I’m sorry but that was so funny when your baffle blew and you had feathers everywhere. I’m sharing your video will all my backpacking friends. We are in your age group and enjoy backpacking too. Love your videos.
Enjoyable area of the park. Nice fly fishing too along Little River as I recall. The older I get, the more I really like those stream hikes. Carl warned me about that Livermush. Ain't enuff onions in the world to cover up that taste for me 😝. But Spam's always a good camp staple and bacon substitute.
In Idaho the combination of the selway Bitterroot, Gospel Hump wilderness and the River of no return wilderness areas equals 5 1/2 million acres of national forest set aside as wilderness. It awesome country and void of people. Possibly a few grizzly bears 🐻 but I've only seen moose back there, love Idaho.
I was up at Jack Huff motor inn during Easter I asked the lady at the desk if she remembered you guys. She said yes that she remembered the 3 guys who were hikers . He actually stay Thursday night and then hiked to back country # 24 Friday night and back to Jack huff Saturday night. . Hope to met you guys on trail sometime.
Beautiful country. Thanks for sharing! Have you ever tried those Seychille water, filter bottles? You can get water from anywhere, with those and they have a filter inside the bottle, it purifies even muddy water and the bottle and filter inside, can be used over and over again, many times. Seychille, has bottle filters, that can be replaced in the bottle. Save from packing a lot of water!
I camped at elkmont last autumn. and your right. the rivers are just as epic as the mountain views. slide show at the end never disappoints. Ozark trail still waiting for you!!
IT is always nice to watch your backpacking videos and the challenges that await you along the way , get a new sleeping for the next trip I will be waiting .
Always enjoyed the Smoky National Park. Lots of off the main drag places to hike and camp. I was happy to see at lease one of the crew was hanging in a Hammock. My preferred camping style up there. Sometimes the biggest problem is to many trees. lol
So glad you found Jack Huff's Motor Lodge. We have going to Jack Huff's for over 25 years. In my opinion, it is the best value of any motor Lodge in Gatlinburg, and you can't beat the location. Any place within steps of the Village and the Donut Friar is a winner in my book. It is great to see you are kicking off the 2022 backpacking season in style.
... It's a great morning to see a David Grey video in the link ,,, Looked like a good time with trail friends as always .... beautiful terrain and reasonable conditions for this time of year ... thanks for sharing all the fine dining too ,, Liver Mush ?? ,, Well ,, Most of them ... Will be watching for what's to come .....Stay Safe .....
I have not done a hike in the Elkmont area, I need to check it out! Just did a trip near Abrahams Campground area..... it was awesome! I love the Smokeys!!
Another great video, David!! Looking forward to seeing the Great Smoky Mountains again in the foreseeable future myself. By the way, I just returned from a trip to Indiana. Beautiful state!! Turkey Run State Park was fabulous!! Looking forward to your next video!! Greetings from Washington state!! :)
He is back!! David F...ing Gray! Sorry, but I got that from the Schill Brothers Outdoors. I love your videos, and I love the Schill brothers! You have to go on another hike with them!
Another great one, glad you are back and well! I've got the golden ticket this year, Happy Isles to Whitney in late June! I'm going to take a shot at making a video too.
I stayed at both of those sites last March thanks to Bryan Delay's suggestion! You videos are the reson we didn't post ours, no where near as entertainiing!
Really enjoyed the video! Did Jake's creek trail not too long ago so this was kind of fresh on my mind. Looking to plan a backpacking trip soon thanks for the ideas 💡
Great video, enjoy the stills as well. Mind sharing your pack weight? On my backpacking trips, I want to bring my camera but it’s a Nikon D600, not light by any means. Would like to know how you manage to hike and do photography stills. Must take what I lack… patience.
Great video! You really lucked out on getting in the park. Next time around have Carl bring you over for a meal! Unfortunately, we were out of town and missed you three. Thanks for sharing the adventures!
Great trip David! It was good to see the crew back on trail. Those water crossing looked a bit intense, good to see everyone stayed dry. Campsite 30 looked amazing! Hope you and family have a happy Easter.
After watching your Cranberry trip in West Virginia, I believe last year, you should definitely check out Otter Creek Wilderness for some loop hikes or do one of the sections of the Allegheny Trail. The Glady or Shavers Mountain section of the Allegheny, on Section 2 of the ALT. is awesome.
This looks like a good hike for a long weekend. A friend and I are planning to do the entire Smokies in June if we can get permits. It will be a challenging hike. I was in Gatlinburg 3-26 to 3-29. It was quite a bit warmer there than where I’m from in Ohio. I was staying in an RV in Pigeon Forge and almost had to leave due to the forest fires.
Hi dave just wondering if carl and travis have a youtube channel...bit slow on the uptake I am....love your videos...sorry about Jayden but love Millie....
Yes, exactly (Liver Mush / Goetta). In fact after the trip Travis sent us pictures of Goetta from a store in Cincinnati and suggested we try it on the next trip. I had never heard of Goetta, and it is certainly not readily available in central Indiana. based on the ingredients list I think Liver Mush may be a step up on the 'adventurous' side, but Goetta is certainly similar. Can't wait to try it.
I spent my first 28 years in Cincinnati, though I live in SC now. Goetta and liver mush are very similar. Neither of them have a lot of flavor unless you add spices. I like them both. 👍
Great start to the 2022 season. I like the way you put just the right amount of silking in the water photos. What happened to your sleeping bag? I have never seen that before.
Thank you on the pictures. Found myself with a little solo hiking time and decided to put the tripod and ND filter to use. The shutter speed is a bit of a matter of personal preference, but having done quite a few of those longer exposures I've found a 1 second exposure time to be just about right for me. I've used 0.5 sec and 1.0 sec often but not so much 2.0 seconds or longer - might try a few of those on the next opportunity but I'm guessing you get that long and you'll lose any detail in the water. I have no idea what happened to the sleeping bag - I had literally just climbed in it for the night without anything 'strange' happening (snagged zipper, excessive tugging, etc.) and started seeing a ton of feathers flying around the tent. I looked down to the bottom of the bag and one whole stitched seem of a baffle had separated (about an 8-inch tear). That one is going to always be a 'head scratcher'
Glad to see you hiking again David. And the Smoky Mountains are beautiful! One thing though... We live in southern Indiana, the French Lick/West Baden area. Carmel is in Indiana; we live in *southern* Indiana. Indiana is not all flat and cornfields, as one might think from a comment or two you made here. If you spent more time down this way you would find many pleasant wooded hills between Bedford and Louisville. Enjoyed the video!
I agree with you on the distinction between flat-land Indiana and southern Indiana, and I have spent quite a bit of time hiking in southern Indiana (Knobstone Trail, Two Lakes Trail, Tecumseh Trail, Low Gap, Three Lakes, Deam Wilderness, etc.).
Yes, it is my favorite place now too. Great place, afforable, good location, and cool history - my kind of place! I have to thank Carl for pointing that one out to us.
Jack Huffs Motor Lodge has been a favorite of ours for years. Good people & great history. I've camped at CS23 before. Set up camp in the pitch dark pouring rain. Had no idea until the next morning we were in a depression, and therefore our own little lake. Haha!! I also had no idea the campsite was so big because it was pouring when we packed up the next morning. Awesome video. Thanks & glad you guys had a great trip!
I agree with you on that one. Love Spam... liver mush, not so much. But I'm glad I tried it - not as bad as I thought it might be, but nothing I will ever crave like Spam (or hot dogs... or pizza... or steak!). Next time we're going to try Goetta which seems to be a regional-Cincinnati sort of meat-loaf concoction.
GORGEOUS TRAIL WEATHER FOOTAGE VIDEO CAMPSITES 📹 ! LITTLE BIT TRICKY CROSSING THE CREEK / STREAMS . NICE TO HAVE THE ROPE TO HELP BUT STILL BE CAREFUL TOO.
Last year a hiker from Illinois hiking alone was found dead by other hikers, Hazel Creek area campsite 80 I believe. They went for help. When rangers arrived the bear was there. They put the Bear down, did an autopsy on Bear. This past fall the results from autopsy determined the hiker in fact died due to an attack from Bear. The story can still be found on line Knoxville news stations.
Yeah, it seems to be a sort of 'everything that's left' after the good part of the pig is used. Glad I didn't read the ingredient list before we tried it! (They don't sugar-coat the ingredient list). There is a close-up picture of the package in the still photos.
HI DAVID 👋 LOVE SOME SCRAPPLE & MAPLE 🍁 SYRUP EGGS 🥚 SAUSAGE 😋 BEAUTIFUL HIKE . NICE LODGE , LOOKS CLEAN FRIENDLY 👌 CLOSE TO PLACES TO EAT & IF NEED EXTRAS FOR HIKING . THANK YOU 🙏 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 YOU'LL WERE MISSED GLAD YOU'LL ARE SAFE & FAMILY / FRIENDS TOO 😀
I felt so bad for you, David, with your exploded sleeping bag! But I couldn’t help but chuckle about it too because of the feathers on your chin, crotch, and backside in the morning 😂
pizzi i call it mussolinis revenge for italy losing the second world war. people forced io eat a culinary disaster, eating rubbish. love you david why so infrequent up loads. hot dogs wonderful.true american food is brilliant.
Yeah, I know, sorry about that. My intent was to take Tapatio, and a year or two back I bought 100 packets of it on Amazon, but I couldn't find them before the trip. Very frustrating. Had to dig deep into the drawer to find the other packet of hot sauce.
Waking up to your video to watch your trips is a blessed morning for me
Excellent work on this video. I feel like I was there while watching, thanks
I’m sorry but that was so funny when your baffle blew and you had feathers everywhere. I’m sharing your video will all my backpacking friends. We are in your age group and enjoy backpacking too. Love your videos.
Enjoyable area of the park. Nice fly fishing too along Little River as I recall. The older I get, the more I really like those stream hikes. Carl warned me about that Livermush. Ain't enuff onions in the world to cover up that taste for me 😝. But Spam's always a good camp staple and bacon substitute.
the arc blast is back!
Would love to see a desert episode!
In Idaho the combination of the selway Bitterroot, Gospel Hump wilderness and the River of no return wilderness areas equals 5 1/2 million acres of national forest set aside as wilderness. It awesome country and void of people. Possibly a few grizzly bears 🐻 but I've only seen moose back there, love Idaho.
Tennessee is sooo beautiful, love hiking there
I was up at Jack Huff motor inn during Easter I asked the lady at the desk if she remembered you guys. She said yes that she remembered the 3 guys who were hikers . He actually stay Thursday night and then hiked to back country # 24 Friday night and back to Jack huff Saturday night. . Hope to met you guys on trail sometime.
Loved it!
Beautiful country. Thanks for sharing! Have you ever tried those Seychille water, filter bottles? You can get water from anywhere, with those and they have a filter inside the bottle, it purifies even muddy water and the bottle and filter inside, can be used over and over again, many times. Seychille, has bottle filters, that can be replaced in the bottle. Save from packing a lot of water!
I camped at elkmont last autumn. and your right. the rivers are just as epic as the mountain views. slide show at the end never disappoints.
Ozark trail still waiting for you!!
IT is always nice to watch your backpacking videos and the challenges that await you along the way , get a new sleeping for the next trip I will be waiting .
Always enjoyed the Smoky National Park. Lots of off the main drag places to hike and camp. I was happy to see at lease one of the crew was hanging in a Hammock. My preferred camping style up there. Sometimes the biggest problem is to many trees. lol
So glad you found Jack Huff's Motor Lodge. We have going to Jack Huff's for over 25 years. In my opinion, it is the best value of any motor Lodge in Gatlinburg, and you can't beat the location. Any place within steps of the Village and the Donut Friar is a winner in my book. It is great to see you are kicking off the 2022 backpacking season in style.
I took my kids there the weekend before that. They got a kick seeing every landmark on your video that they saw!
I really enjoyed this adventure.. Keep it up!!
... It's a great morning to see a David Grey video in the link ,,, Looked like a good time with trail friends as always .... beautiful terrain and reasonable conditions for this time of year ... thanks for sharing all the fine dining too ,, Liver Mush ?? ,, Well ,, Most of them ... Will be watching for what's to come .....Stay Safe .....
So enjoy your video’s, when I can’t be out there myself your videos are the next best thing!
Great trip and video. As usual. I’m looking forward to a lot more. Missed seeing your dogs. Take care.
The king of backpacking!
I have not done a hike in the Elkmont area, I need to check it out! Just did a trip near Abrahams Campground area..... it was awesome! I love the Smokeys!!
Yay! Just when I was wishing you would post a video ... 🙂
Another great video, David!! Looking forward to seeing the Great Smoky Mountains again in the foreseeable future myself. By the way, I just returned from a trip to Indiana. Beautiful state!! Turkey Run State Park was fabulous!! Looking forward to your next video!! Greetings from Washington state!! :)
He is back!! David F...ing Gray! Sorry, but I got that from the Schill Brothers Outdoors. I love your videos, and I love the Schill brothers! You have to go on another hike with them!
Good to see another video... Also good timing! Snowy and in the 30's this weekend
Another great one, glad you are back and well! I've got the golden ticket this year, Happy Isles to Whitney in late June! I'm going to take a shot at making a video too.
I stayed at both of those sites last March thanks to Bryan Delay's suggestion! You videos are the reson we didn't post ours, no where near as entertainiing!
Really enjoyed the video! Did Jake's creek trail not too long ago so this was kind of fresh on my mind. Looking to plan a backpacking trip soon thanks for the ideas 💡
Thank you David! Great to see you!
Awesome video! Glad those fires are done.
Great video, enjoy the stills as well. Mind sharing your pack weight?
On my backpacking trips, I want to bring my camera but it’s a Nikon D600, not light by any means. Would like to know how you manage to hike and do photography stills. Must take what I lack… patience.
Great look with the feathers all over ya lol I was laughing my butt off. Keeping it positive and staying real man i love it!Hope all is well!
I always enjoy these videos, thank you for sharing.
Good to see you back on the trail making videos. Enjoyed watching.
Thank you for such a nice video. It looks beautiful. I am making plans to do hiking in the fall this year. 😊
Great Hike. When you cross streams use your poles for balance - one at each side.
Welcome to the 2022 backpacking season! Looking forward to it.
Great video! You really lucked out on getting in the park. Next time around have Carl bring you over for a meal! Unfortunately, we were out of town and missed you three. Thanks for sharing the adventures!
Great to see you back on trail, David! Always enjoy your videos.
So happy to have you back . Watching your video while working nightshirt tonight definitely brightening up the night 😍
Great trip David! It was good to see the crew back on trail. Those water crossing looked a bit intense, good to see everyone stayed dry. Campsite 30 looked amazing! Hope you and family have a happy Easter.
Great trip ... well, except for the liver!! Thanks for sharing!
Thank you for sharing another adventure. I am looking forward to finding out where else you've been hiking.
Another great one David, glad to see you back out there! 🤙🏼
After watching your Cranberry trip in West Virginia, I believe last year, you should definitely check out Otter Creek Wilderness for some loop hikes or do one of the sections of the Allegheny Trail. The Glady or Shavers Mountain section of the Allegheny, on Section 2 of the ALT. is awesome.
Hey David if you ever need a second for one of your trips around KY, TN, VA or IN area let me know. Keep up the great content man
This looks like a good hike for a long weekend. A friend and I are planning to do the entire Smokies in June if we can get permits. It will be a challenging hike. I was in Gatlinburg 3-26 to 3-29. It was quite a bit warmer there than where I’m from in Ohio. I was staying in an RV in Pigeon Forge and almost had to leave due to the forest fires.
Looks like you missed the second coming of winter, here in the Smoky’s by about a week!
Great video, but you can have my liver mush. Lol. I did not know you were getting to be an old man like me. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣stay safe and keep on hiking.
I like your videos David. Liver mush? You’re braver than I! Have you ever gone to Isle Royale? It’s fantastic!
Thanks for posting! Haven’t done this hike before, looks like a good one.
For the hot dogs did you guys just freeze them the night before, and then ate them at camp after they had thawed ?
Hi dave just wondering if carl and travis have a youtube channel...bit slow on the uptake I am....love your videos...sorry about Jayden but love Millie....
Great video David! A couple of those water crossings looked sketchy. I wonder if Liver Mush is like goetta which is a Cincinnati thing.
Yes, exactly (Liver Mush / Goetta). In fact after the trip Travis sent us pictures of Goetta from a store in Cincinnati and suggested we try it on the next trip. I had never heard of Goetta, and it is certainly not readily available in central Indiana. based on the ingredients list I think Liver Mush may be a step up on the 'adventurous' side, but Goetta is certainly similar. Can't wait to try it.
I spent my first 28 years in Cincinnati, though I live in SC now. Goetta and liver mush are very similar. Neither of them have a lot of flavor unless you add spices. I like them both. 👍
Great start to the 2022 season. I like the way you put just the right amount of silking in the water photos. What happened to your sleeping bag? I have never seen that before.
Thank you on the pictures. Found myself with a little solo hiking time and decided to put the tripod and ND filter to use. The shutter speed is a bit of a matter of personal preference, but having done quite a few of those longer exposures I've found a 1 second exposure time to be just about right for me. I've used 0.5 sec and 1.0 sec often but not so much 2.0 seconds or longer - might try a few of those on the next opportunity but I'm guessing you get that long and you'll lose any detail in the water. I have no idea what happened to the sleeping bag - I had literally just climbed in it for the night without anything 'strange' happening (snagged zipper, excessive tugging, etc.) and started seeing a ton of feathers flying around the tent. I looked down to the bottom of the bag and one whole stitched seem of a baffle had separated (about an 8-inch tear). That one is going to always be a 'head scratcher'
Glad to see you hiking again David. And the Smoky Mountains are beautiful! One thing though...
We live in southern Indiana, the French Lick/West Baden area. Carmel is in Indiana; we live in *southern* Indiana. Indiana is not all flat and cornfields, as one might think from a comment or two you made here. If you spent more time down this way you would find many pleasant wooded hills between Bedford and Louisville. Enjoyed the video!
I agree with you on the distinction between flat-land Indiana and southern Indiana, and I have spent quite a bit of time hiking in southern Indiana (Knobstone Trail, Two Lakes Trail, Tecumseh Trail, Low Gap, Three Lakes, Deam Wilderness, etc.).
2022 season!
Needed some grits and eggs to mix in with the liver pudding. Just mix it all together with a little black pepper.
You stayed at our favorite hotel The Jack Huff motor inn .
Yes, it is my favorite place now too. Great place, afforable, good location, and cool history - my kind of place! I have to thank Carl for pointing that one out to us.
90 mph winds???
Jack Huffs Motor Lodge has been a favorite of ours for years. Good people & great history.
I've camped at CS23 before. Set up camp in the pitch dark pouring rain. Had no idea until the next morning we were in a depression, and therefore our own little lake. Haha!! I also had no idea the campsite was so big because it was pouring when we packed up the next morning.
Awesome video. Thanks & glad you guys had a great trip!
fried Spam on white bread over liver-mush anyday.......... I'm from AVL and Shug & Hickrey were always eating something crazy
I agree with you on that one. Love Spam... liver mush, not so much. But I'm glad I tried it - not as bad as I thought it might be, but nothing I will ever crave like Spam (or hot dogs... or pizza... or steak!). Next time we're going to try Goetta which seems to be a regional-Cincinnati sort of meat-loaf concoction.
GORGEOUS TRAIL WEATHER FOOTAGE VIDEO CAMPSITES 📹
! LITTLE BIT TRICKY CROSSING THE CREEK / STREAMS . NICE TO HAVE THE ROPE TO HELP BUT STILL BE CAREFUL TOO.
I don't mess around with any one tough enough to eat liver mush!
Oh No!! Sorry about your sleeping bag.!😔
I love your videos but I relate since I can't bring Boomer into Saguaro and Chiricahua national parks in Arizona plenty of national forest land here.
"exceptionally long winter"... Punxsutawney Phil was right!!!
That bridge at the beginning of Goshen Prong is the site of the only fatal bear attack in the history of the GSMNP
I did not know that. (And also a little glad I didn't know that!). Very interesting bit of history.
Last year a hiker from Illinois hiking alone was found dead by other hikers, Hazel Creek area campsite 80 I believe. They went for help. When rangers arrived the bear was there. They put the Bear down, did an autopsy on Bear. This past fall the results from autopsy determined the hiker in fact died due to an attack from Bear. The story can still be found on line Knoxville news stations.
That first pic of Jaden just broke my heart
I been talking about wanting to go back to the smokey mountains
Liver Mush? Sounds like Scrapple??? Everything but the “oink” goes in it…
Yeah, it seems to be a sort of 'everything that's left' after the good part of the pig is used. Glad I didn't read the ingredient list before we tried it! (They don't sugar-coat the ingredient list). There is a close-up picture of the package in the still photos.
You should save your cheddar cheese spread to have with your spam
HI DAVID 👋
LOVE SOME SCRAPPLE & MAPLE 🍁 SYRUP EGGS 🥚 SAUSAGE 😋
BEAUTIFUL HIKE . NICE LODGE , LOOKS CLEAN FRIENDLY 👌 CLOSE TO PLACES TO EAT & IF NEED EXTRAS FOR HIKING . THANK YOU 🙏 BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! ENJOYED 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 🍨 YOU'LL WERE MISSED GLAD YOU'LL ARE SAFE & FAMILY / FRIENDS TOO 😀
I felt so bad for you, David, with your exploded sleeping bag! But I couldn’t help but chuckle about it too because of the feathers on your chin, crotch, and backside in the morning 😂
pizzi i call it mussolinis revenge for italy losing the second world war. people forced io eat a culinary disaster, eating rubbish. love you david why so infrequent up loads. hot dogs wonderful.true american food is brilliant.
You should save your cheddar cheese Spread to have with your spam
Generic hot sauce instead of Tapatio on the eggs? That earns a thumbs down.👎 😀
J/k…thanks for posting!
Yeah, I know, sorry about that. My intent was to take Tapatio, and a year or two back I bought 100 packets of it on Amazon, but I couldn't find them before the trip. Very frustrating. Had to dig deep into the drawer to find the other packet of hot sauce.