The End (West Highland Way, 2024)

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  • Опубліковано 15 жов 2024

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  • @michellerichardson4200
    @michellerichardson4200 2 місяці тому +2

    I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this Scotland series. We spent an incredible 11 days in Scotland back in 2019 & my biggest take away, other than the fabulous memories, was how incredibly kind and welcoming the Scottish people are and I seriously did not want to go home! I totally got it when you expressed the same sentiments!! Thrilled you conquered Ben Nevis too!!

  • @wakingtheworld
    @wakingtheworld 16 днів тому +1

    I had pretty good weather for the most part with many days of glorious sunshine but hit rain for the last 2 hours of the final day. Put rather a damper.... excuse the pun... on my finish but ALL DAY wet stuff would have made your finale rather miserable. 8:14 Aye that's Ben Nevis alright. So you made it to the bitter end. Well, well, done. No mean feat, Dixie, with restricted lung capacity. Another really lovely video. Filming, editing, just great.

  • @OldGuy56
    @OldGuy56 3 місяці тому +27

    Congratulations Dixie, Rodney and Baby on the thru hike of the West Highland Way !!! Thank you for allowing me to enjoy this trail with you! Rodney, you rock! Dixie, you are amazing! Baby, you have amazing parents!

  • @Hewhowalks-fv5mq
    @Hewhowalks-fv5mq 3 місяці тому +17

    Babys first through hike too.😃😃😃

  • @user-hp8fn1wd7t
    @user-hp8fn1wd7t 3 місяці тому +1

    I enjoyed your “Hi y’all Dixie here” equipment reviews but seeing you on trail makes for the best videos on this channel. Looking forward to more of them.
    BTW: The best of everything to you and hubby.

  • @ladikmk
    @ladikmk 3 місяці тому +19

    Scotland is a magical place with so much history, verdant green grass and happy, smiling people. Jessica, your choice of music just makes everything a thousand times better. Thanks for taking us along on this wonderful journey.

  • @KimberlyGreen
    @KimberlyGreen 3 місяці тому +15

    That visual tribute to Scotland starting at ~ 11:42 and culminating with the crescendo of "Highland Cathedral" brought me to tears. What you said on Patreon was right ... Aaron knocked it out of the park with his editing, built of course on great camera work by Dixie+1.5.
    Also congratulations Rodney on completing your first thru-hike!

  • @danielcobb8886
    @danielcobb8886 2 місяці тому +1

    That was special. Great to see you and your husband enjoy the hike so much. The film quality as usual is outstanding.

  • @kirkbass7319
    @kirkbass7319 3 місяці тому +15

    Retired ER nurse here. Congratulations on completing the West Highland Way. Thanks for filming the main drag in Ft William and the statue. It brings back memories from a couple of years ago. We agree with you about the Scottish people. They are wonderful people. So friendly! Stay safe.

  • @Pack.Leader
    @Pack.Leader 3 місяці тому +16

    Very beautiful place. I really enjoyed this series, Dixie and Rodney. Congrats on your first thru-hike, Rodney ! I'm glad Jessica fell for you. ❤

    • @rangerinthewoods
      @rangerinthewoods 3 місяці тому +2

      Actually, it was Rodney falling for her in the video she did about her hammock. 😁

  • @RendezvousTribe
    @RendezvousTribe 2 місяці тому +1

    “It Hurts!” I agree very accurately described. Congratulations on the first thru hike.

  • @pattyr6616
    @pattyr6616 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations 🎉🎉. What a beautiful trail! I’m looking for a raincoat for Iceland, love the one you are wearing!

  • @dwarsfluitistje
    @dwarsfluitistje 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome! I really LOVE that you came to Europe to hike this trail, I've been following your channel for the last 2 years now. It inspired me to hike a section of the AT last summer, after visiting a friend in the US.
    My youngest daughter (she's 11 y.o.) and I start our WHW-adventure next Friday, what a coincidence! We're also gonna climb Ben Nevis and - if there's still juice in the tank after that - hike the Great Glenn Way.
    Enjoy the baby-on-the-way, all the perks of being a new mom and the loving care and attention from those close to you. Looking fwd to seeing some of your first adventures with the little one!

  • @BafMilr052
    @BafMilr052 3 місяці тому +1

    Loved loved loved this hike vlog. So satisfying in many ways.

  • @Buszkraftowski
    @Buszkraftowski 28 днів тому

    Thank you for sharing your WHW-adventure. Greetings from Poland.

  • @ShanOutdoors
    @ShanOutdoors 3 місяці тому +1

    Well done! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 What a journey! Made me so long to be back in the highlands. I think when you visit Scotland it’s hard not to leave a piece of your heart there forever.

  • @AirdrieRambler
    @AirdrieRambler 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations on a successful finish! Looking forward to a Ben Nevis video... 😊

  • @EatCarbs
    @EatCarbs 3 місяці тому

    Awesome trip! I'd love to go see Loch Ness for myself... and I see you got the lake monster on camera.. nice! 😉
    Thanks for the video

  • @theotherwhitney3302
    @theotherwhitney3302 3 місяці тому

    fabulous series, dixie! much love, safe travel to all three of you as yiu journey home, and thank you for bringing us along woth you. it may be the only journey to my mother country i'll ever see, but i still hope to follow in your footsteps one day before i'm planted in this good earth. god bless 💗

  • @mariemac9509
    @mariemac9509 3 місяці тому

    I’ve been following you for a few years now and it’s been great to see you in my home country. I’ve hiked the West Highland Way several times and it is amazing. Done a couple of Caminos and Galicia reminds me of Scotland. At least the rain is warmer there. Congratulations to you and Rodney. It can’t have been easy with a baby on board.

  • @Greenrunner86
    @Greenrunner86 3 місяці тому +1

    One of the best series of videos I've watched of the WHW, the music was perfectly placed, especially loved hearing Highland Cathedral as you made your way to the finish. Congratulations 👏

    • @wakingtheworld
      @wakingtheworld 16 днів тому

      Yes same and I've watched a lot since doing the hike myself earlier in the year.

  • @leahskillet648
    @leahskillet648 3 місяці тому +1

    Such a great series! Well done you two! 🥳🥳

  • @robertedwards7749
    @robertedwards7749 3 місяці тому +4

    I love your sense of humor, at the beginning of the video when the sheep was eating, you were chanting bubble gum. I thought that was so funny. You are quite the videographer and very good at selecting the music to go with the footage.

  • @bromptinowner763
    @bromptinowner763 3 місяці тому +1

    I haven't done WHW, the first time I went to Scotland I knew I wanted to come back though, Definitely a magical place, you two did it justice for sure.

  • @tamarmolerick3814
    @tamarmolerick3814 3 місяці тому

    Really enjoyed this series. Next time you are in the UK try Wainrights Coast to Coast - absolute classic,

  • @Bent-bird
    @Bent-bird 3 місяці тому +1

    Oh wow, Dixie. Just plain wow! This series is some of your best ever. Scotland and the WHW is so beautiful! I hope I get to go there sometime.
    You're filming, naration, and editing was truly awesome. You are definitely one of the best on UA-cam! Many thanks for all you do...

  • @gwalker963
    @gwalker963 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations! Thanks, as always, for taking us along for the journey. It is appreciated. You are Amazing. Congrats!!! to the 'first thru hiker' as well.

  • @benjibones
    @benjibones 2 місяці тому

    Thanks for this serries Dixie. A year ago we spent 3 weeks in Scotland and a lot of that time was spent walking in the mountains. These videos are making me want to go back again very soon! Thank you!

  • @scottyplug
    @scottyplug 2 місяці тому

    After the hundreds and hundreds of Dixie videos I have watched over the years, for some reason the end of this one got me in feels. Not that it hasn't happened before, but this one surprised me. Congrats to you both, not just on the hike, but on life in general. : )

  • @dawnsteisslinger353
    @dawnsteisslinger353 Місяць тому

    Wow what an experience.
    So beautiful.
    Dixie you are such a cute person. Always love it when you talk to the animals. No matter how small.=)

  • @melonydodson8725
    @melonydodson8725 3 місяці тому

    An absolutely spectacular adventure and gorgeous videos! Possibly your best yet. I loved the music choices so much! Thank you for taking us on the journey with you. It brought me such joy to follow along. I’ve been wanting to do this trail for a while. You’ve definitely inspired me to keep after it!

  • @stephaniedavis4381
    @stephaniedavis4381 3 місяці тому

    Amazing to watch you do this, especially pregnant! Could you do a video on the logistics of this? Like how you got your luggage from place to place, etc

  • @free2beme325
    @free2beme325 3 місяці тому +1

    I completed the WHW at the end of May (just missed you😊), and this brought back so many memories. Scotland and its people are wonderful. Congratulations and all the best with your new adventure being parents ❤

  • @janwaller3585
    @janwaller3585 3 місяці тому

    Beautiful ❤️

  • @wandering_not_lost
    @wandering_not_lost 2 місяці тому

    What a lovely series of videos, I really enjoyed watching them, thank you.

  • @ClaudiaRodrigues-Wanderlust
    @ClaudiaRodrigues-Wanderlust 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations 🎉. Loved following along. The West Highland way has been on my bucket list for years, just so beautiful ❤️

  • @travellingtash1380
    @travellingtash1380 3 місяці тому

    Loved your journey! I’ve watched you for a few years. You and the movie “Wild” have unwittingly inspired and pushed me to get out there. I have now completed several multi day hikes and I’m just about to embark on one of Australia’s most amazing hikes, the Larapinta Trail in my 50th year. Thanks for sharing your adventure’s gorgeous girl!

  • @anninwhack1998
    @anninwhack1998 3 місяці тому +2

    Nice Nessie spotting! Congratulations!!

  • @jerrim.2951
    @jerrim.2951 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for taking us along. Loved your videography and music. You’ve inspired me to do the WHW. Did the Camino Portuguese in October and the Cotswolds Way in May. Love these walking vacations. All the best on your upcoming birth. Kudos for doing this while being pregnant.

  • @alangauld6079
    @alangauld6079 3 місяці тому +4

    So glad you enjoyed the experience in our neck of the woods. Maybe someday you'll come back for the Cape Wrath Trail and see what the real wilderness areas have to offer. Meanwhile, best wishes for your next big adventure, becoming a mommy!

  • @SarahStOnge-zf2pi
    @SarahStOnge-zf2pi 3 місяці тому +10

    I’m sad it’s over! Thanks for sharing!

  • @angelicamason1650
    @angelicamason1650 3 місяці тому +2

    I have loved following you on the West Highland Way. Beautiful filming, lovely music and stunning landscape. Thanks so much for sharing.

  • @nuthatch127
    @nuthatch127 3 місяці тому +1

    "Are you scared.... That makes one of us" 😂
    I'm sure you experienced roundabouts during your drive; that's a special kind of terror right there 🙃🙃
    Thanks for sharing your adventure. Makes me want to go back to Scotland even more!!

  • @sbc1t
    @sbc1t 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic , Well Done .! .. you even found Nessie.

  • @carrdoug99
    @carrdoug99 3 місяці тому +7

    Scotland - full of some of the best people on the planet!!!❤

    • @frednorman1
      @frednorman1 3 місяці тому

      I’ve been to Scotland and Highlands three times. Everybody loves Scotland. I don’t think it has any enemies in the world.

  • @kathy9341
    @kathy9341 2 місяці тому

    You nailed it! It was exactly as I remembered from 2 years ago. I thought the daily deluge of rain only added to the ambiance.

  • @7951Aries
    @7951Aries 3 місяці тому +6

    Yes! The tunes in this series has been awesome!

  • @bernardlyons2422
    @bernardlyons2422 3 місяці тому

    Superb music choice of the massed band and choir at 12’.
    Well done all.

  • @SDSsongs
    @SDSsongs 2 місяці тому +1

    Like you, I'm an American long-distance hiker who this summer got his first taste of the UK. I hiked the Coast to Coast Path in the north of England, and it was a life-altering event for me. I thought ahead of time I was gonna cry when I got to the finish line, but I didn't. But I ain't gonna lie; your finale here brought that all out for me and I had some happy tears reflecting on my experience. Thanks again for doing such a good, human job of documenting your experiences.=) And I'm already planning a 400-mile loop in Scotland for next summer!

  • @thenextadventure8079
    @thenextadventure8079 2 місяці тому

    Congratulations on completing this UK thru hike. Living in England it’s one we’ve got on our ‘to do’ list and now we are retired we think we’ll give it a go. Have been watching your videos for years Dixie and have enjoyed all you US long distance trails and we have often wondered what you’d think of walking trails over here. Maybe you can try a few more and bring the family along. We would recommend a flat trail we e just completed along the Norfolk Coast. This is such a useful trail as a bus route runs all the way and this small bus will add to the fun. Looking forward to seeing you on Ben Nevis tonight….Tim & Selina

  • @karlrichards
    @karlrichards 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations, such a beautiful part of the UK. Hope to see you here again soon.

  • @wehrmeister
    @wehrmeister 3 місяці тому +1

    Such a beautiful hike, thanks for taking us along! I was stationed in England (Lakenheath) my first two years in the Air Force. I was Security Police, guarding the planes (and shhhh other things), working nights. I wasn't wild about the amount of night, as you noted. When I started seeing sunrise, my body said "yay, I'm getting off soon", then to look at my watch and say "dang, it's 0330, still two a half hours to go"!
    I only got to Scotland once, to the Isle of Skye where one of our planes crashed. I was so awestruck by the beauty up there, and what amazed me was how much of my sense of distance was thrown off. I'm retiring soon, I need to return there (I'm half Scottish).

  • @BnORailFan
    @BnORailFan 3 місяці тому

    I climbed Ben Nevis about 25 years ago. I hope you have a video of your climb. I need to go back and hike around Glen Nevis which was spectacular.

  • @arlyon
    @arlyon 3 місяці тому

    Fantastic. As a Scot staying just South of Glasgow - so great to see you both in Scotland doing the 'West Highland Way'. Love your channel. All the best for your pregnancy. Hope you come back - or as the saying goes "Haste Ye Back" 😆

  • @michaelcrawford9425
    @michaelcrawford9425 2 місяці тому

    Well Dixie, you've made me add another trip to my list! 😅 Thanks for sharing your journey with us.

  • @stevebrady1169
    @stevebrady1169 3 місяці тому +14

    Thank you so much for taking me along!!!!!!❤️

  • @bagboy1942
    @bagboy1942 3 місяці тому

    About 11 min, "Mountain Cathedral" one of my favorite Bagpipe pieces., Thank you Aaron!

  • @beck57
    @beck57 3 місяці тому

    Awesome ending to a beautiful dream filled hike!!! Thanks for taking us along!!! Congrats to Rodney, Baby and Dixie! ❤️

  • @markhodgkins4282
    @markhodgkins4282 3 місяці тому

    Great series! Thanks for taking me back to Scotland. We are headed to the Orkney Islands next month for our 2nd time to Scotland (last time we went to Skye). It really is a magical place full of wonderful people. Of all the places I have been around the world, this is one of the places I feel like I could come back to time and time again and not see all there is to see.

  • @PieceOfMyMind.
    @PieceOfMyMind. 3 місяці тому +5

    Thanks for taking us along with you on your journey. 🥰

  • @robinacjohnston
    @robinacjohnston 3 місяці тому

    Having hiked the West Highland Way over 35 years ago with backpacks that weighed an absolute ton, has been lovely to follow your hike. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me to pay it a return visit!

  • @melissacurran-moore8919
    @melissacurran-moore8919 3 місяці тому

    Great shot of Nessie at the end there :). Congratulations and thank you for sharing your adventure with us :)

  • @helencunningham1259
    @helencunningham1259 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations, your portrayal of my homeland and the West Highland way has been wonderful to watch, thank you.

  • @bbwoolfy
    @bbwoolfy 3 місяці тому

    Meal do naidheachd! 🎉🙌🏼
    Pity you had a soggy end to your WHW hike, but tbh you were quite lucky with the weather compared to what we've had this 'summer'.
    Fun Fact: The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains - which were taller than Everest!

  • @ksully6551
    @ksully6551 3 місяці тому

    Bringing back some wonderful memories from last year's wonderful triop on the Way. We did it North to South, Ben Nevis first. 🙏

  • @amysheffield8467
    @amysheffield8467 3 місяці тому +3

    Thanks!

  • @TheSuccessSource
    @TheSuccessSource 3 місяці тому

    Thanks I really enjoyed this series. Very impressed that you did while pregnant. Well done to you both.

  • @ichbindannmaldraussen
    @ichbindannmaldraussen 3 місяці тому

    Well done! Good job!
    The West Highland Way last year was the beginning of my love for Scotland - with the highlight so far being the Isle of Skye Trail this year.

  • @BucksMom218
    @BucksMom218 3 місяці тому

    ❤this was fabulous- thank you for sharing your adventure! Just amazing! 🥾🥾⛺️🌸🥰

  • @JudithMeester
    @JudithMeester 3 місяці тому

    Thank you for filming this! I walked the WHW last May and was very lucky with the weather, just one day rain out of eight! Scotland and her people are beautiful and I was very sorry to not visited Scotland before, because it is about one hour flight from The Netherlands where I live... I will definitely be back again 🙂

  • @h.b.4058
    @h.b.4058 3 місяці тому +1

    Haha. The building where you said, "If walls could talk." was my dream home for a long time. I dreamt of fixing it up as a cottage and warming hut for walkers. I even eventually called the owners and asked if they would ever sell. They said no, and that they had plans for it. In the meantime it crumbles more every year. 💔 The estate system in Scotland is nutty, but it has helped keep some places like this wild. So beautiful.

  • @stephie_10milehike
    @stephie_10milehike 3 місяці тому +3

    Awesome, congratulations to you both! I'm off to hike it with my son (a first time backer) in August and your videos are making it all very real. Thanks so much for sharing, it's been wonderful to follow along 😊 (right from when you hiked the AT!)

  • @Nynke_K
    @Nynke_K 3 місяці тому +1

    Love it! You know, you've really opened my eyes to how much natural beauty there is beyond the barren tops of hills and bracken that I remember seeing from the train in the West Highlands. I would love to do this hike!

  • @erikvandoorn1674
    @erikvandoorn1674 3 місяці тому

    I have always loved your vlogs. It is very nice though to see one of a trail I did myself (coincidentally also this year). I hope you will come back to the UK again for hiking. Maybe for a LeJog or Cape Wrath trail (or both).

  • @moegardner1
    @moegardner1 3 місяці тому

    Whwn I walken in Skye in 1993 it rained every day for week, but not a downpour. It was a blowing mist so umbrellas didn"t work and I was both wet and dry at the same time, never soaked but always damp. My motto!

  • @annapa8610
    @annapa8610 3 місяці тому

    What a wonderful series! Truly remarkable 🎉

  • @JGKohlenberg
    @JGKohlenberg 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations family! Wonderful series and thanks for taking us along in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

  • @davidstrauss4808
    @davidstrauss4808 2 місяці тому

    Call me strange. I like fog. It gives everything around you a mystical touch. You captured it well, nice video 👍.

  • @chrissaunders8284
    @chrissaunders8284 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations. The series went quickly. I have enjoyed it so much. The scenery was amazing. I'm glad to see you spotted Nessie!

  • @robofranko91
    @robofranko91 3 місяці тому

    This was the best set of videos you’ve ever done! Keep it up my friend!

  • @greenlove1979
    @greenlove1979 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations you two! Awesome job! 🥳🎉

  • @NZComfort
    @NZComfort 3 місяці тому

    Congrats Dixie! Great job as always. I’m planning a Florida trail trip this winter and have been reviewing your videos to help choose what section I’m gonna hit. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. God bless, good health, safe travels!!!

  • @RodMurray
    @RodMurray 3 місяці тому

    Oh my, that would have been a tough final day. In my photos of the last day of ourJune ‘23, WHW I found one that matches your video at the 8:00 min mark. The weather was the complete opposite. The sky is almost cloudless and we are in t-shirts and shorts. We had to stop numerous times at creeks to cool off. Such is the Scottish Highland weather. But you are tenacious and strong as years of through hiking has shown. Thank you again for sharing your journey.

  • @robinmassey9042
    @robinmassey9042 3 місяці тому

    Such a great view of what it's like to walk the West Highland Way. It's on my maybe list just because there are so many wonderful walks and getting to Europe from Australia is a leap! Lovely to see you two + one tackle and complete the walk. Thanks so much!!

  • @tommckinney1489
    @tommckinney1489 3 місяці тому +5

    @time 14:25 Glad you got to see Nessie🤪🤪😜😜🤣🤣

  • @MyraHart1943
    @MyraHart1943 3 місяці тому

    Not me at work on my lunchbreak, tearing up watching the finale montage 😭
    This was such a special series- thank you for sharing. CONGRATULATIONS!!!

  • @Thedagoneman
    @Thedagoneman 3 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for taking us with you. I’ll have to put this on my bucket list

  • @carmenhernandez6102
    @carmenhernandez6102 3 місяці тому +5

    Congratulations Team DixieRodBaby!!

  • @unixpro2
    @unixpro2 3 місяці тому

    Loved every step you shared with us! Well done

  • @skipandcherieadventures116
    @skipandcherieadventures116 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations on your successful thru hike! We really enjoyed this video……sure is beautiful over there!

  • @paulsmart5199
    @paulsmart5199 3 місяці тому

    Congratulations on completing the hike... I have to confess to choking up a bit with homesickness.

  • @pamelamann9293
    @pamelamann9293 3 місяці тому +1

    Beautiful video - congrats!

  • @dagnolia6004
    @dagnolia6004 3 місяці тому

    i love the crunch crunch sound on the gravel, oooh and the rain! such beauty....i enjoyed this entire series and am sorry it is done.

  • @carriehikes
    @carriehikes 3 місяці тому

    Amazing video😊

  • @takingawalkadventures
    @takingawalkadventures 3 місяці тому

    congratulations to you and Rodney on completing the west Highland way In Scotland. really enjoyed watching your journey.

  • @paisleyfamily5972
    @paisleyfamily5972 3 місяці тому +1

    Awesome Jessica and Rodney. Well done. I’m scheduling this hike with my wife next year. Hope you do a Q and A later.

  • @ruth370
    @ruth370 3 місяці тому

    Loved watching y'alls adventure! Thanks for taking us with you!

  • @518outdoors6
    @518outdoors6 3 місяці тому

    Loved this series! Classic Dixie!

  • @sailingnstuff
    @sailingnstuff 3 місяці тому +2

    I haven't been to Scotland but in Ireland, which is known for jolly people, we joked that it was just like home but with an accent!
    Scotland looks like a truly beautiful place. The hug at the finish was nice!

  • @donrobinson5540
    @donrobinson5540 3 місяці тому

    This is on my bucket list!