Elsa Rhae & Barron | BACKPACKING the COLORADO TRAIL (and why we had to quit..)⛺️ @ElsaRhae | Uploaded August 2021 | Updated October 2024, 1 week ago.
3 average backpackers take on some of the highest elevation hiking in the US on the Colorado Trail. We set out for a long trip, but with injuries and Rocky Mountain lightning storms, we couldn't make it as far as we'd hoped.
0:00 - Part 1 of 2
0:22 - Hiking the Appalachian Trail 2019
1:07 - Weighing my food and bag
1:46 - GEAR LIST
3:20 - Colorado Trail
5:35 - Things start going DOWNHILL
6:53 - What NOT to do
8:56 - Sushi dinner! .. Kind of
10:24 - The first morning
13:24 - Plant ID
14:48 - BOW TO THE BIKES
16:25 - Long way to go
19:45 - Racing storms
21:12 - Curry dinner!
24:34 - Hiking on my own
27:35 - The final hours
28:40 - What went wrong
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__M U S I C__
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__P O P U L A R V I D E O S__
FIRST TIME BACKPACKER // Appalachian Trail
youtu.be/w0X6D_4DUd8
ISOLATION - Covid-19 Quarantine
youtu.be/agxUOuqJkJc
OFF GRID BLIZZARD
youtube.com/watch?v=ddfO4IaNC4w&t=856s
__E L S A L I N K S__
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Website/Blog: elsarhae.com
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3 average backpackers take on some of the highest elevation hiking in the US on the Colorado Trail. We set out for a long trip, but with injuries and Rocky Mountain lightning storms, we couldn't make it as far as we'd hoped.
0:00 - Part 1 of 2
0:22 - Hiking the Appalachian Trail 2019
1:07 - Weighing my food and bag
1:46 - GEAR LIST
3:20 - Colorado Trail
5:35 - Things start going DOWNHILL
6:53 - What NOT to do
8:56 - Sushi dinner! .. Kind of
10:24 - The first morning
13:24 - Plant ID
14:48 - BOW TO THE BIKES
16:25 - Long way to go
19:45 - Racing storms
21:12 - Curry dinner!
24:34 - Hiking on my own
27:35 - The final hours
28:40 - What went wrong
IMPORTANT THINGS:
Wood stickers and pins: elsarhae.com
Patreon: patreon.com/join/normal2nomad
Normal to Nomad Podcast: normal2nomad.com/podcast
AND check out our blogs::
normal2nomad.com/thoughts
elsarhae.com/blog
Thank you so very much.
__L I N K S__
Ice Breaker Merino T: amzn.to/2pJjmzP
Ice Breaker Long Sleeve: amzn.to/2W3MePn
Fjall Raven Womens Pants: amzn.to/2Bv2IXk
Smart Wool Merino Socks: amzn.to/33KJ2ee
Fingerless Gloves: amzn.to/2pINlIw
Stanley Cook Pot: amzn.to/31BD5Pe
Stainless Steel Pint Cup: amzn.to/363GGcy
MSR Pocket Rocket: amzn.to/2pBU4Uz
Sawyer Squeeze Mini Water Filter: amzn.to/2BzUPQo
Coleman First Aid Kit: amzn.to/2J9l1Wg
Peak Designs Clip: amzn.to/2P5xWML
BioLite 5w Solar Panel: amzn.to/2W5K2XY
BioLite Charge 80 Battery: amzn.to/31xsl4n
BioLite Sunlight: amzn.to/2P3sytI
BioLite Headlamp: amzn.to/35U9jIS
Rumpl Quilt: amzn.to/33Wc8aR
Inflatable Pillow: amzn.to/2pBV8b1
Goal Zero Battery: amzn.to/3hJyNhX
__M U S I C__
My music is from Epidemic Sound!
share.epidemicsound.com/D9fDP
__P O P U L A R V I D E O S__
FIRST TIME BACKPACKER // Appalachian Trail
youtu.be/w0X6D_4DUd8
ISOLATION - Covid-19 Quarantine
youtu.be/agxUOuqJkJc
OFF GRID BLIZZARD
youtube.com/watch?v=ddfO4IaNC4w&t=856s
__E L S A L I N K S__
Facebook: facebook.com/elsarhae
Instagram: instagram.com/elsarhae
Website/Blog: elsarhae.com
__B A R R O N L I N K S__
Insta: instagram.com/barronlink
Website/Blog: normal2nomad.com
Join Barron's e-mail list for a monthly look at nerdy Scamp Life stuff:
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