Feeling sad means you're human--that's a good thing. Twelve miles of dead trees is sad. You're just emoting that some days make you feel different things. You're doing great!
Ha! Yeah curiosity has gotten the better of me to consult WebMD twice in the last ten years…I’m proud to say that I am still alive contrary to what I read there all these years later!
Nice views today. Hope the knees continue to improve. Lateral foot pain in new shoes, if only in new shoes, is probably simply that. Hope the shoes break in and feel better quickly. But with the miles you've done-sprain/strain/neuroma/tendinitis are also a natural result. Fingers crossed that none of this worsens to any degree.
Just how a hiker can enter and traverse the devastation of a burn area without feeling grief from such a huge loss is beyond me. 😭 And there are more ahead, some with significant blow downs. But great beauty also lies ahead, Many miles of beauty and the joy of being a free spirit on the trail. 😊
Sit, cross one leg over the other and pull top knee into chest and hold, repeat with other leg on top, I would have big toe numbness and this really helped
You are gonna love Burney Falls. So beautiful! Yes blowdowns can be extremely exhausting be extra careful on those days and plan to not do so much and drink more water.
It is sad, when you realize how much acreage has burned, not to mention the wildlife that was killed. Not to mention how much could burn this year. BTW I like that you appreciate my state!
I use LMNT for playing pickleball in the desert and just sent them a message with a clip of this video and asked them to sponsor you. I'm really enjoying your videos!!
I can see all the soot on your shins from walking through the burn area! In the east, I've seen burned areas get overrun with blackberry and all kinds of fun brush. Stay safe, and enjoy yourself.
1) New shoes could be tight - needs to stretch out; 2) Burning sensation comes with nerve issues. Possible slight impingement of L4-5 ? Continue your stretches.
Bro there was a mesquite eating your face at the end of this video. I wasn’t smack it off the screen for you! Didn’t work. Burnet falls is absolutely gorgeous.
Glad you had some good days of hiking, betting back to more of what you were hoping for. I keep thinking about how excited you were about the Sierra’s getting into those and out of the desert. I feel it being so mentally tough with the snow made that transition from excitement to dread so much worse too. But you two are killing it out there, doing ~25mi days like they are nothing. Love the views!!
Hello, fellow "Pa. Wilds" hiker. For your toe problem, you may want to try a larger size shoe. You can also trim your your insoles where your toes are. I, like some people, have a slightly longer foot than the other. I sometimes shuffle my feet when I hike and I have stubbed my toe numerous times on my longer foot where my toe nail turned black then fell off. Having a larger size boot size will also keep your toes from getting cramped and resulting in "tailor blisters".
Toe thing sounds similar to when I had metatarsalgia, they make little round pads you can position in your shoe to cushion the metatarsal heads, worth a shot to try.
The Dixie fire in 2021 burned just over 960,000 acres. It was very sad as I went thru that area just about a month before and then went thru the next year
Definitely sucks about the burned forest but I guess it will rejuvenate better over the long run. You definitely got beat up by all the blow downs but glad you power through! Saw this sign thing when scrolling threw TikTok it says caution Big Foot hiking in area made me think of Big Foot hiking with you lol
I get that fuzzy disconnected feeling sometimes too. It's horrible. I wonder if it is related to bad or insufficient sleep. It's also something that only started happening to me since covid.
Your video/image quality (and videography skills) are very good. Based on what you’ve been saying about your screen protector it sounds like you’re relying on your phone for all things video. Is that correct? If so, what model? Would really love to not have to carry a dedicated camera to document some of my longer hikes. Regardless, thanks for sharing your journey. You do a great job showing the physical and mental side out of it without being overly dramatic !! PS… my Topo mountain racer 3’s also make the bottom of my toes a bit hot. I’ve wondered if there is too much padding and/or too much room in the toe box, both of which allow the toes to move just a bit in ways they didn’t when I used to use altra lone peaks. I’ve only put about 80 miles on them tho. Hope to hear an update that your toes have got used to them.
For sleep, I drink sleepy time tea with valerian root Have you thought about adding Turmeric with ginger to your diet? I bought some turmeric gummies at Costco today. I’m not sure if the stores in the small towns have it. There’s a lot of health benefits like gut health, helps with bloating, inflammation and helps flush toxins.
New insoles can create new pressure points that you had previously worn down in the old inserts. Maybe that's the reason your toes feel the way they do. Then it gets better as you bed them in again. Or it's an alien fungus. Despite what you read, however, those usually don't kill you in a week. It takes about two to three.
Videos are delayed by 2 weeks. We are already around it. Ty for the heads up though. It was rough losing our continuous footsteps but we are safely around it.
I think I am gonna stay with the alien fungus, yes sounds about right and I am sure its Star Trek approved! Is it the LMNT that you are drinking?? #LMNT sponsor
I'm glad you are getting sleep when you can and staying safe. I was just wondering, since you went through the burned area, if you are able to get updates for 🔥 fires occurring while you hike the PCT?
Big toes connected to the little toe...all joking aside. You are probably compensating for your big toe by pushing off with the other toes. Since your shoes aren't designed to flex in that way, you are getting hot spots.
I don’t know nothin’ about nothin’!! Your 3 little toes. Are they over stressed b/c you are walking different in your step compensating for the big toe that is messed up? The 3 little toes are over working in a way they aren’t supposed to?
Doing great, brother. Your foot issue could be that old injury. Could be because of the weight you have lost has created some friction room. That's hard to say without seeing the foot.
Feeling sad means you're human--that's a good thing. Twelve miles of dead trees is sad. You're just emoting that some days make you feel different things. You're doing great!
The trees are very sad, hopefully recovery will be successful
It must be surreal to look back at the ground you have covered! You walked over all those mountains!!
I am a sucker for a waterfall no matter the size. Thank you for sharing all of them!
Section K in Washington has a ton of blowdowns. Aches, pains, and injuries go hand-in-hand with high mileage days.
Unfortunately the fire season has already started in California I hope you will not be affected by them stay safe out there.
Ha! Yeah curiosity has gotten the better of me to consult WebMD twice in the last ten years…I’m proud to say that I am still alive contrary to what I read there all these years later!
Nice views today. Hope the knees continue to improve. Lateral foot pain in new shoes, if only in new shoes, is probably simply that. Hope the shoes break in and feel better quickly. But with the miles you've done-sprain/strain/neuroma/tendinitis are also a natural result. Fingers crossed that none of this worsens to any degree.
Just how a hiker can enter and traverse the devastation of a burn area without feeling grief from such a huge loss is beyond me. 😭 And there are more ahead, some with significant blow downs. But great beauty also lies ahead, Many miles of beauty and the joy of being a free spirit on the trail. 😊
Yep. The Dixie Fire was huge....2 years ago....just under 1 million acres
Sit, cross one leg over the other and pull top knee into chest and hold, repeat with other leg on top, I would have big toe numbness and this really helped
You are gonna love Burney Falls. So beautiful! Yes blowdowns can be extremely exhausting be extra careful on those days and plan to not do so much and drink more water.
Oh man, that mosquito on your face right at the end was tough. Very buggy last camp!
It is sad, when you realize how much acreage has burned, not to mention the wildlife that was killed. Not to mention how much could burn this year. BTW I like that you appreciate my state!
Luckily my WebMD diagnosed stage 4 lymphoma just turned out to be strep throat. Keep going brother, easy money 🤙🏼
Glad to hear you are getting better sleep! That makes a HUGE difference to the next day for sure.
Hope you enjoy Burney Falls! Safe travels and take care of the toes.
I use LMNT for playing pickleball in the desert and just sent them a message with a clip of this video and asked them to sponsor you. I'm really enjoying your videos!!
That snow looks refreshing, here in Western Pa, the streams are dry and 90's!
That mosquito was going to town on your face at the end 😂
I can see all the soot on your shins from walking through the burn area! In the east, I've seen burned areas get overrun with blackberry and all kinds of fun brush. Stay safe, and enjoy yourself.
Time to binge every episode until i get caught back up!
1) New shoes could be tight - needs to stretch out; 2) Burning sensation comes with nerve issues. Possible slight impingement of L4-5 ? Continue your stretches.
Bro there was a mesquite eating your face at the end of this video. I wasn’t smack it off the screen for you! Didn’t work. Burnet falls is absolutely gorgeous.
LMNT should definitely sponsor you! I love LMNT!
Glad you had some good days of hiking, betting back to more of what you were hoping for. I keep thinking about how excited you were about the Sierra’s getting into those and out of the desert. I feel it being so mentally tough with the snow made that transition from excitement to dread so much worse too. But you two are killing it out there, doing ~25mi days like they are nothing. Love the views!!
Hello, fellow "Pa. Wilds" hiker. For your toe problem, you may want to try a larger size shoe. You can also trim your your insoles where your toes are. I, like some people, have a slightly longer foot than the other. I sometimes shuffle my feet when I hike and I have stubbed my toe numerous times on my longer foot where my toe nail turned black then fell off. Having a larger size boot size will also keep your toes from getting cramped and resulting in "tailor blisters".
Believe you went thru the Dixie fire burn scar from 2021 that burned over 963,000 acres.
Imo the slight scratch on the protector was fine.
Glucosamine really nelps my joints be less painful!!
Gorgeous golden sunsetn shining on the trees!!
Toe thing sounds similar to when I had metatarsalgia, they make little round pads you can position in your shoe to cushion the metatarsal heads, worth a shot to try.
Love watching.
Thank you!
The Dixie fire in 2021 burned just over 960,000 acres. It was very sad as I went thru that area just about a month before and then went thru the next year
Definitely sucks about the burned forest but I guess it will rejuvenate better over the long run. You definitely got beat up by all the blow downs but glad you power through! Saw this sign thing when scrolling threw TikTok it says caution Big Foot hiking in area made me think of Big Foot hiking with you lol
I get that fuzzy disconnected feeling sometimes too. It's horrible. I wonder if it is related to bad or insufficient sleep. It's also something that only started happening to me since covid.
Your video/image quality (and videography skills) are very good. Based on what you’ve been saying about your screen protector it sounds like you’re relying on your phone for all things video. Is that correct? If so, what model? Would really love to not have to carry a dedicated camera to document some of my longer hikes. Regardless, thanks for sharing your journey. You do a great job showing the physical and mental side out of it without being overly dramatic !!
PS… my Topo mountain racer 3’s also make the bottom of my toes a bit hot. I’ve wondered if there is too much padding and/or too much room in the toe box, both of which allow the toes to move just a bit in ways they didn’t when I used to use altra lone peaks. I’ve only put about 80 miles on them tho. Hope to hear an update that your toes have got used to them.
For sleep, I drink sleepy time tea with valerian root
Have you thought about adding Turmeric with ginger to your diet? I bought some turmeric gummies at Costco today. I’m not sure if the stores in the small towns have it. There’s a lot of health benefits like gut health, helps with bloating, inflammation and helps flush toxins.
life is the longest thing you’ll ever do:) happiest of trails.
New insoles can create new pressure points that you had previously worn down in the old inserts. Maybe that's the reason your toes feel the way they do. Then it gets better as you bed them in again. Or it's an alien fungus. Despite what you read, however, those usually don't kill you in a week. It takes about two to three.
Did anyone else want to smack the mosquito on Frozen's face? Omg I almost smacked my phone screen
Heads up: there is a PCT trail closure, because of a fire by Etna. Check for the PCT walk around. The fire crossed the PCT trail heading northeast.
Videos are delayed by 2 weeks. We are already around it. Ty for the heads up though. It was rough losing our continuous footsteps but we are safely around it.
😊🔥☀️happy days
I think I am gonna stay with the alien fungus, yes sounds about right and I am sure its Star Trek approved! Is it the LMNT that you are drinking?? #LMNT sponsor
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Postcard worthy shot. : )
My money's on "Hot foot" or metatarsalgia. Common problem for cyclists too.
Gary here from Chester WV
If a person is okay with finding campsites not with others can you do a hammock for the most part from the Sierra's on?
Go! (PS swat that mosquito on your cheek!)
I'm glad you are getting sleep when you can and staying safe. I was just wondering, since you went through the burned area, if you are able to get updates for 🔥 fires occurring while you hike the PCT?
Also, glucosamine will help, just takes a little time.
Not blisters from chaffing?
Big toes connected to the little toe...all joking aside. You are probably compensating for your big toe by pushing off with the other toes. Since your shoes aren't designed to flex in that way, you are getting hot spots.
I don’t know nothin’ about nothin’!! Your 3 little toes. Are they over stressed b/c you are walking different in your step compensating for the big toe that is messed up? The 3 little toes are over working in a way they aren’t supposed to?
You really need some Jesus in your life☺
Doing great, brother. Your foot issue could be that old injury. Could be because of the weight you have lost has created some friction room. That's hard to say without seeing the foot.