California has beautiful country, Cheers Kyle👍😎👍

Always a treat to watch a backpacking / packraft video!

Simply gorgeous!! The pack ready looked fun, thanks for taking us along!

I lost you for a while. Glad I found your videos again. Very cool and thanks for sharing.

It sure is a beautiful place your in. I at one time climbed a few mountains with others and had a small lake at the top what a great time we had. Am not able anymore for that track up and down but enjoy seeing what your doing and again the beauty of it all. Thanks for taking us a long. Be safe.

I love it when you go hiking and fishing in my backyard. I’m to old and beat up to do that kind of stuff anymore. It’s too hard for me to breathe a that elevation also. Enough winning here lol. Thank you for taking me along without having to get off my chair. Keep it up buddy, great videos. 👁🦉👁

2 pearls I’d like to share with you. Blowing up a pack raft sucks unless you use the Flextail pump! We are fans of the Supai Adventure Matkat packraft and came across this amazing little pump. It comes with multiple nozzles so you can use it for your inflatable sleeping pad. Easy peasy! Second, ditch the Sawyer and go to the Katadyn BeFree and a smart water bottle. Some drink directly from the BeFree 1L flexible bottle but I prefer a separate bottle from the filter… I’ll send link to my review of the Flextail in a separate comment… We are looking to do more pack rafting/fishing trips in the future. For now we have primarily used the packraft to get to the other side of the Colorado River to backpack the northern side of the Grand Canyon. Always a rush taking on the mighty CR! Yew!

Wow! I found your channel!! First watched you many years ago with robinet portage-camping. Now, after I've scoured the internet and decided desolation is my dream hike, I find you again. Wow!

Beautiful country out there. Thanks for sharing buddy. Stay safe brother 👍🏕

Beautiful area. Your videos are getting better and better

Awesome video, and perfect time of the year!!

What a great trip!

Super cool trip! I love Desolation Valley! I just did an overnight on the other side of Crystal Range @ Twin Lakes last week and it was amazing out there! Testing out new camera and equipment as well. This summer is going to be full of adventures! Can't wait to see where your heading too! BTW, tried your coffee suggestion with Nescafe 3in1 and DUDE... you were right! Thanks for the tips.

Great video! The rocky lakes are so pretty and the raft looks comfortable. Looking forward to the longer trip!

Nice trip. Ropi Lake is a great spot. I can't believe how little snow there is at Aloha. 3 weeks ago it was covered. Thanks for the fishing report.

What a beautiful place to be. Anyone ever mention to tap your sawyer filter on a rock or hard surface then flush. You’ll be amazed how much debris flushes out. Awesome trip!

👍👍 Yeaaaaaahhh......, buddy....!!!!

I’m on pins and needles for the next, well filmed, backpacking/outdoor adventure video

Kyle, if you you use a smart water bottle (clean water, not the unfiltered of course) with a sport cap it works great for back flushing the sawyer. So easy you can back flush a lot because you already have if out when filtering.

I've done the eagle falls trailhead to Lower Velma Lake, you have to go off trail to get to the lower lake, so beautiful❤️

Greetings from Utah. Nice video! Thanks. Good to see how to effectively use modern sun protection clothing (I'm Scotch-Irish 😇).

Just got back from two nights in Desolation. Lake Aloha is incredibly low, the good news is the fishing is great. The fish seemed to be condensed in areas. Morning bite was great. In 30 minutes I caught six. All about 10-12". 1/4-3/8oz gold Castmaster.

You deserve more subscribers bro, tell Joe to quit stealing them 🤣❤

You go baby 👁🦉👁

Backflush with some white vinegar mixed with water. I have same filter and it works great after the backflush. Also.. the CNOC fill bag to pair with it is an amazing upgrade. I forget if you already have one or not.

hot tip brookies are in american lake, normally first cast.

I think the words you're looking for instead of rain tornadoes are waterspouts.

Love your videos. I enjoyed them when you were still living in the Midwest, but now that you’re out here in Northern California they’re even more fun. You mentioned maybe trying snap swivels. I’d just get snaps. Those cheap snap swivels just jam under pressure, and don’t rotate anyway, so they’re really not worth it. Snaps alone are lighter, and as I fish ultralight, and change my lures often, I’ve found them to be a great option. A great small lure to use in the wind here in Northern California it’s a blue and silver Kastmaster. I thought I might’ve spotted one in the video, but if you haven’t tried them yet give them a shot.

Subbed! Great vlog rpisode! Perhaps I missed the detail but what make and model of packraft was that?

I'd be eating those trout no freeze dry

DW is soo cool.. have you tried that alpaca on any whitewater?

For an overnight, what is the overall weight you pack? Or what would be your recommendation for hiking to a alpine lake?

PCT thruhike when?