Ever been bitten by the hiking bug? I, Craig, certainly have, and I'll be your trailblazer through the breathtaking Medicine Bow National Forest in Wyoming. This captivating journey takes us from the historic Ames Monument to the top of Reynolds Hill, guiding you through sweeping valleys, across a quaint creek, and into the heart of rugged metamorphic boulders. The serenity of nature is interspersed with the thrills of discovering a lost glove, facing the dangers of a hornet's nest, and even a surprising encounter with a waterfall.
Pack your backpacks as we hit the road again, swapping the rolling hills of East Texas for the high altitudes of Wyoming's pristine wilderness. I'll be sharing anecdotes, and personal experiences and even serenading you with a few songs along the way. Buckle up for a wild ride as we navigate rocky terrains, encounter grasshoppers and camp amidst towering trees. Here at Natural Medic Adventures, we're not just about exploring landscapes, but also unearthing life's valuable lessons. So, come along, join the camaraderie, and experience the joy of making music with friends in the wilderness. Let's hit the trail together!
Hey, what's up? My friends, this is Craig coming at you, the Natural Medic Adventures. I am in Wyoming and behind me I did not get magically transported to Egypt. I am looking at the Ames Monument. It's a state park or state memorial that was dedicated to Mr Ames. We are commissioned by Abraham Lincoln I believe Memory serves me correct to connect the transcontinental railroad. So you had a railroad going from the east coast to the west coast of America, which was definitely something really cool that nobody had a cross country route anywhere, and so that opening up that route changed a lot of things. And today I just happened to see this sign. I'm actually headed across the way here to the Medicine Bow National Forest to do a hike over there. I just wanted you to join with me today. Hope you're having a great day. Let's get out and do some hiking. Hello, again it is I, craig the Natural Medic. I'm about to do Reynolds Hill, which is located in the Vindawoo I hope I'm saying that the right way district of the Medicine Bow National Forest. It is behind me, you can see my truck back there and the trail lies beyond that. So if you want to go on this adventure with me, stay tuned, hey.
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So starting off, you're in this big sweeping valley. Look at that, that is gorgeous. You can hear all the grasshoppers flitting around. This is where I came from back here, the parking area. Okay, so I'm standing like right off with the side of the trail and there's a nice little creek here. I'm betting right over there that's Reynolds Hill. So I'm going to walk all the way around that sucker. Yeah. This little creek just goes like right here alongside the trail and then it picks up speed right here. So I'm thinking this would be a good place to get your water filtered if you needed to. Okay, here's that creek again. There's a board to cross.
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Anybody feeling bored with this hike? I'm not. Yay, we made it. Somebody dropped something. Looks like a glove. I'll put it in my pocket.
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All right, let's continue to Reynolds Hill. So you can see Reynolds Hill behind me, and the trail continues behind my back here Goes around the south side of the hill I would call it mountain from where I'm from. But also the trail goes over there. I don't know if you can see those boulders through the trees right there, just right at the edge. The trail also comes out that way, so it's a loop trail. So let's just go this way and see where it takes us.
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Woo, approximately at the end of, or at the, I guess, the half white point. You can see Reynolds Hill behind me and some other terrain back there quite a ways. It's been a nice hike so far, really enjoying it. Hey, so there's a lot of like cross trails in here. So the trail just came from. It's right here. It continues this way behind me, but the actual trail is that way. So make sure you have a good map or some way to follow the actual trail. Let's go To me. This rock right here looks like Jabba the Hutt If you look at the side profile. Oh, solo, very close to Reynolds Hill. Want to know how close that close? Pretty cool, huh. It's turned out to be a really good hike.
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Now there are dangers on any hike that you need to be worried about or concerned about and prepared for. Back there about a quarter mile, there was a big hornet's nest hanging in the tree branch about my head height, about three feet off of the trail. You could almost run into it if you were not watching where you were going. Be aware of hazards, as they exist. I thought about going back for it when I reconsidered after I was like they didn't see me when I came by the first time. Don't want to give them a second chance. Ouch, if you're looking for big rocks, here they are. Whoa, I think all these boulders and rocks, the origin of them is all metamorphic because it's granite man. They look rugged, they look rough. I wonder if sometimes somebody said I wonder if I can climb that. Almost done. Look right, here you can see a big pool of the creek we started off by, so I made almost a full circle here. Pretty cool. The trail continues this way, so I'm gonna continue this way. I'm assuming we'll have to cross the creek again at some point. That might not be till we get to the double track.
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What started Reynolds Hill up there? I don't want that. I don't know what the name of that one is, but I think if I figure it out I'll edit it in post. It's been a really nice hike today. Hope you enjoyed coming along with me. Hey folks, if you're enjoying this video today, this trip out here into the wilds of Wyoming, make sure and give me a thumbs up and let me know that you are enjoying it and that lets YouTube know Appreciate it. So much Thanks.
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Same creek that we crossed. Lots of water striders down there. It's pretty cool. Look at that. Not a big one, but a little waterfall. Sure, it's caused by debris or something, but pretty neat nonetheless. Let's you enjoy it for a second? I don't think. See that lone little tree up there. How'd he get up there? You ever feel like that, like a lone tree surrounded by a bunch of hard rock. Hang in there, y'all Hang in there. You got this. Yeah for Wyoming. I'm surprised how much water there is. Look at all this water flowing nicely, nice, clear stream. I wouldn't drink it raw, however, probably perfect water for filtering. Oh, look at my bald head.
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The trail continues up over those rocks. The creek goes this way you can see how big it is. This is just a wide valley and the rocks man, you can still see all the cool-looking rocks. Man Can't get over that shit. It's amazing, just amazing. There's a tiny little bit of rock scrambling. They catch my breath.
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To get up here above the creek, to go back to the trail junction, to head back to the double track. It takes you back to the parking area, so keep that in mind. If you go right at the beginning, you hit that first. If you go left at the beginning when you go around Reynolds Hill, it will be at the end. Anyway, not too bad of a hike today. I've really enjoyed this and I hope you have too.
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I just drank a fifth of filtered water. Dare me to drive. There goes nothing. Everybody. It's pretty good.
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Reynolds Hill is behind me and I'm back on the main junction trail. Excuse me, heading back to the vehicle. Hey, remember, kids, if you're drinking, don't drive, and if you're driving don't drink, remember to tip your white-ears and waitresses. Hey, I'll be here all week, folks. I got a million of them.
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I definitely saw a lot of cow turds today, but I did not see any cows. Looks like they walked through that creek I got water from, but I filtered the water, so I should be fine. Fingers crossed, everybody Fingers crossed. Sometimes when I get thinking I want to sing Because I'm walking after midnight in the moonlight you helped me so tight. Yeah, I have no clue what two mountains those are. They're big. They're big. I want to climb them. They do.
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This. Looks like a road On the road again. I just can't wait to get on the road again. The life I love is making music with my friends and the grasshoppers are on the road again. Something is true for people that watch my channel we have the most fun, isn't that true? We have the most fun. If you're having fun, leave me a comment, tell me how much fun you're having. Oh no, it's poop again. Oh my god, Do you know what this means? We're almost back at the beginning of the trail, so that means this episode of the Natural Medic Adventures is about over with.
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It's a heck of a trail for a flat man to do my hometown. If you don't know about it, folks, it's in East Texas, on Louisiana border Elevation about 250 feet. Right now I'm at over 8,500 and a flat-lander boy it's been to catch his breath. So until next time, just remember, keep going forward and you'll make it. I'll see you out on the trail. Hey, if you're on the YouTube, make sure you look at one of these videos If you have time. Really appreciate it. Thanks for your attention, comment, share this video with your friends and until then, remember I made it through the wilderness. Somehow I made it through. Bye y'all.