I really enjoyed our mini trip together. We will definitely have to do it again sometime. Maybe if you ever come up to far NW Washington by the Canadian border where I live, I can show you some epic spots.
@dubprocesslbc2 жыл бұрын
Amazing build you have Harley, awesome to see you guys collaborating together.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
It was so great to finally meet up and I am definitely hoping we can do it again without cutting the excursion short next time. I'm eager to check out more of Washington's incredible wilderness, and maaaayyybe talk SH Forester at least a little bit next time. :-)
@simpleinstinct2 жыл бұрын
You live up by me then. See you out there. 👌
@brianlipke16682 жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest I'd love to meet up with you and Harley if you make it up to our area of NW Wa!
@danielhostetler94932 жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest I live in Yakima, WA and I'd really like to know where this is? My guess originally was somewhere between the Tricities and Goldendale but the scenery has me doubtful. Since North of that is the Yakama Reservation I'm fairly confident it's not there so I'm guessing it's either between Yakima and Ellensburg or somewhere west of Ellensburg, I'd love to know how close I am if you can't give me an exact location.
@VegaVenturing2 жыл бұрын
"Every time I bring this back to Earth, I breathe a sigh of relief" Oh man I feel the exact same way. Every flight where the drone comes back home, is a successful flight! Beautiful video. Thanks for posting.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
LOL...I never realize how tense I am, until the drone lands and suddenly my entire being relaxes, haha. :-)
@swidahooverlanding28672 жыл бұрын
Always making the best out of a bad situation! Thanks for taking us along for the ride! George.
@tsientific2 жыл бұрын
I watch your channel because it gives me Big Bob Ross vibes. Thanks for taking the thoughtful time to share your travels with us.
@bajasoobnut2 жыл бұрын
For me it's closer to a fishing the west vibe lol, was thinking about that while watching this one lol
@tsientific2 жыл бұрын
“Mindfully Moving Through The West” @@bajasoobnut
@bajasoobnut2 жыл бұрын
@@tsientific if you didn't grow up here in Oregon then you never got to watch this show on OPB which is the PBS affiliate here in Oregon lol kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jc9yfrmem8fViKs.html
@dad_wagon19762 жыл бұрын
I was 5 years old and living in Longview, WA when St. Helens blew. We had so much ash for a long time. My dad was a Caterpillar mechanic and spent a lot of time up around the mountain working on heavy equipment used in the recovery and road building after. We had huge pieces of pumice that he would bring home. I’m planning a trip up there with my childhood friend who still lives up there. I haven’t been up to the mountain since I was a kid. Great video!
@DeepOwl10732 жыл бұрын
I'm watching from between Mt Lassen (10,457') and Mt Shasta (14,179'). Mt Lassen was the last volcano to erupt in the United States (1914) until Mt St Helen's blew her top in 1980. Lassen still shows activity with hot springs, bubbling mud pits, and steam vents. I've always been a Subaru guy. My first car was a 1980 gl wagon. I've owned many over the years, my wife currently drives a '17 Outback. I had a '13 Frontier Pro-4x until it burned this summer while fighting the Dixie fire. I replaced it with a Colorado ZR2 similar to your buddies in this video. I love the outdoors and the vehicles that get me there. Your presentation of both is spot on. Thanks for another great adventure Donald. Old Rasputin is one of my favorites. Cheers!
@brianpratt26812 жыл бұрын
music & production keeps getting better & better, love this channel! thank you so much for sharing
@jarrodyeager2 жыл бұрын
Love seeing these adventures. Thanks for inspiring people to get outside.
@marcericdavis2 жыл бұрын
I worked on Mt St. Helens the summer before it blew up. A place called Harmony Falls Lodge on the ease side of Spirit Lake. Beautiful area with a great waterfall. The power for the lodge was made from the waterfall using a Pelton wheel and an old generator from a WWII bomber. There was also an old single cylinder engine the size of a small car we used some times. Good memories.
@bajasoobnut2 жыл бұрын
Those motors were usually called hit and miss motors and also lovingly names donkey motors, definitely workhorses that ran awesomely when under load
@yungdolphin91302 жыл бұрын
Dude sounds awesome is that place still there?
@marcericdavis2 жыл бұрын
@@yungdolphin9130 It was buried under a a few hundred feet of ash durring the eruption. :-(
@evilcam2 жыл бұрын
28:38 - Woah. That was a hell of a shot of that sunrise.
@rideoregonfirst2 жыл бұрын
It's the very definition of Adventure....Things go wrong, then they turn out for the best! I was 15 when St Helens blew, I was with a church group at Kahneeta in the Warm Springs Res that day.
@andrewlcraft12 жыл бұрын
Loved seeing St Helens! I was born in '80, and we went back in 2020 for my 1st time since high school, and have since climbed it 3 times! Definitely a favorite 🙂. Something very unique about being on the rim of an absolutely active volcano.
@cherylmartin40502 жыл бұрын
Beautiful scenes. Thanks you for bringing me along
@IdahoLessTraveled2 жыл бұрын
Glad to see you cross off another check mark on your bucket list, Donald. Good video. I remember that Sunday morning of May 18, 1980 as if it was yesterday. I watched the whole show from Hillsboro, OR airport about 60 miles away where I had a very good view of the mountain and the scene it was presenting. I had made many flights in the weeks and months previously to watch the evidence build of the big explosion as it got closer. One of those instances in life that you never forget.
@marcericdavis2 жыл бұрын
#softroadingthewest Donald, If you ever want to take a flight around St Helens and get a closer look, PM me and I'll take you up. I fly out of Hillsboro. There is a grass airstrip at Rimrock lake we could camp at if you like. I fly in there a couple times a year.
@ancientoverland53872 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your channel for a couple years now. Watching your setup evolve from the Forester to now has been truly inspirational. Thank you for all that you do!
@carolleimbach64072 жыл бұрын
Thank you for making this video. Good travels, good food, beautiful sunrise.
@SaabAholic2 жыл бұрын
Welcome to my world of road closures. It’s been a couple of years since I’ve been able to get down the Clackamas River corridor and the Callowash River. I camp often in the Blue Mountains and the Idaho panhandle. Avery, Idaho and St. Joe River is amazing, also.
@sandralutz-rodriguez28642 жыл бұрын
looks like it was an awesome trip after all! Luke was super a good sport!
@aMAYSingLife2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the shout out… your chili idea has got me wanting to make more stew type meals this winter! I’m still working on a way to make it back out there for NYE patreon camp… hope to see you guys again then if so! Great video!
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU David! I was at such a loss for ideas going into this trip and your jalapeno cheese burger was such an inspiration...I really enjoyed this little chili stew thing. :-) I look forward to hanging out if you make it out for Jason's event.
@Jasoneffrig2 жыл бұрын
Looks like such a time! I can’t wait to get out!
@danhohman2 жыл бұрын
Oh Donald, this makes me smile so big! A lifelong dream fulfilled in such an epic way is just awesome! Good for you! It really is incredible that we had an active volcano in our lifetime so close to our homes! I was fortunate to have experienced Mt St Helens before the explosion and then again multiple times after. I've flown around the mountain very shortly after it blew and have also been in a helicopter down in the crater. It was amazing to see the devastation so close up and yet within 3 months after the eruption, we saw a herd of elk back in the area. In some ways nature recovers very quickly. It was really fun to see the dry side of Washington state as well as the wet side! Thank you so much for your hard work in making this happen and thanks for bringing us along. You're the best!
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dan! I can't believe you helicoptered into the crater! You'll have to tell me more about this next time we cross paths.
@jasongrace95992 жыл бұрын
Thank you Donald!
@CJADVENTUREOREGON2 жыл бұрын
Great video! We have been to the Mt St Helen’s visitor center but haven’t ventured much more than that. You’ve inspired us to put it on our list! As always, we enjoyed watching!
@Hazmatt47002 жыл бұрын
I grew up outside of Sandy down on the river. My grandparents lived up in Hood River. I've never been that close to mountain that I remember, but except the 8mm movie of my mom holding me with the explosion in the background.
@dadcooksfood99562 жыл бұрын
Donald what a great trip. It wasn’t as planned but you found a nice spot and right in my backyard. I can’t wait for the roads to open back up so that I can get out there.
@EagleOne492 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 50K + subscribers, Donald!
@zackdemundo2 жыл бұрын
Yes! Mt. St. Helens - great save!
@ktmcc43602 жыл бұрын
Thank David!
@kelnco98562 жыл бұрын
What a way to salvage your trip! And first time at Mount St. Helens!
@gilvietor19182 жыл бұрын
Man that was awesome, at the end there that shadow on Rainier was super cool.
@fwdadventuresza2542 жыл бұрын
Beautiful area ,great video...diggin' the truck setup now that you're settling in!
@grizzlybaitak2 жыл бұрын
Very nice. Sorry to see this one end!
@michaelpellegrino32202 жыл бұрын
I lived on the Atlantic Ocean in New Jersey as a child when Mount St. Helen's erupted. We awoke to a layer of ash on our cars the week after it blew.
@timothyholtjr.86002 жыл бұрын
I absolutely love your videos!! Thank you so much for sharing and letting us tag along with ya!! Happy Holidays and safe travels!!
@virginiarocks2 жыл бұрын
Wow. Some stunning views!
@ericnunn88562 жыл бұрын
Got lucky on the drone! I’m a big fan of eastern Washington and Idaho panhandle. Thanks for sharing your adventures 🤙
@smellybearc74112 жыл бұрын
That’s nice. Unexpected detours usually result in me going home at 1:00 a.m.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
LOL
@StacySalmans2 жыл бұрын
Glad you got to see Mt St. Helens. That chili looked delicious.
@gearlist2 жыл бұрын
Always relaxing to watch your trips Donald!
@kuyajohnny85062 жыл бұрын
I got to go to Sprit Lake and to Mt St Helens when I was a kid a couple of months before the eruption. It was so beautiful. I wish I had a camera at the time. I lived in Delano Ca. We even got ash in Central California for the eruption.
@troyallen58062 жыл бұрын
Now we're cooking! Love the knife skills...
@johngerson73352 жыл бұрын
Love what you do, thanks so much for sharing your adventures with us!
@MarkGrundhoefer2 жыл бұрын
Hey thanks for using my song in your video! It’s very cool to see one of my favorite pieces accompany your journey.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Thank YOU! I appreciate all of you on artlist.io This is one of the best investments I've made in this channel, well worth the annual subscription. The right music is such an essential component, and integrating the music is one of my favorite parts of editing my videos. I've only recently starting including the music credits in my descriptions, but looking back through my artlist history, I've actually used two other pieces of yours at some point, Barefoot, and Washed Away. I don't remember off the top of my head which videos they were in, but I'm gonna go find them and I'll reply here again with links when I do. Those are both really nice pieces of music too.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Washed Away is in this video: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrZdg7CJnZmYeqc.html at a little beyond the 14-minute mark. Barefoot is a piece I preselected as possible soundtrack BEFORE one of my recent trips. Sometimes before weeklong adventures, I like to acquire a bunch of music I think is likely to work, and then listen to it repeatedly over the course of that trip, to get to know the music and gain a sense of where it belongs. Episodes from this early November trip will be coming out in late December and early January. I will try to remember to tag you when I use that piece..it will definitely show up at some point in there. :-)
@MarkGrundhoefer2 жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest that’s so cool! We def appreciate the credits but the good news is that Shazam style ID is so good I’ve seen a ton of new listeners and I know your videos are a part of that. Great stuff!
@JohnConnor6362 жыл бұрын
Washington State really is beautiful.
@steveegbert74292 жыл бұрын
I was 27 when St. Helens blew. I was a mechanic in Grants Pass and we had ash down there too. My first trip to Rainer and St. Helens was in 2005, what a treat! Indescribable was my first glimpse of Rainier towering overhead as the low clouds parted as I was standing in the Paradise parking lot. Windy Ridge has a well earned name as you found out, but some of the best views of St. Helens. Glad you finally got to experience it too.
@trucksonline93312 жыл бұрын
Interesting to see how the country sid ehas both recovered and still show signs of St Helens eruption, At the time thought it was the end of a Years long planning. But in 1981, we walked the pacific crest trail Mexico to Canada, so 40 years ago this year. Your video and trips into the mountains brings back lots of great memories. Cheers and keep at it...
@BirdPhish2 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Donald.....nice job on the video!
@SeanStewart882 жыл бұрын
Excellent video. I love Mt St Helens, climbed it back in 2018. The wilderness that surrounds is a great place to explore too. We have some great places here to explore on the WA side and definitely blessed to have such lands to recreate on! I moved here from Scotland back in 2008 and honestly I couldn’t have landed in a better place. If you haven’t already I’d suggest exploring the Mt Adams wilderness also, you won’t be disappointed. Also the video length is great. I think that sweet spot for most is between 35-50 minutes, well at least for myself. Cheers.
@gadi48242 жыл бұрын
Great content, thank you!
@scottymac51742 жыл бұрын
I saw a recent documentary on Mt. Saint Helens. There still is a lot of seismic activity happening in the crater. Apparently there is a large glacier forming in the crater under the northwest rim. Small earthquakes keep sliding debris over it which keeps it from melting. The more it accumulates, the bigger the chance of a major pyroclastic event if it erupts again.
@midnightadventureswa2 жыл бұрын
What a great video of Washington hope on your way home you stop a beacon rock State Park It is a cool place to see one thing is great is on a nice day I get to see MT Rainer Have a safe trip home
@collinneuhauser96552 жыл бұрын
The Gifford Pinchot forest has some fire lookouts with amazing views. If anyone is in the area I recommend them as destinations.
@JohnConnor6362 жыл бұрын
A good chili always burns twice. 😂
@OutandBackOregon2 жыл бұрын
St. Helens is such a cool place! I've been to the top 6 or 7 times now, such an amazing experience. Anyway, great video, thanks!
@ChambersFamilyOverland2 жыл бұрын
You and I both with St. Helens... Always wanted to go, of course the wife and kids made a trip when I was working.... But it's high on my list to see up close
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Totally worth the drive. I will admit, I hesitated to drive all the miles out what is essentially a dead-end road and thought about just moving on towards home, but I was SO glad I pushed on out there. It was far better than I ever expected it could be.
@whiskeypapa5992 жыл бұрын
I had that same beer tonight! Cheers!
@gringo30092 жыл бұрын
Good stuff!
@martykong35922 жыл бұрын
WOW! Thanks for sharing spectacular trip indeed! I remember St Helens eruption, as it sprayed ash allover and lost my Dad's Vega to it... :( All the BEST to you and safe travels! Cheers ! :)
@lifestyleoverlanding60532 жыл бұрын
For a minute I thought you bought a new snowpeak fire pit but I guess that was your buddies! I know they are very expensive but they are well made and worth it for me! By once and cry once😢 great video as always!
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
I don't have a Snowpeak (yet) but I have crossed paths with them numerous times over the years via friends who have them and - price aside - I really really like this design. I've shopped and shopped the various other options, but nothing else I've found seems quite as good to me. Stay tuned, next time you see one on my channel, it may be mine. ;-)
@sierramantrvlnus2 жыл бұрын
Yay!
@joycejohnson13962 жыл бұрын
I enjoy your travels. Your shots are beautiful. Stay safe and healthy. Happy holidays.
@camiloherrera75462 жыл бұрын
Loved the longer video keep up the great content
@PeteGeniella2 жыл бұрын
Every Saturday morning I enjoy a cup of coffee while watching your latest video. It’s a nice routine! Poor battery retention is a known issue for the DJI Spark. If you google around, I believe there are some workarounds or tricks. My brother has one and this happened to him too
@clifford_overland2 жыл бұрын
Great video yet again👍 I to have always had a fascination with St Helens, as a kid I always wanted to go there, I definitely need to make it happen. Remember it blowing it's top like yesterday. My grandparents lived in Tumwater and going there after the eruption was like another world.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
100% worth it. It was waaaaaay better than I ever thought it could be. Plenty of interesting National Forest to explore and camp in outside the national monument.
@northcoastoutdoorchannel2 жыл бұрын
Great video! Washington has some beautiful mountains and terrain!
@SeanFilms192 жыл бұрын
I knew it!!! I passed you on the road! I’ve been monitoring your channel to confirm if that was you or not. What a small world haha!
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
Haha, nice! Honk and wave next time! :-)
@largemarge16032 жыл бұрын
27:30 Near the end of simmering a stew like this, we like to stir in some boxed mash-potato flakes for a nice thickening.
@seahalk12 жыл бұрын
Have an 06 frontier with 285 k on it. Change your fluids regularly and it will run forever.
@RevN32 жыл бұрын
I don't particularly like Washington and I don't know why. Oregon just seems so much more vibrant to me while Washington seems faded and washed out, I can't explain it. I blame my time living on Long Beach Peninsula. Also, they are even more gate happy up in Washington in my experience. You found some awful nice places though! I had a friend have the same thing happen to the battery with his same drone.
@mrmosk20112 жыл бұрын
I was 7 and in China when St. Helens blew. My mom was in Corvallis amongst the first few groups of visiting scholars from China. I remember she told us ash looked like snow and covered houses and cars. It was one of those things China do not have and was hard to imagine ash could flow that far. I think my grand parents were more worried than me when they learned from the news.
@williamweiss61282 жыл бұрын
Wind carried the ash toward Spokane where I was.
@hopehealsinternationalmini42912 жыл бұрын
Watching weekly from Manila, Philippines. Long time viewer. Love your work and adventures.
@edwardmorgan94112 жыл бұрын
Awesome
@slowp1002 жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure you were camped the second night in my former super secret huckleberry patch. It was great berry picking there until the trees grew up.. I even brushed out that road once. The rock formation on the east side was Kloochman Rock. It is climbable but I chickened out partway up.
@artem10852 жыл бұрын
Great beer "Old Rasputin" is made in America! It would be interesting to try! Thanks for trip Donald!
@scanfan2 жыл бұрын
Another inspiring adventure. What’s your cleaning routine for cookware after messy entrees like the stewed chili? I don’t recall seeing you use dishpans or scrubbers.
@marcomcdowell88612 жыл бұрын
Nothing wrong with some Stagg...until about 4am.
@elflordsjourneys2 жыл бұрын
Chili looked good, I was 20 living in medford and we had ash too. Where did 40 years go? 😀😳
@obrjoe2 жыл бұрын
I have a dji spark and you are lucky to not have the issues I've had. I had to replace it twice through my warranty because I crashed it and the gimbal broke. Both crashes were pretty bad though.
@mrmosk20112 жыл бұрын
It was so NW when you said you were so glad it was cold and wet.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
LOL...I'd be happy if it were perpetually October 27th. :-)
@pala48332 жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest Seee, 10/27...
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
@@pala4833 aaahhhhh LOL I had been puzzling over that 😂😂
@pala48332 жыл бұрын
@@softroadingthewest Well my first comment, because 10:27 was a shot of "the spot". This one was pure serendipity.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
@@pala4833 Aaaaaahhh LOLOL Oh man...I was out in the garage welding all weekend and mentally just not all there LOL. :-)
@MeanOneMeanOne2 жыл бұрын
Awesome stuff! If you ever plan another trip up north, I'm just south of Tacoma and would love to meet up with ya. Cheers!!!
@juergenignor2 жыл бұрын
Beautiful video! I´d rather be on those trails as well but I´m stuck in Germany and it seems I´m trapped here for longer ffs
@jthondacrf89262 жыл бұрын
Awesome video's i hope to meet you one day i have a 2018 pro4x that absolutely love
@JasonExplainsThings2 жыл бұрын
I assume you were trying to get up to Bethel Ridge? Yeah sadly we had a terrible fire in that area that lasted for months. We were up there in June before it started. It’s definitely worth coming back to see next year.
@frankansley79412 жыл бұрын
Loved the waterfall. Mt ST Helens is so beautiful! I hope to see it someday. It has always been my fear to get locked in when I go past an open gate with a lock on it. What type of radio were you using? I have often wondered who take care of your cat when you are gone on the long trips. Thanks for the video I know it is a lot of hard work. Take care and be safe.
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
I have the Midland MTX105 GMRS radio. GMRS radios have some channel overlap with the inexpensive handheld FRS walkie-talkies many people have (in fact I carry a couple of those handhelds with me as well, and handed one off to Harley so we could communicate on the trail). At the moment I share a house with some other people, so there is never an issue with the cat. :-)
@bruceyyyyy2 жыл бұрын
Congrats on 1k likes!
@mattjones672 жыл бұрын
Highway 12 white pass my back yard the fire was devastating to the area . I'm down in naches if you ever need some pointers.
@brianharrigan88212 жыл бұрын
Good example of why adventure motorcycle s can be " more accessible " !! ( go around that beauracracy ! )
@norsefalconer2 жыл бұрын
👍👍
@bajasoobnut2 жыл бұрын
Ok, instead of my spews of comments I am going to sum them all up in one thing lol. I am looking into making my own central deflater/inflater system sorta similar to his but doing all 4 tires together, been stewing on it for awhile and got more inspired after seeing coast to cascades video where they show a system being used, talked with them a little bit in the comments about it as well. It wasn't until about 10 years ago that I got up to the Johnson ridge observatory which is the closest you can get with a car to Mt. St. Helens and it definitely is a trek for sure. Otherwise the closest I ever got was at the dam at spirit lake when I was a kid, btw now it tells me how much older you are from me lol I was 4 when that happened and was living in Germany at the time (air force brat). Good to see spicy stuff coming up more and more as my gf is half Mexican so she cooks on the spicier side of things at times. And then nummy nummy old Rasputin, I didn't stop at walking man brewery in Stevenson like I was planning to last month sadly so no dark cherry stout :(. Then you mentioned stagg chili and not being sponsored by them and I was already thinking of mentioning you should get sponsored by trader Joe's lmao and yes stagg is the go to for me as well lol.
@bajasoobnut2 жыл бұрын
Oh and noticed you finally got a back up camera on the canopy, was wondering when you were going to do that lol. I have one on Yoda and also a front facing camera as well.
@ronnieelliott72922 жыл бұрын
I honestly can’t believe you don’t just break the locks, I live California and if I come across locked public land, it’s public land
@shorestyle172 жыл бұрын
a nissan and chevy! love the no Toyota content. its refreshing
@pala48332 жыл бұрын
Hoorah, adventure! I enjoyed the familiar sights and spots. Is 10:27 the new #4:27? Well done, as always. Thanks for sharing.
@erichughes90982 жыл бұрын
😎👍
@TylerOstergaard Жыл бұрын
Luke looks more like a Luke Roadrunner :P
@augustp71572 жыл бұрын
As always great video! Could you make a movie about the post production? How long time it takes to edit, what software you are using, how you edit and basically explain some of the process. I believe some of us viewers takes it for granted the videos you are posting. Thank you so much for sharing!
@BillyTpower2 жыл бұрын
they close lots of roads during hunting season
@Deetroiter2 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video as always! I wanted to ask you about any nice friendly going trails or sights I should see around crater lake area? Finally going to make it there in the Crosstrek and would love to explore the area. I don’t mind some mud, water, etc as long as it’s family friendly. Thanks in advance!
@nutthrower44152 жыл бұрын
Nice to be in my stomping grounds. Great vid When going over your truck vid comes out mention your compressor unit. I’ve never aired down as they say, just curious, thanks buddy
@softroadingthewest2 жыл бұрын
I'm still just toting around the same Viair 88p I was using with my Subaru. It's a little underpowered for the tire size on my truck but it keeps working so I keep kicking that particular can down the road, haha. I've used this compressor to air up countless times over the past 4+ years. If you're running a truck, you'll probably want to look at their 300p or above, but I have been extremely pleased with my Viair purchase.