Whitney, you are some kind of friend to Dixie. Thanks for the hard work you put in for your friend and for us and it is much appreciated. If you are done editing videos now, I would say you more than put in your time. Well done, good and faithful friend!
If I ever get the chance to realize my dream of doing a thru hike....this video further solidifies my thinking of starting in mid February to stay ahead of the crowd...the party crowd on the trail isn't my scene...it actually seems like a nightmare lol...but I'm not an overly outgoing social person...I prefer the company of a few rather than the many...but as they say..."hike your own hike"...I enjoy watching your videos and I'll be following them until the end. Good luck, good health, and good weather to you.
Duke Silver It isn't that hard to avoid the party crowd if you want to, and it really thins out by Harper's Ferry, both because people are more spread out and because many people who were partying through their budgets have left the Trail by that point. If you want solitude sometimes, I recommend avoiding camping at shelters, instead using them as a lunch spot. I also tend to prefer smaller-group social interactions and friendships and have not had any trouble finding that on the Trail.
Hike the Idaho Centenial Trail. 1,000 miles from the Nevada/Idaho Border north to Canada. You'll probably go days without seeing anyone. I think nine people finished last year. It does start with an 80 mile waterless stretch, which means I'll never do the whole thing. You can find semi-solitude on the PCT, e.g. camp by yourself, walk for hours without seeing anyone. But, you will probably run across several people every day still. None of the Big 3 offer solitude, though the CDT has far and away the fewest attempting it. don't be afraid to do your own thing. What's in a name? You don't need to hike the AT/PCT/CDT. There's lots of trails out there, and you can always make your own.
Nailed my thoughts exactly. I'm actually approaching an opportunity where I may be able to afford and have the time for a several month-thru hike. Is there much "solitude" benefit to going late instead of early and going SOBO? Say I started SOBO August 1st?
SOBO is tough at first unless your body is prepared for the rough start, then gets easier as you go, but it has a lot less people. By the time you meet the NOBOs, they'll have thinned out dramatically.
1/9/2022: Was watching an episode of "American Greed" (CNBC series about financial crimes) last night. Episode was about some of the fugitives they had apprehended, and one was a man who the FBI was seeking for over 6 years. Turns out he had been hiding out on the AT, hiking it each year. Trail name Bismarck. And they arrested him at Trail Days in Damascus, VA in mid-May, 2015!! When you were there!!
How did I miss the foot washing on the first time this was posted?! I am rewatching all the AT episodes. Foot washing is a long standing tradition in the Baptist churches.
That is so great that you are helping out your friend like that. So many people have to do both from the trail. Your editing rocks. Her videos are great. So many people just film themselves hiking and ignore the camping part, and the not so fun parts. I love humor in these videos as well. Thanks and lastly, to Jessica, hike your own hike. Have fun and enjoy the journey. From a PCT guy.
***** I'm glad to do it! I really enjoy the editing part and trying to find a story to follow for each video. It's very different from my day job. Also, she does a great job of filming fun/funny things for me to add in. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching! ~the editor
I have been thoroughly enjoying these videos ... all of them. The videos are very creative and well edited. They really give people a sense of what it's like on the trail.
You girls are AWESOME. I'm really late like an entire year but I think I'm working on hour number 6 Straight of watching all of her videos what an incredible inspiration. Whitney thank you so much for doing all the editing because these videos are hands-down the best Appalachian Trail video logs I have seen yet I'm completely hooked and I'll say it again I think you have sort of a at least a show for the Travel Channel if they were all edited to run together.
Hey Des! Thank you very much for your kind words. I plan to tackle the PCT in April, so there are more to come :) Whitney is no longer editing, but she did do all of the videos from the trail. Thanks again!
great job keeping up with HWs progress. Glad to see you is further North and having a good time. Thanks for sharing Trails days I have been following quite few hikers videos for 2015 and this is the only one that showed trails days. Good luck to HW on her journey.
I appreciate your hard work getting these videos out. You are doing a great job of editing. I don't know if its possible to show her location at the start of each video, but if not, I really enjoy watching her progress. Thanks again
william lee I'll try to add this in! Sometimes it's hard for me to tell where she is unless she says it. I usually get one phone call a week to check in on her and find out if there is anything I need to know for videos so I'll ask her then and see if we can add it. :) Thanks for the input! ~the editor
Thank you Whitney! Love the video's and was wondering who did all the great work putting them out and providing me with some much needed arm chair hiking!
what a great time! To hiker and editor, tip o the cap. western trailhound for years and have heard that the AT is a.whole different experience ...seems to be it's own unique thing. Thanks for sharing and blessed steps. Cheers from Oregon.
As much as I like the partying while hiking I also like the solitude. And this here seems like a 4 month spring break to me. Sorry, but I saw your PCT videos first and these were sooo good. This is just a big youth wilderness festival with much too much littering, drinking and partying. BUt anywyay, everyone has to do his own trail and decide how he likes it.
Great vid. Lads I dont know if you realize this but the cork is meant to come out of the wine bottle not into it. You use a tool called a cork screw. Hope this helps.
Unless the cork is damaged or you don't have a cork screw (oh, no!). Then it is not only acceptable but necessary to push the cork in. Some tent stakes work well for this job.
To everyone commenting about wanting to hike the trail to get away from people, I can tell you that I thought the same thing (not a big people-person). But I met a couple of very cool people my first day on the trail, and through the next few weeks and months met so many awesome folks- both hikers and non. The thing that's hard to understand is how tough it is mentally and physically. It can mess with you. The hiking is so. fucking. monotonous. You bond with (some) other thru-hikers quickly and sometimes intensely because of the situation you're all in. I'm a drinker, but not a partier, and I can tell you that the best part of the trail was getting in to town and hanging out with your trail friends. If you don't like the people at the shelters, you don't have to stay at them. There are plenty of places to camp with less or no people.
What did you take on the trail that you wish you would have left at home? Conversely, what did you not take on the trail that you later determined you should have been brought?
Yes you did! And thanks for that! I'm not calling you specifically out. There were a lot of people that I know asking me personally so I just decided to screenshot the comments. I'm sorry if that made you feel called out. ~the editor
Hiking is whatever you want it to be. Enjoy your deserted wilderness, I’ll be enjoying an extended wander with my friends. Neither is more laudable than the other.
tried to watch something on Appalachian TRAIL and all I'm seiing so far on this sight is Appalachian PARTY. would be nice to see what the trail is like.
+Cary Robinson Yeah I do agree. I am loving this side of it (since I follow many vids that follow just the trail and not the social side), but yeah. There's quite a lot of non-stop social parties and trail magic without the actual hike that connects them all together.
See I know what a trail looks like. We have all seen them and yes some spots are nice and unique but what I didnt know was that any of this happens. Plenty of trail vids out there. Plenty of nature vids. Oh and well plenty of opportunities for most people to also go have their own hike and record whatever they wish
Why dole them out anyway? Just release all you have and we all wait for the next one to come out. I'm living proof that you can't please everyone. Wednesday is the absolute worst day for me, but I don't care really. Thanks regardless for the videos.
The schedule mostly for me to make sure they get released. Trust me that you get more content this way because there is a set deadline for me to meet. ~the editor
Theres a lot of people in the comments who are really demanding of what other people do. If you wanna go hike a damn trail do it and mind your business how other people chose to do theirs. Imagine sitting on your ass telling others what they should be focusing on on the trail.
You are doing a great job Whitney. I love the videos. I am doing the trail next year. I can't wait. I am stoked. If you guys want to do some whitewater rafting after her hike I would be happy to take you down the river! th-cam.com/video/5HNNr7YCj4I/w-d-xo.html
Whitney, you are some kind of friend to Dixie. Thanks for the hard work you put in for your friend and for us and it is much appreciated. If you are done editing videos now, I would say you more than put in your time. Well done, good and faithful friend!
If I ever get the chance to realize my dream of doing a thru hike....this video further solidifies my thinking of starting in mid February to stay ahead of the crowd...the party crowd on the trail isn't my scene...it actually seems like a nightmare lol...but I'm not an overly outgoing social person...I prefer the company of a few rather than the many...but as they say..."hike your own hike"...I enjoy watching your videos and I'll be following them until the end. Good luck, good health, and good weather to you.
Duke Silver It isn't that hard to avoid the party crowd if you want to, and it really thins out by Harper's Ferry, both because people are more spread out and because many people who were partying through their budgets have left the Trail by that point. If you want solitude sometimes, I recommend avoiding camping at shelters, instead using them as a lunch spot. I also tend to prefer smaller-group social interactions and friendships and have not had any trouble finding that on the Trail.
I agree I would like it to be a small crowd as well.
Hike the Idaho Centenial Trail. 1,000 miles from the Nevada/Idaho Border north to Canada. You'll probably go days without seeing anyone. I think nine people finished last year. It does start with an 80 mile waterless stretch, which means I'll never do the whole thing. You can find semi-solitude on the PCT, e.g. camp by yourself, walk for hours without seeing anyone. But, you will probably run across several people every day still. None of the Big 3 offer solitude, though the CDT has far and away the fewest attempting it. don't be afraid to do your own thing. What's in a name? You don't need to hike the AT/PCT/CDT. There's lots of trails out there, and you can always make your own.
Nailed my thoughts exactly. I'm actually approaching an opportunity where I may be able to afford and have the time for a several month-thru hike.
Is there much "solitude" benefit to going late instead of early and going SOBO?
Say I started SOBO August 1st?
SOBO is tough at first unless your body is prepared for the rough start, then gets easier as you go, but it has a lot less people. By the time you meet the NOBOs, they'll have thinned out dramatically.
1/9/2022: Was watching an episode of "American Greed" (CNBC series about financial crimes) last night. Episode was about some of the fugitives they had apprehended, and one was a man who the FBI was seeking for over 6 years. Turns out he had been hiding out on the AT, hiking it each year. Trail name Bismarck. And they arrested him at Trail Days in Damascus, VA in mid-May, 2015!! When you were there!!
How did I miss the foot washing on the first time this was posted?! I am rewatching all the AT episodes. Foot washing is a long standing tradition in the Baptist churches.
Thanks to the editor, great job and thanks a lot for doing it. Dave
That is so great that you are helping out your friend like that. So many people have to do both from the trail. Your editing rocks. Her videos are great. So many people just film themselves hiking and ignore the camping part, and the not so fun parts. I love humor in these videos as well. Thanks and lastly, to Jessica, hike your own hike. Have fun and enjoy the journey. From a PCT guy.
***** I'm glad to do it! I really enjoy the editing part and trying to find a story to follow for each video. It's very different from my day job. Also, she does a great job of filming fun/funny things for me to add in. Thanks for the comment and thanks for watching!
~the editor
I want to hike it myself because of your videos!!! will be 66 when I go!!
I just may join you next year when I turn 66 Jesse ;)
I'll be 42 when I can. 11 years of training and prepping
Keep up the hard work, enjoy the videos, the trail brings people together and is a great way to experience life in a whole new way!
I have been thoroughly enjoying these videos ... all of them. The videos are very creative and well edited. They really give people a sense of what it's like on the trail.
I think that a meet up would be awesome! Dixie and the editor both are doing a wonderful job! Keep up the hard work and hiking!!
You girls are AWESOME. I'm really late like an entire year but I think I'm working on hour number 6 Straight of watching all of her videos what an incredible inspiration. Whitney thank you so much for doing all the editing because these videos are hands-down the best Appalachian Trail video logs I have seen yet I'm completely hooked and I'll say it again I think you have sort of a at least a show for the Travel Channel if they were all edited to run together.
Hey Des! Thank you very much for your kind words. I plan to tackle the PCT in April, so there are more to come :) Whitney is no longer editing, but she did do all of the videos from the trail. Thanks again!
Good luck on the PCT, sense I'm in Cali that is probably where I will start. I look forward to your upcoming adventures..
Hey, these vlogs are great. Been wanting to do a thru-hike for years...and now I have even more inspiration to do so. Thank you all and God bless.
great job keeping up with HWs progress. Glad to see you is further North and having a good time. Thanks for sharing Trails days I have been following quite few hikers videos for 2015 and this is the only one that showed trails days. Good luck to HW on her journey.
Gotta love the videos, everybody working hard but all having a good time. Thanks for sharing it all with us.
For reference, as someone who lived in Abingdon, VA (near Damascus)...Trail Days is always the 2nd or 3rd week of May.
I appreciate your hard work getting these videos out. You are doing a great job of editing. I don't know if its possible to show her location at the start of each video, but if not, I really enjoy watching her progress. Thanks again
william lee I'll try to add this in! Sometimes it's hard for me to tell where she is unless she says it. I usually get one phone call a week to check in on her and find out if there is anything I need to know for videos so I'll ask her then and see if we can add it. :) Thanks for the input!
~the editor
Thank you Whitney! Love the video's and was wondering who did all the great work putting them out and providing me with some much needed arm chair hiking!
You guys did a great job!!! Thanks for sharing...
what a great time! To hiker and editor, tip o the cap. western trailhound for years and have heard that the AT is a.whole different experience ...seems to be it's own unique thing. Thanks for sharing and blessed steps. Cheers from Oregon.
As much as I like the partying while hiking I also like the solitude. And this here seems like a 4 month spring break to me. Sorry, but I saw your PCT videos first and these were sooo good. This is just a big youth wilderness festival with much too much littering, drinking and partying.
BUt anywyay, everyone has to do his own trail and decide how he likes it.
One of the best videos of trail days I've seen in a long time.
wine tip: When you need to get the cork out, hit the bottom with the shoe until the cork comes out enough to pull it out with your hand.
Or stab it with a trekking pole, haha.
Great vid. Lads I dont know if you realize this but the cork is meant to come out of the wine bottle not into it. You use a tool called a cork screw. Hope this helps.
Unless the cork is damaged or you don't have a cork screw (oh, no!). Then it is not only acceptable but necessary to push the cork in. Some tent stakes work well for this job.
Love it! Thanks for sharing!
love the videos! Bless you my dear !!
To everyone commenting about wanting to hike the trail to get away from people, I can tell you that I thought the same thing (not a big people-person). But I met a couple of very cool people my first day on the trail, and through the next few weeks and months met so many awesome folks- both hikers and non.
The thing that's hard to understand is how tough it is mentally and physically. It can mess with you. The hiking is so. fucking. monotonous. You bond with (some) other thru-hikers quickly and sometimes intensely because of the situation you're all in. I'm a drinker, but not a partier, and I can tell you that the best part of the trail was getting in to town and hanging out with your trail friends.
If you don't like the people at the shelters, you don't have to stay at them. There are plenty of places to camp with less or no people.
Wednesday. Hope to see you when get to White Mtns. of NH.
Please share your gear list with us. Lets us know what gear is working good and what gear would you change out. Sure enjoying your thru hike!
Wow you won't see that many people at trail days anymore. Watching this video makes me wanna go on my thru hike now. 😭
I don't think I could do the AT. Too many people, too much partying, too much noise, not enough solitude.
What did you take on the trail that you wish you would have left at home? Conversely, what did you not take on the trail that you later determined you should have been brought?
Hey Whitney,
nice to meet the EDITOR!
haha
What fun! Does this happen every year? I’d really like to join in 2022
I want to do this so bad!!!
I vote Sunday.
Release on Wednesday!
+WalkingInTruthPC LOL no offense but you say that as if you'd have a chance. xD
Hi Britney !
Hey, I apologized as soon as I went to the web site and read her blog and figured it out.
Yes you did! And thanks for that! I'm not calling you specifically out. There were a lot of people that I know asking me personally so I just decided to screenshot the comments. I'm sorry if that made you feel called out.
~the editor
Homemade Wanderlust I say keep it at one a week to keep the demand up. That way you can post her summitting Katahdin on Nov. 28th if your not busy.
I'm starting to wonder if there is any actual hiking happening in these videos
Sooo cooool!
@5:48 HEY! VSauce, Michael here.
Hiking is to get away from stuff like trail days and be in nature.
The AT is the most social trail in america.
Hiking is whatever you want it to be. Enjoy your deserted wilderness, I’ll be enjoying an extended wander with my friends. Neither is more laudable than the other.
lol no wonder it took 6 mos 2 thru hike
Dixie. Is LEE a ridge runner. I was hiking the AT in June met her. Didn't know if it was her. Do y know if she's a ridge runner for the ATC????????
Yes! She sure was this past year :) Small world!
I haven't heard someone call a shirt a "top" since I was a little kid.
You must not be Southern. 😊
Chanda Harkins
No, I'm not.
What is Rigga named for?
tried to watch something on Appalachian TRAIL and all I'm seiing so far on this sight is Appalachian PARTY. would be nice to see what the trail is like.
+Cary Robinson Yeah I do agree. I am loving this side of it (since I follow many vids that follow just the trail and not the social side), but yeah. There's quite a lot of non-stop social parties and trail magic without the actual hike that connects them all together.
See I know what a trail looks like. We have all seen them and yes some spots are nice and unique but what I didnt know was that any of this happens. Plenty of trail vids out there. Plenty of nature vids. Oh and well plenty of opportunities for most people to also go have their own hike and record whatever they wish
oh, and too much wooing and yey-haing
Thursday
Wednesday
Awesome! Wednesday it is!
~The editor
Homemade Wanderlust and thanks for all the hard work you put into the videos. I know how editing can be and you are doing a great job!
Why dole them out anyway? Just release all you have and we all wait for the next one to come out. I'm living proof that you can't please everyone. Wednesday is the absolute worst day for me, but I don't care really. Thanks regardless for the videos.
The schedule mostly for me to make sure they get released. Trust me that you get more content this way because there is a set deadline for me to meet.
~the editor
It's all good with me; I'm just thankful she's making videos to share. I'm here for the duration and hope she does more trails next year too.
Friday : )
HELLO MY TRAIL NAME IS LITTLE BEAR I AM HIKING IN Ecuador QUITO RIGHT KNOW DOSE HOMEMADE HAVE A P.O. BOX YET THANKS.
4:06 I'd cut my wrist if I were trying to relax with all that noise going on
Theres a lot of people in the comments who are really demanding of what other people do. If you wanna go hike a damn trail do it and mind your business how other people chose to do theirs. Imagine sitting on your ass telling others what they should be focusing on on the trail.
You are doing a great job Whitney. I love the videos. I am doing the trail next year. I can't wait. I am stoked. If you guys want to do some whitewater rafting after her hike I would be happy to take you down the river!
th-cam.com/video/5HNNr7YCj4I/w-d-xo.html
0:50 EXPOSED
How about free autographed snickers for subscribers? Ha
Hopefully those kids didnt piss in their water guns
she is not doing the vids. that answers how she is getting next weeks vid clips! LOL!!!
I wanna like this, but it's already at 666
She's beautiful!! Is she single??