Four Day Backpacking Trip in a Canadian Rockies Wonderland

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  • @darwinrussell
    @darwinrussell Рік тому +316

    You picked a great friend in that little dog. What a character!

    • @memorysometimers3067
      @memorysometimers3067 Рік тому +18

      But I saw her gettin’ a bit friendly with another man!! Rockoooooo😠 😂❤

    • @NancyHanson3472
      @NancyHanson3472 Рік тому +20

      ​@@memorysometimers3067
      Rocko loves everybody.

    • @Desmond.TuTu.
      @Desmond.TuTu. Рік тому +7

      Stunning

    • @scmacsart
      @scmacsart Рік тому +6

      She is mighty dog.🐕

    • @donnagarsee8944
      @donnagarsee8944 Рік тому +8

      Just visited your Canadian Rockies. Been to Banff, Lake Louise, Columbia Icefield. They are stunning.

  • @thomasjrgensen388
    @thomasjrgensen388 Рік тому +175

    Foresty Forest and Rocko are the best ambassadors, Canada could ever hope for.

    • @chiptaylor1124
      @chiptaylor1124 Рік тому +3

      Love this comment and couldn't agree more!

    • @barbarakyle9869
      @barbarakyle9869 Рік тому +7

      Absolutely a wonderful ambassador for Western Canada, and that little pupper is the best!

    • @lindasmith3648
      @lindasmith3648 Рік тому +2

      We agree 👍🙂

  • @richardthomas1743
    @richardthomas1743 Рік тому +174

    WOW! What spectacular views! Rocko is living an awesome life , watching it is very obvious that she is one very happy and very much loved Pup! Thank you for taking us along and thumbs UP!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

    • @gnyphq6405
      @gnyphq6405 Рік тому +5

      I love seeing my thoughts written by another fan. 🙌

    • @DanitaReynolds
      @DanitaReynolds Рік тому +5

      Same! I came to make the same comment.

  • @margoburns9085
    @margoburns9085 Рік тому +81

    As a painter I can say...way better than a Bob Ross painting! Wow, the views were incredible. That drone shot of the multi colored rock was mind blowing! ❤

    • @zygotepeyote
      @zygotepeyote Рік тому +6

      Just imagine Foresty and Rocko sporting a Bob Ross fro blowing in the wind high atop the Canadian Rockies............they would have to hang that painting in The Louvre!

    • @Dennzio1
      @Dennzio1 Рік тому +1

      hopefully you aren't dissing Bob Ross

    • @zygotepeyote
      @zygotepeyote Рік тому +3

      @@Dennzio1 Not at all. Grew up watching him paint and he was also a career man in the Air Force!

  • @CatBalou38
    @CatBalou38 Рік тому +84

    WOW! It's like your on another planet. Rocko just loves tearing around those mountains. What a friend. ❤

  • @GreensGrowingUp
    @GreensGrowingUp Рік тому +67

    I just got back from a road trip to the Jasper area with my 6 year old daughter. As a prairie boy, I found myself looking around in awe at the mountains - many times I was wondering how the heck Foresty Forest bags all of the summits that he does! But we did one little summit with the help of the Jasper Skytram and I think that might have lit a fire inside my little girl. Maybe one day we'll be starting from the bottom!

    • @PabloRichardFernandez
      @PabloRichardFernandez Рік тому +1

      Do it! Going up and down mountains with my two kids may very well be my favourite thing in the entire world.

  • @pauloh3591
    @pauloh3591 Рік тому +44

    Nobody else brings us the wonders of the Canadian Rockies like Foresty Forest does. Packed with living in a wondervan. Great entertainment right here!

  • @genehobart6784
    @genehobart6784 Рік тому +2

    Thanks! Really appreciate you and Rocko.

  • @plucas1
    @plucas1 Рік тому +3

    10:13 Rocko may not be human, but she sure does know how to pose for a glamour shot!

  • @begooode380
    @begooode380 Рік тому +1

    Thanks! Small donation for the sunglasses fund

  • @donniedoesdishes
    @donniedoesdishes Рік тому +37

    good to see rocco all healed up and ready to go, be safe out there , great video

  • @3generations393
    @3generations393 Рік тому +54

    I thank you so much Simon & Rocko ❣️ You take this grandma to breathtakingly beautiful places that I could only dream about. May God bless 🙏❌⭕❌⭕❣️

  • @XEinstein
    @XEinstein Рік тому +6

    2:00 from a European point of view it is so hard to imagine that that vista is nothing but wilderness. If this vista would be in the alps there would be highways and trainlines in the valleys, villages not only in the valleys but spread-out through the mountains as well. There'd be mountain huts, little guesthouses and alms galore. Cattle grazing everywhere and lifts carrying people up and over the mountain passes in ease. Such a different experience.

    • @Biggiiful
      @Biggiiful Рік тому

      It's like that in some areas in the US too, and honestly what you just described sounds like a charming setting and view. There is just so much empty space on the North American continent still. At one point you're mountains were just as empty too. It's both cool and depressing to think about either way.

    • @XEinstein
      @XEinstein Рік тому

      @@Biggiiful the hiking experience in the Alps is fantastic exactly because it is so populated. It's arguably a better experience ending your hiking day in a mountain alm hut, eating a freshly cooked meal and drinking and ice cold beer, when compared to eating a freeze dried meal from a bag. Add to the centuries of mountain culture of farmers grazing their cattle on alms high in the mountains. Hiking in the alps is as much a culture experience ar it is a nature experience. It's amazing precisely for that reason. But also for the same reason, I find myself hiking in Scotland or Norway more often than in the Alps as it is the wilderness experience that I want to have more than the cultural experience

  • @SolarSailor1967
    @SolarSailor1967 Рік тому +4

    This easily could have been 3+ full videos. Instead we got 11 minutes of unmatchably majestic quickshots. It was nice of Rocko to stick close to Ephraim & keep him safe.

  • @zygotepeyote
    @zygotepeyote Рік тому +54

    Looks like Ephraim enjoyed Rocko's company along the trip. Saw his Instagram and see he is a dog lover as well. Rocko is becoming a legend in the climbing world!

  • @btmw8754
    @btmw8754 Рік тому +1

    New viewer here. Rocko is so cute. Some of your climbing videos I've seen were a little much for me. I'd be glad to even watch laid back, lazy days and less risks for Rocko and yourself, somewhere in the lines of Go4x4 minus all the fancy gadgets! Anyway, a little gift for you and Rocko. Stay safe.

  • @poohbear4130
    @poohbear4130 Рік тому +2

    Funny watching a grown man scaling a rock and a little dog watching like it was a goat! Just a reminder that Mother Nature runs things and we just try to fit in!

  • @rudivandoornegat2371
    @rudivandoornegat2371 Рік тому +15

    Congrats Rocko with 50 summits

  • @Mainedwella33
    @Mainedwella33 Рік тому +39

    WOW! Incredible drone footage, what a beautiful area

    • @nvtruant5994
      @nvtruant5994 Рік тому

      Illegal to use drones in Banff national park!

  • @judyfeldman5066
    @judyfeldman5066 Рік тому +3

    We flew out west and back this week and each time we were over the Rockies I looked for you and Rocko. Take care

  • @WeirdSeagul
    @WeirdSeagul Рік тому +6

    Rocko looks so healthy. mountain climbing muscles

  • @Mr_Snow_089
    @Mr_Snow_089 Рік тому +1

    Danke!

  • @RedStickLouisiana
    @RedStickLouisiana Рік тому +3

    I loved the Bob Ross reference, I saw lots of happy little trees. Thanks.

  • @carolbennett2601
    @carolbennett2601 Рік тому +13

    That shot of Rocko thinking about the next mountain to climb. Great portrait shot!

  • @richardthomas1743
    @richardthomas1743 Рік тому +18

    HEY! Hello Foresty and Rocko! Thumbs UP!! I am glad that she is all healed up! 👍

  • @chrisbrown8748
    @chrisbrown8748 Рік тому +30

    So glad to see the pup all healed up❤️

  • @TomaszSlowinski
    @TomaszSlowinski Рік тому +6

    Hello Forest 😊 good to see you again.

  • @erikjohannessen7727
    @erikjohannessen7727 Рік тому +4

    Thank you for bringing us along on a stunning adventure!

  • @bluekatgal7300
    @bluekatgal7300 Рік тому +21

    Rocko always looks like she is being patient with the slow walkers. 😂 I really enjoy all the effort put in and Rocko really is a great addition. Glad to see you with another explorer. Love your channel. Water that is crystal clear at the waterfall was a treat to behold. ❤

  • @barbarakyle9869
    @barbarakyle9869 Рік тому +4

    I look forward to your new videos and view them enthusiastically! I'm so glad Rocco's paw has healed and she looks like she's in such good spirits!

  • @cindi7955
    @cindi7955 Рік тому +4

    I keep thinking you can't keep upping your game but low and behold did you ever with this one! John Muir summed it up best: "One day's exposure to mountains is better than cartloads of books. See how willingly Nature poses herself upon photographers' plates. No earthly chemicals are so sensitive as those of the human soul." Amen!

  • @pickinnick100
    @pickinnick100 Рік тому +2

    The amount of quality work you put into each of these video is obvious. Thanks for showcasing this place so beautifully!

  • @wilgib418
    @wilgib418 Рік тому +2

    Could not believe meeting Forestry and Rocko once in a lifetime occasion!

  • @bennettkuwantchoh2467
    @bennettkuwantchoh2467 Рік тому +16

    Thanks Ephraim for organizing this amazing adventure. Rocko really likes you. Thanks Forest. Please make more hikes with Ephraim when possible.

  • @jenford7078
    @jenford7078 Рік тому +8

    Whoa! What gorgeous scenery! I'm awed, absolutely awed!

  • @KaneDoesOutdoors
    @KaneDoesOutdoors Рік тому +2

    The Canadian Rockies are paradise - hard to fully grasp until you've been here.

  • @currentfaves65
    @currentfaves65 Рік тому +1

    2:16 Bob Ross painting indeed, nice video capture ! Video idea : an end of year summary of your top 10 hikes for beauty, top 10 for adventure, top 10 just because you liked them.

  • @PNWXMATT
    @PNWXMATT Рік тому +7

    Morning buddy! And 77 plus miles is brutal!

  • @katereed4764
    @katereed4764 Рік тому +4

    What an amazing trip! Thanks for taking us along.

  • @MrPhotodoc
    @MrPhotodoc Рік тому +3

    The drone views of the topography really shows how old those mountains are.

  • @marianfrances4959
    @marianfrances4959 Рік тому +1

    #193, 194 and 49, 50 for Rocko!! Woo hoo!! 👍😎🇨🇦🐾⭐💫

  • @williammccarthy6436
    @williammccarthy6436 Рік тому +2

    You don’t talk about it but your fitness level must be insane. From what it seems your training for big trips is just constantly getting out and testing yourself. A lot of people give outdoor UA-camrs a hard time for drawing a crowd to remote places but most people would never be able to plan or execute a trip like this. Kudos and thanks for keeping all of us amateur outdoorsman striving for more.

  • @cenedraleaheldra5275
    @cenedraleaheldra5275 Рік тому +2

    You worry about how you present yourself and your vlogs. Man you never fail to amaze me. WowJust Wow every time. Epic views. Love listening to you. Just amazing

  • @joeheid2776
    @joeheid2776 Рік тому +9

    Some of the best drone footage I've ever seen.

  • @Mickju
    @Mickju Рік тому +2

    That is some of the most spectacular and beautiful scenery I have ever seen. It almost doesn't look like it could be real.

  • @davidsmeglap4023
    @davidsmeglap4023 Рік тому +3

    Scrolling through a never ending Bob Ross painting. Pretty cool.

  • @amye4087
    @amye4087 Рік тому +12

    Those views didn't seem real. Can't believe all the layers and colors. Incredible. Thanks for taking us along.

  • @GlennO1961
    @GlennO1961 Рік тому +3

    8:34 Congrats Rocko! The big 5-O! 👏👏👏

  • @jasonlynch2919
    @jasonlynch2919 Рік тому +18

    What a beautiful hiking video, the mountains are just gorgeous.

  • @Soundhound101
    @Soundhound101 Рік тому +1

    Thanks for another great video bud! Give Rocko a little head scratch for me and keep on truckin'!

  • @bikingal4283
    @bikingal4283 Рік тому +1

    that last shot of Rocco was just adorbs... she's just such a tough little cutie... the panoramic shots were amazing.. so beautiful they look artificial.... I will never see summits and mountain tops like this but surely do appreciate you doing all the hard work so all your viewers can enjoy it from the comfort of our cozy homes.. thanks Simon

  • @mrcdplsrl
    @mrcdplsrl Рік тому +2

    So glad you hooked up with someone who loves doing the unimaginable (or at least for me it is). Rocko was a trooper the entire way and had a great time. Glad you are safe!

  • @justinelliott7371
    @justinelliott7371 Рік тому +14

    What an EPIc adventure! glad to see that Rocko Is all healed up and out there again. Keep up the great work Foresty!

  • @RollingwiththeRoss
    @RollingwiththeRoss Рік тому +1

    Mountains of fun! Thank you Mr. Forest.

  • @TomaszSlowinski
    @TomaszSlowinski Рік тому +24

    Number of days +temperature +wind speed/wind direction = distance between hikers. Got it👍

  • @NancyHanson3472
    @NancyHanson3472 Рік тому +11

    God protect this young man on his adventures, keep him safe always, Amen.

  • @brianrogers5215
    @brianrogers5215 Рік тому +3

    An absolute masterpiece of a video, not gonna understate it. Wow.

  • @tyson1fan487
    @tyson1fan487 Рік тому +2

    You said it best!! Looks like you're in a Bob Ross masterpiece!! Only you have it better because you're are there and enjoying God's Land!!

  • @clarkleakins879
    @clarkleakins879 Рік тому +2

    This scenery is just WOWZA!
    Oh to have wings and drift about like the drone.
    Nearly overwhelming vistas.

  • @AbstractAnalogAdventure
    @AbstractAnalogAdventure Рік тому +10

    That drone footy from the first peak, just WOW! Can't even imagine the awe seeing it through eyeballs.
    Cheers gentlemen, and Rocko!

  • @joanhuggett5164
    @joanhuggett5164 Рік тому +4

    You are an awesome photographer, Foresty. Choosing the most stunning angles blows us away all the time. And we're with Rocko, we've been following you around ever since when. We love having you in our home here in Western Australia. Yes, we are well and happy. Thanks for asking.

  • @Supernaut2000
    @Supernaut2000 Рік тому +2

    I think the best shot was Rocko at 10:15 looking out and up, ready for yet another beautiful and amazing day with her human caretaker.

  • @beatakubicki3070
    @beatakubicki3070 Рік тому +3

    Those views are surreal. Thanks for the fantastic photography. And seeing Rocko all mended and living the life is heartwarming.

  • @anitamitchell3452
    @anitamitchell3452 Рік тому +15

    The landscape is so beautiful. Thank you for taking us with you.

  • @wheeliewheelie1
    @wheeliewheelie1 Рік тому +2

    Your most beautiful video yet Foresty and you've had plenty of beautiful videos. You're lucky to live in such a place and thanks for sharing it with us.

  • @maryannbjorgaard9553
    @maryannbjorgaard9553 Рік тому +10

    Wow the most beautiful sight of mountains I've ever seen. Because of you taking the videos I would never know such beauty. Thanks for showing us your video's.

  • @Chiamex
    @Chiamex Рік тому +8

    Fabulous views! The Canadian Rockies are spectacular. Rocko is a trouper for sure. She's such a good companion for you; she never gives up. Thank you for sharing these adventures. I truly enjoy them.

  • @caraoosterhouse7348
    @caraoosterhouse7348 Рік тому +6

    Another WOW!!! Absolutely stunning. Thank you for the fabulous video. I appreciate your videos so much. Thank you for posting.

  • @kevhead1525
    @kevhead1525 Рік тому +8

    Rocko is the best companion you could ask for but it always make me glad when you can hook up with another human. And man. Never saw the Rockies look so magnificent.

  • @lovecats6856
    @lovecats6856 Рік тому +1

    What a great location, and no rotten tourists!

  • @happydays59
    @happydays59 Рік тому +25

    😮The Rockies says it all! Breathtaking views as always, thanks a million for taking us along.🩷🐶🩷🇨🇦✌🏻

  • @lovenature1354
    @lovenature1354 Рік тому +5

    Thanks for sharing the stunning views! Rocko is such a great dog. She is perfect for you. We get such kick out of watching her happily tear around.

  • @thanhdong4195
    @thanhdong4195 Рік тому +12

    a level of joy for sure any time you are in Canadian Rockies , Rocco she is a adventure out door puppy , stay safe out there

  • @chiptaylor1124
    @chiptaylor1124 Рік тому +1

    Love this shot of Rocko she is so beautiful - 10:12 Another great video!

  • @Terry_1111
    @Terry_1111 Рік тому +1

    Beautiful video! So glad to see Rocko back to 100% and enjoying the trip! She's such a hoot to watch! Love her energy and excitement! Thanks for sharing all that you do!

  • @mamamia5556
    @mamamia5556 Рік тому +7

    The sights are mind blowing 🤩

  • @TaigaTurf
    @TaigaTurf Рік тому +3

    Nordegg and the entire area East of the national parks is incredible wilderness and spectacular forests, especially above 1500 metres elevation

  • @pwarelis
    @pwarelis Рік тому +3

    Thanks Foresty!

  • @UnbrokenChain360
    @UnbrokenChain360 Рік тому +3

    Epic journey fund.

  • @AleksandarGospic
    @AleksandarGospic Рік тому +7

    There is one major flaw with this episode, it's too short! 😁😁 Amazing trip and scenery, Canadian Rockies are a gift that keeps on giving 😍😍

  • @Groovy-Baby-Yeah
    @Groovy-Baby-Yeah Рік тому +4

    Foresty Forest *Top 4* most viewed episodes
    1. Living in a Minivan During Freezing Temperatures - 7.7 million views
    2. Secret Tiny Cabin Build - 4.2 million views
    3. Riding out Historic California Blizzard - 1.5 million views
    4. Cabin Life Winter Overnight in the Mountains - 1 million views

    • @Jon-jk8vd
      @Jon-jk8vd Рік тому +3

      There is a pattern here 🤔

  • @garykuiken6191
    @garykuiken6191 Рік тому +5

    When you drive the Forestry trunk road from Hinton to Kananaskis and south you can only dream of what is west of you. What an eye opener, thanks for a great video.

  • @conorkilroe
    @conorkilroe Рік тому +1

    The drone shot @5:30 absolutely spectacular, upload that to society 6 and let me buy a print!

  • @heykerryann
    @heykerryann Рік тому +1

    If you showed me that landscape, I’d have never guessed Canada and I live here! Lived in BC and Alta too!

  • @lorenaakins4481
    @lorenaakins4481 Рік тому +2

    i can never thank you enough for sharing the beauty of our world and the endurance that yoou fellows and Rocky have, thanks again

  • @karenb1627
    @karenb1627 Рік тому +1

    "Curious and Curiouser"- quote of Alice. That's you and ROCKO. Stunning footage

  • @robertscholz4486
    @robertscholz4486 Рік тому +2

    Ephraim seems like a good pal to have ... man of few words ... lets nature do all of the talking!!! Just a contented "WOW!" at the top of the peak!

  • @littlefarmer32
    @littlefarmer32 Рік тому +1

    Super awesome trek. The CANADIAN ROCKIES are much more than few credit this great country. Well done to you and yr new friend.

  • @caveredecorator5310
    @caveredecorator5310 Рік тому +6

    looks like you had some great weather with no bugs or bears. happy recuperation.

  • @bonniepwtf
    @bonniepwtf Рік тому +7

    Man, all those different colors from up on high, spectacular. This place looked different from any that you've showed us thus far. Enjoyed your Bob Ross comment. Cool the Ephraim got some Rocko time too. Great video.

  • @minnaparker1041
    @minnaparker1041 Рік тому +7

    Thanks for another awesome video. I really enjoyed the climbs and the scenery blew me away. Glad Rocco 🎉is back in good condition. What a great twosome you are. I have a terrible fear of heights but your videos let me see some wonderful mountain scenes. 😊

  • @josanto6916
    @josanto6916 Рік тому +1

    That was amazing, Foresty, thank you for taking me along man. Cheers.

  • @flysky6248
    @flysky6248 Рік тому +11

    Magnificent scenery,thank you!

  • @beesrosh
    @beesrosh Рік тому +10

    I love the way those rock fields level out up there. a playground indeed

  • @judithschram5597
    @judithschram5597 Рік тому +6

    Wow! Those mountains are beautiful. 🏕️🏔️

  • @wildzenventures
    @wildzenventures Рік тому +14

    Always great content! Congrats on another success adventure! Cheers to you both.

  • @tampadan7128
    @tampadan7128 Рік тому +5

    Welcome back. I have been checking every day for a forestry fix, so thank you. Just love your drone shots of those spectacular Canadian mountains. And of course, everybody love Rocko…..what a great little companion.

  • @cb6866
    @cb6866 Рік тому +3

    Thanks Simon , Rocko , and Ephraim....the best drone shots ever , bud ! Wow

  • @farmerdansurferjoe
    @farmerdansurferjoe Рік тому +1

    your drone shots looked 3 dimensional , awesome clarity

  • @crispy63
    @crispy63 Рік тому +3

    Crazy beautiful…thanks for doing what you do Foresty!