Many experienced backpackers are now offering classes. Maybe you should consider writing a book or holding thru hiking classes by taking a few people out on week long hikes throughout the country.
Smaller thru hikes, vanlife, running, camping, Florida, TH-cam content...sounds like a great 2025! I think a year off the 5 month thru hiker diet would be beneficial. Merry Christmas to you and yours 9L. Thank you for an incredible year of content! 🎄🏕🎄
I would say smaller trips because you can also document your camping and recreational activities maybe. I like seeing different areas and learning about different spots. Take care.
If you do the Arizona Trail it might be fun to try to overlap a section or two with Dixie. In her West Highland Way documentary today she said she was going to try to do it with her mom carrying her baby around in an RV along the trail this spring
Smaller trails, and more TH-cam content, would get my vote. I really enjoy your content. Also, you'd enjoy the Ice Age Trail partly because it would be a cake walk for you. Might be a fun trip to leapfrog around in your van on also.
You should check out the north country trail! The North Country National Scenic Trail is the longest in the National Trails System, stretching 4,800 miles across eight states from North Dakota to Vermont, connecting to the APT. I heard they are working on connecting it to the cdt as well.
I'd definitely watch if you did the PCT but I'm personally more excited to see more of a mixed content situation where you're out doing random smaller trails, camping, exploring Florida and other places.
Would love to see you do the Ozark Highlands Trail. Also would like to see you do the Athens - Big Fork. That’s my old stomping grounds. Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas Kelly! I'm excited to hear about all of your upcoming plans. It sounds great to me and I'm definitely interested in seeing some shorter hikes!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Kelly. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to following what’s to come. Would love to see some content about your miler prep. ✌🏼❤️
It's good to see you again off trail! Merry Christmas to you and hopefully you get things done so you can move on and get your plans going! I'd love to see you explore Florida again. Just saying, that's my favorite! Whatever you decide, I'll be following!!
Hi Kelly. Merry Christmas. Sounds like a lot of goals. Do what makes your heart happy. Maybe pick only a few goals so you don't burn out or over stress your body. We will be here for whatever you choose
I hope you have a very relaxing Christmas! And honestly I believe we’d all watch no matter what you did. The Arizona trail would be awesome. I’ve watched a couple of hikers on TH-cam do it, really pretty!
Hi Kelly. Good to see you post again. I like the idea of some shorter trips for you next year. Especially if its stressing you trying to decide on a bigger one. You don't want to force something then be unhappy with it. We will enjoy wherever the trail takes you!
Merry Christmas Kelly. Happy New Year. I would love to see you do the PCT it’s a long one but so beautiful. Bummer on the van leak. I wouldn’t put a liner back in fix the leak and put a storage shelf in 👍🏻
Merry Christmas! I think it would take me a long time to recover and adjust after a long thru hike like that. Nice that you don't have to force it and can do it at your own pace. Sounds like a lot of good things in store for next year. Love it!
Hello Kelly. I am happy to see you relaxing, if I can call it relaxing. I am snowshoeing here in the hills north of Lake Huron. I love being in the forest ridges away from the noise of machines. I wish you the best in your down time. And Merry Christmas. Stay happy and think well of your essential needs.
Merry Christmas Kelly!! 🎅 You looked so much more relaxed now! I like the natural look of your brown hair. Looks like you figured out the right things to do for yourself! Happy New Year!😅
I spent couple of days to complète your CDT reports and I realy enjoy it! I plan for JMT in 25 and your vidéos inspiré and advise me. Thanks for that, for your enthusiasm, your youthfulness.
Absolutely love ALL of your videos! You are very entertaining. I'm always looking forward to the next one. And you are definitely entitled to some down time to rest and recharge
Love the dark hair! I've been following your videos since the A.T. and when I saw you now, I didn't even recognize you. Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year! geek
I would for sure be down with hanging out with you in the forest. I live close to Branson, so close to your home base. I've done about 70 miles of the OHT but need to get back on the trail. Keep up the good work
This may sound a little weird but you should also consider the JMT even though it is part of the PCT you could do it after the snow melts and have a ton of adventures on it. I did it Aug 2018 and swam every day. You could also go SOBO which is a completely different experience than NOBO PCT. PS Your CDT videos are now my favorite thru hike collection. I love that you show (and seem to love) each of the little towns on they way.
Glad to see you doing good. God Bless You and Your Family, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You will figure out what you want don't worry about it. Me I would try and get the Tripple Crown. LOL
I looked at some of the 100 miler races where the objective is to finish more than place. These are a tough dedicated group of serious walk, run, hike that get off on a personal test of commitment and endurance. Hav3 fun in ‘25, be safe!
If you hike the Benton MacKaye Trail, you'll be hiking right by my house !......I have a year-round hiker box outside for the hikers with a guest book inside for them to sign........People come by here from all over the world ! .......Many sign "Bama to Baxter" ......or "Eastern Continental Trail" which, as you know, this trail is part of.........If you do indeed decide to hike the BMT, I'll watch for ya, and make sure to put some "healthy snacks" in there for you !
Would love to see you hike the PCT! However, I will watch whatever you decide to do next year! I love the cat cafe! They are just chillin! So cute! I want to go to a cat cafe! I heard there's a Chihuahua Cafe in the UK. I have to go see it because I used to have a chihuahua. Hope you have a Merry Christmas Kelly Hays! Wishing you only the best for 2025!
Low impact sport you may like is sport climbing. Especially if you like quizes. Works all the muscles and not repetitive like a gym or pilates. If you’re affraid of hights there is bouldering style of climbing.
Hello there Kelly from the UK. Well done on your completion of the CDT, a very tough trail, you found your rhythm and nailed it showing great tenacity. Good luck for 2025, love to you and your family these coming holidays. p.s. Let's see more Pink Floyd T-Shirts in your home vids..glad you're a fan
Hi Kelly, thanks for taking us along on your CDT hike & various good times. Your unconventional lifestyle inspires me. Do what makes your heart happy, but I enjoy your content & look forward to 2025 with you. I also spent today figuring out goals for 2025, now I have to figure out the how. But it's fun to plan & dream, right?!! Merry Christmas & best wishes for 2025.
Congratulations on the CDT! Loved watching your videos and following your journey! I think you should do what makes you happy in 2025. We'll love any videos you make. Maybe Side Quest could do some hikes with you.
47 years ago, this week, I was a quadripelegic on a ventilator in the ICU at Walter Reed. I was down to under 20% liver function so they couldn't give me pain killers. I was in agony. My fiance, an Army Nurse, had Dr Brock teach me self hypnosis. It was a great way to escape pain, relax, and go to sleep. Self hypnosis is just a type of daydreaming, like meditation. Consider trying it to relax and rest. Unfortunately windshield leaks can indicate body settlement. Inspect the frame and body mounts carefully. You were interested in archery. I encourage you to practice with bow, knife, and tomahawk. When he was 12, I took my son to have a custom tomahawk made for him and set up a target for him to practice in our yard. He got really good and ended up an instructor at Boy Scout Camporees. We found that I could still throw my old MK IV the way the Army had taught me 30 years before. That low tech target practice is fun and relatively inexpensive if you have your own backyard target. Taking it easier is a good idea. I'm not a fan of long distance running because I've seen many people, in their 30s and 40s, with long term physical problems from it. I encourage you to take a contract every so often to keep your hand in it and to save some money. Hospitals are reducing staffs and closing. They are forcing workers to take less pay. Happy Holidays. Good Luck, Rick
Just ran across your channel and watched a few videos. Enjoyed your content. I would be down for group camping/hiking. I’m training for 100 miler in 2025 as well - in ark most likely. I hiked whitney a few years ago…
JMT. John Miir Trail. It is staggeringly beautiful and challenging, and at 225 miles you can bookend with medium trips in other parts of the country and get a Lot of variety in your coming year. IMHO.
Merry Christmas the Gold Country in Cali! I'm sure you know short cuts to get your microbiome back on track, and given how much it can impact your energy and mood I'd focus on that. For me, Proflora 4R works in less than a week. As for what to do next... well I'd suggest checking in with your spiritual self and see what she's up to. Normal quad check thing for Hoffman grads. If you have not been through the Hoffman process, I'd highly recommend it.
Welcome back to the world. In solidarity with you I'm also taking a break, l actually went to the kitchen this after . Look into the Florida trail, starts in Miami and heads north to the lake, the heads northwest to the pan handle and finishes at St. George island.
Kelly, I would love to see you get the PCT behind you and get your Triple Crown, but I think you need to take a year off. Do some smaller trails, enjoy yourself and recuperate a little. Think PCT for 26 plan it out and get a nobo early start.
I want the PCT for you but I think you should take a break after this last thru -hike. Short thru hikes sound like a plan. Maybe an early autumn thru hike in New England! I would definitely do that with you!
Yay Fla ready for u to come home!!! 😅 glad u made it through safe with the hike we have enjoyed it and helped pray you through it… excited to see what 2025 Brings! (D&D)
Tracy and I just finished the Sheltowee Trace. We live at the Southern terminus and would love to give back by shuttling or helping in any way we can, if that is one you choose.
I also have cut out Ultra Processed food, etc. Try and get as much organic as I can and hopefully eliminate all the chemicals and seed oils. Anything you do will be fun to watch! Merry Christmas!
Many experienced backpackers are now offering classes. Maybe you should consider writing a book or holding thru hiking classes by taking a few people out on week long hikes throughout the country.
Smaller thru hikes, vanlife, running, camping, Florida, TH-cam content...sounds like a great 2025! I think a year off the 5 month thru hiker diet would be beneficial. Merry Christmas to you and yours 9L. Thank you for an incredible year of content! 🎄🏕🎄
I would say smaller trips because you can also document your camping and recreational activities maybe. I like seeing different areas and learning about different spots. Take care.
All the things you spoke of doing next year sounds great! Whatever you choose to do, I’ll be here watching!
If you do the Arizona Trail it might be fun to try to overlap a section or two with Dixie. In her West Highland Way documentary today she said she was going to try to do it with her mom carrying her baby around in an RV along the trail this spring
I love the van life / camping videos!! Can you make a video on how you chose your van and how you built it out ?
Smaller trails, and more TH-cam content, would get my vote. I really enjoy your content. Also, you'd enjoy the Ice Age Trail partly because it would be a cake walk for you. Might be a fun trip to leapfrog around in your van on also.
Pizza!! Merry Christmas!
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas. Sounds like a promising new year. Yea on Florida. Stay well and enjoy your family.
@user-David-Alan, have a wonderful Christmas from Poland and my countryside vlogs 😊!
@@agnesskibicka Merry Christmas!
Love your florida trips! Can't wait for more trips for you here!
Merry Christmas Kelly, I’ll enjoy watching anything you decide to do.❤
an adventure year with some smaller thru hikes, travel and van life would be awesome... look forward to the pct when you get to it
You should check out the north country trail! The North Country National Scenic Trail is the longest in the National Trails System, stretching 4,800 miles across eight states from North Dakota to Vermont, connecting to the APT. I heard they are working on connecting it to the cdt as well.
There is a lot of road walk sections on the NCT, they are working on moving some of the sections though
I'd definitely watch if you did the PCT but I'm personally more excited to see more of a mixed content situation where you're out doing random smaller trails, camping, exploring Florida and other places.
I vote for a surfing video lol
Would also love to see you hike the Camino de Santiago
Would love to see you do the Ozark Highlands Trail. Also would like to see you do the Athens - Big Fork. That’s my old stomping grounds.
Happy New Year!
Van life beach vlogs in Florida! Go explore the Florida Keys! You’ll love it and get so much great content out of it 🤙🏼
Merry Christmas Kelly! I'm excited to hear about all of your upcoming plans. It sounds great to me and I'm definitely interested in seeing some shorter hikes!
Merry Christmas to you and your family Kelly. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to following what’s to come. Would love to see some content about your miler prep. ✌🏼❤️
Merry Christmas, Kelly Hays! I think you should do whatever makes you happy. Glad you're healing and recovering. 🎄
It's good to see you again off trail! Merry Christmas to you and hopefully you get things done so you can move on and get your plans going! I'd love to see you explore Florida again. Just saying, that's my favorite! Whatever you decide, I'll be following!!
Merry Christmas 🎄! Keep your hair it’s gorgeous!
Hi Kelly. Merry Christmas. Sounds like a lot of goals. Do what makes your heart happy. Maybe pick only a few goals so you don't burn out or over stress your body. We will be here for whatever you choose
Smaller trips, van life, nutrition. Your kayaking videos have inspired me to get a kayak!
So excited to follow you along on your running endeavor.
I hope you have a very relaxing Christmas! And honestly I believe we’d all watch no matter what you did. The Arizona trail would be awesome. I’ve watched a couple of hikers on TH-cam do it, really pretty!
Hi Kelly. Good to see you post again. I like the idea of some shorter trips for you next year. Especially if its stressing you trying to decide on a bigger one. You don't want to force something then be unhappy with it. We will enjoy wherever the trail takes you!
Merry Christmas Kelly. Happy New Year. I would love to see you do the PCT it’s a long one but so beautiful. Bummer on the van leak. I wouldn’t put a liner back in fix the leak and put a storage shelf in 👍🏻
Merry Christmas, Kelly 🎅 🎄 ❤️
Looking forward to following in the future. Hope your family and you have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. God bless
Merry Christmas! I think it would take me a long time to recover and adjust after a long thru hike like that. Nice that you don't have to force it and can do it at your own pace. Sounds like a lot of good things in store for next year. Love it!
Thanks!
Thank you so much, Max!
Hello Kelly. I am happy to see you relaxing, if I can call it relaxing. I am snowshoeing here in the hills north of Lake Huron. I love being in the forest ridges away from the noise of machines. I wish you the best in your down time. And Merry Christmas. Stay happy and think well of your essential needs.
I love the videos, and would definitely watch when you do the PCT!
Merry Christmas Kelly!! 🎅 You looked so much more relaxed now! I like the natural look of your brown hair. Looks like you figured out the right things to do for yourself! Happy New Year!😅
I’m definitely interested in a week long backpacking retreat!!!! Merry Christmas!!!
Happy Christmas from here in 🇦🇺!
Your videos get better and better. Thanks for all the inspiration.
Can’t wait for 2025!
I spent couple of days to complète your CDT reports and I realy enjoy it! I plan for JMT in 25 and your vidéos inspiré and advise me. Thanks for that, for your enthusiasm, your youthfulness.
Merry Christmas...enjoy your holiday season. Do everything you do in love and what makes you happy.
Smaller trails, more camping and what you do in the surrounding areas.
I’d love to see some Arkansas hiking! Merry Christmas!
Me too! I am in Mississippi, but I choose an area to hike and visit every spring in Arkansas. So many hidden gems.
I’m from Arkansas but living in Tulsa now. Ark is always my go-to spot for outdoor fun. Going to try some western Oklahoma in 2025
Absolutely love ALL of your videos! You are very entertaining. I'm always looking forward to the next one. And you are definitely entitled to some down time to rest and recharge
I've been following you since like 2020 or something you always got something cool going on
When you're ready, I'll be eager to see you get that PCt done. I love the group hike idea. I'd sign up.
Yay Florida!!! Would love to tag along on a group trip with you and your followers!!
Merry Christmas from Florida watched all of your videos on the CDT, Wow you did it, what a feat, crazy will power.
Love the dark hair! I've been following your videos since the A.T. and when I saw you now, I didn't even recognize you.
Hope you have a Merry Christmas and a great New Year!
geek
hope to see more camp and cooks, and kayaking! Merry Christmas!
Keep showing us Arkansas, it is a beautiful state and to me unknown/have not been there in person.
I would for sure be down with hanging out with you in the forest. I live close to Branson, so close to your home base. I've done about 70 miles of the OHT but need to get back on the trail. Keep up the good work
This may sound a little weird but you should also consider the JMT even though it is part of the PCT you could do it after the snow melts and have a ton of adventures on it. I did it Aug 2018 and swam every day. You could also go SOBO which is a completely different experience than NOBO PCT. PS Your CDT videos are now my favorite thru hike collection. I love that you show (and seem to love) each of the little towns on they way.
I live near the Sheltowee, I was going to section it this summer!
Happy holidays to you and yours 🎄🎄
Group hiking sounds fun and interesting.
Van life and/or small trails! But also only do what you enjoy!
Florida misses you too!! 😊 I think everything but the pct sounded great! 🤗✨👍
Glad to see you doing good. God Bless You and Your Family, Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. You will figure out what you want don't worry about it. Me I would try and get the Tripple Crown. LOL
What ever you decide , I’ll be watching !! Happy Holidays to ya.
Ahhh you're gonna rock 2025, all those trails sound amazing! Yeah you might need to sell me the land rover , too many projects lol.
Merry Christmas 💚
I looked at some of the 100 miler races where the objective is to finish more than place. These are a tough dedicated group of serious walk, run, hike that get off on a personal test of commitment and endurance. Hav3 fun in ‘25, be safe!
If you hike the Benton MacKaye Trail, you'll be hiking right by my house !......I have a year-round hiker box outside for the hikers with a guest book inside for them to sign........People come by here from all over the world ! .......Many sign "Bama to Baxter" ......or "Eastern Continental Trail" which, as you know, this trail is part of.........If you do indeed decide to hike the BMT, I'll watch for ya, and make sure to put some "healthy snacks" in there for you !
Would love to see you hike the PCT! However, I will watch whatever you decide to do next year! I love the cat cafe! They are just chillin! So cute! I want to go to a cat cafe! I heard there's a Chihuahua Cafe in the UK. I have to go see it because I used to have a chihuahua. Hope you have a Merry Christmas Kelly Hays! Wishing you only the best for 2025!
Low impact sport you may like is sport climbing. Especially if you like quizes. Works all the muscles and not repetitive like a gym or pilates. If you’re affraid of hights there is bouldering style of climbing.
@@deminmax climbing is chill!
more small hikes, other types of adventures, health and fitness related stuff, and good food locations for sure!
Hello there Kelly from the UK. Well done on your completion of the CDT, a very tough trail, you found your rhythm and nailed it showing great tenacity. Good luck for 2025, love to you and your family these coming holidays.
p.s. Let's see more Pink Floyd T-Shirts in your home vids..glad you're a fan
Hi Kelly, thanks for taking us along on your CDT hike & various good times. Your unconventional lifestyle inspires me. Do what makes your heart happy, but I enjoy your content & look forward to 2025 with you. I also spent today figuring out goals for 2025, now I have to figure out the how. But it's fun to plan & dream, right?!! Merry Christmas & best wishes for 2025.
Congratulations on the CDT! Loved watching your videos and following your journey! I think you should do what makes you happy in 2025. We'll love any videos you make. Maybe Side Quest could do some hikes with you.
47 years ago, this week, I was a quadripelegic on a ventilator in the ICU at Walter Reed. I was down to under 20% liver function so they couldn't give me pain killers. I was in agony. My fiance, an Army Nurse, had Dr Brock teach me self hypnosis. It was a great way to escape pain, relax, and go to sleep. Self hypnosis is just a type of daydreaming, like meditation. Consider trying it to relax and rest.
Unfortunately windshield leaks can indicate body settlement. Inspect the frame and body mounts carefully.
You were interested in archery. I encourage you to practice with bow, knife, and tomahawk. When he was 12, I took my son to have a custom tomahawk made for him and set up a target for him to practice in our yard. He got really good and ended up an instructor at Boy Scout Camporees. We found that I could still throw my old MK IV the way the Army had taught me 30 years before. That low tech target practice is fun and relatively inexpensive if you have your own backyard target.
Taking it easier is a good idea. I'm not a fan of long distance running because I've seen many people, in their 30s and 40s, with long term physical problems from it. I encourage you to take a contract every so often to keep your hand in it and to save some money. Hospitals are reducing staffs and closing. They are forcing workers to take less pay. Happy Holidays. Good Luck, Rick
You need to take a break Kelly.
Merry Christmas &
Happy New Year
Sweetie ❤
Just ran across your channel and watched a few videos. Enjoyed your content.
I would be down for group camping/hiking. I’m training for 100 miler in 2025 as well - in ark most likely. I hiked whitney a few years ago…
It's good to see you again. You still look beautiful ! Please do more videos. Smaller trails and van life would be great ! Thanks
Boundary Waters ! Canoe trip 😎🛶
All of those choices sound great. For me, I’d say follow you heart and do what makes you happy. That is what I enjoy watching.
JMT. John Miir Trail. It is staggeringly beautiful and challenging, and at 225 miles you can bookend with medium trips in other parts of the country and get a Lot of variety in your coming year. IMHO.
Merry Christmas the Gold Country in Cali! I'm sure you know short cuts to get your microbiome back on track, and given how much it can impact your energy and mood I'd focus on that. For me, Proflora 4R works in less than a week. As for what to do next... well I'd suggest checking in with your spiritual self and see what she's up to. Normal quad check thing for Hoffman grads. If you have not been through the Hoffman process, I'd highly recommend it.
Rest and recover, loved your camping and fishing 🎣 trips, would watch you wash socks, we’re your kitty 🐈⬛ love the cameos.
Perhaps the Bartram Trail is in your future. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
If you decide to do the Ice Age Trail I live just a mile off trail and would love to help you along the way.
Can’t wait for you to come back to FL, Kelly!
1:30 savage running vest!
Merry Christmas 🎅 The Leadville 100.
If i was in the US i would definitively go for a hike in Yosemite and also do some climbing.
Welcome back to the world. In solidarity with you I'm also taking a break, l
actually went to the kitchen this after . Look into the Florida trail, starts in Miami and heads north to the lake, the heads northwest to the pan handle and finishes at St. George island.
Kelly, I would love to see you get the PCT behind you and get your Triple Crown, but I think you need to take a year off. Do some smaller trails, enjoy yourself and recuperate a little. Think PCT for 26 plan it out and get a nobo early start.
Merry Christmas Kelly.
Merry Christmas to you too
I want the PCT for you but I think you should take a break after this last thru -hike. Short thru hikes sound like a plan. Maybe an early autumn thru hike in New England! I would definitely do that with you!
Yay Fla ready for u to come home!!! 😅
glad u made it through safe with the hike we have enjoyed it and helped pray you through it… excited to see what 2025
Brings! (D&D)
Tracy and I just finished the Sheltowee Trace. We live at the Southern terminus and would love to give back by shuttling or helping in any way we can, if that is one you choose.
I also have cut out Ultra Processed food, etc. Try and get as much organic as I can and hopefully eliminate all the chemicals and seed oils.
Anything you do will be fun to watch!
Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas to you, Kelly...and all the best for your plans in 2025!
Superior trail YES!!!!
Merry Christmas!!
Your content never disappoints! Simply marvelous channel my friend!
What about the Long Trail? It is a really nice and challenging trail north of the AT intersection.
Would love to see you surf some waves down here in Florida over the summer 🤙🏻🏄♂️
Take time to recover. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Arizona Trail is a really great trail!
Damn you are really busy! have a merry christmas and have a good 2025! thanks for sharing your vids!
Merry Christmas Kelly
I was so tired of the PCT content but I am glad you went through it. Daily stretching and clean eating. You may need a parasite cleanse.