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Thank you for your kind words. We loved this whole area. There are waterfalls everywhere. Very beautiful. It was a great trip. I'm not sure how much the area was affected by the hurricane flooding.

@ I can answer this. We were up there between Christmas and New Year’s. They had minimal impacts compared to areas around Asheville.

That is good news. Thanks.

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Thank you for your feedback. So glad that you enjoyed the vid.

Awesome! Thank you!

Thanks for your kind words. We loved our road trip to Texas. Thanks for the feed back.

We loved our visit to Big Bend N.P. It is beautiful. We could have spent more time there. We really enjoyed the Boquillas Crossing. Such a unique experience. Also Chisos Basin and Santa Elena Canyon were awesome. That scenic drive to Santa Elena was incredible.

It sure is. We really enjoyed our time down at the Big Bend area. A "little" different than here in central Indiana. Thanks for subscribing.

@dayhikingduo you're welcome

Hope you enjoyed it! we really enjoyed the ranger opening the cabin and telling us some of the history.

@@dayhikingduo that sounds neat....I didn't have that opportunity.

We just lucked out. We were looking in thru the windows and eating a snack on the front porch when a ranger walked up. She opened the doors and invited everyone inside and she shared the history of the Pratts and the cabin. We had planned on hiking on to the grotto, but we had spent so much time at the cabin that we just returned to the trailhead.

@@dayhikingduo Was that cabin where the Pratts actually lived or was it just a vacation cabin? Was wondering about that but couldn't read that anywhere.

They had a house in Houston. This was their summer house. They lived there full-time right after he retired. They got trapped there one time during a flood and they built another house just out of the canyon. You can read about it on Wikipedia listed under Pratt Lodge.

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Thank you for your kind words. Southern Illinois has many hidden gems. I'm glad that you enjoyed the video.

Thank you for your kind words. I am so glad that the video was helpful. We try to share our experience for that very reason; so that viewers can see the terrain, level of difficulty, and the beauty. And also so that we can relive the experience. I hope that you will be able to greet them as they pass. I would suggest going with someone else and being very careful near the edge. Good luck.

That is awesome! Thanks for your kind words. We enjoyed our hiking trip to Wisconsin.

We wanted to hike down to the river. Very very steep. The weather did not cooperate. Rain, sleet, snow and dropping temps to below freezing. It would be a hard enough hike for us in good weather. We went on to the next park.

Thanks for your kind words.

I have no idea. I bet they've been there a long long time.

After some research, the newest art in the area could be 800-1500 years old (Fremont People). The oldest could pre-date the time of Christ - more than 2000 years ago (Anasazi People).

Thanks for your kind words. We are ready for spring.

Thanks for your kind words. We really enjoyed this hike. It was a great road trip and a great success traveling in our van.

Thanks for your kind words. We loved this hike. So glad that it brought back fond memories. We wanted to hike to Druid Arch, but it was too late in the day to start it.

Thanks for watching and for your nice comments. We are glad you enjoyed the vid.

Alan, of course, Sally takes the pics. Thanks for your kind words. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for your kind words. I was really disappointed that the pics & vid just didn't capture the beauty.

It was a great trip. We didn't get to do some things we had planned, but it was still wonderful. We planned on hiking down to the Gunnison River, but the weather didn't cooperate. Rain, snow, sleet and falling temps to below freezing. We went on to Moab. We hope to get back someday.

Thanks for your kind words. Thanks for watching.

Thanks for your input. We do narrate when it is absolutely needed (Mounds State Park). When we watch hiking videos we notice that some people talk the whole time using a selfie stick. You never see the scenery except a little behind the "talking head". We get frustrated because we want to see the views and what the trail has to offer. I guess we tend to go the other way. We let the viewer see the highlights from the trail, the terrain and the vistas; let them hear the birds, the river, or the silence. If there is a lot of wind noise then we use more music. We figure they can check AllTrails or Google for the stats and reviews. Maybe we can narrate some, or give our review at the end. Thanks again for your input. We appreciate that you took the time to give constructive criticism.

I agree some talk to much, but we like to here some description of the area and just a short comment about where you are at along the way and a short explination of what we are looking for them keep moving, I have a look af videos going while I work and when they comment about someting interesting, i will stop and back it up and rewatch it, but please keep making videos

Thanks again for your input. We appreciate it. Comments like this will hopefully make us improve our vids.@@DarrellnKitty

Thank you for your kind words. We are glad that you enjoyed watching.

Thanks for your kind words. We had to try out sleeping in the van. Next stop, National Park hopping in Colorado & Utah!

Thank you so much for your kind words. We are very glad that you enjoyed the video.

Thanks for your feedback. AllTrails lists it at 1.3 miles + 13'. Just a pretty little walk in the woods.🙂

AllTrails lists it as a 2.7 mile loop with 354' elevation gain/loss. They list it as "easy."

Thanks for your comments. Sorry that you didn't like the music. I always put music for the photos, but when we were up on the bluff the wind noise was awful, so I replaced the wind noise with music.

Thanks for your kind words. I am glad that you enjoyed the vid. I film with a handheld Sony Handicam (HDR-CX290), it is several years old. It films in 1080P. I have used my GoPro Hero 5, but usually just for underwater shots. I use the zoom on the Sony a lot. The GoPro can't zoom. I edit with Cyberlink PowerDirector 14 Ultimate. I can upgrade to PowerDirector 21 or PowerDirector 365 which is a subscription.

Wow, you really know how to make the most out of your equipment. I watch a lot of hiking videos and a lot of them look shaky and very unfocused. Your shots look like the are out of a high end DSLR camera and your edit was really good. A pleasure to watch. Thanks for responding. Happy hiking!

@@LukeAndersson1 Wow, thanks for all your kind words. I am so glad that you enjoyed the vid. If you watch some of my older vids, I panned too quick (blurry) and I didn't know what to shoot. I have learned by watching other TH-camrs, and really focus on holding the camera steady, especially when moving and shooting point of view. We started out just making vids so family could see where we have been. We are shocked that other people want to watch our vids! Thanks again for the feedback.

Thanks for your kind words. The first falls was spectacular. I wish there was a way to safely get closer to it. Stumphouse park was very interesting. Sorry I didn't reply sooner - I didn't get (or I missed) the notifications. Thanks for taking the time to comment.

Thanks for your comments. We enjoyed the scramble down to Cullasaja Falls - had to work a little for that one. In the summer, Bust Your Butt Falls is a popular swimming/wading hole. I'm sure the rocks are very slick. Aptly named I'm sure. Thanks for watching.

We enjoyed eating lunch at Bust Your Butt Falls. It was very relaxing. PB & J always tastes good out in nature.

The Ugly Dog was amazing. We loved it. The dog pics were put up on the walls when a donation to the local shelter was made. High Falls was really beautiful. From the left side of the falls there was a way to get up above the lower falls. I can't believe we didn't go up there, but this was our 2nd hike of the day. We had already hiked up to the Yellow Mtn. Fire Tower. Thanks for your comments.

There are 3 falls in the area named High Falls. We hiked to 2 of them. Guess we'll have to go back!

Thanks again for the kind words. We have car camped some. We are in the process of getting a minivan. It will be our adventure mobile, a mini camper. We hope it will lower the cost of trips and give us a lot more flexibility.

Thanks for your comments. Over 90 inches of annual rainfall + the Blue Ridge Escarpment = waterfalls, waterfalls, waterfalls.

Thanks for your kind words. This was a really nice hike. The views were really good. It was a lot of fun.

Thanks for your comments. The park was really nice. Their visitor center was awesome (rivals Nat'l Park visitor centers-not to be missed) We really enjoyed hiking out of the state park and into the Nat'l Forest to get to the falls. Both falls are worth the trip.

Waterfall was cool. Panthertown Valley was really cool. If/when we go back we want to hike more in this area. Thanks for your comments. We are glad you enjoyed watching.

Thanks again for your kind words. You guys need to check out this area around Sapphire Valley if you ever get the chance. Waterfalls in all directions. We loved the area, it is beautiful.

Thanks so much for your kind words. This area gets more than 90 inches of rain per year. Add the elevation of the beginning of the Blue Ridge Mountains and you get beautiful waterfalls everywhere. We took the short, steep trail up. So glad that you enjoyed the vid.

I assume you were at the golf course at 59th St. & Post Rd. Post Rd. north to 59th St. Turn left onto Shafter Rd going NW. Turn right onto Clark Rd, heading NE. Clark Rd ends at the parking area with public bathrooms.

@@dayhikingduo The Apple maps gives the park entrance via Post Road and 59th St. I should have used the Google Map sinstead. Arrgh!!!

Absolutely. No better way to spend a day.

interesting theory. Planet of the Apes-ish

Thanks for your kind words. We are glad you enjoyed the vid. We have some great hikes from SW N. Carolina if I ever get them edited. We will check out your channel.

@@dayhikingduo You are very welcome! Would love to see the NC hikes! Thanks for checking out our channel. Hope you enjoy our adventures - if not, thank so much for taking the time to check them out! ;-)

Love Martin County

@@dayhikingduo : I've hiked Tank Springs trail as well, beautiful rock cliffs. Name of trail comes from spring employed to fill a water tank by the railroad tracks during the days of steam. Tracks don't see much use these days but water still springs forth. Thank you for pics from the trail, I enjoyed seeing it again.

Thanks for your kind words. We have hiked this trail twice. The 2nd time I realized that I had forgot my video camera at home.

Love our State Parks

Thanks for the kind words. It was a fun hike in a beautiful place.

Thanks for your kind words. This hike had been on our to-do list for quite a while. We loved the big trees in the grove. So glad that you found our vid helpful. Hope you enjoy.🙂

We hope you enjoy your visit. We hope our vid gave you some info about what to expect.

We were there on Sept. 28, 2020. We really enjoyed our Wisconsin trip.

@@dayhikingduo we will be there 9/26 -27. i was just notcing the leaf change.

@@marybowden1384 I hope the color is good for you!

Thanks for your kind words. We are glad that you enjoyed it.