trip video: Gros Ventre Wilderness - Granite Creek, West Fork Crystal Creek, Crystal Creek, & Swift Creek loop, June 2021

Nestled between the Tetons, Wind, & Absarokas are the Gros Ventre Wilderness, mountains that I had never heard of a week before meeting up with Richard. Wilderness an apt description, we saw many wildlife & the difficult terrain in the early season.

As a companion video to our upcoming backpacking trip into the Gros Ventre Wilderness, I joined Richard from the Backcountry Post forums for an early season hike into the Gros Ventre Wilderness. Nestled between the Tetons, Wind River Range, and the Absaroka Range are these set of mountains that I had never heard of a week before meeting up with Richard at the trailhead. Wild is an apt description…

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trip video: Yellowstone National Park - Hellroaring Creek, Yellowstone River, Black Canyon, & Blacktail Deer Creek, June 2021

Rushing rivers, green hills, many bones, and a too friendly bear was our first backpacking experience in Yellowstone National Park. #yellowstonenationalpark #backpacking #travel #bearaware #hiking

As a companion video to our first backpacking trip into Yellowstone National Park, we saw green rolling hills and rushing rivers that part of the early backpacking season. Along the way, we saw plenty of animal carcasses and bones under an unseasonably hot sun. We were also visited by a way too friendly black bear to round out our trip. You can our full detailed report of our hikes below in the…

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trip video: Yellowstone National Park - Old Faithful, Mammoth Hot Springs, & Grand Prismatic, June 2021

Roadtripping through Yellowstone is how most see it. We captures that experience through our day hikes in the park with plenty of erupting geysers, colorful pools, cascading terraces, and wildlife. #roadtrip #travel #hiking #geysers #wildlife #yellowstone

As a companion video to a few of our day hikes at the most popular spots in Yellowstone National Park, we do our best to capture the typical road trip experience through the park. That includes plenty of geothermal features from erupting geysers to colorful pools to cascading terraces. Along our way, we also so a grizzly bear, a coyote, and plenty of bison roaming the fields.  You can our full…

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Yellowstone National Park, May 2021. Synonymous with Yellowstone is the tourist spot of Old Faithful. This geothermal feature along with the many more around it in the Upper Geyser Basin is worth the visit despite the crowds. You can see our account of our day hike via link in profile @travel2walk . https://travel2walk.com/2022/06/02/trip-report-yellowstone-national-park-old-faithful-and-upper-geyser-basin-may-2021/ . With @naturalistbradley & @brennana37 . #oldfaithful #waitforit #yellowstonenationalpark #hiking #geyser #travel #roadtrip #adventure #wyoming #naturephotography #photooftheday #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CeTp1cIrDh1/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

National Mall, Jan 3 2022. A benefit of becoming a Washingtonian is being able to see the capital like this with just a 15 minute metro ride. . #washingtonianlife #reflectingpool #nationalmall #winterstorm #sunset #snowday #dmv #nps https://www.instagram.com/p/CYSkUSWMU5D/?utm_medium=tumblr

Explore Park, Roanoke, VA - Dec 16, 2021. Leash training for our younger cat, Shadow, has begun. The trails along the Roanoke River as part of Explore Park were good training grounds as they weren't busy and wide. The river views weren't bad either. . #hikingshadow #catswhohike #hikingcats #catsofinstagram #kittens #russianblue #blueridgeparkway #exploreparkva #roanoketrails #roanokeoutside #starcity #roanokeriver #travel2walk (at Explore Park) https://www.instagram.com/travel2walk/p/CXl8CpOlvr8/?utm_medium=tumblr

trip video: Vermont - Mt. Mansfield & Colchester Causeway, October 10 - 11 2020

trip video: Vermont - Mt. Mansfield & Colchester Causeway, Oct 10-11 2020. With good friends, it is always easy to pick up where we left off and our visit with Jared was no exception. We summit a peak, visited a lake, and warmed up around a campfire.

This is the video companions of trip to Vermont to visit our friend Jared. With good friends, it is always easy to pick up where we left off and this was no exception. We revisited Mt. Mansfield and then opted for less elevation by visiting Lake Champlain via the Colchester Causeway. In between we had a campfire and cookout to complete the autumn scene.  You can find our full trip report of our…

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Mt. Mansfield, Vermont - Oct 2020. We returned to the highest point in Vermont last year to visit a friend and pod with them. While the peak didn't meet the memory I had from a previous visit, the way up and down were well worth the hike. A instance was on the Sunset Ridge Trail where the light was shining through the clouds. you can find our full hike report via link in profile at @travel2walk or at https://travel2walk.com/2021/11/10/trip-report-vermont-mount-mansfield-october-10-2020/ . #hiking #foliage #mansfield #shineonme #foliage #photooftheday #photography #naturephotography #leafpeeping #travel #roadtrip #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CWH5bljsKVE/?utm_medium=tumblr

Hellroaring Creek, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming - June 2021. Starting to organize some photos and found this one of a few elk in Yellowstone. A teaser of what's to come. . #elk #yellowstonenationalpark #hiking #backpacking #travel #publicland #biggerisbetter #photooftheday #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CWCccIFs8lE/?utm_medium=tumblr

George Washington National Forest, Virginia - November 6, 2021. The Massanutten Ridge parallels the popular Shenandoah National Park, but shares many of the same views with less crowds. Our short hike up to Copernicus Ridge viewpoint was a perfect hike in training our cat, Babou, as we didn't see another person. The view points weren't bad either with the current foliage. . #hiking #hikingbabou #hikingcat #petsofinstagram #travel #foliage #massanuttenridgetrail #massanutten #georgewashingtonnationalforest #publicland #petstagram #appalachianmountains #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CV8wZLeFN--/?utm_medium=tumblr

Jefferson National Forest, Virginia - Don't let the chilly weekend stop your adventures into the colorful Virginia forests. Peak foliage is still going on, especially here along the Apple Orchard Falls trail. . #hiking #chasingwaterfall #foliage #leafpeeping #travel #blueridgemountains #blueridgeparkway #photooftheday #photography #landscapephotography #leafpeeping #roanokeoutside #roanokeva #appleorchardfalls #microadventure https://www.instagram.com/p/CV604xvMTp5/?utm_medium=tumblr

Jefferson National Forest, Virginia - November 2, 2021. Unexpected rain out for our planned sunset hike, but a easy strolling along Roaring Run with the peak foliage was a decent consolation. . #hiking #roaringrun #chasingwaterfall #foliage #leafpeeping #jeffersonnationalforest #photography #hikingphotography #landscapephotography #photooftheday #travel #roanokeva #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CVzCqnlsiRE/?utm_medium=tumblr

Three Ridges Wilderness, George Washington National Forest, Appalachian Trail, Virginia - October 31, 2021. The leaves are popping here in Virginia. While late, this is the best I've seen here in the last 3-4 years. This AT SOBO thruhiker has timed his hike perfectly. . #AT #foliage #threeridgeswilderness #leafpeeping #hiking #travel #roanoketrails #fallishere #georgewashingtonnationalforest #thruhike #halloweencostume #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CVwpNhdM02a/?utm_medium=tumblr

trip video: New York - Adirondack Mountains, October 2 - 4 2020

trip video: New York - Adirondack Mountains, October 2-4 2020. 3 sumits in 3 days during peak foliage with friends, nothing better in upstate New York. #hiking #travel #foliage #leafpeeping #adk #roadtrip

This is the video companions of trip to the Adirondack Mountains to visit our friends Mat & Vru. They were awesome hosts taking us on a few summits in the Adirondack Mountains including Cat Mountain near Lake George, Hurricane Mountain near Lake Placid, & Owls Head Mountain near Long Lake. It was the perfect weekend to see the changing fall leaves even as we dodged the rain. You can find our…

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Shenandoah National Park, Virginia - 2021 Oct 28. Peak foliage season is here in Virginia. Our tunnels of green is now yellow, orange, and red. A hike up White Oak Canyon and its many cascades and waterfalls was the perfect fall scenery. . #foliage #chasingwaterfalls #shenandoahnps #virginiaisforlovers #fallishere #leafpeeping #landscapephotography #photooftheday #photography #hiking #travel #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CVmcA3GMWoB/?utm_medium=tumblr

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia - 2021, Oct 17. Our new family member hit the trails for the first time this weekend. Babou is a natural, but was distracted at times like these small caves formed by the boulders in the Allegheny Mountains. . #hikingbabou #catswhohike #catsofinstagram #catlovers #catswhotravel #hiking #travel #hideandseek #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CVL9AtkFec7/?utm_medium=tumblr

Monongahela National Forest, West Virginia - 2021 Oct 16. We checked out the view from Chimney Top down the North Fork Mountain Ridge amongst the Allegheny Mountains on a moody weekend day. The foliage is starting to come in on the north facing sides of the mountain at higher elevations. Peak season is yet to come. . #chimneytop #monongahelanationalforest #hiking #travel #moodysky #naturephotography #photooftheday #photography #leafpeeping #westvirgina #almostheaven #microadventure #travel2walk https://www.instagram.com/p/CVHWMtnMUsV/?utm_medium=tumblr