/NO SLEEP! This video comes with all the "now expected" clips: how to get a last minute backcountry permit, a cold water stream dunk, camp set-up including the luxury CHAIR (LOL), another DELICIOUS PEAK MEAL dinner, wildlife sightings, amazing scenery, and successful fly fishing with lightweight Tenkara fly-rod. What an awesome spot to experience such SOLITUDE! I applaud your respect for wilderness regulations and the natural environment! It's been about 30 since I was at Vogelsang. I recall one time with my friend Jeff J. who had a serious case of ALTITUDE SICKNESS. His heartbeat hit 240 bpm while resting in our tent at 10,000' and we had to pack up in the pouring rain in the middle of the night and head to lower elevation! So proud of you for pursuing this passion of yours and sharing! Dad
Absolutely Beautiful!!
the Timelapse is awesome 15:16
Lovely scenic trip X.L! Didn’t know that you played pro ball. Very cool! Besides videoing and family what else are you doing? Happy to see you do some fishing near the end! Take care!
I finished playing ball in 2020 and since then I've done some traveling, did some coaching for our local high school basketball team, and have been spending a lot of time with my little daughter. Recently CZcams has kept me plenty busy, so I've been enjoying that. Thank you for watching!
@@XLOutdoorsman Thanks for responding! Appreciate your channel and the effort it takes in bringing it to us!
Huge new video!! Love the trail progress with relive app
Thank you! And yes the ReLive app continues to be a popular feature in the videos, I love it
First online performance by my singing granddaughter!
That little scallywag!!
Beautiful!!!
Thank you!
love it brother
Thank you!
i recommend yall go to hawaii, veryyy good hikes and scenery there. be carefyul with the lil one tho dangerous hikes there
I love Hawaii, I'll make a video over there someday!
hell yh!!!!! cant wwait til yall visit more across the countries and continents!!!
I'll be going to Ireland soon. I'll try to put a video together while I'm there!
@@XLOutdoorsman damn thats dope!!!!
I ❤ Ava’s commentary!
She loved her echo in the mine
I need Ava to have a little GoPro on her head so I can see her POV on these hikes 😂
That would be great, but I'd probably get motion sickness while editing it!
Nice video. Amazing views. Enjoyed watching the video. Thanks for sharing. 👍5
Thank you! I'm glad you enjoyed this quick video
Great looking family Wick!!
Thank you!
On one hand, I'm jealous you got up so early on the season, but those damn skeeters. Did young lakes July 4th for a few nights a few years ago and they weren't too bad. It all depends on how damp the ground is. Great video! Thanks for sharing!
Yeah I understood that the bugs are always really bad during May and June. The thing I messed up with is not having gloves. Other than that I would have been good to go. Thank you for watching!
This is awesome! Where do you get a wilderness permit to backpack on this?
I picked up the wilderness permit for this trip at the Hetch Hetchy entrance station Yosemite has 6 wilderness permit stations: (www.nps.gov/yose/planyourvisit/permitstations.htm)
Now that's some clear water
Sight fishing is the best
Did you do young lake via dog lake or young lake via glen aulin trail
We started via Dog Lake and returned through Glen Aulin. I recommend this counter clockwise "loop"
Please keep making these videos. This is me and my wife’s favorite place in the world
I will do my best! It's my favorite also