I texted my sisters this morning and

told them I'm going backpacking and my

sister was like, "You go, girl." But I

just don't know why you would do that to

yourself.

[music]

I am going on my first ever solo

backpacking trip. Am I nervous? Just a

little bit. Hopefully, it'll be somewhat

easy. It is a 3mile trail, 6 mile total.

I have a very early journey tomorrow. I

will sleep early tonight, hopefully. But

that's what I always say before a trip,

and I never actually sleep early. Well,

it has been a day. It is currently 8:48

p.m. My plan is to be in bed by 10:00.

After I put the water inside, I have a

total of 4 L packed inside.

Babe, guess how many lbs.

>> 35.

>> Oh, no. Not that heavy. 26.3. I thought

it was going to be 28, which I think

it's going to be 28 once I put the

battery bank. Let's put this on my back

and see. Can she do it? Last time we

went backpacking, I thought I was the

ultra light queen. And you know why the

secret is to have your man carry

everything for you. Not this time.

Okay. I think you are first. I need to

look up a video. I'm not even going to

talk anymore because I don't think I'm

doing this correctly. But in my memory,

I believe you're supposed to work from

the bottom up. I could be wrong. If you

ever want to be over stimulated, go

backpacking because there are so many

straps on your backpack.

You know what? It does not feel that

bad. Ooh. Okay. I'm using this new

camera. So, it has this feature where it

tracks you. So, if I move here,

[laughter]

>> I think I'm going to be fine. Anyho,

this is everything that I have packed.

Actually, I have one more thing. Hang

on. [snorts]

I am also Oh my god, that is so cool.

Look at the camera following me. Hey.

Hey. No one's recording me right now.

It's the camera. I also am going to wear

this fanny pack because I want to have

somewhere that is quickly accessible. I

do have these little ones here on the

side, but they're already filled and

it's a little too small to fit my phone.

I'm going to shower, do my face mask,

and then go to sleep by 10.

Oh, wait. Oh, no. I just realized I

didn't put my sleeping pad in the

backpack yet. Darn it. I thought it was

26 lb. This thing is like 2 lb. So,

we're we're looking more at like 28,

maybe even 30. Where am I going to put

that? There's no space. This in.

Got my battery bank, my light now. Oh,

exactly 29. All right. Now, I'm finally

going to go shower, do my face mask, and

go to bed. I'm so excited to do this

mask. I have wanted one of these for so

long. This is the FAQ 202 by FO. So, I'm

first starting off with this peptide

serum. This is the FAQ red light peptide

serum. I've heard so many great things

about this mask. And the cool thing is

that this actually has gone through

clinical trials and have proven results.

You just tighten it here in the back.

It's ultra lightweight and it's made

with this unique flexif silicone that

molds to your face. So, every part of

your face is covered and your eyes are

protected. I can just walk around the

house and do whatever I have to do

because it's also wireless. So, I'm

going to turn it on and start with the

red light. It has a powerful anti-aging

and longevity combo featuring eight

wavelengths. So, there are seven LED

lights plus NIR, which stands for near

infrared that targets every skin

concern. It boosts collagen production,

reduces dark spots, acne, redness, and

dullness, and enhances overall radiance.

It reduces wrinkles and fine lines, so

your skin tone is more even with less

sunspots, which is so important for me

because I am starting to see them. It

also helps with minimizing pores and

reduces redness. [music] After the red

light, I like to do the green light

because this visibly reduces sunspots

and uneven skin tone by targeting the

melanin producing cells UV radiation

overstimulates.

The skin is looking so juicy. Hold on,

let me move the camera. I feel like my

skin looks so plump right now. It is for

Rayo's birthday sale. This is their best

sale of the year. So, you can get up to

50% off on their sale by applying an

extra 35% off with my code, which is

hong 35. I'll put a QR code here on the

screen and I'll also link it below if

you're interested. I'm going to have to

use this when I come back from

backpacking because I'm going to be

exposed to a lot of sun and I think my

skin will really benefit from it when I

get back.

The journey began at Union Station in

Los Angeles because instead of driving

to the trail head, I decided to take the

train.

I've always wanted to check out the

Metro Link. And after 10 years of living

here, I finally did. And you know what?

I was pleasantly surprised to find the

train very clean and on time. It was

nice seeing downtown LA from the train

and for once [music] not having to sit

in the traffic. I wanted this trip to

feel like an adventure and it definitely

started off pretty exciting.

And I don't know if it's just because it

was early in the morning, but the train

ride was very calm and I really enjoyed

it.

The train ride was about an hour. After

that, I took a 20-minute Uber ride to

the [music] trail head.

At this point, I had so much on my mind.

My mind was racing, just thinking about

the hike, wondering if I'm ready. And

classic mem, I forgot to zip up my

backpack.

Thankfully, once I made it to the ranger

station, a [music] kind man let me know

and he helped me zip it up. But as I

started the hike, I began to feel

paranoid and so I just had to double

check.

>> We are good. Everything is in here.

>> And we are in fact not good because I

didn't realize something crucial was

missing from my pack.

I have a problem. Yesterday when I was

packing, do you see if I left my

>> Yeah, you can last, too.

>> Oh my god. But more on that later.

For now, let's focus on the positives.

It was around 11:00 a.m. by the time I

started the hike, and everything was

going pretty smoothly until I realized I

was on the wrong trail.

Well, because I am the absolute worst

when it comes to reading maps, I just

got to another point where they have a

sign and I realized that I took the

wrong trail. But it's okay because it's

super scenic and it feels great outside.

What's adding another mile to the hike?

That is totally fine and at least I am

going downhill.

I'm back at the trail head.

It's still so lush and green right now.

I'm sweating hard right now. It feels

good. Not too bad. Not too bad. I'm so

glad I brought this umbrella. Oh yeah.

This is saving me from the sun right

now. The sun is beaming. Anyway, I'm

about 2 miles in. Feeling good. Feeling

sweaty. [music]

>> [music]

>> Wow, what a difference.

I texted my sisters this morning and

told them I'm going backpacking and my

sister was like, "You go, girl." But I

just don't know why you would do that to

yourself. [laughter] I think maybe it's

just the challenge, the adventure. It's

tiring. It'll be easier if I just drove

somewhere to camp. I don't know. I guess

this is different. I can always drive

and camp, so why not try hiking camp?

Well, I believe in you. Covered maybe

about two miles now. I came from down

there. It's getting a little hot. Don't

know what I would do without this

umbrella.

The sun

is relentless. It's like my own built-in

shade. Wow, there's a car. I didn't know

cars were allowed up here. I think I'm

almost at the halfway point. Well, every

time I think I'm almost there. I am not.

[music] Okay, let's keep moving.

[singing]

I was walking and walking and I'm like,

"Okay, the campsite should be here

soon." And so I was like, "You know

what? I'm going to check the map." And

sure enough, I went the wrong way once

again. I should have been at the

campsite by now, but I took a wrong

turn. One of these days I'm going to get

better at reading maps. I just spent all

this extra energy going the complete

opposite way.

I should have been there already.

It's okay. The universe wanted to give

me a little more exercise. Yes.

It's a great day. We're almost there.

We're almost there. We're just going to

backtrack about one mile, but that's

fine. That's totally fine.

This is the last stretch. I've come

pretty far. I know I'm almost there

because I see the outhouse that's up

there.

Not much of a view. The view is over

there, but it's nice and private. There

was another spot with more of a view,

but there was less privacy, so I think I

like this one.

I don't think there's any more. Oh,

there is still a trail.

Oh my god, this bench is completely

loose.

Okay, I made it. I doubled what the

trail was supposed to be because I took

two wrong turns. It was supposed to be a

2 and 1/2 mile trek and I did 5 miles.

Wow, I doubled the time. So, lesson

learned, guys. Watch the map. Look at

your phone. I was not doing that.

Oh. Oh.

Oh dear.

Oh yes.

Hallelujah.

Okay.

Drink some water.

I ended up walking around a little bit.

I think this site is a little better

because I can actually see the ocean and

the site is pretty spacious. It's flat.

The ground is soft. So, I can pitch my

tent right there. How pretty.

[sighs and gasps]

Almost

[music]

forgot my footprint.

[music]

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>> [music]

[music]

[music]

>> Once again, this umbrella is saving me.

This umbrella

amazing. The reason I started bringing

umbrellas on hikes, I think the book is

called Things You Learn from Falling.

And it was about a girl who had a hiking

accident and she was out in the back

country for I think almost 2 weeks or

like 7 days, something crazy. The one

thing she wished she had was an

umbrella. The sun can be ruthless. You

never know when you just might be

completely exposed to the sun for hours

with no escape. So thankfully because I

have this umbrella, I'm chilling.

There's going to be at least 5 more

hours of sunlight. The sun is coming

down strong and I'm so glad I have it.

Pump. I usually bring a bed pump, but I

was trying to be as light as possible.

Okay, at this point it was getting

pretty warm with no shade and nowhere to

really go. So, I was alternating between

trying to set up my tent and just

sitting here on the table. The table

gave me a higher point where a breeze

was coming through. So, this was kind of

the only comfortable spot to be for the

next few hours.

I am not enjoying this as much as I

thought I would. I said on the weather

forecast it was going to be high 60s,

but instead it is mid70s.

Not the most comfortable, but not the

[music] most hot either. I'm just out

here in the open with no shade. And the

only shade I have is from this umbrella.

Luckily, there is a little bit of a

breeze, so that's making it a bit more

bearable. But because it's so warm, I

have no appetite. I'm feeling pretty

beat. I kind of want to just chill and

relax, but I can't be inside of the tent

because it is way too hot in there. I'm

still glad that I did it. Wait a hold.

This is entertaining. Hang on. Look at

this ant. Let's see if the camera Let me

see. Um. Aw. I don't see it anymore. Oh.

Oh. Oh. It's right here. Aha. Look at

this ant carrying that rock. Where are

you going with that?

Oh. Oh, it just got blown.

A single mom who works two jobs.

I am drying out my backpack right now

because I just realized that my water

bladder was leaking. I didn't lose too

much. Letting that dry. I still have 3

and 1/2 L of water. While that dries,

I'm going to set up this table.

My face is salty. [snorts]

Got my pillow. I need to have a proper

meal. So, I'm trying to decide for what

I want. I love Mountain House. One of

the [music] best. And Peak Refuel. Oh,

they are both so good. What should I do?

Maybe Maybe I will try this just because

I have not tried this one yet.

[crying]

>> You want your other book?

I can hear a mom consoling her baby girl

right now. For all the moms out there

and dads, but especially the moms. If

you are backpacking with your child, you

are amazing. You are killing it. Like,

if I even did this with my dogs, like

that in itself would be a lot. I mean,

Na'vi and Olly are honestly amazing dogs

and they're really easygoing, but still,

you know, it's like you still have to

pack extra stuff for the dogs and you

have to keep an eye on them. You can't

really like fully be present for

yourself. Shout out to the parents. I

always put way less water than what it

recommends. 12 oz. We're going to do 8

oz of water.

[snorts]

I was getting pretty excited about

eating until I realized something

crucial is missing. But thankfully

there's reception here. So I called W.

>> I have a problem. [snorts] yesterday

when I was packing in the dining table.

Um, do you see if I left my fork?

>> Yeah, you lost it.

>> Oh, okay. All right. Well, just

wondering cuz earlier when I started the

hike, I didn't realize my backpack was

opened, so I thought like it fell out.

Um, but yeah. Okay. All right. I'll get

creative. I'm going to have to get

really creative here. I could

potentially use the lid. This could be a

spoon, right? I can [music] just I'm

just going to roll with it. It's totally

fine. This is my Insta 360 case.

Okay,

let's try it. [laughter] The seasoning

is not even mixed.

Oh, I really like this one.

is a little salty because my seasoning

is not mixed. I'll never forget this.

You live and you learn. At the end of

the day, we are resourceful. Look at

that.

We made work. M I probably could have

used a little more water. Can't even

tell, right? Looks like I'm eating a

taco.

It happens.

Ooh, this actually has some spice to it.

You know how earlier I was saying I kind

of feel like this wasn't as fun as I

expected it to be? I was just in my head

thinking I shouldn't have planned this

[music] trip. I should have done

something else, but I'm in a much better

place now. Maybe I was just hungry.

This is my favorite [music] time of day.

I love how every 10 minutes the

landscape changes a little bit. Just

watching the sun set on the mountain

ridge, seeing [music] the pastels come

out in the sky. Ah, I love it so much.

This makes all the heat earlier worth

it. [laughter]

I was really delusional earlier. What am

I talking about? This is not fun. This

is so awesome. I'm whispering because

there are other campers here. This was

so worth that hike. The heat in the

afternoon. I think I just wasn't used to

it because usually when I'm camping I'll

have so much stuff that I would bring

that I can do. But with backpacking it's

so minimal. So I was just sitting there

and I kind of felt bored. But this is

the whole point. I hope that the camera

is capturing just how beautiful it looks

right now. Wow. It is stunning. So happy

right now. I brought my book with me. I

thought I would just sit here and read,

but I cannot even take my eyes off the

view right now. It's so nice to just

look out at the view. What a perfect

trip.

I couldn't stop smiling. It's just so

beautiful.

Please go the other way.

[laughter]

Please,

please go the other way.

Um,

I'm having this for breakfast.

Or actually, I'll do a little more so I

can make my coffee.

It's so hot. Oh my god, it's so hard.

It needs to sit for a little bit more.

That looks amazing.

Mhm.

I'm obviously no expert. Few things that

I'm really glad I had on this trip. My

[laughter]

seating pad. I keep calling a sit pad.

Is it a seating pad or sit pad? I know

this thing looks super thin, but it

helps so much. The second thing would be

my umbrella. Thank goodness for the

umbrella yesterday because it was so

sunny and it just really helped shield

me during the hike. I think I would have

brought more wipes. Yesterday I was just

so sweaty and sticky. I really wish that

I had one of those bath wipes. First

thing I should do is change because it's

starting to get warm.

Wow, I feel amazing. I needed to change

out of that. Okay, let's see how quickly

I can pack up.

[snorts]

Thank you, Sophie, for this cute fanny

pack. She got it for me when she went to

Japan and I use it all the time. I use

it when I walk the dogs. All right.

Also, thank you to Solomon for sending

me these. These are the XT Whispers, and

they've held up really well so far. I've

gone on a few trips with them and I

really like it. They're so comfy and

light.

I would rate this first solo backpacking

trip a solid 8 out of 10. Yesterday, at

my lowest point, I thought I would never

do this again, [music]

but I'm pretty sure that was my hunger

speaking because I would absolutely

[music] do it again.

I felt a little nervous and intimidated

going into this, but ultimately I felt I

chose the right trail to experience this

for the first time. I felt safe. The

trail itself was beginner friendly, and

I feel more confident now to try this

again in the future. W texted me that he

will be picking me up at the trail head.

So, I started to make my way [music]

down the mountain. And since I

remembered my way down, I did not make

two wrong turns.

I see them.

Hi

I'm so sweaty and gross.

>> So sweater, too.

>> Let me see. Just leave it like this

maybe.

>> I had coffee. I had coffee this morning.

>> Feels really really really

sticky.