I’m trying out the “Premiere” feature in YouTube. My next hiking video will be officially premiered at 18:00 EDT/15:00 PDT (6:00 p.m./3:00 p.m).
Last weekend I hiked up to the top of Guthrie Mountain in the Santa Catalina Mountains. This was my first time using my new DJI Osmo Pocket 3 camera for a hike, since I just got the camera in the mid part of last week. This camera is highly recommended by many YouTube content creators, and it was also highly recommended by Jamie, our resident professional photographer in the family. He’s a smart man and I respect his artistic opinion a lot.
One of the reasons for getting the Pocket 3 was so that I wasn’t completely reliant on my iPhone 16 Pro for camera use. I like being able to get quality video and photos without using the phone. It’s much easier to slip an SD card into the computer for file transfers and I’m not seeing any distracting notifications when I’m in my creative mood.
I’ve hiked up Guthrie Mountain once before. The hike on Saturday was very enjoyable, but something that I’ll only talk about here (not mentioned in the video) is that I had a bit of an “overwhelmed” feeling for a few moments when I on top of the mountain. I felt like I had pushed myself beyond my physical capabilities of the moment and that I would have difficulty getting back to the car. For a few fleeting moments I had visions of trying to text someone (via satellite) to wrangle up a helicopter to pluck me off the peak. Of course that didn’t happen, but I had to have a strong conversation with myself to find my motivation to start working my way down.
It’s best to psych yourself up in a positive direction.
It was a good learning experience, both from a technical perspective and, more importantly, from a personal perspective. As I inch my way into what could be termed as “solidly my later 50s”, I need to respect my body but I don’t need to let it get soft.
I appreciate any sharing of this video and viewer feedback. Even the part I mention in a blooper at the end of the episode.
