Another awesome video! That person shinning the light at you would have pissed me off. On a car camping trip I once had a person drive right up to camp and have the hi beams shining on us. It lasted for about 20 seconds, but it was a creepy moment that felt much longer. It always seems to amaze me how disrespectful people can be in the outdoors, the remote part of the outdoors that is.
For the most part, experienced outdoors folk know the rules and have a good amount of respect for one another. My experience is that less experienced people are less aware of things that piss others off. But shining lights on people at night, no matter who you are, is just disrespectful. That one falls in the common sense category! The big one I always see is, the people who keep others up late at night in a popular campground by being too loud. But they always get woken up by early risers who then don't bother to be quiet :)
It's been very cold here in Michigan and only recently has it warmed up enough to the point we can even do stuff outside. Just went ice fishing twice in the last 3 days, but it's been slow. Otherwise, I have cabin fever too. Watching the snow fall as I edit these CDT videos :)
De-toilet made me chuckle. I've been living in the Detroit area for several years now. Detroit took a good long time to grow on me. When I first moved here, I wasn't thrilled. Even then I would love to live out where there's mountains especially out in Colorado or PNW. I really want to do the CDT for my first big thru-hike. I watched Dixie's adventures and was amazed at the scenery, but your videos took it to a whole different level. It's just astounding!
You know it's funny, I grew up there and just thought of it as normal. I only realized how much I hated Detroit until I started traveling. I think I'm just done with big city life in general. I hope you decide to take on the CDT. It was my first thru hike, you can definitely do it!
@@SeekingLost I grew up in a smaller city on the west side of Michigan. It was kind of shock when I moved to Detroit, and quite a bit overwhelming. I don't know how people who grew here and moved away, want to come back to "settle down". Anyway, I have zero backpacking experience, but have done plenty of day hiking around Michigan and NC. I plan to doing some backpacking in the UP next summer or maybe this fall/winter to wet my appetite. I originally wanted to do the AT 20 years ago, but life got in the way. This pandemic made me realize that I can't let this dream go, and I want to do it sooner rather than later. I think the CDT speaks to me more now. I appreciate your encouragement. Thank you!
Have not hiked around Breck much but have definitely hiked around a Twin Lakes and Buena Vista not to mention soaked many of times in Cottonwood Hot Springs in BV.
"There's never going to be a perfect time to make these big moves in life. Sometimes you just gotta take that first step, commit to it and have faith yourself."
Hey my family and I met you in the Winds at Big Sandy Lake and we have really been enjoying your videos! Thanks for sharing them. We didn’t know you are from Detroit, we are from Toledo. Small world.
Hey Paige, I remember! I believe you gave us some trail mix/dried fruit? We had 7 days of food and ended up being out there for 10... wishing we bumped into you at the end ;) Small world indeed! It's hard going back to the midwest after a place like the Winds. Glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks so so much!
That was us, we’re glad you made it out alright! I’m hoping to get my mountain fix again this summer, your videos have me feeling the CT. All the best!
Oh man I missed the crepe train! I stayed downtown in the Fireside Inn. I remember eating at Empire Burger which was good. I think everything I ate in Breck was good actually. I'd go back :)
@@SeekingLost skip the crepes place (Crepes ala Cart), it's run by a sex offender and most of his employees are shady too. I lived there for four years and saw basically everyone who works there get arrested multiple times for all sorts of stuff. The military area you passed with the explosive signs is Camp Hale, the original base for the US Army's 10th Mtn Division. Most of the ski resorts in CO were started by 10th Mtn vets after they returned from WW2.
Im also a fellow De-toilet-er. Been calling it that for years. But love it here. Which is why I appreciate it out there. Love it out west. Mountains trees and streams-def the lifestyle for me. Keep up the good work.
Woah small world! Glad someone can appreciate the De-toilet reference firsthand. The gloomy skies are what kills it for me, more than the cold temps or snow. And the obvious lack of mountains of course. I will say Michigan summers are nice, but still, no mountains haha
The Michigan gray skies from Oct through April is enough drive a perf on over the edge. We lived up in Traverse City for a while and the weather there was always great. I don't mind snow and cold-just dress for it and you're fine. But the Late summer-fall and early winter there are just awesome. Someday there will be a mountain view from my home. @@SeekingLost
@@SeekingLost I'm at the other end of the Great lakes in Buffalo. It's too flat for my tastes, but at least the Adirondaks are a 6 hr drive, and PA hills are bout 2 hours away
We slept in that same spot in copper while hiking the CT. Its too close to the road. My least favorite campsite on the trail! There was also a creepy man living in his tent next to the river.
Haha funny that you can relate. As crappy as that site was it was far from my least favorite unfortunately. I had a LOT of subpar campsites on the CDT. Did you do a thru of the CT last year?
Oh wow, thank you! Don't make me blush now :) I thought about editing all these videos down into one 2.5 hour long movie after I finish the series, so that's a possibility. The hardest part is whittling all of these scenes down and cutting out things. I would have to cut out about 2/3 to 3/4 of all the footage from all these episodes in order to get it down to the 2.5 hour mark, that'd be tough for me :)
My first ever overnight hike was at a place called Hidden pond in the Ocala National Forest. I found out later that 2 people were murdered there about 4 years earlier, while I was living only a few miles away. But still, I feel safer around people in the woods than I would in a big city. The odds of these things happening are low enough that it's just not worth worrying about, IMO anyways.
@@SeekingLost haha...that's funny I say the same thing when people tell me I shouldn't hike alone. Please! I live in LA county, driving these streets and freeways are more likely to take me out.
That wasn't the official CDT route there. From where I started at Willis Gulch that morning, there were a couple different ways to proceed. I chose a more direct route to the Mt Elbert area. The official CDT actually goes all the way around the east side of Twin Lakes(the lakes themselves) then back towards the "city" of Twin lakes. From memory, it adds something like 10 miles. Almost nobody does this. Private property issues were rare in Colorado. A few in New Mexico and a few in Montana, mostly just when you find yourself surrounded by private property walking a road, then want to camp. Oh, and one coming out of Dubois. Passed through a ranch, we stopped in and talked to the owner who gave us permission to pass through. Then they gave us a huge loaf of coffee cake and a bunch of water :)
I believe the land mines are likely concerns about unexploded ordnance from when the 10th Mountain Division was formed and trained in the area during WW2. 10thmountaindivisioninfo.com/wwii-10th-mountain-division/ Edit: Never mind just read your video description.
Thanks for posting that, it's a good read. Not much left of the base but pretty cool to wander through the area. I'm sure it would be a great place to bring a metal detector. I suppose you might detect a landmine though :)
I know, super weird thing to be doing. After a while, I wanted to get up and punch that guy. At the same time, I didn't want to get stabbed. It all worked out in the end
Another awesome video! That person shinning the light at you would have pissed me off. On a car camping trip I once had a person drive right up to camp and have the hi beams shining on us. It lasted for about 20 seconds, but it was a creepy moment that felt much longer. It always seems to amaze me how disrespectful people can be in the outdoors, the remote part of the outdoors that is.
For the most part, experienced outdoors folk know the rules and have a good amount of respect for one another. My experience is that less experienced people are less aware of things that piss others off. But shining lights on people at night, no matter who you are, is just disrespectful. That one falls in the common sense category! The big one I always see is, the people who keep others up late at night in a popular campground by being too loud. But they always get woken up by early risers who then don't bother to be quiet :)
These videos are a huge cure for my cabin fever... it's been cold, wet, and pretty nasty around here in Illinois.
It's been very cold here in Michigan and only recently has it warmed up enough to the point we can even do stuff outside. Just went ice fishing twice in the last 3 days, but it's been slow. Otherwise, I have cabin fever too. Watching the snow fall as I edit these CDT videos :)
De-toilet made me chuckle. I've been living in the Detroit area for several years now. Detroit took a good long time to grow on me. When I first moved here, I wasn't thrilled. Even then I would love to live out where there's mountains especially out in Colorado or PNW. I really want to do the CDT for my first big thru-hike. I watched Dixie's adventures and was amazed at the scenery, but your videos took it to a whole different level. It's just astounding!
You know it's funny, I grew up there and just thought of it as normal. I only realized how much I hated Detroit until I started traveling. I think I'm just done with big city life in general. I hope you decide to take on the CDT. It was my first thru hike, you can definitely do it!
@@SeekingLost I grew up in a smaller city on the west side of Michigan. It was kind of shock when I moved to Detroit, and quite a bit overwhelming. I don't know how people who grew here and moved away, want to come back to "settle down". Anyway, I have zero backpacking experience, but have done plenty of day hiking around Michigan and NC. I plan to doing some backpacking in the UP next summer or maybe this fall/winter to wet my appetite. I originally wanted to do the AT 20 years ago, but life got in the way. This pandemic made me realize that I can't let this dream go, and I want to do it sooner rather than later. I think the CDT speaks to me more now. I appreciate your encouragement. Thank you!
Another great episode Eric!
That hiker Dixie should also consider making videos, should might do okay!!
She really should! haha
I believe Dixie is who makes the youtube channel "Homemade Wanderlust" - She was on the CDT in 2018.
We know, that was the joke :) I hiked with her on and off in Colorado
Dude. These videos are so good.
Thanks man, much appreciated!
I can't get enough! I just wish I was capable of hiking the CDT.
I've really been enjoying your videos - thanks for sharing your journey!
Thanks so much Sherral, much appreciated :)
@@SeekingLost it's so cool you got to hike a bit with Dixie - I watched her episode about this day too! Funny that you're her hobo in the old building
On the CDT, we're all hobos :) I'm going to have to watch that episode!
Always enjoy your videos.
Have not hiked around Breck much but have definitely hiked around a Twin Lakes and Buena Vista not to mention soaked many of times in Cottonwood Hot Springs in BV.
Really enjoying your videos. Keep them coming. Taz
Thanks Taz!!
"There's never going to be a perfect time to make these big moves in life. Sometimes you just gotta take that first step, commit to it and have faith yourself."
Hey my family and I met you in the Winds at Big Sandy Lake and we have really been enjoying your videos! Thanks for sharing them.
We didn’t know you are from Detroit, we are from Toledo. Small world.
Hey Paige, I remember! I believe you gave us some trail mix/dried fruit? We had 7 days of food and ended up being out there for 10... wishing we bumped into you at the end ;) Small world indeed! It's hard going back to the midwest after a place like the Winds. Glad you're enjoying the videos, thanks so so much!
That was us, we’re glad you made it out alright! I’m hoping to get my mountain fix again this summer, your videos have me feeling the CT.
All the best!
Breck is one of our favorite places. Downtown theres a train car that serves crepes. They are good enough to warrant another trip back
Oh man I missed the crepe train! I stayed downtown in the Fireside Inn. I remember eating at Empire Burger which was good. I think everything I ate in Breck was good actually. I'd go back :)
@@SeekingLost skip the crepes place (Crepes ala Cart), it's run by a sex offender and most of his employees are shady too. I lived there for four years and saw basically everyone who works there get arrested multiple times for all sorts of stuff. The military area you passed with the explosive signs is Camp Hale, the original base for the US Army's 10th Mtn Division. Most of the ski resorts in CO were started by 10th Mtn vets after they returned from WW2.
Im also a fellow De-toilet-er. Been calling it that for years. But love it here. Which is why I appreciate it out there. Love it out west. Mountains trees and streams-def the lifestyle for me. Keep up the good work.
Woah small world! Glad someone can appreciate the De-toilet reference firsthand. The gloomy skies are what kills it for me, more than the cold temps or snow. And the obvious lack of mountains of course. I will say Michigan summers are nice, but still, no mountains haha
The Michigan gray skies from Oct through April is enough drive a perf on over the edge. We lived up in Traverse City for a while and the weather there was always great. I don't mind snow and cold-just dress for it and you're fine. But the Late summer-fall and early winter there are just awesome. Someday there will be a mountain view from my home. @@SeekingLost
@@SeekingLost I'm at the other end of the Great lakes in Buffalo. It's too flat for my tastes, but at least the Adirondaks are a 6 hr drive, and PA hills are bout 2 hours away
Flat is boring! Adirondacks at 6 hours in not bad. I've been wanting to get out there but it's a lot farther for me.
No way it's the fly swatter dude from Dixie's vid too LMFAO yooooo that's crazy. Dude is a legend.
Fly swatter: the swiss army knife of survival. Don't leave home without it
We slept in that same spot in copper while hiking the CT. Its too close to the road. My least favorite campsite on the trail! There was also a creepy man living in his tent next to the river.
Haha funny that you can relate. As crappy as that site was it was far from my least favorite unfortunately. I had a LOT of subpar campsites on the CDT. Did you do a thru of the CT last year?
@@SeekingLost we hiked the CT last summer, I think we actually ran into you around segment 10. You're from Michigan, we're from Michigan!
I love your sense of humor? You have a great attitude about life. Your videos should be made into a movie. It would be a great movie 🌲🤩
Oh wow, thank you! Don't make me blush now :) I thought about editing all these videos down into one 2.5 hour long movie after I finish the series, so that's a possibility. The hardest part is whittling all of these scenes down and cutting out things. I would have to cut out about 2/3 to 3/4 of all the footage from all these episodes in order to get it down to the 2.5 hour mark, that'd be tough for me :)
Haha....I just love the stories of the folks you meet on trail. Mr Spotlight sounds like the type that makes you want to sleep on your bear spray.
If only I was carrying bear spray at this point on trail, that would have been a good option. Stranger Danger! haha
@@SeekingLost just telling my wife about this. Then she tells me about this guy Israel Keyes. Don't Google this dude...you may never solo again. 🤣
My first ever overnight hike was at a place called Hidden pond in the Ocala National Forest. I found out later that 2 people were murdered there about 4 years earlier, while I was living only a few miles away. But still, I feel safer around people in the woods than I would in a big city. The odds of these things happening are low enough that it's just not worth worrying about, IMO anyways.
@@SeekingLost haha...that's funny I say the same thing when people tell me I shouldn't hike alone. Please! I live in LA county, driving these streets and freeways are more likely to take me out.
Helicopter was a type 1 skycrane. Most likely going between a fire and a dip or helibase.
Interesting... I did see smoke in the distance later that day so that makes sense. But also, GET TO THE CHOPPA!!
Hey Dixie!
Dixie is one really cool person.
I enjoyed hiking with her
Dixie, and GET TO THA CHOPPAH! LOL
Should that be the new title? haha
I meant to ask why the CDT went thru private property... Is that normal? You had to go around because of signs?
That wasn't the official CDT route there. From where I started at Willis Gulch that morning, there were a couple different ways to proceed. I chose a more direct route to the Mt Elbert area. The official CDT actually goes all the way around the east side of Twin Lakes(the lakes themselves) then back towards the "city" of Twin lakes. From memory, it adds something like 10 miles. Almost nobody does this. Private property issues were rare in Colorado. A few in New Mexico and a few in Montana, mostly just when you find yourself surrounded by private property walking a road, then want to camp. Oh, and one coming out of Dubois. Passed through a ranch, we stopped in and talked to the owner who gave us permission to pass through. Then they gave us a huge loaf of coffee cake and a bunch of water :)
I believe the land mines are likely concerns about unexploded ordnance from when the 10th Mountain Division was formed and trained in the area during WW2. 10thmountaindivisioninfo.com/wwii-10th-mountain-division/
Edit: Never mind just read your video description.
Thanks for posting that, it's a good read. Not much left of the base but pretty cool to wander through the area. I'm sure it would be a great place to bring a metal detector. I suppose you might detect a landmine though :)
No music-nice!!
Colorado looks incredible. Glad the bizarre stand off with the would-be rapist ended amicably!
I grew up there and it was a thing to complain about Texans. Now I guess it's Californians.
The dude shining the light is like the beginning of a forensic files episode.. yikes
I know, super weird thing to be doing. After a while, I wanted to get up and punch that guy. At the same time, I didn't want to get stabbed. It all worked out in the end
Seeking Lost hahahaha that gave me a good chuckle. Having lived in Colorado for 14 years I’m so used to being around weirdos here
It's funny, I don't think of Colorado being weirdo central. Can't be as bad as Florida! Man I've got some Florida stories :)
Seeking Lost I’ve met a ton of Floridians so I totally know what you mean brother lol
@@SeekingLost I'd have probably thrown a rock at him, that's too much.