A young Davy Crockett...
Living near the Stoney Creek is an ideal setting for Oden Parlier, whose Youtube channel “Oden on the Trail” focuses on his adventures around the area.
Stoney Creek’s Oden Parlier creates adventuring content on YouTube while also giving back
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hanks to his love of the outdoors and an affinity for making videos, a 10-year-old in Stoney Creek is making a name for himself around the country. Hunter Elementary student Oden Parlier has developed a robust following for his YouTube channel, “Oden on the Trail,” in which he highlights his daily adventures in the beautiful area he calls home. “On my YouTube channel, I like to go hiking, interview hostel owners, and interview people who hike the Appalachian Trail,” said Parlier. “Unlike a lot of YouTubers, I do not script anything and I just wing the entire thing. I was going to do that with
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this interview, but my Nann told me I should practice.” Parlier created his YouTube channel late last year and has amassed hundreds of subscribers, an impressive statistic for such a short time. “Last time I checked my YouTube, I had 444 subscribers, and I have just about every social media you can think of. I have a YouTube channel, TikTok page, Facebook page, and Instagram,” said Parlier. “I have interviewed some really cool people who have hiked the Appalachian Trail,” Parlier said, “including ‘The Hawk’, who has done the trail six times; the oldest person to hike the Appalachian Trail; and one of the youngest kids to hike the trail,
Oden Parlier hopes to donate over 100 meals to families in need by the end of 2021.
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