Welcome to Vista Ventures! I started backpacking in 2014. For my first trip, we stumbled out into the woods in mid-January with way too much gear and far less knowledge. Since then, I have devoted a lot of time towards learning the do's and don'ts that can make backpacking much more enjoyable. I want to share my experiences and trips with you in hopes of inspiring people to get outdoors and enjoy the beauty nature has to offer. Get outdoors. Have fun. Embrace the uphill.
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Could of saved yourself a couple of cable ties if you know a barrel knot
you're a real one man. I started hiking and backpacking about a year ago and your vids helped me a bunch. Keep it up dude!
@colbyhall1989 glad I was able to help you out on your backpacking journey. Keep it up. Happy hiking!
Those big piles of dirt before town after the hiking the railroad bed. That is the dirt from the Turnpike extn over the mountain they made in the 60s to bypass what we know as " the Abandon turnpike "
My favorite part of the Trial. Help off with section clearing couple times a year..
Tussey Ridge has some awesome views coming to in Everett. great time to do the trail too.. Fall colors are nice.
Backpacking many years ago with my father, He would always dig a 2.5' section of small rubber tubing out of his pack. It weighed practically nothing. He called it his "Inspirator" he would use it to blow air into a stubborn fire. He never failed!! Your hollow tube brought back a forgotten memory!
@alanhykes8777 that's definitely a great idea as well. Glad I helped bring back that memory with your father. Happy hiking!
I’ve been enjoying watching your hikes. Your channel has given me ideas… especially loops. Hike on! The mid state is a tough one. Straight up…. Straight down 😩
@blackberry2615 thanks! I'm glad you were able to get some loop hike ideas. Happy hiking!
Mid state trail is a great basically unknown trail. It’s a challenging trail in sections that I’ve hiked have done sections 8,9,10,11,12,13 hoping to finish it all by next year . Good luck hiking man maybe I’ll see you out there sometime,
@pennscreekcanyon1772 yeah the sections near me see very little use. I agree it does seem to be a forgotten trail. Happy hiking!
These first couple section are the most overgrown and hard to get too do maintiance. you have to hike miles in with your tools. it helps when game comm. opens gates for you. Tussey ridge is rockey are hard to little flat firetown in Rothrock.. then you start the roller coaster over the mountains to New York
@eastcoastexplorer6886 yeah it's definitely a hard trail to keep maintained with all the ridges and limited access
Beautiful fall colors! I don’t remember if you mentioned it but is the trail measured in kilometers instead of miles? I’ve never been on the Mid State Trail but now I think I’ll give it a try. The trekking pole Bellows was genius… Lol i’m definitely doing that…lol Thanks for taking us along. 👍
@fivehorizons5295 yes it is measured in kilometers. I prefer freedom units myself. Thanks a lot and happy hiking!
Awesome fall hike! Another one to check out....
@@rebel3891 it was a beautiful weekend trip. Happy hiking!
Fingers crossed this turns into a MST section hike series?? Guys named Jared are actually pretty cool.
@HiddenHollowOutoors yeah Jarrods are pretty cool. Especially when they show up with campsite chicken haha. I'd like to knockout some more sections but the southern end is definitely challenging logistically
I love your videos, C. I hope you are having a blessed Sunday.
Wow love not seen your kids lately glad you are back
There is a campsite that I remember at the junction of the STS and DHT right after you got water. No need to backtrack. I hung my hammock in a couple of those shelters. Looked it around the cross support beams and it was about perfect. The only thing, I was all set up and a guy came by who had hiked 30 miles and was planning on staying at Scovil. He felt bad and kept moving on to the next campsite as it was starting to rain.
@rickbeidleman1928 Yeah that campsite looked decent for tents at that intersection. It all panned out for us. Stinks for that poor guy who kept going. Happy hiking!
Live in MA but originally from PA and get down as much as possible to hike the PA Wilds. Did West Rim Trail and Old Loggers Path. Planned on DHT but getting a bit old for that hiking. Completed BFT, STS, Quehanna over the years. Heading out next week to do Thunder Swamp. Love hiking down there to get away from the crowds in the Whites. VT is under water again, muddy to begin with and floods like last year.
Impressed with your MacGyver fix of your trekking pole!!! That was quite a challenging loop but with some outstanding vistas! Thanks for sharing!
@patticarey9016 thanks! I had to really put on the thinking cap for that one haha Was very pleased with the result. Held up great 👍
That was a great day as far as the weather. You had some really great shots in this one. I had a blast on this trip! 👍
@backpackingadventures4813 it was a great trip despite some sketchy weather up front. Thanks for being such a knowledge trail guide 😄
@@vistaventures1343 at least you didn’t put the knowledgeable in quotes. lol. That would have been more accurate though.
BFT is my favorite trail in all of PA. Looks like you hiked counter clockwise. Climbing Hemlock Mtn. about killed this 60 yr. old lady! But it is stunningly beautiful! Nice video!
@patticarey9016 yeah the BFT is probably my favorite trail. It was my first multi-night trip. Yeah Hemlock mountain is no joke but the views are spectacular!
That was some crazy weather you guys had! Your videography is very good!
@patticarey9016 thanks! Yeah the humidity was the biggest killer combined with wet feet. Overall it was still much better than what was forecast. Happy hiking!
Just finished watching Dan's videos for this trip and now I'm enjoying your perspective! You guys make a great team for a long trip like this.
@darcyshikingdiaries thanks! Yeah longer hikes like this are definitely better with company. Dan is a good time on trail. Happy hiking!
Do you mind telling me what type of pants you're wearing? I like a little looser fit pant but can't seem to find any anymore. Enjoy the videos too!
My biggest disappointment in this hike is that you and Dan did not arm wrestle.
Next trip out haha 😄
Really enjoying your hike ❤
Thanks a lot! It was a great trip.
Was a really great day aside from the couple rain showers. That camp site was really nice. One of the best I’ve been in in a long time. Great video! 👍
Yeah that was definitely one of the best campsites I've had. Great ending to the day!
Lmao … Dan trying to get attention all ways waving yes we see him and know he’s there 🤣
His video bombs gave me a good chuckle while editing the videos haha
Lmao I video bomb Utubers too but I mostly get edited out 🙄 lol
❤ it!
lol. That log bridge was tricky. I’m surprised one of us didn’t end up swimming. I could have put on my rain pants. There was sooo much stinging nettle all through the trail. I’m just lazy. Really well done video. Your videography was amazing👍
Yeah it was definitely a wonder one of us didn't take a bath. Your approach to lean back was definitely the way to do it. The humidity and stinging nettle was in full force. Thanks Dan!
There is water at that shelter 😉 if you go behind fire ring down the little bank and keep going you will find it unfortunately one has to bushwhack to get to it …. Every time I’ve been there there has been water …
Dan went down and looked as he'd gotten water there before but he didn't find any. Oh well. An extra 0.8 wasn't too bad to get that Beaver water haha.
Lmao maybe Dan didn’t look or go far enough… nothing like beaver water though 🤣🤣
Yeah that Beaver water really puts some extra pep in your step haha 😄
You are in my neck of the woods. Grew up in that area. Miss all the hiking my sister, cousin and I use to do there. ❤ really enjoying your journey. Familiar places ❤
It's a beautiful area in north central PA. So much hiking opportunity. Thanks for the positive feedback. Happy hiking!
❤ your videos, thanks thanks my guy
First! 🙂 Great to see you back on the trail, Caleb. I hiked the STS 40 years ago!
It was good to be back on trail. It was a great trip with Dan. Happy hiking!
Great to see you hammerin’ down the trail again, Caleb!
It was great to be out again!
Cool! Walked up on a coyote! Is there a tracing of the loop you did in AllTrails? Or can you list out each trail you were on? I didn't catch it all in the video. Nice videography!
Thanks! I'm not sure if there is a tracing anywhere or not. I think I just used the Quehanna East Cross Connector, the Quehanna, and Big Spring Draft Trail. If you get a copy of the Quehanna East map it shouldn't be too hard to make up this loop. It was a nice weekend get away. Happy hiking!
Glad to see you are still hitting the trails. If you ever decide to hit up trails in Allegheny national forest LMK its not to far from me and I know lots of good places to backpack
Good to see you back on the trails! I'd love to hike that part of Pa at some point; I tend to stick to my home-base in SE Pa but have been venturing further afield the last couple of years....Michaux State Forest and the Stony Valley. That cookie looked amazing!
Yeah the protein cookie with peanut butter was a clutch dessert for sure. I highly recommend you make it up to the endless mountains! Lots of beautiful country up there.
Really good video! It was a fun day but hot and buggy. I’m just glad the site turned out to be a good one.
Yeah me too. That was a great spot. Much better than we had on night two haha.
Very good videography! You two guys make it look so easy. 😁 I did the Link Loyalsock Loop trail with my Cattledog about 2-3 weeks ago and the Loyalsock Trail between Sone's Pond and World's End was just one mud bog and mud pit after another. Guess it was because of the wet spring we had. What month was this hike done? Thanks for sharing your trip! 👍🏻
Thanks a lot Patti! This hike was in mid-October. Yeah the Sones Pond section can definitely get mucky. This was a great hike. Dan showed me a bunch of different shot setups and they turned out great. Thanks a lot for watching!
Which maps did you use to plan this hike?
Hello Stacey. I just used the Black Forest and Tiadaghton State Forest maps from the DCNR website. Happy hiking!
As always great video. I've never seen you guys fish. If you did where would you recommend a place to be able to catch and cook and set up away from everything. Is there a good place in pa for that?
I can't say I'm much of a fisherman. I'm sure there are many places in PA. I'd just pick some bigger streams. The Loyalsock and Rock Run come to mind. Happy hiking!
Nice! I do this with a Nalgene bottle. I use paracord instead of zip ties, and I've secured it with the shock cord that's built in for trekking poles on my Osprey pack. I like your idea of adding shock cord to the backpack strap.
I will do it when I go hiking
My tiny 15L daypack does not have daisy chains on the shoulder strap. Any ideas, anyone?
Your day two morning break down scene! That edit was fucking glorious!
I was pretty pleased with it. The sunrise shot wasn't quite as good as I'd hoped but there's always next time haha.
That spot yall got confused about you just stay on the road. It doesn’t make sense to dip down. I have always just stayed along the road until the second turn off up onto the hill. Even thou technically o believe the blazes take you on the road over the spillway then down and back up simply to give you another river view maybe.
Yeah I agree that dip down doesn't make much sense.
BFT as ur very first backpacking trip is a ballsy move my friend.
The black pipe is very likely for maple sap collection to make maple syrup.
75 bucks now on planet optics
"Jag of firewood", youve gotta be from Central PA.
Pretty useful. Thanks
Caleb. Enjoyed this video. Fun hike with friends and lots of laughs. The BFT is one of my favorite PA trails. Congrats to Paul. What time of year was your hike? Thanks!! Hike on.
Thanks a lot for the positive feedback. This hike was early May I believe. I really enjoy the BFT. Happy hiking!
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