Another Well Done Adventure Video. Thank You Much For Having Me Along. Stay Safe, 🙏👍

This channel deserves more likes.

Happy Birthday, Catherine!

Happy Birthday Catherine National Park Olympics is Great 👍🥰 🥳

So cool to have those animals up close

Just watched this hike and saw you mention and film Morgenroth Lake. I went to grade school with a Tim Morgenroth in Seattle in the 60's. The lake was named after his grandfather way back in the 1920's when he was mapping the area for the park service. So cool to see it in your video.

I have never seen better footage of momma goat and her kids in my life...thank you!!

Awesome closeup of mama and her kids.

LOVE THE OLYMPIC!

Thanks for taking me on this great hike. It was a great video but the still photos at the end were perfect.

Great hike girls!! Thanks for taking us along. Beautiful!!!

This video is a great remedy for the quarantine blues. Well done!

Another beautiful and very relaxing video Catherine, thanks so much

Listen to the birds chirping and the creek running. So relaxing and peaceful. Good for your health.

What a nice fun hike! Perfect!!

Catherine it's good presentation . really we enjoy with you . my love & blessings to you.

Terrific!

Stunning views. So happy to see Christine hanging with you.

So happy to see you with your niece, especially in bear country, she's more comfortable on camera then in the past, she's looking good. Tell her we love to see you two out there together. Great video, thanks as always..

Beautiful.

Wow!..the mountain goats were so awesome!..love all the waterfalls

Such a beautiful hike. Thanks for sharing. Reconfirms why I love the northwest so much.

Beautiful - thanks

My 7 yr old Granddaughter is visiting us in CT this month and she was born in Washington (her dad is in the Army and they relocated to North Carolina when she was a baby). After seeing the video and squealing at the Mountain Goats, I had to promise to take her hiking there! Beautiful video!

The Olympics are amazing to hike into. I live near the southern end of the park and I never get tired of the hikes. Have a great time and I enjoy those videos and photos.

Awesome ladies in an awesome landscape.

Many Happy Returns, Catherine! what a great way to celebrate!

Absolutely stunning I can't believe she's your niece you don't look that old you're looking great some of those Meadows look like paintings and you're right too much Beauty for a one-day hike you make a lot of good decisions on your hiking I can tell you're experienced at it

Glad I found this video, as we have a panoramic view of the Olympics from our back yard. You went places we were not able to go, other than taking a flight over a few years back. Very impressive & beautiful. Love the scenery & wildlife of course. ♥

As usual a great video Waiting four more years for retirement to see all the great things are experiencing.

Thankyou Catherine.a beautiful trip, God bless you

Wonderful videos and loved the goats!

Mosquitos looked huge! Loved the mountain views!

Hello Catherine, Magnanimous! There are decades between the use of that word, but it has found a use here. Thank you for lifting me to the Olympics with you. I will share a short story of my first hike in Alaska some years ago... My Girlfriend and I arrived in Sitka in March for the first time and she began her new job as a trauma nurse for the local indian health services hospital. I am a carpenter and had to find work too. Well, our first weekend came and we decided to take a hike up to "Thimbleberry Lake", such a nice name it had to be a good place to hike up to. I had worked the day before baking and cooking for our hike... Southern fried chicken, biscuits, honey butter, brownies... the works. I packed a back pack with fishing gear, all the food and camera stuff. Saturday morning we drove a short way out of town and pulled over at the trail head. We climbed the steep path to a beautiful lake half covered in the previous winters ice. I had brought my fishing rod, and was so happy after crossing country all the way from North Carolina to Alaska, to be fishing in a high country lake ... we enjoyed the views, I enjoyed trying to catch something and eventually looked down to see what kind of tracks were in the mud around the lake... Brown Bear Tracks. Hungry , grumpy, huge Alaskan brown bears had been there so recently, the water in the tracks was still murky! I was standing there, with a backpack full of biscuits, honey butter and fried chicken! Catherine, the tracks were so big, I could put both of my size 12 boots in one track! We had our picknick in the car! Live and learn.... I love your adventures as you so nicely tell them. Smiling, George.

Great video. We all enjoyed it here, keep up the good life.

Spectacular views and photos/videos! Hope ur niece enjoyed it!!

Thanks for the peaceful views. I did a day hike in the Solduck Falls area back in September 1995 and it was beautiful...

Ooh I'm in love ♥️

Stunning views Cat and unbelievable wildlife. Looked stunning on my big screen. Awesome trip!

2 beautiful gals in the wilderness. Dosent get any better than this. Another great video. Your videos make me smile. Beautiful......Thanks Catherine.

The white avalanche lilies bloom within two weeks after the snow melts. I have backpacked High Divide a dozen times since 1982. The peaks to the east are The Bailey Range with no trails, just route finding. It was one of the best backpacking experiences I have had in 50+ years of backcountry exploring.

This was clearly a very nice trek, elevation gain notwithstanding. Thanks for this video!

So beautiful

Thank you so much Katherine God bless you 🙏🤗🤗🤗🤗

Fantastic backpacking trip, thanks for the adventure especially for the wildlife!!

Its so darn beautiful. like always love your videos. thank you

What a great wild life adventure love it. You know you have that crooked Elvis smile. I like it👍 Keep the adventures coming☺

Great video. Beautiful scenery. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy.

Those mountain goats are the best thing I've seen all week.

Awesome video of the goats have enjoyed your videos

Wow!

Doing this same loop with my wife in a week, although our trip is a bit more ambitious with a strait through one day to lunch lake and a four night stay in the basin. Beautiful area, last year I did a through trip from boulder hot springs to Appleton pass, Appleton to lunch lake, lunch lake to happy four and finished out through to the hoh station. That was a butt kicker. The seven lakes loop is a chill, beautiful trip. Thanks for the trip report.

Love Your videos.... Thank You

The best gift to receive is sharing a hike with a friend 😃

Happy belated Birthday. What a special time to spend it with family doing something you both enjoy. What beauty.

You ladies are amazing! I love this video.

Those trees need to get a room. LOL! You're funny. You're also a very good photographer.

Beautiful Country! HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Beautiful. Grew up in Seattle area although never hiked much.....Snoqualmie Falls and other more readily accessible stuff. Loved the Islands and Puget Sound area and spent a fair amount of my time as a child on a couple of them. Dearly miss the area. TY for taking us along.

Hi Catherine & Christine: Enjoyed hiking along vicariously on your backpacking adventure to 7 Lakes Basin Loop. Marvelous scenery, amazing footage of the mountain goats, Mule-tail deer, etc. I've lived in Seattle, WA almost 40 years, hiked and camped Rialto Beach, Cascades, Mt Rainier, Pasayten-Okanogan Wilderness Trail via llama packing. My favorite is Rialto Beach on the Olympic coast. Large silver driftwood, cobblestones, seastacks, Douglas fir, various wildlife. I'd highly recommended it. I've enjoyed your other adventures (just discovered you last night). I look forward to many more. Jenny :-)

Loved it. Thanks for sharing

Great video from a wonderful area and trail 👍🌺

Awesome. Happy birthday. 🎉🎉🎂👍👍👍.

Happy birthday! I just spent mine, July 6th backpacking also, what an excellent way to spend a birthday!

I really enjoy this video!

WA... The Most beautiful State in the United States...

Rain falling on a tent is the most relaxing sound in the universe 💤

Great hike. Nice shots of the lakes,glacier and falls.

Thanks for sharing this Wonderful Adventure! Absolutely Beautiful! Happy belated Birthday Catherine! So happy your Niece was able to take on this Adventure with you too! 💕

Cat that was truly awesome. Thanks for taking us with you. Stay safe.

What a beautiful birthday view! The mountains are stunning to see through your lens.

Lookin’ good.

Beautiful. Lush green of the forest and stunning mountains. Goats were a bonus. Glad you could celebrate your birthday with family. Adventure on!

Have done hikes into this area every year since 1978.The one mile of trail built along the south side of Cat Peak can't be missed or your four day hike is nothing like it could have been.Maps show that mile as abandoned.Its not perfect,but it's not abandoned.

Another big WOW of a trip. More beautiful places I wish I could go see.

Nice video' You got some really nice shots and saw plenty of wildlife. Looks like it was a great trip. Enjoy & be safe out there!

So much of this video excited the science teacher part of me!! So awesome to see the glaciers and the alpine lakes. Your pics were awesome, even if you didn't have the big lens. The momma goat and little ones were soooo close! Awesome!! Really enjoyed this one.

Beautiful hike, I am so glad you had a ice day for your birthday. I can't think of a better way to celebrate than in the backcountry with those views!!!

What a gorgeous way to celebrate your birthday! From super old forest to open spaces and pines. Thanks for this fabulous video.

Another epic adventure. Wow. I love the forest setting. So so pretty 😘

We enjoyed your video. I believe you did some with my own frontier. We will also be watching yours. Thank you

Happy Birthday Cat Ballou!!!!! Nice to see your niece and also that she was with you on your birthday 🎂. I played golf yesterday and it was 🔥hot!!! Fairways were steaming hot lol. So for me to get up and see this refreshing hike in the cooler weather with rain just revived me somehow. Loved every bit of the video and I love the shorter hikes so you have time to enjoy yourself and new locations. When I saw that it was going to be a 3 day adventure I purposely made the Tj's instant coffee to drink while watching....it was a 2 cup video lol. Thanks Again.

Really beautiful photos at the end

Happy Birthday ! Great pack trip to celebrate it.

Beautiful country Romen/frog soup!

The falls, the snow, the blue lake, and of course you two gals. Amazing views! Thanks for sharing! Be safe, Cat! 💕☮️🙏

So cool that you could hike with your niece. I find this hard to say, but this is one of my favorite videos so far. I’ve liked them all, but the huge trees and foliage are just so beautiful. Living though your lens. Thank you.

Stunning views, both in the forest and out in the alpine area. I like that you took your time in order to appreciate all the beauty.

I did some camping near Ho River and short hikes when I visited Olympic, the moss on the trees creates a sensation like no other, as you said enchanting. Really enjoyed this I know you loved having your niece to hike with. Love the easy trail days with excellent camps! And Happy Birthday to you.

So much beauty in the Olympics. Thanks for sharing.

“Not sure what’s going on with these two trees but I think they need to get a room” 😂😂😂

Hey CATH - very nice VIDEO, and just wanted to say - I am proud of you and what you do, and how you respect yourself at this time of your life, Wish there were alot more Women like you -who take care of themselves - I Appreciate it

Excellent video! Seeing wildlife on the trails is FUN! Well, as long as its not a bear or mountain lion. 😳 It’s also nice having family/friends meet up with you, out in the wild. I’ve had two friends meet up with me during my travels, which was cool even though they just stayed in a hotel. 😂.

amazing footage. Thanks for the video.

Hi Cat, hi Christine👋 wow, you two took in the most breathtaking views😍. HAPPY BELATED BIRTHDAY Cat! Amazing, the greenery, the lakes, the rivers and the wild life, just beautiful!

What an amazing trip! That area is spectacular! Great way to spend your birthday. Both with your niece and the great outdoors!

Thanks for filming this Cahtherine . I really miss the Olympics and the rain forest.

Thank you both for taking me along this virtual journey in my "back yard". Excellent content and editing. A+

Sooo beautiful! I can imagine being there and listening to the sounds of nature. Thank you very much for taking us along to Olympic National Park with you. Great video!

We are doing Seven Lakes Basin in August. This video gets me pumped! Thanks for sharing! ❤️