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Wilderness Canoe Association
Canada
Приєднався 1 лис 2018
If you share our love for wild places and the canoe as a means of exploring them, then we invite you to join us.
The Wilderness Canoe Association is a non-profit organization of individuals interested in the outdoor pursuits and in wilderness travel by canoe.
Mission Statement:
The Wilderness Canoe Association is the best place to find friends who share your passion for the outdoors. With first-class camping content to enjoy, dozens of trips to participate in, and hundreds of experienced members to help you take tripping to the next level, you’ll be living your paddling dreams in no time.
Sharing the Wilderness Experience since 1973.
The Wilderness Canoe Association is a non-profit organization of individuals interested in the outdoor pursuits and in wilderness travel by canoe.
Mission Statement:
The Wilderness Canoe Association is the best place to find friends who share your passion for the outdoors. With first-class camping content to enjoy, dozens of trips to participate in, and hundreds of experienced members to help you take tripping to the next level, you’ll be living your paddling dreams in no time.
Sharing the Wilderness Experience since 1973.
Canoeing Booktube for A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond, by Kevin Callan
A Paddler's Guide to Quetico and Beyond, by Kevin Callan was published by the Boston Mills Press. @TheHappyCamper
Baptism Creek/Trousers Lake Route
Pickerel Lake/Rawn Lake Route
Jean Lake/Sturgeon Lake Loop
Sturgeon Lake/Olifaunt Lake Loop
International Canoe Derby Route
Poohbah Lake Route
Bentpine Creek Loop
Wawiag River Loop
The Pines Loop
Leopold's North Country Loop
Hunter Island Loop
White Otter Lake Route
Wabikimi's Center of the Universe Route
Upper Albany River Route
Wabakimi's Palisade River Route
Woodland Caribou Sampler Route
A book review.
Baptism Creek/Trousers Lake Route
Pickerel Lake/Rawn Lake Route
Jean Lake/Sturgeon Lake Loop
Sturgeon Lake/Olifaunt Lake Loop
International Canoe Derby Route
Poohbah Lake Route
Bentpine Creek Loop
Wawiag River Loop
The Pines Loop
Leopold's North Country Loop
Hunter Island Loop
White Otter Lake Route
Wabikimi's Center of the Universe Route
Upper Albany River Route
Wabakimi's Palisade River Route
Woodland Caribou Sampler Route
A book review.
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I found lighters don't work if the striker gets wet from wet hands so I went to a fire steel which works well.
What an unbelievable trip, spectacular scenery!
I have a Prospector 16. Haven't used it for years. I think it could haul 1400 lbs? I ought to blow the dust off of it and use it again.
I also have an Evergreen Prospector. Is yours Royalex? Evergreen did not put numbers on any of the canoes as far as I know. So I don't know what you mean exactly by Prospector 16, since I think there was only one model. Otherwise, yes, it is exactly 16 feet long and an excellent canoe. The Prospector is a little small. Maybe there is enough displacement that it could carry that much weight, but it does not have a lot of space.
@wildernesscanoeassociation It is a 16 foot Evergreen Prospector. Have owned it for quite some time. It does have a brass tag with a serial number on it. I purchased it at MEC in Edmonton. Funny story with that. Purchased it one week and the week after I drove back to Edmonton. Walked in the store. It was still hanging from the ceiling. Told them that's mine. They took it down, and I walked out of the store. Didn't even ask for the receipt. Hahaha 😀. I think it was $1500 at that time. Used it a lot in those days. Got to get back at it. I did enjoy those days. Also, I do not recall what it's made of? Not Royalex. Some other name. It's tough as nails though.
@@wildernesscanoeassociation Kevlar. Weighs 50 lbs.
That's nice! My Royalex one with outfitting weighs 74lb.
@wildernesscanoeassociation Yes. Pretty easy to carry. When I was younger, it was an easier lift over my head. Lol. Once I have it there it's pretty balanced.
I listened to Kevin on a podcast last year and he mentioned intentionally shying away from writing about whitewater routes as he doesn't want to encourage unprepared paddlers from attempting something dangerous. Definitely do not want to speak for him of course, but that was the general impression I had about from the podcast...
I can’t believe that ‘pin’ released y’all……good thing!
Oh yes, it was pretty lucky.
Hi, there. Great presentation. I have a question: you mention your favourite hike - could you share its location? Is it the Netro area?
Looks like I'll have to get a copy. Thanks for the recommendation
I think you have enough experience that you would not need to read this book, but it is an especially good example.
Awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Hey it's no problemo. It is fun to make videos!
Hey there! Hope ur doing well, will you be running an elora course this summer at all?
This year's course is 1 and 2 June 2024. Please send us an email and I can give you the contact information.
@@wildernesscanoeassociation amazing I'll get right on it!
The good word is that Northstar Canoes is using the original mold built by Dagger Kayaks, and previously used by the Bell Canoe Works.
Thanks Matt. Here in Dubai today thinking i should have brought a solo open boat. The streets are flooding again.😂
I don't suppose there are any rentals around, but it surely would be fun to paddle the streets!
Great job Matt
Thanks. The footage in this one only spans five years!
Shame they don't do a stainless steel version! I avoid cooking with aluminium and Teflon at all costs!
You missed something: they do have a stainless steel version ... the Trangia Duossal line is stainless inside food contact surfaces, aluminum outside for better heat distribution.
This is great. I checked out chocolate thunder yesterday and thinking it might be a good spot to practice(at current level). Just have to watch the dam below.
Is the video accurate enough? 'cause I don't actually know.
@@wildernesscanoeassociation No. It's much lower than the video. Fast and deep at the bottom, wave train a little further up, obstacles further up again... Lots of eddies on River right but parking on River left.
Your vids are great, found you a few months back. Great work. I too just did much of the same run a week or 2 ago. Amazing the difference between the flow. My UA-cam channel is the same as my handle. Would love to join you sometime. Cheers. Kayak and wilderness adventures
Matthew you’re a great person and a great patient adventurer.
Cool! Nice to meet you today.
Thank you for this. I also read you story published pn the web and that's extra ordinary. That was a wake up call for me.
Thanks go to Dawne and David Robinson.
Great video, Matt! Nice history and narration.
looking pretty low --- probably the most common 3 words for the 2024 paddling season...
It is fine right now. In the video it was around 9cms which is pretty much the lowest it can be run.
That's better! :) (less gravel)
We were very lucky, in that it rained substantially the day before the trip.
Fantastic video Matthew! It was fun reliving this memorable trip and learning more of the history through your narration. Thanks again for inviting me to be a part of it!
Oh thank you for helping, we owe you a debt. This was definitely the most documented thing we have done, with the best production.
next time put the helmet on BEFORE the danger! hahahaaaa
Exact!
Well done Matt. Very thorough on the details.
Glad you enjoyed it!
Notice how I did not explain where we camped.
like it. perfect trip- talk to you soon~ 👍
Thanks for visiting
I wish your written description included your start & end points.
They started from the Streetsville Memorial Park on Church Street, and went down to Port Credit. But the video does not show any of the top actually, and begins at Erindale Park. We will make a better video with a lot more explanation in the future, and are still accumulating footage.
I always found that going down to Port Credit not worth the extra time. I liked the video. However, the Rapid right above Dundas St at Erindale Park is the best on this section of the river.
Thanks for showing this. For me this is the only stove with the soul and i'm glad it will live long.
It is our pleasure. I agree that the quiet calm of the wilderness is kind of ruined by bringing along a blast furnace. These stoves are more gentle and consistent with the environment.
I would do this again... at twice the volume and take out where you did! Truly a great river. Thanks for this video, Gary!
I still think that was a safe at 16:30. Maybe we should call CrimeStoppers about it.
white water ;)
survivor man life style
winter drought
Love that Avalon - how well did it handle maneuvering rapids solo??
Sorry, I don't think there is an Esquif Avalon shown in the video. The purple canoe is a Pocket Canyon, which is one of my personal favorites. I will ask Erik to comment.
@@wildernesscanoeassociation I assumed it was an Avalon with the kneeling thwart - but now that I rewatch it actually appears to be a Miramichi (or something that starts with an M anyway). My mistake!
The black canoe with yellow trim is an Esquif Mistral. It was made out of Twin-Tex, and supposed to be a replacement material for Royalex, but this turned out to be a failure. Andy shows up to things often and has paddled his Mistral solo in many different rivers, so I think he likes it! But we have another member who has a Twin-Tex Mistral where the hull has collapsed with severe oil-canning.
I really regretted not being geared to do this when I briefly lived in Mississauga
Always liked the admire the stuff just up and downstream of Burnhamthorphe
The islands there are a pretty memorable part of the outing. It is probably the best whitewater run in Southern Ontario; interesting and much longer than the Elora Gorge. Next time, take the opportunity.
Another gorgeous day for you. Thanks for sharing.
You bet!
FYI, the bridge abutments are from an old rail line. This forms part of the G2G Trail that runs from Goderich to Guelph. The bridge farther down the river is Ball's Bridge. It is still used for light vehicle traffic.
Where along the route was this? I wasnt aware that there was a permit needed for this route.
I am pretty sure that we were on Schewabik Lake here. Yes the entire trip is on Crown Land, and we did not have to buy any permits. This plane just happened to fly over, (presumably patrolling the Game Preserve) and saw canoes on the lake, so we had to present our fishing licences.
Whoa, looks like an absolute blast! What a fun trip with so many people. Keep the adventures coming.
This was just Day 1 of two, weekend one of probably 5 or 6!
What's that white stuff? Just enjoyed the paddle from up here on the northern Thailand/ Myanmar border. Thanks.
There hasn't hardly been any snow this year, so not much water either. It is good to see here.
Where would you suggest learning white water kingston ontario?
You are about 2.5 hours away from the Madawaska River, where there are two excellent schools, at the Madawaska Kanu Centre, and the Paddler Co-op. Both of them teach at Palmer Rapids, Ontario.
Is this a course? A club?
The WCA is primarily a canoeing club. We do a lot of other things as well.
15 years then you got your money out of it.
I think so. They aren't very expensive.
I'm researching building my cage for air bags and I am getting conflicting info. Do you use a keeper strap, or does that cage suffice?
This is Gary's Esquif Canyon, and I did not notice that before; it is unusual for his bag cages to not have the centerline tie down strap. This page will be useful to you: www.mikeyeeoutfitting.com/outfitting-gallery-mike-yee-outfitting.html Mike Yee will argue that without the keeper strap, it is much more likely the airbags can escape the cage. He always installs one.
@wildernesscanoeassociation OK, thanks for the info! It has proven difficult to find concrete info on cages for airbags.
It is an exceptionally small business, and there aren't many rules.
A nicelittle paddle with all that lovely traffic flowing by.
We hope that more people in Toronto are exposed to the Don River. The new parks at the mouth are almost finished; it will shortly be very different down there.
Nice review. I also have Trangia 25-4. I am struggling to find the fuel for the stove. Would you share where can purchase the fuel? Appriciate if you could share the exact product name as well. Thanks.
Sure. In Canada methyl alcohol is often called Methyl Hydrate, or methanol. In the U.S. it can be called wood alcohol or wood spirits. In some countries it is called methylated spirits or denatured alcohol. It can be found in any hardware store in the paint department. In Canada there is a generic brand simply labelled Methyl Hydrate, 'Turbo Power Heavy Duty Methyl Hydrate,' or 'SOLVABLE Professional Grade Methyl Hydrate' that is sold at Canadian Tire, Home Hardware, Rona, Home Depot, and Lowe's.
I wonder if it was resting, or just catching its breath as it prepared for its dive. Cool video.
This whale dove for about 8 minutes (feeding on bottom). Then surfaced for about 1-2 minutes. Then dove and repeat the cycle. Under water it would travel about 1 km at a time. We were in a fishing boat and would have to speed off when we saw first blow. By the time we arrived at new spot we only had maybe 30 seconds to view the whale.
Wow. Just wow...
:-)
Nice.
Relaxing.
Back in the early 1980`s at university, I mailed each Ministry office in Ontario (maybe from list of offices in this same Canoe Routes Map Book, which I still have). Over the period of a couple of months, I started receiving folders of maps from each district office. In the end it was a large box full, which I still have. I might try to scan them, or take JPEG photos, and find a website to upload them to. Or maybe open a website if enough people show an interest in the data.
Please see here: myccr.com/canoeroutes/Ontario
We are missing plenty of the originals, so if you are willing to help, please send an email to the admin@ address for myccr.com
I will look at what you have and compare the maps and text with mine. I`ll start uploading the ones you do not have . @@wildernesscanoeassociation
Ok. Uploading them to where?@@canoeman1961
Thank you for this excellent accounting. Hearing about this mishap will help others avoid similar incidents.
We try to keep you out of trouble Tommy!
Great looking maps, but can you navigate by compass with them??..It's a small but mighty detail. Thanks!👍
Yes, they have compass lines and account for magnetic declination.
Sorry for the delayed reply - I didn't see your comment until just now. Absolutely! Although I bet that 99% of people using them won't be doing that, I absolutely had that in mind while designing them.
@@mapsbyjeff I figured so. Thanks for the reply.👍
Woooo...Thats quite the story and trip. Great problem solving. Glad everyone was ok. I know we will be bringing some wire on our next canoe trip after seeing this.
Good for you. Wire is ironically the most useful repair material to have on hand.