40: Dolly Sods with a Dog

Backpacking With My Dog at Dolly Sods, West Virginia (4K)

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  • Tags: Andrew, Bryan, Robby, Thomas, Sierra, West Virginia, hammock

    • 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