I just dunked that like button into a jar of Nutella, sprinkled it with bacon bits and drenched it in olive oil while wrapping it in a tortilla. Boom! Absolutely loved it, Golden! Can’t wait until we get the chance to hike again. Regards, Rock Solid!
Washington, my home. In fact, I live just an hour and a half from Rainy Pass and have spent many a day in that back country. Mom used work for the USFS out of Early Winters\ Winthrop. Another great vid of yours.
having "sectioned" quite a bit of the PCT, Ya did very good with conveying Your Journey without alot of "fluff" Wonderful "music choices" the way You carry Yourself, have alot of faith in the Younger generation. And it seems I missed X'n paths with Ya by jus' days, was in the Cascades early August ... yep, still quite a bit of snow, but still Beautiful. Happy, successful Journey's to You.
Thanks Ashley. I sobo'd the PCT in 2019, and your video really nails the sobo vibe. It brought back a lot of those great feelings. I sobo'd the CDT last summer and highly recommend. Happy trails! "Toast"
THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING, AWESOME, AND AMAZING FILM! YES, I'M SHOUTING. I enjoyed it. You seemed to capture the highlights just perfectly. Thanks for putting that together for us.
Hello A beautiful video. A wonderful way to live your youth, bringing good memories and experiences that you can never forget and that very few will be able to understand if they have not taken this great trip. Congratulations Cheers 👍
So fun to see the southern journey for once, thank you for sharing your experience. Not having to deal with the Sierra snow or the extreme desert heat is a real plus!
A wonderful video and you are such a charming host. You take the trail so well and seem totally at home. I hiked nobo class of ‘21 and great to be reminded of those amazing views and also to appreciate the sobo perspective
Thanks you for sharing your story with us. I am impressed with your inner peace and calmness. From the very beginning you accepted all that came to you with grace. Sharing in divine love sister.
I really appreciated your approach to this video. not just that you went SOBO but that you also touched on some of the more "unsavory" portions of the hike!
Congrats on your journey south! Looked amazing. I’m sure we crossed paths at some point as I met RockSolid on several occasions (where are his videos???). Your video brought back so many memories and emotions! Nicely done.
This was absolutely wonderful in so many ways. Nice to see a southern PCT hike for a change. The story, the scenery, the music was all done to perfection. The young lady was so chill about such a great adventure, challenge and everything that came with it. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully you will do another hike like AT or CDT “backwards” and share it with us. Thank you again
Best PCT video I've seen so far, thank you! Very inspirational for me too, as I plan and dream of doing it. I fancy the North to South option 🙂 Your video is not dragged out, with pointless filling - it's just right.
I watch this video right before before I leave for a long hike. Here I am again, watching it prior to my next long hike next week, just to hype myself up. Thanks for making one of my favorite hiking videos that I keep going back to again and again like a little kid watching their favorite Disney movie on VHS until it eventually breaks and the parents have to go out and buy a new one.
That was awesome. I live in bend and occasionally pick up PCTers coming through. I picked up one dude from Canada going SOBO last year and hiked a bit with him near Elk lake. Hikers are moving pretty quick by the time they get to bend. He was just chuggin along at his own pace it was pretty cool. Hope he made it all the way to Mexico haha
Great video. Well done. I did the tour de mont blanc the wrong way round. It was the best choice I ever made. Hoping to do the PCT when I retire. Thanks for keeping my dream alive.
I've watched this video three times now and have to say that it is my favorite PCT video. The story is compelling. The video composition is excellent as is the music. It relatable because it is about your journey that you are sharing with us the viewer. Other videos spend focus too much on the cool people they hang out with and are sharing the experience with. It is hard to relate to that because I feel like I am just an observer of their good times, not a part of it. Your humility is endearing and ultimately makes the story work. Thank you for your efforts to create such a good story to share with the rest of us.
Stunning visuals, appropriate music and especially the laid-back mood: Thank you for taking us along on this wonderful journey. Vour video is a very good advertisement for walking SOBO. I know that this is not the whole truth, but you did it with such ease that it seems like a sunday walk in the park 🙃😊. Very cool! For comparison I highly recommend to watch "The long way home" from Titouan Le Roux. With an epic strech over San Jacinto and trough the Sierra. He walked NOBO without skipping sections in 2023, the year with the highest snowpack ever.
Greetings from Denmark. I was gonna follow you, just because of the name "Todd from Texas" and then you live up to it: Down to earth and good sence of humour. Can't wait to se more.
You're a very impressive young lady. Very much enjoyed your narrative and positive attitude throughout such a challenging undertaking. Followed quite a few northbounders, so it was nice to see it from a different perspective.
We very much enjoyed your documentary. Well done, the scenery is magnificent. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. My husband is your moms cousin. Loving your adventureus spirit. Kimberly & Dave w.
Just wonderful. A unique perspective (SOBO) of a PCT thru-hike. Great videography, well-composed, unique soundtrack, and an interesting protagonist combine for an entertaining story. And doing it all in 126 days... you crushed it. Thanks for sharing your hike, Golden.
u no, the only other PCT videos iv`e watched is the Blazin Bakers, which is still going on. u may of passed her along the way. iv`e been pretty much an AT watcher since i found these videos. I absolutely loved ur video. massive congratulatins on ur journey. hope 2 c u on the AT someday. BTW, 126 days is kickin some butt.
Bravo! So much packed into a bite sized video. Oct 2nd sounds like a really $/^Tty day😅 congrats for completing this trek and for compiling such a great memoir. The music was exceptional.
Oh my gosh this was wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! The music was perfect, didnt detract from the scenery or your narrative. Well done! I also love that you did this “backwards”. Happy New Year everyone! 🥾🥾💙🐾🐾
Congratz on your epic journey Ashley and thanks for sharing it with us. Going SOBO on the PCT seems so different than the early NOBOs, still having snow for large stretches from the Sierra's and all the way into OR. Where as u get snow in the desert.
Great video!! I haven't seen a SOBO video before. Almost a different trail. I would seriously like to know how you got the hornets out of your water bottle! Yuk.
just happened to stumble on your great video. How come we didn‘t meet once? I touched the northern terminus on July 15th 2022, and the southern terminus on november 28. we were always within a few days of each other! SOBO rocks!
I have a great respect for long distance hikers - well done on an incredible journey, and the way you documented it! Not many SOBO's out there, I can't remember watching any videos personally. Thanks for sharing. What is next?!?
Thanks! I think going south is gradually getting more popular so I wouldn't be surprised to see more videos in the next few years. No other thru hikes planned at the moment, doesn't mean it will never happen though :) Might try a few shorter bikepacking trips, we shall see!
Just beautiful. Love the pace and editing and music. Great experience from start to finish. All the NOBOs show the Sierras as snowy and icy messes. Looks like a high desert from your vantage point.
HI ASHLEY 👋 CONGRATULATIONS ❗ AMAZING ADVENTURE ! GLAD YOU MADE IT SAFELY ! BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS VIEWS SCENERY LANDSCAPE WEATHER WILDLIFE VIDEO FOOTAGE 📹 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 HOW MANY MILES DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO HAVE DONE IT ALL ? GOD BLESS / BE WITH YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏
As I have a bee allergy, I'd appreciate knowing the location of the water source at the 10:30 mark, so I can prepare for a long water carry before and after this source. :D
Thank you for sharing. Most videos are NOBOs, although last season there were quite a few SNOBOs. Questions: 1. Did you ever discover your purpose for doing it? 2. Why did you choose SOBO? 3. What aspects of the trail did you find to be different from your expectations? Again, thank you for sharing. It was very enjoyable!
Wow! Excellent video!! So nice to see a SOBO perspective. Well done 👏. It was fun to see a familiar face (Rock Solid). I'm following his journey on IG and watched him on UA-cam in 2020. Congrats on your achievement! 🌻💛
Great job!!! I loved your video! You really lucked out on the fire closures this year by hiking south. Hope to see more videos from you in the future! Hi from Washington State.
Great video "Golden"! Like others have mentioned, most are NoBo, glad to go along for the ride SoBo. Where to next? We're prepping for the CDT, a next spring start . Maybe we'll see you along the way. Take care, be safe, but keep LIVING life!
I've seen so many NOBO videos I can't count. Such a treat to see the journey heading south. Such a wonderful video. Thank you for taking us along.
Glad you enjoyed it!
May I also say, ditto. You are a class act. Keep on.
I just dunked that like button into a jar of Nutella, sprinkled it with bacon bits and drenched it in olive oil while wrapping it in a tortilla. Boom! Absolutely loved it, Golden! Can’t wait until we get the chance to hike again. Regards, Rock Solid!
Haha thanks! Had a blast hiking with you dude, I'm down for another!
Loved watching you fish rock!!!
Thank you for sharing your journey! 17:00 min was iconic btw 😂
I'm going to recommend this video to everyone!
Don't know how I haven't seen this gem of a video. It's great seeing it done backwards it's making me, looking forward to my own hike
Well done
Washington, my home. In fact, I live just an hour and a half from Rainy Pass and have spent many a day in that back country. Mom used work for the USFS out of Early Winters\ Winthrop. Another great vid of yours.
having "sectioned" quite a bit of the PCT, Ya did very good with conveying Your Journey without alot of "fluff" Wonderful "music choices" the way You carry Yourself, have alot of faith in the Younger generation. And it seems I missed X'n paths with Ya by jus' days, was in the Cascades early August ... yep, still quite a bit of snow, but still Beautiful.
Happy, successful Journey's to You.
what a fabulous film! first class, professional filmmaking. not to mention your thruhike. makes a good case for sobo. great job!
Great little video, thanks for sharing, and congratulations on your complishment of the pct!!
Great video! I love the SOBO. Great job on doing this, walking it and being strong!
Wow, you made it look easy. This reminds me of Reese Witherspoon in the movie Wild, based on this exact hike on her own. Congratulations 🤗🤗
Thanks Ashley. I sobo'd the PCT in 2019, and your video really nails the sobo vibe. It brought back a lot of those great feelings. I sobo'd the CDT last summer and highly recommend. Happy trails! "Toast"
That's some good hiking and excellent film making . Thank you for sharing
THAT WAS AN OUTSTANDING, AWESOME, AND AMAZING FILM! YES, I'M SHOUTING. I enjoyed it. You seemed to capture the highlights just perfectly. Thanks for putting that together for us.
Haha thanks. Glad you enjoyed!
Inspiring, so well put together. Congratulations
Thank you!
Wow amazing story. You did with such ease. Wow. Congratulations and thank you for taking us a long.
That was really nice. Thanks.
Hello
A beautiful video.
A wonderful way to live your youth, bringing good memories and experiences that you can never forget and that very few will be able to understand if they have not taken this great trip.
Congratulations
Cheers 👍
Amazing footage! Thanks for sharing your life and memories. 🌞
Great video! Thanks! Good music too. :>)
So fun to see the southern journey for once, thank you for sharing your experience. Not having to deal with the Sierra snow or the extreme desert heat is a real plus!
Love it! 👋 from Sweden. 🤩
A wonderful video and you are such a charming host. You take the trail so well and seem totally at home. I hiked nobo class of ‘21 and great to be reminded of those amazing views and also to appreciate the sobo perspective
Thanks you for sharing your story with us. I am impressed with your inner peace and calmness. From the very beginning you accepted all that came to you with grace. Sharing in divine love sister.
Dear Golden, Thank you for the brilliant, delicious, unique and heart lifting film. Absolutely edited to perfection! Peace!
Very nice! I really enjoyed the photography and your candid story telling.
I really appreciated your approach to this video. not just that you went SOBO but that you also touched on some of the more "unsavory" portions of the hike!
Couldn't have it seem too fun :) all part of the experience. Glad you enjoyed it!
Good job 👍 thanks for sharing 😊
Congrats on your journey south! Looked amazing. I’m sure we crossed paths at some point as I met RockSolid on several occasions (where are his videos???). Your video brought back so many memories and emotions! Nicely done.
Congrats & thanks so much for sharing the SOBO experience!
This was absolutely wonderful in so many ways. Nice to see a southern PCT hike for a change. The story, the scenery, the music was all done to perfection. The young lady was so chill about such a great adventure, challenge and everything that came with it. Thank you for sharing. Hopefully you will do another hike like AT or CDT “backwards” and share it with us. Thank you again
what a excellent video !!!! all in one 30ish min time of creative awesomeness 😂. congrats on a gorge walk 😊 !!!
hope a nudder will appear sometime !!
That was super cool! And I watch a lot of these and do a good deal of backpacking. Be proud in more ways than one!!
Thank you trail princess! 👣👣👣💜
Bravo! You crushed it! 🤠🖖
Best PCT video I've seen so far, thank you! Very inspirational for me too, as I plan and dream of doing it. I fancy the North to South option 🙂 Your video is not dragged out, with pointless filling - it's just right.
This was so fun to watch :)
I watch this video right before before I leave for a long hike. Here I am again, watching it prior to my next long hike next week, just to hype myself up. Thanks for making one of my favorite hiking videos that I keep going back to again and again like a little kid watching their favorite Disney movie on VHS until it eventually breaks and the parents have to go out and buy a new one.
Wonderful video. I especially appreciated your soft voice and gentle music. ❤
That was awesome.
I live in bend and occasionally pick up PCTers coming through. I picked up one dude from Canada going SOBO last year and hiked a bit with him near Elk lake. Hikers are moving pretty quick by the time they get to bend. He was just chuggin along at his own pace it was pretty cool. Hope he made it all the way to Mexico haha
Love the sound effects of fishing in the sierras ahahaha
Thanks for the great video!! Short and beautiful.
No little flags on the southern terminus, they are never there, I wonder why...
Beautifull video, I went nobo this year. Cool to see a sobo video, you did a great job! All the best, 02 🤟
Live your life the way u want to 🌅🌺🤗🙏👍👍
Congrats!! Thanks for sharing your adventure.
Thoroughly enjoyed your video. Congrats on a wonderful adventure.
Great video. Well done. I did the tour de mont blanc the wrong way round. It was the best choice I ever made. Hoping to do the PCT when I retire. Thanks for keeping my dream alive.
Thanks, crazy what a different experience it is. Wouldn't change a thing. Hope you can get out there!
I've watched this video three times now and have to say that it is my favorite PCT video. The story is compelling. The video composition is excellent as is the music. It relatable because it is about your journey that you are sharing with us the viewer. Other videos spend focus too much on the cool people they hang out with and are sharing the experience with. It is hard to relate to that because I feel like I am just an observer of their good times, not a part of it. Your humility is endearing and ultimately makes the story work. Thank you for your efforts to create such a good story to share with the rest of us.
Stunning visuals, appropriate music and especially the laid-back mood: Thank you for taking us along on this wonderful journey.
Vour video is a very good advertisement for walking SOBO. I know that this is not the whole truth, but you did it with such ease that it seems like a sunday walk in the park 🙃😊. Very cool!
For comparison I highly recommend to watch "The long way home" from Titouan Le Roux. With an epic strech over San Jacinto and trough the Sierra. He walked NOBO without skipping sections in 2023, the year with the highest snowpack ever.
Great video. Laughed out loud at your extra spicey water from cache 32 water on the Hat Creek rim.
Haha it was a memorable experience for sure.
Greetings from Denmark. I was gonna follow you, just because of the name "Todd from Texas" and then you live up to it: Down to earth and good sence of humour. Can't wait to se more.
You're a very impressive young lady. Very much enjoyed your narrative and positive attitude throughout such a challenging undertaking. Followed quite a few northbounders, so it was nice to see it from a different perspective.
Aww I cried tears of happiness at the end! Amazing journey and wonderful video to watch!
Congratulations! Nicely done. Thank you.
We very much enjoyed your documentary.
Well done, the scenery is magnificent. Thank you for sharing your journey with us. My husband is your moms cousin. Loving your adventureus spirit.
Kimberly & Dave w.
Hi friend! Happy to share a bit of your journey with you! -hazelbasilhikes
This is awesome ! please come and visit Michoacan Mexico... it's beautiful here..
I really enjoyed watching your video. Thanks for sharing your SOBO hike!
Beautiful SOBO video thank you for sharing 🥰
First true SOBO I’ve seen, very well done! Makes me reconsider my route in the spring
Just wonderful. A unique perspective (SOBO) of a PCT thru-hike. Great videography, well-composed, unique soundtrack, and an interesting protagonist combine for an entertaining story. And doing it all in 126 days... you crushed it. Thanks for sharing your hike, Golden.
u no, the only other PCT videos iv`e watched is the Blazin Bakers, which is still going on. u may of passed her along the way. iv`e been pretty much an AT watcher since i found these videos. I absolutely loved ur video. massive congratulatins on ur journey. hope 2 c u on the AT someday. BTW, 126 days is kickin some butt.
Thank you! Got to move pretty quick to get through the Sierra before the snow. Worth it though!
Congratulations nice thru hike I would have loved to see the entire journey.
Excellent video and adventure! I super enjoyed your trip. It was a beautiful experience for me. Thank you.
Bravo! So much packed into a bite sized video. Oct 2nd sounds like a really $/^Tty day😅 congrats for completing this trek and for compiling such a great memoir. The music was exceptional.
Oh my gosh this was wonderful! Thank you for sharing this! The music was perfect, didnt detract from the scenery or your narrative. Well done! I also love that you did this “backwards”. Happy New Year everyone! 🥾🥾💙🐾🐾
Thanks! Happy New Year!
I’m headed SOBO this year. You make me want to leave NOW! Great video - thank you for sharing your journey.🙂
You did it. Wow.
Now that’s an adventure.
Loved this, makes me want to hike it even more!!
Great video thanks for sharing. What an accomplishment!!
Great job
Really enjoyed
Absolutely my favorite PCT video. Great camera work and you are very entertaining. I hate untrustworthy farts
Thank you for showing a great SOBO hike! Wonderful video and music throughout, you are are Rockstar!
Congratz on your epic journey Ashley and thanks for sharing it with us. Going SOBO on the PCT seems so different than the early NOBOs, still having snow for large stretches from the Sierra's and all the way into OR. Where as u get snow in the desert.
Great video!! I haven't seen a SOBO video before. Almost a different trail. I would seriously like to know how you got the hornets out of your water bottle! Yuk.
Great job on the hike and in producing an excellent video!
just happened to stumble on your great video. How come we didn‘t meet once? I touched the northern terminus on July 15th 2022, and the southern terminus on november 28. we were always within a few days of each other! SOBO rocks!
I have a great respect for long distance hikers - well done on an incredible journey, and the way you documented it! Not many SOBO's out there, I can't remember watching any videos personally. Thanks for sharing. What is next?!?
Thanks! I think going south is gradually getting more popular so I wouldn't be surprised to see more videos in the next few years. No other thru hikes planned at the moment, doesn't mean it will never happen though :) Might try a few shorter bikepacking trips, we shall see!
Congratulations on your SOBO thru. Very nice summary video- well done!
Just beautiful. Love the pace and editing and music. Great experience from start to finish. All the NOBOs show the Sierras as snowy and icy messes. Looks like a high desert from your vantage point.
What a lovely video. Thank you for sharing this!
HI ASHLEY 👋
CONGRATULATIONS ❗ AMAZING ADVENTURE ! GLAD YOU MADE IT SAFELY ! BREATHTAKING BEAUTY COLORS VIEWS SCENERY LANDSCAPE WEATHER WILDLIFE VIDEO FOOTAGE 📹 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 HOW MANY MILES DO YOU HAVE TO DO TO HAVE DONE IT ALL ? GOD BLESS / BE WITH YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES 🙏 THANK YOU 🙏
Beautiful scenery thanks for sharing. Looked like so many good memories.
As I have a bee allergy, I'd appreciate knowing the location of the water source at the 10:30 mark, so I can prepare for a long water carry before and after this source. :D
I thru hiked the PCT in 21 and 22 and was always impressed with the SOBO hikers
Fantastic video Golden! Great vibe! Congrats!!
Loved it seeetie. Thank you so much. Beautiful images, loved the music. Glad you made ot safe.
Very well constructed and shot. I hope that you have rebounded from the post trail effects. Hoping also that you have future vlogs in the works.
Thank you for sharing. Most videos are NOBOs, although last season there were quite a few SNOBOs.
Questions:
1. Did you ever discover your purpose for doing it?
2. Why did you choose SOBO?
3. What aspects of the trail did you find to be different from your expectations?
Again, thank you for sharing. It was very enjoyable!
Good music, commentary, and all around great video. I really enjoyed it. Looking forward to hiking the PCT
Outstanding video! Great scenery, the video footage was top notch and you had such a positive attitude throughout the hike. So inspiring!
Wow. Great video! Thanks for sharing your adventure!
Awesome video Golden! Your video is making me want to head back out to the PCT this summer!!
I meaan... there is always the other direction!
AMAZING!!!
Wow! Excellent video!! So nice to see a SOBO perspective. Well done 👏. It was fun to see a familiar face (Rock Solid). I'm following his journey on IG and watched him on UA-cam in 2020. Congrats on your achievement! 🌻💛
Most excellent!
Great job!!! I loved your video! You really lucked out on the fire closures this year by hiking south. Hope to see more videos from you in the future! Hi from Washington State.
I know it, I honestly couldn't believe my luck. Crazy!
Congrats!!!!! Loved the video!!!!!
Some of the best hiker video I have seen yet!! Thank you!! What’s next?
Thank You! Still yet to be determined, definitely something though!
beautiful
Great video "Golden"! Like others have mentioned, most are NoBo, glad to go along for the ride SoBo. Where to next? We're prepping for the CDT, a next spring start . Maybe we'll see you along the way. Take care, be safe, but keep LIVING life!