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This was so eerie and beautiful. Like you are on another planet with no life form

That’s a wild approach to get up your mast!! But you got it done!!

That's a lot to put in 2min! I came up a little short my first time due to injury. I need to get back this year.

Gates of the Arctic was one of the highlites of my long life! I am now 75 yo and my backpacking trips are sadly over - the last was 45 miles solo on Isle Royale NP when I was still young at 65 - but with 2,300 miles of wilderness river trips and over 4,000 miles of "serious" backpacking my memories stay with me. Now, alas, I can only do 4 mile hikes in mountainous terrain or 8 mile "flatland" hikes with a daypack. At 71 I decided to give up flying my beloved little airplane and sold her after 36 years, but it was all for the best. Oh well, I DO know how fortunate I still am! 👍 PS - I also highly recommend the Noatak National Preserve and the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.

Love your hat!😊 Looks so natural on you. I cannot wear hat like this as my backpack always interferes with the rear rim😢

Beautiful trail. Nice video. Thank you for sharing.

This whole area looks stunning guys! Absolutely beautiful work!

Great video Joe. Thanks a ton!

very nice video brother and very detailed showcasing of the environment

what time of year exactly was this?

I'm planning a trip up to this national park but I've called the airline about their camping fuel restrictions. What fuel did you guys bring for your trip? The most I got from the receptionist was that jet boil fuel was a no go. I'm assuming white fuel for an MSR burner is the solution but I don't want to show up for my plane ride and have my stove confiscated.

I was planning this for our first sail out of Grand! Now I am more excited thanks for posting.

Great little video of a beautiful place. Thanks. Any Bears?

Never had backpacking experience, always loved the outdoors though. Actually moved to Alaska last year. Got a float plane to Walker lake, backpacked through some valley's there for a few days and rendezvoused from the same spot. Gates of the Arctic is great. Would do it with someone else as well next time though, I didn't go far out though because of fear honestly. Also, kind of expensive. I plan to do it again either this summer or next.

I will be there in 11 days. I am going to stay.

So beautiful! Awesome!

I'm dying to do this, it's on my bucket list!!!

Maintain tension on both jib sheet and furling line when deploying and retracting.

Thanks your video! What's the best season to enter this wild area?

I am from anaktuvuk pass, the pilot who flew you there is one of the best. Thanks for sharing this video. I am currently living in georgia and have been missing my hometown

When was this filmed? The Caldor fire started mid August 2021 and burn up to Pyramid Peak from the southwest. The sky's in your video are very blue??

Nice video. I just stayed at boulder lake last Friday and Saturday. Went up via Clark’s fork trail. Did you see the three boulders on the ridge?

We had this problem today. When it was time to roll up the sail it would turn about 3 turns then bind.

Absolutely stunning. This is one of my dreams

Hi I found your video quite informative. I'm curious about the size of your outboard which appears to push your sailboat quite well. Is it a 6HP or 8HP outboard?

How long did it take you to reach the island from the opposite shore?

RIP S2S. It'll be back someday, but very changed. You missed the better section of trail that bypasses the road with the farms. Also your initial Castle Rock section is not part of Skyline-to-the-Sea, it starts at Saratoga Pass, but a common variant for the overnight parking. And why do you and Instagram call Waterman Gap "Water Gap"? 😄

Nice ! I am planning to do it in a couple of weeks. do you need reservations for goat camp and Vicente Flat Campgrounds ? ticks are nasty.....

Take a lighter put it next to the tic and they will release on their own plus you won't have to worry about the head getting stuck inside.

Thanks for the chance to admire some majestic landscapes from a distance [ from Melbourne ,Australia] . The colours of the tundra vegetation you showed are stunning...I wish I could capture them on my own camera! My only 'complaint' is that the video was not long enough.! I could watch those landscapes for hours. Well done! GGW

Nice work gents. I am learning the ropes myself with an old sailboat in New York. Seeing others grapple with the learning curve gives me encouragement.

Nice

We’re y’all able to get stove fuel in bettels or could you fly with is from Fairbanks

I thought i was watching Bevis and Butt Head, the Live version. SAFETY first guys. Good luck and invest in a proper harness.

Wonderful! Thank you. Refreshing. Oh, to be young again. The exuberance of youth. That safety harness may restrict starting a family.

@Joe Barnett *_ You guys should watch this guy's videos (He's a brilliant sailor & engineer) on 'How To' for your boat. _* czcams.com/video/EX9bsuk7odM/video.html

Wow! Thanks. So beautiful. Sail SF bay, 🤟

Very Awesome . I grew up in Southeast Alaska . Now I’m in the Concrete jungle in Seattle .

Awesome vid. I made a similar trip in Jul 2020. I made three other Big Sur trips after that one: Silver Peak Wilderness, Boranda Trail, and Arrroyo Seco to Marble Peak. Long sleeves everywhere, tucked pants, and Permethrin treated clothing are a must in Big Sur against ticks.

Thanks for this video, this seems very unappreciated! Great quality for only a few thousand views.

umm it looks like you don't have the halyard running through the halyard restrainer. the halyard should run through the small block at the front of the mast (at the top) which prevents halyard wrap.

I was able to do this hike around the same time in July of last year, however ive heard that the area has since been closed due to the fires last year. very sad if this is true

Thanks for this wonderful, informative video friend! Using it to do some research on the same trail in a few weeks. Glad to have this as a guide!

Great stuff my dude, this looked great. The slow mo was especially nice

Looks like so much fun! Awesome video!! New here can’t wait to see more videos!!

Great video. My sailboat is in Fortman Marina right next to Grand. Love sailing out under the Bay Bridge.

👏⛵️ love it! come to the emeryville marina it’s closer in! Cheers!

Did you need any permits or reservations to do this backpacking trip

ay, this is awesome! im hoping to go in a couple months for my first backpacking trip, so stocked

Great video,..was wondering what month was it when you hiked, and were mosquitoes a problem?