SASQUATCH COUNTRY! Hiking Olympic National Park | Sol Duc Falls | Full Time Truck Camper Living
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- Опубліковано 30 вер 2024
- Join me on a beautiful hike through the lush enchanted rainforest of Olympic National Park in Washington State. I do a loop that takes me to the amazing Sol Duc Falls. See my campsite at the Sol Duc Campgrounds inside the park.
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Always love your eye for the tiny details that so many of us just walk by during a hike....the raindrop on a leaf, the spider's web in the sunlight, the natural symmetry of mushrooms on a tree trunk.....beautifully done once again 🙂
I love how you mix the natural sounds in with the background music. Such a nice relaxing video! Thank you!
I prefer the natural sounds of the forest as Catherine hears them, the sound running water and even of her walking make it real. I would say turn on some of your favorite background music as you watch her hikes, if they were all natural, and you prefer that background. Overall a very nice video.
Beautiful scenery. My favorite part was the steam coming off the wooden bridge.
I look forward toall of your videos, such stunning photography 😃
It is amazing. Her ability to get the perfect shot.
Glad you made this hike out to these beautiful falls through the lush rainforest. This is our backyard and we love it. The name Sol Duc is derived from the native Quileute phrase meaning sparkling waters, which you witnessed first hand. Beautiful images, as always. Did you spend more time in this area?
I camped for a couple more days along the Hoh River, but left because of the smoke. Then there was a lot of rain in the forecast. It wasn’t my year for Washington unfortunately, but I’ll be back. I love it there.
Port Angels is worth spending a week in the area.
I'm so glad Washington State got some rain! Hopefully that will help firefighters battling the fires. I live in British Columbia, Canada, just north of Washington, and I love the west coast! It's so beautiful, and it's home.
Catherine, I have literally watched your talent grow for a couple years. What you are producing now FAR EXCEDES even just a year ago! Your shot angles the background music fits perfectly with the surroundings . The attention to details and sounds....even footsteps across a wooden bridge and raindrops on leaves, due on a spiderweb and moss on tree stumps. You are a true artist! I so appreciate you helping us experience the places we can not go ( yet ). Sadly the smoke from the west coast fires have reached Europe ( even Germany) and containment is minimal. Thanks for all your hard work. It gives those of us that are still in lock down areas and longing to be in the backcountry peace and hope of better days.
Thank you so much for the kind feedback Eric!
I love the rainforest in Olympic National Park. Several years ago I went to the Hoh Rainforest, and I think my friend took me to Sul Duc as well. We stayed at Lake Quinalt and further up north at Kalaloch Beach resort. It was unforgettable.
The smoke is a bummer. But, like you said, so insignificant for those who are having property destroyed. They need our prayers. 🙏
Another of my favorite areas I long distance hiked during my 5 year trek, which included the PNT twice over..
I haven't watched all your videos yet and hope you explore my all time favorite in Washington State..the Goat Rocks Wilderness on the PCT between Mt Adams and Mt Ranier...hopefully in the fall.r
Outstanding video 👍
"Between every two trees is a doorway into another world"
- John Muir
❤ ✌ 👣
PRICELESS video, Catherine. God has given you a touch of EXCELLANCE in what your are doing in your videos. I pray that you'll be able to KEEP doing these "Treasured pieces of art" that they ARE long into your (OUR) future.
Beautiful as always Catherine , enjoyed it thanks , stay safe
The trees seem old and wise in this forest. Beautiful.
They do! The stories they could tell. ❤️
Omg I’m so mad at myself! I passed you on the trail near the falls. I thought I recognized you at first but then I second guessed myself. I should have just said hello lol. Your videos are always awesome, I love how peaceful they are. This was a beautiful hike and with the occasional sun rays shining through on parts made it even more special!
Ah man!! It would have been great to meet you!
Spheres of light are seen before seeing the big 👣.
Beautiful camping spot. Loved the video. Thank you. Blessings
Thank you 🙏!
Another great video Catherine. Keep up the great work.
I'm glad you went the long way too. A walk through the fern is always magical.
your beautiful. love your videos too. Amazing videos, what an amazing talent. Your an inspiration to many. Keep looking for blue skies, Happy Trails Babe,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
So lush, vibrant and beautiful. Easy to see why it’s called The Enchanted Forest. I can only imagine the symphony of birdsong in spring. So 😊 lovely.
The smells are also amazing, especially after it rains. Those trails are really awesome.
Great video Cat...so peaceful and soothing....awesome photography....thanks for sharing...stay safe !!
Thank you Catherine 🍀🙂 I like the details you filmed, the plants 🌱👍😊
Fantastic Catherine. My girlfriend would love this place . She love hiking and the forest and mountains 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🇺🇸
Thankyou Catherine beautiful Video as usual. Your Awesome in Photography...keep sharing the life your living. ...Jealous
Certainly a beautiful hike. Everything so damp and green.
Thanks Kat.
Enjoy your travels. Be safe
For me and my injury, um off trail for a minimum of 6 more week, so will upset my fall color hikes.
So sorry John!
So enjoyable... Thanks 🙏🏻 for sharing... can't wait 😊 to visit there as well, peaceful.
GORGEOUS SCENERY COLORS BEAUTY VIEWS & HOW THE MUSIC IS LOW ENOUGH TO HEAR ALL THE NATURE & WILDLIFE AROUND YOU IN THE VIDEO ! THE WATERFALLS & EXTRA SHOTS WERE BEAUTIFUL TOO ! BE SAFE ! HAVE FUN ! GOD BLESS YOU ALWAYS ON YOUR JOURNEYS ! THANK YOU ! ENJOYED !
Great hike! I loved all the ferns, trees, streams, and beautiful waterfalls!
Thanks very much for sharing, i enjoyed watching very much. Beautiful the forest! God bless 🌞🌞🌞
Another fabulous photograph journey!!! Thank you Catherine!
What wonderful nature... The trees are spectacular ❤️greetings from saxony 👌🏻
Such a beautiful forest! Thanks for sharing
Beautiful park and photography. It must be very time consuming to setup your camera then walk away from it then walk to and past it and then retrieve it. How do you do it.?
She does it with those strong and pretty legs of course. 😍
@@AirstripBum I agree with you on that one. It just seems so time consuming but it's much appreciated.
Beautiful Scenery.
This was a beautiful, healing hike. Thank you for taking me along with you.
😎💙💛💙💛💙💛
Hi Cat! What a great video; enchanting indeed! It's a thrill to see green forests. It is March 25th, 2023. Here in northern Illinois we are expecting up to 7 in of snow and 35 mph winds today. Ugh! I see there is record snowfall in Utah for this winter. I hope you are secure wherever you are. Safe, warm, and by all means happy!
Superb videography as usual. I’ve been on the northern end of the Olympic peninsula, port angels, seqiu, makah, forks. It’s so beautiful and remote.
What an amazing experience you just gave us! The amount of labor, patience, and editing must be annormance and I appreciate it!!
Thank you for sharing these amazing stress relieving videos!!!! I truly feel at home in the forest. God bless you!!!
Really beautiful and magical. Thank you for sharing miss Catherine.
Grew up hiking in the Olympics. More along the Hood Canal side, but have been down those trails, too. Went through Seven Lakes Basin back in the late '90s. Thanks for the trip down memory lane.
Beautiful. Your photography and cinematography are some of best on UA-cam.
The antidote for any news or political videos I may have watched...
Great eye, composition, music, commentary
Absolutely BEAUTIFUL! I have loved all the videos I have viewed from your channel thus far Catherine but, I really liked this hike the best of all. Thank you so very much for inviting us along the trail. So tranquil, so lovely!
I spent a lot of time in the Forks area. The Sol Duc was my favorite steelheading river. The Queets, Rialto Beach, hold special memories of time spent camping with my family & friends. The Olympics are so enchanting. The Quinault River Valley, led into the inner reaches of the Park. Roosevelt Elk would bugle during early September, the streams held salmon, and river otters would play in the pools of gin clear water. If you’re lucky, you’ll see a harlequin duck, or King Fisher.
Forest bathing. Love mountains with green trees, waterfalls and hidden places. Not as stark and overpowering like the canyons.
Looks like a beautiful peaceful place. Love watching your videos. We just hit the road fulltime on Nov 13th 2019 & absolutely love it. Your welcome to follow our adventures as we travel the country backroads in our rv on Instagram. Rlmorse or my wife's, Retiredrvcouple. Travel safe and enjoy the ride my friend. ✌
Nature it's fantastic you keep doing what you love, good luck darling.
Beautiful location. So inviting. Thanks for sharing this adventure with us.
The Pacific Northwest as some of the most beautiful forest in arguably the world. but any place i cant take my dog in my opinion is a very bit groomed (yes beautiful and big very big) garden. REal nice hikd though.. beautiful.. J
Actually, Olympic Peninsula is not considered Sasquatch hotbed; it is more the North Cascades, with theory being Puget Sounds cuts off access. Also, there are no brown bears in Olympics (only black bears) and there seems to be higher correlation between brown bear habitat and Sasquatch sightings. . . . just saying.
Enjoyed your view of the Enchanted Forrest. Thank you for another beautiful video.
A must place to visit! On my list. Love the Douglas Squirrel. Them little burglars broke into my house!
I have hiked the High Divide area many times since 1982. I took my 17-year old grandson there this time of year last year. A lot more people than previous decades. Still a most beautiful experience.
I wish I knew you were here we could have done a short hike. I have made the High Divide loop past Deer lake then over to Heart lake and down a few times. Takes about 8 hours one day forced march. :) I live right here in Forks the Elk are bugling and the Salmon are jumping up the Salmon Cascades right now. The HOH is great of course but the Sol Duc and the Quinault Rainforest are my favorite.
Reminds me of the Walbran Valley on Vancouver Island. Another lush rain forest.
Until I can get back out, i sure appreciate living vicariously through your video's, love ya thanks.
Waterfalls are like memories that cascade through the chasms of time. One of my favorite destinations when hiking.
All them hours watching squash hunters bo bo was the best squash caller , youtube it is so awesome. I believe. Thanks again for all you do to bring all this good stuff to distract me from this living nightmare, soon I hope n wish to be on the road myself . Recording sound n video day n night 24 7 365 feed . Lots to pack . A remote power source is pricey. Baller on a budget ...
I was kinda looking for Mick Dodge.. lol beautiful forest.. 🤠
Indeed it is Sasquatch country! Go to Steve Isdaul's site, "How to Hunt .com" You'll become a believer too. These being's are real.
Beautiful photography what a great looking place. It was wonderful to watch the video while I was cooking dinner. Thank you for that.
The fires are such a bummer. We’re getting the smoke all the way out here in MN😳. Gotta get to Olympic someday! Great video once again👍🏼
It is really hard to capture the enchanting magic of the Olympic forest. You did a great job. Great videography and music that is soft enough to allow the sounds of the forest to be heard. We were at the Hoh campground a few days before you. The rain was welcome. It cleared out Tillamook on the way south. Then we hit a lot more smoke through central Oregon down past the California border. It was thick through Lassen and I was surprise at how bad it was even East of Reno. The scope of the fires is incredible. Our prayers go out to the many victims.
So peaceful and beautiful. Thank you for the inspirational video!
Very nice my son, Catherine can't create any bad video. My blessings always with you.
I was planning to leave FL to Washington early August but mechanic was taking so long for my van repairs, fell short on gas money too etc. Thank God that happened because of the fires. Maybe this coming spring I will head on out there?
I got bitched out by a chipmunk in the cascade mountains in Washington back in the 90's. This chipmunk was seriously pissed off I was sitting on this dead fallen over tree I saw as a bench to rest for a moment. It was so aggressive and charging at me. I got up and left.
Turned out my class was pissed off I was late and held them up waiting on me to return. I planned to play hooky for an hour.
But I noticed Washington is a different world of it's own and really nothing in common with the same animal species etc in other states.
Hello Catherine, happy Sunday to you. Thank you for another fine video. It's really good to see refreshing mountain streams and plush green forests. California is still burning. Hopefully soon we will have some rain. The very best to you for your good health and safety. 🤗
Serene pleasure
Green and splashy
Love it
Thank you ❣️
Thanks Cat for returning to Olympic National Park, sorry it was smokey for your visit. I hope you return soon, the park has so much more to offer! It's my play ground .
Hey Katherine how are you doing this is a concern commentator be careful it's called Missing 411 and National and State Park be careful I believe someone is there with you with a camera or you're going along way sitting at your cameras that somebody's with you stay together do not separate be safe because there's a lot of men and women and children going missing these National and state parks good luck and have a nice day
It really is an enchanted forest. So many beautiful places to explore on the Olympic Peninsula. Great photos and video. Loved seeing the sun sparkle on the water. Love the smell of that forest after a good rain.
Thank you for sharing your personal journeys. I have been enjoying all those wonderful video shots you have made. My goal is to one day go out west and travel in my middle 60s . I am a carpenter and I enjoy anything out side. I love people but more from a good distance away. I’ve been crowded all my life. Just need some me time. Keep encouraging me to just go one day soon.
Beautiful. Can you give me a list of 🐕 pet-friendly hikes in beautiful places like that as I see I couldn't go there?
Amazing forest views!! Such a relaxing video, just beautiful! Thank you for sharing. 😌😍
Just a fantastic job Cat. Your video an editing skill have really improved over this last year. Well done.
Which out for bears , cougers and any other dangerous animals . Have bear spray . Be safe .
Beautiful video as always. Loved the single log bridge. Luckily it is too wet there to burn!
Beautiful scenery, does it ever inspire you to take up sketching/painting, or writing prose on your journeys?
I just found your channel yesterday and I absolutely love it! You have some of the most beautiful videos I've ever seen 😍 ❤
Fantastic video! You are the best recording nature. Thank you!
Not any better way for me to have breakfast than outside in nature that you provided with this video.
It took me away and lifted me up.
Thanks again for your talent.
The manually operated rain gauge totaling the annual rainfall at the old Quinault Lodge tops out at 21 feet! Sunny days in the Olympics are a real treasure.
You have an amazing eye for capturing nature’s beauty. Felt like I was there. Thank you.
I would think with all the people that go missing hiking in Washington state they would let you carry a firearm.
Thanks for sharing the hike and those beautiful pictures!
Hi cathering you video is a wonderful,saludos.
I love the music , the surroundings , the close-ups , you. But turn down the shoes.
This is within fifteen minutes of my house. This place is amazing. Do not tell anyone. It is a secret.
Do you believe in Sasquatch Catherine? I do.
would love to search for Sasuatch there! You noticed or heard anything out there?
That was a lovely video. Great scenery and nice ambient music. Good choice on that.
Beautiful! Well shot! Thanks for sharing.
There are some great places to hike and camp in eastern Washington. Little more secluded and less populated!
Oh my what a beautiful place !! Wow thank you for sharing
Another beautiful video! thank you for sharing
a couple miles past the turn off to the Sol Duc road, going west from lake crescent, you will find the headquarters for the Olympic ridge walkers and it's a hub for Satchsquatch followers. That's where they held the national gathering a few years ago. I went, it was quite interesting and I think they are a great bunch of really grounded, experienced outdoor folks.
Great vid as always. Thanks for showing us such good trails.
Looks beautiful there .. Thanks for sharing