TDW 1854 - Hiking To Find The Wisdom Tree
Transcript
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Welcome everyone. Adam
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Woo here standing on the corner not in
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Winslow, Arizona, but underneath the
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sign that states
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wonder View.
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What is the secret of you? We're going
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on a hike today. A little more strenuous
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than the other day. A little shorter
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distance-wise, but way steeper. Don't
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worry, I have Gator. That's not That's
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not That's not the only hydration I
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have. I have there's more. It's my
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second channel, Daily Vlog channel. It's
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the daily.
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I've already started sipping on this
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one, but I have a whole extra one and an
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even larger water than I used the other
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day. And this one has electrolytes. And
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if you look in the background, you can
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see just a tidbit of what Google Maps
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calls the Upper Hollywood Reservoir. If
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you would like to attempt this yourself,
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my best recommendation is to get dropped
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off up here at the top of this
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residential neighborhood corner of Lake
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Hollywood Drive. And as stated a minute
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ago, Wonder View,
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what is the secret of? And there is
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parking up here if you get here early
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enough, if you so choose to drive. But
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once you get out of your vehicle, you're
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going to head directly ooh into mountain
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lion country. One thing you see a lot
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when you're up in these hills,
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especially near the homes, are a lot of
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these signs stating no access to the
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Hollywood sign and no turnaround.
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Dead end. To get to the start of the
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trail head, you do have to walk past
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some private residence, but they embrace
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the hikers. They know that they're going
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to be trouncing up through here. I think
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I'm ready for this.
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I think I'm ready. You ever flown up
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there to the top of that peak? be much
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easier than what I'm about to do if I
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only had wings.
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What's it like up there? Is the view
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breathtaking?
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All right. All right. I'll see you
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later. I'm getting some serious Raiders
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of the Lost Ark intro moment feelings
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right now. I'm heading right up there
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all the way up. I got to walk up that.
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At the very pinnacle is a single amazing
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tree that was not demolished in fires
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that swept all across these hills 10
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years ago or so. That tree remains, it
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has become legendary, has been nicknamed
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the wisdom tree. The residents in this
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home have been kind enough to place some
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information about snakes and they are
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stating that if you see snakes on the
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trails, please note it in the book. I
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see a few no snakes. I see one that says
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that someone saw a lizard. That one says
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no snakes. Let's keep it nonsaky
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today. And they have provided water. if
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you have a dog. There's also this hand
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painted, handdrawn creation stating that
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you cannot access that iconic sign from
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here. It's giving directions to go back
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down around the lake 1.8 miles over in
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this direction and you will be able to
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see and get that sweet selfie. No
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unofficial vehicles allowed past this
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point. You have to go on foot just like
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they are and just like we are. Also, no
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smoking and open flames. You don't want
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to cause you don't want to cause a fire
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out here. That would be bad. It doesn't
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rain much here, so you have to play it
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safe. One little spark
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could do some serious damage. We have
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left the pavement and the concrete, made
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it onto the rubble and the dirt.
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And real quick, take a look at this.
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We're already elevated.
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slightly elevated even at the start.
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Now we have to ascend up that path
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towards the sun. Slight warning to make
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sure that you have even footing. Not odd
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footing, but even footing cuz if it's
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uneven,
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it could be it could you could end up
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you could end up like that gentleman.
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There seems to be some sort of former
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inscription
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on this rock.
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Can't really tell.
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Can't really tell exactly what it was.
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Maybe there was a a placard there of
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some sort. Some sort of sign that has
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been removed.
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What the heck?
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Oh, you know what? I think I know what
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that is. I read an article stating that
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there was a plaque thanking Hugh Hefner
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for donating a lot of money for the
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preservation of this land. And I think
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that was the plaque. They said it was
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stolen. That might have been the spot.
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He contributed $900,000,
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making the total amount $12.5 million to
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stop a housing development from being
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put up here. The local residents and
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those who have lived here a long time
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recognize the significance of this open
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land, and he helped get it to the point
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monetarily
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to save it. In case you haven't noticed,
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this is all unpaved. There are there is
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no sidewalk or roads up here, but there
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are kind notes saying peace be the
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journey.
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It's pretty neat.
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Rocky terrain to say the least. Open
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toed shoes probably wouldn't be a good
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idea if you so decide to do this. Check
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it out. That's Universal Studios right
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there, right in the middle of the
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screen. That whole encompassing
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property.
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I think if snakes were to pop out, they
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would be protruding out of elements like
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that bush and that bush there or over
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here to the side. Whoa, that almost
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looks like that almost looks like a
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slithering snake. The incredible thing
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is that just a mile or two down the hill
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is the hubbhub of Hollywood. And up
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here, this it's no joke, though. Pretty
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steep, but the reward
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is going to be breathtaking. Now, this
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just might be the heat or maybe the
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deliriousness
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of the hike, but do you see a skull
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face right in there? Directly in the
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middle of the screen, a nose, two eyes,
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and a mouth.
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Am I the only one that sees it?
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The other day, I was thinking I should
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follow the advice of Dr. Emil Schuhousen
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of the Schuhousen Clinic in Likenstein.
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Perhaps we should try something a little
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more stringent. Well, I am
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just I am even the helicopter that is
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high in the air is on the same level
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currently as I am. I am up here and
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they've erected across that you can
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stare at before you pass out and
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basically just keel over here on the
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side of the path. I had to stop for a
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second, get out of the sun, sit in the
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shade, and enjoy
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the view so far. We're not quite there,
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but it's already pretty breathtaking.
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And I've polished off one Gatorade. Now
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about to start on the Smart Water
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before ascending a little further.
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Seems to be a ray of hope, a beacon
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right up there. We're almost there.
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It's not waving, but you get the idea.
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Can safely say this is the longest
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the longest mile I've ever I've ever
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walked. It is a Oh, come on. Don't make
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it more difficult. However, the timing
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could not be more impeccable. Now that I
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have reached the top, the wind is
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blowing briskfully.
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Look at this.
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Incredible.
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Wow. I did it. I can see for miles and
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miles. And there it is, the one and only
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wisdom tree. Just to give a little
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perspective,
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Capitol Records building down there.
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Hollywood proper, the reservoir,
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downtown LA is way off over there, past
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the smog. You can faintly see the
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Griffith Observatory
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and the slight outline of the iconic
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sign. For years, people have been
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leaving notes, poems, and memories and
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writing them down on paper and putting
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them in a metal box that is located
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underneath the tree. And you'll notice
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it's the only tree of its kind out here.
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There are a couple others, but not in
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the same fashion. Some shrubbery and
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bushes, but look all along
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this range. Nothing really looks or has
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the ambiance
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of this. Kind of reminds me of Shaw
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Shank Redemption. There are some names
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inscribed in Sharpie all along the tree
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limbs of people who have made the trek
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up here. I like this idea better
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personally, putting it on a piece of
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paper, tying it to the limb or dangling
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it like so. Because once the tree is
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destroyed,
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it will be erased
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from existence. Oh, look. People also
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climb the tree. I've seen photos of
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people up there as well. If I were to
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get up there, it would not be
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structurally sound in the end of the
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wisdom tree. That would not be wise for
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me to get up there. That that branch
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might not hold my weight. Here's the box
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I was referring to. Everything you can
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imagine
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is re If you want to view paradise,
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simply look around and view it. There's
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a lot more notes and prayers and letters
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than I was expecting to see.
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Look at how many notebooks are just
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filled up inside here.
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Pretty cool. Just below where that plane
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is flying over on the back side of the
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mountain is Burbank. In fact, if you
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look down there, you can see Warner
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Brothers. That's the back lot right
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there that Peeweee Herman rode around on
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his bicycle.
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I'm going to start a paper route right
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now.
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I've been down there before. Never
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realized that this was up here until
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today. There's even a survey marker way
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up here. Placed here by the city of LA,
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Department of Public Works,
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Burbank,
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1952.
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Oh my goodness. Check that out down
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there.
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There appears to be a statue of someone
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sitting down there.
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Quite the crowd has gathered there.
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It's time for me to depart. Pretty
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freaking cool, though. Whoa.
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Vlogging and hiking. It's completely
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doable. You just have to you just have
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to be careful as you're as you're
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filming and walking down the rugged
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terrain at the same at the same time.
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You got to pay attention. Got to do two
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things. You got to multitask.
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Got to be good at multitasking.
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Ascending and descending work totally
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two totally different sets of muscles in
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the legs. And since I did that one the
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other day that was like a three mile up,
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three mile back, not quite at this
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ascent, but still pretty steadily upward
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and then steadily downward, my body is
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not thanking me right now, but it'll
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thank me later. At least that's what I
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keep telling myself. Exercise is a good
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thing. I could use a little bit more of
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it in my life. I walk quite a bit all
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the time, but never up escalated areas
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like this. So, it's a little more
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difficult than what I've been used to
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recently. That's a good thing.
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Definitely a good thing.
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My legs feel like jell-o right now.
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We're back on the pavement. Or is it
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pudding? Is it? Well, Jello owns
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pudding, right? Same same thing. Big
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shout out to my sweet new backpack I got
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yesterday. A lot of people are battling
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back and forth whether it's a SCA music
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type backpack or if it's kind of the
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cheap trick band type backpack. What do
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you think? Which do you think it looks
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like? Plenty of room down in there for
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my empty bottles. And check this out.
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Still have a Gatorade to spare.
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Nice. I'd like to do more of these as
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time goes on. Since I live here now, I'd
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like to pretty much tackle every single
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hike in the greater LA area. So, if you
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have any ideas, post a comment down
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below and I will take that into
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