![]() I woke up around 3AM to a bright full moon, the temperature had dropped, and I was freezing my ass off (smart moving camping by the water.). We quickly setup camp and gathered some soggy sticks for a small fire as the darkness and a light fog settled in for the night. Unfortunately, another backpacker had already setup his hammock and nabbed the spot I wanted by the river, so we settled for another spot hidden in a valley back along a tributary. ![]() Eventually, after about an hour and a half of trudging through the afternoon heat, we arrived where we wanted to camp for the evening. We didn’t run into many other backpackers as we headed out towards Lost Branch, a few groups looking for a home for the night, but for the most part the only noises were the birds, the river below and our occasional chatting. Starting down Bison Way, it was a muddy, hot mess but we were both optimistic about the journey ahead. After about two and a half hours we were at the trailhead, ready to go. It was an uneventful drive, with a little traffic and a stop for some fried chicken (much needed). On Friday, without much fuss, we met up in Cincinnati and made the short drive south. The night before we went down it poured in The Red and I knew the trails were going to be a mud bath, but luckily this also meant the river was at a perfect 4.5’ which would be excellent for paddling. In all reality I wanted some good company and didn’t really want to try something new alone.Īfter a few days of asking around I found my friend Lindsey who was super willing and able for this journey, so we were off. I also needed a partner cause paddling alone isn’t safe (never done that before.). I knew the upper Red in the Clifty Wilderness could be pretty dicy in lower water (technical Class II) and in high water it was a Class III-IV run, so I didn’t want to mess with that too much. I had a few challenges, the first of which was, I’ve never paddled the Red River in my life. So, the idea was in my head and I was off. I had taken the boats out on day paddles but nothing real solid since Alaska. ![]() After a morning splash and a swim at Jump Rock, I knew what I wanted to do the following weekend, I was going to packraft the Red River. I had been down to RRG the week before to trail run and the river looked particularly inviting. It’s my first time going on a packrafting trip since Alaska. "They were very cool about it," he said.I don’t typically write about my weekend trips, especially not to Red River Gorge, but this one has a special place in my heart. The band asked if they would have any input on the casting, but Jones told them it was too late. The 50 Best Songs of 2012: Mumford & Sons, 'I Will Wait'īoth the label and Mumford & Sons liked his idea, though the band would have preferred to go with "Babel" instead of "Hopeless Wanderer." "I said it just wouldn't work," said Jones, who lined up the comedians for the video by calling Sudeikis, whom he had met at an earlier photo shoot. When the band's label began soliciting ideas for a new music video soon after, Jones submitted his concept for having well-known comedians acting as the band. Jones, who directed the Wilco documentary I Am Trying to Break Your Heart, originally met Mumford & Sons at a Rolling Stone cover shoot earlier this year. It's one of a few interesting tidbits that director Sam Jones shared with the Los Angeles Timesin a recent interview, including how he tapped actors Ed Helms, Jason Bateman, Jason Sudeikis and Will Forte for the video. ![]() Mumford & Sons' funny new video for "Hopeless Wanderer" has swept the Internet this week, but the folk band actually wanted to use a different track from their latest album, Babel. ![]()
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