My buddy and I had a miserable trip. As he was fixing a flat tire in the middle of nowhere in brutal heat, he was whistling away, happy as could be. "Dude. Why are you so f'n happy??!!" "Because we have a story."
Haha yes! That happened to us while coming home from Anza Borrego Rabbit Peak last year. Flat tire in middle of the desert, stranded for a few days in Borrego Springs while we had to wait for new tires to come in. At first we were freaking out, but then we could not stop laughing at how ridiculous the situation was, and it actually turned out to be a really fun adventure and great memory once we shifted our mindset!
Understand on being bummed. Several weeks ago we drove from Alabama to Steamboat Springs Colorado to ski for 2 weeks. Well, day 2 I (Kelley) hurt my knee and had to be carried down the mountain. They thought I had torn my ACL. I was going to be positive and not let it get me down. Went to orthopedic out there a few days later. Ended up only being a sprain. I couldn't ski but ended up going snowshoeing for the first time, snowmobiling, tubing and horseback riding in the snow. I had to make the most of my time.
Kelley that's so sad about the sprain, but freaking awesome that you crushed it in all those other ways, and especially snowshoeing which we're really huge fans of because it gets you to the most amazing places all alone -- love it!!
You guys are getting desensitized by the extreme conditions. That spot was awesome and a lot of people would love to see that or check it out. I know its nothing in comparison to what you guys normally do but its still a really cool spot and not just a ditch.
Steve that's a very good point, and we actually should have said that it could be a nice little family hike -- it's just very short and easy, so kind of foiled our idea of having an adventure. But you're quite right that it is a cool natural feature, and I wish we'd emphasized that the disappointment was relative to our own adventure taste but not that it's a bad place or anything. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Lol, I'm not angry or anything its just kind of funny and then I thought I'd correct you a little bit, lol. You guys are extreme now! Be careful!!
@@steveklick Thanks Steve and we will be careful -- and speaking of extreme, we have a pretty wild and different adventure cooked up for this weekend if the weather and roads permit it!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Cool, I'll be looking out!! I just bought a lake house in northern Minnesota in the boundary waters. Not sure if you know of this area but its a rocky/mountainous region of MN that has a lot of tourism with hiking trails and waterfalls and such. I've been spending a lot of time making trails all over in the area and its been super fun and right now the trails are snow shoe trails through treacherous areas in a winter wonderland just outside the neighborhood with moose and wolves running around everywhere, maybe I should start making videos, lol. I like seeing how you guys make your own trails, I'm the same way.
@@steveklick I know the boundary waters very well, and was eaten alive by mosquitoes up there one summer when I was going to college at Carleton in Northfield! --A
I always seem to be a week behind on your big announcements but this is exciting because I love the topics of both channels and I think it's cool that you can focus on both with a higher resolution now. Awesome!
You guys are so cool, what an interesting trip that led to new discoveries and paths! And not only do you like making videos for us, we love watching them. THANKS so much!
Thanks so much, Paul! We really do love making these -- it's just such a fun creative outlet, and such a supportive community. We wouldn't trade it for anything! ❤️
It is the worst when you look up online to find if a mountain or park is open, only to find out when you get there it is closed. But as you did, ya just gotta look for other adventures, the secret of discovery is going exploring freelance without any previous information haha
Yes! You feel so cheated when it happens!! We prob should have had a better attitude about this one, but we'd been so frustrated by the weeks and weeks of storms that it all just kind of boiled over on this day. 🙈
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yeah we have had so many storms here that affect landslips and trees falling etc and when the streams get flooded, they are completely different to cross afterwards. Our biggest problem with all the rain is leeches, why were they even invented haha
That canyon looks cool. Release the Synder cut! Have the same problem here, when there are 2 weeks of rain/snow in WA it's the mossy lowlands for us(which is fun in it's own right)
Haha fantastic Superman reference, Bonnie! Ya this has been the craziest weather ever, but so agree with you about just having some fun with it regardless. We're planning the same this weekend. There appears to be a road open part of the way into one of the Sierra hikes we like, so we're going to try to snowshoe in and snow camp!! ❤️
Some of our favorite adventures are the ones that don't turn out like we planned. We've been stuck pretty good out adventuring in our truck and somehow those always become the stories we tell our friends over and over again. Thanks for sharing your "Worst" adventure!
That is so totally true! The really epic fails are always the best stories -- or in this case, lead to the best ideas. We once had a vehicle tire fail that stranded us for two days, and we still talk about it! ❤️
I'm glad I did 'some' fun adventures in my youth. Climbed volcanoes,(Popocatepetl volcano, 5th highest peak, in North America), rock climbed, raced motorcycles, skydived, scuba dived, ran 9 marathon's, did 2 IRONMAN TRI'S, RACED MTN BIKES. NOT too bad. Now too crippled to do anything.
That is a freaking awesome list of adventures, and some of them are definitely on our to-do list including skydiving and an Ironman. Super inspiring -- love hearing about that kind of stuff it makes us psyched to live life to the max!!! ❤️
I love that you both took advantage of the opportunity of a long drive after a disappointing hike to discuss why you were feeling down. And it turned into a positive with the creation of a 2nd channel. I have already subscribed to that because I have very little knowledge about financial planning apart from my 401k. I still think the adventure was a success because you made it back home safely!
Thanks very much, and getting back home safely is a very good point, especially given the crazy storm we drove through! Very psyched you'll be part of the R2 community, because you'll definitely have interesting questions, thoughts, and maybe even ideas for videos! ❤️
How awesome that you found the positive from this day. Plus, reality keeps everything authentic. I look forward to more adventures, misadventures and your new "sister" channel on early retirement!!!
Thanks so much -- we're already having so much fun planning video ideas for R2, and it will give us something to do in the car this weekend as we drive toward what will either be an epic snow adventure or a total debacle stuck in a blizzard. Either way, it should be exciting! ❤️
Yeah, we probably should have clarified a bit that the slot itself is interesting and would make a great family hike with kids. Problem is it's really short and in the insane wind I think we were just imagining it would go differently after a five hour drive for it 😂
Christa that is so wonderful and uplifting for us to hear -- thank you! We're delighted you're enjoying them, and stay tuned -- we have a really crazy one coming this Thursday! ❤
Hah, barely a ditch looks about right! Unbelievable rains up here in SF, just like the ones you've been getting. Some of the best areas for hiking are pretty chewed up now. And also, congrats on your new UA-cam venture.
Thanks Thomas -- OMG you've been getting it even worse that us! This is the craziest weather in years. But hope you're still getting out when you can -- we have a cool adventure cooked up for this weekend if it all comes together! ❤️
Hey! Coming from Texas I would have been amazed at that slot canyon ditch!!! Staying positive is very hard but I always tell myself to zoom out and reframe, helps a lot! I’m heading over to R^2 now!😊
Haha! Yes, I guess we should have clarified that the slot canyon itself was kinda cool, it was just that it lasted about 60 seconds and then we were like.... so now what? 😂 Would be cool if you could add it on to a few other adventures in the area. Anyway, YES to the reframe. Adam is lucky that he is naturally good at that and I've gotten better over the years but it's still a work in progress! Hope you enjoy R^2! ❤️
I think hands down you are the cutest couple on the internet I just love how you two interact and all that you do it is something else . Keep it up forever because it is awesome to see.
Hahaha you went to the Slot in Anza-Borrego. It's still pretty cool! - but if you had driven 2.5 hours to it, I see why the bummer. It's like going to the best steakhouse, ordering a steak, being told they are all all out of, and being asked if you'd like an employee's half-eaten Big Mac in the fridge he didn't finish for lunch.
Haha that's a good analogy. Big Macs are good in their own way, but not when you're expecting a tomahawk ribeye. We probably should have stressed that it is a good hike for, say, families with small kids, but it's just not any kind of adventure hike which is what we were hoping for. So the disappointment is really our own fault for lack of research! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I know that feeling. To be fair, I used that park as a rest day in between heavy hiking in Jacinto and Joshua Tree. Fonts Point and Clark Dry Lake were incredible, but ... my heart never exceeded 60bpm LOL. I think that park is more overlander stuff too right?
@@MagellanandGreyhound Yeah for sure. And your idea was great -- this would be a perfect little recovery hike after C2C or even Marion Mountain trail up San J!
Thanks Carl! Ya we'd obviously rather give you guys some spectacular outdoor adventuring, but when nature says no we do what we can -- very glad you enjoyed! ❤️
Thanks very much, Michael! We've been talking about that a lot lately -- just wanting to keep it real, and bring you guys along on cool things but also acknowledge when it doesn't go as well as we'd hoped. Really appreciate the encouragement! ❤️
Thanks so much -- that really means a lot to us. Very excited to be able to make some fun content even in the weeks when we can't do an outdoor adventure! ❤️
I have mentioned your adventures to all my friends and hope to bring as many new fans as I can. Your channel truly is inspiring, and as you say for physically challenged people your adventures are a real treat.👀💕
You must be talking about the slot canyons near Palm Springs! Those are definitely awesome and we did an adventure vid there on LH2 before :) I think in our heads we were imagining this slot canyon in Anza Borrego to be like that one, and it was a totally different vibe. Still cool, but very short and I think would have been better to add on to the end of some other adventure out that way ❤️
Love your videos. The few clips you showed of this episode looked cool to me and would have liked to see more of what you did. Wind? That makes an interesting video, like your one on Mt. Shasta. It looked like a neat slot canyon to me, not just a ditch. I think you could have made a totally normal video from it and would have been entertaining. I think your viewers know that not every place is super technical or scenic or a 10/10 of every category like France. Also, while the desert is normal and plain to you, its still probably interesting to those who don't live there. Also, consider featuring wildlife or anything else unusual you see along the way. That's my 2 cents. Keep it up!
These are all interesting points, and a really good way of looking at things. The canyon was super short so would have been tough to make a full video on it, but you make a really good point about thinking outside the box in other ways as well -- like wildlife. Will def try to take that approach next time the main adventure idea falls through. ❤️
I think we were just having one of those days, Kevin -- so hungry for an adventure after feeling trapped in the storms for a few weeks that we let it affect our mood. 🙈
@@LiveHardxLoveHard BTW- Anza Borrego has other slot canyons and long caves- one I went in had a 60' tall ceiling with a skylight. Of course if its raining that's the most dangerous place to be.
I like your dad’s saying!Can’t wait for the new channel since I’ll be in the same shoes (retiring and traveling in July). The future will be exciting on R2😂
Omg your guys’ journey to FI was actually how I first came across you two via your blog, and then came across your channel! I recently started trail running a little after watching y’all for a couple years now. But now I’m extra excited for your new channel!!!!!
That's freaking awesome!!!! So stoked you are trail running, and also that you'll be part of R2 as well. Please let us know as we get that one going if there are topics you'd like to see us cover! ❤️
Guys you gotta release this canyon vid, Not everything has to be jaw dropping all the time!! No worries no judging either. btw just how bad is it right now...I'm flying out next weekend and heading to Jtree....I hope the weather is going to be good!
It's perfect right now, Michael! We're heading into the Sierra this weekend -- it's now looking like snow, but not too much. JTree should be ideal!! ❤️
Yeah it has been difficult to adventure in California lately with the crazy weather I've had to cancel and adjust some of my trips several times. Hoping you guys have great weather around the corner!
Thanks very much -- got out for a crazy adventure this weekend, and hope you did too! Maybe the weather will continue to cooperate. The Sierra is spectacular right now! ❤️
It's been crazy, Ashwin! We're trying to go this weekend -- there's snow forecast yet again but we're hoping they don't close the road. Hopefully we'll get there and have a fun blizzard adventure! ❤️
Make sure you add your new channel to the "channels" section in this channel - sometimes searching for newer channels doesn't work well at first and then that link can always be found. Best of luck with the new channel!
Ya it's actually not a bad little slot canyon -- really we were just bummed because it was so short and easy and we'd been starved for adventure due to all the storms. But since we got our adventure fix with that crazy sub-zero night in the snow shelter we're both feeling much better! ❤️
Get out enough, there is bound to be not so great adventures and bad days. Attitude is what will makes it or breaks it. You two seem to making the best of it. CHEERS
Those are wise words, and you are totally right. And truthfully for a while on that day, our attitude was not good but once we got it turned around everything turned out great! ❤️
So cool! All the best on the new venture! I'll be checking it out, but I have to admit that your adventures are my fave! You guys are so good that you could talk about cardboard and it would be fun! Keep pushing guys!
Thanks Paul! Yes the adventures are definitely our fave too, but it will be great to have a creative outlet for whenever we can't get out due to weather, injury, work, etc! ❤️
Ha! I've been to that slot canyon, after a week of camping in Anza Borrego. Definitely not worth a standalone trip out there. Sorry for the bummer, but so glad to see what came of it! Can't wait to benefit from y'alls wisdom. Thanks for sharing.
Haha ya it's a cute little natural feature, but more something to take the kids on that any kind of real adventure. So glad you're joining us for R2 -- we've got a new video for that one coming out later this week!! ❤
Haha ya we of course checked the weather and made sure there was no rain in Anza Borrego that day, but boy did it clobber us driving back to LA from Palm Springs!
Yukon Charley. Sent Glen up there. He loved it. Keep generator going. Water going. Run river with seasonal Ranger. Personally I would go Porcupine Creek. Wear Yosemite out.
Elise with the pouty face at 0:10 😂 Looking forward to,the new content! BTW what was the disappointing slot canyon "ditch" near Anza Borrego? It didn't look THAT bad?
Haha ya we prob should have clarified that it was more just us being disappointed about getting bamboozled in having an adventure. It's called "the slot," and it's a cute and short little sandy canyon. Not bad or anything, but more like something you'd take little kids to -- totally walkable by toddlers -- rather than the kind of adventure we go for. ❤️
I went to Anza Borrega a few months ago. Please tell me that’s not their slot Canyon that I was looking forward to next trip. I mean there are other cool things to do there but I may just check that off the list.
Haha it is that slot canyon, Melissa! But we probably should have added that there's nothing wrong with the canyon per se -- it's just not...adventurous. Think of it like a nice short little family hike to see a cool natural feature and you won't be disappointed. But if you want some more adventurous and exciting slot canyons, check out the rope/ladder/painted canyon area outside Palm Springs. We have a video on that one, and it's def more exciting! ❤️
Definitely interested in both channels. I would love tips and tricks on financial freedom not to retire but definitely cut back hours so I can have more adventures
That's great to hear, and we totally relate -- we don't mind working sometimes, but we also really want to live our best lives while we can, and financial freedom really makes that possible. We have a really good one coming up this week on R2 on how to profit from the inflationary environment we're currently in! ❤️
Would love to see you two doing a scramble in my backyard ,the ogwen valley in north wales,🏴 we’ve got little mountains but they’ve got everything that makes a good scrambling route in a little package 👌👌👌
Leon we will do that for sure, probably in 2025! We're planning to come over there and do Snowdon, and would love to scramble in the Ogwen valley too! ❤️
Those dud trips happen from time to time just need to shake em off. I'm trying to do the same thing although struggling with the making money part... 😕 I'd love to see a video on what you are investing in for dividends etc.
Thanks, and we will absolutely do a video on that -- probably even fairly soon depending how our adventuring schedule goes! If we forget, just remind us, because it's a great idea for an R2 vid. ❤️
ELISE and ADAM, a good morning from France. Seeing ELISE crying is heartbreaking, and the comfort brought by ADAM feels good. In general it is your good communicative mood that gives a plus to your quality videos, so let's forget this bad experience. But you quickly overcame this slight empty passage to start again on new adventures. Continue to live your passions without limit, and I wish that your parallel channel is as successful as your main channel, and I will follow both assiduously. Kisses to both of you. Dan... ELISE et ADAM, un bonjour de France. Voir ELISE en pleur ça déchire le cœur, et le réconfort apporté par ADAM fait du bien. En général c’est votre bonne humeur communicative qui donne un plus à vos vidéos de qualités, alors oublions cette mauvaise expérience. Mais vous avez rapidement surmonté ce léger passage à vide pour repartir dans de nouvelles aventures. Continuez à vivre sans limite vos passions, et je souhaite que votre chaine parallèle remporte autant de succès que votre chaine principale, et je suivrai les deux avec assiduité. Bises à vous deux. Dan…
Have you guys done goat canyon trestle hike through Mortero palms to the abandoned rail road? Very awesome... Weather has been weird but that one is always accessible. Highly recommend. It is a 6 mile there and back with 2500 ft elevation gain. You were right next to the trailhead unfortunately That slot canyon is for the little kids haha
OMG we had no idea about the Goat Canyon hike! So funny that it is right there. And yes, it is a very cute little canyon but definitely more of a little kid adventure than what we were looking for 😂
Haha ya it actually was cool, Dan -- unfortunately it was only about 100 yards long and then we were like, what do we do now? But it all worked out for the best! ❤️
Haha you got it, John! It's actually a lovely little canyon, but much more of a kids/family stroll than an adventure hike. Still, glad we went because as you know we are obsessed with slot canyons and we needed to check this one out at some point, and of course we got the great idea for R2 on the drive back! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard there are some better slot canyons with no crowds on the other side of Anza Borrego. Still zero challenge, but fun if you like slots. Reach out if you want to know where they are.
Since both of you are familiar with classical music, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, 4th movement will pump you up with hope when you are in despair. On my last day in Japan, I went to the Tokyo National Museum to check it out before departure. Little did I know the museum is always closed on Monday (now you know : D ). I thought I would be back to Japan in no time but the pandemic changed everything. Bottom line- there are things you cannot control in life. Just go with the flow and let the chips fall where they may. 😊 By the way, if someone disparaged you next time, just tell the person to take a hike. 😉 Cheers.
Robert we love Beethoven, and know that movement very well! Great choice for pump-up music. Totally feel for you on the Monday museum closure -- that's burned us a few times too, especially in Paris! ❤️
L2 could also continue to branch out into general travel/exploration/outdoor videos ala your Italy videos if getting into the mountains is just too tough weatherwise or otherwise. They don’t have to be Kurt Caz style going into hoods but sort of hints/tips /tricks for visitors with maybe some history/background of places. Although i know your trademark is no people in the background!
Yes we were thinking exactly the same thing! And probably we'll divide those between the channels once we're traveling full time, with L2 being focusing the outdoor exploration and R2 looking at all the travel trips and tricks for what to do in each place (and of course how to do it affordably!). ❤️
Aw that's really sweet of you to say Brittney. We definitely always feel very grateful in situations like this that we've got a great adventure partner in crime, no matter how the adventure turns out! :D
I’m glad to see you guys! I sent you an email to you regarding a new heart valve. I hope you haven’t forgotten me... it was a few days ago I sent it...
Michael we just checked and we didn't get the email! Sometimes they get sent to junk mail for some reason, but we checked there too. Maybe Google filtered it for some reason or you typed the address wrong? Maybe try pasting and sending it again if you still have it in your outbox.
I assume you went to The Slot, which is a great hike with kids and is pretty neat, but is also about a mile long over flat terrain. (And the brief clips you showed make it look like it's been softened a bunch and made less dramatic by mudflow recently.) Not really an adventure worth driving 5 hours in the rain for :( I've had my own hiking bummer lately. I've been dealing (not well) with a breakup and ended up on an unexpectedly really hard off-trail hike that I wasn't emotionally prepared for. Spent a couple of steep, brush-filled miles just wanting it to be over and my only joy was when we finally bushwhacked our way back to the cars. So I'm taking a break from hiking for awhile to concentrate on other things, particularly ones that involve lots of social interaction. (Ultimate frisbee ftw!). Sounds like you guys were really able to use the negative energy of your hiking day constructively, which is awesome. I'm not sure I'm ready to follow along with the FIRE stuff yet, but it's awesome that you guys are able to bring your positive energy into sharing that part of your life too!
Matt so sorry to hear about the breakup. You're such a kind and genuine person, always keeping it real, and we both know that you'll eventually wind up in an even better relationship. As for the Slot, it actually would be fun with kids and honestly wasn't that bad -- it was just very short and not the kind of thing we would make a video out of. It was actually fun walking around in it -- we were just sad because we'd been missing you guys during all the weeks of rain and really wanted to make a vid and got bamboozled twice in one day 😂
As a matter of perspective, I thought the slot canyon looked great! Here in NC, those are very few and far between and not near as nice as that one! What you called a ditch is the Grand Canyon compared to here, so it is great to see! Just subbed to renegade retirement, look forward to your videos
Thanks very much, and you're totally right -- it actually was kind of a cool canyon, just really really short and easy. The footage you saw was almost the whole thing 😂, and then we were like "what are we supposed to do now?" Super stoked you're going to follow R2 -- we're really looking forward to getting creative with that in between our big outdoor adventures! ❤️
@@jonathandefoy6376 Thanks Jonathan -- yes I got a cortisone shot and it has helped some, and also I am sort of getting used to it. Very relieved that hiking doesn't seem to make it any worse, so at least I won't have to stop doing what I love most! --E
The limited footage still looks pretty decent. Maybe not epic like some of the other stuff you do but I think it could have been salvageable. I hike every week and to me it’s great to try new hikes and seek out amazing views but the act of getting out there, enjoying nature the trail and your friends is worth it regardless of what trail we go on. Not sure how that translates to UA-cam videos but just my two cents. Good luck on your new channel as well!
That's a great point you make, and it actually was kind of cool looking. The problem for us was that the footage you saw was nearly the whole thing! Would actually be a great place to take little kids, grandparents, etc. The real bummer of the day was getting shut out of those waterfalls -- we were dying to show them to you guys! ❤️
Thanks much, and we honestly showed you pretty much all there was of the canyon -- it was very short! But not to worry, if the weather cooperates we have a really interesting and challenging adventure coming up this weekend! ❤️
Worked a million odd jobs construction. Journeyman carpenter welder too. Class A CDL half ass equipment operator. DOI likes folks that can actually work. Hard. Unsupervised. Pont. You can make alot of money with a shovel. Good ol Will. Mentor. RIP.
Of course! heck out the "How we train" section on the channel -- lots of good videos for exercises you can do in the morning even when you can't get out on the trail! ❤️
So cal is so full of outdoor options, and they’re all subject to weather and other closures.People like you guys, going out all the time, are going to have long distance “off” days. The price of being active and giving your hearts to the Mtns and deserts, and going out all the time. Now I can see you guys are in top shape, but back in the day my hiking friends and I, after hitting a couple closures or other difficulties, might try hitting a bar in some remote town, like Salton City. Then camping out on BLM land, above the floods, or whatever. Nothing to make a video about, but this was all pre-internet.
That is a great story and a wise point, Charles, and you are clearly a man after Adam's own heart. While I felt super upset about us getting shut out that day, he was totally pushing for us to just relax and hit a dive bar in -- you guessed it -- Salton Sea! 😂 I should have listened!! ❤️ --E
Jon Jasper if you want Virgin River Gorge. Call him now. Zion. North Rim. AZ STRIP. Lake Mead NRA. Bryce. Snow Canyon is as scenic as it gets. I am still doing Tamarack or Porcupine though. Yosemite is King.
Perhaps it's just me, but heavy rain and gusty winds on area which usually is dry as a desert, heheh, is a background for The Perfect story! At least would be to me.. Can NOT resist heavy rain; water, sleet or snow... and the strong winds are the call to go to shore! (kinda easy cos distance around kilometer) UA-cam is full of happysunnyfunny weather videos or disaster weather, but lacks happystormlaughter. 🤗
LOVE that attitude! We've started thinking along those same lines, and if the road's not close we may have a blizzard adventure coming up this weekend!! ❤️
Haha thanks -- this really did turn out to be a blessing, because we've been having so much fun doing videos for the sister channel and it's going to be even more fun once we actually start full-time travel next year! ❤
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I was curious how you both will handle the new federal (NPS) permitting regulations. It has certainly crippled the rest of us who were making content on federal land
Thanks Carol! We don't always succeed at it, but we're def trying to always find the positives in every situation, and this one really ended up turning out well! ❤️
Teton and Yellowstone are awesome places to work. Concessions. Antarctica not so much but had plenty of friends go there. I ain't BSing on any of this. Gospel. Seasonal is way to go. Hit every park. My plan until kid at 54. Lol.
The problem here (as I see it) is that you guys have set the adventure bar so high that a cool slot canyon (in my world) is a dud in yours... ;) The weather out west has been crazy. Hopefully at least the drought situation will be mitigated somewhat when all that snow melts :)
Haha that's a fair point Christine. Ya the canyon was kind of cool looking, it's just that it was so short that we walked through in about 2 minutes and then had no idea what to do with ourselves 😂 And you're right about the rain and drought. The latest snows in the Sierra have removed pretty much all the extreme drought conditions at least for the rest of this year -- well worth the minor inconvenience to us adventurers! ❤️
For me, the adventures don’t have “Big” or hard or Epic or mind blowing. I think anything you do is an adventure. The adventure is all around us. I would enjoy videos about any adventure. Botanical garden adventure. Pocket adventures. Honestly it seems you froze. When your cold everything is miserable. But that hike looked cool to me.
Ya Matt that's a totally fair point. I think it was more that we were just feeling bamboozled from getting randomly shut out of the waterfall hike, then driving all that way and then it was just this little hundred yard stroll. I guess sometimes we all just have a bad day, but at least it all worked out in the end! ❤️
Hugh you didn't see the wedding video? Check it out! It was an incredible wedding, and we show the castle where we did it and everything. Best day of our lives!! ❤️
viewers may be very interested in R2. they want to find out if they can make a living from YT. but what i am seeing is the ever increasing number of quality YT channels. i don't have the time to watch them all. so i'm forever shifting my viewing habits. YT-ers who quit their FT jobs are taking chances they will remain popular when history has shown popularity wanes. but if all you need is 100,000 regular viewers and pump out 150 videos a year then you can make 100,000 per year with no endorsement income. but it's a lot of work.
We sure hope people will be interested! So far, we're not counting on making much money from either of our channels, but all the early retirees we've consulted say it's very important to have a passion to retire to, and adventuring and making videos are definitely our passion. The idea when we retire will be not to ever need to make another dollar, so any money from YT would just go back into having bigger and better adventures! ❤️
You're sure right about that, Allan. In fact, it's one of the first videos we have planned on R2-- how and why we'll be hedging against inflation risk in early retirement! ❤️
My two cents on early retirement. Usually people do it if they are financially set. From you guys presented before, looks like you can make it if A, B, C will fall into place. Which can happen, and I hope it does. However the world, especially now is full of economical and financial instabilities. So what might work this year, might now work next year. Look how mortgage rates went x 3 within a single year. Also when you travel there is a novelty to the experience, like eating out in restaurants every week. However, if this becomes a life style, it sort of loses that appeal, and if you restricted yourself financially, it is hard to do a U-Turn and do something else. Anyways I will sub follow you guys, and wish you the best.
Thanks very much -- this is exactly the kind of discussion we're hoping to have on R2! Your points are all good ones, and we may use a couple of them as seeds for some future R2 videos where we address the concern and talk about how we're overcoming it (or trying to!) ❤️
I am looking forward to your new channel. When it comes to early retirement im the master at it. I was able to semi retire at only 48 and spend more time on things I truly love which are hiking, outdoor photography and Crossfit. I will message u guys tomorrow on IG and if u have any questions or if there is any way I can help please let me know. Oh btw my 1 year old grandsons name is Adam LOL
Wow thank you so much! Congrats on your super early semi-retirement, and yes we will definitely have some questions as we get R2 up and rolling. We're currently putting together a brainstorm list of topics that we want to cover, but would love to hear what lessons have been most valuable for you because that will probably give us some ideas we haven't thought of. ❤️
Okay here is the list. 1960s Blue Island IL My Grandad owned that peninsula across from Joe Louis Golf Course. Summers Houstonville KY 600 acre farm. Lookout Mountain GA Decatur lol GA Marshall County KY 120 acres on lake. LBL outdoor rec. Grandad retired there we went with. Grandads are good deal. He was Illinois Central 1920s to 68. 1981 82 Okinawa Japan 368 dives. Chattanooga UT Chattanooga Kids and married starving. 2004 05 combat infantryman 2008 Teton/Jackson WY Canaveral National Seashore 2009 BLM AZ STRIP Saint George UT 2010 Yellowstone/Mammoth Hot Springs. 2010-2014 Edwards AFB Cal Shitty I DID MORE HERE THAN ANYWHERE EVER TO DATE ITS CALLED CALIFORNIA/UTAH. Dad lived in Moab. 2014-2016 Yosemite/North Fork Bass Lake. 2016 Wild Basin lived there Rocky Mountain. Retired. Age 56. 2016 2021 Polk County TN Cherokee NF. North Georgia. 2022 Washington. Very bad financial decision. But Settled in Ellensburg. Quit every job moved etc. Listened to endless shit from everyone. On it. 84k a year retirement. Basically military. SSN. Partial Federal. Here is the point. 2003. Stood up out of shape. Said got to do this Army. Age 44. Went E4 infantryman to Iraq. For retirement did not know I would end up medical retired. From 08 to 2016 I picked up two retirements. Full medical. But I know 11 guys KIA. I said don't care. I am going retiring early. FIDO. Get shot to bad. Blown up. So be it. French fried. To bad. I recommend Adam's approach to renegade retirement. Or Dave Ramsey. But it will take 8 to 15 years. Depending on where you start. And if hiking you will need medical. Adam roofed. So you snobs out there might want to remember that.
My buddy and I had a miserable trip. As he was fixing a flat tire in the middle of nowhere in brutal heat, he was whistling away, happy as could be. "Dude. Why are you so f'n happy??!!"
"Because we have a story."
Haha yes! That happened to us while coming home from Anza Borrego Rabbit Peak last year. Flat tire in middle of the desert, stranded for a few days in Borrego Springs while we had to wait for new tires to come in. At first we were freaking out, but then we could not stop laughing at how ridiculous the situation was, and it actually turned out to be a really fun adventure and great memory once we shifted our mindset!
A bad adventure, is better than a good day at the office.
That is perfectly put! ❤️
Understand on being bummed. Several weeks ago we drove from Alabama to Steamboat Springs Colorado to ski for 2 weeks. Well, day 2 I (Kelley) hurt my knee and had to be carried down the mountain. They thought I had torn my ACL. I was going to be positive and not let it get me down. Went to orthopedic out there a few days later. Ended up only being a sprain. I couldn't ski but ended up going snowshoeing for the first time, snowmobiling, tubing and horseback riding in the snow. I had to make the most of my time.
Kelley that's so sad about the sprain, but freaking awesome that you crushed it in all those other ways, and especially snowshoeing which we're really huge fans of because it gets you to the most amazing places all alone -- love it!!
Official request for an “Adam tries and ranks every flavor of pop tart” video
We love that idea, and Adam started seriously thinking it out this past weekend so it is definitely going to happen! ❤️
Woohoo!!! Stoked for your new channel! 🥳🎉congrats!!!
Thanks!! Super excited to be able to get creative even the times when we are stuck indoors! ❤️
You guys are getting desensitized by the extreme conditions. That spot was awesome and a lot of people would love to see that or check it out. I know its nothing in comparison to what you guys normally do but its still a really cool spot and not just a ditch.
Steve that's a very good point, and we actually should have said that it could be a nice little family hike -- it's just very short and easy, so kind of foiled our idea of having an adventure. But you're quite right that it is a cool natural feature, and I wish we'd emphasized that the disappointment was relative to our own adventure taste but not that it's a bad place or anything. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Lol, I'm not angry or anything its just kind of funny and then I thought I'd correct you a little bit, lol. You guys are extreme now! Be careful!!
@@steveklick Thanks Steve and we will be careful -- and speaking of extreme, we have a pretty wild and different adventure cooked up for this weekend if the weather and roads permit it!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Cool, I'll be looking out!! I just bought a lake house in northern Minnesota in the boundary waters. Not sure if you know of this area but its a rocky/mountainous region of MN that has a lot of tourism with hiking trails and waterfalls and such. I've been spending a lot of time making trails all over in the area and its been super fun and right now the trails are snow shoe trails through treacherous areas in a winter wonderland just outside the neighborhood with moose and wolves running around everywhere, maybe I should start making videos, lol. I like seeing how you guys make your own trails, I'm the same way.
@@steveklick I know the boundary waters very well, and was eaten alive by mosquitoes up there one summer when I was going to college at Carleton in Northfield! --A
I always seem to be a week behind on your big announcements but this is exciting because I love the topics of both channels and I think it's cool that you can focus on both with a higher resolution now. Awesome!
Thanks so much -- that's exactly what we were thinking!! ❤️
You guys are so cool, what an interesting trip that led to new discoveries and paths! And not only do you like making videos for us, we love watching them. THANKS so much!
Thanks so much, Paul! We really do love making these -- it's just such a fun creative outlet, and such a supportive community. We wouldn't trade it for anything! ❤️
It is the worst when you look up online to find if a mountain or park is open, only to find out when you get there it is closed. But as you did, ya just gotta look for other adventures, the secret of discovery is going exploring freelance without any previous information haha
Yes! You feel so cheated when it happens!! We prob should have had a better attitude about this one, but we'd been so frustrated by the weeks and weeks of storms that it all just kind of boiled over on this day. 🙈
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yeah we have had so many storms here that affect landslips and trees falling etc and when the streams get flooded, they are completely different to cross afterwards. Our biggest problem with all the rain is leeches, why were they even invented haha
That canyon looks cool. Release the Synder cut!
Have the same problem here, when there are 2 weeks of rain/snow in WA it's the mossy lowlands for us(which is fun in it's own right)
Haha fantastic Superman reference, Bonnie! Ya this has been the craziest weather ever, but so agree with you about just having some fun with it regardless. We're planning the same this weekend. There appears to be a road open part of the way into one of the Sierra hikes we like, so we're going to try to snowshoe in and snow camp!! ❤️
Some of our favorite adventures are the ones that don't turn out like we planned. We've been stuck pretty good out adventuring in our truck and somehow those always become the stories we tell our friends over and over again. Thanks for sharing your "Worst" adventure!
That is so totally true! The really epic fails are always the best stories -- or in this case, lead to the best ideas. We once had a vehicle tire fail that stranded us for two days, and we still talk about it! ❤️
I'm glad I did 'some' fun adventures in my youth. Climbed volcanoes,(Popocatepetl volcano, 5th highest peak, in North America), rock climbed, raced motorcycles, skydived, scuba dived, ran 9 marathon's, did 2 IRONMAN TRI'S, RACED MTN BIKES. NOT too bad. Now too crippled to do anything.
That is a freaking awesome list of adventures, and some of them are definitely on our to-do list including skydiving and an Ironman. Super inspiring -- love hearing about that kind of stuff it makes us psyched to live life to the max!!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Thank you fo the kind words train hard !!
I just love that you are able to stay positive and keep smiling even when things go awry.
Always, Bob! But I have no such concerns about Creed 3 -- it WILL be awesome!!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yes!!
I love that you both took advantage of the opportunity of a long drive after a disappointing hike to discuss why you were feeling down. And it turned into a positive with the creation of a 2nd channel. I have already subscribed to that because I have very little knowledge about financial planning apart from my 401k. I still think the adventure was a success because you made it back home safely!
Thanks very much, and getting back home safely is a very good point, especially given the crazy storm we drove through! Very psyched you'll be part of the R2 community, because you'll definitely have interesting questions, thoughts, and maybe even ideas for videos! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard you’re welcome! And I’m excited to learn good advice and tips from you. Hopefully I will have useful questions to ask!
How awesome that you found the positive from this day. Plus, reality keeps everything authentic. I look forward to more adventures, misadventures and your new "sister" channel on early retirement!!!
Thanks so much -- we're already having so much fun planning video ideas for R2, and it will give us something to do in the car this weekend as we drive toward what will either be an epic snow adventure or a total debacle stuck in a blizzard. Either way, it should be exciting! ❤️
That slot canyon looked pretty cool to me...
Yeah, we probably should have clarified a bit that the slot itself is interesting and would make a great family hike with kids. Problem is it's really short and in the insane wind I think we were just imagining it would go differently after a five hour drive for it 😂
You guys are so real!!! I love videos like this. Things don’t always go as we expected but we can often come out with a great story !
Thanks very much -- we feel exactly the same way, and some of our most interesting stories have come from mistakes or things that didn't work out! ❤️
Been following you guys for about a year and I have to say. IM IN LOVE! I love your videos!
Christa that is so wonderful and uplifting for us to hear -- thank you! We're delighted you're enjoying them, and stay tuned -- we have a really crazy one coming this Thursday! ❤
Hah, barely a ditch looks about right! Unbelievable rains up here in SF, just like the ones you've been getting. Some of the best areas for hiking are pretty chewed up now. And also, congrats on your new UA-cam venture.
Thanks Thomas -- OMG you've been getting it even worse that us! This is the craziest weather in years. But hope you're still getting out when you can -- we have a cool adventure cooked up for this weekend if it all comes together! ❤️
Hey! Coming from Texas I would have been amazed at that slot canyon ditch!!! Staying positive is very hard but I always tell myself to zoom out and reframe, helps a lot! I’m heading over to R^2 now!😊
Haha! Yes, I guess we should have clarified that the slot canyon itself was kinda cool, it was just that it lasted about 60 seconds and then we were like.... so now what? 😂 Would be cool if you could add it on to a few other adventures in the area. Anyway, YES to the reframe. Adam is lucky that he is naturally good at that and I've gotten better over the years but it's still a work in progress! Hope you enjoy R^2! ❤️
I think hands down you are the cutest couple on the internet I just love how you two interact and all that you do it is something else . Keep it up forever because it is awesome to see.
Aw thank you! That is very kind of you, and we will absolutely keep it up! ❤️
Hahaha you went to the Slot in Anza-Borrego. It's still pretty cool! - but if you had driven 2.5 hours to it, I see why the bummer. It's like going to the best steakhouse, ordering a steak, being told they are all all out of, and being asked if you'd like an employee's half-eaten Big Mac in the fridge he didn't finish for lunch.
Haha that's a good analogy. Big Macs are good in their own way, but not when you're expecting a tomahawk ribeye. We probably should have stressed that it is a good hike for, say, families with small kids, but it's just not any kind of adventure hike which is what we were hoping for. So the disappointment is really our own fault for lack of research! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I know that feeling. To be fair, I used that park as a rest day in between heavy hiking in Jacinto and Joshua Tree. Fonts Point and Clark Dry Lake were incredible, but ... my heart never exceeded 60bpm LOL. I think that park is more overlander stuff too right?
@@MagellanandGreyhound Yeah for sure. And your idea was great -- this would be a perfect little recovery hike after C2C or even Marion Mountain trail up San J!
The winds there are so fierce, that it snapped my RV flag pole in half!
Wow! That is some seriously intense wind, but we could for sure see how that could happen. It really was a wind tunnel up there. ❤️
A quote from John Lennon: Life is what happen to you while you're busy making other plan. I like your positive attitude.
Thanks very much -- John Lennon was a total genius. Some of the world's greatest music and world's greatest wisdom from the same man! ❤️
"It's not an adventure until something goes wrong".
That is totally true, Steve!!! ❤️
Cool / different take on a video with the sitting down and chatting style, awesome!
Thanks Carl! Ya we'd obviously rather give you guys some spectacular outdoor adventuring, but when nature says no we do what we can -- very glad you enjoyed! ❤️
It's great you can share the good adventures with the bad. Provides a more realistic and authentic experience for us viewers. Keep up the hard work!
Thanks very much, Michael! We've been talking about that a lot lately -- just wanting to keep it real, and bring you guys along on cool things but also acknowledge when it doesn't go as well as we'd hoped. Really appreciate the encouragement! ❤️
Anything you guys post I will be watching. Your energy and enthusiasm always lift me up. Can't wait to see Renegade Retirement!😎
Thanks so much -- that really means a lot to us. Very excited to be able to make some fun content even in the weeks when we can't do an outdoor adventure! ❤️
I have mentioned your adventures to all my friends and hope to bring as many new fans as I can. Your channel truly is inspiring, and as you say for physically challenged people your adventures are a real treat.👀💕
@@johnnyjoubert7846 Thanks Johnny -- that is so totally uplifting for us to hear. Really made both of our nights!
That slot canyon is actually super cool especially doing the ropes and ladders trails!!!!
You must be talking about the slot canyons near Palm Springs! Those are definitely awesome and we did an adventure vid there on LH2 before :) I think in our heads we were imagining this slot canyon in Anza Borrego to be like that one, and it was a totally different vibe. Still cool, but very short and I think would have been better to add on to the end of some other adventure out that way ❤️
Love your videos. The few clips you showed of this episode looked cool to me and would have liked to see more of what you did. Wind? That makes an interesting video, like your one on Mt. Shasta. It looked like a neat slot canyon to me, not just a ditch. I think you could have made a totally normal video from it and would have been entertaining. I think your viewers know that not every place is super technical or scenic or a 10/10 of every category like France. Also, while the desert is normal and plain to you, its still probably interesting to those who don't live there. Also, consider featuring wildlife or anything else unusual you see along the way. That's my 2 cents. Keep it up!
My thoughts exactly. Maybe getting jaded?
These are all interesting points, and a really good way of looking at things. The canyon was super short so would have been tough to make a full video on it, but you make a really good point about thinking outside the box in other ways as well -- like wildlife. Will def try to take that approach next time the main adventure idea falls through. ❤️
I think we were just having one of those days, Kevin -- so hungry for an adventure after feeling trapped in the storms for a few weeks that we let it affect our mood. 🙈
@@LiveHardxLoveHard BTW- Anza Borrego has other slot canyons and long caves- one I went in had a 60' tall ceiling with a skylight. Of course if its raining that's the most dangerous place to be.
I like your dad’s saying!Can’t wait for the new channel since I’ll be in the same shoes (retiring and traveling in July). The future will be exciting on R2😂
Thanks Brian, and congratulations! Really looking forward to sharing retirement travel experiences with you!! ❤️
Omg your guys’ journey to FI was actually how I first came across you two via your blog, and then came across your channel! I recently started trail running a little after watching y’all for a couple years now. But now I’m extra excited for your new channel!!!!!
That's freaking awesome!!!! So stoked you are trail running, and also that you'll be part of R2 as well. Please let us know as we get that one going if there are topics you'd like to see us cover! ❤️
Guys you gotta release this canyon vid, Not everything has to be jaw dropping all the time!! No worries no judging either. btw just how bad is it right now...I'm flying out next weekend and heading to Jtree....I hope the weather is going to be good!
It's perfect right now, Michael! We're heading into the Sierra this weekend -- it's now looking like snow, but not too much. JTree should be ideal!! ❤️
Yeah it has been difficult to adventure in California lately with the crazy weather I've had to cancel and adjust some of my trips several times. Hoping you guys have great weather around the corner!
Thanks very much -- got out for a crazy adventure this weekend, and hope you did too! Maybe the weather will continue to cooperate. The Sierra is spectacular right now! ❤️
You guys are the best. I admit, I was missing the vids. What a winter!
It's been crazy, Ashwin! We're trying to go this weekend -- there's snow forecast yet again but we're hoping they don't close the road. Hopefully we'll get there and have a fun blizzard adventure! ❤️
Make sure you add your new channel to the "channels" section in this channel - sometimes searching for newer channels doesn't work well at first and then that link can always be found. Best of luck with the new channel!
Thanks so much -- that's great advice, and we will do it! ❤️
I've been to Anza Borrego once, and honestly, that slot canyon was still cool to see!
Ya it's actually not a bad little slot canyon -- really we were just bummed because it was so short and easy and we'd been starved for adventure due to all the storms. But since we got our adventure fix with that crazy sub-zero night in the snow shelter we're both feeling much better! ❤️
Get out enough, there is bound to be not so great adventures and bad days. Attitude is what will makes it or breaks it. You two seem to making the best of it. CHEERS
Those are wise words, and you are totally right. And truthfully for a while on that day, our attitude was not good but once we got it turned around everything turned out great! ❤️
So cool! All the best on the new venture! I'll be checking it out, but I have to admit that your adventures are my fave! You guys are so good that you could talk about cardboard and it would be fun! Keep pushing guys!
Thanks Paul! Yes the adventures are definitely our fave too, but it will be great to have a creative outlet for whenever we can't get out due to weather, injury, work, etc! ❤️
Ha! I've been to that slot canyon, after a week of camping in Anza Borrego. Definitely not worth a standalone trip out there. Sorry for the bummer, but so glad to see what came of it! Can't wait to benefit from y'alls wisdom. Thanks for sharing.
Haha ya it's a cute little natural feature, but more something to take the kids on that any kind of real adventure. So glad you're joining us for R2 -- we've got a new video for that one coming out later this week!! ❤
Heavy rains and a slot canyon; sounds perfect..
Haha ya we of course checked the weather and made sure there was no rain in Anza Borrego that day, but boy did it clobber us driving back to LA from Palm Springs!
Yukon Charley. Sent Glen up there. He loved it. Keep generator going. Water going. Run river with seasonal Ranger. Personally I would go Porcupine Creek.
Wear Yosemite out.
Realistically two people working six months at premiere parks areas is doable. Renegade retirement.
Or maybe even just a couple months doing some guided hikes and climbs to make ends meet, adventuring "endless summer" style the rest of the time!
Elise with the pouty face at 0:10 😂
Looking forward to,the new content!
BTW what was the disappointing slot canyon "ditch" near Anza Borrego? It didn't look THAT bad?
Haha ya we prob should have clarified that it was more just us being disappointed about getting bamboozled in having an adventure. It's called "the slot," and it's a cute and short little sandy canyon. Not bad or anything, but more like something you'd take little kids to -- totally walkable by toddlers -- rather than the kind of adventure we go for. ❤️
I went to Anza Borrega a few months ago. Please tell me that’s not their slot Canyon that I was looking forward to next trip. I mean there are other cool things to do there but I may just check that off the list.
Haha it is that slot canyon, Melissa! But we probably should have added that there's nothing wrong with the canyon per se -- it's just not...adventurous. Think of it like a nice short little family hike to see a cool natural feature and you won't be disappointed. But if you want some more adventurous and exciting slot canyons, check out the rope/ladder/painted canyon area outside Palm Springs. We have a video on that one, and it's def more exciting! ❤️
Definitely interested in both channels. I would love tips and tricks on financial freedom not to retire but definitely cut back hours so I can have more adventures
That's great to hear, and we totally relate -- we don't mind working sometimes, but we also really want to live our best lives while we can, and financial freedom really makes that possible. We have a really good one coming up this week on R2 on how to profit from the inflationary environment we're currently in! ❤️
Would love to see you two doing a scramble in my backyard ,the ogwen valley in north wales,🏴 we’ve got little mountains but they’ve got everything that makes a good scrambling route in a little package 👌👌👌
Leon we will do that for sure, probably in 2025! We're planning to come over there and do Snowdon, and would love to scramble in the Ogwen valley too! ❤️
I miss you too again .your back.
Thanks David! Just wait -- we've got some monster adventures coming up soon if weather cooperates!
Those dud trips happen from time to time just need to shake em off. I'm trying to do the same thing although struggling with the making money part... 😕 I'd love to see a video on what you are investing in for dividends etc.
Thanks, and we will absolutely do a video on that -- probably even fairly soon depending how our adventuring schedule goes! If we forget, just remind us, because it's a great idea for an R2 vid. ❤️
ELISE and ADAM, a good morning from France. Seeing ELISE crying is heartbreaking, and the comfort brought by ADAM feels good. In general it is your good communicative mood that gives a plus to your quality videos, so let's forget this bad experience. But you quickly overcame this slight empty passage to start again on new adventures. Continue to live your passions without limit, and I wish that your parallel channel is as successful as your main channel, and I will follow both assiduously. Kisses to both of you. Dan...
ELISE et ADAM, un bonjour de France. Voir ELISE en pleur ça déchire le cœur, et le réconfort apporté par ADAM fait du bien. En général c’est votre bonne humeur communicative qui donne un plus à vos vidéos de qualités, alors oublions cette mauvaise expérience. Mais vous avez rapidement surmonté ce léger passage à vide pour repartir dans de nouvelles aventures. Continuez à vivre sans limite vos passions, et je souhaite que votre chaine parallèle remporte autant de succès que votre chaine principale, et je suivrai les deux avec assiduité. Bises à vous deux. Dan…
Thanks so much, Dan! We really cherish your encouragement, and look forward to sharing new adventures on both channels with you! ❤
Have you guys done goat canyon trestle hike through Mortero palms to the abandoned rail road? Very awesome... Weather has been weird but that one is always accessible. Highly recommend. It is a 6 mile there and back with 2500 ft elevation gain. You were right next to the trailhead unfortunately That slot canyon is for the little kids haha
OMG we had no idea about the Goat Canyon hike! So funny that it is right there. And yes, it is a very cute little canyon but definitely more of a little kid adventure than what we were looking for 😂
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Haha all good.. Cheers to the next one :)
The canyon actually looked pretty cool.
Haha ya it actually was cool, Dan -- unfortunately it was only about 100 yards long and then we were like, what do we do now? But it all worked out for the best! ❤️
That was "The Slot" off 78 in Anza Borrego? Yeah, that would definitely not be a challenge for you two!
Haha you got it, John! It's actually a lovely little canyon, but much more of a kids/family stroll than an adventure hike. Still, glad we went because as you know we are obsessed with slot canyons and we needed to check this one out at some point, and of course we got the great idea for R2 on the drive back! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard there are some better slot canyons with no crowds on the other side of Anza Borrego. Still zero challenge, but fun if you like slots. Reach out if you want to know where they are.
Since both of you are familiar with classical music, Beethoven's Symphony No. 5, 4th movement will pump you up with hope when you are in despair. On my last day in Japan, I went to the Tokyo National Museum to check it out before departure. Little did I know the museum is always closed on Monday (now you know : D ). I thought I would be back to Japan in no time but the pandemic changed everything. Bottom line- there are things you cannot control in life. Just go with the flow and let the chips fall where they may. 😊 By the way, if someone disparaged you next time, just tell the person to take a hike. 😉 Cheers.
Robert we love Beethoven, and know that movement very well! Great choice for pump-up music. Totally feel for you on the Monday museum closure -- that's burned us a few times too, especially in Paris! ❤️
Love your videos! Best wishes for your new venture.p.s. you guys look great together...
Aw thanks so much, kind of you to say all around!
L2 could also continue to branch out into general travel/exploration/outdoor videos ala your Italy videos if getting into the mountains is just too tough weatherwise or otherwise. They don’t have to be Kurt Caz style going into hoods but sort of hints/tips /tricks for visitors with maybe some history/background of places. Although i know your trademark is no people in the background!
Yes we were thinking exactly the same thing! And probably we'll divide those between the channels once we're traveling full time, with L2 being focusing the outdoor exploration and R2 looking at all the travel trips and tricks for what to do in each place (and of course how to do it affordably!). ❤️
I love how much you two love each other
Aw that's really sweet of you to say Brittney. We definitely always feel very grateful in situations like this that we've got a great adventure partner in crime, no matter how the adventure turns out! :D
I’m glad to see you guys! I sent you an email to you regarding a new heart valve. I hope you haven’t forgotten me... it was a few days ago I sent it...
Michael we would never forget you! We've been traveling this past weekend and not on email, but will check it this week for sure!! ❤
Michael we just checked and we didn't get the email! Sometimes they get sent to junk mail for some reason, but we checked there too. Maybe Google filtered it for some reason or you typed the address wrong? Maybe try pasting and sending it again if you still have it in your outbox.
I assume you went to The Slot, which is a great hike with kids and is pretty neat, but is also about a mile long over flat terrain. (And the brief clips you showed make it look like it's been softened a bunch and made less dramatic by mudflow recently.) Not really an adventure worth driving 5 hours in the rain for :( I've had my own hiking bummer lately. I've been dealing (not well) with a breakup and ended up on an unexpectedly really hard off-trail hike that I wasn't emotionally prepared for. Spent a couple of steep, brush-filled miles just wanting it to be over and my only joy was when we finally bushwhacked our way back to the cars. So I'm taking a break from hiking for awhile to concentrate on other things, particularly ones that involve lots of social interaction. (Ultimate frisbee ftw!). Sounds like you guys were really able to use the negative energy of your hiking day constructively, which is awesome. I'm not sure I'm ready to follow along with the FIRE stuff yet, but it's awesome that you guys are able to bring your positive energy into sharing that part of your life too!
Matt so sorry to hear about the breakup. You're such a kind and genuine person, always keeping it real, and we both know that you'll eventually wind up in an even better relationship. As for the Slot, it actually would be fun with kids and honestly wasn't that bad -- it was just very short and not the kind of thing we would make a video out of. It was actually fun walking around in it -- we were just sad because we'd been missing you guys during all the weeks of rain and really wanted to make a vid and got bamboozled twice in one day 😂
As a matter of perspective, I thought the slot canyon looked great! Here in NC, those are very few and far between and not near as nice as that one! What you called a ditch is the Grand Canyon compared to here, so it is great to see! Just subbed to renegade retirement, look forward to your videos
Thanks very much, and you're totally right -- it actually was kind of a cool canyon, just really really short and easy. The footage you saw was almost the whole thing 😂, and then we were like "what are we supposed to do now?" Super stoked you're going to follow R2 -- we're really looking forward to getting creative with that in between our big outdoor adventures! ❤️
sorry about the miserable trip. Hi Elise I hope you are doing better Elise!
Thanks Jonathan, and no worries -- it was a lot of hours in the car, but since it wound up giving us a great idea it was all totally worth it! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard sorry, I should have been more clear, I hope you are recovering well from your injury.🙂
@@jonathandefoy6376 Thanks Jonathan -- yes I got a cortisone shot and it has helped some, and also I am sort of getting used to it. Very relieved that hiking doesn't seem to make it any worse, so at least I won't have to stop doing what I love most! --E
The limited footage still looks pretty decent. Maybe not epic like some of the other stuff you do but I think it could have been salvageable. I hike every week and to me it’s great to try new hikes and seek out amazing views but the act of getting out there, enjoying nature the trail and your friends is worth it regardless of what trail we go on. Not sure how that translates to UA-cam videos but just my two cents. Good luck on your new channel as well!
That's a great point you make, and it actually was kind of cool looking. The problem for us was that the footage you saw was nearly the whole thing! Would actually be a great place to take little kids, grandparents, etc. The real bummer of the day was getting shut out of those waterfalls -- we were dying to show them to you guys! ❤️
i was hoping yall would say "we were bummed because we finally realized that we need to start mountain biking" 😅
Haha Adam is always trying to get me to mountain bike because he really enjoys it, but I'm pretty sure I would crash! 🙈 --E
Congrats on RR! \o/ I wish you'd shown us more of your canyon walk; it looked evocative and a lil foreboding :)
Thanks much, and we honestly showed you pretty much all there was of the canyon -- it was very short! But not to worry, if the weather cooperates we have a really interesting and challenging adventure coming up this weekend! ❤️
Worked a million odd jobs construction. Journeyman carpenter welder too.
Class A CDL half ass equipment operator.
DOI likes folks that can actually work. Hard. Unsupervised.
Pont. You can make alot of money with a shovel.
Good ol Will. Mentor. RIP.
Love that you remember and honor your old mentors -- I think often about the roofers that taught me a lot about life early on. So grateful to them.
That's nice video, .. can you give me some tips to stay active and do exercise in morning 🌄..!
Of course! heck out the "How we train" section on the channel -- lots of good videos for exercises you can do in the morning even when you can't get out on the trail! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard thanks
So cal is so full of outdoor options, and they’re all subject to weather and other closures.People like you guys, going out all the time, are going to have long distance “off” days. The price of being active and giving your hearts to the Mtns and deserts, and going out all the time. Now I can see you guys are in top shape, but back in the day my hiking friends and I, after hitting a couple closures or other difficulties, might try hitting a bar in some remote town, like Salton City. Then camping out on BLM land, above the floods, or whatever. Nothing to make a video about, but this was all pre-internet.
That is a great story and a wise point, Charles, and you are clearly a man after Adam's own heart. While I felt super upset about us getting shut out that day, he was totally pushing for us to just relax and hit a dive bar in -- you guessed it -- Salton Sea! 😂 I should have listened!! ❤️ --E
Jon Jasper if you want Virgin River Gorge.
Call him now. Zion. North Rim. AZ STRIP. Lake Mead NRA. Bryce. Snow Canyon is as scenic as it gets.
I am still doing Tamarack or Porcupine though. Yosemite is King.
Perhaps it's just me, but heavy rain and gusty winds on area which usually is dry as a desert, heheh, is a background for The Perfect story! At least would be to me.. Can NOT resist heavy rain; water, sleet or snow... and the strong winds are the call to go to shore! (kinda easy cos distance around kilometer)
UA-cam is full of happysunnyfunny weather videos or disaster weather, but lacks happystormlaughter. 🤗
LOVE that attitude! We've started thinking along those same lines, and if the road's not close we may have a blizzard adventure coming up this weekend!! ❤️
I'm going to be in Hollywood this year in August again, this time with my buddy Brian. Perhaps, we meet again?
Burnsville MN Dave
Nice Dave! We may be on a hiking vacation in August, but send us a message and we will let you know if we're around!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard will do!!!
I wish you well on your next channel 🏴🏴
Thanks so much, Keith! Really looking forward to having a creative outlet on the weeks when we can't get out on a LivehardxLovehard adventure! ❤️
Yayayaya!!! Love your adventures but am a saver/investor by heart. Will be a sub there too!! 🌠🌠🌠
Yessss!!! It's gonna be such a fun group over there Dan!
Do you prefer mountains, deserts or canyons?
We love them all, but there's nothing like climbing a big mountain and seeing miles in every direction from the summit -- so mountains for both of us!
This is perfect 😍😍😍
Haha thanks -- this really did turn out to be a blessing, because we've been having so much fun doing videos for the sister channel and it's going to be even more fun once we actually start full-time travel next year! ❤
Was it a federal ranger? If it was I am surprised if he didn't ask for your permit
It was reservation ranger, and we tried to talk him into just letting us walk in, but he wasn't having it. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I was curious how you both will handle the new federal (NPS) permitting regulations. It has certainly crippled the rest of us who were making content on federal land
You two are too fun.
Thanks Carol! We don't always succeed at it, but we're def trying to always find the positives in every situation, and this one really ended up turning out well! ❤️
Иногда плакать😢надо❗️
Это реальный сброс негативной энергии, через слезную железу 💧 ✅
That is a very good point, and it's definitely true to my experience! --E
Teton and Yellowstone are awesome places to work. Concessions. Antarctica not so much but had plenty of friends go there. I ain't BSing on any of this.
Gospel. Seasonal is way to go. Hit every park. My plan until kid at 54. Lol.
Agree on seasonal -- Antarctica is a long time dream for us! ❤️
hey you guys whatever you do with the sister channel, elise singing would be awesome
Thanks Jeffrey!! We're already working on a theme song for it! ❤️
The problem here (as I see it) is that you guys have set the adventure bar so high that a cool slot canyon (in my world) is a dud in yours... ;) The weather out west has been crazy. Hopefully at least the drought situation will be mitigated somewhat when all that snow melts :)
Haha that's a fair point Christine. Ya the canyon was kind of cool looking, it's just that it was so short that we walked through in about 2 minutes and then had no idea what to do with ourselves 😂 And you're right about the rain and drought. The latest snows in the Sierra have removed pretty much all the extreme drought conditions at least for the rest of this year -- well worth the minor inconvenience to us adventurers! ❤️
Congratulations on retiring 16 months from now. Now that's what I'm talking about!
Let's go!!!!!
They haven't posted in a year. I hope they are ok
Wait Anna what do you mean? We're here, posting every Thursday, doing great! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard : That's so good to hear. I don't see any recent posts and was a little worried :-) Cheers!
For me, the adventures don’t have “Big” or hard or Epic or mind blowing. I think anything you do is an adventure. The adventure is all around us. I would enjoy videos about any adventure. Botanical garden adventure. Pocket adventures. Honestly it seems you froze. When your cold everything is miserable. But that hike looked cool to me.
Blessings
Ya Matt that's a totally fair point. I think it was more that we were just feeling bamboozled from getting randomly shut out of the waterfall hike, then driving all that way and then it was just this little hundred yard stroll. I guess sometimes we all just have a bad day, but at least it all worked out in the end! ❤️
Brilliant saying in the first 30 seconds lol
Haha thanks! ❤️
I told you go to Whitney. In snow. Straight foward. Maybe best snow in 12 years.
We're headed out that way this weekend, Dan! Not sure how far we'll get on the roads as it will be snowing, but we're going for it!
Come to east javs
We would LOVE to! Volcano hiking is one of Adam's greatest passions. ❤️
You decided to go to *a slot canyon* during the biggest precipitation event in California's recorded history? 😳
Haha ya it was the only place in Cali that day with a 0% chance of rain. Would be a scary place to be during a monster rainstorm, though.
Retired at 25 here. I am with you.
Rock on!
WOW 25 that is freaking awesome!!! Hope you will leave us some tips and wisdom on R2!!! ❤️
I wonder if they ever got married?
Hugh you didn't see the wedding video? Check it out! It was an incredible wedding, and we show the castle where we did it and everything. Best day of our lives!! ❤️
WORST ADVENTURE EVER???? You guys must go to the DMV on line out there,😂
Haha fair point, Bob. Worst is probably all in the eye of the beholder, but the DMV wait is a fair representation of hell for most of us! ❤️
viewers may be very interested in R2. they want to find out if they can make a living from YT. but what i am seeing is the ever increasing number of quality YT channels. i don't have the time to watch them all. so i'm forever shifting my viewing habits. YT-ers who quit their FT jobs are taking chances they will remain popular when history has shown popularity wanes. but if all you need is 100,000 regular viewers and pump out 150 videos a year then you can make 100,000 per year with no endorsement income. but it's a lot of work.
We sure hope people will be interested! So far, we're not counting on making much money from either of our channels, but all the early retirees we've consulted say it's very important to have a passion to retire to, and adventuring and making videos are definitely our passion. The idea when we retire will be not to ever need to make another dollar, so any money from YT would just go back into having bigger and better adventures! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard i think you have the absolutely right attitude and wish you the best of luck. consider the YT income as icing on the cake!!
Be careful on retirement. After 3-4 years, you really notice inflation biting into your monthly income.
This is a major reason why you see people still working into their 70’s.
You're sure right about that, Allan. In fact, it's one of the first videos we have planned on R2-- how and why we'll be hedging against inflation risk in early retirement! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I think a semi-retirement might work best.
@@allanfifield8256 Also a great potential video topic -- running the numbers on that, how many hours we'd need to work, could be really interesting.
My two cents on early retirement. Usually people do it if they are financially set.
From you guys presented before, looks like you can make it if A, B, C will fall into place. Which can happen, and I hope it does.
However the world, especially now is full of economical and financial instabilities. So what might work this year, might now work next year. Look how mortgage rates went x 3 within a single year.
Also when you travel there is a novelty to the experience, like eating out in restaurants every week.
However, if this becomes a life style, it sort of loses that appeal, and if you restricted yourself financially, it is hard to do a U-Turn and do something else.
Anyways I will sub follow you guys, and wish you the best.
Thanks very much -- this is exactly the kind of discussion we're hoping to have on R2! Your points are all good ones, and we may use a couple of them as seeds for some future R2 videos where we address the concern and talk about how we're overcoming it (or trying to!) ❤️
Hike in extreme weather conditions and no water.
- Be a man
Extreme conditions sound fun -- no water, not so much!
@@LiveHardxLoveHard im trolling. Love u guys!
@@SnipetsofTime haha that's good to know -- we've seen a few people on crazy long desert hikes carrying no water, so you never know!
I am looking forward to your new channel. When it comes to early retirement im the master at it. I was able to semi retire at only 48 and spend more time on things I truly love which are hiking, outdoor photography and Crossfit. I will message u guys tomorrow on IG and if u have any questions or if there is any way I can help please let me know. Oh btw my 1 year old grandsons name is Adam LOL
Wow thank you so much! Congrats on your super early semi-retirement, and yes we will definitely have some questions as we get R2 up and rolling. We're currently putting together a brainstorm list of topics that we want to cover, but would love to hear what lessons have been most valuable for you because that will probably give us some ideas we haven't thought of. ❤️
Okay here is the list.
1960s Blue Island IL
My Grandad owned that peninsula across from Joe Louis Golf Course.
Summers Houstonville KY
600 acre farm.
Lookout Mountain GA
Decatur lol GA
Marshall County KY
120 acres on lake.
LBL outdoor rec.
Grandad retired there we went with.
Grandads are good deal.
He was Illinois Central
1920s to 68.
1981 82 Okinawa Japan
368 dives.
Chattanooga UT Chattanooga
Kids and married starving.
2004 05 combat infantryman
2008 Teton/Jackson WY
Canaveral National Seashore
2009 BLM AZ STRIP
Saint George UT
2010 Yellowstone/Mammoth Hot Springs.
2010-2014 Edwards AFB
Cal Shitty I DID MORE HERE THAN ANYWHERE EVER TO DATE ITS CALLED CALIFORNIA/UTAH.
Dad lived in Moab.
2014-2016 Yosemite/North Fork Bass Lake.
2016 Wild Basin lived there Rocky Mountain. Retired.
Age 56.
2016 2021 Polk County TN
Cherokee NF. North Georgia.
2022 Washington. Very bad financial decision. But Settled in Ellensburg.
Quit every job moved etc. Listened to endless shit from everyone. On it.
84k a year retirement.
Basically military. SSN. Partial Federal.
Here is the point. 2003. Stood up out of shape. Said got to do this Army.
Age 44.
Went E4 infantryman to Iraq. For retirement did not know I would end up medical retired.
From 08 to 2016 I picked up two retirements. Full medical.
But I know 11 guys KIA. I said don't care. I am going retiring early. FIDO.
Get shot to bad. Blown up.
So be it. French fried. To bad.
I recommend Adam's approach to renegade retirement. Or Dave Ramsey.
But it will take 8 to 15 years. Depending on where you start. And if hiking you will need medical. Adam roofed. So you snobs out there might want to remember that.
theres no future in working unless u work 4 yourself,,
That's Adam's philosophy as well!