3 of 3, "Winter Sense" Blizzard Hike by Nutnfancy

The snow fall does not abate. Throughout the night we get another foot of powder snow but we stay warm. I put dogness in a tent with the boys for body heat and she sleeps well there (this is pre-surgery for Allie). I give an insight to again how cheap gear can fail you at the worst possible moment in the process (Target tent). Also I give a reminder how cotton is usually a poor choice for winter backpacking. With the continuing to fall, it becomes a possibility the other adult leader with his car will get stuck in the canyon or slide off a cliff. As such, we skip the BB gun shoot and elect to bug out. Heavy snow and wind ensues as do the hike down and it's all I can do to get any footage of the event. However conditions overall were IDEAL for this instructive outdoor experience for the boys who were man enough to show up for it (others were too scare to come out). It wasn't exactly fun and never really is when snow backpacking (much work) but it builds self-confidence and if you can stay comfortable out here you can do it anywere. The hike was a little tougher than normal on me as I was fighting an ear infection and a bad cold at the time. Suck it up, press on.//////////////////////////Music licensed from Jason Shaw

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[NeverQuitEver]

Nice vid nutn. I'm glad that you decided to edit and release this whole series. It teaches me a lot that I will impart to my children.

[nutnfancy]

@NeverQuitEver Thank you for watching! -- Veri

[Smith28Adventure]

Sorry to hear you weren't feeling the love for these videos. I love table tops and R&Gs but if I had to choose one aspect of TNP to see more of it would definitely be this. Friends, family, passing on valuable skills, having fun, adventuring, exploring the unfathomable natural world we live in.. hell what is life about if not those things?

I really hope you don't feel disheartened and keep on bringing us these vids, they are so great to watch, words cannot describe. Thanks Nutn, love live TNP!!

[g82mthrapp]

so i never would have thought to hike snowblocked roads ill be hitting some real soon about a week got the perfect spot picked, always learning something new from you everyday i involve myself in to tnp. thanks for makeing it happen. mike from oregon...

[dallas0101]

Priceless memories there bro! I bet it was amazing

[ianarno]

You have such beautiful areas for these adventures, I'm glad to see you care about them and protect them.

Allie seems like a wonderful companion, I hope all is well with her.

[londonlaguna]

Awesome series of videos. Keep the backpacking adventure videos coming. Btw... Did I seriously see the doc trekking in a 2 liter of fresca? Seriously?

[theboo222]

R&G's and Gear Reviews are Knowledge and may fuel the mind, but these kind of Adventure videos are Inspirational and fuel the soul. Keep up the great work Nutn.

[Mr556tactical]

another great series nutn! Last winter was brutal here that is for sure!

[jason7w7d]

Ron Paul 2012!

[martinplayer62]

Thanks for the vids. as i have been preparing for a extreme extended trip i have found a lot of the reviews and information to be quite valuable. i have camped and packed and hunted all my life. but always way down here in the south. so where i am going way up north , will be totally new to me. so the information you have posted on many subject has been of great service , thank you keep them coming !

[solobackpacking]

Anterior motives. 

[thejayboy1]

wow that dog looks really happY :D