Scotland is a magical place with so much history, verdant green grass and happy, smiling people. Jessica, your choice of music just makes everything a thousand times better. Thanks for taking us along on this wonderful journey.
@OldGuy56
Ай бұрын
Congratulations Dixie, Rodney and Baby on the thru hike of the West Highland Way !!! Thank you for allowing me to enjoy this trail with you! Rodney, you rock! Dixie, you are amazing! Baby, you have amazing parents!
@kirkbass7319
Ай бұрын
Retired ER nurse here. Congratulations on completing the West Highland Way. Thanks for filming the main drag in Ft William and the statue. It brings back memories from a couple of years ago. We agree with you about the Scottish people. They are wonderful people. So friendly! Stay safe.
@danielcobb8886
17 күн бұрын
That was special. Great to see you and your husband enjoy the hike so much. The film quality as usual is outstanding.
@Pack.Leader
Ай бұрын
Very beautiful place. I really enjoyed this series, Dixie and Rodney. Congrats on your first thru-hike, Rodney ! I'm glad Jessica fell for you. ❤
@rangerinthewoods
Ай бұрын
Actually, it was Rodney falling for her in the video she did about her hammock. 😁
@KimberlyGreen
Ай бұрын
That visual tribute to Scotland starting at ~ 11:42 and culminating with the crescendo of "Highland Cathedral" brought me to tears. What you said on Patreon was right ... Aaron knocked it out of the park with his editing, built of course on great camera work by Dixie+1.5. Also congratulations Rodney on completing your first thru-hike!
@stevebrady1169
Ай бұрын
Thank you so much for taking me along!!!!!!❤️
@SarahStOnge-zf2pi
Ай бұрын
I’m sad it’s over! Thanks for sharing!
@michellerichardson4200
16 күн бұрын
I’ve thoroughly enjoyed this Scotland series. We spent an incredible 11 days in Scotland back in 2019 & my biggest take away, other than the fabulous memories, was how incredibly kind and welcoming the Scottish people are and I seriously did not want to go home! I totally got it when you expressed the same sentiments!! Thrilled you conquered Ben Nevis too!!
@kathy9341
Ай бұрын
You nailed it! It was exactly as I remembered from 2 years ago. I thought the daily deluge of rain only added to the ambiance.
@leahskillet648
Ай бұрын
Such a great series! Well done you two! 🥳🥳
@user-hp8fn1wd7t
Ай бұрын
I enjoyed your “Hi y’all Dixie here” equipment reviews but seeing you on trail makes for the best videos on this channel. Looking forward to more of them. BTW: The best of everything to you and hubby.
@RendezvousTribe
27 күн бұрын
“It Hurts!” I agree very accurately described. Congratulations on the first thru hike.
@davidstrauss4808
Ай бұрын
Call me strange. I like fog. It gives everything around you a mystical touch. You captured it well, nice video 👍.
@7951Aries
Ай бұрын
Yes! The tunes in this series has been awesome!
@unixpro2
Ай бұрын
Loved every step you shared with us! Well done
@BafMilr052
Ай бұрын
Loved loved loved this hike vlog. So satisfying in many ways.
@PieceOfMyMind.
Ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us along with you on your journey. 🥰
@marleenvos4126
Ай бұрын
I remember those ruins around 3:00, it helped us take some cover from a hailstorm :)
@arlyon
Ай бұрын
Fantastic. As a Scot staying just South of Glasgow - so great to see you both in Scotland doing the 'West Highland Way'. Love your channel. All the best for your pregnancy. Hope you come back - or as the saying goes "Haste Ye Back" 😆
@WhyWorry1
Ай бұрын
That Nessie encounter looked exciting 🤣
@johnpowell9174
Ай бұрын
Thank you. That was lovely.
@JudithMeester
Ай бұрын
Thank you for filming this! I walked the WHW last May and was very lucky with the weather, just one day rain out of eight! Scotland and her people are beautiful and I was very sorry to not visited Scotland before, because it is about one hour flight from The Netherlands where I live... I will definitely be back again 🙂
@carrdoug99
Ай бұрын
Scotland - full of some of the best people on the planet!!!❤
@frednorman1
Ай бұрын
I’ve been to Scotland and Highlands three times. Everybody loves Scotland. I don’t think it has any enemies in the world.
@paulsmart5199
Ай бұрын
Congratulations on completing the hike... I have to confess to choking up a bit with homesickness.
@markhodgkins4282
Ай бұрын
Great series! Thanks for taking me back to Scotland. We are headed to the Orkney Islands next month for our 2nd time to Scotland (last time we went to Skye). It really is a magical place full of wonderful people. Of all the places I have been around the world, this is one of the places I feel like I could come back to time and time again and not see all there is to see.
@martinforrester8249
Ай бұрын
Well done both.
@janwaller3585
Ай бұрын
Beautiful ❤️
@1903A3shooter
Ай бұрын
FANTASTIC
@pattyr6616
Ай бұрын
Congratulations 🎉🎉. What a beautiful trail! I’m looking for a raincoat for Iceland, love the one you are wearing!
@robofranko91
Ай бұрын
This was the best set of videos you’ve ever done! Keep it up my friend!
@SDSsongs
Ай бұрын
Like you, I'm an American long-distance hiker who this summer got his first taste of the UK. I hiked the Coast to Coast Path in the north of England, and it was a life-altering event for me. I thought ahead of time I was gonna cry when I got to the finish line, but I didn't. But I ain't gonna lie; your finale here brought that all out for me and I had some happy tears reflecting on my experience. Thanks again for doing such a good, human job of documenting your experiences.=) And I'm already planning a 400-mile loop in Scotland for next summer!
@johnrodgers2018
Ай бұрын
Was that the Wainright?
@AirdrieRambler
Ай бұрын
Congratulations on a successful finish! Looking forward to a Ben Nevis video... 😊
@angelicamason1650
Ай бұрын
I have loved following you on the West Highland Way. Beautiful filming, lovely music and stunning landscape. Thanks so much for sharing.
@TheSuccessSource
Ай бұрын
Thanks I really enjoyed this series. Very impressed that you did while pregnant. Well done to you both.
@tommckinney1489
Ай бұрын
@time 14:25 Glad you got to see Nessie🤪🤪😜😜🤣🤣
@RodMurray
Ай бұрын
Oh my, that would have been a tough final day. In my photos of the last day of ourJune ‘23, WHW I found one that matches your video at the 8:00 min mark. The weather was the complete opposite. The sky is almost cloudless and we are in t-shirts and shorts. We had to stop numerous times at creeks to cool off. Such is the Scottish Highland weather. But you are tenacious and strong as years of through hiking has shown. Thank you again for sharing your journey.
@carmenhernandez6102
Ай бұрын
Congratulations Team DixieRodBaby!!
@tamarmolerick3814
Ай бұрын
Really enjoyed this series. Next time you are in the UK try Wainrights Coast to Coast - absolute classic,
@moegardner1
Ай бұрын
Whwn I walken in Skye in 1993 it rained every day for week, but not a downpour. It was a blowing mist so umbrellas didn"t work and I was both wet and dry at the same time, never soaked but always damp. My motto!
@EatCarbs
Ай бұрын
Awesome trip! I'd love to go see Loch Ness for myself... and I see you got the lake monster on camera.. nice! 😉 Thanks for the video
@KathyLop1956
Ай бұрын
my favorite moments were when that couple commented that you sounded like Dolly Parton and the other was when your packed lunch included prenatal vitamins!!!! fabulous!!!!
@VeritySnatch
Ай бұрын
i remember you trudging across some arid landscape with only cattle watering stations for water and jokingly commenting you should come visit Scotland for the change in weather. it was a cruel joke. you can always move to Scotland if the bears and wolves get out of hand. its a safe country. plenty space here in the Highlands. we try to look after everybody here
@carolineriedlinger2904
Ай бұрын
Know! Remember when...
@free2beme325
Ай бұрын
I completed the WHW at the end of May (just missed you😊), and this brought back so many memories. Scotland and its people are wonderful. Congratulations and all the best with your new adventure being parents ❤
@anninwhack1998
Ай бұрын
Nice Nessie spotting! Congratulations!!
@HomemadeWanderlust
Ай бұрын
😉
@ichbindannmaldraussen
Ай бұрын
Well done! Good job! The West Highland Way last year was the beginning of my love for Scotland - with the highlight so far being the Isle of Skye Trail this year.
@Thedagoneman
Ай бұрын
Thanks for taking us with you. I’ll have to put this on my bucket list
@BnORailFan
Ай бұрын
I climbed Ben Nevis about 25 years ago. I hope you have a video of your climb. I need to go back and hike around Glen Nevis which was spectacular.
@wehrmeister
Ай бұрын
Such a beautiful hike, thanks for taking us along! I was stationed in England (Lakenheath) my first two years in the Air Force. I was Security Police, guarding the planes (and shhhh other things), working nights. I wasn't wild about the amount of night, as you noted. When I started seeing sunrise, my body said "yay, I'm getting off soon", then to look at my watch and say "dang, it's 0330, still two a half hours to go"! I only got to Scotland once, to the Isle of Skye where one of our planes crashed. I was so awestruck by the beauty up there, and what amazed me was how much of my sense of distance was thrown off. I'm retiring soon, I need to return there (I'm half Scottish).
@amysheffield8467
Ай бұрын
Thanks!
@carriehikes
Ай бұрын
Amazing video😊
@bromptinowner763
Ай бұрын
I haven't done WHW, the first time I went to Scotland I knew I wanted to come back though, Definitely a magical place, you two did it justice for sure.
@stephie_10milehike
Ай бұрын
Awesome, congratulations to you both! I'm off to hike it with my son (a first time backer) in August and your videos are making it all very real. Thanks so much for sharing, it's been wonderful to follow along 😊 (right from when you hiked the AT!)
@robertedwards7749
Ай бұрын
I love your sense of humor, at the beginning of the video when the sheep was eating, you were chanting bubble gum. I thought that was so funny. You are quite the videographer and very good at selecting the music to go with the footage.
@wendyamsterdam8482
Ай бұрын
It is a very busy trail😮
@alangauld6079
Ай бұрын
So glad you enjoyed the experience in our neck of the woods. Maybe someday you'll come back for the Cape Wrath Trail and see what the real wilderness areas have to offer. Meanwhile, best wishes for your next big adventure, becoming a mommy!
@PaulSmith-ju3cv
Ай бұрын
Congratulations to the three of you. Appreciate the music you've used. (Too many videos just have electronic noise.)
@scottyplug
10 күн бұрын
After the hundreds and hundreds of Dixie videos I have watched over the years, for some reason the end of this one got me in feels. Not that it hasn't happened before, but this one surprised me. Congrats to you both, not just on the hike, but on life in general. : )
@h.b.4058
Ай бұрын
Haha. The building where you said, "If walls could talk." was my dream home for a long time. I dreamt of fixing it up as a cottage and warming hut for walkers. I even eventually called the owners and asked if they would ever sell. They said no, and that they had plans for it. In the meantime it crumbles more every year. 💔 The estate system in Scotland is nutty, but it has helped keep some places like this wild. So beautiful.
@Lous-vx9gs
Ай бұрын
Ohh, I remember that red path (4:04), there was also lots of water when we were there 😅
@tresannrn8454
Ай бұрын
Congratulations you two, on your thru hike….and Baby makes three. Thank you for allowing us alongside. Scotland is magically beautiful! ✌️🙂💚
@sailingnstuff
Ай бұрын
I haven't been to Scotland but in Ireland, which is known for jolly people, we joked that it was just like home but with an accent! Scotland looks like a truly beautiful place. The hug at the finish was nice!
@daracarr3399
Ай бұрын
Congratulations!!! Thank you so much for sharing this marvelous trip with us. You’ve been wonderful company. Wishing you many happy trails ahead 😊
@travishayes8125
Ай бұрын
So happy for you guys, thanks for sharing.
@PrincessofErised
Ай бұрын
Lucky baby!
@drewgilmour3489
Ай бұрын
Congratulations , I only had rain once on the last day on this section
@mtbrnn
Ай бұрын
Beautiful. Thanks for sharing your trip.
@stephaniedavis4381
Ай бұрын
Amazing to watch you do this, especially pregnant! Could you do a video on the logistics of this? Like how you got your luggage from place to place, etc
@bbwoolfy
Ай бұрын
Meal do naidheachd! 🎉🙌🏼 Pity you had a soggy end to your WHW hike, but tbh you were quite lucky with the weather compared to what we've had this 'summer'. Fun Fact: The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, and the Atlas are the same mountain range, once connected as the Central Pangean Mountains - which were taller than Everest!
@Nynke_K
Ай бұрын
Love it! You know, you've really opened my eyes to how much natural beauty there is beyond the barren tops of hills and bracken that I remember seeing from the train in the West Highlands. I would love to do this hike!
@dougsneider722
Ай бұрын
Great vlogs! Thanks for sharing!
@TweetyPAK7
Ай бұрын
What a great finish!!! Brought a tear to my eye. Just beautiful! And great job Aaron! ❤ Love Nessie!!
@sailingnstuff
Ай бұрын
It says premiers in 25 min! How have you seen it?
@JAaronMattox
Ай бұрын
@@sailingnstuffit was on Patreon for a day or so
@pawpawmike7372
Ай бұрын
Another great adventure, Dixie. You keep this up, by the time you retire there will be nowhere to go that you haven't already been. Lol... Thank you Aaron for the expert videography.
@proehm
Ай бұрын
The long days - According to the map, Ben Nevis is at 56 degrees North. So, about 10 degrees south of the Arctic Circle.
@Bent-bird
Ай бұрын
Oh wow, Dixie. Just plain wow! This series is some of your best ever. Scotland and the WHW is so beautiful! I hope I get to go there sometime. You're filming, naration, and editing was truly awesome. You are definitely one of the best on KZitem! Many thanks for all you do...
@NZComfort
Ай бұрын
Congrats Dixie! Great job as always. I’m planning a Florida trail trip this winter and have been reviewing your videos to help choose what section I’m gonna hit. Any suggestions would be highly appreciated. God bless, good health, safe travels!!!
@JimBobele
Ай бұрын
Scotland is gorgeous! Congrats. And a perfect finish with music from the one and only Amy MacDonald, a great end of a wonderful WHW vlog. Thx a lot
@bernardlyons2422
Ай бұрын
Superb music choice of the massed band and choir at 12’. Well done all.
@ksully6551
Ай бұрын
Bringing back some wonderful memories from last year's wonderful triop on the Way. We did it North to South, Ben Nevis first. 🙏
@jimmyjenkins9240
Ай бұрын
Congratulations! I enjoyed this one (the entire hike) very much! As I watched you two trudge along in the rain, I was reminded of what your little sis asked you as the two of you were hiking the Camino: why do you do this? I imagined Rodney may have had that thought at one time or another.
@beck57
Ай бұрын
Awesome ending to a beautiful dream filled hike!!! Thanks for taking us along!!! Congrats to Rodney, Baby and Dixie! ❤️
@erikvandoorn1674
Ай бұрын
I have always loved your vlogs. It is very nice though to see one of a trail I did myself (coincidentally also this year). I hope you will come back to the UK again for hiking. Maybe for a LeJog or Cape Wrath trail (or both).
@helencunningham1259
Ай бұрын
Congratulations, your portrayal of my homeland and the West Highland way has been wonderful to watch, thank you.
@bagboy1942
Ай бұрын
About 11 min, "Mountain Cathedral" one of my favorite Bagpipe pieces., Thank you Aaron!
@dillonpark7262
Ай бұрын
This was a great series! Well done.
@PabloP169
Ай бұрын
At last you got the type of weather that I was expecting you to get at some stage. I always appreciate the time and effort that you and other KZitemrs that get out and about, put into making the the outing so much more realistic, with many of the camera shots.
@paisleyfamily5972
Ай бұрын
Awesome Jessica and Rodney. Well done. I’m scheduling this hike with my wife next year. Hope you do a Q and A later.
@janefreeman995
Ай бұрын
Yes went there last year to escape the heat of summer. It did not disappoint!
@JGKohlenberg
Ай бұрын
Congratulations family! Wonderful series and thanks for taking us along in Scotland 🏴
@pamelamann9293
Ай бұрын
Beautiful video - congrats!
@dwarsfluitistje
Ай бұрын
Awesome! I really LOVE that you came to Europe to hike this trail, I've been following your channel for the last 2 years now. It inspired me to hike a section of the AT last summer, after visiting a friend in the US. My youngest daughter (she's 11 y.o.) and I start our WHW-adventure next Friday, what a coincidence! We're also gonna climb Ben Nevis and - if there's still juice in the tank after that - hike the Great Glenn Way. Enjoy the baby-on-the-way, all the perks of being a new mom and the loving care and attention from those close to you. Looking fwd to seeing some of your first adventures with the little one!
@chuckcolburn8931
Ай бұрын
Great job. My son and I walked the WHW last September.You really captured the trip.
@robinacjohnston
Ай бұрын
Having hiked the West Highland Way over 35 years ago with backpacks that weighed an absolute ton, has been lovely to follow your hike. Thank you for sharing and inspiring me to pay it a return visit!
@wiltonlewis5369
Ай бұрын
Now you know what it is like hiking in the UK.
@erinnkemp
Ай бұрын
Wow another amazing hike!!❤❤ NEXT WILL BE JAPAN!🎉🎉
@BobGeogeo
Ай бұрын
Fantastic journey and videos. Many thanks. I was there 20 years ago at about your age. It seems unchanged and the people are wonderful. The funniest moment was when a Scot said you sounded like Dolly Parton.
@MyraHart1943
Ай бұрын
Not me at work on my lunchbreak, tearing up watching the finale montage 😭 This was such a special series- thank you for sharing. CONGRATULATIONS!!!
@shinvictus
Ай бұрын
Excellent series and congratulations to the three of you for finishing.
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