Thru Hiking The Lone Star Hiking Trail | Day 1
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 29 ส.ค. 2024
- The Start: Trailhead 1 to Lake Conroe.
Day 1 of a thru hike of the Lone Star Hiking Trail (LSHT) I started in the first weeks of February 2023. Along with fellow Texan backpacker Eli, of @TheAdventuresofEli, we began our attempted 96.4 mile hike of the longest point to point trail the state of Texas has to offer. Trail conditions were quite wet after several weeks of heavy rains with temperatures fluctuating between the low 30’s and low 70’s throughout the hike.
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Great Video, Jerry. 😊 My husband found your channel and we’ve both really enjoyed watching your adventures. We plan on going to the Lone Star Trail as soon as this Texas weather becomes tolerable again. :)
Thank you for watching! Hopefully the forest service and LSHT volunteers can’t get the trail open by fall. Unfortunately the spring storms have caused havoc with the trail and national forest with much of both under a closed order.
Awesome section. Yes, a lot of water from recent rains...and I'd drink that water too if I was dying of thirst LOL. parking your butt looked awesome to me. Wow, the trail was a stream... lol. beautiful when the sun came out. Wow, the lake was great, worth getting to that to camp. Big day. Really nice view over the lake. And a nice sunset.
Thank you Nicole!
It was a wild experience.❤️
Good first day. Y'all got good miles in. Keep that up and I bet it didn't take y'all as long to finish as you guys thought. The trail is so flat it makes for easy miles. Pretty much looked like I remembered it. Looked like the Florida Trail with all the water you had to walk through.
Thank you sir!
A couple of unexpected and unfortunate curves ahead slowed progress but that’s part of the experience. Keep on moving!✌️
Oh man, I’m way behind in watching this hike. Time to catch up! Looks like a great hike so far!
The trail is a swampy mess! Oh ya you can filter that water no problem. The trail looks well marked and maintained.Slosh Slosh Slosh LOL Great first day with some good mileage too.Pretty camp spot by the lake too! Cheers C&J
Thank you!
Believe me when I say it gets wetter.😉
Nice job. Wet trail. 16 miles is a great start!
Definitely a wet one but we really needed the rain. Thanks for watching!✌️
I just started watching your Lone Star hike, like it so far ....
Thank you! It was a fun little trail.
Cold and wet, what an awesome combo haha! Definitely enjoyed watching it on your video more than I would’ve enjoyed being in it 😂
I like the quadplex compound y’all set up at the end heh-heh.
I’m impressed by the hiking pace as well! Nice video my friend.
Thank you my friend. I appreciate it.✌️
It is nice to see the trails is still there. In 1970's it had some trail, but was more a loose mapped trail with a lot of old logging roads. Most of the board walks were built back over 35 years ago. Thank you for documenting your journey. Safe travels.
I’ve been surprised how many folks in the backpacking community have never heard of the LSHT. I’ve enjoyed learning about the history of the area. Thank you and thanks for watching.
@@tangenttrails shhhhh, the LSHT is one of Texas 's best kept secretes.
Woo hoo crushing first day out to Conroe not bad as you slush through. Great job guys.
Thank you Liz. That means a lot.❤️
Great start to your trip. I guess I did not realize there was a wilderness area or public land in Texas. I thought it was mostly private lands. Nice forest area. I know I wouldn't like that wet trail though. My feet get trashed hiking in water. No bushwhacking there with all those thorn bushes. Yikes. Great views of the lake from camp. Good to see Eli with you. You two are crushing the miles. Well done. Have a great day.
It was great hiking with Eli. The wetness took a bit of getting used to. It reminded me a lot of Florida. Thanks for watching and keep on moving!✌️
Enjoyed day 1. Not sure I would be willing to deal with the water. Thanks for sharing.
Lots of water for sure. It definitely wasn’t expected. Thanks for watching!
This was Awesome ! I really enjoyed watching this from your perspective, just to see how much we filmed between us gives a pretty awesome view 😂We really crushed that first day hiking for sure! The view of the lake was worth it though! Can’t wait to see day 2!
Thanks buddy!
Your video really captured the essence of the trail on day one. I loved it!✌️
This was great! Can't wait to see the rest of it!
I’ve been considering this hike also.
It’s a good trail for test out your gear for longer trails or just to get out into nature.
@@tangenttrails I thru hiked the JMT and I’m kinda itching to for another thru hike and since I live in Texas I figured why not.
@@JasonSnailer You might as well do the trail since it's in our own back yard and its now part of the American Perimeter Trail.
Awesome Jerry!!!! I am so excited to see this journey.
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This is awesome!! Looking forward to following the rest of the adventure! The campsite on the lake looked amazing!
Double Lake seemed to really be a nice campground. Thanks for watching Mark!✌️
That lake and sunset were beautiful. 16 miles in a day is a good trek, what weight do you have your pack dialed in at?
Base weight is at 11.5lbs. Total winter weight is around 30lbs. depending on the food and water carry. We resupplied every 3 days.
Glad you all pushed on even after all that rain drenched the trail. Can't wait to see the next one and to check out the Weminuche video later this year!
Thanks!
Yes. I’m definitely looking forward to hiking in the Weminuche with Miller & Debbie.✌️
Great first day Jerry! Way to start out strong! What was your biggest challenge on day one? Was it the wet walking?
Thank Dave!
The wetness. I had blisters forming after wearing Sealskinz the first day. I switched to wearing Injinji socks and no problems after that.
@@tangenttrails ah nice 👍 did you use the injinjis as a liner under the seal skinz?
@@DaveOffGrid No. I checked that at the house. Would have had to size up on the Lone Peaks.
@@tangenttrails Ahhh that's a great point! This is great info! Appreciate you sharing!
@@DaveOffGrid I did wear the Sealskins again the last day when the temps were in the mid 30’s but it was a short day.