Watched this on my iPhone 13 mini and realized this is in HDR, holy moly it looks fantastic! Is there anything special you need to do to upload to TH-cam in HDR?
Watching from the Blue Mountains in Australia. What an amazing video !!! I'm 48 and stuck in a job that i hate, also live in a place i have no time for. Huge mortgage here in Sydney so unfortunately im stuck. I can only dream of the serenity you would find on a hike like this. So happy you made it all the way !!! My heart aches that i will never get to experience this
So glad you liked the video. I was in a similar situation to you a few years before I made it to the trail. Don’t give up hope that it can happen for you!
For all it's faults, America is SO unimaginably beautiful and worth cherishing. Sights like these always remind me of that. Thanks for sharing with us!
Cherish the freedom we have to enjoy it. Protecting the environment is nothing if you can't use it. Ask anyone the lived in the Soviet Union......TRUMP2024
@@gimilner should be obvious. When the sentence starts off with “for all her faults”. Can you imaging saying that about loved one. It doesn’t matter what you say after that phrase, it’s not a compliment. Best country in the world. 🇺🇸.
Thanks so much for your video. In my life I'll never have the opportunity to hike this trail (I'm from Malaysia), but your video did make me feel I'm there and enjoyed the sceneries.
Thanks so much for sharing your journey of the PCT in this great video. The views are truly inspiring. While you were completing your PCT I was completing my 'Virtual' PCT half a world away here on the Isle of Wight. I finished in early January and your Journey and videos helped inspire me to complete mine, thanks so much Craig! Like other comments below I hope you do the CDT in due course as I love the way you bring the Journey that is a long distance trail to life!
That is fucking amazing, I'd love to do this one day, just keep walking forward and enjoying the beauty of nature. How long did it take to cross this trail?
OMG, so many teary eyes in the comments........it's not just me. Right when you touched the post they started flowing. Best PCT video ever and best 5 minute video ever.....Thanks
I’m so glad you enjoyed my video, and really appreciate you taking the time to let me know it. This will definitely be one of my favorite comments ever 😁. Thank you!
Absolutely stunning! When I saw your link in one of the groups, I thought wow how will he break it down into five minutes. But you did a masterful job! I’m just a couple years away from a lifelong dream I’ve had since I was 11 years old.
Awesome video! Can I ask how many miles daily you had to put on?... do you have to rest a day or two off?... how heavy were you traveling?....sorry for the many questions! 😁
No problem -- happy to answer questions, although I'm sometimes slow with responses. I averaged between 20-30 miles a day, usually toward to top end of that in Oregon and Washington. Every 3-5 days I would get off trail to resupply and, often, sleep in town at a hostel or hotel. My base weight was around 13lbs, and with a 4 day supply of food that easily could get to over 25lbs (with water, too).
I saw you hearted a comment of mine from 5 years ago 😃. Glad you did I had not seen your PCT hike, friend. Great video. Your A.T. videos helped us in 2019 when we hit the trail. Thanks for sharing.
I was cleaning up old comments and didn’t think anyone would be notified, but I’m so glad you were and that you checked out what I was up to. So nice to know that my AT videos were helpful to you!
Outstanding, Craig! Thanks for sharing this beautiful compilation with us. ... But, no smoke or rain? Some things are better to forget. 😉... What's next? A book? Another part of the Camino, perhaps? Whatever it is, please keep taking us all along.
Congrats Craig and thank you for this stunning little summary! Served as a good reminder to catch up on the more recent chapters asap. Gotta ask, are you thinking CDT-ish thoughts already? 🤔 😄
@@craig.m.spielberg I figured as much! After the AT and Camino, somehow knew you would end up going for the triple. Your journey has been very inspiring!
Loving your Summary Videos of the AT and PCT. I've always wanted to hike the trail, but now due to age and health, it would be out of the question. So I been watching others'. You mentioned crossing paths with multiple bears... how close was the one in this video? Seemed to be too close for comfort. Thanks again for taking the extra time of filming your treks. And best wishes on the CDT, if/when you decide to travel that path.
Thanks Jay! The bear in this video was only about 25feet away. It was really stupid of me to get that close, but at the time all I was thinking about was getting a great video - dumb of me.
It was pleasure to ee so spectacular short video film about the long trail and hiking achievment! I wonder , what kind of defense had been prepared for case of a grizzly attack ? Cingratulations and Greetings from Poland.
Thank you for advice of the bear spray. In 1995 I was in Vancouver . I heard about tragic attack of grizzly which killed two persons , mother and his son when they were wandering on the trail. The grandson could escape , and looked for help. May be thay did not carried a bear spray. The other sad story in1995 was about lonely bicyclist from Vancouver Island ,who tried run away when he met cuguar. An Pole from Vancouver told me that he had bought licence to hunt the bears and then with friend were huntig in rocky undergrowhted terrain .High on the rock he catched a glimpse of grizzly. He was wide of the mark but he shot , and the bear falled down among high brushwood . When he came closer to the animal , appeared another bear which lunged forward in his direction. The Pole said that he was lucky because his gun had been loaded, and he managed to hit his second mark. Happy New Year 2024 for all , especially all hikers on trails !!!
0:28 & 0:55 & ...how you do that distance shot of yourself , hiking and the camera zooms...that is cool 1:01 & 2:30 & 2:39 & .. love them wild critter & animal shots....awesome 1:23 ...The Sierra reminds me of Scenery from Starwars...lol
I would setup the phone (camera) on a mini tripod, shoot the walk by and then do a zoom out in the editing software. It does make the quality of the image a little grainy on the tight zoom, but I liked the way it gives a sense of size for the landscapes.
Hey, could you please tell me where exactly you got the awesome views onto the volcano at 4:30? Very nice video and congrats for finishing this trail, amazing!!!
Hey Journey! So great to see your name pop up in the comments. Glad you found and enjoyed the video. Hope all is well with you in NC, and hope to see you on a trail in the future
You made my day! There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing that the videos are being watched again. You and Tom have been so supportive and encouraging for so many years, and I’m very grateful. I hope all is well with you, and that you have a wonderful summer!
I love your videos. You are a born story tellers and cinematographer. This shows what it was like hiking the PCT in 2021. Dry in the south but if I remember you skipped north and had to finish SOBO to do the Sierra after ? I also remember this was a year of devastating wildfires and lots of closures on the PCT and the CDT. I'll have to rewatch this 4 or 5 times to get my Spielberg fix, ha ha ! I would love to see a longer 1/2 hour version that includes more of your experience. When I have time I'll go back and watch the whole hike from the start. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks Deborah! I did have to skip a few hundred miles in NorCal because of the Dixie Fire closures, but I did hike north the whole time. Great suggestion about a half hour version - I may just do that!
Did u see Andrea Bocelli ride the trail on horseback and stopping along the way to sing? Your video reminds me of it… and there is much joy and peace if we go towards it and take the step …
Life Alert!!!! So sorry I haven’t responded back sooner - I don’t check this comments enough. I hope all is well with you and the whole family. I’m back in trail, this time on the CDT - hoping to start posting videos in a couple of weeks. Hope you’re getting out to hike this summer and please give my best to Rogue!
@@craig.m.spielberg Nice…..going for a triple crown. Awesome! Can’t wait for the videos. We’re doing well. Rogue says, “hey”. I’m still section hiking, I’m up in Virginia now.
I hope you enjoy this series, too. It’s different than my AT vlog, but once you get used to the shift with the music, I think you’ll like it. The first few episodes are a little rough as I was just getting back into the flow of filming and editing, but they improve so I hope you’ll have the patience. Thanks again for your encouraging words! As you prepare for your AT thru hike, please feel free to ask me anything if you think I can help.
@@craig.m.spielbergI'm sure it will be just as compelling as the AT videos. I can already see the scenery is jaw dropping! Maybe a little intimidating too, being used to the rolling green eastern mountains!
My wife and I were in Kennedy Meadows a couple years ago dirt, bike riding, and we were at the main store having lunch and met many through hikers. One young lady we met was doing the Pacific Trail in four or five different stents because she only had a month off every year. She asked if we were headed down the hill anytime soon and we said yes the next day. She wondered if we could give her a ride to the nearest town Where she would try to find some more transportation. We asked her where she was ultimately headed and she said that train station in Bakersfield and we said no problem. We will take you there. It was truly our pleasure to drive her there because we got all the details of the three years she had spent hiking the trail. I’m 68 now but someday I plan on doing that hike. The last two years of my life I’ve been training and racing in triathlon so I think I’m close to being ready.
You and your wife are Trail Angels for giving that woman a ride. That beautiful thing you did for her will come back to you when you’re out there and need a ride. I’m very excited for you! I wish I could do it again for the first time. Sounds like you’re physically ready already. And you’re probably pretty there mentally, too. If you haven’t followed anyone’s entire TH-cam journey, I highly recommend it. They can be somewhat slow and sometimes boring, but watching them is one of the best ways to prepare. If there are any questions you have as you prepare, please don’t hesitate to ask me!
I can only speak for my experience, but I’ve started all my long trails solo and have never had a problem. But maybe I’m getting the question wrong: what do you mean by safe? Do you mean animal attacks, deranged people in the woods, falling off a cliff? There are instances of those things happening, but they a much rarer than the internet would have us believe. In nearly a decade of hiking, meeting hundreds (maybe thousands) of hikers, I never met any that have had any of those things happen to. Lots of twisted ankles and knees, some helicoptered out because they could barely walk, but that’s about the extent of it. I’ve run into many bears and had a mountain lion circle my tent one night for hours when I was alone, but that’s the extent of it.
Is this 2016 AT Pony? Clay Bonnyman Evans? Now that I'm seeing your name, I remember reading in one of your articles on The Trek (I read them all!) or somewhere else that you were hiking the PCT, but I totally forgot until seeing your name. I'm so sorry I didn't get to meet you in person on this trail, either (hopefully on the CDT, as it looks like we're on the same schedule 😂). August 7 -- nice! So you beat all of the fires -- I'm jealous. Are you hiking anything this year? I'm doing the AZT with a bunch of friends from the PCT at the end of March, then maybe -- hopefully! -- CDT in 2023.
@@craig.m.spielberg The very same Pony! AZT sounds fun; I'll be in the neighborhood, starting NM section of CDT April 19. While I'd love to thru the CDT, my wife and I have realized that being away that long is a little too much at our age, so sectioning it state by state.
Hello Craig! I just want to say that I'm hiking the pct right now and it has been brutal so far, the heat, I almost got a heat stroke, and the long water carries it is heavy! One night a mountain lion was circling outside my tent all night and I was so terrified but I had other tents near me, I clapped my hands and it ran off and I went to the tent nearby and said hey I have a mountain lion outside my tent what shall I do? They said if you have everything inside your tent you should be fine. So I guess my trail name now is Mountain lion... everybody knows me now that swedish girl... I just want to tell you one thing: I can't even remember the last time I was this happy!
Wow - it sounds like you’ve been through some difficult trials already, especially with the cougar circling your tent. That happened to me one night when I was alone in Oregon, so I know how scary it can be. The great news is that you’ve experienced some of the most frightening scenarios already so you know your strength and can do this! I’m delighted by your final statement- that’s what it’s all about! Keep pushing on, having an amazing experience, and keep me posted. I wishing you all the best, Spielberg PS: love the trail name!
@@craig.m.spielberg Hi there, I think I have met all my worst fears in my hike so far, I ran out of food and water one time, I had to ask another hiker for food, I nearly stepped on a rattlesnake, o I screamed, I am still terrifying every night that I will have another mountain lion encounter outside my tent at night, so I have not cowboy camping yet, in Big bear I had my first drink vodka for a month and I went sick, I had been drinking from every stream filtering and I have never been sick but I couldn't handle the vodka... but the worst so far was one morning I woke up to a bad snowstorm and it was freezing cold and so much snow I couldn't see the trail, I thought I should die up there but I could navigate to a road thanks guthook app! and I hitched and a guy saved my life, I just wanted to cry it was so bad... But I am still here and now I am entering mojave desert, and I look forward to it! I have never been stronger in my life. I have a trail family we meet everywhere on trail and it is so nice! Every hiker is so nice and friendly and we are a big family and it helps a lot. You know that. Pct is so beautiful, so much to look at every day. I say hi to every lizard I meet. I love it!
We loved watching all chapters of your journey! Danielle sent pictures along the way but to actually see what you, Spot, Roo, Zip and so many others accomplished was amazing! Thank you for letting go on the journey with you virtually!
It's so nice to hear that -- thank you for letting me know! The best part about the entire trip were the lifelong friendships I made, and Danielle is way at the top of that list!
@@craig.m.spielberg I would really like to see a video like this, about The Great Trail/Trans Canada Grail, I know its a VERY long trail but I cant find any good videos about it and Im very confident that you could make a great video about it!😁
Hah! Spielberg’s back. Nice to see you got out to the PCT. Judging by the technological leap between those seven years for phone camera filming, I expect your thru hike of New Zealand’s Te Araroa track to be a phone that can fly around you like a drone. Hope you’re enjoying the whole new set of vivid memories and stories as you rest your feet again.
Byron!!! So great to see your name pop up in the comments! Hope all is well in NZ and that you’re still getting out and hiking. You’re right about the tech - I can’t believe some of the shots I got with my phone. I’m hoping to get over there in the next few years to hike Te Araroa soon after I complete the CDT 🙏. In the meantime, if you’re looking for another thru hike, the PCT is amazing!
What a majestic experience, and a great accomplishment 👏! One I hope to achieve one day.. I have to ask though, who were all the people at the end? A strange part of my mind just imagines a group of people paid to cheer hikers on as they show up 😂
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your question. Those people at the end were other hikers that finished that day. There was many more than usual because there had been a week of freezing rain and snow right before this and many had gotten off trail to wait it out. Thanks for your kind words!
Great eye! I switched from the ZPacks Arc Blast to the Hyperlite Windrider at Kennedy Meadows South because the food Carrie’s got so large and heavy going through the Sierra
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One of the best artistic compositions of this trail I’ve seen. Definitely moved me today with this one. 🥰
Watched this on my iPhone 13 mini and realized this is in HDR, holy moly it looks fantastic! Is there anything special you need to do to upload to TH-cam in HDR?
I teared up when I saw you touch the post. One day I will live this dream as well . Thank you for sharing your journey .
Watching from the Blue Mountains in Australia. What an amazing video !!! I'm 48 and stuck in a job that i hate, also live in a place i have no time for. Huge mortgage here in Sydney so unfortunately im stuck. I can only dream of the serenity you would find on a hike like this. So happy you made it all the way !!! My heart aches that i will never get to experience this
So glad you liked the video. I was in a similar situation to you a few years before I made it to the trail. Don’t give up hope that it can happen for you!
Nobody lies on their death bed wishing they worked more.
My sister, who is 61, will be starting the trail in March. Thanks for showing me the way.
Did she complete?
How was it
@@raquelgeneve it was last year, super heavy snow, so she decided to do a LASH; Chester north to southern part of WA then she bailed. 900 miles
@@markchavez7707 it was last year, super heavy snow, so she decided to do a LASH; Chester north to southern part of WA then she bailed. 900 miles
Oh my gosh! That made me cry!! Loved your smile as you were coming into Canada, at the very end! So amazing!!
One of the best PCT videos I’ve seen. Short, sweet and so scenic! Wow! 🤩
You captured it… I wish more people could experience this adventure… the people, places, weather… really a gift.
You surely earned your trail name Craig. Outstanding cinematography as always. Congratulations to you my friend....
Thank you for this. So many places i recognized immediately......such a rush of memories.
My eyes are filled by tears ……
For all it's faults, America is SO unimaginably beautiful and worth cherishing. Sights like these always remind me of that. Thanks for sharing with us!
For all is faults? .. Can’t just say it’s a beautiful country.
Cherish the freedom we have to enjoy it. Protecting the environment is nothing if you can't use it. Ask anyone the lived in the Soviet Union......TRUMP2024
America is unreal
@@dajo2824Why does that bother you?
@@gimilner should be obvious. When the sentence starts off with “for all her faults”. Can you imaging saying that about loved one. It doesn’t matter what you say after that phrase, it’s not a compliment. Best country in the world. 🇺🇸.
What a great video! I watched it in full screen mode and WOW! Fabulous quality! Thanks so much!
One of the best nature videos I’ve ever seen. It moved me. I’m keeping it simple, and Thanks!!
Thanks - glad you liked it! And thanks for letting me know - it made my day.
Who else is watching on May 1st 2023?
Awesome video!
Wow beautiful awesome view and video
What a beautiful and incredible video! An amazing 5 minutes! Thanks so much!
Thanks for sharing such lovely images. PCT is one of my dreams.
Thanks so much for your video.
In my life I'll never have the opportunity to hike this trail (I'm from Malaysia), but your video did make me feel I'm there and enjoyed the sceneries.
Great trip! Pics are marvelous! Thanks☺
Worth the wait! Thank you, Spielberg, for another epic five minute summary.
Congratulations on your major accomplishment! Beautifully edited footage, thanks for sharing!
This is a beautiful video!! Thank you for taking the time to make it during your long journey!
Thanks so much for sharing your journey of the PCT in this great video. The views are truly inspiring. While you were completing your PCT I was completing my 'Virtual' PCT half a world away here on the Isle of Wight. I finished in early January and your Journey and videos helped inspire me to complete mine, thanks so much Craig!
Like other comments below I hope you do the CDT in due course as I love the way you bring the Journey that is a long distance trail to life!
That is fucking amazing, I'd love to do this one day, just keep walking forward and enjoying the beauty of nature. How long did it take to cross this trail?
Never mind, I just noticed the dates in the video. Guess I was to amazed by the views haha
Thank you for sharing
Wow! What a beautifully vivid video. I loved the Crater Lake shot! I'm hiking the trail starting on May 10th and couldn't be more excited.
Thank you! I’m excited for you - it’s a wonderful trail and a transformative experience.
OMG, so many teary eyes in the comments........it's not just me. Right when you touched the post they started flowing. Best PCT video ever and best 5 minute video ever.....Thanks
I’m so glad you enjoyed my video, and really appreciate you taking the time to let me know it. This will definitely be one of my favorite comments ever 😁. Thank you!
7 months! Amazing journey beautiful landscapes definitely a one of a kind experience im sure 🔥💪
Breathtakingly beautiful…..and now subscribed. Wow!!
So inspirational man. Thank you for sharing your journey!
Thank you for sharing your great adventures with us. This fuels my soul and distress my life. I hope to do this when I retire 🙏.
Thank you! I hope you have the opportunity to hike it when you retire or before - it’s an amazing experience!
You filmed that with your phone?!! Absolutely beautiful. Many congratulations on your thru hike!
Great video, I hiked the PCT last year and you have captured it so well
Getting to hike with you was one of the best parts of my journey 🤍
What a beautiful journey. I will be meeting up with my buddy on the trail a few weeks from now. Congratulations, what an amazing accomplishment.
Absolutely breathtaking. You've captured this trail and the Appalachian trail so well.
Absolutely stunning! When I saw your link in one of the groups, I thought wow how will he break it down into five minutes. But you did a masterful job! I’m just a couple years away from a lifelong dream I’ve had since I was 11 years old.
I’m excited for you! I wish I could do the whole thing over for the first time. It’s truly an amazing experience.
Such an epic trail! Congrats and thanks!! Happy hiking!!
Beautiful video! What an amazing experience!
Awesome video! Can I ask how many miles daily you had to put on?... do you have to rest a day or two off?... how heavy were you traveling?....sorry for the many questions! 😁
No problem -- happy to answer questions, although I'm sometimes slow with responses. I averaged between 20-30 miles a day, usually toward to top end of that in Oregon and Washington. Every 3-5 days I would get off trail to resupply and, often, sleep in town at a hostel or hotel. My base weight was around 13lbs, and with a 4 day supply of food that easily could get to over 25lbs (with water, too).
I saw you hearted a comment of mine from 5 years ago 😃. Glad you did I had not seen your PCT hike, friend. Great video. Your A.T. videos helped us in 2019 when we hit the trail. Thanks for sharing.
I was cleaning up old comments and didn’t think anyone would be notified, but I’m so glad you were and that you checked out what I was up to. So nice to know that my AT videos were helpful to you!
So freaking amazing. Loved your videos. Keep on posting. Good luck.
Such a beautiful 5 minutes 😍 it just convinced me to try and hike the PCT ❤
It’s an amazing experience - you’re going to love it!
Outstanding, Craig! Thanks for sharing this beautiful compilation with us. ... But, no smoke or rain? Some things are better to forget. 😉... What's next? A book? Another part of the Camino, perhaps? Whatever it is, please keep taking us all along.
Still trying to figure out what’s next
Wonderful. Starting my journey March 18th
Congrats Craig and thank you for this stunning little summary! Served as a good reminder to catch up on the more recent chapters asap. Gotta ask, are you thinking CDT-ish thoughts already? 🤔 😄
Still trying to figure out what’s next, but a CDT attempt is definitely in my future
@@craig.m.spielberg I figured as much! After the AT and Camino, somehow knew you would end up going for the triple. Your journey has been very inspiring!
WOW, just wow. What a beautifully shot film. I hope one day I can make the trek, too.
Loving your Summary Videos of the AT and PCT. I've always wanted to hike the trail, but now due to age and health, it would be out of the question. So I been watching others'. You mentioned crossing paths with multiple bears... how close was the one in this video? Seemed to be too close for comfort. Thanks again for taking the extra time of filming your treks. And best wishes on the CDT, if/when you decide to travel that path.
Thanks Jay! The bear in this video was only about 25feet away. It was really stupid of me to get that close, but at the time all I was thinking about was getting a great video - dumb of me.
Amazing. Thank you for showing us.
If you don’t mind, could you share how old you were when you did the PCT? Thanks.
Sure! I turned 53 on trail.
You really earned your trail name, great job Spielberg.
Incredible! Thank you for sharing
Great video! From 2022 I'm guessing from the snow level... Noticed a Pack switch? Zpacks didn't work out?
Thanks! 2021. Still love the ArcBlast, but it couldn’t handle the big carries in the Sierra
I have never seen the majestic 5 minutes video ever. More professional and beautiful and jaw dropping 😮 no words.
Are you an ambassador for iPhone.🤨
Thanks so much for your kind words. iPhone ambassador 😂 I wish!
It was pleasure to ee so spectacular short video film about the long trail and hiking achievment!
I wonder , what kind of defense had been prepared for case of a grizzly attack ?
Cingratulations and Greetings from Poland.
Most hikers, including me, carry bear spray in case of a grizzly bear attack.
Thank you for advice of the bear spray.
In 1995 I was in Vancouver . I heard about tragic attack of grizzly which killed two persons , mother and his son when they were wandering on the trail. The grandson could escape , and looked for help. May be thay did not carried a bear spray.
The other sad story in1995 was about lonely bicyclist from Vancouver Island ,who tried run away when he met cuguar.
An Pole from Vancouver told me that he had bought licence to hunt the bears and then with friend were huntig in rocky undergrowhted terrain .High on the rock he catched a glimpse of grizzly. He was wide of the mark but he shot , and the bear falled down among high brushwood . When he came closer to the animal , appeared another bear which lunged forward in his direction. The Pole said that he was lucky because his gun had been loaded, and he managed to hit his second mark.
Happy New Year 2024 for all , especially all hikers on trails !!!
0:28 & 0:55 & ...how you do that distance shot of yourself , hiking and the camera zooms...that is cool
1:01 & 2:30 & 2:39 & .. love them wild critter & animal shots....awesome
1:23 ...The Sierra reminds me of Scenery from Starwars...lol
I would setup the phone (camera) on a mini tripod, shoot the walk by and then do a zoom out in the editing software. It does make the quality of the image a little grainy on the tight zoom, but I liked the way it gives a sense of size for the landscapes.
@@craig.m.spielberg Wow....that is alot of backtracking on the trail...with your technique...
but it looks g8!!
Hey, could you please tell me where exactly you got the awesome views onto the volcano at 4:30? Very nice video and congrats for finishing this trail, amazing!!!
Thanks! That’s Goat Rocks wilderness - one of the most beautiful hikes in the PCT.
I believe that was Mt Adams with the snow on it in the distance
Thx, I thought so ✌️
Nicely done Spielberg! Cheers ~ Journey '21
Hey Journey! So great to see your name pop up in the comments. Glad you found and enjoyed the video. Hope all is well with you in NC, and hope to see you on a trail in the future
very.. very.. nice :) Thank you, and congratulations!
Just superb I like my son Tom have also gone back to the begging to good to see just once .hoping you are well many regards from the U K
You made my day! There’s nothing more rewarding than hearing that the videos are being watched again. You and Tom have been so supportive and encouraging for so many years, and I’m very grateful. I hope all is well with you, and that you have a wonderful summer!
Beautiful! Congrats!!
I love your videos. You are a born story tellers and cinematographer. This shows what it was like hiking the PCT in 2021. Dry in the south but if I remember you skipped north and had to finish SOBO to do the Sierra after ? I also remember this was a year of devastating wildfires and lots of closures on the PCT and the CDT. I'll have to rewatch this 4 or 5 times to get my Spielberg fix, ha ha ! I would love to see a longer 1/2 hour version that includes more of your experience. When I have time I'll go back and watch the whole hike from the start. Thanks for posting this.
Thanks Deborah! I did have to skip a few hundred miles in NorCal because of the Dixie Fire closures, but I did hike north the whole time. Great suggestion about a half hour version - I may just do that!
All your shots are amazing...
That shot @ 3:50 & 4:17 & 4:39 & 4:51 ...is magical👀👍💓💗💖
5:15 ...WHOOOOOO YAHOOO !!!! 🥇🎈 💥🎊🎉
May 1 2021 - Oct 4 2021 (6mths ) 🏆
This deserves way more exposure.
My mother - telling me not to travel across the country and walk this trail
Me after watching this - this just flames my passion
Did u see Andrea Bocelli ride the trail on horseback and stopping along the way to sing?
Your video reminds me of it… and there is much joy and peace if we go towards it and take the step …
I didn’t see that, but it sounds wonderful- will definitely look for it
So awesome to see... Makes me want to go out and hike part of the PCT again this summer...
Thank you for making this video!
Spielberg…That. Was. Amazing!!
Life Alert!!!! So sorry I haven’t responded back sooner - I don’t check this comments enough. I hope all is well with you and the whole family. I’m back in trail, this time on the CDT - hoping to start posting videos in a couple of weeks. Hope you’re getting out to hike this summer and please give my best to Rogue!
@@craig.m.spielberg Nice…..going for a triple crown. Awesome! Can’t wait for the videos. We’re doing well. Rogue says, “hey”. I’m still section hiking, I’m up in Virginia now.
Goosebumps Craig.
beautiful scenery .
Beautiful!
Wow! I finished your AT journey. I'll be watching this next.
I hope you enjoy this series, too. It’s different than my AT vlog, but once you get used to the shift with the music, I think you’ll like it. The first few episodes are a little rough as I was just getting back into the flow of filming and editing, but they improve so I hope you’ll have the patience. Thanks again for your encouraging words! As you prepare for your AT thru hike, please feel free to ask me anything if you think I can help.
@@craig.m.spielbergI'm sure it will be just as compelling as the AT videos. I can already see the scenery is jaw dropping! Maybe a little intimidating too, being used to the rolling green eastern mountains!
How did you film some of the shots? Drone?
I carried a very small tripod that I would setup on a rock or in a tree and walk back and forth in front of it.
My wife and I were in Kennedy Meadows a couple years ago dirt, bike riding, and we were at the main store having lunch and met many through hikers. One young lady we met was doing the Pacific Trail in four or five different stents because she only had a month off every year. She asked if we were headed down the hill anytime soon and we said yes the next day. She wondered if we could give her a ride to the nearest town Where she would try to find some more transportation. We asked her where she was ultimately headed and she said that train station in Bakersfield and we said no problem. We will take you there. It was truly our pleasure to drive her there because we got all the details of the three years she had spent hiking the trail. I’m 68 now but someday I plan on doing that hike. The last two years of my life I’ve been training and racing in triathlon so I think I’m close to being ready.
You and your wife are Trail Angels for giving that woman a ride. That beautiful thing you did for her will come back to you when you’re out there and need a ride. I’m very excited for you! I wish I could do it again for the first time. Sounds like you’re physically ready already. And you’re probably pretty there mentally, too. If you haven’t followed anyone’s entire TH-cam journey, I highly recommend it. They can be somewhat slow and sometimes boring, but watching them is one of the best ways to prepare. If there are any questions you have as you prepare, please don’t hesitate to ask me!
@@craig.m.spielberg Thanks and you're totally right. Watching videos from all you hikers really really helps. I've learned so much.
What a great video, thank you for sharing!
Really well done.merry Christmas
Wow ....that was fantastic and amazing!!
Grew up in Oregon. Now live in socal. Trail kinda traces my experiences…and places i have visited
Just wondering, how safe is the trail for solo hikers?
I can only speak for my experience, but I’ve started all my long trails solo and have never had a problem. But maybe I’m getting the question wrong: what do you mean by safe? Do you mean animal attacks, deranged people in the woods, falling off a cliff? There are instances of those things happening, but they a much rarer than the internet would have us believe. In nearly a decade of hiking, meeting hundreds (maybe thousands) of hikers, I never met any that have had any of those things happen to. Lots of twisted ankles and knees, some helicoptered out because they could barely walk, but that’s about the extent of it. I’ve run into many bears and had a mountain lion circle my tent one night for hours when I was alone, but that’s the extent of it.
What views. Thanks for all the work put into your videos
Nicely done, Spielberg. I was out there with you, finished Aug. 7, 2021!
Is this 2016 AT Pony? Clay Bonnyman Evans? Now that I'm seeing your name, I remember reading in one of your articles on The Trek (I read them all!) or somewhere else that you were hiking the PCT, but I totally forgot until seeing your name. I'm so sorry I didn't get to meet you in person on this trail, either (hopefully on the CDT, as it looks like we're on the same schedule 😂). August 7 -- nice! So you beat all of the fires -- I'm jealous. Are you hiking anything this year? I'm doing the AZT with a bunch of friends from the PCT at the end of March, then maybe -- hopefully! -- CDT in 2023.
@@craig.m.spielberg The very same Pony! AZT sounds fun; I'll be in the neighborhood, starting NM section of CDT April 19. While I'd love to thru the CDT, my wife and I have realized that being away that long is a little too much at our age, so sectioning it state by state.
@@craig.m.spielberg Yup, the same Pony! I'm starting the NM section of the CDT on April 19, so we'll be in the same neck of the woods!
Great video man. Did you sleep in a tent all the way? And it’s allowed to do free camping? Thanks
Thanks! Yes, I tented along the entire trail, and it is mostly free camping anywhere you can find a spot.
Absolutely brilliant! Thank you.
Hello Craig! I just want to say that I'm hiking the pct right now and it has been brutal so far, the heat, I almost got a heat stroke, and the long water carries it is heavy! One night a mountain lion was circling outside my tent all night and I was so terrified but I had other tents near me, I clapped my hands and it ran off and I went to the tent nearby and said hey I have a mountain lion outside my tent what shall I do? They said if you have everything inside your tent you should be fine. So I guess my trail name now is Mountain lion... everybody knows me now that swedish girl... I just want to tell you one thing: I can't even remember the last time I was this happy!
Wow - it sounds like you’ve been through some difficult trials already, especially with the cougar circling your tent. That happened to me one night when I was alone in Oregon, so I know how scary it can be. The great news is that you’ve experienced some of the most frightening scenarios already so you know your strength and can do this! I’m delighted by your final statement- that’s what it’s all about! Keep pushing on, having an amazing experience, and keep me posted. I wishing you all the best,
Spielberg
PS: love the trail name!
@@craig.m.spielberg Hi there, I think I have met all my worst fears in my hike so far, I ran out of food and water one time, I had to ask another hiker for food, I nearly stepped on a rattlesnake, o I screamed, I am still terrifying every night that I will have another mountain lion encounter outside my tent at night, so I have not cowboy camping yet, in Big bear I had my first drink vodka for a month and I went sick, I had been drinking from every stream filtering and I have never been sick but I couldn't handle the vodka... but the worst so far was one morning I woke up to a bad snowstorm and it was freezing cold and so much snow I couldn't see the trail, I thought I should die up there but I could navigate to a road thanks guthook app! and I hitched and a guy saved my life, I just wanted to cry it was so bad... But I am still here and now I am entering mojave desert, and I look forward to it! I have never been stronger in my life. I have a trail family we meet everywhere on trail and it is so nice! Every hiker is so nice and friendly and we are a big family and it helps a lot. You know that. Pct is so beautiful, so much to look at every day. I say hi to every lizard I meet. I love it!
Incredibly amazing weather for Sep/Oct.
Stunning
Beautiful.
What a fantastic video. So incredibly beautiful.
Craig is the best "Trail Vlogger" out there !!!
I almost started crying because it was so beutifull
Great video. Thank you.
We loved watching all chapters of your journey! Danielle sent pictures along the way but to actually see what you, Spot, Roo, Zip and so many others accomplished was amazing! Thank you for letting go on the journey with you virtually!
It's so nice to hear that -- thank you for letting me know! The best part about the entire trip were the lifelong friendships I made, and Danielle is way at the top of that list!
I think that by the end of this year I will have seen this video 500+ times!
What an amazing compliment - thank you! So glad you like it. Are you planning to hike it in the future?
@@craig.m.spielberg I am planning to hike in the future!😀😀😀
I’m excited for you - there’s nothing in the world quite like it!@@ludviggrundstrom4736
@@craig.m.spielberg👍🤩👍
@@craig.m.spielberg I would really like to see a video like this, about The Great Trail/Trans Canada Grail, I know its a VERY long trail but I cant find any good videos about it and Im very confident that you could make a great video about it!😁
Hah! Spielberg’s back. Nice to see you got out to the PCT. Judging by the technological leap between those seven years for phone camera filming, I expect your thru hike of New Zealand’s Te Araroa track to be a phone that can fly around you like a drone.
Hope you’re enjoying the whole new set of vivid memories and stories as you rest your feet again.
Byron!!! So great to see your name pop up in the comments! Hope all is well in NZ and that you’re still getting out and hiking. You’re right about the tech - I can’t believe some of the shots I got with my phone. I’m hoping to get over there in the next few years to hike Te Araroa soon after I complete the CDT 🙏. In the meantime, if you’re looking for another thru hike, the PCT is amazing!
What a majestic experience, and a great accomplishment 👏! One I hope to achieve one day..
I have to ask though, who were all the people at the end? A strange part of my mind just imagines a group of people paid to cheer hikers on as they show up 😂
Sorry it has taken me so long to respond to your question. Those people at the end were other hikers that finished that day. There was many more than usual because there had been a week of freezing rain and snow right before this and many had gotten off trail to wait it out. Thanks for your kind words!
That was beautiful video. ❤
Much Love, Respect & Honor 🎖 🥇 🙏 🙂 ❤️ 💙 🎖
You changed your backpack midway?
Great eye! I switched from the ZPacks Arc Blast to the Hyperlite Windrider at Kennedy Meadows South because the food Carrie’s got so large and heavy going through the Sierra
Fantastic! Congrats!