First morning in the Great Basin and it just Well, it’s beautiful. It’s beautifully Vast and empty. I don’t run into hikers a whole lot on trail But I guess in going slower today kind of givin’ Aaron time to catch up I actually ran into Five other hikers at the water source back there. So that was pretty exciting I might end up camping with all of them tonight, which will be a nice change I remember reading in Guthooks that there, a comment, that there would be a reservoir and it’s clear cool water and a nice place to go swimming and I thought, you mean I get to go swimming in the Great Divide Basin? What in the world? And sure enough got to it today after being exposed all day To the Sun and the wind it was nice you know when you can’t find change at least find some water to go swimming in and Kind of soak some sore feet and really just get the salt off of our bodies Then there is a better water source about a mile ahead. It’s an electric well so nobody’s been in it swimming, you know So I don’t have to get like butt water and drink it through my Sawyer Squeeze. Best water source in the Basin Award. That’s a standard look at him he’s like I could pose better Like I’ve got this pose. I’ve got like the through hiker IV drip pose going Could we take a picture of you like as I am our friends are coming there’s an invasion Hey y’all better mooooo-ve, they saidMoooo-ve over folksYeah, girl do it. I totally got that The Sun is up Patches and I, which is the other girl that’s in this group that I’ve been hiking with this section We ended up hiking about a mile or so more than the guys did yesterday evening or really last night and So we decided to stop here and we both cowboy camped. She usually cowboy camps I do sometimes but not if it’s gonna be real cold. And it is easier for me to Get up and out of camp earlier if I cowboy coz that coyote is just raisin’ CainI better not call it over here becauseYesterday ended up being about a twenty eight point eight mile day So I’m hoping today will be close to the same. But we do have a couple of Climbs, they’re not real bad. But still it might be a little bit slower going than it was yesterday Aaron and I had planned on doing the 24 hour challenge this stretch because It’s pretty flat. I went ahead and mailed a lot of my electronics ahead and My stove so I’ve been drinking cold coffee or You know, whatever room-temperature water not even not even like iced coffee. Right? Just like the stagnant water coffee, but anyway, you got to do what you got to do. And the reason I went ahead and left is I have to make it to Lander by a certain day because my boyfriend Kyle and my brother Dakota are coming out to hike for a while with me and So I wanted to make sure that I could get there by the day that they’re supposed to be in town Well, he still has left town yet So it’s just not gonna work out this stretch and I am kind of bummed but you know, the saying goes the trail provides So I’ve actually been hiking around this group of five people and they’re all 40 and above So for all y’all who are like, oh, I’m too old. I’m 50. We’ve got people in this group including myself from each like decades so we got 30s we got 40s and then 50s and 60s So four different decades of age groups are represented in this group of six folks that are kind of hiking Loosely together this stretch. And I mean I could have done the challenge alone But I don’t I don’t really want to. It’s kind of one of the nice things about the trail maybe you have intentions of doing a certain something like the 24 hour challenge and then you decide like I don’t really want to do that and it’s okay because when you’re on the trail and you’re living this lifestyle, you can basically do whatever you want, you know, as long as you hike enough, you know and Don’t play too much so that you can get to Canada on time or I mean or not whatever, you know That’s that’s the thing too, in the middle of a thru-hike you can go, you know, I’m done I’ve gotten all I’ve wanted to out of this and then go home and I mean I can’t do that Like I don’t her at least I haven’t had the desire to ever do that but you know, it’s just that’s the freedom of thru-hiking is Getting to do exactly what you want everyday and meanwhile work towards this bigger picture goal of completing a thru-hike or a Triple Crown and it’s just pretty incredible. Okay, I’m gunna come closer and you’re gonna run away but I’m still gonna come closer you think that…Loose sand: nice for long walks on the beach, not fun for backpacking. Ruuuude. This is the tiniest Little horny toad I’ve ever seen And I’m recording it with a macro lens That’s how little this guy is There he is and for reference my finger. Hey found some shade. I can’t let this go to waste. I’m wasn’t really ready for a break yet. Like I don’t feel like I’ve earned one but When it’s this warm out and this exposed you don’t pass a tree. mmmlunch Well grasshoppers gotta eat too Lots of trees Getting spoiled today Look how sweet a bunch of itty bitty baby babies and then some Teenage babies Hey sweets Yeah, y’all better get up over there you go make it rain if you keep laying down Well, I done found myself in another one of these situations where I’m climbing a ridge and this Ugly cloud is rolling over and thunder Right over me So I’m just squatted down here just trying to get low to the ground and wait it out I’ve seen a good many trees today compared toCompared to the other days at least and of course none of those are in sight right now, but So I’m just gonna set here amongst the sagebrush and try to look like, you know, a bush I’ve been sitting here for about 25 minutes and it’s pretty much rolled out that way Still thundering but I have to go up there Closer to that Ridge and then I’ll cut out over that way So I think it’ll be moved off pretty good by the time I start Cutting back to the left there when I’m coming up a hill like this I’m always excited to get to the top of course, but I’m always excited to see what’s on the other side Wow… More desert but it sure is pretty There’s an animal up there on that ridge just watching me There they go! Do do dooot da doot da dooo So we’ve gone from the Continental Divide Trail to the Oregon Trail, we’re now going to Get on some oxen and hope that we can you know float the rivers and we’re gonna hope there’s some Buffalo and deer out here to shoot and hopefully we won’t shoot more meat than we can carry You know the things you do on the Oregon Trail, you know I made the joke about the Oregon Trail and I was like referencing the computer game and if you were growing up in the late 80s or early Nineties and you’re probably familiar with that game, but it’s pretty incredible. You know, it’s like this journey that I’m on out here Exploring lands that you know, there aren’t really many people out here But you have to remember that just because you’re out here and there aren’t a ton of people Doesn’t mean like you’re one of the first few to come through, right? And to think back of the folks who were traveling west on the Oregon Trail in hopes for more is just Incredible to think of the challenges that those folks went through I mean there was no dirt road coming through the Grand Basin then you know Not quite sure whether is now I guess for cattle and huntin. Yeah Recreation I guess for those folks just are so inspiring to think about and know how always Having a dream and chasing it and having people that do that I think it you know, kind of moves things forward in time to think like I’ve got it made I get to go to town tomorrow and be in an air-conditioned building and get food served to me and You know, I’m pretty pathetic compared to the people who came before so it’s just crazy to look back at those pioneer people and the folks that had that pioneer spirit when you think you’ve got it bad or you’re taking risks to chase a dream like Think of all the risks that you know other folks have taken. To kind of look at the whole Big picture it kind of helps Size things up a little bit for me in my mind Found glorious shade, it might only be like two feet wide, but Rocks are wonderful and water and grass Are we even in the basin? “Do you want me to fill a bottle up for you?”
“No, I’m good” Just going to try to make myself chug this Gettin’ my greensBooooom So Patches has a Thousand lumen headlamp. Dang, like it looks like a car is coming through for real That is awesome. So no mountain lions are going to hide from us on the road or rattlesnakes or you know whatever we might have to worry about out here and we are currently night hiking so that we can get as close as Possible to Atlantic City, which we hope has some breakfast. This is the moon risin’ And we have set up Our tent spots we are cowboy camping right here Watching the moon risin’ it’ll keep us up all night because It’ll be bright out a glorious tree in (I keep wanting to call it the Mojave) in the Great Basin one of 12 Maybe it’s still kind of early. So it’s not too hot and we’re trying to get breakfast so we’re not going to sit under it’s lovely branches, but But wait Yeah You tree, hugger. I think this is Atlantic City what a city. I really am so grateful for the folks that I met and got to hike with this section because Like I mentioned before it was a pretty brutal section. I mean, it was beautiful in its own rugged way and just different than Really anything we’ve seen before. I mean, yeah, of course a desert’s a desert. There just seemed to be more life here than In the desert in New Mexico. I came out on the stretch intending to do This challenge and so I sent forward my stove and last night to top it all off Patches was like, you know I have an extra backpacker meal and I have my stove and You have water you can have a hot dinner because I’ll cook it for you And so she made me chicken fried rice and I mean after So many days of just eating snacks for dinner and tortillas, ugh… You know, it’s just normal non cook food it was so nice to just have a warm meal just to kind of finish this long stretch off with it So, you know the trail provides that’s definitely a saying and I feel like it Provided me with some good folks to hike around for this last section. Otherwise, it just would’ve been near as Exciting and I don’t know we just all kept each other encouraged and kept each other pushing I’m sure I’ll run into these folks again down the line, but I just really am glad for the Experience I had in the Basin.
Ha! you think your pathetic. IMHO Dixie there is more grit in your pinky toe than 90% of people who live in first world countries in this age of backwards technology first thinking. I really believe that everyone should spend some time to connect with nature and mostly themselves on some sort of outdoor adventure. Ideally I mean more than a few days outdoors like a month.
Great video, as always! I look forward to them every week. Love the coyote call! My dog came running through the house to the computer when he heard it😂.
My new mantra watching these hiking videos: Less talking, more walking. But you do catch some of the best wildlife: a tiny little hornitoad and a weasel, I'm impressed. Do you know that the Wyoming pronghorns migrate further than any other land mammal in the US?
I love your videos! Also, when I flew from Georgia to Alaska a few weeks ago, I sat and watched out the window and wondered where you were down there 🙂 I hope to do a thru hike one day too.
I've watched your AT and PCT playlists, plus up to this video (just published yesterday) on your CDT playlist. I'm really enjoying your updates, and I look forward to them!
You've been such an inspiration to me. I don't know if I'll ever do any thru-hikes, but I've started hiking around my local area. Thank you again for your awesome videos!
How are you making out with smoke from wildfires, which the current smoke models are showing as fairly widespread in Wyoming? Here in BC our backcountry hiking activities have been curtailed quite a bit with yet another bad wildfire season.
Hi. Enjoy watching your videos. I have a question about footwear. You advised in one of your previous videos that you don't need heavy boots. I was thrilled to hear this as I love my Altra Lonepine 3.5 trail runners. But now the argument I'm getting from other people is that You folks on the PCT and AT aren't carrying 50 and 60 pound backpacks . That because of the weight I'll be carrying I need to wear boots. I would really appreciate your opinion on this.
The warmth of the sun, the rumble of thunder, the pleasure of company and sitting under a tree. A shared warm meal and laying out under the light of the moon. The long, long trail leading to crisp Canadian air. Perfect!
"The trail provides" just like it did in the earlier times when the pioneers were the first to trek it. Parents often say they wanted their kids to have it better than they did. It is such an honor, often bestowed posthumously, for the "kids" to reflect upon their parents' hardships and recognize how blessed those "kids" truly are. I suppose you might call it "paying it backward."
damned, I feel like I'm never gonna get to hike. Those photos in the beginning are amazing. Wish I did not have to cancel my JMT. I guess that happens!
been watching you since day 1 on the AT as a obviously nervous maybe even scared individual about to hit the trail. . your evolution has been fantastic to watch.
I'm starting to get concerned that one day this trail ends!!!! then what will I do? Ive already watched DIXIE on the AT then PCT now CDT. if we all send her $10.00 think she will walk the El Camino for my enjoyment???
I've started saving your videos and watch them over and over. The photography and editing just keep getting better and better. Like watching a hiking movie. I hope to see many many more of these from you. Thanks sooooo much for sharing these adventures with us. Have fun and be safe.
I’m with you on all those pioneers who made the track before us over a century ago, every time I’m out west I too can’t help but think about how those families did it and be amazed while I’m surrounded in comfort of central AC, Starbucks and all the modern conveniences we take for granted as daily normal
Coming up to Lander! Wahoo! How many 60+ thru-hikers have you met on your CDT journey? I'm planning on hiking the CDT when I retire. Been on the Continental Divide at Black Range in NM, Drive by at Gray's Peak CO, Wind River and Glacier. Man! I LOVE hiking. Godspeed Dixie!
While walking this trail, you acknowledge the pioneer, settler, colonists that made their way west. May I remind you to remember the indigenous lands you are crossing too. Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, Chiricahua,Ute, Arapaho, Crow, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Bannock, Nez Perez, Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai, Flathead Salish, Kalispel, Blackfoot.
Wow! I've been following you since you started the AT and you're such an inspiration and the videos are amazingly beautiful! And the stories and insights you share are so important to me and they have really pushed me further in my "adventuring" in life! Thank you!
Dixie over the last 8 months we my wife and have been watching your channel. You are an inspiration. In early spring we started to get together our gear. In May we went to Moutain Crossing on the AT and got fitted for our Backpacks. If anyone out is reading this we live in North West Florida there are not many backpacking outfitters around us. We do travel to Noth Georgia frequently. Mountain Crossing is a great place to start and there prices are very very reasonable. Especially when you figured the wealth of knowledge and experience the staff has. We even went back in late June to buy our trail runners. Ask for Bill he is wonderful. The first week in September we are heading out to North Georgia to tackle our first Backpacking adventure. We have you to thank. Your channel is entertaining informed and inspiring. Thank you thank you. We will post to you how everything goes. Steve and Kristin
Still loving your videos, especially when it has been a stressful week. Between the background music and the way you present yourself, it's just instantly relaxing.
You really inspire other people, after watching your videos for a long time, I "accidentally" bought a ticket from Miami to Washington and did my first hike in The Enchantments mountains; my legs hurt for a week but it was definitely worthy. Thanks!!!!!!!
Boy friend Kyle? That is a great teaser for an upcoming episode. I really liked the shadow game you were playing at the end. funny. I love the up am down (mostly up) nature of your emotions as you hike. It is nice to see you being candid and talking about the good and bad days and what helps make bad days better. Keep it up. We are all rooting for you.
Found a new pack. Don't need a plug to charge your batteries. http://www.lightningpacks.com/lightningpacks.com/Lightning_Packs,_LLC_%7C_Lightening_your_load,_lighting_your_way.html
Love your channel and videos! Thank you. I have decided I am going to hike at least part of all of these trails. After being disabled and after rehabilitating myself in the last 5 years I have decided to do it. But !! Good grief!!. Where did all you people learn how to eat? This is horrible nutrition. All this packaged , processed food has very little nutritional value. These trails need some serious talks on nutrition, if only to help people be able to finish the hike. What I have seen for food is horrible. Hikers need real food. Not this crapp sold in packages and not the SAD ( standard American diet) or the nutrition pyramid we were taught in school. That was completely upside down. If you are interested, I have come up with some very good nutrition ideas that are not expensive , are very nutritious and will help people finish and enjoy their journey without feeling starved. AND it is no more costly than what you are spending now. It is simply knowing what to eat and how to prep it. Not hard at all for anyone with the gumption to attempt one of these hikes. Let me know. Thanks! Ro
*playing catch up from last week*. Your reflection about being on the Oregon Trail was exactly what I was thinking about since the start of this video. What an amazing experience! I'm not a hiker but I love your videos. Thank you!
We are all a bunch of wusses compared to the pioneers. I have driven a good bit of the Oregon Trail and thought it was a pretty tough trip in an air conditioned van.
I've followed you since the AT, girl you are rocking it. I agree with the folk that say "you are, at this point, a professional" I hope this will lead into a career for you, you found your niche and I hope the outdoor community sees what we all see in you. I do hope you get sponsored by many, or all. Even if it's considered to be a sell out by some, it will provide for you and give us all a glimpse of the crazy and the wild and the untouched, from your perspective, which has been amazing thus far… you just keep on giving us this organic, real content, and we will keep on supporting you. much love D.
I also think about those who came before us. I live in southern Arizona and every time I hike I think about what it must have been like for the Native Americans living in the desert hundreds of years ago.
Dixie- I love your thought about respecting the people who made this journey before you. But I also would have you consider that prior to the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion, the land that we live on today was home to Indigenous people. I hope you read this comment and give respect to the real "first people" who explored this land and treasured it before the US as we know it even existed.
I think it's kind of funny that people in the US always forget about the native people of america who have lived there for thousands of years, who have hiked and settled all around America, with no plain wagons or horses at all and certainly no guns or better hunting equipment. But yea, right, that was before they were almosts wiped out by the so called "pioneers"…..
Hi Dixie, I'm new to your channel…love watching your journey! Especially this one – Wyoming is my happy place. I have never had the guts to cowboy camp in the basin though! Do you ever worry about snakes?
My heart sank when she said her Boyfriend Kyle, as I was hoping her and Aaron would develop a relationship. I even thought Aaron came along to be closer to Dixie bc he loves her.
Ha! you think your pathetic. IMHO Dixie there is more grit in your pinky toe than 90% of people who live in first world countries in this age of backwards technology first thinking. I really believe that everyone should spend some time to connect with nature and mostly themselves on some sort of outdoor adventure. Ideally I mean more than a few days outdoors like a month.
I STILL play Oregon trail on my phone but nothing compares to the first one on pc
Great video, as always! I look forward to them every week. Love the coyote call! My dog came running through the house to the computer when he heard it😂.
My new mantra watching these hiking videos: Less talking, more walking.
But you do catch some of the best wildlife: a tiny little hornitoad and a weasel, I'm impressed. Do you know that the Wyoming pronghorns migrate further than any other land mammal in the US?
What a hilarious and artful opening.
I love your videos! Also, when I flew from Georgia to Alaska a few weeks ago, I sat and watched out the window and wondered where you were down there 🙂 I hope to do a thru hike one day too.
Me, seeing that little ferret look-n at you, made me grin too.
Dixie, just can't get enough of you hiking! Be careful though that you're not making coyote mating calls, LOL! Hike on, beautiful Dixie!!
Great to see mature folks on the trail lol. I will be celebrating my 66 birthday on the PCT. hopefully in the sierras where I grew up nearby. #pct2019
I'm so happy that you and Patches didn't die of dysentery on the Oregon Trail.
What are you going to do for an encore? Maybe a hike from the CA/MX border down into South America?
the sun looks like its showing thru a smoke haze that seems to engulfed the whole western u.s…. good vid… havent seen a rattler since the '70's…
Dixie, my wife and I been following you since your PCT adventure, your vid's are Pro great documentaries as mentioned below, be careful be safe.
Dixie! I finally caught up with you! lol
I've watched your AT and PCT playlists, plus up to this video (just published yesterday) on your CDT playlist. I'm really enjoying your updates, and I look forward to them!
You've been such an inspiration to me. I don't know if I'll ever do any thru-hikes, but I've started hiking around my local area. Thank you again for your awesome videos!
You two make a great team with the recording and editing.
Great video! Love all the animal shots. Loved the Oregon Trail game. 🙂
Great stuff Dixie, I might not comment a lot, but I'm still watching all your video's.
I loved that Oregon Trail game!
"Boyfriend Kyle"? 😮
Thank you for making this video.
So good to get my weekly dixie fix, great video and so inspirational. Thank you so much for sharing.
Don't get on the Oregon Trail, or you'll die of dysentery. https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/you-have-died-of-dysentery
How are you making out with smoke from wildfires, which the current smoke models are showing as fairly widespread in Wyoming? Here in BC our backcountry hiking activities have been curtailed quite a bit with yet another bad wildfire season.
Hi. Enjoy watching your videos. I have a question about footwear. You advised in one of your previous videos that you don't need heavy boots. I was thrilled to hear this as I love my Altra Lonepine 3.5 trail runners. But now the argument I'm getting from other people is that You folks on the PCT and AT aren't carrying 50 and 60 pound backpacks . That because of the weight I'll be carrying I need to wear boots. I would really appreciate your opinion on this.
The warmth of the sun, the rumble of thunder, the pleasure of company and sitting under a tree. A shared warm meal and laying out under the light of the moon. The long, long trail leading to crisp Canadian air. Perfect!
"The trail provides" just like it did in the earlier times when the pioneers were the first to trek it. Parents often say they wanted their kids to have it better than they did. It is such an honor, often bestowed posthumously, for the "kids" to reflect upon their parents' hardships and recognize how blessed those "kids" truly are. I suppose you might call it "paying it backward."
The shadow thing was cool!
damned, I feel like I'm never gonna get to hike. Those photos in the beginning are amazing. Wish I did not have to cancel my JMT. I guess that happens!
Keep headin’ North . . . Buena suerte . . .
been watching you since day 1 on the AT as a obviously nervous maybe even scared individual about to hit the trail. . your evolution has been fantastic to watch.
I'm starting to get concerned that one day this trail ends!!!! then what will I do? Ive already watched DIXIE on the AT then PCT now CDT. if we all send her $10.00 think she will walk the El Camino for my enjoyment???
I've started saving your videos and watch them over and over. The photography and editing just keep getting better and better. Like watching a hiking movie. I hope to see many many more of these from you.
Thanks sooooo much for sharing these adventures with us.
Have fun and be safe.
ant's were so cool!
I’m with you on all those pioneers who made the track before us over a century ago, every time I’m out west I too can’t help but think about how those families did it and be amazed while I’m surrounded in comfort of central AC, Starbucks and all the modern conveniences we take for granted as daily normal
Ah yes the Basin, I live in Cheyenne Wyoming and I've driven through said basin. Cant imagine walking it.
I really enjoy your videos. Thanks for sharing your journey with us!
wait. wtf. did you just use "buttwater" in a sentence ?! 😫. lmao.
I’m addicted to your videos! Not only the scenery being outstanding, but your outlook on everything is an inspiration! Keep up the amazing work!
Coming up to Lander! Wahoo! How many 60+ thru-hikers have you met on your CDT journey? I'm planning on hiking the CDT when I retire. Been on the Continental Divide at Black Range in NM, Drive by at Gray's Peak CO, Wind River and Glacier. Man! I LOVE hiking. Godspeed Dixie!
I love the direction your videos are going in & love your content! Keep on trekking Dixie ✌😎
Wow 😮 your intro gave me chills lol I love your adventures
all the good ones are already taken lol. love the vids can't wait to see next week's adventure
Just watch out for the dysentery. That's what always killed me on the Oregon Trail. LOL
13:02 that water is full of cow poop — and I mean FULL
While walking this trail, you acknowledge the pioneer, settler, colonists that made their way west. May I remind you to remember the indigenous lands you are crossing too. Navajo, Pueblo, Apache, Chiricahua,Ute, Arapaho, Crow, Shoshone, Cheyenne, Bannock, Nez Perez, Coeur d’Alene, Kootenai, Flathead Salish, Kalispel, Blackfoot.
Hi Jessica. I have a unique dried pulled pork product that many hikers are enjoying and wonder if you would be interested in sampling some.
Nice vid,great attitude
Just keeps getting better and better! Thanks for taking us along.
Oh no she has a bf. I mean good for you, but also, dammit lol
Wow! I've been following you since you started the AT and you're such an inspiration and the videos are amazingly beautiful! And the stories and insights you share are so important to me and they have really pushed me further in my "adventuring" in life! Thank you!
Great job dixce thanks
Dixie, I'm sure I speak for everyone here but I'll really miss these videos if you ever stop. What do you plan to do after conquering the "Big Three"?
Another great installment. Thanks Dixie!
Dixie over the last 8 months we my wife and have been watching your channel. You are an inspiration. In early spring we started to get together our gear. In May we went to Moutain Crossing on the AT and got fitted for our Backpacks. If anyone out is reading this we live in North West Florida there are not many backpacking outfitters around us. We do travel to Noth Georgia frequently. Mountain Crossing is a great place to start and there prices are very very reasonable. Especially when you figured the wealth of knowledge and experience the staff has. We even went back in late June to buy our trail runners. Ask for Bill he is wonderful. The first week in September we are heading out to North Georgia to tackle our first Backpacking adventure. We have you to thank. Your channel is entertaining informed and inspiring. Thank you thank you. We will post to you how everything goes. Steve and Kristin
Love the long legged shadows… you guyz look like daddy long legs
Still loving your videos, especially when it has been a stressful week. Between the background music and the way you present yourself, it's just instantly relaxing.
DIXIE DOES NOT DISSAPPOINT
been 32 years since i played oregon trail on the apple II e at Our Lady of the Sacred Heart gradeschool… good memories✔
You really inspire other people, after watching your videos for a long time, I "accidentally" bought a ticket from Miami to Washington and did my first hike in The Enchantments mountains; my legs hurt for a week but it was definitely worthy. Thanks!!!!!!!
I follow James Spann, surely you've heard of him being from Alabama….he said Wyoming should see it first snow soon!
You have died of dysentery
or early 2000s! we played oregon trail!!
Boy friend Kyle? That is a great teaser for an upcoming episode. I really liked the shadow game you were playing at the end. funny. I love the up am down (mostly up) nature of your emotions as you hike. It is nice to see you being candid and talking about the good and bad days and what helps make bad days better. Keep it up. We are all rooting for you.
Found a new pack. Don't need a plug to charge your batteries.
http://www.lightningpacks.com/lightningpacks.com/Lightning_Packs,_LLC_%7C_Lightening_your_load,_lighting_your_way.html
Loving your cinematography, Dixie! You keep pushing on and inspiring us all!!!!
Love your channel and videos! Thank you. I have decided I am going to hike at least part of all of these trails. After being disabled and after rehabilitating myself in the last 5 years I have decided to do it.
But !!
Good grief!!. Where did all you people learn how to eat?
This is horrible nutrition. All this packaged , processed food has very little nutritional value.
These trails need some serious talks on nutrition, if only to help people be able to finish the hike.
What I have seen for food is horrible. Hikers need real food. Not this crapp sold in packages and not the SAD ( standard American diet) or the nutrition pyramid we were taught in school. That was completely upside down.
If you are interested, I have come up with some very good nutrition ideas that are not expensive , are very nutritious and will help people finish and enjoy their journey without feeling starved.
AND it is no more costly than what you are spending now. It is simply knowing what to eat and how to prep it. Not hard at all for anyone with the gumption to attempt one of these hikes.
Let me know.
Thanks!
Ro
Great video. The ending was outstanding. Time to hit the subscribe button
I love the videos. I struggled with some health issues and your videos make me feel better, thank you for sharing your adventures.
I hope you don't die from dysentery on the Oregon Trail… 🙂
Great video!
*playing catch up from last week*. Your reflection about being on the Oregon Trail was exactly what I was thinking about since the start of this video. What an amazing experience! I'm not a hiker but I love your videos. Thank you!
I have loved watching your journey over the past few years on these different trails! Keep it up Dixie!❤️❤️
Omg the Oregon trail computer game 😂😂
Omg the Oregon trail computer game 😂😂
We are all a bunch of wusses compared to the pioneers. I have driven a good bit of the Oregon Trail and thought it was a pretty tough trip in an air conditioned van.
I've followed you since the AT, girl you are rocking it. I agree with the folk that say "you are, at this point, a professional" I hope this will lead into a career for you, you found your niche and I hope the outdoor community sees what we all see in you. I do hope you get sponsored by many, or all. Even if it's considered to be a sell out by some, it will provide for you and give us all a glimpse of the crazy and the wild and the untouched, from your perspective, which has been amazing thus far… you just keep on giving us this organic, real content, and we will keep on supporting you. much love D.
great vid thnx for sharing. 🙂
I also think about those who came before us. I live in southern Arizona and every time I hike I think about what it must have been like for the Native Americans living in the desert hundreds of years ago.
you're such an inspiration!!!!! I LOVE watching your adventures
Dixie- I love your thought about respecting the people who made this journey before you. But I also would have you consider that prior to the Oregon Trail and Westward Expansion, the land that we live on today was home to Indigenous people. I hope you read this comment and give respect to the real "first people" who explored this land and treasured it before the US as we know it even existed.
Brilliant!
My Plot Hound "Cletus" started howling at 3:59
I think he's in love with Dixie
Hey Dixie,
Just curious, are you still using the BRS stove on this trip? If so, how is it holding up? Happy Trails to you!
I think it's kind of funny that people in the US always forget about the native people of america who have lived there for thousands of years, who have hiked and settled all around America, with no plain wagons or horses at all and certainly no guns or better hunting equipment. But yea, right, that was before they were almosts wiped out by the so called "pioneers"…..
I know that area well. We Rockhound out there a lot. I bet you walked right past our camp!
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do not understand why comments travel with me from video to video…
@10:19 could you tell it was a black footed ferret? It didn't look like one but was still a great find!
I love the way southern girls say my name – maybe that's why I married one. Ironically, when I was a kid I thought they were calling me a cow.
Hi Dixie, I'm new to your channel…love watching your journey! Especially this one – Wyoming is my happy place. I have never had the guts to cowboy camp in the basin though! Do you ever worry about snakes?
Soon as I heard "boy friend" I stopped the tape. Gotta read the comments. My first land surveyor tech job was in Wyoming.
I thought you might enjoy this, Dixie 🙂
https://youtu.be/oa_28YltsuY
Will you ever hike the Divide again? That may be my first thru-hike. I am absolutely fascinated by your experiences.
Atlantic City is amazing especially the Mercantile. The steak is so amazing and old mining town.
I think I met patches on the PCT
Anyone know what the music is called at the beginning?
Oregon trail game was great and my girls loved it.
Does anyone know the song at the very beginning?
My heart sank when she said her Boyfriend Kyle, as I was hoping her and Aaron would develop a relationship. I even thought Aaron came along to be closer to Dixie bc he loves her.
The shadow stunt ………..great fun.
Awesome intro!