Annalise

Let's pack our packs and just head up there and go camping. So we, um, Probably had like 35 to 40 pounds in our packs, which was pretty heavy. The way that you get up to the trailhead is a dirt road. And you drive four and a half miles up this dirt road, kind of through the mountains. And you come out to a parking lot with a trailhead.

Let's pack our packs and just head up there and go camping. So we, um, Probably had like 35 to 40 pounds in our packs, which was pretty heavy. The way that you get up to the trailhead is a dirt road. And you drive four and a half miles up this dirt road, kind of through the mountains. And you come out to a parking lot with a trailhead.

Let's pack our packs and just head up there and go camping. So we, um, Probably had like 35 to 40 pounds in our packs, which was pretty heavy. The way that you get up to the trailhead is a dirt road. And you drive four and a half miles up this dirt road, kind of through the mountains. And you come out to a parking lot with a trailhead.

And then you hike like two miles through this, you know, this trail up to this shelter at the top. We... basically had to park on the highway on this little inlet and hike that whole road up because it was winter time. So they close all of those roads down.

And then you hike like two miles through this, you know, this trail up to this shelter at the top. We... basically had to park on the highway on this little inlet and hike that whole road up because it was winter time. So they close all of those roads down.

And then you hike like two miles through this, you know, this trail up to this shelter at the top. We... basically had to park on the highway on this little inlet and hike that whole road up because it was winter time. So they close all of those roads down.

Um, even just getting there is like 45 minutes extra because this road called bare notch road is closed down for the winter because there's just so much snow. They can't maintain it. So we park at the parking lot and we get our packs out and we just started hiking up the road and it was a pretty long hike. It probably took us four hours to get to the trailhead.

Um, even just getting there is like 45 minutes extra because this road called bare notch road is closed down for the winter because there's just so much snow. They can't maintain it. So we park at the parking lot and we get our packs out and we just started hiking up the road and it was a pretty long hike. It probably took us four hours to get to the trailhead.

Um, even just getting there is like 45 minutes extra because this road called bare notch road is closed down for the winter because there's just so much snow. They can't maintain it. So we park at the parking lot and we get our packs out and we just started hiking up the road and it was a pretty long hike. It probably took us four hours to get to the trailhead.

So it's quite the haul, you know, and with all that weight, you're just like, Holy, Holy shit. You know, like, I don't even know if I could do it, but I was crushing it. I was just going for it. And we took a break at the trailhead and just like ate some lunch and hung out for a minute and then got back up and decided to do the trail up to the shelter at the top.

So it's quite the haul, you know, and with all that weight, you're just like, Holy, Holy shit. You know, like, I don't even know if I could do it, but I was crushing it. I was just going for it. And we took a break at the trailhead and just like ate some lunch and hung out for a minute and then got back up and decided to do the trail up to the shelter at the top.

So it's quite the haul, you know, and with all that weight, you're just like, Holy, Holy shit. You know, like, I don't even know if I could do it, but I was crushing it. I was just going for it. And we took a break at the trailhead and just like ate some lunch and hung out for a minute and then got back up and decided to do the trail up to the shelter at the top.

Like another thing to note was that I was terrified. I could not shake this feeling. Like as soon as I got onto that road of someone just watching me it was really just this eerie feeling of being watched. I mean, I almost don't even know how else to describe it. It was like, just this presence. I was, you know, looking down at the, the snow on the road.

Like another thing to note was that I was terrified. I could not shake this feeling. Like as soon as I got onto that road of someone just watching me it was really just this eerie feeling of being watched. I mean, I almost don't even know how else to describe it. It was like, just this presence. I was, you know, looking down at the, the snow on the road.

Like another thing to note was that I was terrified. I could not shake this feeling. Like as soon as I got onto that road of someone just watching me it was really just this eerie feeling of being watched. I mean, I almost don't even know how else to describe it. It was like, just this presence. I was, you know, looking down at the, the snow on the road.

Cause there was just probably a previous snow's ton of snow pack on it. And there was like deer, you know, footprints, moose, a bear. I think we saw at one point. So that was a little unsettling. Cause you know, there's a bear, clearly there's bears up here, but I've never really ran into one. And I'm like hoping that this won't be the day that it happens. Um, But yeah, we really come to find out.

Cause there was just probably a previous snow's ton of snow pack on it. And there was like deer, you know, footprints, moose, a bear. I think we saw at one point. So that was a little unsettling. Cause you know, there's a bear, clearly there's bears up here, but I've never really ran into one. And I'm like hoping that this won't be the day that it happens. Um, But yeah, we really come to find out.

Cause there was just probably a previous snow's ton of snow pack on it. And there was like deer, you know, footprints, moose, a bear. I think we saw at one point. So that was a little unsettling. Cause you know, there's a bear, clearly there's bears up here, but I've never really ran into one. And I'm like hoping that this won't be the day that it happens. Um, But yeah, we really come to find out.

My partner was feeling the exact same feeling, but we didn't say anything because we didn't want to freak each other out. We just wanted to get up there. But it was just like someone was in the trees watching us or something. I definitely am comfortable in the wilderness. I actually, you know, I think it was the this local trail by myself completely. And I did it every single day for 35 days.

My partner was feeling the exact same feeling, but we didn't say anything because we didn't want to freak each other out. We just wanted to get up there. But it was just like someone was in the trees watching us or something. I definitely am comfortable in the wilderness. I actually, you know, I think it was the this local trail by myself completely. And I did it every single day for 35 days.