Backpacking Gear: Backpack, Shelter, Sleep

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This is the first of a series of five videos regarding my backpacking equipment. The other videos are as follows: 2. Cookware, Food Storage & Water Filtration 3. Miscellaneous 4. Clothing Packed 5. Video Equipment Mountain Laurel Designs Trail Star Tarp Review: https://youtu.be/g-95q1l2Ml8 https://youtu.be/-Di01dqHyrs

8 Days In Yellowstone – Lamar River To Canyon

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https://youtu.be/pTt8Q5c9zjw This is an eight day backpacking trip in Yellowstone National Park with Joey Coconato, Barrett Nichols and Keith Manage. The trip starts at Lamar River Canyon trail head, goes over Mist Creek Pass and across Pelican Valley to Broad River. Next we go to Wapiti Lake, then off trail to Hot Spring Basin area. Then we again go off trail down Broad Creek to Joseph Coat Springs to Wapiti Lake Trail to Canyon. Please check out Joey Coconato’s YouTube channel “My Own Frontier” at: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2u9…. Thanks for Watching! https://youtu.be/pTt8Q5c9zjw

The Winds: Big Sandy – Texas Pass Loop

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https://youtu.be/2axCdr4rkaM This is a seven day backpacking trip in Bridger Wilderness, which consist of 428,000 acres in the Bridger Teton National Forest in the Wind River Range, Wyoming. The trip begins at Big Sandy Trail Head then up to Big Sandy Lake, over Jackass Pass and down into Cirque of Towers. Next we go off trail and over Texas Pass to Shadow Lake, where we pick up an official trail and continue to Dad’s Lake and back to the Big Sandy Trail Head. https://youtu.be/2axCdr4rkaM

Mt. Rogers – Grayson Highlands Loop

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https://youtu.be/blwvsdFVW2k This is a three night backpacking trip in the Mt. Rogers National Recreation Area and Grayson Highlands State Park. Starting at Virginia State Route 603, I take the Appalachian Trail to Old Orchard Trail to Lewis Fork Trail to Cliffside Trail and then up to Pine Mountain Trail. Next I continue on Pine Mountain Trail to Rhododendron Gap and from there take the AT for about 0.2 mile to a campsite between the AT and the Crest Trail. On day three I take Rhododendron Gap Trail to Wilson Ridge Trail and then over Wilson Ridge and back down to the AT. Continuing on the AT through Grayson Highlands State Park, I camp the third night on the north side of Wise Shelter in a meadow along Big Wilson Creek. On day four I take the AT a short distance to Wilson Creek Trail to the Virginia Highlands Horse Trail to Scales. And from Scales I continue on the AT back down to VA SR 603. https://youtu.be/blwvsdFVW2k

Flat Laurel Creek In Pisgah National Forest

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https://youtu.be/IUc3ARzrfgY This is a one night backpacking in Pisgah National Forest, North Carolina starting at the Black Balsam Knob trail head (elevation 5.800′) and taking the Sam Knob Trail to the Flat Laurel Creek Trail. The trip ends at North Carolina State Route 215 (elevation 5,100′). This part of Pisgah National Forest adjoins the Blue Ridge Parkway and is just south of Shining Rock Wilderness. https://youtu.be/IUc3ARzrfgY

Bob Bald Loop – Cherokee & Nantahala National Forests

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https://youtu.be/v5WCmTgwUY8 This is a loop up to Bob Bald, located in Nantahala National Forest, North Carolina and descending through Cherokee National Forest in Tennessee. Bob Bald is adjacent to Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness in North Carolina and Citico Creek Wilderness in Tennessee. My bear bag video using two cords and a ring (2CR method) referenced in this video can be seen here: https://youtu.be/T9L4ORK62oM.

Southern Appalachian Wildflowers

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https://youtu.be/pVd8XE393yA The following are pictures of wildflowers I’ve taken over the last ten years in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Using the book “Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley and the Southern Appalachians,” I believe the names are correct, but I’m certainly no expert. If you believe some of the names are incorrect, please feel free to comment with your opinion. https://youtu.be/pVd8XE393yA

Citco Creek Wilderness: NF Citico – Brush Mtn Loop

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This video is a two night backpacking trip in Citico Creek Wilderness, which is in the South District of Cherokee National Forest in east Tennessee. Citico Creek Wilderness consist of 16,226 acres and adjoins the 17,394 acre Joyce Kilmer – Slickrock Wilderness. The trip begins at the South Fork Citico Creek Trail Head (#105) then takes the North Fork Citico Creek Trail (#98) to Cold Spring Gap Trail (#149). Next I take the rarely used Brush Mountain Trail (#97) back down to South Fork Citico Creek Trail.

Appalachian Trail – SOBO From VA Rt. 615 to Atkins, VA

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https://youtu.be/LEnDkm7rJE4 This is a backpacking trip along the Appalachian Trail from Virginia State Route 615 southbound to Atkins, Virginia in October 2015. This section of the AT runs through Jefferson National Forest in southwest Virginia. https://youtu.be/LEnDkm7rJE4
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