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Madness and Joy: Adirondack Backpacking in every month of the year.
Nature and wildlife photography takes a bit of good luck. And a lot of time and effort. The more time you spend on it, the more chances you get for success. Backpacking is one way to get out and be there. Backpacking in every month of the year is seen as madness by some and pure joy by, well, me. I love every minute of it. I put together a video of mostly images I've not used in prior videos. Enjoy.
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Five Great but Little Known Hikes in the Central Adirondacks
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In this video I share five of my favorite, but little known, hikes in the central Adirondacks. Maps and driving directions to help with getting there are found at www.hikelonglake.com. Winding Falls Big and Little Pisgah Mountains Mud Pond Mountain Mount Frederica Little Moose Lake
Finding the Forest: The maps that made the Adirondacks - Part 1
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The history of the Adirondacks can be read in the maps that defined the Forest Preserve; The Sargent Commission Map of 1891, the maps of the New York State Forest Commission, and the Fire Protection Map of 1916. In this first in a series of videos I'm looking at one of the primary forces that shaped the Adirondacks we experience today, fire. Many of the management policies taken over the past c...
Dam Building Rodents Gone Wild: Beaver in the Adirondacks
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Beaver are a keystone species in the Adirondacks, storing water, slowing stream flows and occasionally coming into conflict with the other species that likes to control the natural environment, homo sapiens, humans. This is the first of two videos where I will model the number of beaver present and look more closely at the role they play, especially in terms of reducing the risk of large scale ...
Adirondack Backpacking Came of Age: The Northville Lake Placid Trail. 140 miles of Wilderness.
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The Northville Lake Placid Trail is a 140 mile route running from the south boundary of the Adirondack Park near Northville up to Lake Placid in the north. Unlike many long distance hiking routes that follow mountain ranges, the NPT stays in the river corridors passing through the heart of the Adirondack Wilderness. Built by the Adirondack Mountain Club, the trail was completed in 1924 making i...
The Bridge that Makes No Sense: Blowdown and Salvage in the Adirondack Forest Preserve
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Change is the one constant in the forests of Adirondack Forest Preserve. Blowdowns, floods and fires can alter large areas in hours or days. In 1950, a storm knocked down trees on an estimated 400,000 acres and, in that case, New York State authorized a large-scale timber salvage operation to reduce the fire risk and produce revenue for the State. The problem was, the New York State Constitutio...
Adirondack Core: Seeing the Light, Antediluvian and Doctors Ponds, the Whitney Wilderness
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You need preparation and some luck to get photos of Adirondack Moose. They are elusive. But in the fall, the colors and the light and the fog, taken together are enough to make for great images every time.
The Adirondack Core: Bird Watching is Having a Moment and it's NOT Just for Old People
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If you look, there is an incredible diversity of colorful and fascinating birds to be seen, no matter where you live. You don't need a lot of special gear, and you don't need to be in great shape, just get outside and look. And it's not all just fun and games. Birds can and do adapt quickly to changing conditions, so they can help us spot changes in ecosystems that might otherwise be too subtle...
Adirondack Conservation Easements: What You Need to Know
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Conservation easements have existed in the Adirondacks for decades but it has not always been clear what kind of public access was provided. Recent improvements in signage and the Department of Environmental Conservation website (www.dec.ny.gov/lands/41156.html#Conservation_Easement) have greatly improved the situation. Along with protecting open space, and keeping working forests working, many...
Long Lake (NY) Flood, July 11, 2023 - "The Beaver Strike Back"
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In the early morning hours of Tuesday July 11th a slow moving line of storms stalled over the Fishing Brook range, south and east of Long Lake. The area received more than five inches of rain in an eight hour period. The ensuing flood damaged highway bridges in two directions from Long Lake, and the earthen dam that separated Jennings Pond from Long Lake breached. As of Thursday morning approxi...
Remote and Quiet, The Heart of the Adirondacks, Siamese Ponds Wilderness
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The 115,000 acre Siamese Ponds Wilderness somehow gets less attention than better known Adirondack Wilderness areas; the High Peaks, The Five Ponds or West Canada Lakes. Maybe it lacks charisma. But what it does offer is exceedingly rare; remoteness, and quiet. Located in the heart of the wilderness, a little south and west of the Siamese Ponds, is a location that is over five miles from any ro...
Adirondack Magic: Massawepie and The Grass River Rail Trail
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The Grass River Rail Trail crosses a portion of the Massawepie Mire, a 900 acre peatland bog west of Tupper Lake. The Massawepie easement provides access to a half dozen ponds set in a spectacular glacial landscape with endless opportunities for exploration. You can find out more about the area and access to the Rail Trail on the NYS Department of Environmental Conservation website page for the...
Adirondack Forest Fires and, on average, March is the Cruelest Month
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We humans are generally bad at estimating the likelihood of uncommon events. For me, It took only two years with warmer than average March temperatures to set an expectation about when spring should start. That same sort of optimism clouds our thinking about more serious subjects like the risk of forest fires.
Lost, Muddy and Grizzled: Adirondack Place Names from the Mundane to the Sublime
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Adirondack place names run the gamut from the mundane to the whimsical. This video takes a look at a few examples from both categories. I also delve into a story from my family history. The time my Dad flew into "Lost Pond" (one of nine) to fight a fire with great Uncle Elmer. Thunderstorms with rain put out the fire but they had to bushwhack out in the dark, while it was pouring, with a single...
Altai Hok and Black Diamond Glidelite Skis - Adirondack Backcountry Skiing
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Backcountry skiing in the Adirondacks is challenging. Rough trails, blowdown, stream crossings, and as our winters warm, inconsistent snow. New skis in the "trekking ski" category, the Altai Hok and Black Diamond Glidelite handle whatever your throw at them.
Adirondack Old Growth Forests - A National Treasure
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Adirondack Old Growth Forests - A National Treasure
Adirondacks: A Brief History of Winter
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Adirondacks: A Brief History of Winter
Hamilton County New York, Wildest Place in the East
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Hamilton County New York, Wildest Place in the East
Coney Mountain: The Great View that underpins Adirondack Maps
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Coney Mountain: The Great View that underpins Adirondack Maps
Dispatches: The Adirondack Dome and the Boreal Forest
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Dispatches: The Adirondack Dome and the Boreal Forest
The amazing Hummingbird Moth and the Giant Swallowtail, Little Tupper and Rock Pond Redux
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The amazing Hummingbird Moth and the Giant Swallowtail, Little Tupper and Rock Pond Redux
The Photogenic Bobcat; To Oregon and Back Again, A Mid-Summer Dream.
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The Photogenic Bobcat; To Oregon and Back Again, A Mid-Summer Dream.
Meadows Along the Shingle Shanty and Big Waves on Lake Lila (Adirondacks). What a great place!
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Meadows Along the Shingle Shanty and Big Waves on Lake Lila (Adirondacks). What a great place!
Rock Pond and Hardigan Pond in the Adirondacks in May. Blackflies be damned!
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Rock Pond and Hardigan Pond in the Adirondacks in May. Blackflies be damned!
What do Hummingbirds do in the rain? Long Lake NY, Adirondacks, May 2022
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What do Hummingbirds do in the rain? Long Lake NY, Adirondacks, May 2022
Adirondacks April 2020 - Early Backpacking at Pharaoh Lake, A Late Blizzard and the Birds are Back!
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Adirondacks April 2020 - Early Backpacking at Pharaoh Lake, A Late Blizzard and the Birds are Back!
Optimistic Backpacking, March in the Adirondacks
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Optimistic Backpacking, March in the Adirondacks
Skis and Sled, Adirondack Winter Backpacking, Sargent Ponds, February 2022
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Skis and Sled, Adirondack Winter Backpacking, Sargent Ponds, February 2022
Adirondacks January 2022, Skiing as Good as it Gets!
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Adirondacks January 2022, Skiing as Good as it Gets!
Adirondack Howling Ice, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, December 2021
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Adirondack Howling Ice, Pharaoh Lake Wilderness, December 2021

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  • @steeven23
    @steeven23 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    amazing shots what's the piano song?

  • @Jaemon4Eva
    @Jaemon4Eva 10 วันที่ผ่านมา

    hello from maywood nj!

  • @wdsracer
    @wdsracer 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, thank you. I have been using my pair of 125cm altai Hoks since 2012 and they have held up great. I run the 3pin back country binding and boots on mine.

  • @dalerounds4036
    @dalerounds4036 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Beautiful area to explore, spent many weekends visiting family in Long Lake(Oliver Morrisey) and listening to stories of these remote places.

  • @dalerounds4036
    @dalerounds4036 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Shattuck clearing, Duck Hole a very remote beautiful area..

  • @jeffersonspace
    @jeffersonspace หลายเดือนก่อน

    These videos you've made are really beautiful, and informative. I hope you continue making them. Peace.

  • @LaurenceDay-d2p
    @LaurenceDay-d2p หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do hope this splendid area is saved from "development".

  • @heavenzone123
    @heavenzone123 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Where can I find a good map of the old growth forest?

  • @jayski9410
    @jayski9410 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was born in the Hudson Valley and as a Boy Scout in the 1960's we used to go camping in the Adirondacks and Catskills. But I went away to college and have spent most of my life on the west coast. I now wish I could have spent more time in New York's upstate forests.

  • @MRFUCR
    @MRFUCR 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    St.Larence cty. here

  • @chadmoore9336
    @chadmoore9336 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old growth forests serve no purpose. Only rarely will a human set foot in it. And the oldest trees just die.

  • @recordsam
    @recordsam 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What a lovely video and tribute to one of our national treasures. I wonder if you know of any unlogged areas that might have had, and still would have, yellow pine?

  • @LivingtheSilverLife
    @LivingtheSilverLife 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just beautiful. My husband and I have recently discovered the joy of birdwatching cause we have so many varieties that enjoy our new backyard with all our amazing feeders at the edge of the forest. Love it.

  • @timv.885
    @timv.885 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The climate isn’t changing as much as the landscape, this is a development problem, nothing more

  • @ke9tv
    @ke9tv 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My NPT thru-hike was one of the best vacations I've ever had. Despite things like having a bog bridge collapse under me, dropping me two feet straight down into beaver water, finding one section so choked with blowdown that I would up bushwhacking a couple of miles parallel to the trail, falling in the river at high water trying to cross over to Wanika Falls, and similar annoyances. A wet trail like that is NOT for everyone - which means that those of use who can enjoy it don't need to battle the crowds!

  • @NicoleGuimond-fo6zj
    @NicoleGuimond-fo6zj 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Blowdown, NY state ( pine ), N.Y state project HA -15 ( 1951 ).

  • @naturecalls80
    @naturecalls80 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love forest..feel relax❤

  • @Mike-x9h5f
    @Mike-x9h5f 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I fast forwarded through the climate change part

    • @jonathanwyatt5344
      @jonathanwyatt5344 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Because you know everything there is to know about climate change or you refuse to learn about things that disagree with your political stance?

  • @hikelonglake
    @hikelonglake 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    It never fails, last change I made to this video was to the title. And I misspelled madness. Which is maddening. Which does have two 'd's. Oops.

  • @jhubert22
    @jhubert22 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Ecosystems benefit as well as local economies when logging is done properly. Old growth forests are beautiful - but lack in diversity of species that exists in them.

  • @mevlidasofic9131
    @mevlidasofic9131 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

  • @Iamyolomonkey-ed2gh
    @Iamyolomonkey-ed2gh 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old growth forests are amazing. There’s just something so magical about them

  • @ronward3949
    @ronward3949 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Just Preserve Old Growyh, of course, it is amazing, cathedral-like, full of diversity, structurally important, ecologically gainful, and amazing places to be!

  • @eileenmack271
    @eileenmack271 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old growth forests hold more carbon than younger trees. They are keeping us alive.

  • @WhiteManXRP
    @WhiteManXRP 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Logging must stop, the old growth forests are the most enchanted, amazing, special areas on earth.. please preserve all old growth areas. incredible

    • @seankingwell3692
      @seankingwell3692 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Logging can't just stop unless you want to die. But there is no reason to be logging the big old trees. That is not the best practice. The biggest oldest ones are massive reseeders, Mother trees, so they should never be cut down. Selective cutting is how people live with nature.

    • @dmitrysteblyuk5591
      @dmitrysteblyuk5591 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      >Logging can't just stop unless you want to die @@seankingwell3692 logging the last remnants of old growth isn't necessary for survival. There's plenty of forest plantations to log. Second growth can be cut selectively and sustainably. But why are logging companies and some foresters so obsessed with logging (often clearcutting) some meager few percents of the last primeval forests that's left is beyond my understanding. It's just either pure greed or negligence or simple human stubbornness at this point.

    • @boydpoindexter7741
      @boydpoindexter7741 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Good idea, use saran wrap for toilet paper

    • @bogtrottername7001
      @bogtrottername7001 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@boydpoindexter7741 Hey Boy ! Time to grow up !!!

  • @markjag5869
    @markjag5869 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I like your video reporting. Grew up in Saratoga, was mentioned in a book a few times "The Last Real People" by Joseph LaPointe stories of people growing up in the Adirondacks. Simply put, you can't control what the planet wants to do. The planet will change when it chooses to change and no one can control it, even pollution. It will eventually kill us and the earth will eventually heal its self like its done for so many years. No one can control the weather or help it in any way. If you choose to live near oceans, river, streams, and lakes, expect the unimaginable to happen every once in awhile. Nature, ( the beaver dam) was a big factor but they need to live their lives by impending developement in your area. Nature Happens

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Very true, our perspective on nature is limited by the short time frame of human history. There are plenty of things that will happen that we have not been around long enough to see.

  • @SungLuyen
    @SungLuyen 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow

  • @adkbuck5322
    @adkbuck5322 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don't understand the desire for old growth...it serves little use to the animals nor the forest....it seems it's a people thing being selfish to preserve something of little use to its surroundings and local ecosystem. If you want to see thriving ecosystem and local environment considering all things including plant life and animal life, look at private owned and managed land in the adks, full of growth, plant life, and a thriving wildlife within.

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I think it's about the diversity of species, old growth provides a home for animals and plants that evolved to fill specific niches. Managed forests generally have fewer species and they tend to favor generalist species. The problem with the loss of old growth forests is that it takes hundreds of years, if not thousands for the specialized species to return. Meaning that if we don't leave old growth our our grandchildren and great-grand children will never know what that is. Personally, I think that old growth forests are far more interesting and attractive places to be.

    • @kevinjboles
      @kevinjboles 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Are you fucking serious! Wow. I'm not even going to waist my time to explain.

    • @dungeonmaster6292
      @dungeonmaster6292 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You must be a logger butthurt that the old growth forests are being protected

    • @MrJohMak
      @MrJohMak 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Well, it's literally the opposite. Old growth stands are great for the forest and the world, older trees are shown to sequester more carbon than younger trees. The wildlife diversity is increased tenfold. Certain species can only survive in old growth forest. Now I understand that deer and other certain game wildlife tend to prefer younger forest which is, im guessing, why you prefer them as well which would be selfish on your behalf.

    • @blueridgepics
      @blueridgepics 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Old growth forests support a wide diversity of animals, species and ages of trees, in addition to enhance conditions that create rain, prevent soil erosion and even climate warming. A little research goes a long way to understanding...

  • @larrypetteys9090
    @larrypetteys9090 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Ken I’m gonna go there and check you out

  • @MFamilyFishing
    @MFamilyFishing 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I went there every year as a boy scout

  • @jeffreyhawthornegoines8727
    @jeffreyhawthornegoines8727 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is one of the most beautiful videos that I have ever seen

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Glad you liked it, thanks for the feedback.

  • @paulatighe7073
    @paulatighe7073 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    nothing like the adirondacks

  • @jordangouveia1863
    @jordangouveia1863 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    25 years ago there were loons everywhere around lows lake. the eagles came, ate all the baby loons every year, now the loons are few. Sad but that's nature. Sometime I couldn't get to sleep with all the loons calling!

  • @PhilippeOrlando
    @PhilippeOrlando 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice pictures, nice music, beautiful area. Thank you!

  • @scottprather5645
    @scottprather5645 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lived in the Adirondacks for 3 years beautiful and unique place. I'm living in San Diego now so different

  • @curbstomp3126
    @curbstomp3126 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Old growth to me is acerage that has never been logged

    • @dustyroads834
      @dustyroads834 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I agree. So according the this narrator there are no old growth forests anywhere.

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There are areas in the Adirondacks, and elsewhere, that have never been logged. But there are no areas where other changes caused by humans have occurred. In the Adirondacks the destruction of once common tree species such as the American Beech by introduced bugs is probably the most visible change.

  • @Mikell-h2c
    @Mikell-h2c 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Three seasons winter, June ,July, August

  • @Mikell-h2c
    @Mikell-h2c 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Nice production❤

  • @Andyhoffman98
    @Andyhoffman98 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Hoping to visit soon! Looks beautiful!

  • @mattrizzo7821
    @mattrizzo7821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Makes the brutally cold environment look very pretty.. 3 months of frost free is still pretty steep tho no matter how lovely.. these shots are incredible

  • @mattrizzo7821
    @mattrizzo7821 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I usually dont pay too much mind to birds but they're very pretty and unique

  • @meirchaimo6960
    @meirchaimo6960 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Really beautiful video and great imagery!

  • @Mikell-h2c
    @Mikell-h2c ปีที่แล้ว

    Nice production❤

  • @Mikell-h2c
    @Mikell-h2c ปีที่แล้ว

    I learned the hard way about early spring black fly hatch at carder river flow !🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰🪰

  • @mikekennedy2965
    @mikekennedy2965 ปีที่แล้ว

    are there any old growth patches in or near the St Regis canoe area? I'm planning a canoe trip there and would love to see some.

  • @mich8261
    @mich8261 ปีที่แล้ว

    Beautiful photos throughout your video. Are they yours of the Adirondacks or stock?

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They are all mine. Thanks

  • @terryatpi
    @terryatpi ปีที่แล้ว

    How are things going on the infrastructure repair ? Great channel. Love that area. Subscribed. Thanks!

  • @tuhinchoudhury561
    @tuhinchoudhury561 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for the amazing video! I was wondering how is the glide in these on flats (groomed/ ungroomed)? I'm planning to get one which I will use for skijoring with my dog as well as for generally hiking in forests

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      You can kick and glide but they certainly don't go like a pair of waxless skis when you get the wax just right, or even waxless backcountry skis when the conditions are good. The problem is that we don't get those good snow conditions that often. When I first got the Black Diamonds I skied with a (very experienced) friend using standard backcountry skis. Snow conditions were great and he would pull away rapidly where the trail was reasonable. And I would catch him whenever we got to some blowdown or a rough spot. He ordered a pair of the Hoks when we got home and since then that's all he has used. Same for me. If you get great conditions, on a smooth trail (like the Santanoni road) you can't beat traditional skis. I would still use them for that. Otherwise I think that the skinned skis are better overall.

  • @stevenstritenberger1761
    @stevenstritenberger1761 ปีที่แล้ว

    One reason you only have 840 subs is that long and boring rant about what humans have done to the land and the eventual "climate change" idiocy. No thanks, one video was enough for me, I came to learn about the old growth forests, not to be lectured or lied to.

  • @Highhook1818
    @Highhook1818 ปีที่แล้ว

    I backpack mainly in the Adirondacks even though I live in Vermont and am closer to the Green Mountain NF. The Adirondack Park has way more trail options, and the lean-to's are such a bonus (even though I usually tent). I can avoid the high peaks and almost never run out of new areas to explore. Your production value on this video and others is top-notch, great pictures, just enough historical tidbits and the spoken content is perfect. Made me antsy, as this is late November and I don't winter camp. Very relaxing to watch, thanks, I subscribed.

    • @hikelonglake
      @hikelonglake ปีที่แล้ว

      Glad you enjoyed it, and thanks for subscribing. I just bought a 0-degree four-season bag and I'm hoping to get out in the next couple of weeks. I have been winter camping the last few years but had to plan the trips carefully (I'm retired and can pick my times). With the 3 season bag I was using, if the temperature went below 20 it was a long cold night.