40: Dolly Sods with a Dog

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Dolly Sods Wilderness in West Virginia.

Trail map

  • Premiere of the [yt HmLBOohfll4]new intro[/yt]
  • 1m50s  Sierra joins the party
  • 4m24s  Day One (59º)
  • [geo lat=‘39.064’ lon=’-79.304’ trail=‘usa:west-virgina:bear-rocks’]Bear Rocks Trailhead[/geo]
  • 5m05s  Map overlay
  • 6m36s  “How does it compare to [v 7]winter[/v]?”
  • 6m58s  Beech drops
  • 8m50s  Blackberries
  • 10m16s  Woody ant nest
  • 11m24s  One of Robby’s all-time favorite views
  • 12m31s  You know what this is though? This is the definition of the word freedom. — Andrew
  • 14m14s  Open meadows with a white-tailed deer
  • 15m17s  Junctions
  • 17m10s  These are the moments where you have to remind yourself to be in the present moment and just take it all in. — Andrew
  • 17m19s  🎼 Medieval Pastures with [p Marisa /]
  • 17m24s  Another junction at dusk
  • 21m48s  Headlamps and trails not taken
  • 22m57s  Thomas says he found a spot up ahead; I’m sure it is going to be more than 25% better than whatever we saw. — Andrew
  • 23m08s  If anybody is gonna scrounge for a campsite at night it might as well be us, right? — Andrew
  • 23m12s  Campsite
  • Dinner: freeze-dried meal (“three sisters”); albacore tuna [and second tuna]; cheese; Top Ramen (shrimp); pad thai
  • No sharing this time
  • Cowboy camping
  • Day Two (4 miles hiked, 65ºF)
  • Tail chasing
  • Robby’s somewhere in the middle
  • Breakfast: “…broth”; scrambled eggs with bacon
  • Disappointed!
  • Off into the rugged wilderness
  • Rocks
  • Wintergreen
  • Snack: shiitake mushrooms
  • Caterpillar
  • Wild raisin
  • River campsite
  • [wasabi pea somewhere in here]
  • Sierra in the river
  • Bryan has water in the tent
  • Dinner: tempura udon noodles
  • Day Three (8.2 miles hiked, 70ºF)
  • Tennis ball warmup
  • Andrew the slug
  • Fire ring gift
  • Snack: fruit leathers
  • Dunking stream
  • Muddy trail
  • 1h25m24s  Credits
  • Sirianni’s Cafe
  • Pizza; lemon linguini; salad; garlic bread; kibble
  • 1h29m30s  Talking about [self_link ‘ref/100k’]100k[/self_link]
  • Shoutouts: Rick Steves; [yt wjKQQpPVifY title=‘There are four lights!’]Star Trek: Next Generation[/yt]; Batman; [leash]; Yu-Gi-Oh!; Ellie (Bryan’s cat); Death Stranding