A Ride in the Mountains | Tacos by the River
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- Опубліковано 10 лют 2025
- The snow has finally melted and summer is almost here...or at least we thought. Our day trip into the nearby mountains leads us into impassable snowy trails, we decide to retreat and continue our excursion back down the valley to cook up homemade moose tacos riverside!
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Ahhh... to be young and in love with your dogs at your side, great food and a view that won't quit.
Very envious... keep it up. You two make my heart sing...
So true 💕💕
They are literally doing what I wish I had the foresight to do 30 years age.
You two make me feel good. love you two.
You have the best dogs, they don't run off, but got scared the pup was going to be swept off trail in that little waterfall. I love seeing you guys bake stuff on the fly like that, who says you need an oven, campfire works just fine on cast iron. Moose meat tacos with kefir cheese, with garden onion, and chive. With exception of the flour, its all local, and homemade. I appreciate seeing how you live off your land.
Mother hens doing a good job looking after her babies,how cute they are.
These two have that special bond that we all look for. My favorite couple on YT.
After a day like that, you should be contacting Polaris for a sponsorship. I love your trail adventure/campfire cooking videos. Breathtaking! Not gonna lie...I was on the edge of my seat a couple times, whew! Those dogs have a great life. Thanks for a beautiful and fun video!
Watching him make her taco first and giving it to her made me smile. So sweet.
I just love that you let your chickens be moms and let the babies be raised by them
Your birds all look so happy and healthy and just beautiful in general! There is amazing beauty everywhere you turn
Two very lucky dogs. Living the life every dog wishes for....
Beautiful scenery! What a lovely day. Thank you for giving us a glimpse of your life in Alaska.
Hi guys,
Helpful tip: try getting a used 22lb fluke style (Danforth) boat anchor. It works great as a deadman to pull you out in boggy terrain.
Gorgeous country! Wish I was there :)
Stay safe, be well and all the best from California 💛
I was thinking a spiral spike as used for larger tents, but I like a good Danforth too
ewjorgy you sound like a boatswainsmate
@@imadep3966 Lol! Yeah, sailing is definitely a part of my life! Plus I worked for several years at a chandlery and had to educate, well, dang near everyone on the fine art of anchoring (it is amazing how few boaters know anything at all about anchoring). That boggy muck they were trying to winch out of is no worse than a typical sea bed and I have personally used an 11lb danforth to kedge my 6000lb sailboat out of a mud bank so I know just how tenaciously they hold in mud. I figure a 22lb danforth should allow them to fling that Polaris into the next county! :) An added bonus is that that style of anchor folds flat so it is super easy to carry and it is pretty cheap. I used to carry an 11lb one in my Land Cruiser... But I digress...
All the best from California!
Hey guys, great vids!
A suggestion for towing points in open terrain. Learned in fire rescue years ago. You will need to carry on board, 3 3/4 " steel concrete pins (rods), 36- 42" long , 5lb. Mallet.
Drive pins into ground on a 45 degree angle away from vehicle.
Stap in tandem and winch away. Works like a charm in most conditions. Could be a life saver out there. Safe travels, mike in naples fla.
Wow! The landscape of Alaska is so pristine, harsh, rugged and yet beautiful all at the same time. Great scenery!
You two are a dream, love the view you share and the harmony you've built in the world. This video was especially enjoyable!! Thanks for sharing your experience with the world!!!
The way the chicks talk to their mom melts my heart
Matthew Telle LOL!
Loved the before and after shots! Alaska is like magic how much it changes from one season to the next!
Also, such a sweet moment y’all shared by the creek. That’s what life is all about!
That Polaris is amazing. Always fun to watch your adventures. Absolutely beautiful. Moose meat tacos looked so good. Peace!
Hey there. I am sure the life you have chosen is not always sucking oranges but the parts you show, looks so inviting. Both of you seem to eat well but you are both sprightly and move like athletes. What an excellent way to spend this time of your lives. Success is inevitable. You don’t have to worry about the mess that the rest of the world is in right now. Even if there was not you tube, I am certain that you guys would make it in some other fashion. If your intension is to short term lease your 2nd property (holiday or experience let), I would gladly book a week or 2.
Arielle, thank you for hopping in and out of the Polaris to capture all of those GREAT video takes! Must be a pain, especially in all that muck. You go girl! Thanks for sharing. Just LOVE your channel so much.
Thank you for Sharon it's very good to see you country like that so many of us that can't get out there to see it but if very nice to see
👍 You can get a ground anchor.. I used them with the Jeeps. They work great..😊
I love Bo, he is so chill and looks fun to hug. My favorite was the video where you gave him an egg.
You both are always working so hard, nice to see you play!!
Oh my word you are brave souls! What an amazing adventure!
That vehicle is amazing!!! You should sell this video to Polaris to use for advertising
So close to 150k subscribers! Congrats on your amazing content and personalities that will surely draw even more people in the future!
Man! I just had lunch and those tacos still made my mouth water😂 Those mountains were breathtaking!! Thanks for the video.✌🏼
What a great day out in the bush , it’s nice to enjoy a little fun time . 👍
Great video ,beautiful country..stay safe folks and have a great weekend.
Great trip. We have a Polaris Ranger 4x4 and use it all the time as well. Alaska has some beautiful area that’s for sure. My kind of trip! Thanks for sharing and stay safe! -Tom “Outdoors and Country Living”.
Looks like a great day! Thanks for taking us along!!!
I love to watch mamma animals take care of their yunguns. Once saw a momma turkey with 8 yunguns behind her walking, ir just so cute. Love your 4 legged animals.
what a lovely and so cute beginning for the video, hens and chicks, cudly cudly and nice!!! And the road did not look too nice!!! Reminded me of the time we used to live down south of Venezuela 20 years ago. We had to take a road to go to town every two weeks or so. In normal weather when the road was "ok", it would take us around 6 hours. But in rainy season, we had to go prepared for a up to 20 hour trip. There were deep ravines, rocks bigger than any car, fallen "bridges" made with creativity and no security whatsoever by the indians that live in the Gran Sabana... but it was the only way, unless you could pay a plane or a helicopter fare, and we could not, so... the dirt road it was. Your road looked way better, but scary none the less. Loved this video, a real adventure!!!.
That polaris has to be the favorite thing you’ve bought. It was nice being able to see the boys able to be out enjoying the day as well. It probably was a very long winter for them.
You two are the best. Love your video's, going on 2 years now. 😍😎.
Never change!
God Bless!
Amazing, so glad you have the skills to help yourselves.
Putting the Polaris through her paces really shows how much work the suspension does on that vehicle. Incredible. Just before it lost traction I was thinking what a monster that thing is, and how appropriate for the Alaskan terrain (especially during the Spring). Even so, the vehicle performed admirably. A length of rebar and a 2-3lb sledge would be a welcome addition on those muddier outings to the highlands for a guaranteed attachment point for the winch... Loved the video 👍
Great overall video. Loved seeing the baby chicks--they're so pretty!
Seriously. Such enjoyable content and AMAZING filming and editing. 💚💙
Please show the cheese thing XOjennyinseattle
I love how you take your dogs everywhere.❤️🐾❤️🐾
I so happy to see yall with them guns. As always be safe and God Bless
That was a fun day adventure with a delicious taco at the end beside a river.
Thanks for sharing your beautiful and ever amazing Alaska!
Its good that you dont rip and tear when in the mud. Slow and steady will get you where you need to be. Nice views. Next time we go to Alaska we want to bring our quads
You guys are truly living to a persons most potential
Thanks for some peace during tough times
150,000 subscribers !!! Welcome to the 100,000 that came after me, #50,000 haha! By far, the best channel on UA-cam! You've worked so hard to earn this, Eric & Arielle ~ congratulations!
Wonderful place to go foraging and exploring. Beautiful!
Food looks so yummy, and the drive looked great! Great day trip! Thanks you two :)
Love your antique bowls, got a set just like them. Love you guys you are a great couple.
Keep the moustache. The mountains looks amazing. Love the kiss at the end. Thanks for sharing. ☺️
Ah , looks like a great time!! Thanks for sharing!!
Chickies are cute and you got SNOW yes that is great love snow and little chickies
So happy to see the chicks. Let us see a video of just your chickens...nothing perfect...just chickens. They are growing so fast, we haven't seen nearly enough. 💕
Man, Polaris needs to be giving you a kick back for all the positive feed you are giving them.. That thing is awesome !!
Just found your Channel today and I'm hooked! Love anything that has views of Alaska/outdoors. I've never been to Alaska which makes me really sad. Maybe someday I'll make it there.
Not gonna lie, I was nervous in some of those sticky drive scenes. Glad you were able to get unstuck. Beautiful times you two. 💕
Look at those babies! Sooo cute.
Sometimes I watch your guys’s videos just to see the baby chicks. Lol. They’re so cute.
Thank you for this video. It’s a nice break & a nice life you two have❤️ God bless
Such beautiful scenery ❤
Thank you for sharing your days in beautiful Alaska! Would love to live there!
Fun! Great trip with lots of challenges! Food looked great! Great to get out and explore!
What a wonderful day, u found an awesome spot, the river in the background sounds so serene, I did notice a guy boating on the water behind u, must of been smelling those good moose tacos. U both enjoy, thanks for this lovely video.
Drive all that way over hill snd creeks and a guy in a kayak comes Out of no where. lol you guys are taking tips off a reality show.
2:25 fantastico i due porta fucili ... grande
I love all the food you fix!
Alaskan cook-out,, mud run,, & car wash all in the same video!! aloha
Helpful 4 wheeling tip. If you have no winch point Dig a hole attach a spare tire to a strap and bury the tire. At least 2 feet deep. Works in mud, sand and snow.
That was cool! Those moose meat Kiefer cheese tacos looked awesome
👍#694 one of my favorite videos, really showcases your life in Alaska. 😀
that polaris ranger u two have goes thru every kind of terrain it seems,its pretty cool i think.and i like the way u set up ur guns on the bed of the truck too,eric
Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️
Love everything you shared....
Amazing views.....
Aww hens are just cutie, baby one too
Vaya excursión amigos, con ese vehículo llegáis al fin del mundo. Seguro que pasasteis un día espectacular. Saludos desde Andalucía.
Been a fan of lots of channels over the years.
Dead honest, this is the only one where I like the vid before watching it, and actually watch the whole videos
Nicholas Leach thank you! 😎
you promised me you folks where going to carry some land anchors in the tool box.... hmmm. ha ha , great mountain / river day date and adventure as always :) wonderful footage and humor . thank you
What a great day out adventuring. Such picturesque scenery. Those tacos looked delicious. Thank you. Cheers, Jeff. 👍😀🏠🦘🦌
Good job you two. looked like fun!
Amazing
Fun to watch! Thanks guys!😎
Great adventure. Beautiful alaska.
Chicks just hopping right in there with the big girls. Fun day always need one of those.
Nice to se you talé time to enjoy. Polaris need to paid the great add they got today even a kitchen. Be safe
Aww your chickies and dogs are super cute. Fun day out (except for the getting stuck part).
Your Vlog on pickled eggs showed up on my utube feed and I was interested so I watched.....What I did'nt expect was a awesome young couple who are living a beautiful life semi off the grid in The Last Frontier.....I spent a year with the Air Force stationed at Clear Air Base, AK back in the early 90's. I had just went through some military trauma overseas and was so excited to be shipped out to Alaska. Unfortunately my symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress really kicked in during the winter months and I did'nt have a chance to get the full year in. I did manage to get alot of hunting and fishing in before I left though. You guys are bringing back so many treasured and stored memories for me!! I'm 53 yrs old now. If you only know how you have helped me with your videos!! I currently live retired in the Philippines so I know how adventurous life can be....But I no longer have that Alaskan stamina like you two powerful people do! I never say never! And with Gods Grace he might send me back for a vacation one day....I just cannot manage the bitter cold anymore otherwise I would try again and live exactly like you are. Does each person still receive a thousand dollars per year being a resident?? Back then it was given to each resident from the pipeline profits. I was so disappointed in the combat fishing also like you guys experienced. I thought I would be one with nature and it was way to crowded for my enjoyment. My buddy would go back there when the salmon season ended and retrieve almost a thousand dollars in lost tackle!! So many memories are coming back and I just wanted to say thanks and keep them videos coming!! Tim
Timothy Strampp the PFD is still around, we have almost been here 2 years! Appreciate you sharing your background and you stopping by to watch 😃
If that happens often then think about a ground anchor, a fence post auger works or even a shovel works in a pinch.
Oh those mountains!
Great video!! Another fine piece of work! Thanks guys keep living the dream!!!✌🏼👍🏼
What a great adventure guys. 💚💙🧡👍
I love escaping to your videos!
Moose tacos by the river! Awesome cookbook recipe!
Love your adventures.
One of your best videos so far. Great scenery and music choice. I think I have that same green cutting board.
WOW! Looks like fun!!!!!
View is amazing
I recently found your channel and I love everythin you do, the trip to the mountains is my favorite💕💕💕💕
What an awesome day. Tacos look delicious.
Awesome place to explore! Looks fun, I would be rockhounding in that lake lol👍
I saw neat trick that I'm going to keep in the back of my mine (hopefully). A guy was stuck in ditch on a flat plain. He dug a narrow trench perpendicular to his vehicle and put his high rise jeep jack in the trench and his tow rope around the jack. Dug a shallow trench towards his vehicle for the rope to lay low in and winched himself out. Very cleaver I thought.
just get a screw anchor
Looks like fun! Thanks guys!