THIS WAS HARDER THAN I THOUGHT | Backpacking the Eastern Sierra Nevada | Duck Pass | Mammoth Lakes

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  • @John-Ontario
    @John-Ontario 6 місяців тому +100

    I come from a professional media background. I think so highly of the videos that Catherine produces, that I have made a contact at National Geographic aware of the videos.

    • @AvaTara
      @AvaTara 6 місяців тому +3

      Wow, you're an angel ❤ she deserves it!

    • @daniels.9206
      @daniels.9206 6 місяців тому +6

      I agree. She seems to always capture the best scenic views. Sometimes I scratch my head and ask myself, "This is America?" I gotta get out more!

    • @calsurflance5598
      @calsurflance5598 6 місяців тому +2

      Awesome!

    • @milesandhikes
      @milesandhikes 6 місяців тому +1

      That's awesome!!!

    • @charlesbritzman501
      @charlesbritzman501 6 місяців тому +2

      Great little getaway. Love your background music choices. One good thing about the Sierra Nevada vs Montana Rockies : no grizzlies !
      That tortilla pizza looks pretty quick and tasty.

  • @lesselavie7675
    @lesselavie7675 6 місяців тому +26

    My late husband and I used to hike up to Bloodsucker Lake...God I miss that man, and those mountains!

  • @azcharlie2009
    @azcharlie2009 6 місяців тому +13

    You two make some of the most beautiful videos. Very calming... Joey is a lucky man. Hope you're feeling better by now. Being sick is never fun....

  • @adelevickers2120
    @adelevickers2120 6 місяців тому +6

    Beautiful, thank you. Great that you listened to your body and hiked out.

  • @LodiLeoandLuke
    @LodiLeoandLuke День тому

    Love the eastern sierra's...thanks..great video..thank you 😊

  • @prwoolrich
    @prwoolrich 6 місяців тому +12

    Joey is a good companion so pleased you don't to hike by yourself thanks as always

  • @annotto4325
    @annotto4325 6 місяців тому +31

    Sending healing prayers for you. Thanks for making my Sunday mornings happier, by posting your videos.

  • @MARKCANEER
    @MARKCANEER 6 місяців тому +36

    Thank You and Joey for the morning hike and camping trip. Wonderful mountains and lakes. Stay Safe, keep posting and I'll keep watching 🙏👍

  • @4321grp
    @4321grp 6 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for the beautiful videos Catherine and get well soon.

  • @Scotty1963AZUSA
    @Scotty1963AZUSA 6 місяців тому +5

    We hope you're feeling better by now. Thanks for the great video, you and Joey are awesome! Take care.

  • @ingridbond3432
    @ingridbond3432 6 місяців тому +8

    so beautiful
    what a good friend Joey is

  • @followerofchrist4064
    @followerofchrist4064 6 місяців тому +7

    Beautiful!! I’m a 63 yr old female planning a back pack trip out west to the redwoods next summer. Currently live in the Appalachian mountains. You should make your way over here. Smoke free and the air is so fresh with the millions of trees!!

    • @johnpinckney4979
      @johnpinckney4979 6 місяців тому +1

      Far fewer BLM and similar campsites once you get east of the Mississippi. And, what camping there is, isn't cheap. I'm 68 and I still do Hawksbill every year.

    • @dianeclarke2618
      @dianeclarke2618 5 місяців тому

      Good for you!!! Go for it Girlfriend! Embrace the healing powers of the wild places!

  • @CheriBarnett-q1d
    @CheriBarnett-q1d 6 місяців тому +2

    Catherine you rock!! What a tough hike and you were getting I’ll. I so admire you💖

  • @AvaTara
    @AvaTara 6 місяців тому +3

    Thank you for taking me to places i will never experience. ❤

  • @vickihubach4388
    @vickihubach4388 6 місяців тому +6

    Duck Pass is one of my faves!

  • @SonyaLargo-p4e
    @SonyaLargo-p4e 6 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful scenery, cat, good to see joey again, hiking with you. Safe to both of you 😊

  • @sharondavis8003
    @sharondavis8003 6 місяців тому +28

    Nothing equals the beauty of Nature. 😮 What a beautiful campsite. Think I would stay for a while. Joey is MR BACKPACKER & Cat is queen of photography. How can they not have an exciting trip to wherever. Great job you two. 😊❤❤ Feel better, Cat.

  • @juliegiles334
    @juliegiles334 6 місяців тому +9

    So glad you have someone to share your travels with, and share the joys and travail on the road. Hope you're feeling better. The smoke is terrible.

  • @jim5549
    @jim5549 6 місяців тому +3

    Hope you feel better soon. Good judgement saves lives especially in the back country!

  • @just_joc
    @just_joc 6 місяців тому +1

    Cat, I hope you feel better soon. I plan to visit the Eastern Sierras this fall. Thanks to you for inspiring me to visit this part of California. I am always excited to watch all your videos but your Eastern Sierra videos are by far my favorites.

  • @janevalentine6391
    @janevalentine6391 6 місяців тому +3

    My gosh, the scenery is Spectacular. Hope you're feeling better, Cat!

  • @kaysul4251
    @kaysul4251 6 місяців тому +7

    Hope you feel better Cat. Thank you to you and Joey for another great adventure!!

  • @dagger281
    @dagger281 6 місяців тому

    So awesome! Brings me back to my Bearthooth Wilderness days! There is nothing like it😀👍

  • @dianepines9014
    @dianepines9014 6 місяців тому +7

    Beautiful!🌲 Thanks for sharing! Hope you're feeling better!❤

    • @denisegleason4895
      @denisegleason4895 6 місяців тому +1

      Good throw-good catch. GREAT friendship. 💕

  • @JoeD.294.
    @JoeD.294. 6 місяців тому +8

    I enjoyed this video because my first backpacking trip ever was up Duck Lake Pass. Your campsite sure looked familiar. It is important that you listen to your body.

  • @mobiltec
    @mobiltec 6 місяців тому +15

    Another beautiful Sunday morning with Cat. And Joey of course. Wish I were up there with you. It's been quite a while now since I've hiked in the Sierras. I need to change that soon. Thanks for another great Sunday morning coffee with Cat and Joey.

  • @charleshartig3247
    @charleshartig3247 6 місяців тому +5

    Beer and Pizza backpacking. The Sierra's. Summer day, not a cloud. Perfection. Thank you! Hope the illness wasn't to annoying.

  • @1PhotoGeek
    @1PhotoGeek 6 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for sharing the Eastern Sierra, one of my favorite places on the planet. I hope that you are feeling better.

  • @kw2764
    @kw2764 6 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful! You are both such an inspiration. Hope you are feeling better, Cat.

  • @cmichaelhaugh8517
    @cmichaelhaugh8517 6 місяців тому +3

    Another wonderful Sunday - thanks to you! Hope you are feeling better.

  • @donnadoll9443
    @donnadoll9443 6 місяців тому +10

    First, hope you are feeling better Cat and praying for a sure and speedy recovery. Second, all I can say is beautiful and breathtaking! 😁👍💜👏👏👏

  • @haleyjae4145
    @haleyjae4145 6 місяців тому +4

    Wow 🤩 that shimmering lake and the majestic mountains and landscapes are epic. What an amazing awesome creator we serve. Thank you ❤

  • @mikestone9839
    @mikestone9839 6 місяців тому +8

    Yep, illness can sneak up on you... Glad you listened to your body, and that you have a quick recovery. The scenery was well worth the effort. Be well.

  • @dennislesh2374
    @dennislesh2374 6 місяців тому +3

    Sorry you weren't feeling well, but thanks for taking us along.........absolutely beautiful country.

  • @teresadaigle6991
    @teresadaigle6991 6 місяців тому +7

    I hope your feeling better very soon. It is very hard to hike when you’re feeling sick. You did the right thing. What gorgeous country. I have never been to the Sierra’s. I sure am missing so much beauty, maybe someday.

  • @brhino1017
    @brhino1017 6 місяців тому +2

    Nice to see you are getting Joey out on the trail. You both look well.

  • @jangardner405
    @jangardner405 6 місяців тому

    I'm so sorry you are not feeling well. Take care and feel well soon.

  • @TheHighwayHare
    @TheHighwayHare 6 місяців тому +11

    What a beautiful campsite by the lake. Hoping that you feel better.

  • @johnglowacki5515
    @johnglowacki5515 6 місяців тому +14

    Cat's videos are much better than anything I've ever seen from Nat. Geo.

  • @brynny68
    @brynny68 6 місяців тому +10

    Do a fundraiser to get your AC fixed because cabin air filters are important when driving through smog and/or smoke. If you go back to a smokey area, consider an N-95 mask, even though so uncomfortable. We hope you feel better soon and thank you for this video as always!!!😍

  • @wcats6486
    @wcats6486 6 місяців тому +6

    So lovely, hope you are feeling better and thank you and Joey for sharing these great adventures with us!

  • @hollsee9266
    @hollsee9266 6 місяців тому +1

    What an amazing hike. I love all your hikes and trips. You and Joey make a good team hiking together. He seems like a real gentleman. Hope you’re feeling better Cat. To bed you never made it to the westcoast of BC. No smoke here and great hikes. Maybe one day. Feel better.❤️

  • @flojobaja1036
    @flojobaja1036 6 місяців тому

    The camera you are using produces the most beautiful and sharp pictures. I love the views on the trail and like that you hesitate long enough for a chance to enjoy the scene. Thank you.

  • @garylafreniere9194
    @garylafreniere9194 6 місяців тому +3

    Hello Catherine, how are you? Enjoy doing? I love seeing you again every Sunday. I love watching your videos. Thank you for your entertaining show Gary.❤

  • @kentkippes5773
    @kentkippes5773 6 місяців тому

    Been following you for a few years, since covid i think. Of course you have the best photography but its your choice of music that puts you on another level. Thanks . I dont understand why you dont have a million subscribers

  • @StevenRecio-kw9jg
    @StevenRecio-kw9jg 6 місяців тому +1

    Your videos and your editing the music is awesome,,, you make my weekend's make me smile when I see you up in the mountains where it's cool,,, and me where it's HOT! Like today Sunday it got up to 125 easy peissy ,,,,, makes me wish I was with you two,, i hope your feeling better Catherine ❤❤❤

  • @wandahunt5212
    @wandahunt5212 6 місяців тому +5

    I trust you're feeling better by now. You and Joey are a good team. It's nice for both of you to be a help to each other. ❤

  • @hiho8084
    @hiho8084 6 місяців тому +4

    California summers are always plagued with fire, sadly. So glad you were able to enjoy a hike in a lovely setting. Thank you for sharing your beautiful, and relaxing adventures. They are always a treat. Get well soon Catherine.

  • @janegardner604
    @janegardner604 6 місяців тому +3

    I hope you recovered quickly. I got Covid last month and it lasted a whole month to finally feel totally normal again. Still a very lovely video ! Thank you for posting!❤

  • @robhertle4110
    @robhertle4110 6 місяців тому +8

    Your views and photography is always surreal. Top marks. Holding my 10 card up. 😅 Thanks Cat.

  • @MOTrav
    @MOTrav 6 місяців тому +14

    Now I know why you hike with Joey. He’s the pack horse! It’s always good to hike with another person, especially on long hikes. Glad you got away from the smoke. Forest fires are a problem out west every Summer.

    • @daniels.9206
      @daniels.9206 6 місяців тому

      The problem with the annual forest fires is that it is now a problem in the east. Last year was pretty bad with visibility down to 2 miles in smoke. And that's east of the Great Lakes. The smoke has been around this year but so far not as bad. Those smoke particles do a nasty job on your body especially if you have a medical issue.

  • @superflyoverland8441
    @superflyoverland8441 6 місяців тому

    I hope you feel better very soon. Take care.

  • @jphillips4509
    @jphillips4509 6 місяців тому

    Your videos are so good. I hope you weren’t sick long. Thank you for taking us to all of those places God made spectacularly beautiful.

  • @shirleysimmer9149
    @shirleysimmer9149 6 місяців тому +1

    Great hike, i love all the lakes.

  • @janlillis3676
    @janlillis3676 6 місяців тому +2

    Well, the scenery in the mountains were fabulous. My spirit says you can do this, but my body said no way, so thank you for taking me along.

  • @marianfrances4959
    @marianfrances4959 6 місяців тому +4

    Health comes first! Hope you're feeling better. I know I feel beat up by the heat and smoke this summer. Nice hike and camp, Catherine and Joey!!👍😎🇨🇦💙💙

  • @allegrabraun7545
    @allegrabraun7545 6 місяців тому +6

    Good Morning 🌞

    Waking up to a mug of fresh made "strong" and perulated coffee, listening to the background music of another artistically made show by Kat and Joey .

    Coffee helps congestion!!!

  • @tinaprice6180
    @tinaprice6180 6 місяців тому +7

    Hope you’re feeling better Cat! God Bless You😊

  • @madeleinerenteria2870
    @madeleinerenteria2870 6 місяців тому +3

    Mammoth Lakes is beautiful. I stayed there years ago with a friend and we enjoyed some great hiking. Thanks Cat for the video!

  • @scottthejeepguy7499
    @scottthejeepguy7499 6 місяців тому +4

    Hope your feeling better, I do after coffee with Cat, as always, thanks to the both of you for all the great videos. Safe travels. 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻

  • @CynthiaMiller-bx4kd
    @CynthiaMiller-bx4kd 6 місяців тому +2

    Thank you for another very relaxing & beeeeautiful hike!!!! It was good seeing joy again. We know you can do it on your own but i think alot of your fans geel better when your with someone. I hope you didnt get to sick& that you re doing better now. Take care & God bless ,,!!!!!!!!

    • @CatherineGregoryAdventures
      @CatherineGregoryAdventures  6 місяців тому +1

      Thank you Cynthia. I felt worse coming off the trail, but am feeling better today thankfully!

  • @lisamorrisette171
    @lisamorrisette171 6 місяців тому

    Congratulations, I could not have done that with late start. Although, probably a cooler time of day to do the ascent. Gorgeous.

  • @dawnvierra4063
    @dawnvierra4063 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful ❤ hope you are feeling better

  • @hermosasons1
    @hermosasons1 6 місяців тому

    Wow. Need to watch it all once I am home

  • @bettyjorodgers8552
    @bettyjorodgers8552 5 місяців тому

    Beautiful country. Thanks

  • @sgtwrench69
    @sgtwrench69 6 місяців тому +1

    Always beautiful cinema

  • @rtilley6479
    @rtilley6479 6 місяців тому

    Hoping that by today you are feeling much better Cat. Definitely needed to clearer air & what a place to go, wow!
    Take care of yourself!!

  • @sonja437
    @sonja437 6 місяців тому +4

    Thank you for sharing your hike with us. So glad to see both of you hiking together, safety in numbers and all. The scenery is so beautiful. The energy of the places you visit comes right through the video. Namaste Cat and Joey.

  • @aceyorba
    @aceyorba 6 місяців тому +1

    Always a great trek. Thanks for the video..hope you feel better.
    The crud is out there. It lasts a couple of weeks.

  • @vernvartdal6479
    @vernvartdal6479 6 місяців тому

    I've done lots of epic hikes in that area. It's nice to see an overnighter. A favorite day hike is up a 4x4 road from Minaret Vista in Mammoth Lakes, then hike the ridge at Joaquin Mountain. Great high views of the Ansel Adams wilderness come into frame and its higher than the PCT trail.

  • @angelabennett2941
    @angelabennett2941 6 місяців тому

    I love your Sierra videos. Hope you are feeling better!

  • @ericpickering2406
    @ericpickering2406 6 місяців тому +2

    You and Joel charged up the pass and did it! Super beautiful trail. My wife and I were up at Mammoth last month but we got COVID and had to take is easy. Fortunately, like you, we had surreal views of Mammoth Mountain while we recovered. Thanks for sharing another amazing trip in arguably one of the most beautiful areas in the West, imho.

  • @timkasten343
    @timkasten343 6 місяців тому

    Purple lake is an amazing place. Worth the extra hike. At the inlet of Duck lake there some slabs of granite that have really neat glacier scars. Also really amazing view of the San Joaquin valley off trail a bit. I miss living in Mammoth, but it’s no longer the small village it once was.

  • @TheWanderingWulfs
    @TheWanderingWulfs 6 місяців тому

    Absolutely beautiful as always. A fun, gorgeous, and short trip. So sorry to hear you were illin.' Glad you are feeling better now! Have a wonderful week! ❤

  • @davidbladen5667
    @davidbladen5667 6 місяців тому +1

    Hi to both of you. I like to spend tranquil Sunday mornings viewing your latest outdoor adventures. I am a socal boy and have ventured in the Mammoth lakes area on a few occasions and just loved it. Cat, I wish you a speedy recovery and good times to come.....

  • @marci9669
    @marci9669 6 місяців тому +2

    Spectacular scenery! Thank you for taking us along ❤❤

  • @steveh.5055
    @steveh.5055 6 місяців тому +2

    I enjoyed your trip over Duck Pass. I did the same hike about 20 years ago. It was great to see the Eastern Sierras again. Thanks for taking us along and hope you’re feeling better!

  • @biker_trash922
    @biker_trash922 6 місяців тому +4

    Beautiful views once again. Thank you!

  • @charleyfolkes
    @charleyfolkes 6 місяців тому

    Such a beautiful trail, and not too much traffic. And so many flowers this year!
    If you go right when you get over the pass you can navigate over another saddle to come out on the side facing the Minarets, and take ‘the Crest Trail’ all the way back to Lake George. I guess they call it the Sierra Crest?! Maybe you could use a rest ..
    Thanks for a nice video!

  • @Mylordsaves4324
    @Mylordsaves4324 6 місяців тому +3

    Such a beautiful area. Hope you are feeling better.

  • @MalikUmrani
    @MalikUmrani 6 місяців тому +2

    Beautiful Day on a Camping Trip Catherine and Happy Sunday 🙂☕❤

  • @jenniferfisher530
    @jenniferfisher530 5 місяців тому

    You're so lucky to have Joey. I just had to give up Cottonwood Lakes backpacking permits because everyone dropped out of going. It was heartbreaking 😔.

  • @evelynmoyer9069
    @evelynmoyer9069 6 місяців тому +1

    Thanks again for posting this video. Here in the heart of Nevada, we have had enough rain to clear the air this beautiful morning.

  • @jackkinser7215
    @jackkinser7215 6 місяців тому +1

    glad you had some thing to drink other than water

  • @markpashia7067
    @markpashia7067 6 місяців тому +1

    You guys need a lid for that pizza so that the heat is trapped to melt the top before the bottom burns. Just any old light weight metal on top there. Even tin foil would be better than nothing to trap some heat.

  • @williampalmquist6710
    @williampalmquist6710 6 місяців тому

    Nice video,Cat. We’ve never been there. Always interested in the Sierra. Glad you cut your trip short. I once tried hiking out of horseshoe meadow up to the golden trout wilderness when I had a chest cold. I turned back when I noticed toddlers passing me. 😂😂
    Always enjoy your presentations! Keep up the great work. ❤️❤️

  • @joyces3550
    @joyces3550 6 місяців тому +1

    Fabulous video Catherine, thanks! Can't be a more beautiful place anywhere, so wonderful! Wishing you good health and a happy week!

  • @hikewithmike4673
    @hikewithmike4673 6 місяців тому

    that is some rugged hiking for sure!...my leg muscles are sore just watching this video.lol...makes my swamp hiking look so easy compared to walking upwards and around all those rocks..lol

  • @tuyarad7184
    @tuyarad7184 6 місяців тому +1

    Thank you, guys, for posting a nice video. What a spectacular scenery! Feel better Cathy❤

  • @deborahharker4392
    @deborahharker4392 6 місяців тому

    Hope you feel better soon

  • @Jj-zl9nf
    @Jj-zl9nf 6 місяців тому +1

    Great video that I love to watch every Sunday.

  • @susans8539
    @susans8539 6 місяців тому +1

    Beautiful place! Love that there was no smoke. Glad to see you are out there again hiking. PS- you may want to blur out Joeys backside setting up the tent. 😊

  • @jackmccarty1421
    @jackmccarty1421 6 місяців тому

    LOVE THE SIERRAS. THANKS.

  • @jcjc6489
    @jcjc6489 6 місяців тому +1

    Such breathtaking country. Thanks for sharing and feel better!

  • @stevel3o7
    @stevel3o7 6 місяців тому

    I have hiked in that area, it is so beautiful,. but be ready for the altitude (which I am not currently ready for!) I hate being sick on the trail. Another great video Kat!

  • @karenmays8889
    @karenmays8889 6 місяців тому +3

    Beautiful. Safe travels

  • @quitaulla1569
    @quitaulla1569 6 місяців тому

    It is so sad all those forests fires. Good you enjoyed your hike. Beautiful place. 🎉❤

  • @Sharon-u5s
    @Sharon-u5s 6 місяців тому

    Beautiful area. Starting to feel like home to me since I've been traveling with you. So sorry you are feeling poorly. I agree it's so important to listen to our bodies, especially as we grow older. It's a lesson I didn't learn until forced to. Thank you for another adventure . Until next one.

  • @jrodriguez8216
    @jrodriguez8216 6 місяців тому

    Wow, I not sure but the views and color you captured on this was just fantastic for me. I am also really enjoying the little interaction you share with us between you and Joey, what a great hiking team. Hope you’re feeling better.

  • @davidcolinstillman5585
    @davidcolinstillman5585 6 місяців тому

    HI CATHERINE & JOEY 👋
    THE LANDSCAPE & COLORS WERE AMAZING ❤ AWESOME VIDEO FOOTAGE & SHOTS 📹 BREATHTAKING CAMPSITE SCENERY ❤ BET THE NIGHT'S SKY JUST POP OUT AT YOU WITH THE RAIN FLY OFF !
    SORRY TO HEAR THAT YOU'VE GOTTEN ILL DURING YOUR ADVENTURE / HIKE . WITH WHAT YOU'VE SHOWN US IN YOUR VIDEO , THAT WOULD BE A DEFINITELY REDONE WHEN FEELING BETTER ❤ HOPEFULLY YOU MADE IT SAFELY BACK TO YOUR VEHICLE & WHERE ELSE YOU NEEDED TO GO ! PRAYERS ! BE SAFE ☺️ 🙏 HAVE FUN ☺️ 🙏 ENJOYED ☺️ 🙏 GOD BLESS YOU BOTH ALWAYS ON YOUR ADVENTURES ☺️ 🙏 THANK YOU FOR LETTING ME TAG ALONG WITH YOU BOTH ☺️ 🙏 ❤