Even though there’s been record heat in the desert for the past week or so, I was still able to get a hike in this past weekend. I went up to the Mount Lemmon Summit Trailheads for the first time this year and enjoyed the beautiful views and cooler temperatures.
I captured the experience in my latest episode on my YouTube channel; I hope you enjoy it! And if you feel so inclined, please subscribe to my YouTube channel to give the algorithm a boost but more importantly, so you are sure to catch new content when it becomes available.
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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.
Today I did a solo hike to the top of Guthrie Mountain. The round trip hike was a total of 7 miles on the nose, and I climbed just shy of 1900 feet in elevation on this hike.
It’s been a couple of weeks since my last hike, and my knees were especially feeling it. I had a bit of a struggle with the last 30 or so feet, which is a scramble up rock to get to the peak, but I did it and I felt a sense of accomplishment.
I’ll be releasing a video of the adventure in a few days. In the meanwhile, here’s some photos I snapped along the way.
I was originally planning on hiking in the snow on Mount Lemmon last weekend, but the Pima County Sheriff’s department had a different plan, as they weren’t allowing anyone up the mountain unless they were a resident or an employee.
So, I went hiking in my familiar stomping grounds and tried to capture some decent landscape shots with new camera settings.
With all the activity going on the last few weeks I’ve been a little slow at getting my next hiking video posted.
Fret no longer.
I’m pleased with this latest video. The vibe was moody with mist and fog along the hike and I feel like I captured the mood well.
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There are plenty of fantastic views along the Green Mountain Trail in the Santa Catalina Mountains near Mount Lemmon in Tucson, Arizona. Join me on my hike as I explore the Green Mountain and Maverick Springs Trails, and take in the wonderful sights of this beautiful area of the American Southwest.
I decided to try a different approach with my latest hiking video. This episode has no music track, it’s just me walking or hiking and talking. All the sounds of nature (and local airports) and my breathing and my steps and everything are in this video. The whole experience feels a little more ‘raw’ to me.
I released the latest episode to my YouTube channel this evening. While the main purpose of the episode is to highlight my hike to Hope Camp in Saguaro National Park here in Tucson, I also talk about my feelings around the content moderation changes/elimination at Meta, which will affect Facebook, Instagram, and Threads.
I left Threads about a month ago when the place went crazy with bots and MAGA folks. While I’m not abandoning Facebook and Instagram, they have been removed from my phone and I have decided to no longer promote my YouTube channel releases on Meta owned platforms. If you’re curious as to my reasoning, see the first 90 seconds or so of my latest episode.
I’ll probably write more about it this week. I’m in a mood.
I have produced a new trailer for my Youtube Channel. This one is a little shorter than the previous version and I feel it gives a great overview of what you’ll find on my channel.
Just a guy with a husband. We’ve been together 28 years and he still makes me see fireworks on a daily basis. Hiker. Storm Chaser. Private Pilot. Tech Guy. Hackerish.
