Hey I live in ct on the border of New York. I hike and do a lot of dirt bike trail riding all over New England. Over the years I've been intrigued by the rock walls all over New York and a mass amount in CT. I've done a lot of research and know body really knows exactly what these walls are or who made them. They go for thousands and thousands of miles in all different directions, Yes some are from farmers clearing fields and for boundaries but some just don't make sense. There all over places that could never even have been farmed and some of the rocks that were moved are gigantic and set so precise. There s info online but not to much. It has always amazed me and made me wonder. Great videos. It's nice to get an in depth view on the whole AT... Great job!
Nice Video. We definitely have tons of bears in NJ. I've camped across the river in several different PA Boy Scout camps and never saw any. NJ they're everywhere.
Paddling the Delaware river in the Gap last summer with my kid, we saw a momma bear and cub waterside on the PA side of the river. I live in NJ, and we have them all over town. Garbage mornings are always interesting. HA
I have loved your videos. i was at Clingmans Dome at Thanksgiving and we walked down to the AT and i felt so inspired just walking down it a short way. Now i am trying to convince my hubby to get in shape with me and do at least the Smoky Mtn section. Are we going to get to see what happens after New York???? lol
So cool to hear of your desire to hike more of the AT! It was the greatest experience in my life. Get in a little bit of shape and have light packs and trust me if you can keep those knees feeling good you will end the trail in the best shape of your life, the trail will get you in shape for sure :) The rest of the states are coming and should all be up before I start my thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in April! Thanks for watching and happy hiking!
Hollywood here. Nice to see you get through the tough Pennsylvania terrain. Lot of rocks. New Jersey was cool about walking through the swamp lands. I was stationed in DC, so looking to step off the trail and take the train to the Marine Barracks. (I was stationed there). Look forward to the next video.
I love your videos. I am considering doing the trail myself and was a little put off by some of the other videos I have seen (lots of parties and drinking) your videos show me what I want to see and the why i would want to do the trail. Thanks
Sara Schoening If you want a less crowded trail, start on a weekday and consider a "flip flop trail"- still counts as a thru hike, but you start at Harper's Ferry and go North to Maine, then complete the Harper's Ferry to GA after.
It’s amazing how rugged the New York section is, with how consistently low the elevations are. Also, while the AT skips it, the Catskills Mtns a bit further north are even more insane! I did a nearly 30 mile dayhike in them just over a week ago, with nearly 9,000’ in elevation gains! The Adirondacks are even more brutal, but aren’t geologically part of the Appalachians, but a lower extension of the Canadian Shield Mtns, which extend pretty deeply into Quebec.
This may be a good time to give you some more encouragement, seeing as you are solo now. I won't knock the ones who may have quit. What you are doing is spectacular! And all you have is one blister on a toe. I only imagine what my feet would look like. I notice the various diversions; getting a good meal, watching a game, hanging out with other hikers. That has to be motivational. Alone now, I just wanted to urge you on. I hope you run into additional hikers.
Some of the rocks reminds me of where I grew up in Tennessee. There is this one small mountain I know of with a bunch of rock formations that you can climb on and some have little caves. I'm smaller than you, don't have much problems with narrow spaces. I used to go caving here and I've been in some crawlspaces in the mud where I had to crawl on my belly through a tunnel. If you leaned up at all you'd hit your head and it's a one direction thing. No space to turn around. Was in that cave for like 5 hours that day and never reached the end.
I was keeping up with your trip as it was going, but love that you've come back with more in depth vids for these sections. Great work. I take it your camera time codes as it records? There's certainly no way I'd be able to keep track of dates and times like that in my videos, not with out logging every video I took somehow.
Glad you have enjoyed my videos and yes you are exactly right camera gives date and exact time of every clip I film. Makes it easy. Didn't realize this until I was making my Virginia video ha!
I've enjoyed your trip so far. Thanks for sharing. And looking forward to your white mountain section. I've got some trip reports videos from my hikes in that area.
Been though the Lemon Squeezer a few times and camped there for a week in Harriman St. Park. I plan to do the AT, myself in 2019. I think the berries you didn't like were huckleberries.
lol yeah, to bad its the dollar. Great weather here 4 days ago it was in the 80's. I bicycle tour you could maybe look into www.warmshowers.org/ maybe get trail magic on a budget.
Your close to New England when you see the walls. They were property lines and fences. It was open cleared land at one time they are like two hundred or more years old
I am glad you put these videos together as I am planning on a section hike - Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap, but my hiking partner and I may extend it into NY. Two questions - people have said that the northern portion of the AT in PA is rocky and can chew up your boots - you didn't seem to have a problem - any comments. And second - you wear gloves - why? My section hiking will depend on my hiking partners Dad who lives near the Water Gap. He is not in good health so we shall see. Thanks again
Very cool man. I live in Jersey & I recognized most of those spots. It is a nice section of trails. I'm hoping to do the whole nj section in one trip this year. I've only done it in bits.
Hey Will thanks for sharing all these videos. You've inspired me to get off the couch and get outside. My son and and are going to start training to hopefully do the AT trail in the next year or so. Might actually go and do the John Muir trail as a precursor. Are you planning to keep adding your videos via each state? If so, when can we expect to see what happens after New York? Keep on Trekking....
Glad my videos have been inspiring for ya! Yeah I am working on Connecticut and Massachusetts right now and should have them all done before I leave to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in April. So keep on the lookout!
Just finished this last video. Gonna go looking for the rest of your trip after. Awesome job on it man. I'll be hitting the approach trail March 10th myself. Great to see the PA rocks. I hiked the Tuscarora trail this year and we ran into some rocks and nasty sections but nothing that seemed so bad. I thought the PA rocks was exaggerated but I guess I just wasn't far enough into the state. Met City Slicka on the way to. Didn't say much, I think he was in a hurry but seemed like a nice guy.
I am learning everything I can about hiking the AT. Do you carry maps or use electronics to navigate and know when and where to get off the trail and to stay? Thanks for any help Paul
Karen Jimenez You ask it politely if it would like to have a discussion about bear/human relations. Then you use the signal and it will signal back. That's when you know it's k.
How do you know he seen bears? He never shows it but yet has a f in camera on his face 24 and 7. Stop being so stupid people these guys dont even walk the entire way. They get rides for hundreds of miles than get out and film like they been on it for weeks, months. There are people who are true and do it hard core but very few. those are the ones who dont take pictures and fake vlog.
Look at its midsection respect its space put your arms out wide back away for 150 feet slowly if possible then turn around and walk away slowly making noise will aggravate the bear and is only nesecary when they become agressive saw a 400 pound black bear eating some plants in the mountains ive also seen 8 coyotes in 3 years and have had the coyotes surround my tent and eat carrot peals that i pealed outside my tent
Did you follow a plan for the miles to be covered by a certain day? I notice that you averaged less than 10 miles per day at this point yet talk about 20 mile days. Did you take zero days or did weather and terrain cause slow days?
I made no plans for my hike. I hiked however I felt called to do that day and when on every side adventure that I was presented with. I had no time line but to enjoy the hike to the fullest. I took 45 zero days as I travels to Gettysburg, my uncles lake house, Washington DC, friends houses, trail angels houses, adventures with Chair off trail not seen in my videos. It was a blast.
There is a Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, but multiple individual mountains that are called Shenandoah, including one in the Appalachians in southern upstate New York.
really enjoying these videos! I don't know if you remember hiking through Dutchess County in New York near the Hudson River but that's where I live! Also do you have an email I could have so I could ask you a few questions? Thanks!
50 years ago there were no bear problems in NJ or NY. Bears got shot, no debate, no discussion. Rough on the bears, SAFE on the people. You only get to conserve ONE species of terminal predator, that's life.
The Jersey section of the AT is such an amazing thing for us City people. Hikes are so beautiful and placid. So close to the City
The boardwalks are absolutely amazing.
Hey I live in ct on the border of New York. I hike and do a lot of dirt bike trail riding all over New England. Over the years I've been intrigued by the rock walls all over New York and a mass amount in CT. I've done a lot of research and know body really knows exactly what these walls are or who made them. They go for thousands and thousands of miles in all different directions, Yes some are from farmers clearing fields and for boundaries but some just don't make sense. There all over places that could never even have been farmed and some of the rocks that were moved are gigantic and set so precise. There s info online but not to much. It has always amazed me and made me wonder. Great videos. It's nice to get an in depth view on the whole AT... Great job!
The NJ/NY section of the AT is in my old stomping grounds. Great memories of that area. Thanks for posting and for giving NJ some cred!
Nice Video. We definitely have tons of bears in NJ. I've camped across the river in several different PA Boy Scout camps and never saw any. NJ they're everywhere.
Paddling the Delaware river in the Gap last summer with my kid, we saw a momma bear and cub waterside on the PA side of the river.
I live in NJ, and we have them all over town. Garbage mornings are always interesting. HA
I have loved your videos. i was at Clingmans Dome at Thanksgiving and we walked down to the AT and i felt so inspired just walking down it a short way. Now i am trying to convince my hubby to get in shape with me and do at least the Smoky Mtn section. Are we going to get to see what happens after New York???? lol
So cool to hear of your desire to hike more of the AT! It was the greatest experience in my life. Get in a little bit of shape and have light packs and trust me if you can keep those knees feeling good you will end the trail in the best shape of your life, the trail will get you in shape for sure :) The rest of the states are coming and should all be up before I start my thru hike of the Pacific Crest Trail in April! Thanks for watching and happy hiking!
Great videos by the way. NJ forest are beautiful. Bears galore.
What do you mean by Bears Galore? Like how bad is it?
Felix Diaz Jr a healthy population. I believe it’s the densest population of black bear on the trail.
No hunting allowed
Hollywood here. Nice to see you get through the tough Pennsylvania terrain. Lot of rocks. New Jersey was cool about walking through the swamp lands. I was stationed in DC, so looking to step off the trail and take the train to the Marine Barracks. (I was stationed there). Look forward to the next video.
I am so glad you filmed your travels along the AT! What a wonderful trip.
Gotta go to High Point for the Bathrooms with running water to freshen up. Drinking water also. Plus a three state view
Cool video. Hope I can hike the AT someday. Greetings from Sao Paulo, Brazil
I love your videos. I am considering doing the trail myself and was a little put off by some of the other videos I have seen (lots of parties and drinking) your videos show me what I want to see and the why i would want to do the trail. Thanks
Sara Schoening If you want a less crowded trail, start on a weekday and consider a "flip flop trail"- still counts as a thru hike, but you start at Harper's Ferry and go North to Maine, then complete the Harper's Ferry to GA after.
thank you!
thanks for putting the videos together. I feel like I've been on the AT, watching your detailed videos. nice job!
It’s amazing how rugged the New York section is, with how consistently low the elevations are.
Also, while the AT skips it, the Catskills Mtns a bit further north are even more insane! I did a nearly 30 mile dayhike in them just over a week ago, with nearly 9,000’ in elevation gains!
The Adirondacks are even more brutal, but aren’t geologically part of the Appalachians, but a lower extension of the Canadian Shield Mtns, which extend pretty deeply into Quebec.
My sister used to work off the Hudson near West point, she could see it across the river!
Hey Will, Thanx for sharing. I always look forward to your next video. Peace out bro.
This may be a good time to give you some more encouragement, seeing as you are solo now. I won't knock the ones who may have quit. What you are doing is spectacular! And all you have is one blister on a toe. I only imagine what my feet would look like. I notice the various diversions; getting a good meal, watching a game, hanging out with other hikers. That has to be motivational. Alone now, I just wanted to urge you on. I hope you run into additional hikers.
Some of the rocks reminds me of where I grew up in Tennessee. There is this one small mountain I know of with a bunch of rock formations that you can climb on and some have little caves. I'm smaller than you, don't have much problems with narrow spaces. I used to go caving here and I've been in some crawlspaces in the mud where I had to crawl on my belly through a tunnel. If you leaned up at all you'd hit your head and it's a one direction thing. No space to turn around. Was in that cave for like 5 hours that day and never reached the end.
I was keeping up with your trip as it was going, but love that you've come back with more in depth vids for these sections. Great work. I take it your camera time codes as it records? There's certainly no way I'd be able to keep track of dates and times like that in my videos, not with out logging every video I took somehow.
Glad you have enjoyed my videos and yes you are exactly right camera gives date and exact time of every clip I film. Makes it easy. Didn't realize this until I was making my Virginia video ha!
definitely my fav hiking videos, great job
I've enjoyed your trip so far. Thanks for sharing. And looking forward to your white mountain section. I've got some trip reports videos from my hikes in that area.
Super great videos. I have watched them all so far. Like the fact actually seeing the trail.
Been though the Lemon Squeezer a few times and camped there for a week in Harriman St. Park. I plan to do the AT, myself in 2019. I think the berries you didn't like were huckleberries.
Great videos, I'm hoping to do either the AT or NCT next year. You sold me on that tent.
In the marshy area, I recognized poison hemlock next to the trail with the white flowers.
Best times are with good friends, hey man you should hike the Florida trail to stay in shape until the PCT.
Dude if I had more money I would totally do that. Honestly I should probably just do it anyway.
lol yeah, to bad its the dollar. Great weather here 4 days ago it was in the 80's.
I bicycle tour you could maybe look into www.warmshowers.org/
maybe get trail magic on a budget.
The pond you are referring to in your video has high acidity according to one hiker on the AT.
nice video redbeard!! keep trekkin brother!!
Your close to New England when you see the walls. They were property lines and fences. It was open cleared land at one time they are like two hundred or more years old
I am glad you put these videos together as I am planning on a section hike - Harpers Ferry to Delaware Water Gap, but my hiking partner and I may extend it into NY. Two questions - people have said that the northern portion of the AT in PA is rocky and can chew up your boots - you didn't seem to have a problem - any comments. And second - you wear gloves - why? My section hiking will depend on my hiking partners Dad who lives near the Water Gap. He is not in good health so we shall see. Thanks again
Loving your AT videos Will - very inspiring!!
Very cool man. I live in Jersey & I recognized most of those spots. It is a nice section of trails. I'm hoping to do the whole nj section in one trip this year. I've only done it in bits.
Hey Will thanks for sharing all these videos. You've inspired me to get off the couch and get outside. My son and and are going to start training to hopefully do the AT trail in the next year or so. Might actually go and do the John Muir trail as a precursor. Are you planning to keep adding your videos via each state? If so, when can we expect to see what happens after New York?
Keep on Trekking....
Glad my videos have been inspiring for ya! Yeah I am working on Connecticut and Massachusetts right now and should have them all done before I leave to hike the Pacific Crest Trail in April. So keep on the lookout!
Will Wood how was hiking the north
Just finished this last video. Gonna go looking for the rest of your trip after. Awesome job on it man. I'll be hitting the approach trail March 10th myself. Great to see the PA rocks. I hiked the Tuscarora trail this year and we ran into some rocks and nasty sections but nothing that seemed so bad. I thought the PA rocks was exaggerated but I guess I just wasn't far enough into the state. Met City Slicka on the way to. Didn't say much, I think he was in a hurry but seemed like a nice guy.
I lived in wingdale NY and we'd leave stuff for the hikers
May of missed it, but do you have a kit list of what you used on your AT Trip?
Thanx 4 these videos - I woulld love to walk here 1 day.. what are your thoughts about continuing IAT up to Newfoundland?
Hola Will... What shoe gear are you using?
Nice video. Gracias amigo.
Brooks Cascadia 9s
Yu hike with baskets and Julia?
What ever happened to Snorlax?
+Glenfin They parted ways back in VA I believe. He finished it though!
How does someone not superskinny get through the lemon squeezer? Is there an alternate way to get through that area?
Great vid RB. How much did your pack weigh loaded?
I am learning everything I can about hiking the AT. Do you carry maps or use electronics to navigate and know when and where to get off the trail and to stay? Thanks for any help Paul
You didn’t show any Bear Mountain
what happend to the snore guy? when did you lose him?
Not Kittatinny Mountain it's Raccoon Ridge!
What do you do when you see bears?? I need tips.
Usually yelling at it will scare it away.
Karen Jimenez You ask it politely if it would like to have a discussion about bear/human relations. Then you use the signal and it will signal back. That's when you know it's k.
wave bacon around
How do you know he seen bears? He never shows it but yet has a f in camera on his face 24 and 7. Stop being so stupid people these guys dont even walk the entire way. They get rides for hundreds of miles than get out and film like they been on it for weeks, months. There are people who are true and do it hard core but very few. those are the ones who dont take pictures and fake vlog.
Look at its midsection respect its space put your arms out wide back away for 150 feet slowly if possible then turn around and walk away slowly making noise will aggravate the bear and is only nesecary when they become agressive saw a 400 pound black bear eating some plants in the mountains ive also seen 8 coyotes in 3 years and have had the coyotes surround my tent and eat carrot peals that i pealed outside my tent
Would the certain fish be called "sunfish"?
My home state. Yes many bears. People don't realize that we do have a bear problem. And its pronounced "Kit-a-tin-e"
how is hiking the NY section of the AT with a dog? thanks
What happened to the guy you started with? Once he stopped for his ankle, did he ever come back?
what happened to snorlax
How long did it take you to hike all of New Jersey?
Do you have a GPS on your cell?
Did you follow a plan for the miles to be covered by a certain day? I notice that you averaged less than 10 miles per day at this point yet talk about 20 mile days. Did you take zero days or did weather and terrain cause slow days?
I made no plans for my hike. I hiked however I felt called to do that day and when on every side adventure that I was presented with. I had no time line but to enjoy the hike to the fullest. I took 45 zero days as I travels to Gettysburg, my uncles lake house, Washington DC, friends houses, trail angels houses, adventures with Chair off trail not seen in my videos. It was a blast.
+Will “Red Beard” Wood Sounds like the way to do it, congrats on a huge task.
I've been going up Shenandoah mountain my whole life to drink with friends, I had no idea it was part of the AT.
Is shendoah in new york?
There is a Shenandoah National Park in Virginia, but multiple individual mountains that are called Shenandoah, including one in the Appalachians in southern upstate New York.
Ever come across a sasquatch?
Only twice
Will Wood ......love your videos.....great job and congrats for doing it.
I miss snorlax
What did you use to charge your phone/camera?
Johnny Red anker 20,000 mAh. All the charging power you will ever need.
really enjoying these videos! I don't know if you remember hiking through Dutchess County in New York near the Hudson River but that's where I live! Also do you have an email I could have so I could ask you a few questions? Thanks!
Really cool. Yeah shoot me an email wmwood2001@gmail.com
There's something about New Jersey bears...
Bears in NJ but no video, despite having a camera. Bullshit.
50 years ago there were no bear problems in NJ or NY. Bears got shot, no debate, no discussion. Rough on the bears, SAFE on the people. You only get to conserve ONE species of terminal predator, that's life.
Bear spray is a waste of time and money. Black bears DO NOT come up to you!
The Jersey section of the AT is such an amazing thing for us City people. Hikes are so beautiful and placid. So close to the City