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Mike Hikes, Bikes and other stuff too!
Приєднався 2 кві 2011
My little channel where I post videos to document some of the fun I have. I enjoy making videos and will continue to film my adventures skiing, biking, hiking and everything in-between!
NC Arboretum Christmas Lights 2024
It has been 5 years since I made a little Christmas video so I decided to pull out my keyboard and perform some Christmas music to accompany the video I shot of my parents and me taking in the beautiful light display at the North Carolina Arboretum earlier this week. Enjoy!
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Bears and the Hummingbird Feeder! (See description)
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Until 6-7 years ago, we had bird feeders strung between two trees about 40' in the air. Intended to feed the birds, they were simply attracting too many bears. We loved seeing them but it is very dangerous for the bears when they view humans as a food source. The one feeder they had not bothered was located on our deck for hummingbirds, but that bit the dust in the middle of May this year! We h...
3 little bears (and Mom) in our backyard!
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We were delighted to find that 3 little bears visited our backyard this afternoon for a little exercise, eating, sleeping and finally, nursing on Mom. Enjoy! Background music composed with Udio!
Mike & Dad's South African Safari
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My Dad and I travelled to South Africa in September, 2015 for an incredible photo safari. I really focused on shooting pictures during the trip, but recently found a bunch of video I shot during the trip that offers a different perspective on the animals we saw and activities we were fortunate enough to do. All music was composed by AI using Udio.
RABRAI 2023 - Who left the oven on?!
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In July 2023, I rode my bike across the state of Iowa in RAGBRAI L (50th year) with a group of friends. It was the second time I have done the ride, but this year was much different from the first - hotter (heat index 100 ,) hillier (17,000' of climbing) and longer (520 miles)! Please watch, enjoy and share with anyone that might be interested!
Hiking the Chinese Wall in the Bob Marshall Wilderness
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We hiked a 72 mile loop in Montana's beautiful Bob Marshall Wilderness in July, 2022. The highlight of the trip was seeing the 1000 ft high Chinese Wall, but each day was special in its own way. Please like the video and share it with anyone that may be interested and thank you for watching!
Swimming With Whale Sharks off of Isla Mujeres, Mexico
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A magical trip to Mexico where I was able to swim with the gigantic whale sharks! I thought this footage was long lost, but came across it recently when looking for other files. Enjoy!
Steamed Pizza?!
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Trying out a new trail option - steamed pizza from Walmart lol
My move to North Carolina, by Pepper
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Pepper (the cat) made a short film documenting her move cross-country from Denver to Asheville, NC. It's her first movie so please be kind!
Gone Skiing (Insta360 One X)
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Short film of my day at Breckenridge. Filmed on Sony RX100 IV and Insta360 One X. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas 2019!
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Here's a hastily put together video of me playing a little Christmas music while sharing some of the ornaments I decorate my tree with. Enjoy and have a very Merry Christmas!!
Mike Hikes The Colorado Trail Segments 6 & 7 with Jeff
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Mike Hikes The Colorado Trail Segments 6 & 7 with Jeff
Save Money Backpacking by Making Your Own Dehydrated Spaghetti
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Save Money Backpacking by Making Your Own Dehydrated Spaghetti
Mike Hikes the Colorado Trail Segments 4 & 5
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Mike Hikes the Colorado Trail Segments 4 & 5
Mike Hikes The Colorado Trail Segments 1 & 2
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Mike Hikes The Colorado Trail Segments 1 & 2
Mike hikes the Colorado Trail Segments 3&4, in 4K!
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Mike hikes the Colorado Trail Segments 3&4, in 4K!
Mike Skis Breck and Vail with Tony, Feb 19
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Mike Skis Breck and Vail with Tony, Feb 19
Mike Skis Big Powderhorn Mountain with Tony, Feb 2012
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Mike Skis Big Powderhorn Mountain with Tony, Feb 2012
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What a spectacular video!👍❤️🐻🐻🐻🐻, beautiful cat too.🦁💕
Thanks for the nice comments and Pepper says hi!
@AGNT997 Thanks for replying ✨🐾✨☕️☕️☕️👍
Wonderful 😊
Thank you!
So cute 🐻🐻🐻
I love the big ears!
Awwww sweet❤
Thanks for watching!
Sooo precious ❤
Thank you for watching and commenting!
So sweet. May no harm ever come to this adorable little family 🙏
Thank you for watching!
Magical! Sublime!
Thanks for watching!
Wow, those little ones are fast! Great video ❤
Yes - definitely don’t want to try racing them up the tree! Thanks for watching
That was most enjoyable and I thought the music was fine.
Thanks for watching and the nice comment!
Thank you for sharing these cuties. And thank you for letting them use your backyard. Bear mom has such a beautiful fur. All the best from Austria 🇦🇹.
Thanks for the wonderful comment from the other side of the pond!
Awesome video. I'd take 15 seconds of it and make it into a short. Should get a ton of views and lots of new subscribers. Love your videos.
That’s a really nice comment and good suggestion - thanks! I mostly just do these videos for fun - in addition to for my friends, family and to preserve my own memories. Of course, I love it when people beyond that enjoy my videos! Thanks again for taking the time to write!
@AGNT997 no problem, always happy to help a fellow outdoors UA-camr.
VERY GOOD
Thank you!
Just imagine how strong and sharp those claws are
Incredible - but I’ll just imagine rather than look up close! 😂
Soooo cute!!!
Thanks for watching!
They are beautiful creatures. I’m always happy to see us living in peace with them. But, please, get rid of that music! Yuck!
Sorry to hear that you don’t care for the music.
@@AGNT997 I turned the sound off.
It is too bad that you can’t cuddle with them.
They sure do look cuddly, but I will definitely keep my distance!
What fast little cuties who clearly ran out of energy once they got up there, ws I pressed to see mom go up that far.
Haha - yes. After the climb up and a considerable amount of snacking on the tree, they were exhausted and in dire need of a nap!🧸💤
Wow, obviously no fear of heights!
None! I, on the other hand, am VERY nervous for them as they climb around on branches that seem much too flimsy and high for them!
Hi Mike, Are you and your friends riding RAGBRAI this year? I wanted to ride a mile or two next to Lindsey on our Wiliers but my Wilier is having front derailleur problems so I'll be on my Trek instead. Boohoo, I'll just blend in with the crowd. My wife will be on her Wilier though. Perhaps we'll see you there.
Hey there! No plans to ride this year for any of the folks in our little group. Hope you have a great ride and enjoy the miles even if they’re done on a Trek rather than your fancy Italian bike!
You are one of our planet's most BLESSED individuals. Your time here on earth has been well spent! God bless this lovely bear family and you.
Lovely video, thanks for sharing. ❤
Thanks for watching and for the nice comment!
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That baby bear took it like a popsicle lol.
Ha - pretty much!
beautiful video, thank you
Thanks for watching - I’m glad you enjoyed it!
Music is annoying
Sorry to hear that you don’t care for it.
Cutest video of the morning award!! 🥇 ❤
Thank you for watching!
👍🏽 😻🐻🐶😻👏🏼👏🏼
Thanks for watching!
3!!! Poor Mom...there's always 1 that is a little "trouble maker" Lol! 😅
Ha - yep! That one is always straggling behind the rest of the group!
How precious. Such a sweet video. A happy and healthy family of black bears.
Thanks for watching!
Ohhh, whatta wonderful look into their world!! Thank you for sharing the joy! 🐾💚 Edit: Pepper is a gorgeous tuxie!
Thanks for watching and Pepper is especially happy with your comment about her. She works hard to maintain her shiny black coat and is always appreciative when people take note!
@@AGNT997 ~ I can’t take the credit for that one. I watched your video on the big 📺 screen and my boy, actually named Tuxie, requested the edit after he saw her. 😸
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Awwww Where are you’ll located?
This is in Western North Carolina.
Oh look...I found dessert!!! 😂
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Watching wildlife is so calming, very positive to see such a healthy family of bears! Taking videos/wildlife viewing is the best. The images of mom's face at 3:32 is just amazing you can truly see her personality she seems very mature, wise and focused on being effective day to day.
Thank you so much for the comment! I absolutely agree - these bear moms are so obviously deeply dedicated to caring for their children. Just don’t get between the mom and kids!
@@AGNT997 Yes bear moms are highly engaged focused and deeply dedicated to caring for their children, and never get between them and their cubs especially Grizzly bear moms! Great video you really obtained such poignant imagery of the mom's facial expressions, she is looking right at the video camera, so much intelligence in her face!
A manicure, followed by lunch. Where in the USA are you based? Patrick Conley does great uploads of different families of bears. So addictive.
@@bestofnature-h7i Western North Carolina - very near Patrick as far as I know.
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She is beautiful 🥰
An absolutely fantastic looking bear for sure!
That’s a big hummingbird.🤣🤣🤣
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Great video keep them coming!
Thank you! It really depends on the bears…they’ve walked through a few times this week but I’m waiting for more footage prior to posting any additional bear videos.
Good Morning: Those cubs climbed the tree faster than I can walk on level ground. Wow...
Ha! It’s pretty amazing how easily they can move up and down the trunk!
Black bears look cute and cuddly compared to Brown ...still very dangerous though :)
Absolutely! (Most) black bears are easily startled by humans with loud noises, etc but brown bears are certainly a different animal! I encountered a mother brown bear and two cubs that were on the other side of a stream a 1/4 mile away while hiking in Montana and was STILL nervous despite the distance!
I wouldn't like the bear being at my door So scary Great video thank you for sharing God bless y'all 😊
Neither did we! The replacement hummingbird feeder is hanging 20 feet off the ground from a wall the bears can’t access. Thank you for watching and commenting!
Great video thanks for sharing !
@@joell2411 Thanks for taking the time to watch and comment. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
Que agilidad😊 Que belleza!! Gracias por estas imágenes de estos hermosos animales😊❤ Desde Cataluña,España saludos
Thank you for the note. I never imagined this video would reach so far away as Spain!
Is this Ashville?
Yes, this is behind our house in Asheville.
@@AGNT997 this must be Ruby the bear from Patrick conley imo
@@kabiebebe2332 Looks like it might be!
I like the music choice. Reminds or watching Mr Rodgers or an older documentary. Very cool video :)
Thanks! I’m having quite a bunch of fun with this AI music. It eliminates any copyright issues and while it’s no masterpiece, the music is just fine for the background of a video.
really enjoyed your video. You thinking about riding Ragbrai this year, 2024?
Thanks for watching and commenting! I’m not planning to ride this year but will likely do it again in a few years (I rode the 2017 event too).
@@AGNT997 this year will be my first. My son in law decided to come along for the adventure. should be a great time.
Cool video. Thanks for taking on the ride. How young was the little girls riding? I want to know when I can consider taking my son.
I don’t know for sure, but she looked like she was 7-8 years old but she was the youngest one I saw riding her own bike. (It’s also unclear if she rode the entire ride or just the day/portion of the day) There were others that age that rode tandem. Of course, every individual is different, but there was boy in my extended group that was about 13-14 and he did fine. Thanks for watching and good luck on your ride!
What is the name of those food saver bags?
I use the “FoodSaver” branded bags. One other note - I’ve found that breaking up the sauce into a powder in a blender works best (rather than just tearing it up into small pieces like I did in this video) for when you rehydrate the mix as it dissolves faster.
Sorry Matt accidentally left the oven on "broil" 😂 love the video!! Happy trails!
Thanks for watching this one - it might have been hot (to put it mildly) but we sure did enjoy an adventure of a lifetime!
how do you get such great video shots? Awesome video
Thanks! Shot on my phone and 360 camera. The 360 has great stabilization which helps a lot!
Thanks for this great video. What date in April did you start?
Thanks for watching. We did this the first week of April, 2022.
How was the heat in April for you? That is my biggest concern about a start date in April. I would like to start earlier but I don’t think I can, but I am worried about the heat. How did you manage it?
I’ve done section hikes of the AZT twice in the month of April. This particular one (first week of April) wasn’t particularly bad. The first one (we hiked Loma Alta trailhead and planned to hike to Summerhaven but were cut short by injury) was mid April and it was cooking with highs in the 90s at lower elevations. The real challenge both times was water…you end up having to carry quite a bit of weight in water in order to make the stretches if you’re not really speedy on the trail.
@@AGNT997 That is helpful to hear that even though it was that hot and dry you were able to make it work. Thanks for sharing your experience