I love getting to see sunrises and sunsets..and sun in your coffee cup is fun!! What a beautiful view…thank you for sharing this adventure. I love what you do! 🥾🥾🥰😎

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much! It was a good one.

Every video you make is a jewel. Thanks so much for sharing.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Wow, what a kind comment. Thank you!

Doing this as a night hike for moon , stars , and sunrise 🌅 hope we get nice undercast like you did !!! Thanks for another great video

@RachelWhelton

3 ай бұрын

I hope so too! I feel a weird jinx or pressure after a good one, that the next one won't be so lucky. So all I can do is just keep going to increase the chances.

Thank you Rachel ! I am having breakfast while watching the mountain's cloud in your video. Amazing !

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thanks for the comment.

Your “this is why I do this” moment, feel that so hard!!! 😊

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

I mean, we could make a list of good things. But, yeah, that sunny coffee moment up there was the rush of good vibes.

Cookies! Also nice is the opening drone scene. Fabulous nighttime capture. Thanks

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Now it looks like a drone but it's not! I thought the same when I edited it. There is a turnout on the road in Conway and a viewpoint. Just lucky but no actual drone!

Great video! I day hiked South Moat earlier this winter and was thinking about camping up there later in the spring when the snow is gone. The views are incredible.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

I wish you excellent conditions when you do it!

What a pleasant outing, thanks as always for sharing this trip. Your photography only gets better, nice to view this area through your capable lens.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

I just discovered your channel and wanted to say wow, I loved this video and how you captured the beauty of the Whites! New subscriber here 👍

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you so much!!

Some really stunning views there, especially that sunset. Conway looks like it grew from what remember it back in the 80's, maybe just the perception.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Yeah, it is sprouting new hotels recently. Lots to offer in the area and I think Conway does a good job managing tourists.

I hiked that trail in March '21 and it was fun to recognize so many of the views from your video.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Ahh, good! I am already wanting to do the other side (north moat) in the summer. Good area!

Great scene on your way down. You were headed down on snow and the clouds in front of you looked like you could just continue out into infinity walking over them. That cookie looked awfully good and worth the weight of carrying it 🍪

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Yes, good times, good times. It is hard to follow up a good trip like that. Feels like the next one can't measure up so I "aim low" to reduce expectations. I'd love to go that way again in the summer, up to North Moat.

Nice job ! beautiful Sunset 🌅

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Thank you very much!

My wife and I hiked that trail in February once and dealt with treacherous icy slabs for much of the stretch. It was a bit harrowing. Great camping spot. You've become quite a winter backpacking this season.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Interesting how the trails are different every month. On that Mount Potash trip a while back, I guess I was lucky to find the river frozen over by ice bridge, so I could pull the sled across. I guess this is why the Gridders find it interesting to hike the 48 repeatedly, they get to see all the conditions.

Good video, great views. Loved that sunrise and sunset. Nice job.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

What fantastic skies. I dont like winter weather, but winter hiking is looking more attractive to mem

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

20-30 degrees is a good way to do it. Below 20 or above freezing and things start getting more complicated!

@Tenebarum

4 ай бұрын

@@RachelWhelton Well, bear in mind I've been binging Everest and K2 videos, lol. I think Mt Willard in the summer will be a good starting point

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

I love those videos, too. And books. Recently I re-watched the K2 video with Cecilie Skog. She is so interesting.@@Tenebarum

@Tenebarum

4 ай бұрын

@@RachelWhelton Yeah, she's superwoman with the greatest hair ever. Amazing climber.

That was really nice. Thank you. You're really getting the hang of burying those snow anchors, and using a a bowline. Brilliant.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Thanks! I practice the bowline knot. Seems the only way I can learn a knot is one at a time. Now that I am used to that one, I am ready to adopt a new one into my brain.

Lovely spot! Looked like you could have stepped out onto the clouds on your way down.

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Yes, that is the best cloud inversion I've ever personally experienced. Looked so fluffy!

I think this video is one of your best. The night sky with stars is awesome!! What camera did you use and what settings. Thanks Tina

@RachelWhelton

10 күн бұрын

Wow, thanks. Camera on those night shots is a Sony A7iv with a 20mm lens set fully open to 1.8 aperture. I stand there trying different durations between 10 and 20 seconds. My editing is minimal without any "stacking" or professional editing techniques. Usually it's a bit of luck for me on what I get from the sky at night. Most helpful factor is the 1.8 aperture lens but a lot of different cameras could do the job.

Hi Rachel, I've enjoyed a lot of these overnights - it seems like you're winding down from that and doing day hikes - am I wrong? I see fall, winter and early spring backpack camping videos. Do you avoid the summit camping in the summer weather? If so, why?

@RachelWhelton

2 ай бұрын

People! ha ha ha... I am trying to iron out my understanding of the rules. I go to the forest rangers and ask them questions and I get a mix between very encouraging "yes you can do that" and more hesitant non-answers. I would like to backpack again soon. I find the official sites on the busy trails very different than backcountry camping. I am working on this and hopefully will be able to explain and present the various rules more clearly in future videos.

May I recommend an original song written about the mountain wilderness ? DON'T GO UP TO THE MOUNTAIN TOP WITHOUT ME (c)2006 FROM james monahan original songs. @jamesmonahan1870

@RachelWhelton

4 ай бұрын

Alright I will check it out.

@jamesmonahan1870

4 ай бұрын

Thank you 😊