Mammoth's Most Beautiful Lake Hike
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2023
- Mammoth Lakes and the surrounding areas of the Eastern Sierra have, in our opinion, some of the most beautiful lakes in the entire world. But is this lake hike the prettiest one of all? You guys have been requesting this hike for years, and we finally had the chance to do it! Little Lakes Valley Hike in Mammoth all the way out to Gem Lakes - let's just say you guys know your hikes!
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If someone doesn't like this channel, they don't like the outdoors 😁 Amazing content. Another world class trek!
Thanks Jason! This one was totally thanks to recommendations by you guys as well -- great teamwork!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard oh yes.. that's Sojourn was such a treasure ...and it's so wonderful that is close to where you live.. and where we are too. And we love all the so appreciative comments you two get. It must drive the few haters mad 😖😁
How the world has been painted for us to enjoy is so amazing, love your content I love watching from afar
That is so true, Andrea -- it's just amazing out there. Really happy you're enjoying these adventures, and looking forward to bringing you some wintery beauty soon as well! ❤️
Love the combo of amazing scenery, the optimistic happy personalities, and the background music. And when I realized that Elise is the one singing in the background, it just brings it all up another notch. Love your videos.
Thank you so much! It makes me super happy to hear that you're enjoying the music, because we really do see these videos as our artistic contribution to the world and def want the music to be an important and elevating aspect of them! ❤️ --E
Didn't know that's Elise's singing. Amazing. Your music really compliments the vids.
The ice reminds me of one of the coolest outdoor experiences I had growing up in Wisconsin. The ice on our local river was maybe 1 and 1/2 inches and clear as glass. We skated for hours watching fish swimming below us.
Elise, is that really you singing? Lovely!
I don't even have any words for the sheer beauty of some of these sights, oh my!!!
Yes Carl! We've really been exploring the Mammoth area this year and loving it. Have a couple of snowshoe adventures planned for up there this winter as well! ❤️
Beautiful scenery! Mother Nature truly is a fountain of youth. Much love from Munich! ✌❤
That's well said, and you are absolutely right -- it was totally rejuvenating to us this week, and just what we needed after many hard days at work! ❤️
Nice running into you guys on the trail! It was a beautiful day out in little lakes valley 💕
Kelly it was such a pleasure to meet you! It really made our day. Hope you guys had a great time and also a safe drive back -- ours felt long, and I know yours was even longer! ❤️
Love your passion for nature and love for each other. So evident in this video. ❤️
Thanks Lauren! That is lovely to hear, and very glad it came across in the video. This hike just made us feel so lucky and full of joy, and it's really nice that you feel that too. ❤️
“This is that hike”. ❤️❤️❤️that says it all about this hike. My favorite, one I’ve done in every season. And always pure joy. So glad you finally made it.
Thanks Tom -- and huge props to you guys for recommending this one. We could probably do nothing but follow you guys' advice and get have a whole year's worth of epic and beautiful adventures. Much love and gratitude for this community! ❤️
Awesome video! I've done this hike, but it was in July. Lots more people on the trail that time of year. The nice thing for many people is that the parking lot is at around 10,000', so you're already up high. Very little climbing required for those amazing views. If you get a chance to go back when Gem Lake is not frozen, you'll see amazing turquoise-colored water. Little Lakes Valley has special meaning to me - My dad, who was an avid hiker and has since passed away, took me on this hike the first time I went. Lot's of wonderful memories....
Oh my gosh, thank you for sharing that story about your dad! That is just wonderful. I get emotional any time I'm hiking somewhere beautiful thinking about the ways my parents introduced me to the outdoors, but I can't even imagine how emotional and grateful you must feel when you do this hike. And we will for sure go back when they're not frozen and do more of the off-trail lakes and climbing, along with some lake plunging! ❤️. --A
Was great seeing you guys in the trail,what a beautiful hike,,we are the ones with the hiking cat!
Luis! We will never forget you guys and your kitty -- that was so cool! We told all our cat loving friends about it and they are so jealous. Was really a pleasure to meet you both as well, and hope you had a great time out there! ❤️
I always enjoy your videos but this hike was one of my favorites. I think the simple beauty of the scenery the greatest draw! Thank you so much for doing and sharing.
That is great to hear, Jason -- so glad you enjoyed it! This one and the Kearsarge Lakes one from a few of weeks ago are two of the funnest times we've ever had making videos because of exactly what you said: we could just focus on enjoying the simple and spectacular beauty of our surroundings. We will for sure keep mixing this kind of video in with the vertiginous climbs and sufferfests! ❤️
If you don't know much about these two great people. I was a nurse for 16 years to Evan. He was disabled and loved watching them on UA-cam. They found out about him and wanted to meet him. He met them online. They become great friends with me Evan and his Mom. When he passed they mentioned him in a video. They also did many other kind things to honor him, but they are too personal to mention. I love them so very much. I will consider them as friends to me till my dying day.
Aw Dan thank you -- you made us both tear up this morning! We love you and Deb too, and think about you guys and Evan often. When we do our 50 hikes in 50 states road trip, we'll stop in for a visit with you guys and do something to honor Evan on a hike out there. ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard I would love to hike with the two of you when you come to Manie, but I wouldn't be able to keep up with your fast pace. It would be funny to see Adam and I stand beside each other since he is a foot taller🤣
Love the Eastern Sierras! What a beautiful time of year to go exploring there. And the sound of crackling ice. There's nothing like being out in nature!
Totally agree with everything you said! And the crackling ice was really something new to us -- it honestly sounded like animals or instruments or something, it was so loud and eerie and beautiful. ❤️
It's nice to know that I'm not the only one that runs all over the place exploring. I'm shocked that you guys don't have hiking crampons for the ice ...
Haha you're def not the only one, Bill! Ya we prob should have brought the microspikes on this one but we honestly didn't expect there to be as much ice as there was! Good lesson that at this time of year, it's probably best just to pack them just in case. ❤️
Just enough snow to make everything so photogenic 🤩!! The ice and cold = no bugs!
That is exactly right -- everything glistening, no crowds, and no mosquitoes! What could be better? ❤️
The Sierra Nevada mountains never disappoint.beauifully glorious divine mountains
Well said, David -- gloriously divine is the perfect description! ❤️
Thanks again for taking us along to the Sierra, my favorite place on the planet. Loved the sax and the vocal too Elise. Gorgeous video! The benefit of living in Cali, live on the beach, play in the mountains💗 Happy turkey day!!🦃🦃💗
Thanks so much, Mary! I always love when we can get my dad's sax into the soundtrack. And living on the beach has been pretty awesome, but hopefully by next year we'll be both playing AND living in the mountains! Would be so nice to enjoy some small-town life in Bishop, and already be pre-acclimated for some of the bigger climbs we want to do! ❤️
Wow...can't remember such wonderful glistening light sparkling off the murmuring streams. The music was such a perfect accompaniment. You're the Enya of So-Cal!
Haha thanks Mark! Every time we go into the Sierra some different aspect of its beauty surprises me, and this time it was definitely the glistening light and the sounds of the ice. Both just incredible, and so happy you like the musical accompaniment! ❤️
It would be absolutely amazing. Living out there in the mountains. I am very thankful that I came across your channel I get to see lots of mountains landscapes. That I know I would never go visit
We're very thankful for you as well, and all your kind support over the years! ❤️
Nice to see my favorite pair of rock hoppers having a restful day for a change! And even eating reasonably healthy snaks, omgoodness ;)
Haha thanks Liam! Yes we really needed a restful hike after two brutally hard weeks of work, and wow did the Sierra deliver. We probably say it every week, but we're so darn lucky to live here! ❤️
ELISE and ADAM a hello from France. Here you are again in the beauties of the Sierra, where autumn has cast its mantle of ice, dressing the vegetation in a brownish color, and draping the mountains in their snowy adornments. What a pleasure to see ELISE training for the Winter Ice Skating Games. If he doesn't win an Olympic medal, ELISE will undoubtedly win the medal of grace, and his songs with timeless lyrics will enchant the jurors, who will not remain unmoved. ADAM you fell into ELISE's trap, your famous "pop tarts" have been replaced by another brand... It's another great video that makes you dream. Kisses to both of you. DAN
ELISE et ADAM un bonjour de France. Vous voilà de nouveau dans les beautés de la Sierra, là où l’automne a jeté son manteau de glace, habillant la végétation d’une couleur brunâtre, et drapant les montagnes dans leurs parures de neige. Quel plaisir de voir ELISE s’entrainer pour les jeux d’hiver de patins sur glace. Faute d’obtenir une médaille olympique, ELISE obtiendra sans aucun doute celle de la grâce, et ses chansons aux paroles hors du temps enchanteront les jurés qui ne resteront pas insensibles. ADAM tu es tombé dans le piège d’ELISE, tes célèbres « pop tarts » ont été remplacés par une autre marque. C’est une superbe vidéo de plus qui fait rêver. Bises à vous deux. DAN
Merci Dan! J'aime beaucoup les beaux mots francais que tu utilises dans ce commentaire. En particulier quand tu dis, "drapant les montagnes dans leurs parures de neige." Avant, je ne connaissais pas le mot "parures," mais maintenant je veux l'utiliser aussi! Nous toujours apprecions ta gentillesse et amitie. ❤️ --A
Beautiful magical and enchanting comment. You are a wonderful writer 🏅
Jason a hello from France. Thank you for the kind compliment. I modestly try to comment on the superb videos of ELISE and ADAM, and I know that ADAM speaks French very well, he takes the time to answer me in good French, which I greatly appreciate. Without pretension, if I can give him the desire to continue to speak the language of Molière, I am happy. DAN
Jason un bonjour de France. Merci pour ce gentil compliment. J’essaie modestement de commenter les superbes vidéos de ELISE et de ADAM, et je sais qu’ADAM parle très bien le Français, il prend le temps de me répondre en bon Français, je que j’apprécie fortement. Sans prétention, si je peux lui donner le gout de continuer à parler la langue de Molière, j’en suis heureux. DAN
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I just love this channel. My two favorite youtubers!
Thanks Miguel! Your support and encouragement is always so uplifting and motivating for us, and we really appreciate it! ❤
I know it’s a long drive but it makes feel more special and keeps the crowds down compared to other hikes closer to cities or western sierras
That is totally true, especially at this time of year! It makes such a difference to have that natural peace and quiet, especially when the ice itself is so vocal! ❤️
Cool hike 🙂, I enjoyed seeing the lakes freezing over. Great job catching the sounds too. I've hiked that area many times and always find the hike to be quite relaxing.
Thank you, and we found much the same thing as you do. It was just beautiful and tranquil and made us feel glad to be alive. So glad we got a couple of the sounds on camera. In person they were really crazy! ❤️
Hey guys! It's been a minute since I've dropped by, but I'm happy to see the magic is still here on your channel! Stunning views! Ice and cold seem so foreign to me here in NC. I just ran a 12 miler in mid November in 72-degree, humid heat! Stay cool! Keep pushing!
Paul that's crazy it's still so warm over there! You would have been proud of the Cactus to Clouds to Cactus sufferfest we did a few weeks ago. It was basically our first ultra! ❤️
What a gorgeous series of lakes
It's so great up there, Rick! Really looking forward to going back in summer and climbing one or two of those peaks as well -- and then of course a lake plunge!! ❤️
This is a beautiful hike, and it's pretty easy so most folks can enjoy it. A great day in the mountains does not have to be difficult, oh, by the way Bear Creek Spire is up there and should be on your list , it's a beautiful climb, thanks for sharing Larry Owens
Thanks Larry, that is great inspiration! We saw it, and are definitely going to go for it next summer, followed by a plunge into some of these lakes! ❤️
I am not surprised to see all of the lakes covered in thick ice, such you can skate on them already in mid-November. I was once in this area in the middle of summer (end of July 2012), and we saw and walked through some snow patches (around the lakes, not in the mountains)! And they were sizable (at least 10 meters wide). So, that was a revelation for me, as at that moment I only knew California weather that you see in LA...
Anyway, this is a perfect video, one of my favorites that you've made! Keep pouring that humour!
Thanks so much -- very happy that you enjoyed this one! We were actually a bit surprised that the lakes were totally frozen already, because we had brought our swimsuits to plunge into Gem Lake 😂. But now we know that they freeze fast in November! ❤️
Not too far away is another popular one that I like, in the off season, the South lake to Dusy basin on the bishop's pass trail. You also start at 10K and it's gorgeous. And you also pass a Long Lake. The Bishops pass switch backs can be a load of fun.
That sounds awesome, Mike. Writing it down on our adventure spreadsheet as we speak!! ❤️
Hey A&E!! Another great vid, thanks as always for taking us along!! Just an idea for you - how about a vlog with your 2023 highlights? I know that is probably a 6 hour vlog, but it would be fun!! Haha just kidding about the 6 hours but a 2023 summary might be good for those who are not regular subs. Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!! 🦃🦃
That is a great idea Dan, and it will definitely happen! We've already been crafting a short version of it so that's already in the works, but maybe we'll do a long one too for the end of the year! ❤️
Hello Elise, had a hard and stressing day, but seeing you, your videos and awesome scenery makes me feel relax.. 😘🥂
Serge I'm so happy to hear that! We were really hoping this video would provide that, because after a hard and stressful week the hike really gave that to us as well! ❤️ --E
@@LiveHardxLoveHard exactly Elise.. Have a great evening
Absolutely beautiful 🤩
Thank you! Yes we were really happy we finally got up there -- it was definitely everything that was promised! ❤️
You always wind up in the most beautiful place on the planet, be it Switz, France, Italia, or even dear old Cali. Well done and Bravo Zulu.
Thanks very much! We are basically making it our life's goal to go to as many beautiful places in the world as we can, and take you guys along with us, so we're delighted you're enjoying the destinations so far! ❤️
Wow I would 100% join on this one! I love how one lake got the beautiful name “heart” and the other one got “chicken foot” 😂 gorgeous footage!
So nice to just be in nature and get what you need - some childlike exploration and wonder!
Thanks for taking us along 😍
Heck yes you would join! And that's a realistic possibility, because we'll be based in the Sierra before too long and you guys can stay with us and do some of these gorgeous hikes!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard can’t wait for this!!!!!! 🙌🏻🙌🏻
Awesome hike and beautiful lakes! Chickenfoot is a classic nickname! 😆 Thanks again for taking us along with you! ❤ We hope to get to the Sierra someday!
Yes! You guys just absolutely must make it to the Sierra. You will not regret it. And when you come, make sure to take way more time than you think you need, because once you get up into these areas you will want to explore more and more, week after week! Meanwhile, I think chickenfoot is gonna stick! 😂❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Chickenfoot for the win! Lol! Yes, when we finally do get there, I know we won't want to leave! We love mountains! Hopefully, we'll make it there someday soon! Have a great evening! 💞
Love the change of pace. Awesome locale!
Thanks Gary! Ya we really needed just a calm and beautiful hike after chaos at work this week, and this was just perfect. Glad you enjoyed! ❤️
You guys are the best!
Thanks Louis! So fun to share adventures like this with you guys, especially when it comes from your suggestions. We really love this community! ❤️
Wow ! Omg such beautiful mountains !
Right?!? We knew it would be awesome because a few of you guys recommended it, but being there in person we were definitely stunned by the beauty of those mountains -- and they way they reflected in the ice of the lakes! ❤️
Ruby lake just north of that valley is all time worldclass! Try it next time if you already haven't done it..also Bear Creek Spire at the end of Little Lakes trail is one of the best climbs anywhere on the planet...but yes not a true hike or scramble--5th class but some of the best granite in the backcountry Sierra. Late autumn hikes in the Sierra are second to none. I'm really surprised you two didn't bring microspikes. Easy on off when the terrain advises.
Oh heck yes, Joseph! Bear Creek Spire next time for sure -- great recommendation!!! Ya we honestly didn't realize it was going to be this icy or we would have brought some spikes. Also, we probably over-focused on the icy parts in the video because they were cool-looking, but 98% of the trail was not icy like that so the lack of spikes wasn't too much of an issue. Probably will be soon though, as it gets icier and icier! ❤️
Two thumbs up for the hiking scenery"
Thanks very much -- so glad you enjoyed it!! ❤️
What a lovely hike and with ice and snow already! Here where I live (Denmark), climate change has meant that you can now pretty much go a whole winter without much frost or snow or many of those clear, crisp, pristine days. When I first moved here, you could skate on the lakes in winter. ❤
Catherine that is amazing -- we both assumed Denmark would be all ice and snow in the winter! I guess that is because, in addition to climate change, there are no high-altitude places? One of the things that always amazes us about California is that it can be 75 Fahrenheit in one part of the state, like Death Valley, and well below freezing in another part less than 100 miles away, like the Sierra, because of all the altitude variation. We need to get some skates! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Yes, the different climate zones in California must be fantastic to experience. And I think you guys should definitely get skates. I had only ever skated on an indoor rink before I moved to Denmark and there is something amazing about skating outdoors - even if you're only basic-level like me, you're still going a bit faster than regular walking/running and feeling the gliding motion and the wind in your face and hair is exhilarating and liberating. But over the last decade or more, it just hasn't really been a winter experience you can necessarily expect to have any longer. You're right about Denmark, there is no high altitude at all, it is pretty far south in relation to the rest of Scandinavia, and is influenced by the Gulf Stream, so when you factor in climate change, everything has got much milder. Having said that, I'm looking out of my window at 8am and can see that we have had one of the first night frosts of the year, so you never know....
Absolutely beautiful! Well done
Thanks Elif! So glad the beauty came through on camera -- in person it just absolutely filled us with joy and gratitude! ❤️
Crispy morning it sure is.. -8C with northern wind. Though I love to wear shorts all Year round (thicker ones in winter) I couldn't go (anymore) under 8C without knee/leg warming tights. You two had a summer kit on while it obviously was around zero celcius. Hrrr.. and second hrrr going on lake ice! For sure thin! Our seashore is getting its ice layer, but never ever gonna get on it before it's thick to carry cars weight!
Those sounds coming from ice are cool! Also every time when find smooth, black, ice surface it just gets me too.. to make some art; throwing snow balls (and junks of snow) from high drop to the ice surface makes contemporary art by exploding snow patterns.. :D
Haha yes! Ice and snow in a beautiful place just seems to bring out the kid in all of us. We do tend to hike in fairly light gear even in winter, because we don't like to sweat and then have the sweat get cold. But we definitely do grab layers out of our packs and put them on whenever we're taking a break or walking downhill rather than up -- or if there's a cold wind! ❤️
The mountains always seem to be calling you to .John Muir would be proud.🙏
Thank you David, that's a wonderful compliment. John Muir's definitely one of my biggest heroes. --A
My favorite hike ⛰️🤩 🥰
Oh my gosh, Cristina, now we totally understand why! Just fun and relaxing and awe-inspiring beauty the whole way!! ❤️
Another awesome video. The sound of that ice! How I wish I could play ice hockey on one of those frozen lakes! The NHL should host one of their annual "Winter Classics" on such a lake (without thousands of attending fans). If not in the Sierras, then perhaps on Lake Louise in Banff. However, from your videos, the Sierras don't seem to pale in comparison to the beauty of the Rockies. And...no grizzlies!
Haha someone commented earlier that he was playing hockey on Chickenfoot Lake earlier this week! So you're definitely not alone in that thought. The ice was so smooth and perfect on it, I'm not surprised skaters love it. And you're totally right -- beauty without grizzlies is a nice combination! ❤️
Mammoth lakes looks so stunning ..This was the first time I saw Adam's snack spot was very close to the ground ..He is not dangling over the edge of a steep mountain this time :-)
Haha yes, this might have been his least scary snack spot ever 😂. Usually if we're not climbing something with drop offs he just looks for somewhere very pretty to sit and snack, and he definitely found that at least -- Gem Lake was gorgeous! ❤️
Once again you were blessed with a beautiful day to do an amazing hike. There are some awesome hikes to do in the late fall in that area. I still remember doing a hike up Duck Pass trail in the late fall. I have a picture on the wall of Skeleton Lake. It was an absolute mirror reflecting the mountains in the background as the sun was setting. You might give that area a try before it's buried under 40 ft. of snow. lol
Yes Alan! We've been thinking about Duck Pass and Duck Lake Peak! But a big storm just rolled through LA yesterday, so if it hits the Sierra today that might already be it for fall hiking🥲 But if we don't get it this year, we will for sure do it next year because it's very high on our list! ❤️
Beautiful 😍 always enjoy your adventures. Thanks for taking us along🫶🏽🏔🌻🌈✨🪬🍄
Thanks Terra -- so glad you're enjoying! It's really a pleasure to take you guys along, especially on ones like this where we can show you a popular place in a unique way or a unique time of year. Fun to share this kind of thing! ❤️
Glad to see u guys took my trail recommendation
We sure did, and thank you again for sharing it! It was just a fantastic hike, and one we will for sure come back to in the summer when we can also do some off trail rock climbing and scrambling to some of the hidden lakes as well! ❤️
I vicariously tore a muscle in my groin watching you guys walking on that ice!!!! 😂
Haha ya that ice was a little dicey! The poles were a big help, but if we go up again this winter now that the snow has started we will def be bringing snowshoes and crampons! ❤️
One of my all time favorite areas! I’ve only ever made it as far as Chicken Foot Lake; look at it on a map, and you’ll see why it got named that. Thanks for taking me along.
Love that you've been up to Chicken Foot, Caroline! What a great lake! It's our pleasure to take you on these, and we'll go to even more of these lakes and a couple of the peaks behind them this summer! ❤️
Fun fact that is the highest paved road in CA. Mono pass trail is also very scenic with great views of Little Lakes Valley from above.
That is a fantastic fun fact! Love that kind of stuff, and thank you for telling us! ❤️
One of my favorite hikes in the Sierra, glad you guys enjoyed it. Heart Lake is one of my all time favorites, thanks so much for sharing as I don't get up there this time of year.
Kim I'm totally with you on that -- Heart Lake was my favorite for sure! It was almost hard to tell from the camera shots, but as you know in person it is just stunning. Glad to give you the fall views! Next time, we go in summer, do some rock scrambling and take a swim in at least a couple of the lakes! --A
Awesome. Just missed you. We were playing pond hockey on Chickenfoot Lake yesterday.
Dana that is freaking fantastic! We saw a couple of skaters on Chickenfoot and were super jealous. It looked really fun, but hockey in that venue sounds like the most amazing day ever!! ❤️
Indeed great vedeo HD Thanks for sharing both you
Thanks Jeff! Really glad you enjoyed this one -- such a great day out in the Sierra! ❤️
Stunning! Surprised you had the place to yourselves.
Yes it was absolutely perfect! Saw a few people on the trail, all of them very nice including a couple of ice skaters, but we got to be alone at every single lake. November is definitely the right time to do this hike! ❤️
Last time I went on an icy hike, almost exactly a year ago, I easily walked through an icy, steep and curvy patch. One on "safe ground" I took a step back to give room to those who were coming down on their hands and knees. As I step back, the leg that is going back slips out and I fall down. Could not stand back up and clearly something was off. Turns out that as the leg snapped back, it tore the quad tendon off my kneecap. So that put an end to my goal of running a marathon in two months, climbing Denali this year and I bunch of other ones. A year out that quad is so weak that it is a joke. Cannot run at all. Be safe out there!
Charlie so sorry that happened to you, and all from being kind to others as well. That's just wrong! And thank you for sharing the warning about ice -- it really does take just one slip in the wrong place and at the wrong angle to cause an injury. That's an important thing for all of us to remember as we head into winter hiking season. ❤️
Great vlog Elise & Adam
Reckon sound of the ice breaking was a polar bear on vacation ! :) 😻😸 ❤
Haha at first we thought it actually was an animal, John 😂 It sounded like some strange bird call or something. Finally we realized it was coming from the ice itself! ❤️
Oh cool! We did that hike 10 days ago when we were up there. There were folks ice skating on the far end. You see a good dozen + lakes and some of them are truly gorgeous. Nice hike!
Awesome! So glad you got to do it at this time -- just amazing to have so few people around. We saw a couple of ice skaters too, way down at the end of Chickenfoot Lake! Next time, we bring some skates (and fall😂). ❤️
Did this hike last summer. So beautiful!
Awesome, Beverley! So glad you've gotten to see this incredible place. We'd like to come back in summer at some point as well and do some icy snowmelt lake plunging! ❤️
Ah man, I always enjoy when a trail is entirely frozen or entirely not. So annoying having to keep alternating the cleats or trying not to fall. Still looks like it's so worth it!
Totally, but ya it was totally worth it just being so alone on those gorgeous lakes! I think in these conditions poles without cleats was the right choice because it was still 95% ice free. But that was a couple weeks ago, so now it might be more 50-50! ❤️
I love this trail! I did it a second time when I was 36 weeks preggers 😄 and ran into a mom with a few weeks old baby on the trail lol!
Sarah that is so awesome! If we have a little one, that is exactly how I want to be as well!!! ❤️
I love ❤️ your videos great hiking in gorgeous locations. I have hiked Mammouth mountain, Duck lake pass, and fallen leaf lake in the Mammouth area.
Thanks Michael! We will do Duck Lake and Duck peak next summer at some point! Glad you like these areas, because it's where we intend to spend a lot of our future years! ❤️
Most beatuful. Thank you 🤩
Thanks Imothek -- it's a joy to share these kinds of places with you! ❤️
So cool guys! Picture postcard perfect. I can’t believe Elise took a bite of something on a snack spot segment and a knock off Pop Tart at that! 😂 So glad your Dad could join us Elise! 🎷 Time is running out on your Mom for 2023? 🎻 Thanks for sharing and I love you guys! 😊❤️
Thanks Larry! Haha ya I might just start bringing those protein pop tarts on every hike 😂. I will definitely tell my mom you say she needs to step up her game and get in on one of these songs -- we're seeing them at Thanksgiving! ❤️ --E
Chicken foot😂 I had to laugh.. my partner (boyfriend is a little bit weird for a 32 year old guy) were once at a grocery shop. He saw ginger for the first time, don't ask me why. The lady put the ginger on the conveyor band and my partner said what are those chicken tentacles😅 the lady looked a little bit angry and I laughed a little too loud. Since that day, ginger is a chicken tentacle for us.
Hahaha yes!!! There is nothing better than goofy couples' memories and nicknames, and when you can combine them it's gold! 😂❤️
FANTASTIC 🙂
Thanks Petr! Delighted we could show you some Sierra lakes in their freshly frozen form!! ❤️
Cool Ice sounds. . . unless you're on it, then SCARY! even when its real cold, still terrifying. I had a chill morning camping in the desert in my truck at the Bentonite Hills the other day. So nice to just relax, have a hot breakfast and read a book in an amazing place. . . kind of a first for me. . . The Sierras are looking GREAT, nice work. Maybe you guys would be interested in Red Rock Canyon, Las Vegas, Bridge Mountain? when it really gets cold? I know a VERY cool route. . .
Heck yes, Karl -- would love to do some Red Rock adventuring! January or February would be perfect. Let's make a plan!! ❤️
Ahhh Chicken Foot lake , if I recall that is part of what feeds Rock Creek . I like to call that whole area Gods country . The ice cracking sound is wild .
God's country is exactly right -- the whole place is a miracle! You wouldn't even have believed the sound of the ice in person that day. It almost sounded like animals or something, like the ice was alive! Really, really cool. ❤️
That was postcard worthy!
For sure, Harlan! It was so beautiful to the eye -- just what we needed after a very long, hard couple of weeks at work! ❤️
I love those nice, quiet, scenic day hikes like this! Just serene and peaceful! You two always bring joy and a smile to my day with your videos! Where did you hike in from? Some of the lake names were familiar to me but I honestly couldn't place them on a map. Looks like north and west of Bishop?
It's actually between Bishop and Mammoth, Jeff, but closer to Mammoth. You turn left off of 395 at Tom's Place, and then follow the road all the way up to where it ends at about 10,000 feet -- such a nice trailhead, and the views of those mountains start almost immediately! We'll go back again in the summer and climb a couple of those peaks now that we know how gorgeous it is up there! ❤️
Great video as always!
Lots of moderate day hikable peaks around there- Mount Morgan has incredible views of the Valley, Pyramid Peak unique views of lakes to the east, Bear Creek Spire also great views and potentially a thrilling class 3-4 scramble up the north ridge (I unfortunately did the tedious class 4 scramble on the Ulrich's route).
The hike to Mono Pass is awesome, and you can easily add Mono Pass Peak and/or Mount Starr, both of which add different lakes and drainages to the stellar views.
Most underrated peak in the area- Mount Stanford, best accessed from the Hilton Lakes. Get to the summit before noon so that the sun illuminates the red wall from Red and White Mountain to Mount Morrison. Pioneer Basin from there is about as photogenic as it gets.
Also, have you guys hiked up Pine Creek, McGee Creek, and Convict Canyon? IMO each one is just as awesome as Rock Creek. Mount Morrison has fab views, as do both Red Slate and Red and White.
For a non-peak hike, and one I think you guys would really eat up, you could go up Pine Creek and loop the Royce Lakes, using Coco Col on the way up and Pine Creek Pass on the way back. Royce and Merriam would be the optional peaks to make a more demanding but still doable day.
I'm always so excited to see your videos, either to see some new place or to re-live past glories.
Oh my gosh these are great recommendations -- thank you! You're going to keep us busy tonight looking up all of these! But luckily it's literally our favorite way to pass the time when we're at home. Really good stuff, and I guarantee you'll see us doing at least a couple of these over the next year! ❤️
If you guys ever come to Canada, come hike Lake Louise and hike up to the glaciers.
Heck yes, we would love that!! We're planning to cross the border once or twice on our road trip this summer, and glaciers would be perfect!! ❤️
Another great video.
Thanks Gary! So fun to be up there with almost no people around, and to take you guys with us! ❤️
Very interesting seeing this hike this time of the year. I've only ever hiked it during the summer, and while extremely beautiful, it's always packed during summer.
Very happy to show you it in the fall, Shane! We'd love to do this one at some point in the summer too and jump in the lakes, though if we do that we'll have to go off trail and do one or two of the surrounding summits as well because you know we gotta get away from the crowds one way or another! ❤️
Mother nature did a job creating that mountain range the range of Light.🥹
Yes! And the way the natural lakes reflect it is just amazing too. It's all just perfectly designed. ❤️
An exquisite hike. Been there many times. Was on it early October after a snow dusting. It’s the highest road end trail in the Sierra I believe. 10,000 ft start …
Shelley that is so great you've done this multiple times! We're definitely planning to return in the summer and climb one or more of the surrounding peaks before jumping into a couple of those lakes! ❤️
You’ll love it then - my son tried to catch a trout w his bare hands in one of the little creeks that meander through that landscape, got it on video for all time. Tried to catch lol !
❤ GR8 VID ~ LOVED IT ❤
Thanks David -- we loved making it! Such a perfect day!! ❤️
Hi Elise and Adam, Forget the microspikes?😊. Each and every one of your adventure videos are exciting to watch. Thank you for your time and effort in producing these.
Haha yes we totally did not expect there to be so much ice! Though to be fair, we sort of overemphasized it in the video because it looked so cool. In truth, it was only a very small percentage of the trail that was iced. So happy you're enjoying the videos, and it's really a pleasure to make and share them with you! ❤️
Nice to see you do a relatively easy hike! So many of your videos are pretty scary, but they are all beautiful places!!! Are you using a GoPro to film?
Thanks very much! Yes we are using a GoPro 10 and an iPhone 13 for filming, depending on the shot we want to get. GoPros are much bettter for shots where the camera is moving because they have excellent image stabilization, but IPhones are great for big sweeping shots of the landscape when the camera is still or panning very slowly. ❤️
it is fugly lmfao! I stay with the OG lol. Great video!! looks like a great deal of ice...do you guys ever bring along microspikes?
Haha yes Michael -- OG pop tarts all the way! It wasn't actually that much of the trail that was iced, we just ended up showing it a lot because it looked cool. We rarely bring spikes or crampons for flat hikes like this, although if the trails get any more iced over we definitely will start! ❤️
Such a great spot. Mammoth is very user friendly
Hub of the area. June Lake the town is accessible from 395 too. I stick low in winter. Lone Pine Death Valley.
I like onion Valley best for winter BUT Whitney is shorter approach once roads close.
Kearsarge in heavier snow is easier trek up to pass. And you can drop down to Kearsarge Lake.
I camp in trees by Gilbert. Winter.
Mammoth is now my favorite since I am old and lazy.
Dan did you ever trek up the closed road to Onion Valley in winter? We're wondering where they close it, and if just getting to the trailhead from there would exhaust us or whether we'd have something left for a snowshoe adventure once we got there. ❤️
Looks like a nice hike, glad to hear the alternative protein pop-tart was better than expected. I may have to try them because pop-tarts are usually in my backpack on hikes as well.
Haha yes it really was quite delicious. However, the main reason I usually bring pop tarts is that they give such quick and easy glycogen for energy, and protein pop tarts, while healthier, have a lot less glycogen. So they were great for an easy hike like this, but for a real sufferfest I say you should keep the genuine pop tarts in the backpack! --A
I just bought new Nordic hiking snow shoe sticks too!
I miss you guys ❤
DaveO MN
Dave that is awesome! You gotta tell us some of the snow adventures you get up to this winter!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard will do certainty
Awesome video, we just did this hike a few months ago! There's an awesome secret snack spot just above the back side of Gem Lakes. It's another set of lakes called Treasure lakes and they sit right below the tall mountain peaks. Although you have to scramble up some boulders to get there which would have been difficult at this time of year with the snow and ice.
Nate that is a fantastic tip -- thank you! We've already decided we're going to go back in the summer, and use these lakes as a launching point to climb one or two of those peaks with some dicey rock scrambling, and then come back down and jump in a couple of lakes at the end. Those Treasure Lakes sound perfect for the plunge!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Sounds awesome! Have fun and keep up the great videos
SO beautiful! And a healthy version of PopTarts, too??
Haha you know Elise, Bob -- always optimizing! BTW people are loving your sax on this one. ❤️
4 LA Folks. Winter. Hiking. You can get to Moab from California City in less than 10 hours, the speed limit in Utah is 75-80, and Getting to and through Vegas is first 4.5 to 5 hours. You leave at 2am. Once past there you can generally motor. Mountain pass before Richland slows you down. Weather can be a problem in the winter. In the Sierra Nevada, the trails are not visible in real snow. Another reason to go to Kearsarge. Easier winter Navigation. Camping.
In Saint George Utah, you have the Zion (53 miles from SG)/Snow Canyon/North Rim option (not in winter/141 miles from town). You can do Bryce (roads closed in the winter) to Moab via the back way, THERE IS A PASS AT THE HENRY MOUNTAINS AREA-SNOW ISSUE. I jump back on I70 instead of going in the south way into Moab, after/at Hanksville. Weather is an issue heat or cold/snow. In Moab, you can drive up to the La Sals in 4x4 in the winter, through the giant Aspen Forest. (Big Parking lot pull out for winter folks). I try to hit Moab on 4 day weekends. Zion on 3-day weekends. Gold Basin is where you want to go.
I prefer the Sierras.
Taboose Pass is a true pass but has a long approach. It is hard to get high, and the crags are not user-friendly for ascent. A different hike for spring. Mono Pass is PACKED, I could not believe how many people were there in 2023 from 2010. It was too much for me. Easy hike to pass is why and gorgeous river/lakes. Road access. The last 1.5 miles were parked cars. Reno and Carson Folks are coming now via Lee Vining. Big time. So Mammoth is packed out. July August. I leave Washington on Juneteenth and go straight to Lake Mary. Little Kids hate no internet and backcountry camping and 6-mile hikes with a pack.
Travel from LA is either or. You can get to Sequoia also but it is a one-lane long road up to Moro Rock and in winter the time you want to go hiking in the snow through big trees. Sequoia is a choke point type deal. I go to 100 Giants via Walker Pass (the road is closed all winter). Sequoia is more expensive and remote. The East Sierra has Whitney/Movie Road/Lone Pine/Independence/Big Pine/Manzanar/Bristlecones/Death Valley/white mountain/paved roads up Kearsarge/cottonwood/Mammoth/June Lake/Convict Lake/Mono Lake (mono from Tom's not Yosemite).
Whitney is the King of winter hikes. Once you know the trail and is easy to get to. I do Kearsarge because it has five sidebars. Robinson Lake. Golden Trout Lake. Matlock Lake. Mount Gould. University. Kearsarge. Dragon but I go Gould. The campground at Independence now Inyo County run and Mount Williamson Hotel are right there. Mammoth is a haul from LA. You can drive to Saint George Utah in about the same effort. THE PROBLEM IS VEGAS TRAFFIC ON SUNDAY. IT IS FUBAR. I LITERALLY DROVE HOME THROUGH DEATH VALLEY INSTEAD.
Winter hiking takes gear. Buy it. Always take crampons! And mole skin for blisters put it on your heel/achilles before starting. If you have never worn crampons with mountaineering boots before. Wear minimal clothes you will be sweating to death. TAKE SUN BLOCK SPF 2000!
Man that is a wealth of good advice, right down to the sunscreen if you take your jacket off. Worst sunburn we ever had was a winter snowshoe!! Thinking about fitting in a Utah trip this winter. Would love to see Bryce and a few other places in the snow! ❤
Famous last words: "try the ice". You could also say "break a lake", haha.
Haha break a lake is actually a darn good pun, Hermann 😂. I might have to borrow that next time Elise goes out to perform on the ice! --A
If you guys get up to Northern California, try the Mt. Shasta hike. Probably too late in the season for this year but maybe next year in the late summer.
We did it last year and loved it -- you gotta check out the video! 85 mph winds toward the top!! ❤️
@@LiveHardxLoveHard Awesome. Sorry I missed the video. I’ll go search for it. Really enjoy watching the adventures you guys take. Just be careful out there. Now I’ll take my dad hat off. 😂
Did these at the end of June. Was great. Also at least 10 feet of snow
Wow that must have been awesome! Were you able to drive all the way up the road to the trailhead, or did you have to snowshoe in? Would love to do this one in the snow if it's reachable! ❤️
No, we ended up just outside the gate by the Didn't need much more than covered boot spikes and an ice axe (there were two sketchy sections where avs hit earlier in the season) but it was great. 70s and snow and sunburn. Needed some glissading to get both up and down. Definitely found folks getting all the way up to mono pass though!
@@apoormansmachete401 Thank you -- def a goal for this winter!
Where can we buy your music? We love it in every episode. You are such a talented musician.
Tom thank you so much -- that really made my night to hear! Right now most of the songs are available for download on Band Camp. So happy you like them!! ❤️ --E
I am a fan of brown sugar pop tarts, fugly or not. With so many icy plunge options I need to know at what ambient temperature do you pass on the plunge? I certainly would not jump in if there is ice forming, but you guys are a different breed. Really enjoyed that one.
That is a great question, and in truth there is no hard temperature limit. In fact, we both had our swimsuits packed and were planning to jump into Gem Lake on this one if there had been a patch of unfrozen water, but the ice was just too thick! ❤️
Hi breathtaking peepz! Is that bear country? How do you prepare? Ive never hiked in the us because i dont feel like i know how to act in bear ville! :/// lil bit skared tbh! That place is too much so many wow!!!
Haha yes it really is beautiful there, and yes it is also bear country. But remember we only have black bears, not grizzlies, and the black bears are generally a lot less dangerous. We've run into a lot of them over the years, and as long as you make some noise and don't accidentally surprise a mom with her cubs, they pretty much just go on their way and let you go on your way. ❤️
It does look like a good time to visit the area. Wait too long, though, and I guess the trailhead and road up there will be covered in snow.
Yes Mickey, we were wondering if even the storm this week would do it! We'd love to get back to the Sierra this weekend, but judging from how much rain we just got in LA the roads might already be closed! ❤️
@LiveHardxLoveHard
I head u to the Eastern Sierras sometimes in the early spring, and the road up Rock Creek is closed. Not sure when it gets closed. I guess it depends on how much it snows.
I was married here, gorgeous visit you had, nice to see it again :)
Wow that is so cool, and great choice of venue on your part! Which lake did you choose? You really couldn't go wrong with any of them!! ❤️
Thanks! Right at Heart Lake. It was a gorgeous early Spring evening. We had first visited in the Fall and at that point it felt similar to when you were there-- the lakes were all iced up but the trail was still visible. Lots of ice skaters on the lakes. Knew we'd have to revisit in a warmer season to explore the rest of the trail that was snowed in and, of course, make it official. Love keeping up with your videos, so cool you made it out to this spot@@LiveHardxLoveHard
@@Outofthelimits That's exactly the lake I would choose too -- it was def my favorite. Well done! And so glad you're enjoying the videos! ❤
Even an old farts like my GF and I made that trek years ago. It was awesome!
Haha yes!!! We were talking on this hike about how we hope we'll still be able to do ones like this in about 30 years. Just an amazing hike for being so accessible. It really is awesome, and so glad you guys got to do it! ❤️
nice place
It really is-- hard to believe we haven't gotten up there before, but we will most definitely make it up there again! ❤️
Ok Adam...you missed a few opportunities to score brownie points with your bride. When some hiking spot is so beaitiful, it has to be said that it doesnt quite live up to your side kick.
And Elise...the next time you two are pirouette on a rock for a snack spot....and you call Adam a chicken foot, it MUST be said with a mouth full of pop tart in order to get the full crum spraying effect.
I will ignorantly say that a protein pop tart soulds kind of like diet milk shakes. But...I have never had one, so wont knock them.
On to serious stuff....whooaaa...you two hit this one out of the park....again!! It was a nice diversion from the normal cliff dangling that you two do. It reminds me of some of your other multiple lake hikes you did a year or two ago.
I have never been to this location. But, it is truely stunning! Thank you so much for sharing it!!
PS. I just got my supplemental tax bill for Riverside County. I am not positive that I will ever be able to afford to return to California heheheh. Joking aside, I really look forward to going to this lake series some day!!
PS. Thanksgiving week.....out in the desert valley. Be there or be square!
Haha Alan this is some excellent mentorship. In all seriousness, I actually do need to be better with that kind of in the moment compliment to accompany all the teasing! I def gotta take a page from your wisdom! Really glad you enjoyed this one, and bring on the Desert Thanksgiving!!! ❤️ --A
We need a video ranking Adam’s favorite pop tarts
This is going to happen at some point during storm season this winter. I'm going to give him a blind taste test and then we'll rank! ❤️