Uploaded June 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
NOTE: In honor of my dad, proceeds and donations from this video go to cancer research.
When I was a little guy, my dad and I explored this creek near his house and found a "hidden" lake. My memories of that time are limited, but they've always been special to me. About 40 years later I thought I knew where the lake might be from a satellite image and undertook a questionable creek hike to see if I could find it! (This is remastered from a video I shot in 2021 with some audio fixes, table of contents, and little bit of extra content.)
0:00 "Hidden Lake"
1:19 Finding the Creek Entrance
2:34 Entering the Creek (with Nunchakus!)
3:40 Getting Deeper!
4:08 Deep (and Cold!)
4:44 Creek Walking
5:57 Shore Bushwhacking
6:40 Rain, Log, and Mud
8:10 Chest Deep!
9:00 How Did We Do This?
9:51 Creepy Swamp
11:41 Taking Longer Than I Expected
12:52 The Dam
15:40 Climb to Lake
17:00 I Found It!
18:02 Shore Exploration
18:51 Final Thoughts
19:16 Final Shots
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WEBSITE - BackcountryPilgrim.com
INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim
FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST: BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist
MY HIKING GEAR: BackcountryPilgrim.com/my-hiking-gear
MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com
Dopplerette by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100659 Artist: incompetech.com (YouTube Audio Library)
Spy/Secret Agent Loop by Sirkoto51 is licensed under the Attribution License - freesound.org/people/Sirkoto51/sounds/371580
Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: incompetech.com (YouTube Audio Library)
NOTE: In honor of my dad, proceeds and donations from this video go to cancer research.
When I was a little guy, my dad and I explored this creek near his house and found a "hidden" lake. My memories of that time are limited, but they've always been special to me. About 40 years later I thought I knew where the lake might be from a satellite image and undertook a questionable creek hike to see if I could find it! (This is remastered from a video I shot in 2021 with some audio fixes, table of contents, and little bit of extra content.)
0:00 "Hidden Lake"
1:19 Finding the Creek Entrance
2:34 Entering the Creek (with Nunchakus!)
3:40 Getting Deeper!
4:08 Deep (and Cold!)
4:44 Creek Walking
5:57 Shore Bushwhacking
6:40 Rain, Log, and Mud
8:10 Chest Deep!
9:00 How Did We Do This?
9:51 Creepy Swamp
11:41 Taking Longer Than I Expected
12:52 The Dam
15:40 Climb to Lake
17:00 I Found It!
18:02 Shore Exploration
18:51 Final Thoughts
19:16 Final Shots
LIKE and SUBSCRIBE and CLICK the BELL for #camping, #hiking, #backpacking, and the gear that goes with it!
WEBSITE - BackcountryPilgrim.com
INSTAGRAM - instagram.com/backcountrypilgrim
FREE BACKPACKING CHECKLIST: BackcountryPilgrim.com/2021/03/12/hiking-backpacking-checklist
MY HIKING GEAR: BackcountryPilgrim.com/my-hiking-gear
MUSIC
Intro/Outro Music: "Happiness" Composer: Benjamin Tissot Standard License certificate #2232653 from bensound.com
Dopplerette by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100659 Artist: incompetech.com (YouTube Audio Library)
Spy/Secret Agent Loop by Sirkoto51 is licensed under the Attribution License - freesound.org/people/Sirkoto51/sounds/371580
Almost in F - Tranquillity by Kevin MacLeod is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license. creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 Source: incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?isrc=USUAN1100394 Artist: incompetech.com (YouTube Audio Library)
