Episode 34: Didn't Beat the Snow

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  • Опубліковано 4 жов 2024
  • Dixie runs into one more obstacle on the PCT as winter weather hits Washington fast.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 300

  • @limulus61
    @limulus61 7 років тому +23

    Dixie, your videos are so good that people like them before they even watch. It was only 14 min old when I started watching but 31 people had already liked it.

    • @8ievaieva8
      @8ievaieva8 7 років тому +7

      That's what I do. I open the video, hit the thumbs up and then I watch! Lol I'm a simple girl, I see Dixie's video I like it... :)

    • @bodhipod64
      @bodhipod64 7 років тому +8

      We know what to expect by now....Awesomeness!

  • @nakamakai5553
    @nakamakai5553 6 років тому +1

    Dixie, I've been watching for months - - you are NOT a baby. You Go!!! More tenacity I have not ever seen. /p/

  • @BobWright42
    @BobWright42 4 роки тому +1

    Washington is my home state! White Pass is my home Ski Mountain! The moss is called Old Man's Beard.

  • @Mithril170818
    @Mithril170818 7 років тому +18

    you played that Charlie Brown Christmas song...brought tears to my eyes...long story...it has been a few years since I enjoyed the Holiday season approaching. I love the snow on all the evergreens! I love the mountains, rivers, and streams. They used to call me the Christmas Kid. Reminds me of hiking the AT in early spring. Thanks for taking the time to share your experience with all of us. It gives hope.

    • @Ranger24
      @Ranger24 7 років тому +4

      Hope this year brings you a wonderful, loved-filled season!!

    • @jacobm1001
      @jacobm1001 7 років тому +3

      C Mack. May this and every holiday season build you up and help you move forward ever stronger !

  • @jillh5739
    @jillh5739 7 років тому +43

    That looked like turkey bacon to me haha

  • @guynumberfive9274
    @guynumberfive9274 7 років тому +2

    "This is the song that never ends" and it's stuck in my head. Thank you.

  • @135791113ful
    @135791113ful 7 років тому +6

    that camping spot at end of video is where I wanna be forever.

  • @carrdoug99
    @carrdoug99 7 років тому +10

    Absolutely love your videos. Charlie Brown Christmas song..what a smile😊

  • @EmilieGenevieve
    @EmilieGenevieve 7 років тому

    I might have a cold that makes my ears hurt like all heck, but nothing will stop me from listening to this video!

  • @MrPhins
    @MrPhins 6 років тому

    You are the very definition of someone who can stop and smell the roses. It's so nice to see your positive attitude, even in frigid cold and sleet. And thank you for the Charlie Brown Christmas music!

  • @Mtnsunshine
    @Mtnsunshine 7 років тому +18

    Brrrr.....that looks SO cold and wet. I've spent a night out in that kind of weather and the footage brought the chills right back again. Hope your bag was warm and dry. The snow is beautiful, though. Aaron, thank you again for your editing genius. The Christmas music perfectly fit the scene..both in mood and timing. Nat Geo should hire you for their video work. These vids would work well for your 'reel'. Maybe, Dixie, you are at the border now? I absolutely can not wait for the next video. You are amazing! I see there is a High Sierra compilation video. That will be my treat after I get work done today. Thank you guys so much!

  • @Butchrknife
    @Butchrknife 7 років тому

    Dixie looks like what everyone who hikes the PCT in Sept/Oct get a little treat of snow. Hope you stayed warm! This section is so pretty hope the snow stopped so you could enjoy it!! Around Seattle out

  • @flashofsplendour1888
    @flashofsplendour1888 7 років тому +3

    The snowy landscape looks just like Narnia - so beautiful!

  • @amyfletcher4749
    @amyfletcher4749 7 років тому

    Yep ...too cold...get cozy and warm in your tent.

  • @life2livealways
    @life2livealways 7 років тому +3

    Turkey bacon! Keep trekkin Dixie! The light is officially at the end of the tunnel!

  • @icejunki
    @icejunki 7 років тому +1

    I laughed out loud when the Charlie Brown Christmas piano music began. I was wearing headphones watching the episode and everyone around me looked over at me bewildered by my laugh. It made Christmas feel oh too close.

  • @alex09696
    @alex09696 7 років тому +7

    Thank you for showing me the beauty of The PCT! Stay safe

  • @R2D2itISyou
    @R2D2itISyou 3 роки тому

    I'm always bummed when PCT hikers get to Washington in the snow because it is GORGEOUS when it's clear.

  • @MECowgo
    @MECowgo 7 років тому +1

    It's impossible to hear Christmas Time is Here without going, awwwwww.

  • @kirogurl
    @kirogurl 7 років тому +50

    I am Canadian and that is not Canadian bacon.. lol 😋 😘😎 🍴🥓 that looks like mystery meat bacon. Aka food paste meat product.

    • @leapintothewild
      @leapintothewild 7 років тому +1

      Yep, my first thought was "dried pink slime". My second thought was "don't eat that, Dixie!"

    • @r.p.mcmurphy3222
      @r.p.mcmurphy3222 7 років тому +3

      You guys ever hiked on a trail before?

    • @valeriegrenier5250
      @valeriegrenier5250 4 роки тому

      Same! I am Canadian and I have never seen this thing in my life haha

  • @ScottWorthington
    @ScottWorthington 7 років тому +1

    Miserable but beautiful. I agree. I can feel the sloshy cold and wet (and cold) socks. The chill that eats into your core. Yeah. Miserable. Yet beautiful. And invigorating. You're getting close, now.
    You've got this.
    Thanks for sharing.
    Aaron, excellent music choices. Complement the scenery without overpowering. Job well done.

  • @paulespi
    @paulespi 7 років тому +3

    Vince Guaraldi - too perfect. Love these videos. Great work!

  • @mikefrench616
    @mikefrench616 7 років тому

    Beautiful as always! Wet snow is a bummer, powder isn't as bad just colder. Drove from NC to San Francisco saw beautiful clouds but not the Golden Gate Bridge, it was a good laugh.

  • @Jimbowiejr
    @Jimbowiejr 7 років тому +17

    Brave lady, I hike and hunt all over southern Colorado, I hate cliff trails with a passion. Turns me into a 6’3” 230lb scaredy-cat, but I still do it.She could prolly qualify for the navy seals 😘

    • @Ranger24
      @Ranger24 7 років тому +2

      Cliffs are risky...

  • @mcg267
    @mcg267 7 років тому

    The Christmas music. I can’t. Absolutely gorgeous.

  • @bobthe5550
    @bobthe5550 7 років тому

    Stay safe and warm!

  • @Edward2092009
    @Edward2092009 3 роки тому

    Yes almost done.. Next CDT after this..binge-watching Dixies videos...

  • @donboehner6005
    @donboehner6005 7 років тому

    Thanks again Dixie for a fun video.

  • @Johnwilldo
    @Johnwilldo 7 років тому +14

    Smell Canada? Maybe not at this point, but I am sure that Canada smells them!

    • @tonyhussey3610
      @tonyhussey3610 5 років тому

      John McCarty that’s very funny :-)

  • @heavymetaljess_
    @heavymetaljess_ 7 років тому +1

    For me, this has been the prettiest part of the trail. You're really getting so amazing footage. This is definitely inspiring me to make the WA portion of the PCT my first long distance hike.

  • @maber1234567
    @maber1234567 7 років тому

    It's incredible so see you hike through my neck of the words! Sorry the weather wasn't on your side!

  • @janewheeler6408
    @janewheeler6408 4 роки тому

    Love how all of nature's creatures come out to meet you Miss Dixie!

  • @oldunion
    @oldunion 7 років тому +2

    Dixie, I LOVE the PNW, it calls my heart. Having lived in the midwest, the south, and the northeast, there is no part of the country I have visited that calls me back as does the PNW and all it entails.

    • @tinamarie2121
      @tinamarie2121 7 років тому

      tnprime one of my dear friends married a woman from the PNW this year, and she said that the hardest thing about NC weather was the summer humidity. I can't blame her....ive lived here my entire life and it still kills me.

  • @debsmith7050
    @debsmith7050 7 років тому +4

    love Seattle; glad you stopped by too - the last stretch really presented a challenge..... expect nothing less and you managed it well :)

  • @thebejeweledwitch
    @thebejeweledwitch 7 років тому

    The Charlie Brown Christmas made me so happy. I turned it up really loud so my husband could hear it and hopefully my baby could hear it inside my tummy. 🤗

  • @balkandancer
    @balkandancer 7 років тому

    Welcome to my hiking territory, the Pacific Northwest Cascades, where weather will change in the blink of an eye. Can't wait to see your next videos.

  • @smmlo
    @smmlo 7 років тому

    I love how you can hear the rain and then the silence of the snow. Well done!! Music choice is great too.

  • @nathanaelkolb4024
    @nathanaelkolb4024 7 років тому +14

    That looked like undercooked turkey bacon

  • @rebeckahcamden4461
    @rebeckahcamden4461 7 років тому

    BRRRRRRRR that snowy coldness would make me want to find someone to share a tent with

  • @strickysbackpackingadventures
    @strickysbackpackingadventures 7 років тому +5

    Go Dixie! You got this!

  • @davidcolinstillman5585
    @davidcolinstillman5585 7 років тому

    IT LOOKS GORGEOUS !BE SAFE & CAREFUL! AWESOME PICS & VIDEOS!

  • @michaeldehart648
    @michaeldehart648 7 років тому

    Dixie your cinematic eye still impresses me. You have a knack for capturing great images! Loved this video...

  • @813kengarcia
    @813kengarcia 2 роки тому

    Man I love your videos, so close, here we go!

  • @erly186
    @erly186 6 років тому

    Ahhh Snoqualmie Pass! Dan is definitely a local fixture, he takes care of us locals just the same! Haha. Cup runneth over and all that.

  • @michaeledwards7967
    @michaeledwards7967 4 роки тому

    Looking at these again just brings home how excellent they are!!! Great footage married to inspired editing. There are many PCT video collections out there but the combination of the (brute) beauty of the trail, Dixie's great outlook and the skill/creativity of the editor make this a winning combination. Thanks to all (and a whispered TY to the trail......I am coming to tickle you in 2021)

  • @garystell77
    @garystell77 7 років тому +3

    I love all the nature shots of the animal kingdom!

  • @joshuarosen6242
    @joshuarosen6242 6 років тому +1

    I have visited the US lots of times but always on business and so I was always in a city and I never saw the glorious countryside you have in the US. The views along the PCT are absolutely spectacular. You are very lucky.

  • @johnpoc6594
    @johnpoc6594 7 років тому +3

    We call that lichen "old man's beard" here in Argentina. Can't stop watching your vids!

    • @riverrat1149
      @riverrat1149 7 років тому +2

      Same here in Washington.

    • @HomemadeWanderlust
      @HomemadeWanderlust  7 років тому

      Thank you! :) That name is fitting, for sure.

    • @michaelcraig3838
      @michaelcraig3838 6 років тому

      I've always called it 'Witches Hair'. I'm from Tacoma, WA. I absolutely love your vids, Dixie. And I recognize almost every spot in the WA section. Good luck with the CDT in '18!!

  • @williamburton307
    @williamburton307 7 років тому +1

    Thanks for sharing! You will be so happy when you get to Canada!!

  • @dirtribbonaddiction
    @dirtribbonaddiction 7 років тому

    aww, love the charlie brown christmas music. you look super tired and bedraggled and then all that rain!! sheesh.

  • @ClintHollingsworth
    @ClintHollingsworth 7 років тому

    I think this must have been around the same time I was day hiking at Stevens. Hoping the weather cleared for you. We're all rooting for you Dixie.

  • @chrismcduffie4888
    @chrismcduffie4888 7 років тому

    Jess, you are an inspiration...and one tough woman! I knew many years ago when we would spar in TKD that you were tough - keep going, you are almost done! God bless!

  • @mn2233
    @mn2233 7 років тому

    Those mountain trails look amazing.

  • @mauriceegan4793
    @mauriceegan4793 7 років тому +6

    Great video, helped me sit out storm Ophelia here in Ireland

    • @keidun
      @keidun 7 років тому +1

      Looks like you are getting wet...strange weather all around the world...I think Portugal would have liked to have had that rain for their fires...

    • @Ranger24
      @Ranger24 7 років тому +1

      I loved visiting Ireland!

    • @Mirak.77
      @Mirak.77 7 років тому +1

      Ha ha same here. Pretty windy today.

  • @DavidIrthum
    @DavidIrthum 7 років тому

    You and your company are amazingly are dedicated hikers. Do budget the rooms you stop in.

  • @leannescott816
    @leannescott816 7 років тому

    This gets me in the holiday mood Dixie. :) Even though it looks cold as....it was beautiful!

  • @highlander49ca
    @highlander49ca 7 років тому +3

    I'm Canadian Dixie, and that was like no other bacon I've ever seen. Yuk. great video

  • @kristyperry988
    @kristyperry988 7 років тому

    This was one of my favorite videos from the PCT. I LOVE the Snowqualmie area and was so looking forward to this section of your hike! Happy too that you got to visit Seattle. That whole area won over this Southern girls heart! You’re almost there!!!

  • @MM-kq7eu
    @MM-kq7eu 7 років тому

    This is what a hero's journey looks like!
    I sense that your mind is completely free of the 24-hour news cycle. The stream of continuous bs that only distracts us from what is really important in our personal lives and as a society.
    The real danger you have going forward is not a slip on the ice, snow, etc. It's the television set.
    Hallelujah Dixie!

  • @scottbecker3485
    @scottbecker3485 7 років тому

    I'll admit being hooked on your PCT videos, and was eagerly awaiting this installment. Your videos never fail to be a) informative; b) entertaining; c) inspirational in ways far beyond the actual trail-related content; d) authentic and unpretentious; e) beautiful to behold; f) chatty ;-)... and a few other things I'll probably think of later. It's great how you can just talk "stream-of-consciousness-like" and come out (often) sounding so astute and even philosophically profound (at times). The sincerity of what you've been doing is the strongest force in all this. You being you, doing what you do. Post-trail depression is, however, no doubt soon to be a whopper of a topic for you, but you'll find ways to deal with it. One burning question, though: That was an AeroPress I saw briefly in an earlier PCT video of yours, right? I mean the plunger thing Perk was using for his morning coffee? Brilliant device! Have one, too, and love it. So he actually takes the extra weight in his pack in order to enjoy great coffee! Wow. So here's the question: Into what container does he press it? Does it fit over a lightweight cup of his, and does the cup withstand the pressure needed to press the water through? If there's a cup out there that fits and doesn't weigh a ton, I might be tempted to take my AeroPress on my next "ultralight" hiking trip. ;-)

    • @LJHowardPhoto
      @LJHowardPhoto 7 років тому +1

      I have a coffee press made by GSI that exactly fits a 1 liter (1 quart) Nalgene wide-mouth bottle. Works great but you need a separate coffee cup. I bought it at MEC (Mountain Equipment Co-op) in Canada several years ago.

    • @scottbecker3485
      @scottbecker3485 7 років тому

      Thanks for sharing this approach.

  • @astrog8tr
    @astrog8tr 7 років тому

    I never want these to end. Wonderful just like the others.

  • @bobbyharper8710
    @bobbyharper8710 7 років тому

    One end to the other on this PCT trail is a dangerous ordeal.

  • @danmcginn9002
    @danmcginn9002 7 років тому +2

    Starting to get to my neck of the woods. Other than a terrible misrepresentation of our bacon, you've captured the north in October pretty well. Some of us like to hike year round. Winter hiking secrets: share tents, eat more, dress warm at night (not during the day so much), pick appropriate footwear, and you know that nalgene we all ditched for smartwater? Yeah, it's good again! Keep electronics, and water filter in your sleeping bag or on your person, try to leave camp at first light, you get less to work with. Expect fuel usage to go up quite a bit.

  • @ConjuntoBuenaMezcla
    @ConjuntoBuenaMezcla 7 років тому

    You can do it, Dixie!! Yes, you are in snow country 6 months a year minimum at that latitude..if it ain't fore and smoke, it will be snow and ice detours.. God bless and stay safe...Frank,T. ( California)

  • @henhen11417
    @henhen11417 7 років тому

    a double zero! w00 h00
    ooops that is 4 zeros
    Go Dixie. Go to Cananda you crazy diamond!
    nice work mr editor

  • @MattyDoingStuff
    @MattyDoingStuff 5 років тому

    This video makes me so happy being a Snoqualmie ski bum local! Thank you for all your great videos!

  • @ScottDamery
    @ScottDamery 7 років тому

    Great views and edits, once you take steps outside your door, there is no telling what kind of adventures you will find.

  • @jennyhikes
    @jennyhikes 7 років тому +1

    I’ve experienced some “beautiful views” on the AT like you saw on the Catwalk! Great job! Almost there. Thank you for the beautiful, enjoyable videos!

  • @djg5950
    @djg5950 7 років тому

    Best video yet. Aaron is getting better and better at this with what he includes in these clips and the music he chooses. The blasting part at the beginning was perfect. I laughed at 9:32 the way you said, "Christmas comes early". Reminds me of NH, where I live, and the reason I'm glad I live in a state where you experience 4 seasons. I could feel the cold feet (been there, done that) when walking in the first, slushy, snow of the season without winter footwear. You will forever have a flashback to how cold you were when you view this footage in the future. So beautiful, though...... I hoping at the end Aaron will make a video of the whole hike, maybe an hour or 1 1/2 hours or even two hours long wouldn't be too long ? Would love to see the whole hike in a movie type video.

  • @pauldoan8391
    @pauldoan8391 3 роки тому

    I've done some trail running up thru that area love the cat walk . yes it would have been beautiful on a clear day its a nice cliff a long way down. thanks great video. 👍

  • @sinfonianbarelytone9191
    @sinfonianbarelytone9191 7 років тому

    Ah, my stomping grounds! Sorry you had to hike it in bad weather. Those Alpine Wilderness Lakes are amazing. Come back in the summer.
    Also so glad you could tour out fair city. I work blocks from Pike Place Market.

  • @brianmurphy5102
    @brianmurphy5102 7 років тому

    Merry Christmas Charlie Brown!

  • @kimbasciano_
    @kimbasciano_ 7 років тому

    I’m gonna miss the PCT vlogs! It’s crazy how fast the time went. I feel like it was just yesterday that you were talking about wanting to start the PCT. So proud of you Dixie! Next- CDT 2018! Lol! Xoxo

  • @OneEyeHikes
    @OneEyeHikes 7 років тому

    I’m from Arkansas and that is not Canadian bacon haha. Grind to the finish and relish the suffering! You’re a trooper and so proud of you and your trail fam!

  • @JoelMcLaughlin
    @JoelMcLaughlin 7 років тому

    SO excited to see you finish this!

  • @nosbigibby
    @nosbigibby 5 років тому

    I'm a little sad that you didn't get to experience a lot of the amazing beauty of Oregon due to the fires. I'm happy that at least you met a cool chick from Portland, and that the Oregon trail Angels were so good to you. Have fun on the trail, and Oregon hopes to see you again sometime soon.

  • @GrinsInc
    @GrinsInc 7 років тому

    Thanks Alice! Sending Mojavé thoughts your way as I stopped in Barstow, delivering equiptment enroute to wildfires. Passed over CDT, thought I heard "Jessica" floating on the wind near Coolidge, NM. Peace. : )

  • @cbmathews0440
    @cbmathews0440 6 років тому +1

    Love the lambchop "song that never ends" reference, people do not know that when I reference it some how

  • @russelljackman1413
    @russelljackman1413 4 роки тому

    I love the Peanut's Christmas music!!!

  • @Smokin07ram
    @Smokin07ram 7 років тому

    Welcome to my back yard!
    I was hoping it would hold off a little longer for you Dixie!
    Tuesday is going to be an absolute shitstorm....We are expecting 60mph winds at sea level.....it will be brutal at altitude!
    Try to keep out of the timber until the wind slows a bit. You are in for some horrible weather....It is going to get cold too!
    This will blow over and next week will be pretty nice and sunny.
    Hope you get this Dixie!
    Be safe!

  • @OhGeeItsJen
    @OhGeeItsJen 7 років тому

    That's turkey bacon, silly Dixie!

  • @qathi
    @qathi 7 років тому

    I've pent at least 1/3 of my life on or around Snoqualmie Pass, (I live elsewhere now), seeing this segment of you videos made me gut achingly homesick. It's so beautiful, even when it's miserable.

  • @dakotaescher1
    @dakotaescher1 7 років тому +5

    Love the Peanuts Christmas music!!!!!!!!!!

  • @shaftermike
    @shaftermike 7 років тому

    CONGRATULATIONS!!! (no comments on the closing video, so saying it here....). Enjoyed the journey, thank you.

  • @danmoreno1176
    @danmoreno1176 7 років тому

    Lol loved the Charlie Brown Christmas Song

  • @bertman4
    @bertman4 7 років тому

    Keep moving. Nice Vince Guaraldi music. FYI I was up hiking near Rainy Pass in North Cascades National Park this weekend, and yeah, snow line is at about 4000 feet. You need traction devices. Stay safe and good luck!

  • @1903A3shooter
    @1903A3shooter 7 років тому

    Great going Dixie. Love you more each video, O yea, the editor is a genius. Dave

  • @shawnbrodrick8673
    @shawnbrodrick8673 7 років тому

    Love the Dale Chihouly glass work, cool

  • @stuartcromar1235
    @stuartcromar1235 7 років тому

    I am so glad when I got ur video in my notifications as I can't wait for ur videos ur doing a wonderful job and I am so proud of u just like all of ur subscribers and can't wait for the next video x

  • @gracerachel100
    @gracerachel100 7 років тому +16

    That is 100% not Canadian Bacon.
    - Frustrated Canadians

  • @CharlieHog
    @CharlieHog 7 років тому +1

    music on point this episode

  • @robertwood4783
    @robertwood4783 7 років тому +17

    What do you call a bacon wrapped dinosaur? - Jurrasic Pork.

    • @Ranger24
      @Ranger24 7 років тому +5

      I would applaud but my arms are too short.

  • @bkf238
    @bkf238 5 років тому

    I feel like I’ve hiked the PCT with you. Thanks for sharing these amazing views. Love your videos!!

  • @TonyRueb
    @TonyRueb 7 років тому

    ...it goes on and on my friend...

  • @keidun
    @keidun 7 років тому

    I love the music score when you are hiking...
    I see Jennifer Doolittle is still talking to the animals...
    As an old Soldier, my bones started hurting watching you march in the snow...

  • @kanamichelle7404
    @kanamichelle7404 7 років тому +1

    Looked like microwave bacon. LOL@ the Charlie Brown Christmas music!

  • @yootoober49
    @yootoober49 7 років тому +1

    Snow was a bit early. In seattle- for next few days massive rain coming. Not sure about rest of wa and mountains. Hope it isn't too bad up there

  • @JenPenn
    @JenPenn 7 років тому

    Loved this video. The snow Anthony gah miserable was beautiful!!

  • @karmaclanton5544
    @karmaclanton5544 7 років тому

    wow you go girl!!!

  • @thomaszabel1521
    @thomaszabel1521 7 років тому +3

    Yay! New video!