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Sheepdog Hikes
Приєднався 21 тра 2014
I section hiked the Appalachian Trail over a period of 15 years and summited Katahdin on September 16th, 2021. My Australian Shepherd, Angus "The Adventure Dog", hiked about 1000 miles of the AT with me. Join us as we continue to hike trails like the Foothills Trail. I began the PCT in 2023. Stay tuned!
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PCT 2024 Day 63 Kennedy Meadows South!
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PCT 2024 Day 63 Kennedy Meadows South!
PCT 2024 Day 60 The end of the Sierras
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PCT 2024 Day 60 The end of the Sierras
PCT 2024 Day 59 Mount Whitney Summit Day!
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PCT 2024 Day 59 Mount Whitney Summit Day!
PCT 2024 Day 58 Forester Pass and High Altitude Sickness
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PCT 2024 Day 58 Forester Pass and High Altitude Sickness
PCT 2024 Day 57 Glen Pass and the effects of high altitude
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PCT 2024 Day 57 Glen Pass and the effects of high altitude
PCT 2024 Day 52 and 53 Double ZERO in Bishop
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PCT 2024 Day 52 and 53 Double ZERO in Bishop
PCT 2024 Day 50 Evolution Valley and Muir Pass
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PCT 2024 Day 50 Evolution Valley and Muir Pass
PCT 2024 Day 49 Crossing the San Joaquin River
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PCT 2024 Day 49 Crossing the San Joaquin River
PCT 2024 Day 48 Duck, Duck, my GOOSE is cold! 🥶
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PCT 2024 Day 48 Duck, Duck, my GOOSE is cold! 🥶
PCT 2024 Days 44 and 45 Mammoth Lakes Pass. There and back.
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PCT 2024 Days 44 and 45 Mammoth Lakes Pass. There and back.
PCT 2024 Day 43 Devils Postpile National Monument
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PCT 2024 Day 43 Devils Postpile National Monument
PCT 2024 Day 42 Ansel Adams Wilderness 😍
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PCT 2024 Day 42 Ansel Adams Wilderness 😍
PCT 2024 Day 41 I'm awestruck by Yosemite
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PCT 2024 Day 41 I'm awestruck by Yosemite
PCT 2024 DAY 40 Tuolumne Meadows! I'm going to town!
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PCT 2024 DAY 40 Tuolumne Meadows! I'm going to town!
PCT 2024 Day 38 Life in the Yosemite Wilderness
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PCT 2024 Day 38 Life in the Yosemite Wilderness
PCT 2024 Day 37 Yosemite National Park!
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PCT 2024 Day 37 Yosemite National Park!
PCT 2024 Day 35 ZERO Day at Kennedy Meadows North
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PCT 2024 Day 35 ZERO Day at Kennedy Meadows North
A bakery! A hungry hiker’s dream! I bet you’ll be glad to get home.
@shutterbugsadventures1951 that bakery was amazing! And perfect for the hiker hunger lol It will absolutely be good to be home but I'll be back soon enough!
Congrats on making it to Kennedy Meadows! I know it was probably pretty emotional. On to the next section!
Last campsite! That bridge was cool!
@shutterbugsadventures1951 it really was neat! Woohoo final campsite! Bittersweet
That was a neat and unique segment. We camped at the top of Mission and hiked down to the Preserve and camped there. Even without the hurricane there was route finding involved to some degree. We did t have the wind though which can be tiring in itself.
@mjirving29 it was just a different area altogether. It was difficult dealing with the situation, but it was still interesting.
That view was spectacular! You’re almost done!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 it really was!
Woohoo! Town day!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 yessss!
Beautiful sunrise! I bet it was so worth it! Love the sign pic!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 it was amazing!
Congrats on getting to Forester Pass!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 thank you!
Ugh, I hate to see you miserable like that. Hope you get relief soon!
Thanks
What was preventing the drive all the way to Humber Park? (Maybe you mentioned it in the down video that I forgot). Too bad you missed the summit. It was pretty cool. We camped on snow up there on Memorial Day weekend when we did it. We had to get permits for that and the Devil’s Slide trail as we didn’t have a PCT long distance permit.
Great gear set up! Love the battery bank comparison!😂
@shutterbugsadventures1951 thank you! Yeah, that was quite a difference!
I upgraded to NiteCore batteries from Anker this year too after the hike. Looks like a good setup. I’m a bit more minimalist but close. I’m at about 14-15 pounds. You might consider the toothpaste tablets. They are lighter due to no water content. I also like them as you can count out exactly how many you need and there is no passing weight except the mini ziploc I use to carry them. The extra phone was interesting and a good idea in such an iconic section. I would be devastated to break my phone camera!
@mjirving29 I will look into the toothpaste tabs! I may pare down some things this next hike. We shall see. I definitely think carrying the extra phone will be my go-to. If I have an issue with my other phone, I have one on hand, and the camera quality is great on the newer phones. Plus, no worries of a more delicate physical single purpose camera.
You’re starting to convince me that I need to see more sunrises when I hike. Beautiful!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 yes you should!
Switchbacks, and more switchbacks! Ugh!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 you can say that again!
We came from the south, Mordor form sure. 😊
For not form
You’re awesome and thanks for sharing. 😊
@kristymoore7052 thank you for following along! ☺️
I remember being “done” with the Golden Staircase and have promised myself I will camp, swim and enjoy Palisades someday.
@@kristymoore7052 Palisades was just stunning!
Well-deserved rest! Love the kitty on your lap!
@shutterbugsadventures1951 thanks! Eastside Guesthouse was absolutely my favorite!
A bed - a well-deserved luxury!
Wow! The blue in the lakes! Gorgeous! Woohoo, Muir hut!
@shutterbugsadventures1951 the lakes on this section were absolutely stunning! And Muir Hut was such a dream fulfilled!
Nice, thank you. My son, in his 30’s and I hiked the JMT NOBO, at the hut, we took photos and both decided that, well…if I had to…as far as staying in there. Met some 20 something’s going up and they asked if I thought it was creepy and yes it was. They were going up to spend the night with ouigi board. :)
@kristymoore7052 Yeah, it was beautiful but kind of gross with the foul smell and all the flies. Not sure I'd consider it haunted though 😊
Woohoo! High 5!
@@mjirving29 high 5 back at you! 🙏
Congratulations! Looking forward to what’s next
👏👏👏. Until next year. ❤
Congrats on the finish!
@mjirving29 thank you! Same to you Goal Tech!
It was great to hike with you! Congrats on the big section finish. I totally agree about the iconic nature of that bridge.
@@mjirving29 hiking with you guys was a highlight of my trip! I enjoyed it very much!
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🎉🤗👏. Congratulations! I hope this isn’t your last video. I love seeing how hikers make it back home and what your future hiking plans might be. Thanks for taking me along. Enjoyed your journey. ❤️
@kathygalofski6154 stay tuned! There's two more in this series, and a couple more in the works.
Glad our time stamps motivated you to chase us! Mountain lion scat is pinched off on the end like the picture you showed. 😊 It was quite remarkable for the faucet of hikers to shut off! I agree!
@mjirving29 it was a fun and interesting day! Good to know the Mountain Lion details 🫣 yikes. It was so weird leaving the steady stream of hikers!
Incredible. God provides.
@@aandpforme amen!
Glad you didn't have to ford that river. How fortunate they put up a bridge just the day before! Cool campsite!
So many lakes! Beautiful!
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 it was so gorgeous! Loved the whole Sierra Range!
Nice place for a day off!
We did go swimming in Chicken Spring Lake. I got chilled to the core though as I stayed in a fair bit and then it was a bit breezy. Nice lake though. There was a trail crew there too. We camped in a saddle on the other side of the pass. The Sierra was definitely transitioning to the end.
@@mjirving29 I think I was just ready to get to town. 😆
It was super nice to meet you coming down from Bishop Pass.
Just beautiful
@@richardh.5404 it really was a gorgeous day.
the lamas are georgeous!🥺
@agnieszkas7238 I know! I about melted. I've never gotten to pet one, and they are so soft 🥰
Wow, that scenery! Beautiful! It’s got marmots; it’s gotta be a 10 out of 10!😂
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 Marmots make everything better 😁
The struggle bus is real! Glad you had a lakeside campsite at the end.
@@shutterbugsadventures1951 it sure was hard to shake! But that scenery was well worth it 😊
Well done! I didn’t realize your fear of heights was that much so great job working through it. We took a 3-hour nap and then hiked to stay in the flats on the other side of Guyot Pass a couple miles before Rock Creek. What a great day!
@mjirving29 oh yeah, my self-preservation mode is pretty high when it comes to heights, and it's much better than it used to be even. I don't want to miss a thing.
Congratulations - looks amazing out there. Thanks for sharing
@@shades1959 thank you! It was amazing!
👏 congratulations 🎉 Very well done. Scenery beautiful.
@kathygalofski6154 thank you! It was stunning!
That was in fact Whitney that you pointed out on the plateau. I’m glad the meds helped so much! I took the exact same pic of Whitney on the plateau on the dark clouds with the sunny plateau in the foreground. We hiked in the rain for a couple hours I think. We camped up top where the trail went through at Crabtree as the camps doe the slope toward the ranger station were crowded and waterlogged. I saw Taylor in one of your shots (with her husband Stephan). I don’t suppose you have their contact info? I forgot to ask them before we parted ways.
@mjirving29 my trip those two days would have been miserable without the meds! Thank you so much! I remember seeing you guys camping there and it was your headlamps I saw when I left camp. I'll see if I have their contact info.
Is Mt Whitney on the PCT or a side trail?
@kathygalofski6154 Mount Whitney is on a side trail. It is about 8 miles or so from the PCT.
Maybe you’ll meet someone who has extra high altitude medication! 😊
@@mjirving29 that's would be a miracle! 😉
I’m jealous of your perfect reflecting pools for pics at Rae Lakes as it was ripply in the slight breeze when we were there mid day the day prior. Although you might be jealous of our mid day warm swim in the sun. We did cannonballs off the short rock cliffs near the south end.
@mjirving29 I loved the still waters in the mornings along the lakes, but I'm definitely jealous you got to swim in Rae Lakes! It looked so inviting!
Nothing worse than miles you weren’t counting on, especially heading into town. Glad you got to see Devil’s Postpile; and got a ride to Mammoth. Now for some rest and FOOD!
We stayed at Woods Creek bridge the night before and were glad to tackle that avalanche mess in the morning. We had breakfast at Dollar Lake on this day and camped at Flower Lake on the other side of Kearsarge Pass. A 2-pass day for us.
My grandmother’s name was Marjorie so that lake was a special spot for me to stop. We had lunch there the day before. It was a little breezy by then though so it’s neat to see your glassy shots of it.
My feet slipped off crossing the creek at the low point between Mather and Pinchot. Is that where you camped? Is that where you got your feet wet too? Of course mountain goat crossed dry.
Wow Nice from Algeria 🇩🇿
@@brahimchico6568 thank you!
Wow! What a day of stunning scenery and challenging terrain!
@OnTrailTime although challenging, it was one of my favorite days on trail.
So weird about the smoke comments from that other hiker. I don’t recall any smoke and we were barely sprinkled on for like 20 minutes.
You may know this but the golden staircase was the last piece of the JMT that was constructed. So in railroad terms, it was the golden spike, or in this case, the golden staircase.
We swam at Palisades Lake. Was that a duck lake? Mountain Goat hit his 1,000 mile mark there on the PCT.
I thought the Mather Pass climb was the hardest climb of our hike. We camped at the lakes on the south side basin. I cowboy camped that night and it was amazing.