Thanks for watching, I hope you've enjoyed! If you like this video or any others always feel free to share them. I know a lot of people are preparing for a thru hike this spring and wish you the best of luck
Fantastic video, Jupiter! I have a question, how do you deal with the post-thru hike blues? I tend to become depressed for months after a thru-hike; knowing it's over and feeling like it went in the blink of an eye, returning to work, etc. I know it sounds dumb but I've stopped planning thru-hikes for years now as I just can't deal with the taxing duality of going between 'real life' and life on the trail, I don't even like thinking about past trips as the bittersweet feeling you mentioned is so intense.
I listened to this while doing my chores after my chores. Lunch was ready by part six and I sat down to watch. I cried at the end for you all. The tears were so lubricating on my fingers
absolutely brilliant. I appreciate the ridiculous time it must have taken to find all these great shots. Just beautifully done. Your transformation, the ladies, and the locations. What a life. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
@@ApeMan Jupiter is the man! Im into him as probably others are as well, not just for the hiking but the intangibles. I don't know but I expect that he can take a pretty good punch and not even change his expression. Think Cool Hand Luke. I come from a much more "reaction like" past. To me, perusing ultralight backpacking, and wanting to BE LIKE JUPITER is to learn a much more chill existence. Backpacking as you know will punch you in the face. I want to be able to take that punch and walk right through it smiling. I'm getting there. And to your question. Not likely. Im closer to your age one of the guys in the world who really are happily married. Thats just too much time away. I figure I could die of old age before running out of awesome places to hike just in the sierras. I'll see you there one day
@@nedanother9382 I’m with you on so much Sierra left to explore a week at a time so I will keep an eye out for you. My wife actually wants me around too!
PART 6 Post Trail Depression Either have a plan to keep yourself busy, or you might sell everything you own to do it again. Or you may spiral into a state where you dont know what you've just accomplished but you want to do it again more than anything else, even though you might not be able to. Know yourself, and have a recovery plan for when it's over.
I thought about doing a 'post trail' but thought everyone would leave after the terminus part anyway so it got left out. It'll have to be something they figure out later :)
I tell people that I have hiked thousands of miles on TH-cam, thanks to a few channels. But now that I have my gear, reviews are less important to me. Of all of the videos on the subject that I have seen, this is my favorite.
This is the best hiking video I have seen yet! Beautifully filmed and explained. I am preparing for my first thru-hike, and if I wasn’t inspired enough already, I am now. Thank you.
PCT 2019 class here. Loved your video Jupiter. I did most of the trail, but had to skip NorCal from Reno up to Washington border, a decision I had to make due to money and time.. anyways... the years passed and somehow the trail keeps calling my name. 2023 will be my second thru hike attempt. 4 year anniversary - once a hiker always a hiker ❤🙏
This video just made me realise that I've been dreaming of doing the AT for almost 4 years now. I... need to do this. I can't put it off any longer. I know its something that I love and I know the odds are not in my favour, but I won't quit... I can't quit, I can't.
4 years is a long time so it sounds like you have some good ammunition ready and probably much more in skills and knowledge! Getting out there is a decision I have never regretted, and i'm sure you'd feel the same
@@framingvagrant the AT is probably about 6-7 thousand, PCT and CDT are about 10 or so. For gear, food, replacement gear, emergency money, and hostels. You can for sure do it for a lot less, but comfortably and reliably, its thousands
@@daltonparker7792 ya i was seeing the hostels and was wondering... Well of course it costs lol.. damn i just wanna hike town to town and work.. a big time soul journey. Id get to really meet people. But i wonder how hard could it be looking all rough to get a job. For a bit then move on to next town.. has that been done before also?
I start my first ever solo thru hike in 30 days and I'm so nervous. I wasn't expecting to feel like quitting before I even started... so I wrote in my journal why I felt the way I did and why I wanted to hike. I felt so much better, and now I came across this video and feel further affirmed in the reasons I hike. Thank you Jupiter ✌
You can do it! It's not always fun but it's so incredibly worth it to keep going. In the end it's not that much time to take away from 'life' to have an experience and an accomplishment you'll remember forever.
@@JupiterHikes Such an honour to get a personal reply from you, thanks! I like to travel in my sea kayak. For 2020 I had a six months solo trip planned, but had to cancel it at the very last moment because of the virus. If I can help you out with any tips or thought, don't hesitate to let me know. You'll find my contact info on www.kayasper.com
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” Robert Frost. Jupiter, your kind words of wisdom are much appreciated. I wish you well. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
Really enjoyed this. I can’t help but think about fluke medical problems/injuries that stop a lot of hikes, and that success can be anything a person wants it to be. You start out wanting a thru hike, but that might change while you’re out there. Your words/video are truly inspirational for any dream or quest one might be thinking of. 🦉🦅
Hey man, this was great! I am just in part 1…. preparing for the Appalachian Trail ThruHike in 2024. Checking TH-cam videos of gear lists, making my choices, buying gear, and looking forward to shake down hikes with my new gear in sunny, rainy and cold conditions. Part 6 is still so far away… Thank for this video!
Ah, God, you're killing me. I have been dreaming of thru hiking that AT my whole life. I'm 42 with no start date in sight. This video makes me want to say to hell with it all and just go. I do my weekenders and I enjoy them, but after doing an 85 mile week long hike in the north Georgia mountains alone last summer, I just want to go that much more. I'm holding out hope, and living vicariously through your channel until that opportunity comes.
Beautiful and inspiring. After a few minutes in I started the video over to watch with my 11 year old daughter. Hoping she understands why I love hiking so much.
"Its been months since you came up with the idea, maybe even years." Me, started planning March 7th, leaving on the 13th. Never backpacked before. AT here I come! Lmao
Great video, as always. I'm 19 and planning on taking spring quarter off from college either next year or the year after that, and then it's off to the races with the PCT! Jupiter, thank you for your videos and for inspiring people to get out there.
Thank you, Jup. So many little details about what you said took me right back. You helped me remember what it was like the very day leading up to the monument and your description of the end brought me to tears. An experience I thought impossible to explain, captured so beautifully in this film. Thanks my friend ♥️
This Video is a glimpse of what it takes to be who you really want from your own self or f that even made sense ... I loved it I literally have been doing everything to prepare my self for a triple crown and more thnx for sharing love your thoughts bro! now you stay safe out there
This was fantastic! So many emotions! I'm hitting the trail in less than 20 days for my first thru hike and this was very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
Such a thought provoking summary of what to expect from someone who has been there time and again. I need to get out there myself soon, and can only hope to gain half the insight into the world of hiking trails you have provided here. Thanks for sharing your wonderful views. Happy trails!
Thanks for describing my life as I know it and am living it right now. I could never quit the hard path and am so grateful when I hear other share the same. Walk on!
That was a beautiful experience to watch and to listen to your video! Thank you so much for this experience shared with all of us that have done thru hiking and the rest of us that have never experienced it.
Wonderful film as always, although there's a part 7 that you might want to add-the success hangover, the arrival fallacy, the post achievement depression...
I think a lot of that is greatly alleviated by keeping very active! On a thru hike we have so many endorphins flowing, so through physical activity and a continuation of an adventurous lifestyle (even if they are smaller adventures) much of the post trail depression things can be helped in big ways.
The soul of a poet. This is why I watch this channel. Not the vistas, not the gear perspectives. Just for the glimpses into a human heart.
Lol
@@lukeclayton-holland1564 😂
So true. Jupiter is a poet
I didn't ask to be brought to tears in a Taco Bell drive-thru, but here I am.
Those tacos indeed are good
I’m not crying you are 😭😭😭
Oh my god did they get rid of the spicy potato soft tacos again?😫
Thanks for watching, I hope you've enjoyed! If you like this video or any others always feel free to share them. I know a lot of people are preparing for a thru hike this spring and wish you the best of luck
Inspiring, poignant, and so poetic. Truly. Thank you, Jupiter
great video!
I greatly enjoyed this. Thank you.
Fantastic video, Jupiter! I have a question, how do you deal with the post-thru hike blues? I tend to become depressed for months after a thru-hike; knowing it's over and feeling like it went in the blink of an eye, returning to work, etc. I know it sounds dumb but I've stopped planning thru-hikes for years now as I just can't deal with the taxing duality of going between 'real life' and life on the trail, I don't even like thinking about past trips as the bittersweet feeling you mentioned is so intense.
I listened to this while doing my chores after my chores. Lunch was ready by part six and I sat down to watch. I cried at the end for you all. The tears were so lubricating on my fingers
WOW! No one could have said it better. This brought up a lot of emotions. Thank you Jupiter!!!
Thanks for watching and i'm glad you enjoyed!
absolutely brilliant. I appreciate the ridiculous time it must have taken to find all these great shots. Just beautifully done. Your transformation, the ladies, and the locations. What a life. Thank you for sharing and inspiring.
Hey Neda. Happy to see you are a fan of Jupiter too. He rocks and he walks the walk. He’s so human and personable. You gonna do. Long trail?
@@ApeMan Jupiter is the man! Im into him as probably others are as well, not just for the hiking but the intangibles. I don't know but I expect that he can take a pretty good punch and not even change his expression. Think Cool Hand Luke. I come from a much more "reaction like" past. To me, perusing ultralight backpacking, and wanting to BE LIKE JUPITER is to learn a much more chill existence. Backpacking as you know will punch you in the face. I want to be able to take that punch and walk right through it smiling. I'm getting there.
And to your question. Not likely. Im closer to your age one of the guys in the world who really are happily married. Thats just too much time away. I figure I could die of old age before running out of awesome places to hike just in the sierras. I'll see you there one day
@@nedanother9382 I’m with you on so much Sierra left to explore a week at a time so I will keep an eye out for you. My wife actually wants me around too!
PART 6 Post Trail Depression
Either have a plan to keep yourself busy, or you might sell everything you own to do it again. Or you may spiral into a state where you dont know what you've just accomplished but you want to do it again more than anything else, even though you might not be able to. Know yourself, and have a recovery plan for when it's over.
I thought about doing a 'post trail' but thought everyone would leave after the terminus part anyway so it got left out. It'll have to be something they figure out later :)
Haha! Hike your own hike right? It was a beautiful video. Got me caught up in the emotion again.
The motivational speech I'll listen to when in trouble.
I tell people that I have hiked thousands of miles on TH-cam, thanks to a few channels. But now that I have my gear, reviews are less important to me. Of all of the videos on the subject that I have seen, this is my favorite.
This is the best hiking video I have seen yet! Beautifully filmed and explained. I am preparing for my first thru-hike, and if I wasn’t inspired enough already, I am now. Thank you.
These 13 minutes felt like forever.. Inspired me to buy my first backpack. Thank you, Jupiter.
PCT 2019 class here. Loved your video Jupiter. I did most of the trail, but had to skip NorCal from Reno up to Washington border, a decision I had to make due to money and time.. anyways... the years passed and somehow the trail keeps calling my name. 2023 will be my second thru hike attempt. 4 year anniversary - once a hiker always a hiker ❤🙏
I thru-hiked the Appalachian trail in 2019 and my knees still haven't recovered. I still think it was one of the greatest accomplishments of my life.
This video just made me realise that I've been dreaming of doing the AT for almost 4 years now.
I... need to do this. I can't put it off any longer. I know its something that I love and I know the odds are not in my favour, but I won't quit... I can't quit, I can't.
4 years is a long time so it sounds like you have some good ammunition ready and probably much more in skills and knowledge! Getting out there is a decision I have never regretted, and i'm sure you'd feel the same
Dont
Out of money? How much does it take? No one says
@@framingvagrant the AT is probably about 6-7 thousand, PCT and CDT are about 10 or so. For gear, food, replacement gear, emergency money, and hostels. You can for sure do it for a lot less, but comfortably and reliably, its thousands
@@daltonparker7792 ya i was seeing the hostels and was wondering... Well of course it costs lol.. damn i just wanna hike town to town and work.. a big time soul journey. Id get to really meet people. But i wonder how hard could it be looking all rough to get a job. For a bit then move on to next town.. has that been done before also?
Another work of art, Jupiter!
Very poetic. Adjectives and stuff. Nice job.
This video is a work of art with beautifully evocative prose, imagery, and narration. Thank you, Jupiter.
This has to be one of my favorite videos I’ve ever seen. This is so well put together. Thank you for this!
I start my first ever solo thru hike in 30 days and I'm so nervous. I wasn't expecting to feel like quitting before I even started... so I wrote in my journal why I felt the way I did and why I wanted to hike. I felt so much better, and now I came across this video and feel further affirmed in the reasons I hike. Thank you Jupiter ✌
You can do it! It's not always fun but it's so incredibly worth it to keep going. In the end it's not that much time to take away from 'life' to have an experience and an accomplishment you'll remember forever.
Underline EVERY WORD! Poems out of my heart. Thanks
I'm getting chills. AT 2022. Been a long long time coming. Thank you for sharing.
really enjoyed this. Embarking on my first long trail (PCT) this summer. cant freaking wait.
You’re never “finally done” hiking! It’s the walk of life and it’s only the living, that can bid you farewell. Keep walking my friends
Beautifully written.
This video is a piece of art, Jupiter! And so very true, I lived every word of it, although in my kayak. I love your channel.
I gotta try some long kayak trips in the coming years!
@@JupiterHikes Such an honour to get a personal reply from you, thanks! I like to travel in my sea kayak. For 2020 I had a six months solo trip planned, but had to cancel it at the very last moment because of the virus. If I can help you out with any tips or thought, don't hesitate to let me know. You'll find my contact info on www.kayasper.com
Literally watching this while im at Woods Hole Shelter. 22 degrees 20-30mph. LETS GO BLOOD MTN. LETS GO. Luv the content brother. AT2021.
Awesome perspective! Starting the PCT in less than two months, so this is the kind of insight that really helps.
“The woods are lovely, dark and deep. But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep.” Robert Frost. Jupiter, your kind words of wisdom are much appreciated. I wish you well. Thank you for sharing your adventures.
I came to your channel thru a reply on Reddit r/Prepper thread.. Im excited to see your content. Have a good day.
Hey thanks for the headsup on how you found me! Always interesting seeing where someones coming from as otherwise I really don't know at all
Really enjoyed this. I can’t help but think about fluke medical problems/injuries that stop a lot of hikes, and that success can be anything a person wants it to be. You start out wanting a thru hike, but that might change while you’re out there. Your words/video are truly inspirational for any dream or quest one might be thinking of. 🦉🦅
Art!!!
Hey man, this was great! I am just in part 1…. preparing for the Appalachian Trail ThruHike in 2024. Checking TH-cam videos of gear lists, making my choices, buying gear, and looking forward to shake down hikes with my new gear in sunny, rainy and cold conditions. Part 6 is still so far away… Thank for this video!
Gosh that was one of the best videos I've watched in a long time.
I just got done the ocean to lake trail 2 days ago. It was my first thru-hike. I just moved to Florida and it was great learning a lot from you!
This is my new favorite of all your videos. You certainly have finely tuned your craft. Thank you Jupiter.
Just awesome.
This video and the challenges that you faced apply to life in general; this is a lesson for living with life.
Thanks ❤️
“You will be uncomfortable.” - This is thru hiking.
Very poetic.
Lovely
You captured something that's not easily captured. Nice work.
Ah, God, you're killing me. I have been dreaming of thru hiking that AT my whole life. I'm 42 with no start date in sight. This video makes me want to say to hell with it all and just go. I do my weekenders and I enjoy them, but after doing an 85 mile week long hike in the north Georgia mountains alone last summer, I just want to go that much more. I'm holding out hope, and living vicariously through your channel until that opportunity comes.
You have many years to plan, dream, and prepare about it still. Sometimes it has to be on hold, but that doesn't mean you can't come back to it!
Top video Jupiter! 🙌
Brilliant
Wow... unbelievable, wonderful ...
An absolute masterpiece! Thank you for sharing this
Amazing !
You've distilled so many feelings into a moving narrative. Brilliant.
Wow. This is a really cool video, unlike any I've watched. Thank you!
Beautifully made, love everything about this video!
Beautiful and inspiring. After a few minutes in I started the video over to watch with my 11 year old daughter. Hoping she understands why I love hiking so much.
"Its been months since you came up with the idea, maybe even years."
Me, started planning March 7th, leaving on the 13th. Never backpacked before. AT here I come! Lmao
Great video, as always. I'm 19 and planning on taking spring quarter off from college either next year or the year after that, and then it's off to the races with the PCT! Jupiter, thank you for your videos and for inspiring people to get out there.
Thank you, Jup. So many little details about what you said took me right back. You helped me remember what it was like the very day leading up to the monument and your description of the end brought me to tears. An experience I thought impossible to explain, captured so beautifully in this film. Thanks my friend ♥️
That was wonderful
Wonderfully done. Bravo. 👌🏼
Great video and delightful commentary. Thank you!
Good golly you sure put it well
Beautiful mate. Thanks for sharing.
thank u so much. I'm on my own thru hike in Europe, two month in, and was almost ready to quiet, but u give me strengths to carry on ❤️❤️❤️
Thanks for posting this. My heart is thumping and I AM READY TO FINISH !!
Great video, superb speech. Thank you. fabien
Good stuff!
Beautiful and Impressionistic.
Your best video yet. Thank you!
Beautifully shot, wonderfully told. Thanks for sharing!
One of the best pieces of content I've seen in quite awhile! THANKS!
A very nice essay. Thank you.
Beautiful! ♥️
Great stuff! Can’t wait to experience all of this on the AT this year.
Love that so much!!! What an inspiring video:))
Another absolutely beautiful video. Thank you for sharing yourself.
This is art.
This Video is a glimpse of what it takes to be who you really want from your own self or f that even made sense ... I loved it I literally have been doing everything to prepare my self for a triple crown and more thnx for sharing love your thoughts bro! now you stay safe out there
I’ve watched a lot of your videos, and even more videos about thru hiking, but this one really hit home. Sublime piece.
Beautiful work sir.
such a beautiful video. thank you good sir for making this. 🔥 Keep on hiking.
Beautiful!
Absolutely love this. Top class work mate. ❤️🙌🍺
This was fantastic! So many emotions! I'm hitting the trail in less than 20 days for my first thru hike and this was very inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
Amazing!!! Thank you.
Such a thought provoking summary of what to expect from someone who has been there time and again. I need to get out there myself soon, and can only hope to gain half the insight into the world of hiking trails you have provided here. Thanks for sharing your wonderful views. Happy trails!
Wow I loved this -
I saved it to watch when motivation wanes on-trail 🥰🏕
Amazing video Jupiter!
This was beautiful!!!
Wunderbar! Love it.
I don't think I'll ever be a thru hiker for many reasons, but this video makes me want to be out on trail!
heck yeah! It's not about the miles but how much you've enjoyed them.
Thank you
Excellent and very inspiring, interesting, informative, and insightful!..."brilliant work!
simply incredible video in every aspect
Thank you Jupiter 👏🏻 Such a beautiful explanation and insight into what it takes to finish a long distance hike🧡
Glad you enjoyed it!
Really loved it, poetic and uplifting.
Thanks for describing my life as I know it and am living it right now. I could never quit the hard path and am so grateful when I hear other share the same. Walk on!
Great video! You painted the picture so well... and I hope to experience this myself one day on a long trail. Thank you
Amazing video! Made me relive my thru hikes in my mind and the emotions I felt out there came rushing out. Thanks for the inspiration!
this is a great video loved it
That was a beautiful experience to watch and to listen to your video! Thank you so much for this experience shared with all of us that have done thru hiking and the rest of us that have never experienced it.
I absolutely love this. Beautiful!
Nice one. Getting excited for the year ahead now. Fantastic video and inspirational words.
Wow! So many emotions while watching that! I'm not a thru hiker yet but hope to be in 2022! Thanks for the inspiration!
Absolutely perfect bro! Thanks for making this...
Wonderful film as always, although there's a part 7 that you might want to add-the success hangover, the arrival fallacy, the post achievement depression...
I think a lot of that is greatly alleviated by keeping very active! On a thru hike we have so many endorphins flowing, so through physical activity and a continuation of an adventurous lifestyle (even if they are smaller adventures) much of the post trail depression things can be helped in big ways.