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First Church of The Masochist Hikes
United States
เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 20 พ.ย. 2007
A slightly jaded ex-IT worker with a healthy interest in the color green. Usually found running amok in the outdoors with a heavy focus on long distance hiking and paddling. PCT ‘20, ECT/AT (aka Key West to Canada) ‘21, CDT ‘22/3. And a bunch of other shorter trails, peaks, and long distance paddles. Trail names/ Masochist & Tasty Taters.
Kayaking & Snorkeling The Mangroves + Travel Home | Glass Bottom Bonaire | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 7
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Saying Goodbye | Salt Pier, Alice In Wonderland, Oil Slick, Buddy@Night | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 6
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East Coast Diving | White Hole, Turtle City, Funchis, Margate, Buddy@Night | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 5
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Getting to Bonaire | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 0
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Getting to Bonaire | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 0
Return Visits | Hilma Hooker, Lake ,Tolo, Karpata | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 4
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Boats=Bad, Fish=Friends | Small Wall, Klein, Oil Slick, Karpata, Buddy | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 3
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Getting Salty | Salt Pier, Invisibles, 1000 Steps | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 2
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Our only planned day where we would be shore diving morning and afternoon. Song: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: • Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyrigh...
Getting Started At Buddy Dive | Alice In Wonderland, Hilma Hooker | Diving Bonaire '24 Ep 1
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If you're wondering how we got to Bonaire there will be an episode 0. I was just in a hurry to get the video where we were actually diving out :) Song: Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyright Music) Music provided by Vlog No Copyright Music. Video Link: • Fredji - Happy Life (Vlog No Copyrigh...
Post Trail Update | Foot Doctor + New Plans | American Discovery Trail Ep 177
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Post Trail Update | Foot Doctor New Plans | American Discovery Trail Ep 177
Season Ending Realities | Moab Utah | American Discovery Trail Ep 176
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Season Ending Realities | Moab Utah | American Discovery Trail Ep 176
Walking Into Moab | Utah Kokopelli Trail | American Discovery Trail Ep 175
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Walking Into Moab | Utah Kokopelli Trail | American Discovery Trail Ep 175
Bumpy Roads | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 174
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Bumpy Roads | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 174
Adjustments | Utah Kokepelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 173
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Adjustments | Utah Kokepelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 173
Return | Utah Kokopelli | Taters SoCal Update | American Discovery Trail Ep 172
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Return | Utah Kokopelli | Taters SoCal Update | American Discovery Trail Ep 172
Update | American Discovery Trail Ep 171
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Update | American Discovery Trail Ep 171
Bit of a Hitch | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 170
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Bit of a Hitch | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 170
Desert Troll Life | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 169
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Desert Troll Life | Utah Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 169
Contemplations on Humanity | Kokopelli Utah Colorado Crossing | American Discovery Trail Ep 168
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Contemplations on Humanity | Kokopelli Utah Colorado Crossing | American Discovery Trail Ep 168
A Rough End to Colorado | Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 167
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A Rough End to Colorado | Kokopelli | American Discovery Trail Ep 167
Inspiring The Youth & Running Dry Into Fruita | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 166
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Inspiring The Youth & Running Dry Into Fruita | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 166
Monumental Climb | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 165
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Monumental Climb | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 165
Desert Junction | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 164
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Desert Junction | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 164
Mountains End | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 163
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Mountains End | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 163
Mountain High | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 162
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Mountain High | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 162
Mess On The Mesa | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 161
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Mess On The Mesa | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 161
Hunters & Colors | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 160
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Hunters & Colors | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 160
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Mesa Grind | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 159
Redstone | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 158
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Redstone | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 158
Down From Paradise | Marble Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 157
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Down From Paradise | Marble Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 157
Storming Up The Hill | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 156
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Storming Up The Hill | Colorado | American Discovery Trail Ep 156
Oh no, did yall stay in las animas? On no lol
This has been entertaining and all, but I have to ask: Why is the worst shit hole in America the 'goal'? There are MANY good locations on the west coast. Why did you choose that one?
The corn was the cause for that high humidity early in the morning. Through some science I'm not entirely sure I understand we had a very humid Summer this year.
Thanks, sorry it’s over way too soon. ✌🏻👊🏼
Sequel next Thanksgiving :)
How about that penalty for. Gas powered leaf/scam blowers????? it's thievery out here in New England. blowing water pollution for hours..... Safe Travels...
Scam blowers? I’ve never been overly bothered by the lawn blower folks around here. Generator use in the campgrounds though drive me crazy. I’ve had someone in a tent running one for 6 hours just deafening the entire campground. And they make solar options that are perfectly usable and don’t impact everyone else around you
Finally a good excuse to say: Turtles all the way down.
This randomly came up on my TH-cam feed today. You walked about a mile from our house. Hopefully you were treated well in Mt. Vernon, it's a pretty nice place although like anywhere, if you are looking for trouble you can find it. Had we known (how could we?) you would have been welcomed here. We had some late strawberries coming in and plenty of back yard to camp. Hopefully your trip went well.
That tends to be the thing with these sort of trips. Not always but often by the time we make connections with kind locals we’re already a ways down the road. I was talking to Jen about how someone needs to make a trail magic app to advertise to anyone interested that someone like us is coming through the area. But alas, no time for development these days
This has been a great video series and I'll watch the turtle dive multiple times. Having Jenn's reactions to your comments adds lots of fun to the experience. I always appreciate that you bring us on the adventure. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
It looked like you two had a great time. I've never been to Indonesia so I guess I'll get to travel vicariously through you two. Side note, I picked up Dungeon Crawler Carl based on your mentioning it in an earlier video. Now I'm thoroughly addicted. So thanks for that.
Those books are awesome! Next audio book comes out in February!
Thanks alot, now my algorithm thinks I actually like diving content. Guess it'll be a while before that sorts itself back out. Jokes aside, I enjoyed watching you guys's trip, keep it coming!
Bet you didn’t snorkel on the Turner River. I loved the Turner river The closest I’ve been to a wild alligator.
We got rather close to a few big ones there. Makes you pay attention but they aren’t *that* inclined to chomp on tourists…
Thank you both for filming and posting your dive adventure. Really liked all the episodes.
Glad you enjoyed them! Feels like these have gotten a better reception vs Socorro / Komodo
@ chuckled every time the music faded in when you went below the waves. As if it was playing underwater…nice touch Bishop!
Please do Cayman. It will compare favorably with Bonaire.
I thought Cayman was more boat dive focused? My understanding is Bonaire is hard to beat as far as shore diving / getting to do your own thing
Having said that it is on our list. Our problem is diving is expensive and Jen’s vacation time is very limited since summers are spoken for :)
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes There is both boat and shore in Cayman, but we’ve done mostly live aboard, cost per dive is significantly reduced. Typically will do 25 dives ( including night dives) over a week. Waking up on the water is grand. Being rocked to sleep at night is too. There are 3 islands to the Caymans and the live aboard lets you experience all of them . Water clarity is generally unmatched unless you’re in a spring fed river.
@ we are looking for a more affordable liveaboard option for next Christmas. Since it falls between the Yukon and Europe thru hike and we’re doing Bonaire again we’re concerned about the cost of a lot of the nicer options. I’ll look into it!
@ We did several trips on the Cayman Aggressor back in the 80’s and 90’s. Merry Christmas!🎄
I could stand hanging out at that rental place for four months. Looks like it has awesome views. If you want to introduce Jen to cold bring her to New England after you return from Indonesia. 15 degrees with wind in CT today.
Our rental last winter was pretty amazing but this one is even better. I was actually sad to leave it to come out here to Indonesia. And yea, Jen wouldn’t be able to survive out east. California baby, doesn’t know the true meaning of winter weather :)
Even though I usually enjoy your land hikes more than the diving, I think this was a very enjoyable video.
Bye bye Bonaire (for now) , hello very nice rental . That vieuw is stunning . Have a nice holiday and wilderness class .
Happy holidays! I don't dive, so I don't usually watch dive videos. These were interesting & fun. Thanks for expanding my TH-cam watching.
Glad you liked them! Anything in particular that made these more watchable vs others? It does seem like the response was a bit more positive this time
@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes It was a nice mix of travel around the island, dives with different things to see (friend fish, turtles, wrecks, lots of different fish), commentary, & a very relaxed vibe (which is easier to have on a shorter vacation). I enjoyed the variety.
It did look like the coral might be affected by climate change, is that why it’s not in good shape? I also looked it up and those organ pipe looking cacti are scrub cacti lol.
It’s a combo. Ocean acidification + higher temperatures are hitting pretty much everywhere. The loss of the giant corals is that disease they think came from Florida. Plus side didn’t seem to be as much human caused damage as elsewhere I’ve been
@ for the longest time the star fish in the pnw were dying from a wasting disease, but their numbers have bounced back as the resistant ones reproduce. I hope something like that is possible, though obviously climate change must be addressed and we can’t just hope for it to all be ok.
Ocean changes can be really bad just because everything is adapted to very stable conditions. See the struggles having a saltwater aquarium. Here per the locals the actual bleaching effect was worse at the time we were there due to the unusually warm water was lasting longer than usual. Often corals can survive that though they are weakened. The coral disease they are seeing resistant coral breeding / being seeded so there is hope the worst is past
I could live in that air BNB that sunset view is perfect
Our one last year was awesome but I think this one is even better
thanks for the western sunsets
Garden is pretty cool place. Very homely and not in a sugary sweet , fake way. The reason why Sw Kansas is ealking unfriendly is because of all the damn wind and the fact that there is not enough water to go by for everyone. Sad to hear the Haulin' Axes place closed. How d'you guys manage to hike that long? Meaning how do you keep an income? Just curious.
We have an about us video on our channel but basically we don’t have any sort of permanent home and Jen is a teacher with solid benefits and stable employment which let us minimize everything and make these work with the occasional odd job / TH-cam money supplementa
@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes Ah! Well, I'm envious. I dream of a point in my life where I can walk the land, same as you guys. Stay safe and have fun !
Damn. That sunset from your cabin...
Makes me look forward to getting up every morning :)
A great trip, Y'all have Happy Holidays!
Jen was easy to spot on the group dives. I just looked for the ginormous-looking tank
Thanks for all of the great videos. Over 20 years, I have come to love Bonaire and have been there at least 15 times. Buddy Dive is tops. I am now 72 years old and still hope to get another visit. Your videos brought back lots of great memories. Try some drift dives in the south from The Rock ending at Salt City. There is always someone to give you a lift back to your car. Also some great dives up north at Taylor Made and Candyland. Tony V. PADI OWSI
The very far north was closed when we were there and we never found out why
Surprised you haven’t learned to pack a proper coffee mug when traveling to most of the rest of world. ☕️☕️. Videos are very nice.
I have enjoyed your dive videos. Also liked your dive music. I suggest trying this music on your hiking videos :)
I do use music in the highlight videos that compress each day down to less than a minute. See the Mississippi Highlight Reel. Hiking I kind of like getting to hear all the sounds of nature and the trail though :)
Thanks, just awesome, can’t wait for the Yukon trip. ✌🏻👊🏼
We start our final planning for that as soon as we’re back state side in a few weeks. Jen is super excited for it. I’m still in the mode of we have a lot more logistics to figure out :)
I've enjoyed your dive videos as much as the hikes!
Awesome :) Glad some folks enjoy them. Lots more work vs the hiking videos but we really like having them to look back on
Fun times
I've so enjoyed having new content from you both, and the new camera has captured some very beautiful scenery, which I will sadly never see myself (diving is one hobby I probably will never pick up). I look forward to new videos, as you are on your next adventure right now. Safe Diving!
I noticed that once you made it to route 50, you stayed on the highway and bypassed miles of rails trails. Which are easier traveling. I hike that area often.
I was following the route laid out by the American Discovery Trail. You’d have to ask them why they didn’t take the rail trails through there
Well, you did dive all of my favorite sites with a repeat of our top choices. I think you should name the new species “Slipperus Taterion Lobsterus”
That looked like a great dive vacation and you both seemed to really enjoy yourself. That made it fun to watch; thanks for sharing it with us. I'm already looking forward to the next adventure.
It was a great pallet cleanser after all the injury frustration :)
Sad it's already over, it's been really great. Thank you for sharing!
Plus side: return trip next thanksgiving :)
Good videos. Thanks for sharing. I thought that the old anchor chain was pretty kool @15:40. It was easy to see why you spent so much time diving. Happy Holidays. Good Luck, Rick
Thanks Matt and Jen! Your video camera work, editing, narration etc. really first class. Thanks for the ear worm background music, be with me for next couple days....
I feel like I’ve been living and breathing that song for the last two weeks :)
did you see dory in that group of blue tangs? lol
Hippo Tangs don’t seem to be in the Caribbean. We should be seeing them in Raja though I’d imagine. Really cool fish
Hey Y'all, what a trip, and thanks for bringing us along.
Last nice Bonaire one ! Very beautiful last dives . You got me with your pronounciation of "hagelslag" , had to wipe some soda of my computerscreen ! In dutch the a is pronounced as the a in "ha" . Also hagelslag = hail stroke . The real dutch hagelslag is not the kind you got there : it's little bits of milk chocolat and resembles mousedroppings ! So in Belgium we call them "muizekeutels" , try to pronounce that one right !😀🤣😂
To be fair, that lobster was pretty crazy looking
It was very different. Took me a minute to figure out what I was looking at. Looked clearly lobster like but I’d never seen one like that before
Glad it appeared to me you had a great trip. On to the next dive trip.
Don't worry Utah killed all my dreams too.
Great video! Enjoying the scuba! Plus we got Taters in a two-piece, now for Chistmas we just need Matt in a onesie. Perhaps one of those holiday reindeer onesies.
The closest I have come to scuba diving is playing Subnautica, which doesn't give me much confidence because I got eaten. 🤥 Stay safe, don't get eaten and I am glad to finally start watching these new videos!
The person blowing the air bubbles like smoke rings at about the 7 minute mark was pretty cool. Glad Tater got to see her turtles, all she needs now is some corn. lol
That was the dive guide. It's a cool trick I've yet to figure out.
Hi great video btw Also pls where are those roads at 01:50 - 2mins in pls? Looks stunning
Somewhere between Colorado and Lake Itasca. Not sure where exactly
Sucks that you struggled so with your foot issues in Utah, and as I've mentioned in other comments I can relate but, having watched all the dive videos you've posted from Bonaire thus far, I gotta say that you picked a damn fine alternative thing to do. I'm not a big swim person at all but I have enjoyed seeing that world through your eyes and lenses.
Conch, pronounced Konk.
Swimming with turtles! There's a memory for you