Day 73| Sierra: A Big Day and Some Thoughts About My Hike So Far | Pacific Crest Trail Thru Hike
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I’m still amazed at how the terrain can change from moment to moment, which would be from mile to mile for you. Once again thanks for sharing.
Roadrunner,
You are awesome! It doesn't matter which trail is what- they both will fill your heart with life long memories and that's what matters the most!
💜
You should be proud of your accomplishments so far on the PCT! Great job! I’m living vicariously through your experiences. The views are incredible.
Yes, just watched Jaru Walks channel (Nightshift) hike the Whites a month before the snow melt. Looked terrifying.
I don’t understand how anyone could or would ever leave you a nasty comment. You’re such a neat person with a very kind spirit. Just ignore those jealous people. I love your videos.
Beautiful scenery! We used to live 40 miles from Yosemite NP, so it looks SO familiar. I love all the open views of the west. I love trees, but I love to see what is "out there." So, though I've never been on the AT, I know the east has so many trees that it sometimes makes me feel claustrophopic. Thanks for your videos. I really enjoy them.
What a beautiful day of hiking - relatively flat, actual bridges and great views!
10 before ten. Gret job!
From what I gather, from talking to triple crowners is if a person does the PCT first, they say it's the best/hardest. If they do the AT first, it's the best /hardest. And when they do the CDT it's just the hardest.
Yep. Especially going Nobo.
Fantastic waterfall! That was some serious water. Well done with the marathon! 🏆 🌸🧡
I love your take on the trails! Of course trails located in different geological and climate regions across thousands of miles are going to share their own different characteristics and challenges! People are always going to be the same, THEIR experiences are the only ones with merit, THEY are the only ones who truly know anything about a given topic, etc, etc.
You’re doing great!!! I’m so proud of you! You’ve inspired me so much 🥰
Also, each hike is vastly different. It is wonderful to have views and your opinion of the trial.
RR mode today for sure! It's hard to compare trails especially when one was the first major hike and the other was after multiple hikes and knowing how the body will respond and what to look out for. All of them are beautiful.
Love seeing the views in these videos. Although I've lived in the shadow of the Sierra for 50+ years, I'm not a hiker so have only seen the Sierra from campgrounds and passes. Thanks for the views!❤
It’s astonishing to think that a human that attempts to do something that requires as much thought and preparation as a long distance hike would not endeavor to consider the risks, and therefore need randos to help….keep on keeping on! And thank you for sharing the beauty.
What do you mean?
@@theyetti8811 what I said. It’s English. In context, I was responding to the criticism, that someone who’s thru hiking isn’t going to consider the risks of eye and skin health and all the other considerations for decisions made while on the trail or while filming, which is seriously a nugget of time compared to the actual time revealed in a video
Wow such an amazing trail. Great that you feel ok to hike alone. Very different to the AT , way more bridges on the AT it seems and a lot less people in it. Thanks for TH-cam’ in your experience.
Roadie, this would have been my quote about the CDT! 🤪😅
(in addition, you have also to mention the very strong winds, sharing water with cows, the often monotonous landscapes & hiking through Griz-country 😊)
You’re hiking through my neck of the woods so yes I know, I’m spoiled. Not a huge fan of the desert, norcal or southern Oregon areas. As I’m sure you know there are thousands of trails in this region taking one to beautiful places. I visited the AT, hiked a few days and of course went to Trail Days in Damascus in 2023 and I was hooked. Hiking the JMT this summer and next on my list is the AT. LOVE your signage on your tyvek BTW, great idea. You are rocking this. I’m 60, so through the Sierra with hopefully no snow on the passes, I’ll be going about eh, 1/3 of your daily distance.
I have no words today
Agree that the PCT is an easy trail compared to many, however the logistics (remoteness) I found challenging. The conflict with your AT comparison, at least to me, were that many hills in the desert and the Sierra were a bit oversold before you reached them + some interesting parts (Jacinto, Whitney, and I think part of the PCT after the endangered species roadwalk) were skipped/considered too difficult at the time. Also the mileage tells a different story (day 63 was Lake Tahoe for me in 2022 including all the above) - still, thanks for your videos, I do enjoy watching them, great selection of material, and fun comments. The AT felt like walking through good old German hills, and thus I never did more than weekend warrioring there.
9:28 LOL… every trail is different with its own challenges. I’m happy to know the Sierra isn’t impossible! I just think it’s great to hit it in the first 1000 miles… the Whites at the end of the AT hit me when I was already exhausted… once the Sierra is over you will know know it is done for the whole rest of the trail!
That's the actual first river you crossed 🤣.
And towards the end of the vid, it's the first time you said ''creek''. But then it's back to ''rivercrossin!'' When you cross a puddle. Gotta love it 🤣.
The whole AT vs PCT debate is so old. I'm a ''triple crown'' (hate that term) and I'm telling everyone that commented you about it, that it is a stupid debate.
PCT in different years is not even comparable. If HD would have hiked last year she would have had a whole different experience on the PCT. These trails are too long, and too different to compare. BTW, CDT rocks! 😅
The views today were so beautiful! Great capture of the powerful waterfalls.
You are doing amazing. Always having a smile on your face.
Naysayers fuel me too…🤭❤️🥾🥾⛺️🌸
That waterfall was breathtaking 😮but really loud! Beautiful views everywhere 😊 Do your shoes ever dry out from all those river crossings?
Bravo.......school of hard knocks.........u all are crushing it.......early pilgrims........cheers
Thanks 🙏😊
Marathon hikin'!!!!
Hi RR! I know I was one person that asked if you thought the PCT was harder than the AT after the Sierras but only because the Sierras did look hard from your videos. I am a 54-year old novice to hiking these types of trails but LOVE your input. Was not trying to imply I liked one trail over another as I have never hiked either! I’m working on building up the courage to try though! Thanks for your continued inspiring videos!
Your talking videos are always enlightening, it's great hearing your thoughts while hiking.
That the flattest section I have seen in a while. Nice views today!!
Wow that waterfall was kicking ass. That is alot of snowmelt! I'm amazed that you did 26 miles in the high Sierra. You're in awesome shape! And a dancer body definitely helps you in hiking!😅
The PCT was designed for horses so the trails are better groomed. Unfortunately maintenance is getting spotty and the blow downs get ridiculous on the PCT. .
You’re creating excellent videos Roadrunner. Impressive!!!
I’m not Hidden, hahah Smile 😉 thanks for the content enjoying your journey 🤙🏽
Beautiful scenery! Wow! What do think PCT or AT for beauty? Ha, you answered that later in the vid.😅
I love watching your journey it keeps me going between my weekend back packing trips!
Loving the videos!
Keep on north!
I suppose those river crossings could change, swell if you get a rain storm. Timing is everything.
Not really. It's mostly snow melt. The Sierra Nevada does not get a lot of rain. It's either snowy or dry.
Or, afternoon thunderstorms with a side of hail to liven up the trail experience!
I love your videos. Yeah, the AT and PCT are different and why do people care which you think is more difficult? So beautiful and love those river crossings. Wow gorgeous lake.
I think it doesn't matter which one of the Triple Crown Trails is the hardest if you intent to hike all of them.
great job my lady heat index in nc 105 today weatherman said 95% but forgot heat index ..haahahhahahahahaaaaa
6:19 Yeah, if you ignore all the snow traversing, the postholing, ignore all the high elevation, the 13,000 foot mountain passes, ignore the extreme heat and lack of water in the desert, and ignore the extrema cold and long food caries in the Sierras, and ignore the fact that there is no convenient delis on the trail to eat lunch at and no hostels and shelters to sleep in at night, and ignore all the other difficulties of the PCT, then I would agree with you, the AT is definitely more difficult to hike then the PCT. 🤣👍
I do really think that the AT in snow is more dangerous than the PCT in summer. Mahoosuc Notch in winter is something really serious. I did it in the night and rain and it was not fun. We were also up north where you have to cross all these exposed rock plates in snow and November. Thats when your jacket freezes on you. I haven't found such dangerous terrain on the PCT. Because it is higher up, doing the PCT in winter is nearly impossible. More people died trying than those who managed to do it.
Snow in the Sierra or on the first real mountain is mildly annoying but still enjoyable. The AT is also much stepper and oftentimes not as nicely graded compared to the PCT. Some trail-clubs on the AT are somehow proud to have a difficult trail and they refuse to build switchbacks.
Trails where I live are in place since thousands of years and were used as trade routes, nobody would intentionally make it harder to hike.
LETS GO!
Where are the trail blazes? How do you know where to walk? That's the single one horror for me: losing the trail without knowing it...😮
Most of the hikers use the App Far Out today. And there are signs.
There are trail signs on vast majority of the trail. You need to develop skills for the parts that don't. The AT is like a pilgrimage trail, you don't develop any wilderness skills. You just follow white blazes.
There is a trail called "west coast trail " on the west coast of Vancouver Island which all old growth you might want check out.
this video gave me motion sickness.
As you say, hike your own hike.
Is Steven Varner around? Were there hemlock firs in this video? It looks like a new stands of hemlock in some shots, they didn't look to me like the typical pines.
I miss Steve Varner’s vast knowledge of the Southern California plants and ecosystems. 😢 I think the tops of Hemlock trees are usually nodding (drooping).
Just something to try while on the trail. You should be seeing ponderosa pines fairly soon as they are in Northern California and Oregon. The bark of old ponderosa pines with big trunks smell like vanilla or butterscotch. It's intoxicating! So maybe ask someone (or somewhere! ) how to identify a ponderosa pine and have a big sniff!
Somewhere said that a botany professor told her that it’s the Jeffrey pines that smell like that in California ???? Can you confirm ? She also thought it was ponderosa pines first.
@@hikingdancer I don't know about Jeffrey pines. I just remember hiking in Oregon and I had to stop at every ponderosa pine to sniff. I thought Somewhere might know! I guess you could just start sniffing pine tree trunks. :-)
@@hikingdancerthe two species are similar. Jeffrey has the definite vanilla/banana bark scent, Ponderosa generally doesn’t. The inner side of the bark scales are pink on Jeffrey and yellow on Ponderosa. The prickles on the cone scales generally curve inward on Jeffrey and are straight or curved out on Ponderosa. “Gentle Jeffries - prickly Ponderosa” cones. TMI
@hikingdancer: how about the backpack repairs? Need to switch or will it hold?
Are you doing any silk blazing?
how often do you run into other thru hikers?
How is it you can look so perky and fresh after hiking so many miles?!!
Hike your own hike
Same trail different weather totally different experience
Which is as it should be
You rock
How have you changed your diet on this leg of triple From AT which has a lot of resupply
wait until you finish the PCT before you comment. you might not finish it. and you aren't good at being alone.
Sunglasses? How did we get threw the ice age , i think sunglasses is marketing bs follow the money
I’m guessing you’ve never had snow blindness.
Interesting viewer comments on AT vs. PCT. The trails are different due to topography, vegetation etc. Why to folks have to make this a "which is best." Your comments are correct. Enjoy each for what the trail provides.
Why? Because of ego. It's the same reason for fear mongering as well.
Each trail is different in their own way. The Appalachian climbs are steeper if you're just talking about that, PCT is graded for pack animals but the climbs are higher elevation. The Sierra's can be more difficult like last year when there's a lot of snow many people had to skip it. This year the snow is less so does make it easier, for people who are planning to do this trail in the future. You have to time the snow in the Sierras and get done before the snow comes in Washington. More dangerous water crossings as well, it's easier for people to go solo on Appalachian versus in the Sierra people usually go in groups for safety. As an example, I have snowboarded in Mammoth for 30 years. Many years they're able to stay open until July 4th. Last year they stayed open all the way into August because there was so much snow. This year they closed in May, barely made it to memorial weekend. Perhaps they are grading them in how easy it is to get to town and food carries, water carries. Appalachian is the easiest, PCT next, CDT more difficult in that respect. Also the Appalachian Trail is busier so people usually end up doing that one first it's shorter and more beginner friendly perhaps. Also people have died in the desert section when it gets really hot, you don't hear about that on the Appalachian Trail.
@@lesliedykstra4014 To me for my "first thru hike" I would definitely pick the AT, because it seems safer and easier than the PCT. I would not have any problems muscling the uphill at near sea level not like the ultra high elevations of the PCT. Also, shelters and constant civilization crossings means your in civilization if you need it. Also, logistics, water planning and routing would be minimal on the AT, if I did not plan it well on the PCT I could easily perish.
Beautiful as always.....love your AT/PCT comments....not many switchbacks in the green tunnel...lol...can't wait for your Tahoe vids....👍
I’ve never thought it was fair to compare the difficulty of any of the US Trails, mainly because of when you start your hike. Last year, if HikingDancer had tried to hike the PCT, she may have thought it completely different (only 100 or so made it completely over the Sierra’s). Note: the Codgers (2023) are going back to the PCT in August to finish their hike of the Sierra’s and other places they couldn’t hike due to snow). Interesting enough, go watch The Field Trip’s PCT hike in 2022. A mother and her 4 boys (16-11) crushed the PCT (started middle of April, finished early August). We are not seeing those types of miles yet from HikingDancer and her tramily. Not trying to be critical at all. Just trying to show differences for when and how people hike the US Trails. Keep on hiking!!!
The differences in conditions for the Sierra-section are really huge:
In 2023, it took Titouan Le Roux over 1 month. In 2021, in Austin Seders film 'The art of walking', the Sierra-chapter was named 'Easy livin' (almost no snow at the time)
Good times! Loved your bird- call. Happy trails!
Good morning, Juliane. Hope that's right. What a beautiful day. The views were awesome. I'd be gawking at all the beautiful sights, not looking at where I was headed, and would trip over something and break my neck or fall flat on my face. So much to see. Glad you and Somewhere hooked back up before the harder river crossings. Thanks so much for taking me along with you. Take care. Stay safe. See you tomorrow.
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Thanks!
Very very rare for the AT to get nearly that much snow as the Sierra’s, those passes you went over just a month ago were under 6-10 FEET of snow. One reason you think the AT is harder is that it was your first one and you learned a lot. You went into the PCT with that knowledge plus the confidence of completing the AT. It’s not a fair comparison as there can never be two first lessons only two different ones.
The AT does not teach you any wilderness skills.
@@Yetithruhikes are you forgetting the 100 miles Wilderness in Maine?
@@bigdog2024 🤣🤣🤣
The 100 miles ''wilderness'' are filled with dirt or forestry roads, with people and are probably the easiest, flattest miles on the AT besides southern PA. The fact that they add the word ''wilderness'' to it does not make it true.
There is also a sign in CT that says ''welcome the the CT section of the AT. A true wilderness experience''. And that sign is just after you cross a 4 lane highway...
The ATC is a big joke with what they ''sell'' to people hiking the AT. It's a nice trail for what it offers, but it is not a wilderness trail nor teaches you wilderness skills.
@@Yetithruhikes the PCT does not teach wilderness skills either. You have a tent, sleeping bag, food, fir, cell service many places, GPS and satellite rescue. We aren’t talking Jeremiah Johnson or Daniel Boone on either trail. And most aren’t doing either one solo., There are dangerous places on the AT (Mt Washington ) but more on the PCT. My comment on experience is still valid as I said nothing about the skills you are talking about.
@@bigdog2024 The PCT starts teaching you alpine traversing, river fordings, navigation in some parts and conditions, use of snow and ice gear, long carries planning and how to be more resiliant and independent, deal with weather, with being exposed, with remoteness. Does the PCT make you a full blown mountaineer? Of course not. But it's like a beginners course. The AT teaches you where the nearest deli is...
Yes, many hikers do tramilies today. But that does not mean they don't learn skills. I am all for solo hiking. That's who I am.
Mt. Washington is dangerous weather wise, you got plenty of man made places to hide there. How is that even comparable to the high Sierra with hunderds of miles of remoteness and sub alpine terrain?
The experience one gains on the AT is the ability to walk 2000+ miles. Nothing more. If that's the experience you are talking about, then sure.
Who freaking cares which trail is what. They are different trails so move on people. Happy trails.🤘🏻🥾⛰️
It doesn’t matter what people think you are the one hiking your doing a great job be safe god bless
The PCT is a much tougher trail than the AT. The PCT is like a pro golf course and the AT is like a mini-golf, put-put course.
The AT doesn’t have the same dangers as the PCT. More people die on the PCT than the AT. More people get hurt on the PCT than the AT.
The PCT is a trail where you have to switch out gear. The AT really isn’t the same. The PCT has elevations that make hiking difficult cause you don’t have the same amount of oxygen as you do on the AT.
The AT has staircases and the PCT has switchbacks. The AT has a constant support group of trail angels and the PCT has much less support. The PCT has many, many dangerous river crossings and the AT, not so much. The PCT is like 400 more miles than the AT.
If you had hiked the PCT first, it would be clearly the toughest trail. If you ever hike the AT again you will find that it is actually very easy because you always remember your first trail as being very hard. But, that’s a false fact. It was because it was your first trail.
To say the AT is tougher than the PCT is like raising your hand in a home economics class and telling everyone that it was harder to fold the towels than it was to clean the house. You end up sounding silly because you didn’t think through what you were going to say before you say it.
After what RR said in her video about people's opinions, I hope she responds to your comments. I was thinking while listening to her on video that if she did the AT again, she may find it easier than she remembers, but who am I to say - I am just a grateful viewer who has loved the scenery on the PCT. The AT was a 'green tunnel' with occasional views, but to me nothing to compare with the beauty of the Sierras.
Well, you are wrong and RR is wrong. And actually everybody is wrong.
''More difficult'', ''tougher'' etc are all opinion. I thrive on trails like the PCT and there were times I wanted to quit on the AT because mentally it was hard for me. No views. And both of them were not my first long trail...
The AT is physically more demanding on an average year. Mentally for someone like me that hates green tunnels is extremely challenging. Logistically the AT is a joke. The PCT is easy physically, but you need to deal with other stuff.
One thing I would say is that the trails out west have much larger variatins year to year which makes them very hard to compare. Like PCT/CDT this year vs last year.
So, the point is, it depends. And in any case a bit of a silly comparison in general.
This hits the nail on the head. I agree that it’s honestly ridiculous trying to compare the trails
If you took a vote, the PCT would have to be first over the AT.
1) Elevation gain is similar.
2) PCT is 23% longer.
3) PCT has less oxygen because of altitude.
4) PCT has multiple terrains vs AT’s one.
5) PCT is much more dangerous.
6) PCT more technically demanding.
7) PCT has longer food & H2O carries.
8) PCT has less support.
9) PCT is further from any places of help.
10) AT is a more fun trail with people goofing off all the time.
@@hounddoghiker9021 You seem to insist to prove your point. Well,
1+2 just makes the AT steeper. So how does that make it easier?
Both the AT and PCT are not technical. Saying the PCT is more technical is just a blank claim. Also, ''technical'' will depend a lot on skill level.
PCT more dangerous? In some years it is in some it's the opposite.
The rest of the stuff are just pointless parameters that do not sum towards any conclusion. It depends on the year, the person hiking and many other different factors. I fail to see why is this so important to compare. I keep seeing that on trails. Everyone thinks they're half gods because they hiked this or that. Relax, many thousands have hiked before you and many will after you.
Are u thinking about doing the CDT in the future? Well it all looks like fun being out in nature and what not I have done no thru hike so I’m sure they are all hard , safe travels
Someone famous once said "Comparisons are odious. I think maybe from the 1700's. Which just goes to show that historically speaking, we've always been comparing things, lol.
Beautiful trail! Love the water falls
It seems that all of you are walking thru the very cold water and then continuing to walk on snow, etc. Are your feet getting and staying very wet and very cold for long periods of time? I thought that keeping your feet dry was important in hiking. It looks like cold, wet socks and wet shoes are put back on after eating breaks. I know that whatever you are doing is smart and necessary, or you'd be doing something different. Could you help me understand your thoughts on your foot care needs with all of the water crossings? It seems like you would be more miserable than how we're seeing you. Would you consider having water crossing shoes and then switch back to dry socks and hiking shoes? That wouldn't add too much time or effort, would it? Im trying to learn; that's what I think I would try to do. Thanks you for letting us tag along with you! You're a good mentor. (I see in tomorrow's video, you show and tell us that your feet tend to stay quite wet.)
You still have quite a bit of the PcT left. 3 or 4 months? Maybe it’s too soon to call it on being less difficult than the AT but I also don’t know what you are expecting in the K’s ahead, I haven’t done any of them 😃 but this also reminds me of something that I have heard and is true to me when I start to feel inadequate or insecure etc 😊and it is this - ‘comparison is the thief of joy’. Enjoy it for what it is and who cares which one is most difficult it is amazing just to do it!
easy peasy lemon squeezy, 26.2 miles in the Sierra 😎💪, you guys are actually predestined for the pct oregon-challenge 🚀😊
What are you filming with.....camera or gopro
I feel each trail offers its own challenges, beauty and degrees of difficulty. The different terrain of each trail make comparisons kinda moot. Of the Big Three (AT, PCT, CDT), doing a strict redline hike of the CDT is probably the most difficult, most people opt for the alternate road walks (which sucks). The views on the PCT are spectacular, breathtaking but I like hiking in dense forests (green tunnels) so there's that 😂. You gotta just enjoy the trail you're on and embrace what that trail gives you. Congrats on the Day 73 marathon (26.2 miles🎉)! Happy trekking! 🥾
Those commenters will probably just continue with the same old stuff. Hike your own hike & tell your own story. Happy trails 👣
Beautiful day.. with passable trails...I watch every video... some may not but I do...😂❤ blessings and safe trails
Me, enjoy my morning coffee watching them!!
Wow - you are crushing it!!!
So that’s a NO on the warranty ?” 😂
Bravo, du machst einen super Job 👍
You do a great job filming your journey, love your wit and wisdom(earned). Good thinking to wait to cross sketchy rivers. Roadrunners don’t swim that good. Amazing how you can hike and film at same time. Not sure if I could make it down my front steps filming without stumbling. Happy Trails. Met a couple Triple Crowners, all said AT tougher, one finished the PCT last year even with all the snow and kept doing more hikes in the states as he felt strong at finish. He did AT year before and felt beat.
Ignore all the trolls and negative comments out there. You are truly kicking ass and I'm loving watching each video as you do so! Happy Trails RR!!!
- Shybee
The AT has more total elevation gain and loss than both the PCT and the CDT. The mountains are not as high obviously, but you're going up and down hundreds or thousands of feet sometimes multiple times in a day. The PCT was designed to be both a hiking and an equestrian trail. This was partly done because in California it was the successor to the older California Riding and Hiking Trail. Due to that you get more switchbacks and you're not continually summiting peaks as on the AT.
My son and I were living vicariously through you and the rest in your tramily for the first two months. Not sure where you are now bc of the TH-cam delay, but we just got to Quincy today after starting Monday from Donner. Safe hiking and see ya out here at some point!
Loved the waterfall! Beautiful views!
Amazing mileage..you go girl..great terrain and views!!
I love your videos they are always so upbeat and fun.❤❤❤
Did you see any wolves? 😮😊