Exploring Sequoia area that has always been locked!
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- čas přidán 13. 07. 2024
- I have driven past this gate multiple times over the last few years and it has always been closed. Today it was open and I finally was able to explore around this area!
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You know I’ve been waiting over a decade to be able to have the freedom to do weekend trips like this. I’m glad I’m still healthy enough to do stuff like this!
Awesome 👏🏼 Videos! Thank you for going true the trouble of making these videos. Well appreciated.
Thanks so much Jorge! 👍🏻😀🏕️🛻
I'm really enjoying these videos, Duane. Thank-you for such a lovely distraction. I wish I was brave enough to go camping on my own! But I do head up to the nearby rain forested hills occasionally for a short drive. My happy place.
Thanks so much for watching @aquitrplace7308! Honestly even just staying in the truck is pretty relaxing. I wonder when you say rainforest if you’re near Olympic National Park. I went through there a few months ago and it was a magical place! I didn’t realize how beautiful and peaceful a rainforest could be!!!
@@dustyroaddestinations I doubt you've been to my happy place, Duane. I'm in Melbourne, Australia 🇦🇺 😀 You're welcome here any time!
Oh I’d LOVE to visit!!!! Maybe one of these days!!! 😀
Even though I live up in this area it's always nice to watch others exploring and enjoying the beauty of it.
I enjoy your channel very much. Stay healthy and keep posting.
Thanks for checking out the videos Aaron! I’m actually up in the Isabella area right now heading toward Breckinridge. I haven’t been there before so this will be a new exploration for me!
Wow great video. You really cleared that trail! Put in a lot of work. Hats off to ya
LOL thanks! Yeah it was kind of relaxing to clear that out! Was a good little test of that little chainsaw I have!
@@dustyroaddestinations that thing is killer. Might have to just get another ryobi battery for my saw.
Good idea, get the biggest highest capacity one you can and pack a charger with you! I'm thinking I should swap out all my batteries with 6ah just to have more run time.
Awesome video Duane!
Thanks Mike!!! Hope you can join me one of these days!
Duane Happy Friday !! Love the Vids .. that saw already paid for itself 😊
Don't feel bad your not the only one who forgets stuff..on a positive note atleast your recording and can back track ..rest of us not so lucky. Hope your on another road to nowhere ( Ozzy reference) this weekend. Safe Travels 🤘
Thanks Dan! Yeah it’s been a nice little saw. Doesn’t take up much room and does the job well. I’ll be heading out in the morning for another overnight!
Another nice get away video
Thanks so much @benjaminspeechly I really appreciate that! 👍🏻
Great adventure. Keep them coming.
Thanks for watching Dustin!
You have great gear. You are certainly out in nature. I'm glad you have found peace.
Thanks man! The camper makes it really nice. Although I need to downsize some more. Too much stuff is loaded in the truck! Lol. It was super peaceful although i though I missed the rain so I woke up a little wet because I had the main flap open
@@dustyroaddestinations if that was only the worse thing that ever happened in life...
But there is live after it…. Although to be honest in the early days I didn’t belief there would be.
@@dustyroaddestinations i hear that but as you know the Narc will never stop even after the children age out
Yeah but their ability to poke us goes down considerably!
👍🏻 another lovely vid
Thanks so much for watching!
Another great trip sir. I will look for you in KM when I go up there camping. I will be the guy with the 10x10 Kodiak tent. Love your content. Keep ‘‘em coming.
Thanks so much Peter I really appreciate you saying that!!! You weren’t up in that area last weekend were you??? In my exploration I did see a 10x10 Kodiak tent. Those sure are awesome tents! I still have mine and if I do a base camp thing I’ll definitely take it.
@@dustyroaddestinations I was not. Been on a work a holiac run. Lol. I need to camp. Even looked at a cordless chainsaw after watching this last video. Defiantly needed. Trees fall and block roads without warning.
Sounds like you need a break!!! Hope you can get out soon. But I can relate, work tends to get in the way of the things you want to do! LOL. On the chainsaw, I was worried it wouldn't work well but I've been impressed. I'd love to have a gas powered one but my understanding they can't sell them in California 1 Jan 2023.
Man you put in some work on that tree lol, glad you found your tripod
Lol yeah it was kinda fun. Don’t want to do my own yard work but I’ll drive three hours into the forest to clear a tree!!! Yeah I was REALLY glad the tripod was still there. Thanks for watching Tyler!
270 Awning! #156 here!
Wow you’re one of the OG!!! These things sure are great!!! I really want to get an awning but with the FSR problems I’m not sure which way to go. Well that and I want to still park the truck in the garage.
Too jealous and envious to comment 😊
Lol 😂 you are helping me appreciate what I have more!!!
@@dustyroaddestinations sure! But when I finally get over there we’re ditching the gizmo’s and we’ll wild camp African stylee! Purist naturalist? Nope, just a poor one 🤣
what??? Did South Africa invent overlanding!!! Or maybe that was Australia??? 🤪
@@dustyroaddestinations yeah! The Voortrekkers (Dutch settlers) in the 1820’s, using ox wagons taking years to get from Cape Town to the Transvaal. All that effort, then they discovered gold, then Queen Victoria thought, “I’ll have some of that” in addition to the diamond fields in Kimberley) and a couple of wars later, and about 100 years later we got 4X4 (wheels not oxen) and the rest is modern history.
It’s amazing the difference it how it was done - and how difficult it was - compared to dropping in 4 low and giving it some gas!
Great videos! What water system is that?
Thanks Kenney! The jug is the Dometic Go 11L container - amzn.to/476mB4i and the faucet is the Dometic GO Hydration Water Faucet - amzn.to/476mB4i - It's a pretty nice setup. I ended up buying them because on my Super Pacific trip I forgot my water containers so I picked up actually 2 when I was in Portland.It's a really nice setup - although *maybe* a bit overkill. Thanks for watching!
Are there any Bears in Sequoia?
There are but I haven’t seen one yet. Before deer season I would sometimes see deer. I have to keep my guard up though because one of these days I will see a bear.
So… I saw my first bear in sequoia this last weekend/video. I was driving in the truck and I was coming down off the mountain. I think you jinksed me!!! 🐻
@@dustyroaddestinations Oh dear, very sorry Duane. Hope you carry bear spray/.45 close to hand. Bears fascinate me as they're no longer wild here in the UK. Wouldn't wish to come face to face with one. I have a drawing of my street which shows a bear being lead in chains towards a bear pit adjacent to my local 900 year old church in the mid 1800's for the purpose of bear baiting.
Sequoia looks a very beautiful place to camp. Have always wanted to visit Yellowstone to camp near El Capitan, the 3,000 ft sheer rock face must be so impressive up close, also wish to see some Giant Sequoia trees.
Really enjoying your travel/camping videos having arrived this way via DSD after a similarly traumatic relationship. Great to see you out and about and thoroughly enjoying life and happiness. Thank you for the great content.
Yeah, I finally ordered some bear spray. I should've done that a long time ago. Sequoia is a really beautiful place but the national parks and pretty amazing as well. In some ways they are better because they keep them as natural as possible EXCEPT when there is a ton of people roaming around. Hopefully one of these days you'll make it over to the US and get to see some of our amazing features! My hope with this channel is it's another example of how there can be life at toxic relationships and trauma. It's so easy to fall into the trap that there is no escape. Hope you're doing well!
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Thanks for watching @cindyc!
*_Hello sir... solo camping with a fleet of campervans is a very prestigious adventure activity, because apart from camping equipment we are also assisted with a car that has been modified with various supporting equipment inside,... Greetings to meet me, Rudy Tutorial Outdoor from Indonesia_* 🚐⛰🏕💯👌👍👏🤝🙏
I think it’s much nice to be either solo or with a small group of friends to enjoy the outdoors! Good to meet you too Rudy!
@@dustyroaddestinations Yes, I'm also happy to get to know and be friends with you, maybe one of my outdoor video tutorials will be useful for you... 👌👍🤝🙏