42: Zaleski Winter

Winter Backpacking and Cozy Campfire Cooking | Zaleski State Forest 4K

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  • Tags: Andrew, Bryan, Robby, Thomas, Ohio, winter

    • [geo url=‘https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/zaleski-state-forest’ adr=‘27331 OH-278, McArthur, OH 45651’ tel=‘740-596-5781’]Zaleski State Forest[/geo]

    Trail map and brochure

    • 0m13s  Intro
    • 0m40s  Reunited
    • 1m40s  Day One (33ºF)
    • 1m55s  Hope Furnance
    • USS Monitor
    • 3m02s  [geo lat=‘39.322651’ lon=’-82.351564’ url=‘https://ohiodnr.gov/wps/portal/gov/odnr/go-and-do/plan-a-visit/find-a-property/zaleski-state-forest’ trail=‘usa:ohio:iron-furnace’]Iron Furnace trailhead[/geo]
    • 4m38s  Christmas ferns
    • 5m54s  Familiar recessed cave
    • 6m52s  Sleeping spot
    • 7m14s  Rattlesnake plantain
    • 7m29s  Intersection
    • 8m02s  Hiking on
    • 9m22s  Lunch: candied dried orange slices; Tex-Mex trail mix; tortilla
    • 10m46s  Trail signs in the ravine
      • Thomas: I thought our campsites were lettered, not numbered. Robby: That's what I thought too.
    • 12m06s  Thermal googles
    • 13m13s  Getting darker before another intersection
    • 15m17s  Ghost of Tsushima
    • 16m15s  Campsite
    • 18m59s  Thomas’ Christmas wishbone
    • 21m02s  Dinner: oyakodon (親子丼); chicken and waffles
    • 21m59s  This lid coming off is the most Adventure Archives thing I’ve ever seen in my life. — Robby
    • 25m11s  Dessert: “ooey gooey” chocolate cupcakes; hot mulled cider
    • 25m49s  Ho ho ho cakes — Thomas
    • 26m32s  Reflecting on the past year
    • 27m28s  It’s going to take camaraderie and cooperation to get through the difficult times and to enjoy the little moments in between. — Andrew
    • 28m31s  Day Two (5 miles hiked, 36ºF)
    • 29m24s  Drink: flat white coffee; Navajo herbal tea (ch’il ahwééh)
    • Thank you: Shirley; Windsor
    • Editor’s note: hat tip to [p Marie]
    • 30m14s  Thomas’ dreams
    • 31m27s  Breakfast: freeze dried breakfast skillet on tortilla
    • Thanks to James Elder
    • 32m17s  Tearing down camp
    • 33m14s  Heading out — route change
    • 35m38s  On the main path
    • 36m17s  “These are beech trees. I talk about these in every winter episode …” — Andrew
    • 37m07s  Back at the trail junction
    • 38m23s  Snack break
    • “If you were to open your own restuarant, what would you call it?”
    • 39m50s  Incline upwards
    • 40m59s  Japanese honeysuckle
    • 43m50s  Oyster mushrooms
    • 45m43s 
      • Andrew: We got our crust, our cheese, and our pepperoni… This is basically a pizza. Robby: No, that's basically a [v 39 fragment='39m02s']food crime[/v], just like what I do. Andrew: Yeah, it is a food crime. But you know what, it works.
    • 46m25s  Rocky rubble
    • 47m14s  Valley
    • 48m55s  I don’t want those spores in my nose — let’s go. — Robby
    • 48m58s  Smoldering fire
    • 50m43s  Stream crossings and fallen trees
    • 52m41s  It’s not about undoing society and civilization, it’s about realizing the best parts about civilization by removing yourself from it. And also remembering what’s actually important. …Friendship is important. — Thomas
    • 53m02s  Two out of ten. — Bryan
    • 53m35s  Parking lot
    • 56m36s  Andrew and Robby on Olds Hallow Trail
    • 57m38s  Pioneer Cemetery
    • 58m14s  Stairway to recessed cave
    • 58m54s  Revisiting a trail
    • 1h00m31s  Campsite
    • 1h00m38s 
      • Andrew: The lowest lows and the highest highs. Robby: That's the subtitle for Adventure Archives.
    • 1h01m00s  Dinner: Las Pollos Hermanas; Thai curry with shrimp
    • Thanks to [v 31 fragment=‘1m20s’]Ron[/v]
    • 1h02m29s  I get to chop and kick wood; that’s like my two favorite things in life. — Andrew
    • 1h4m23s  Dessert: ice cream sandwich
    • Thanks to James
    • 1h4m59s  Preparing the fire and collecting wood
    • 1h7m29s  Drink: Hot cocoa with marshmallow discs
    • Thanks to Kitty
    • 1h8m29s  Good times around the campfire
    • 1h10m50s  Black George from the Tetons
    • 1h12m05s  Day Three (11.8 miles hiked, 36ºF)
    • 1h13m26s  Drink: more Native American tea
    • 1h14m11s  Heading out
    • The same camp area from all those years ago.
    • 1h15m02s  The End
    • 1h17m05s  Credits
    • 1h17m47s  Post-hike takeout meal
    • 1h20m56s  patreon.com/adventure
    • 1h21m17s  Shoutouts
    • Tenet (Robby)
    • Star Wars (Bryan as Obi-Wan Kenobi, Marisa as Princess Leia)
    • Mortal Kombat (Andrew, Robby)
    • Fist-cut transition (“shoryuken”)
    • 1h25m47s  Perfect Ending
    • See also: [v 3 /]