Travel & Trail Vlog (Episode 0.5 - PCT Days)

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I jump on a plane and fly out to Cascade Locks, OR for PCT Days. Deal with the reality of Stand By Tickets, Hang out with Geared Up, Chat with some Outdoor Companies, & Mingle with Hiker Trash.

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Video Transcription

I got a boarding pass to Oakland I missed my first flight because they gave to me at the last minute I didn't make the gate before closed and looks like I'm flying to Oakland California now and hopes that I can jump on a plane and get to Portland

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I am now in Auckland and I have to go try to find a way to get Portland so I'm gonna go try to grab this flight real quick the movers are so fun [Music]

I am here in Portland pretty killer

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I finally made it to Portland made it out of that damn airport super crazy busy and then this gentleman here mister geared up picked me up and we got the hell out of Portland because it's about to get stupid crazy because of the Eclipse solar eclipse the solar eclipse and now we have arrived in Cascade Locks so took a little detour and went checked out a pretty awesome water follows what he said and yeah now we're rolling up into Cascade Locks a day early for trial days but we're gonna hang out tonight and see what's going on here hopefully meet up with some micro trash [Music]

so day two of the PCT trail days excursion and were actually not at PCT Trail days right now last night geared up and I decided to drive over to the other side of the bridge of the gods into Washington and he knew a great spot to come and camp in this forest so we spent the night over here last night so we're in this super dense forest absolutely beautiful out here and we're pretty much going to pack up camp get something to eat and then we're going to head back over to Cascade Locks because today is the start of trail days [Music]

good sir what are you doing in Cascade Locks the same thing I've been doing since Wednesday which makes it like four days now I'm just enjoying myself taking a break from the trail for a bit eating a lot of pizza and ice cream yeah yeah what is your true name me every man rightfully given to him what just 30 minutes ago maybe less maybe less yeah and you're southbound yeah that's right yeah good luck brother yeah [Music]

what are you doing in Cascade Locks sir I am taking some tools and I'm hanging out for a PCT it is nice nice and your trail man let's go that yes it is why is it Kodak it comes from a Kodak moment I got on the beginning the Appalachian Trail because I carry big old camera tell these cats what your camera gear how much real estate that takes up in your pack

most it is on the front actually but I'll at 8 pounds with my tripod nice that is commitment ladies and gentlemen the commitment to art so what are you doing here at Cascade Locks I am just off the trail yeah [Music]

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so TRO days has been nuts I've been running into a lot of you guys and thanks for saying hey getting a lot of awesome swag geared up just skal like scored the biggest sticker haul of all time he's a he trying to collect as many stickers as possible so uh yeah we're having a good time I'm taking a little break here in the van and dropping some stuff off we're gonna head back out there mingle with the masses again [Music]

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so say something I'm lightening enlighten me a break oh the safe over here I would do with their fathers to a place I know but I forgot when I was about the same [Music]

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