Van Camping in the Mountains

We have such a pretty spot You can see the whole valley down here this river Snakes all the way down that way. You got the mountains in the background. It's finally starting to feel like fall The last few camping trips I've been on have been honestly kind of hot. We're going on a hike tomorrow Actually have a couple hikes we want to do We're gonna see how we feel in the morning because some of them are harder than others So see how we feel and if Billy's up for the up for the challenge We got salami, cheese, apple, chips, dip We were just trying to take a casual walk from our campsite to the river, but it's not really that casual So I got my all-terrain shoes on hey, hey, we're pretty close. I'm gonna try to go up here That ironstone is this type of sandstone that has a high concentration of iron in it And when you see a hoodoo the reason that it's shaped like a mushroom is because the ironstone is on top and then there's sandstone underneath and then when the water And the rain comes in it erodes at the sandstone But the ironstone is hard enough that it stays and that's why it has that mushroom shape The way he moves, he's got the music in him. Look at him, do you see him? He's bopping his butt away The sun came out Last fall we were here and we saw a bunch of grouse in the bushes So I'm keeping my eyes peeled Good job, buddy I don't think I've shown you this yet because I haven't had a reason really to use it since I installed it But I actually have a diesel heater. This is the controls right here and the big vent I got my cousin to do it at his shop He was able to tap it into my main tank so that I don't need a separate diesel tank just for the heater and then I bought a power bank so I could start it up Basically, we had to connect it to a converter because the DC output wasn't high enough So we have to use the AC output Run it back here connect it to the converter and connect the converter to the diesel heater to get it started It doesn't take much electricity But it just takes a bit to start it up and then it runs on like basically nothing and the only reason I have this Actually is because last winter I posted a YouTube video about camping in here in the winter time where I didn't have any heat and This company in Calgary. They're called craze outdoors They replied to my video and they were like, do you possibly want a diesel heater? I was like, yeah, absolutely I do because I was planning on getting one anyway, and so I picked this up from them I met the whole team there everybody there was really knowledgeable, but also really kind They're like a father-son family operated business They're local to Calgary and I can't thank them enough and I also can't recommend them enough They have this sweet little shop dog named Misha. She's a little corgi She's so cute and they do like overlanding stuff bushcraft camping and they're based in Calgary, but they ship Canada wide So if you're a Canadian and you're looking to support like a local business I think they gave me a link that I can put here That's like 10% off. So thank you to craze outdoors because I'm gonna be so toasty warm this winter Three four who have the whole Oh, oh, oh, I have one. Oh, I have one. Oh Honey, I have one honey, honey. You're about to see the power of the letters ed Cuz that's your point ten ******* points No, but check this out zoom, that's 10 11 12 13 14 15 times 2 30 30 points You set me up though, you set me up really nice you laid me up Knees In ease Knees Rhineas Oh And you got a double word, yeah Wow He did trainees and he got news that's crazy For you Okay, well, it's still cooking What a crazy view babe, okay Keep this stick for the hike Goodbye campsite So, I think I found the word that we were looking at last night is the American dipper This guy right here it says he forges for aquatic insects flies rapidly up and down streams and and He bobs on emergent rocks swims dives or waits through the water, which is what our guy was doing. I think this is him Okay, we're hiking up to Edworthy Falls I brought my walking stick from the campsite We're hoping to see some large trees turn in color larger kind of unique because they're a conifer tree that are actually Deciduous so they change color in the fall and they lose all their needles over the winter I can already see some scattered like way up there Starting to turn gold Are you doing why are you so chill? Oh handsome It looks like such a good breakfast Yeah, look he's nibbling First stop elbow Lake The cute dog I Was really good Okay, tiny little line of larch right there they're just peeking through I guess we're a little early. The larches are a little underdeveloped here. I think We'll have really good luck in a week or two Oh Well, we didn't see any larches but the waterfall was really worth it and we met this really cute guy named Bob and Bob was like Bob was like I've been hiking this trail for years and he was like I always stop right around here and I never went this last kilometer to the Falls and he was shocked See those right there So excited to eat a snack got some avo dip Cheese strings and I have a plum somewhere around here. Thanks for hanging out with us for this quick little trip We had a blast. I think we're gonna try to go up next week and catch some actual golden larches But I'm really glad we got to see that waterfall. That was so pretty. See y'all next time. Bye So His red is white