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The River that Gives Life: Paddling the Bloodvein River
A video of our 230km, canoe adventure down the Bloodvein River in Woodland Caribou Provincial Park (Ontario) and Atikaki Provincial Wilderness Park (Manitoba), in the summer of 2023.
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Paddling the Black River at Washago
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A quick half-day canoe trip down the Black River at Washago with the Wilderness Canoe Association (May 2023).
Canoeing the Upper Salmon River
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Canoeing whitewater on the Upper Salmon River (at high flow) with the @wildernesscanoeassociation in April 2023.
Canoeing the Beaver River (Kimberley to Clarksburg, Ontario)
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A 20km, day paddle down the Beaver River from Kimberley to Clarksburg, Ontario in March 2022 with members of the @wildernesscanoeassociation.
Paddling the Grand River - Cambridge to Paris
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A quick 18km paddle down the Grand River between Cambridge and Paris, Ontario, on a snowy day in January 2022.
Winter Camping in Jevins and Silver Lake Conservation Reserve
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Overnight winter backpacking trip into Jevins and Silver Lake Conservation Reserve, Ontario, Canada (January 2022).
Canoeing the Humber River: Bolton to Lake Ontario
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A two day, ~80 km trip down the Humber River in April 2023 with the Wilderness Canoe Association.
Frozen River: Paddling the Upper Credit River
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A video documenting two canoe trips down the Upper Credit River (Inglewood to Glen Williams) in March 2021. The first run (in early March) was a tad too early in the season and required us to navigate large stretches of frozen river. The second run - only a week after the first - was virtually ice free.
Solo Canoe Trip down the Lower Credit River
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Solo canoe trip down the Lower Credit River (Streetsville to Port Credit) with the Wilderness Canoe Association (Mississauga, Ontario, March 2022).
Canoeing Whitewater on the Lower Credit
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Optimal levels on the Lower Credit River for a great whitewater canoe run (Mississauga, Ontario, March 2023).
Winter Camping in Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve
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A quick overnight winter camping trip in Kahshe Lake Barrens Conservation Reserve, Ontario, Canada (February 2021).
The South Nahanni River by Canoe: Into the Land of Dreams
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A video of our 216km, self-guided canoe adventure down the South Nahanni River, in the Nahanni National Park Reserve, from Virginia Falls to Nahanni Butte in the summer of 2022.
Lower Missinaibi River: Mattice to Moosonee in 8 Days
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An 8-day, 314km adventure down the mighty Missinaibi River from Mattice to Moosonee, Ontario. A tough trip especially given frequent rain and headwinds, but well worth the effort. Forgive the shoddy camera work - this was my first effort at filming a trip (back in July 2016)! Check out more content at www.theterraincognita.ca
Mississagi River
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A video documenting our 143km, 11-day canoe trip down the mighty Mississagi River in Ontario, Canada, in the summer of 2020. Find a full article on our adventure at www.theterraincognita.ca
Wabakimi Provincial Park (Allanwater - Whitewater - Caribou Route) 2021
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A video documenting an 11 day, 250km canoe trip through Wabakimi Provincial Park in Ontario, Canada, in August 2021. A full written trip report for this and other canoe routes is available at: theterraincognita.ca
Winter Camping on the Gibson River
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Winter Camping on the Gibson River

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Sayitaint_So
    @Sayitaint_So Місяць тому

    13:00 now there's a sight that would have excited Thomson or any wildlife artist... This was possibly the best version of the Mississagi i've seen ... you really did justice to the history of the place.

  • @umbrellablack5503
    @umbrellablack5503 2 місяці тому

    I want to explore this place so bad.

  • @sergeiburlakov197
    @sergeiburlakov197 2 місяці тому

    Прекрасный фильм ! Великолепные места , первозданная Природа ! Вы - смелые сильные ребята ! И , что очень важно - ваши головы остались с вами ... 😊 (RU) .

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 2 місяці тому

      @@sergeiburlakov197 thank you so much for the kind sentiments! Best wishes from Canada! 🍻

  • @grahamrowe6278
    @grahamrowe6278 3 місяці тому

    Fine piece of work. Loved it.

  • @blainereimer1323
    @blainereimer1323 3 місяці тому

    Great video! My son and I are going moose hunting this fall and are thinking about traveling upstream the Bloodvein. Where does the burn area begin? I’m thinking the new growth will be attractive to the twig eater.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 2 місяці тому

      @@blainereimer1323 thanks for your message! Burns affected much of the river in recent years. If you’re travelling upriver from the Bloodvein River bridge I think you’ll find some substantive burns as close as namay falls (maybe sooner).

  • @vicarinatutu19
    @vicarinatutu19 3 місяці тому

    Not sure if yall superstitious.. but did yall get any wierd vibes when camping in nahanii. Hearing stories of early indigenous, and settlers saying theres an eerie feeling to nahanii. Wondering if yall got any of that while on your trip?

  • @waterst9
    @waterst9 3 місяці тому

    A profoundly beautiful and lyrical presentation. Thank you.

  • @steveschijns3204
    @steveschijns3204 3 місяці тому

    you might enjoy the music video of my 2023 Nahanni trip: ua-cam.com/video/EL2_2JmaxVg/v-deo.html

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 3 місяці тому

      @@steveschijns3204 great stuff! Terrific work on the song and video!

  • @junseoksong6863
    @junseoksong6863 4 місяці тому

    Hello! Is there any other way to take a look around the nahanni park? kayaking and backpacking look so hard and dangerous to me...

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 4 місяці тому

      @@junseoksong6863 Hi! Typical access is via plane, which can do air tours or set you down if you’re interested in camping. The campsites at Virginia falls are well established and include some limited facilities.

    • @junseoksong6863
      @junseoksong6863 4 місяці тому

      Thank you for your fast answer! That sounds quite expensive. I may need to save more money to go 😂 I want to visit in a few years

  • @Scrappydoodah
    @Scrappydoodah 4 місяці тому

    Some of those rivers look so dang deep.

  • @thatsMYbeef
    @thatsMYbeef 4 місяці тому

    Headless bodies... answer..wild animals bears wolves and cougars.. there is no myth or anything haunted..

    • @DouglasNemsky
      @DouglasNemsky 2 місяці тому

      One or two of the bodies had their rifle barrels bent in half next to them imagine a beast it would take to do that.i know they're wild stories. But it would take an insanely strong person to do that.a regular person would need a solid vice and a sledge hammer.. Im just saying it makes you wonder?

    • @thatsMYbeef
      @thatsMYbeef 2 місяці тому

      @@DouglasNemsky a grizzly bear can bend steel and bend and fold a human spine no problem..and there are no ghosts...lol

  • @beautyofthebackcountry
    @beautyofthebackcountry 4 місяці тому

    Great job! We just paddled the entire river to Huron and fell deeply in love with the river. Thank you so much for the great historical information and fabulous insights. Subscribed!

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 4 місяці тому

      Thanks so much for the message! Glad you had a great time and a successful trip on this very special river!

  • @zildjiandrummer1
    @zildjiandrummer1 5 місяців тому

    I came across this video after researching the Nahanni Valley based on a Mr. Ballen story about the Mcloud brothers in 1904. This is beautiful yet slightly uneasy feeling, given how untouched and wild everything is

  • @FallHuntsman
    @FallHuntsman 5 місяців тому

    Breathtakingly beautiful, but not a place I’d go unarmed, if you know what I’m saying.

  • @seanreid349
    @seanreid349 6 місяців тому

    I grew up in Tungsten, the headwater of the Flat River

  • @ChitChatCanada
    @ChitChatCanada 6 місяців тому

    Omg my dream place to visit

  • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
    @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 7 місяців тому

    Wow!! What a great trip! And you returned alive! Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!

  • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
    @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 7 місяців тому

    I don’t see any bugs.

  • @paddlermike
    @paddlermike 7 місяців тому

    Great film, we are hoping to paddle the river in the summer so this is really useful. Thanks Mike

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 7 місяців тому

      Thanks so much Mike! Wishing you a great journey on the river!

  • @Chris-Dodge
    @Chris-Dodge 8 місяців тому

    Doesn't look as dangerous as what I read about this place. No waheela, no evil spirits and no whatever it was that left those prospectors headless.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 8 місяців тому

      Unfortunately the footage I got of those things didn’t turn out very well!

    • @Chris-Dodge
      @Chris-Dodge 8 місяців тому

      @@The.Terra.Incognita Uh what? You saying you encountered those creatures?

    • @corneliusdinkmeyer2190
      @corneliusdinkmeyer2190 7 місяців тому

      @@The.Terra.Incognita😂 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

  • @madformaple
    @madformaple 8 місяців тому

    I enjoyed your trip video! Nice that you labelled the rapids - we are thinking of this route and that will help with our planning. Interesting to see the re-growth on part of the river

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 8 місяців тому

      Thanks so much! Always happy to chat if you have questions about the route. You’ll have a great time out there!

    • @madformaple
      @madformaple 3 місяці тому

      @@The.Terra.Incognita Thanks for the reply! We are now officially doing the route in a few weeks - very excited. What time of year did you guys do your trip? You made a few comments throughout the video trying to speculate on relative water level. What do you think was the water level at during your trip? Trying to figure out what to expect when we do it early August.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 3 місяці тому

      @@madformaple​​⁠that’s great to hear! We did the river around this time last year - maybe first two weeks of August. Levels were at 29.3m and discharge was 33 m3/s. The river is generally pretty deep and is a pool and drop river. Even at the relatively low levels we experienced ca good proportion of the rapids were runnable…character of them changes a lot of course. Have a fantastic trip!

  • @chrisstaylor8377
    @chrisstaylor8377 8 місяців тому

    Being in a canoe with some one yelling instructions would piss me off a bit

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for your comment. Constant, succinct and direct communication with your paddling partner is a basic and necessary element of tandem whitewater canoeing, especially in the types of scenarios depicted in this video.

  • @canoeman1961
    @canoeman1961 8 місяців тому

    Very nice trip documentation. I really enjoyed seeing all the rapids (portaged or run). Each was interesting in it's own way. Great view from the bow paddlers head mounted Gopro of all the issues faced in those rapids. Looked like you guys had a great trip.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 8 місяців тому

      Thanks for your kind words and for checking out the video! A great time on a truly wonderful river. 🛶 🌊 🏕️

  • @brentandellesoutdooradventures
    @brentandellesoutdooradventures 8 місяців тому

    Nice trip. I appreciate you showing some of the portages. We’ve been contemplating this trip, but mostly flat water paddlers.

  • @iCanoe_
    @iCanoe_ 9 місяців тому

    What a trip! Nice work on the filming, narration, and editing too. Thanks for taking us along. :)

  • @MichealBacon
    @MichealBacon 9 місяців тому

    Fabulous. Can I ask how much the flight cost from Red L to Artey L?

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita 9 місяців тому

      Thanks Michael! It was about $2,600, as I recall. Goldseekers Outfitting managed the flight on our behalf through Superior Airways.

  • @vintagecanada7481
    @vintagecanada7481 9 місяців тому

    Yes the 1963 tv series The Forest Rangers was the most famed production shot here. The village set “Indian River” was shot right next to that log cabin you saw.

  • @kevingroombridge515
    @kevingroombridge515 9 місяців тому

    Nice Job Buddy!

  • @gunnelgrabber
    @gunnelgrabber 9 місяців тому

    Super, welll done!

  • @UdoKellner
    @UdoKellner 11 місяців тому

    Great film with the best impressions from the tour. Great explanation. Thank you for the preliminary impressions for my planned tour in 2024. If you are interested in whitewater here in Europe - Lapland: ua-cam.com/video/4l2AG0YMdZA/v-deo.html Udo

  • @miathebarbie7544
    @miathebarbie7544 11 місяців тому

    people don't go here its cursed

  • @angeloguidi5566
    @angeloguidi5566 11 місяців тому

    Wonderful experience, great job. Thanks from Angelo Italy

  • @friknwulf5007
    @friknwulf5007 11 місяців тому

    Did ya hear any wood knocks ?

  • @ilana0507
    @ilana0507 11 місяців тому

    I feel dumb for saying this, but it almost looks like you're paddling up-river cuz of the waves.

  • @markcummings1675
    @markcummings1675 Рік тому

    I did this trip when I was 12 as far as I know youngest white man to do it at that age .and there is was by David koester was a book my father wrote on Amazon .in the 70 s

  • @DrRestezi
    @DrRestezi Рік тому

    Wow. I'm speechless. The gorgeous, inspiring images are duly matched by the vivid, expertly crafted narration. Really captured the feeling of being there in person. Definitely one of the finest documentaries I've seen on UA-cam.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita Рік тому

      Thanks for these incredibly kind words @DrRestezi - I wish I had more time to dedicate to these videos. I will be releasing another one on the Bloodvein shortly. Best wishes and happy trails to you!

    • @DrRestezi
      @DrRestezi Рік тому

      @@The.Terra.Incognita I see that you have more videos on your channel--looking forward to watching some of those as well. Keep up the fine work!

  • @canoeman1961
    @canoeman1961 Рік тому

    Kinda short, but very nice. Could have used another 25-35 minutes 😊😊.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita Рік тому

      Thanks! This trip was many years ago, taken with a poor camera and before I started taking lengthier/higher quality footage! Hope to get back there one day and make a longer vid!

  • @dennisschwartzentruber3204

    Thank you for your brilliant documentation ! No one has done it better !

  • @martinbuote1452
    @martinbuote1452 Рік тому

    Where did you put in?

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita Рік тому

      Hi Martin - put in at this spot on county road 169: maps.app.goo.gl/LibrJdTTSjKEQCUp8?g_st=ic

  • @orangeproject559
    @orangeproject559 Рік тому

    Awesome adventure down the Nahanni, I think I'd want to bring a rifle though, just in case.

  • @TheGuncage
    @TheGuncage Рік тому

    What an awesome trip I would li e to do that trip how exciting I would have to have someone with experience in a canoe with them rapids

  • @Gingersnapz6641
    @Gingersnapz6641 Рік тому

    Headless valley..

  • @serkanister3620
    @serkanister3620 Рік тому

    Well done, enjoyed every frame of the video. Inspiring!

  • @anini8057
    @anini8057 Рік тому

    Pure poetry..greetings from Łódź

  • @stiffweiner918
    @stiffweiner918 Рік тому

    absolutely gorgeous video brother, gonna be binging your videos, never stop!

  • @LouisHebert-n3j
    @LouisHebert-n3j Рік тому

    that was cool

  • @LouisHebert-n3j
    @LouisHebert-n3j Рік тому

    Ho wow ! certainly the best video about the Nahanni I have seen so far. I will paddle the Nahanni last 2 weeks of August 2023. Thanks for sharing this very good quality video.

    • @The.Terra.Incognita
      @The.Terra.Incognita Рік тому

      Thanks for the lovely compliment! Wishing you safe passage and great memories on this mighty river!

    • @miathebarbie7544
      @miathebarbie7544 11 місяців тому

      I hope u made it back alive

    • @zehlrenn9254
      @zehlrenn9254 4 місяці тому

      u back yet?

  • @Purrrfect264
    @Purrrfect264 Рік тому

    Amazing trip !

  • @mauriceclark4870
    @mauriceclark4870 Рік тому

    Ive read. About. Albert Feily. Gold. Prospecter. And. His. Quests to find. M issing. Goldmine which he never found. He. Always travelled alone. Did all is. Portages alone. On river. He said the river kept. Changing. Difficult to navigate. But. No mention. Of strange creatures. Or any such meetings. !!!!

  • @anini8057
    @anini8057 Рік тому

    Great thing!