this summer is all about getting out there and enjoying the only problem everyone seems to be
going to the same places at the same time and this has caused a bit of a problem we have set
monthly visitation records so i wondered where should i go near me that wouldn't be crowded where
could i be totally alone oh my god i just found paradise you guys i found a national park where
i only saw a few other people on the trail per day i cannot believe i am the only one here but often
i was completely alone my journey began checking out free dispersed camping just
south of the park in the national forest hello from my little campsite at lassen check it out
and then it was time to swim okay so this isn't actually where i'm trying to go
right now like i'm not going to end my evening here but i just wanted to scope this out before
it got dark so now that i know this is a good spot for me i'll go ahead and drop a pin
and i'll come back but i'm gonna head back out to the park now oh my god i just found paradise
ouch ouch ouch it's crazy because lassen peak actually erupted like a little over 100 years ago
so that is a freshie it's crazy to be sitting here knowing that it was like spewing in 19 i think 19.
7.8 miles to go it began why do i want solitude so badly i ask myself this question often
i think many of us see it as a chance to recharge
i used to fear alone time but now i need it and i feel most at home when i'm alone in nature
and the solo hikes are my chance to achieve something beautiful
all by myself with no one to cheer me on but me
there's probably no question that is in fact the mountain i'm summiting today didn't look
that view is so pretty it's gonna be amazing up there
i cannot believe i am the only one here i mean i passed a couple people
on the trail going down but like that was it two people
and then i had the whole rest of the hike and this sunset view to myself that's incredible
i got a long dark walk ahead of me i better head out let's do it
the flowers are like extra fragrant right now i look really nerdy with this on smells super good
beautiful view all right let's make work of this downhill so this is essentially
what i see on the way down just what's right in front of me it's all good though there he is
let's go get some sleep
good morning oh man i slept forever
i don't think any any animal ended up coming by like something's making noises i don't
know what though it happens every time i turn the light off it's a little freaky
certainly no people certainly no cars just waking up in this beautiful forest by myself so beautiful
awesome i made it yay
i don't really like oatmeal so i'm trying something else but i'm a little scared of
this consistency it's like eating a bag of warm apple pie it's really good i like it
not a very organized person from the beginning so when i go camping it's like double trouble and i
feel like i'm looking for where i put things half the day already look at this disarray
the other thing that's making this less comfortable than usual is i have all my
food and a bear can and that means that nothing can go in here that would need to go into cooler
so i'm kind of living off backpacker food out here that just add water stuff the dry stuff
and it may seem like overkill but the bears in the sierras are hardcore they break into people's
cars regularly they will even break into people's houses to get after that tasty tasty human food
so you cannot underestimate them and i know that leaving food in my car could be a bad idea but
still all in all it's such a pleasure to be out here it's beautiful i love it i can't believe how
big these trees are i can't believe how big these pine cones are and i love hanging out here with
no one else around it being so peaceful and just being able to hang out until my big hike tonight
good how are you i have a national parks test i have one question
how often do bears break into cars and lesson they don't do it in las vegas they don't have okay yeah
great one of them has to learn and then they have to teach their children wow and they haven't done
that here okay have a good one thank you don't have to go to the great lengths i did apparently
thought that i was gonna get here for sunset but i'm actually a bit too late
fail but i might just head back to my camp spot hang out and then um maybe wake up for the sunrise
okay have you ever seen a pine cone this size that is the size of my head that's impressive stoked
this spot is still here there's really not anyone around it's totally mine tonight and i'm stoked
right well i made it back to my original campsite last night and i decided to get up
early today see this worth it
that is so pretty i'm all copied up i got kind of an early blister on my heel yesterday hiking
but the trail behind me is called bump ass hell and it's just so intriguing is it not
and i think it's one of the like the things to do in the parks it's like i'm a noob or
something i did not bring any band-aids but i think i'm just gonna like do it anyway i kind
of want to see this effinated feeling good there's that lake i was at yesterday shorts
what the hell should i be sad i've never partied that hard just lose your shorts
i'm glad i did this
first people i've seen all day
glad i went hiking anyway making my blister worse so that i could see this iconic part of the park i
it's like i'm a noob or something i mean i hiked every day for a month in the winter
but i'm out of practice this was so worth it though what an amazing trip this has been i
guess i should maybe do this again sometime let me know what you think
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