I am an Icelander who have not been walking at all... used to do it as a kid out in the farm but nothing more than that. This spring i started walking and googleing about hiking and hiking tips and found you. I booked myself on a hiking trip to go the Laugavegur trail with a group. It had included a guide, sleeping in huts and a driver who drove our stuff between cabins every day. Well money spent. (Reccomend that for everyone ;) ) So I walked this way probably a week later then you with my 8year old! While i was there i got a snapchat memory since last year. In that memory i said that my hip said stop and would only let me walk 1km(0,6miles) since I had worn myself out by walking 6km(3,7miles) 2 days earlier! And now I was hiking 55km(34mile) trail. And some part of it is thanks to you ❤️ You inspire me to live my dreams rather than just dreaming at home 😊❤️ I am kinda sad that I could not meet you while you were here in Iceland. But hopefully I will meet you on a random hike one day 😊❤️ Thank you for everything
Great minds buddy. You actually said the term for that in a roundabout way. When I was in Deadhorse Alaska at Prudhoe Bay, during winter solstice, the sun never came up while I was there for one week. But with a sky full of stars and moon, and the northern lights going crazy, what unfolds is a snowy, barren, windblown landscape of stark beauty.
Dixie, I've been following you since the AT and IMO this is one of the best videos you've ever produced. Absolutely amazing. I applaud you 👏 stay safe and wild kiddo!! Blessings 🙌
That first night made a compelling case for a double walled tent! Might be part of the reason I never see single walls in the Canadian Rockies. That weather feels a little too familiar ☺️
@@layne4376 In one of her other videos she said this tent was not the best choice for this trip but still looks like a very cool and unique place to go hike and visit. Looks like at 8:10 there are a lot of 4 season dome mountaineering tents but definately anything designed for higher winds would be ideal.
From the shaky camera around Springer all the way to this. I've enjoyed every minute you have shared with us. Your video work is absolutely incredible. For entirety of your work, I thank you. It's all been wonderful. One of my favorite parts is when you talk to critters. ;)
Whoa - Dixie! That little blue tent of yours looked like a hanky blowing in the wind. To say that those views were magnificent is a vast understatement. Enjoy your trip and thanks so much for sharing.
Great video, again. The old saying, "it's a small world", is true. I'm 64 and have crossed paths with acquaintances from decades ago. And, in the most unlikely of places. Of course we couldn't remember each other's names, and it always starts with fleeting glances from the corners of the eye. Thinking, man he looks familiar...it can't be..."Ahem, uh, you didn't happen to have done some logging in Alaska back in the 70s, Ice Bay? Logging camp?" Yup it was him! It's a very emotional reunion, actually. No, we didn't cry, you cried.
Wow Dixie, I feel like I just walked out of a movie theatre!, The videography on this piece is amazing and I can’t wait to see more!!!! This trail is breathtaking just watching it on “the Big Screen :) “ I can’t imagine how it feels to actually experience it!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
That's so cool how u met those hikers who you met years ago somewhere else in the world. That was a really interesting thought of how the same people can interact multiple times and not even know, and it reminded me of how I think when I'm backpacking. Some of the most profound realizations have come to me while out in the Backcountry either hiking or staring into the fire or waiting to go to sleep. That's my favorite part, when I have so much time alone to just think, I end up getting to know myself at a deeper level. I really enjoy your videos Dixie, you have done so much for the hiking community by posting videos we can all enjoy and learn from! So thank you! Btw that electric guitar medley was a nice touch 👌
I randomly met a guy in Prague that I hung out with for some days a few weeks before. I initially met him in Florence, Italy. I gave it a lot of thought but I concluded that the odds werent that small. We were both into visiting cultural cities and as tourists we were a lot more likely to visit public spaces like city squares and downtown areas. This is basically the same. Hard core trailers are bound to do this tour some time in their lives, and you can also scratch the winter season off the list which narrows it down. It's still not likely but more likely than you would think.
It's more a proof of the fact that mass tourism take all the people to the same places, exploiting the same areas and polluting around with intercontinental flights. Enjoy it while it lasts.
Kind of unrelated, but while I was leading a boys camp trip on the Maine section of the AT, I ran into a hiker named Baked Potato. Man, that guy was such a gem. He was just hanging out by the end of the hundred mile wilderness with no backpack or anything, and we got to hang out with him for about two days. He captivated the minds of my campers with amazing stories and an impressive knowledge of Pink Floy. Low and behold, I'm watching one of dixie's recent videos ("Backpacking lessons not learned on the internet") and the entire prompt for the video was a text thread between dixie and Baked Potato! Turns out theyre good friends! I feel lucky to have met him and thoroughly enjoyed hanging out for those two-ish day with such a legend of a guy.
@@felixvlack9818 That's really cool! Thanks for sharing! I find people in the hiking community to be the most interesting and genuine people around. Never know what to expect from them
I visited Iceland 5 years ago and I'm pretty sure I came home with a piece of the landscapes there embedded in my soul. It truly is "otherworldly" and an incredibly awe-inspiring, special place. Thanks for sharing this trip, I'm sure it was a ton of work to film in the wind & weather! Seeing those gorgeous landscapes make me a little misty-eyed ❤️
Ohhh you were in Iceland! I am an icelander and I have been following you for years and you finallly came here :) :) so awesome to see you video and I cant wait to see the rest ❤❤❤❤
Rimsky - Korsakov´s Sheherezade seems the right thing for this epic landscape. But the icing on the cake was the bumblebee hovering slomo over some flowers when the theme goes quiet. I’m impressed by the editing.
It is crazy how you can run into people in the most random corners of the world....I mean, to me just the fact that we were in Iceland at the same time was crazy! I mean, what are the odds?!! I know I never ran into you, I was mostly in the south and the westfjords, but still, so cool how these things happen. We also ran into my mom's dentist in Iceland, I mean...talk about random I'm glad you go to see the volcano, I went the day before they closed it, such a treacherous trail, all those rocks, but sooo worth it. The good thing for other hikers is that during those days that the trail was closed they started fixing it and it wasn't nearly as bad as when my sister and I went
Wow, just watched last 2 updates from Iceland and now know I need to go up there sometime. I’m from Denmark so it is a little bit closer for me. Thank you for making the effort and sharing. Love your volcano show.
I think I would have just pulled the tent down and rolled up like a blue burrito to sleep! For Iceland, I think you need the 4 season Hilleberg Nammatj 2 or the GT model for the weather and wind to keep you safe. What a fearsome racket in the wind!...you could write a song! I saw a video about a guy camping in Scotland who went out to rearrange the stars and whish! Gone with the wind! His tent blew up with wind, ripped out all the stakes and with all his gear and his Garmin in it, rolled right down the steep mountainside in the dark and snowing night! He was in a pickle!! Don't tie your Garmin to the tent!
Dixie, I have been so looking forward to these videos since I heard you say you were in Island, I lived there for two years ago, 40 years ago. The winds are no joke, we considered a day at 35 knots, a calm day. Island, the land of fire and Ice is beautiful. I hope you enjoyed your time there, I sure did in 79-80.. Hail & Bless...
I can't stress enough how impressed I am with your cinematography. Those are words of art. Details like the camera being blow over on the tripod just add to the experience.
That's a pretty cool video! My wife and I did the trail a few weeks ago. It was our first overnight / "long distance" trail. We weren't allowed to sleep at Hrafntinnusker (the windy place in this vid), because the warden had to close the campsite due to too extreme weater, so we hiked all the way to Alftavatn instead. The trail was an amazing experience! Your videos (equipment reviews, tip, tricks etc.) helped us quite a lot in getting ready for the trail, so thanks a lot!
So beautiful! Wind in those conditions is no joke, and man, when your stakes won't stay in, no matter what you do, it makes for some rough sleep! Love the sound of the rain in the rented tent! That's one of my favorite things on trail! Just lovely!!
Amazing scenery! On meeting people again: I met a neighbor's friend in passing a couple times then again at the neighbor's going away party in Maryland USA. The next year, I randomly stumbled upon this woman on a patio at a small hotel along the Rhine in Germany. We laughed and shared a beer and amazement at running into someone we knew. The next week, I'm on a train in Austria and who do I walk past in the train car - her again. She had got on in a diff city than I and we were going diff places, but we crazily were not only on the same train, but the same car. The world is crazy sometimes!
Great video and stunning scenery! This looks like the standard weather we get in the north of England all year round! 🤣 That's why we go for more robust tents that weigh quite a bit more than the ones you guys have in the states... If you ever visit England, go spend a few days in the Lake District. 👍
Awesome! Excited to watch this. I was in Iceland last fall for a 10 day ring road camper van trip and want to go back for a backpacking trip! I'll be back in a bit after dinner to watch :)
Just returned from Iceland myself - it truly is a Majestic, wondrous, amazing place!! They say, in Iceland, it's not the snow or the cold that'll get you in Iceland, it's the wind. I think you're video demonstrates that perfectly! While it does get cold, the wind is absolutely relentless. I'm so jealous you got to see the volcano! It stopped erupting literally a week before I arrived. I really wanted to photograph it and do some drone work there. Still amazing to see the lava fields, but dang! What a place! Thank you for the video! Awesome content, as always!! Hope you enjoyed your time in Iceland, and may it be the first of many trips and trails in Iceland!!
Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade" - I love it! Both the classical and the rock versions work great! Beautiful videos! I think Iceland is now on my bucket list. Can't wait to see the video from the volcano.
Daisy certainly knows how to use symphonic music to stir up the feels when combined with the already-stunning visual display she captures with the camera. She has great taste in tunes!
@@Hillbilly-mgjwv given the music she uses on a lot of her other videos, my hunch would have been Phantom Regiment, but 🤷? But I agree, Daisy's cinematography bears many hallmarks of DCI-style design philosophy.
@@Hillbilly-mgjwv Never would have thought of this on my own, but you have to be right. Daisy's sense of timing (or does Aaron edit?) with the high point visually and musically is spot on.
@@LeviBoldt This is my favorite thing about her videos. If it's Aaron that edits/chooses the music, then major props to him. Outstanding orchestras and conductors, powerfully expressive works, skillful cinematography!!! It's a feast for eyes and ears!!
Backpacking in volcanic terrain is no joke! I have done it in New Zealand, Kenya, Costa Rica and Alaska, The terrain is just tough. Best hikes in the world? Well I have not been to Iceland but, I have been to the Milford Track in New Zealand and hiked across Switzerland via The Alpine Pass Route (170 miles). I have also trekked extensively in Nepal. Your video is superb. Thank you for sharing!!
Dyneema Tents in Island or Norway is basically an risky death trap. I wrote an article on this. They are not made for 4 season, blizzards or rainy/misty weather.
Jessica/Dixie, once again your videography blows me away, but what really caught my eye this time was the editing! Great stuff in a truly unusual and beautiful landscape. Thanks! I now know 100% more about Iceland than I did before!
I had that happen to me this year. . . . in 2019 I hiked with a couple on the PCT northbound for 5 days in Northern California and then this year I was doing a little 300 mile practice hike and was sitting at a picnic table on the PCT just south of Big Bear and that same couple walk up and sat at the table and it took us a few seconds to remember where we met. What a fond memory. They were both university geology professors and I love geology.
Awesome video! I love the cut from hiking POV to drone flying off the trail at the start--felt like I took flight right along with the video. Beautiful scenery!
Hi Dixie; watching this brought back a lot of memories for me. I was stationed in Iceland for 2-1/2 years and got to know the island fairly well. Some unforgettable places to visit. Hope you enjoyed your time there.
I love those serendipitous moments! In the early 80s I was a Wisconsin Punk from Madison. I’d gone off on tour as a roadie for a punk band…we were on Big Sur at 7am and decided to drive down to a remote beach, where we ran into a group of Madison punks chilling on the beach. Totally random, half a continent away, no clue they were out there at that random beach.
"Since I'm a sucker for waterfalls . . ." More like since you're a hiking badass! Not hiking more is never really in the plan! Thanks for another great vid!
Wow!! Very different and special. No hammock camping there, eh? Love the music choices and placement. Thanks for listing, though I knew most having played in an orchestra for over 20 yrs, lol. Hope you have better weather for the rest of the trip!
glad you got to see the couple from the P.C.T. so cool to be able to do that. and so glad you get to see the volcano. would love to be able to see it also. this is one cool trail. stunning views. stay safe.
Wow so amazing definitely a different kind of scenery on that trail. Dixie I have to tell you the first thing I do when I watch one of your videos is look for that hidden logo this one was good in the clouds. Take care out there.
Hi! It is such a pleasure to see you on my home turf here in Icalend. I have done this hike many times and it is always different and it depends on the weather. You were not very lucky with the weather like the rest of us Icelanders during the entire summer(well we say "Thats life!".
If I'm ever going to iceland, or when I'm on a longer or more distant trip in the nordic mountainrange, I would never take anything else but a Hilleberg. These are the condintions they are made for. Heavy, yes, but sturdy.
Thank you for documenting your wander in the land of Fire and Ice. I always enjoy your style of presentation that is centered on the beauty of Nature and that is a beautiful and yet hostile environment. Reminds me of my mountaineering days. We took more robust gear than you through hikers for a reason: the spectacular beauty comes at a price from Mother Nature but decades ago when we had far less the communication and safety net than there is today. Mother Nature reserves some of her best for those are willing to pay the toll she exacts. But She is fickle and we need to be prepared for her fury to be unleashed without notice and without any reason we can discern or predict.
Most incredible video you’ve made to date! I had a short visit to Iceland a few years back and this brought back so many feels! Can’t wait for the next ones!
The reason I started watching this channel years ago was when I was preparing for the Laugavegur trail. And now you are hiking along that exact same trail! Nice to watch and have the memories come alive again.
Holy wow, what an amazing video! From the camera work to the editing you really nailed it, this is something I would expect to see coming from a major network. Thanks for taking us along on this awesome journey, it looks hard enough without all the double backs and time spent shooting. Keep up the awesome work, we'll be re-watching these Iceland videos!
I am an Icelander who have not been walking at all... used to do it as a kid out in the farm but nothing more than that. This spring i started walking and googleing about hiking and hiking tips and found you. I booked myself on a hiking trip to go the Laugavegur trail with a group. It had included a guide, sleeping in huts and a driver who drove our stuff between cabins every day.
Well money spent. (Reccomend that for everyone ;) )
So I walked this way probably a week later then you with my 8year old!
While i was there i got a snapchat memory since last year. In that memory i said that my hip said stop and would only let me walk 1km(0,6miles) since I had worn myself out by walking 6km(3,7miles) 2 days earlier!
And now I was hiking 55km(34mile) trail.
And some part of it is thanks to you ❤️
You inspire me to live my dreams rather than just dreaming at home 😊❤️
I am kinda sad that I could not meet you while you were here in Iceland. But hopefully I will meet you on a random hike one day 😊❤️
Thank you for everything
This is the most beautiful comment I’ve ever read.
what tour group did you use?
@@mesquitoful😮❤😊
Such a very kind thing to say!
It amazes me that the landscape can be so stark and barren, yet so full of beauty.
Great minds buddy. You actually said the term for that in a roundabout way. When I was in Deadhorse Alaska at Prudhoe Bay, during winter solstice, the sun never came up while I was there for one week. But with a sky full of stars and moon, and the northern lights going crazy, what unfolds is a snowy, barren, windblown landscape of stark beauty.
Dixie, I've been following you since the AT and IMO this is one of the best videos you've ever produced. Absolutely amazing. I applaud you 👏 stay safe and wild kiddo!! Blessings 🙌
I agree with @Gypsy Girl, this is one of your best videos. Awesome!
That first night made a compelling case for a double walled tent! Might be part of the reason I never see single walls in the Canadian Rockies. That weather feels a little too familiar ☺️
@@layne4376 In one of her other videos she said this tent was not the best choice for this trip but still looks like a very cool and unique place to go hike and visit. Looks like at 8:10 there are a lot of 4 season dome mountaineering tents but definately anything designed for higher winds would be ideal.
From the shaky camera around Springer all the way to this. I've enjoyed every minute you have shared with us. Your video work is absolutely incredible. For entirety of your work, I thank you. It's all been wonderful. One of my favorite parts is when you talk to critters. ;)
Whoa - Dixie! That little blue tent of yours looked like a hanky blowing in the wind. To say that those views were magnificent is a vast understatement. Enjoy your trip and thanks so much for sharing.
Great video, again. The old saying, "it's a small world", is true. I'm 64 and have crossed paths with acquaintances from decades ago. And, in the most unlikely of places.
Of course we couldn't remember each other's names, and it always starts with fleeting glances from the corners of the eye. Thinking, man he looks familiar...it can't be..."Ahem, uh, you didn't happen to have done some logging in Alaska back in the 70s, Ice Bay? Logging camp?"
Yup it was him! It's a very emotional reunion, actually. No, we didn't cry, you cried.
Wow Dixie, I feel like I just walked out of a movie theatre!, The videography on this piece is amazing and I can’t wait to see more!!!! This trail is breathtaking just watching it on “the Big Screen :) “ I can’t imagine how it feels to actually experience it!!! Thank you so much for sharing!!
That's so cool how u met those hikers who you met years ago somewhere else in the world. That was a really interesting thought of how the same people can interact multiple times and not even know, and it reminded me of how I think when I'm backpacking. Some of the most profound realizations have come to me while out in the Backcountry either hiking or staring into the fire or waiting to go to sleep. That's my favorite part, when I have so much time alone to just think, I end up getting to know myself at a deeper level. I really enjoy your videos Dixie, you have done so much for the hiking community by posting videos we can all enjoy and learn from! So thank you!
Btw that electric guitar medley was a nice touch 👌
I randomly met a guy in Prague that I hung out with for some days a few weeks before. I initially met him in Florence, Italy. I gave it a lot of thought but I concluded that the odds werent that small. We were both into visiting cultural cities and as tourists we were a lot more likely to visit public spaces like city squares and downtown areas. This is basically the same. Hard core trailers are bound to do this tour some time in their lives, and you can also scratch the winter season off the list which narrows it down. It's still not likely but more likely than you would think.
It's more a proof of the fact that mass tourism take all the people to the same places, exploiting the same areas and polluting around with intercontinental flights. Enjoy it while it lasts.
@@alessandrolo7725 Once it's all over we'll just enjoy the Lord of the Rings movies for outdoor adventures.
Kind of unrelated, but while I was leading a boys camp trip on the Maine section of the AT, I ran into a hiker named Baked Potato. Man, that guy was such a gem. He was just hanging out by the end of the hundred mile wilderness with no backpack or anything, and we got to hang out with him for about two days. He captivated the minds of my campers with amazing stories and an impressive knowledge of Pink Floy. Low and behold, I'm watching one of dixie's recent videos ("Backpacking lessons not learned on the internet") and the entire prompt for the video was a text thread between dixie and Baked Potato! Turns out theyre good friends! I feel lucky to have met him and thoroughly enjoyed hanging out for those two-ish day with such a legend of a guy.
@@felixvlack9818 That's really cool! Thanks for sharing! I find people in the hiking community to be the most interesting and genuine people around. Never know what to expect from them
I visited Iceland 5 years ago and I'm pretty sure I came home with a piece of the landscapes there embedded in my soul. It truly is "otherworldly" and an incredibly awe-inspiring, special place. Thanks for sharing this trip, I'm sure it was a ton of work to film in the wind & weather! Seeing those gorgeous landscapes make me a little misty-eyed ❤️
That was as enjoyable for me as anything of yours I’ve ever watched. I’m really looking forward to the next two!
Ohhh you were in Iceland! I am an icelander and I have been following you for years and you finallly came here :) :) so awesome to see you video and I cant wait to see the rest ❤❤❤❤
Rimsky - Korsakov´s Sheherezade seems the right thing for this epic landscape. But the icing on the cake was the bumblebee hovering slomo over some flowers when the theme goes quiet. I’m impressed by the editing.
Yay!!! FINALLY - Iceland here we go!!!
It is crazy how you can run into people in the most random corners of the world....I mean, to me just the fact that we were in Iceland at the same time was crazy! I mean, what are the odds?!! I know I never ran into you, I was mostly in the south and the westfjords, but still, so cool how these things happen. We also ran into my mom's dentist in Iceland, I mean...talk about random
I'm glad you go to see the volcano, I went the day before they closed it, such a treacherous trail, all those rocks, but sooo worth it. The good thing for other hikers is that during those days that the trail was closed they started fixing it and it wasn't nearly as bad as when my sister and I went
From 'Hey, yaaaaa'll' to some very promising vid and cinematography. This channel is maturing..
Wow, just watched last 2 updates from Iceland and now know I need to go up there sometime. I’m from Denmark so it is a little bit closer for me. Thank you for making the effort and sharing. Love your volcano show.
I think I would have just pulled the tent down and rolled up like a blue burrito to sleep! For Iceland, I think you need the 4 season Hilleberg Nammatj 2 or the GT model for the weather and wind to keep you safe. What a fearsome racket in the wind!...you could write a song! I saw a video about a guy camping in Scotland who went out to rearrange the stars and whish! Gone with the wind! His tent blew up with wind, ripped out all the stakes and with all his gear and his Garmin in it, rolled right down the steep mountainside in the dark and snowing night! He was in a pickle!! Don't tie your Garmin to the tent!
A guy who goes out to rearrange the stars is asking for trouble 😜
Don't fix the spelling btw. It's more interesting as is.
@@paulrevere2379 🤣😅😄
Fantastic footage! I'm really lichen the landscape there! 🤭
You're livin' the dream, girly-girl, fer sure.
Dixie, I have been so looking forward to these videos since I heard you say you were in Island, I lived there for two years ago, 40 years ago. The winds are no joke, we considered a day at 35 knots, a calm day. Island, the land of fire and Ice is beautiful. I hope you enjoyed your time there, I sure did in 79-80.. Hail & Bless...
I can't stress enough how impressed I am with your cinematography. Those are words of art.
Details like the camera being blow over on the tripod just add to the experience.
i knew that tent was going to blow away with you in it! So lovely -such amazing
photography- you are a national
treasure!!
Dixie, hello and from the sound of your voice I can tell that Iceland has captured your heart. Trust me, it will never let you go
Nice that someone put up those rock walls for tents. That rainbow shot!!! Just beautiful!
That's a pretty cool video! My wife and I did the trail a few weeks ago. It was our first overnight / "long distance" trail. We weren't allowed to sleep at Hrafntinnusker (the windy place in this vid), because the warden had to close the campsite due to too extreme weater, so we hiked all the way to Alftavatn instead. The trail was an amazing experience! Your videos (equipment reviews, tip, tricks etc.) helped us quite a lot in getting ready for the trail, so thanks a lot!
Great footage excellent video! Thanks so much 🙏🏽
So cool. I remember trekking up from Skogar once and had to turn back because the snow was too deep. Iceland is so awesome. Thanks for taking me back.
What a Beautiful landscape. The seer ruggedness and Beauty is awesome 👏. Looking forward to the next video.
So beautiful! Wind in those conditions is no joke, and man, when your stakes won't stay in, no matter what you do, it makes for some rough sleep! Love the sound of the rain in the rented tent! That's one of my favorite things on trail! Just lovely!!
Nice Calm camping trip 😂😂😂 what an amazing trip!
Your camera work and cinematography has become so breath taking over the years.
Thank you!
This was great ! Thank you Dixie for sharing !!! Your videography is soooooo amazing !
Amazing scenery!
On meeting people again: I met a neighbor's friend in passing a couple times then again at the neighbor's going away party in Maryland USA. The next year, I randomly stumbled upon this woman on a patio at a small hotel along the Rhine in Germany. We laughed and shared a beer and amazement at running into someone we knew. The next week, I'm on a train in Austria and who do I walk past in the train car - her again. She had got on in a diff city than I and we were going diff places, but we crazily were not only on the same train, but the same car.
The world is crazy sometimes!
Great video and stunning scenery! This looks like the standard weather we get in the north of England all year round! 🤣 That's why we go for more robust tents that weigh quite a bit more than the ones you guys have in the states...
If you ever visit England, go spend a few days in the Lake District. 👍
Beautiful video. Thanks for sharing your Laugavegur with us.
Dixie, look at it this way, no mosquitos! Great video. Hope you had fun.
Simply amazing. Thanks for taking us along.
So beautiful and the best spot for camping, thanks for sharing this
Awesome! Excited to watch this. I was in Iceland last fall for a 10 day ring road camper van trip and want to go back for a backpacking trip! I'll be back in a bit after dinner to watch :)
I hiked this trail last year, hiking from coast to coast. Your video is wonderful - thanks so much!
Just returned from Iceland myself - it truly is a Majestic, wondrous, amazing place!! They say, in Iceland, it's not the snow or the cold that'll get you in Iceland, it's the wind. I think you're video demonstrates that perfectly! While it does get cold, the wind is absolutely relentless. I'm so jealous you got to see the volcano! It stopped erupting literally a week before I arrived. I really wanted to photograph it and do some drone work there. Still amazing to see the lava fields, but dang! What a place!
Thank you for the video! Awesome content, as always!! Hope you enjoyed your time in Iceland, and may it be the first of many trips and trails in Iceland!!
I would love a gear list for the Laugavegur Trail!
Your poor tent, poor you in that wind. Worth it! Absolutely some of the most stunning views. What a trip, stay safe
Oh. My. Godddd. This is sooooo beautiful. Thank you so much for taking us with you!
My daughter “Pixie” just arrived in reykjavik today to do the trail! So happy I get to see the trail through your eyes first. Happy Trails!
Your Videography is getting better and better. I'm not going to lie, this looks like it was so windy and wet. Stunning scenery though
That was very different, indeed stark. The colors are so beautiful. You have upped your game considerably.
Rimsky-Korsakov "Scheherazade" - I love it! Both the classical and the rock versions work great! Beautiful videos! I think Iceland is now on my bucket list. Can't wait to see the video from the volcano.
Daisy certainly knows how to use symphonic music to stir up the feels when combined with the already-stunning visual display she captures with the camera. She has great taste in tunes!
Starting to wonder if her editor is a Santa Clara Vanguard fan.
@@Hillbilly-mgjwv given the music she uses on a lot of her other videos, my hunch would have been Phantom Regiment, but 🤷?
But I agree, Daisy's cinematography bears many hallmarks of DCI-style design philosophy.
@@Hillbilly-mgjwv Never would have thought of this on my own, but you have to be right. Daisy's sense of timing (or does Aaron edit?) with the high point visually and musically is spot on.
@@LeviBoldt This is my favorite thing about her videos. If it's Aaron that edits/chooses the music, then major props to him. Outstanding orchestras and conductors, powerfully expressive works, skillful cinematography!!! It's a feast for eyes and ears!!
Backpacking in volcanic terrain is no joke! I have done it in New Zealand, Kenya, Costa Rica and Alaska, The terrain is just tough. Best hikes in the world? Well I have not been to Iceland but, I have been to the Milford Track in New Zealand and hiked across Switzerland via The Alpine Pass Route (170 miles). I have also trekked extensively in Nepal. Your video is superb. Thank you for sharing!!
Amazing footage
What a beautifully done video!!! Excellent!
I’m swooning!!! Such a beautiful video in every way.
Awesome video. Thank you so much for the adventure. So happy to see you out on the trail again.
You’re crushing it, Dixie. Best hiking videos, bar none. I love that you’re using a drone now, too.
Thank you. Keep it alive.
Dyneema Tents in Island or Norway is basically an risky death trap. I wrote an article on this. They are not made for 4 season, blizzards or rainy/misty weather.
Jessica/Dixie, once again your videography blows me away, but what really caught my eye this time was the editing! Great stuff in a truly unusual and beautiful landscape. Thanks! I now know 100% more about Iceland than I did before!
I had that happen to me this year. . . . in 2019 I hiked with a couple on the PCT northbound for 5 days in Northern California and then this year I was doing a little 300 mile practice hike and was sitting at a picnic table on the PCT just south of Big Bear and that same couple walk up and sat at the table and it took us a few seconds to remember where we met. What a fond memory. They were both university geology professors and I love geology.
Yesss, this is my morning coffee entertainment. I am excited
Awesome video! I love the cut from hiking POV to drone flying off the trail at the start--felt like I took flight right along with the video. Beautiful scenery!
Great video, as always. Love that you randomly met up with trail friends.
I have never hiked in a place like that. Just stunning. Thanks.
Bucket list hike! Excited to watch with y’all!
Epic. That tiny wee tent (David) against an Icelandic wind (Goliath). Great videography.
Hi Dixie; watching this brought back a lot of memories for me. I was stationed in Iceland for 2-1/2 years and got to know the island fairly well. Some unforgettable places to visit. Hope you enjoyed your time there.
I love those serendipitous moments! In the early 80s I was a Wisconsin Punk from Madison. I’d gone off on tour as a roadie for a punk band…we were on Big Sur at 7am and decided to drive down to a remote beach, where we ran into a group of Madison punks chilling on the beach. Totally random, half a continent away, no clue they were out there at that random beach.
"Since I'm a sucker for waterfalls . . ." More like since you're a hiking badass! Not hiking more is never really in the plan! Thanks for another great vid!
Wow!! Very different and special. No hammock camping there, eh? Love the music choices and placement. Thanks for listing, though I knew most having played in an orchestra for over 20 yrs, lol. Hope you have better weather for the rest of the trip!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing it
glad you got to see the couple from the P.C.T. so cool to be able to do that. and so glad you get to see the volcano. would love to be able to see it also. this is one cool trail. stunning views. stay safe.
its magical that you ran into them again in a totally different place!!! WILD!!!!!!!!!! love from Oregon
Epic videography. Your videos are absolutely a work of art. Amazing!!!!
Wow so amazing definitely a different kind of scenery on that trail. Dixie I have to tell you the first thing I do when I watch one of your videos is look for that hidden logo this one was good in the clouds. Take care out there.
One of your best videos, and trail and wind 💨! 😆 beautiful!!
Wonderful video. I love the very fitting background music. Thanks.
Thank you for taking us along! Your best production yet! I have been following your Chanel since the AT. Amazing work!
what a great test for your tent.. safe travels... and thank you as always for sharing your adventures with all of us
So gorgeous! Thank you for taking us along.
This video sold me on Iceland. I’m booked for three weeks in July. Thank you for the inspiration.
Wow what a different video!!! The music with the landscape is awesome
Thanks for having us along. Great drone and regular video footage. You really captured the place.
Gooood evening from central Florida! Hope everyone has a great night!
Great video,! My daughter and I hiked it in 2019, stayed in the huts.
You need to go to Patagonia , Chile … visit Torres Del Paine … as wild as it gets !
Did this trail 3 weeks ago, so your video is a great reminder. Thanks from 🇨🇦
Great job on the production and editing. Wicked. Best you’ve done.
I got goosebumps at the end 🤩
Simply AMAZING. Thank you!
Hi! It is such a pleasure to see you on my home turf here in Icalend. I have done this hike many times and it is always different and it depends on the weather. You were not very lucky with the weather like the rest of us Icelanders during the entire summer(well we say "Thats life!".
It is a bit sad that she couldn't capture all the colours and structures south of Landmannalaugar.
I had a hilleberg tent and ditched it long ago for DCF but just sometimes you need a well designed structurally strong multi-pole tent….
If I'm ever going to iceland, or when I'm on a longer or more distant trip in the nordic mountainrange, I would never take anything else but a Hilleberg. These are the condintions they are made for. Heavy, yes, but sturdy.
Standard weather all year round in the UK that 🤣
So excited to see your journey on the trail!!
Thank you for documenting your wander in the land of Fire and Ice. I always enjoy your style of presentation that is centered on the beauty of Nature and that is a beautiful and yet hostile environment. Reminds me of my mountaineering days. We took more robust gear than you through hikers for a reason: the spectacular beauty comes at a price from Mother Nature but decades ago when we had far less the communication and safety net than there is today. Mother Nature reserves some of her best for those are willing to pay the toll she exacts. But She is fickle and we need to be prepared for her fury to be unleashed without notice and without any reason we can discern or predict.
Awesome! Thank you for sharing! Iceland-Bucket list for sure!
GREAT video. I really loved the choice of music and the editing...
Your videos are so good. Thanks Dixie!!
Most incredible video you’ve made to date! I had a short visit to Iceland a few years back and this brought back so many feels! Can’t wait for the next ones!
This may be your best video yet! Great photography/videography and story-telling! Well done!
You've taken your videos to the next level.
Amazing footage.
The reason I started watching this channel years ago was when I was preparing for the Laugavegur trail. And now you are hiking along that exact same trail! Nice to watch and have the memories come alive again.
Dixie is living and doing the things we all wish we doing. Keep going girl!
Awesome hike! If you're looking for another trail to try, I'd recommend the Kungsleden in Sweden
Holy wow, what an amazing video! From the camera work to the editing you really nailed it, this is something I would expect to see coming from a major network. Thanks for taking us along on this awesome journey, it looks hard enough without all the double backs and time spent shooting. Keep up the awesome work, we'll be re-watching these Iceland videos!