Can I Unicycle Across a Country Using ONLY Hiking Trails? Day 9

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This series documents my attempt to ride a unicycle 674km across the entire width of Latvia. I’m alone and unsupported, wild camping along the way. If this wasn't challenging enough I'm also sticking exclusively to an off-road hiking route, named the Baltic Forest Trail! In this instalment I learn a more about a popular Latvia pastime; mushroom foraging!
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@LindsayDaly 4 ай бұрын

Obsessed with that guy just busting his ass on your uni first thing in the morning and having the time of his life doing it. We all need to be more like that guy.

@jessie-ht7bc 4 ай бұрын

I love that those guys took you in as a true friend for the day and took you along to forage.

@ciberbri59 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for serving up laughing Latvians swilling vodka, hunting mushrooms and falling off unicycles. I think you found a very unique content niche on KZfaq.

@andrewwmitchell 4 ай бұрын

Those sure were some fun-gis.

@NaomisNeedles 4 ай бұрын

😂

@howardbowen-RC-Pilot 4 ай бұрын

Ed so far you've met some really cool Latvians. Never considered Latvia as a holiday destination before.

@kruksog 4 ай бұрын

Strange thing about the world is how as groups, people can be so awful, but if you travel, you'll surely notice that most folks you run into individually are super kind and helpful. Sure, there are certainly a few stinkers out there, but in general, people are kind. Latvia does look dope tho.

@jessventures6172 4 ай бұрын

I'm from Birmingham, England and used to work in a coffee shop with 3 Lithuanian girls, 1 Latvian girl and 1 Norwegian guy. I'm really grateful for that time because they taught me so much about their home countries and really opened my eyes up to places I hadn't given much thought to before.

@NaomisNeedles 4 ай бұрын

Vodka, fire, camping and mushroom picking with strangers that became friends. So wholesome 😊

@haroenv 4 ай бұрын

I think the yellow ones are chanterelles

@medievalladybird394 4 ай бұрын

We call them Pfifferlinge in Germany. Very tasty. They're my favourite mushrooms.

@ArthursHD 4 ай бұрын

I'm from Latvia, and not much of a mushroom picker myself. You seem to be correct it looks like "Gailene".

@laughoutmacleod 4 ай бұрын

You have to be careful of "false chanterelles" in the UK. Not sure they're poisonous but not good to eat?

@medievalladybird394 4 ай бұрын

@@laughoutmacleod that's right, the false chanterelle can be recognized as such ( I remember being told how when I was a child), is only slightly poisonous and seldom harmful. The deathcap on the other hand looks rather like the edible Amanita Caesarea but is highly toxic and even in tiny amounts usually deadly.

@Linas4312 4 ай бұрын

Not always

@Redbird4912 19 күн бұрын

The "Pillbox" was, basically, a concrete coffin for one brave soldier.

@Jaydcoke 4 ай бұрын

As I understand it, you can eat ANY mushroom. Once.

@gigihanmandarin 4 ай бұрын

I love all the interesting human interactions in your videos. ❤ I remember the old chap living by himself in the snowy mountain when you and Ashora were riding in Georgia.

@Jellyfish146 4 ай бұрын

There are some interesting people you meet when you bother going outside

@SylvainOULALA 4 ай бұрын

It is so funny to see the different mindset about finding a camping spot with a hammock VS a tent. When you got to the rive my first thought was "Damn, this is as good as it gets" But you was like "this is a problem" 😄

@eamonc 4 ай бұрын

Love this series, thanks Ed!

@xpndblhero5170 4 ай бұрын

Mushroom hunting is always a fun time..... Especially when you find Liberty Caps or Cubensis. 😏🍄❤ 😂

@thesimracer 4 ай бұрын

Stretch your quads to relieve knee pain. Us long bois get tight quads on the bike

@Pumbiane 4 ай бұрын

The vibrant yellow mushroom is chantarell! The best noe in my opinion

@harrysenior1112 4 ай бұрын

I could watch your videos all day everyday Ed! Amazing quality content edited to perfection!

@BTcycle 4 ай бұрын

It's like Mario looking for mushrooms.

@dannysavage8218 Ай бұрын

Other countries are so much more knowledgable about nature. Crazy. Very enjoyable video

@Cyndayn 4 ай бұрын

what lovely chaps, it's always so interesting to me what interesting people you come across in your journeys. thanks for sharing :)

@deanfinnie4701 4 ай бұрын

Those mushrooms... I'd be in paradise!

@vanessasherbet 4 ай бұрын

Such a lovely episode, Ed! Latvia is a wonderful country

@TheFlipside06 4 ай бұрын

So cool that you were able to have that experience and thanks for sharing your adventure!

@machetti85llc11 4 ай бұрын

So happy to see this post!

@ab8jeh 4 ай бұрын

Thanks Ed. Next time my dumb brain is trying to remember if Riga is the capital of Lithuania or Latvia I'll have this as a memory. I'm eternally grateful!

@Obibenne 4 ай бұрын

4:29 "Lee-seech-ka" is definitely chanterelle. Common in Canada. Pretty much the best mushroom there is on earth! Don't let morel pickers tell you otherwise :D Plus pretty foolproof for identification.

@sangri03 4 ай бұрын

It is, and in Latvian it is called "gailene". Those were Russian-speaking Latvians who Ed encountered, so they spoke Russian in between themselves.

@kruksog 4 ай бұрын

Ed your videos are always a treat. Please keep up the hard work. I enjoy it very much. Cheers.

@SoupMagoosh 4 ай бұрын

I love mushrooms so I loved this episode, considering signing up to the patreon

@alanwilliamson6421 4 ай бұрын

Great job ed i rode my unicycle a couple days ago 😊

@PedalsNPetals 4 ай бұрын

Glad you can do this!🎉

@MartyrDK 4 ай бұрын

Exelent video Ed.

@tick999 7 күн бұрын

Windsor Park has signs in Polish saying don't pick the mushrooms 😅 eastern Europe still has good forests and a conection with nature

@comedyhunter 4 ай бұрын

such an enjoyable well produced series. Should be on TV.

@heinricheisele7173 4 ай бұрын

Nice to see you again

@sonalmalhotra07 4 ай бұрын

INteresting video!!

@janasisu 4 ай бұрын

Raw edible mushrooms are not dangerous, just difficult to digest in larger quantities. Boletes are mostly edible, except for a few bitter ones. So I simply pick only those and bite into them :)

@1.4142 4 ай бұрын

The mushroom episode I was waiting for!

@tymanot 4 ай бұрын

Riga calling for one wheeler Ed. Go Ed go.

@damedavidfrith55 4 ай бұрын

❤ it thanks again for the trip so beautiful

@slickpickle6996 4 ай бұрын

Love you ed!

@adyhaus 4 ай бұрын

Very good episode

@frankhdh 3 ай бұрын

I hope you are not glowing during the night from the radiactivity of the mushrooms ;-)!

@StanEby1 4 ай бұрын

Love it.

@Goldlucky13 4 ай бұрын

4:30 was a chanterelle! awesome!

@medievalladybird394 4 ай бұрын

One, - never tell anyone where "your" mushroom spot is. Two, - never eat a deathcap! Stay safe, take care.

@samuelculper4231 3 ай бұрын

very cool

@fastcircuit 3 ай бұрын

Golden yellow one was a chanterelle

@NickyG8787 4 ай бұрын

👍 keep up the gd vids! strange thing is I know sum body who has exactly the same name as you! Even more strange he also like unicycles! Lol

@frodetuvendal5293 4 ай бұрын

4:30 it looks like a chanterelle

@Mumbles274 4 ай бұрын

Loving the vids and adventure... where is the pill box you had the flash back clip of? Is it the Royal Military Canal?

@EdPratt 4 ай бұрын

Yeah, good spot. Here’s the vid: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qs-CrM-Dm92ud4k.html

@Mumbles274 4 ай бұрын

@@EdPratt Thanks, watching now. Looks like up near Hamstreet. Ive fished the canal for 40 odd years... such a lovely waterway. Don't know if you've ever been to Dover to see the Napoleonic Forts? They are amazing.

@caseysmith544 4 ай бұрын

I have thought about a Unicycle only I would get a cheaper 26 inch for all riding since my legs are so small.

@simonhodgkinson1972 4 ай бұрын

I want to go to Latvia now

@Knight_Astolfo 3 ай бұрын

Latvian Hobbits? They found the shortcut to mushrooms

@kronstadt84 4 ай бұрын

7:07 is this Ali Farka Toure? Really gives off that vibe

@vahanara 4 ай бұрын

Nice _boroviki_ (it's the same name, here, in Poland)

@marcinkwiatkowski9926 4 ай бұрын

To chyba byli łotewscy Rosjanie. Po łotewsku może mniej podobnie by było.

@marcfuchs6938 4 ай бұрын

Your knee story reminds me of that time, where you got insane cramps somewhere on your world trip. I am now 38, and I don't know if it's a matter of age or malnutrition, but these days, I almost always have cramp issues when being finished with a bike trip over 100 kilometers. A month ago I went 170k in a day, and those cramps were evil. Though honestly, I am so used to them by now, that they are very painful, but I can handle them. It's just so awful when one cramp is finally ending, to then make a single wrong move and your leg is instantly back to feeling like it's gonna rip at any moment. And yes, I do have magnesium vitamins, where I usually take one pill before a trip. Sometimes after. They certainly lower the cramp issue somewhat, but don't prevent them. So I wonder if there is anything else I'd need to do differently. Maybe having more breaks on such a trip for letting the legs relax? Sometimes I keep cycling for 2 or 3 hours without a single time getting a foot on the ground. One thing certainly coming down to age are the joints, which do sometimes feel exhausted. They don't hurt, but you feel them complaining. Cycling is supposed to go easy on the joints - but I have been cycling so much over the years, that it's wearing them out nonetheless I suppose....... Gotta enjoy cycling for as long as I can. Hopefully I can still cycle in 30 years, though probably not for over 100k a day anymore.

@gurmetladakhi3062 4 ай бұрын

Wow

@teaing4828 2 ай бұрын

the latvian folk who keep on swearing due to the sheer size of mushrooms they find will never not be funny

@edgarsdrozds4495 4 ай бұрын

Hey Ed, have you been to Rāmkalni yet? Or did i miss it? I saw you there with my girlfriend 😄

@roronoazoro8322 4 ай бұрын

I mean, he's only had 2 falls during this whole series. So that's not too bad if I was doing this. I probably Would have fallen over multiple times

@EdPratt 4 ай бұрын

2 falls on camera…

@roronoazoro8322 4 ай бұрын

@@EdPratt So you probably had more falls off camera. That's okay .and that might be why your leg is hurting because you've fallen over more than the two times we've seen

@brunobirkenstock3049 4 ай бұрын

Bljad! 😂

@TheStefanhh 4 ай бұрын

PRAT100 works too!

@maddiejoy5927 4 ай бұрын

Question how much time does it take you to set up the camera then go back to get the camera for some of the shots. I’m just curious how much faster you could go without worrying about getting the best shots. (How ever much more time is appreciated so we can see these cool shots)

@mikebeatstsb7030 4 ай бұрын

Fab

@tigerlilly4712 4 ай бұрын

Do you have to worry about Poison Ivy/Oak/Sumac in Latvia?

@marcinkwiatkowski9926 4 ай бұрын

The worst thing you can fall into in Europe is stingy nettles.

@jandl1jph766 4 ай бұрын

@@marcinkwiatkowski9926 Not quite true, giant hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum) has become a major problem in some areas of Europe - that stuff is quite possibly nastier than poison oak and the like, just more obvious due to its size. Any contact with the sap reduces the resilience to UV damage in the affected area of the skin for several days, basically causing severe sunburn from very little exposure. It's also highly invasive.

@Jaydenringrose 4 ай бұрын

Nuuga booga

@marknorville683 4 ай бұрын

First comment from Somerset

@curiousgeorge555 4 ай бұрын

@3van1993 4 ай бұрын

50 Frames per second! Heck yes. I love technology from across the pond.

@newphone890 4 ай бұрын

Probably the best group of people you could of bumped into seemed a 🎉

@shriramlaxmannevhal2826 4 ай бұрын

We want unicycle. Guidance me.price...

@roystanley1920 4 ай бұрын

dude is that facial hair I can see lol x

@nikkothegoblin 4 ай бұрын

Ahh the famous slav squat in the wild

@jeffknott1975 4 ай бұрын

Too trusting of those guys mushroom knowledge! One wrong bite of the wrong mushroom and you'll be unicycling up to the big house Ed!

@steveg1609 4 ай бұрын

Exactly what I was thinking 🤦🏼‍♂️

@Divig 4 ай бұрын

Why would they? People in general are not out to "get" random people they meet, and since they were picking mushrooms for themselves they would give him mushrooms they themselves would eat. All mushrooms they showed are very common and well known.

@jeffknott1975 4 ай бұрын

@@Divig who said they was out to get anyone? I'm just saying you need a good knowledge when it comes to mushrooms as half will kill you and to trust a strangers knowledge with your life is a little risky. You totally got the wrong end of the stick here mate

@Divig 4 ай бұрын

@@jeffknott1975 I guess I was a bit unclear in my first post. Where I come from foraging for mushrooms is common. It is well known that one only picks mushrooms that one knows is safe to eat. Only novices without any prior knowledge at all, either of mushrooms, foraging in general, or that there are resources for learning, picks mushrooms they are uncertain about. (This is extremely uncommon by the way, almost never happens) Lithuania is not far away from where I am (Sweden) and they seem to have a similar foraging culture. This is emphasised by them showing the ways one can distinguish an edible mushroom fom an unedible one. These guys were local, out in the forest for the specific purpose of foraging mushrooms for their own consumption (as others were at the same time, Ed has shown them i previous videos). With this in mind, the only reasonable explanation for them giving him a poisonous mushroom would be with the explicit purpose of poisoning him. This is why I said the part about them picking mushrooms for themselves, so they obviously would not poison Ed.

@jeffknott1975 4 ай бұрын

@@Divig I live in the UK like Ed we get a few wild mushrooms no many but as they're rare nobody knows here what you can and can't eat! I'm sure the guys knew what they were doing but I wouldn't risk my life on that fact!

@mountaincruiser817 4 ай бұрын

I would sleep with one eye open when camping with these drunken big knife carrying folk. I would just say hi and ride to the next spot. I've just watched Deliverance to many times.😅

@EdPratt 4 ай бұрын

Nahh this is precisely the reason I love travelling in this way!

@Gkuljian 4 ай бұрын

@@EdPrattWhat a wonderful experience. Worth more than all the gold in the world. You're lucky to have that as a memory for life.

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