I didn't realize until I made these videos, but that is a one heck of a great idea! haha Thanks for watching :)

No problem.

I'll film a final Q&A and have my dad do a special guest appearance. Do you have any specific questions for him?

+Away With Ingrid Ask dad about his backpacking aspirations. Would he through hike PCT or CDT or other. Ask is he solo hiker or pack hiker? Ask about his fears for you and how he resolved them. If I think of other questions I'll post them.

I'll be sure to cover that in my final Q&A video :)

I for sure will do that. I am more of a mountaineering type, but since thru-hiking I do feel like I want to find and complete more hikes as I travel! I'll be on the lookout for trails this year :)

There is a specific Guthook JMT Guide App for purchase if you just search it in the app store!

+Matthew Hewitt depends on the area and it changes year to year. When I hiked, I believe it was 42 miles.

That was never something I worried nor did I have any issues. You will see wildlife, it's part of the trail. :)

Any questions specific to that?

I'm in DFW as well! Good luck on your hike!

I'm from West Texas, but I travel quite a bit.

+Cupcakegirl11 usually! It's hard too difficult when snowfall isn't high. No ice axe needed when I went through

I'll discuss this further in my final Q&A video :)

nope! It wasn't a heavy snow year last year.

base weight was always about 20.4 pounds. That photo was from the first 10 days of my hike so I'm going to estimate it was pretty heavy due to being in the desert section and also carrying quite a bit of stuff that I got rid of in the next month.

I didn't set out with the intention of ever making a youtube series about it. I went out there for the adventure and to just test myself mentally and physically. Carrying extra batteries or memory sticks or a video camera would have hindered my experience in a lot of ways. Although, I do vow to take videos of my next hike :)

+melonloveslife great questions! I just used water and my finger to clean my pot. I never bathed in any water source. I just made sure my spork and pot were cleaned as best I could. I used hand sanitizer before every meal and kept my toothbrush pretty well protected. Hope this helps!

Thank you! I hope to see more videos in the future! They were all so good!

no way never. Maximum capacity was about 5 L!

I have not! let me know how it is!

Confucius say: It doesn't matter where you start, or where you end up, as long you keep going.

It's a bit anticlimactic, but I will answer it in the last Q&A. Thanks for the question!

Sorry to see that iam 50 and going for it

Everything is listed in the description box of the video, hope it helps!

Thank you very much.

Howdy :)

+Bobby Evans like if a bird was flying the distance and disregarded roads and other obstacles that would increase the time and distance.

Thank you!

I've been watching your videos for weeks now. You have so much valuable information. Thank you so much!

Its not like that. If you get lost, you retrace your steps to get back to an obvious section of the actual PCT (its a well-defined trail, except for the re-routes). My advice is to pay attention to direction changes and changes in terrain, as which point you turn around and take a moment to study what it would look like if you had to return that way. This habit will save your life. Once back on trail and you don't know which way to go, you can just wait until others with more knowledge appear. There's one to two dozen hikers on any given day of hiking season, passing through any spot. You're never alone for very long.

+Maximus Meridius can't speak for everyone, but I didn't because I simply didn't buy or carry the maps. I knew people that did and had different sections mailed to them.

+Jeff K sorry, didn't have all day to record and edit videos.

Priorities...priorities. :) No problem...thanks for the videos...enjoyable to watch and learn.