11 Days Solo Camping in the Yukon Wilderness - Special Episode 2.0
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- Опубліковано 23 лип 2024
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11 Days Solo Camping in the Yukon Wilderness - Special Episode 2.0 Spell of the Yukon:
Now that my Spell of the Yukon series has ended, I wanted to share this special episode which is a condensed version of the last four episodes of the series. It covers me hiking up a tributary creek of the remote, Bonnet Plume River where I panned for gold, prospecting a nice gold nugget. I also found an off-grid log cabin, saw some wildlife (including Dall’s Sheep), I fly fished for Arctic Grayling, and more. I was all alone in the Yukon wilderness and making my way to the Peel River which I'd follow to my floatplane pick-up location. This river is so remote it necessitates both a fly-in and a fly-out. I was the only person to paddle the Bonnet Plume in 2022 meaning I literally had a massive wilderness area all to myself.
My next series will begin running next week so stay tuned for that and I’ll eventually be releasing a full documentary version of this adventure as well.
The Yukon is a place where dreams are made and where adventurers have been going to follow their dreams since the Klondike gold rush in the 1880s. As much as anyone, I went there to follow my dreams and they became a reality…..but like Robert Service's poem the Spell of the Yukon says "I want to go back, and I will" which I did. This film series covers my second big solo adventure in the Yukon. To check out my first one, click the link here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNCMd...
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:34 What Lies Ahead & Breaking Camp
4:12 Trekking to Pan for Gold - Prospecting
8:33 Pushing Off & Paddling Down the Bonnet Plume River
11:50 Dall's Sheep Sighting - Yukon Wildlife
11:55 Fly Fishing for Arctic Grayling
13:32 Discovering an Old Trapper's Log Cabin
16:22 Arriving at Beautiful Campsite & Habitant Pea Soup
20:21 Morning of Day 8 Cold Morning
24:30 Paddling up to Hunting Outfitter Camp
29:53 Headwinds & Nice Fishing Hole Arctic Grayling
33:35 Cliff Dwelling Swallows Attacked by Hawks
36:02 Arriving at Camp & Cooking Fish Over the Fire
38:57 Morning Day-9
42:13 Paddling in Crazy Current, Strainers, Whirlpools & Boils
53:09 Completing the Bonnet Plume River - Recap on the Adventure
54:47 Headwinds & Canyons on the Mighty Peel River
59:54 Getting to Camp After a 90km + Day - Smoked Mussels for Dinner
1:02:16 Morning Day-10, Breakfast & Breaking Camp
1:07:00 Paddling on the Peel River, Bluffs & Snake River's Mouth
1:09:34 Arriving at Taco Bar - Recognized by a Fan!
1:11:33 Cooking Pasta and Dehydrated Meat Sauce Over the Fire
1:13:18 Sleepy time Tea *hit's Getting Wild! & Reflecting on Things
1:17:02 Beaver & Bear Prints + Final Day of the Trip
1:19:45 Float Plane Landing Cessna Caravan & Bush Plane Flight Out
Thanks a lot for watching! Check out the full Spell of the Yukon series in my playlists and don’t forget to subscribe!
Come on, Jim. You didn’t find that gold on the Bonnet Plume. It isn’t even a gold-bearing river. A quarter-ounces like that would be by far the biggest piece ever found on that river, and would be a lifelong prospector’s dream. Yet somehow you found it after just a couple hours of panning? Give me a break. Your awareness of where gold lies and your poor techniques make your stunt even more obvious. Stick to canoeing and fishing, or get in touch with a legit prospector and learn how to do it the right way, and don’t pull those stunts on your viewers.
@@sc88334 you shouldn't leave comments like this. You have no idea.
@@Ray-Willey It took a quick Google search for me to learn that the Bonnet Plume is not gold-bearing. The geology for the area is totally wrong for gold. There’s even an article from the New York Times explaining that this is why the area is still so undeveloped. Now here comes Jim, proclaiming mantras about preserving wilderness, while at the same time recklessly announcing the find of a nugget that is significantly larger than the finds that have started actual gold rushes. Thankfully, any hobby prospector can see how painfully obvious it is that he planted this piece in his pan. If he had watched just one UA-cam video from a hobby prospector, he could have cleaned up his act and come up with a more believable stunt. There’s a bunch on UA-cam, watch for yourself: Dan Hurd, Pioneer Pauly, VoGus, etc… Notice how different their technique is from his, and notice how excited they get about tiny little flakes. They’d only ever dream of pulling out a piece like his, and they’ve been doing this all their lives!
But for anyone who was previously clueless about how to find gold, well he just made them even more clueless.
@Stephen Chase google will tell you there is no gold where I live also! Lol, guess what....
@@Ray-Willey If that gold is real, Jim needs to take down this video immediately. He will start a gold rush, whether the land is protected or not. That’s a $300 piece of gold in his pan. If it was that easy for him to find, there will be thousands of dollars of gold nearby.
I just want to express my thanks and gratitude for you and your brother Ted for the incredible adventures you have showed. The scenery is breathtaking as is the fishing. The wildlife is beyond anything in my neck of the woods( ma.) There was a time when I went on insane adventures but nothing compared to what you guys do. I just can't do this anymore. Knees are shot and in my late 70's. With that being said, Thank You. Looking forward to more adventures. God bless you both.
You’re very welcome and thanks a lot for the support
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I've just watched both of these back to back, incredible. What an adventure.
Nice man, thanks for checking them out
I think I speak for a lot of your followers when I say that the most disappointing part of your series is when it is over. You have managed to top yourself with this one from all of your previous adventures so I can 't wait to see what the next one brings!
The best. The best! Hook line and sinker. A real adventure. Real content! We appreciate you! I’m at a loss of words! Thank you for bringing me on your journey. WOW!
Tire very welcome! I’m pumped that you enjoyed it so much.
Very well filmed and put together! I feel like I went on a vacation just watching this 2-part travelogue. Thanks for taking us along!
You’re very welcome!
I been panning for few years and never found anything like that. Right on Jim, your adventures are beautiful with all the hallmark views in every direction 😮
Thanks! It was thin but still was worth $350! It’s actually illegals to prospect in the Peel watershed protection area I learned though.
I just realized after watching many episodes that Jim was on the History Channel show "Alone" 75 days is pretty impressive ! And won season 4 🏆
That is true! Thanks for noticing. I also have a current series on NatGeo and Disney + called Home in the Wild.
I’m awed by the amazing Canadian wilderness and grateful to you for sharing your experiences so people like myself, who lack your skills and courage, can see them too. As Henry David Thoreau wrote, “in wilderness is the preservation of the world.”
Bam, I have that quote framed in my washroom along with several others
YAH, YOU DID IT, JIM!!!!! IT'S BEEN INTERESTING WATCHING YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY!! YOU ARE A TRUE SPORTSMEN!! Do take care. Fl.
Will do any much appreciated! The Bonnet Plume was a challanging river indeed!
Brought back fond memories of 30 days canoe tripping in Algonqin Park when it was still a wild place 60 years ago with the legendary Ralph Bice
Very cool, of course he has a place named after him! Ya, Algonquin sees a lot more traffic now than when I started going there about 20 years ago for sure. Still, in 2016 I did a trip in May, (starting the weekend after May 24 long weekend), we went from Lake Opeongo into the Crow River to the Petawawa which we followed to the eastern park border at McManus Lake and we didn’t see anyone for five days.
Thanks Jim , for giving me an inner peace the wilderness and fishing is bigger than life itself tremendous 🙏
You’re very welcome Dave. Hope you’re well.
I was spellbound watching your Spell of the Yukon episode #1 and I'm so grateful growing up in BC and now at the age of 77 I'm living my dreams of adventure through your videos.. Congratulations on a fantastic presentation and I only hope that many more people enjoy your incredible journey...👍👍👍👍🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦🇨🇦
Just watched Part 1 and couldn't believe I'd just happened on to this 2 part adventure. You made me feel like I was there the entire time, and I didn't want it to end. I especially appreciated the wrap-up and reflection on such an epic trip!
Much appreciated! It was a lot of extra work to film it all of course but we’ll worth it in the end. I’m glad you liked it!
Wow…
I can’t find the words.
This was an amazing trip.
Can’t thank You enough for doing this.
Bonus Episode?? YEEEEEEEEAAAHHH!!!
This has been my favorite series to date (I know, I always say that lol) BUT, the white water, the choices you made, the gold, your humor, and absolutely the scenery. Wow the scenery, absolutely breathtaking! It was all just next-level this time. Particularly the Cabin you explored, thinking of what life was like for whomever lived there, the view out the window, it was surreal. Maybe someday you'll go back with one of your sons and finally get to hike into that lake. I also liked the little spring fed waterfall coming out of the mountain. The braided section was very interesting. Much more difficult than one would imagine. I always enjoy watching and learning from you, Jim, you're a real inspiration. My favorite UA-camr and Adventurer without a doubt, thanks again for taking us along!
The gold find is fake.
@@sc88334 Prove it or shut up.
@@sc88334 stick to taking shitty pictures of geese in Washington bud.
@@davidmodeland429 Read through my replies on other peoples’ comments on this post. Jim’s claim is insulting to anyone who’s ever done any legit prospecting before. His technique is all wrong, as is his awareness of where gold settles in rivers. On top of that, the Bonnet Plume is historically famous for not being gold-bearing. The geology is wrong for gold. That’s why the area is so underdeveloped compared to the rest of Yukon. Jim’s claim is reckless because it could open interest in mineral extraction in this area that he claims to want to preserve. So not only is he lying, but his lie could open the door to destruction of the local wilderness. Simply foolhardy.
@@sc88334 I did read your replies, read the one i left you. Lol.
I can appreciate you really really wanting to "preserve nature" if that's what your goal here is. But by just telling ppl about it you're not going to inspire people to invest their time and energy into making efforts to preserve a place like this, you need to actually show them like Jim does. And read comment, no one is going to go look for gold because Jim found some. I'll bet you a gold nugget!!
That is amazing to think of being the only one out there in all that vast wilderness. I hope it will always stay that way! Thanks, Jim
I loved the folds in the rock of the canyon ... those white lines behind you in the cliff at the end intrigue me ABOLUTELY GORGEOUS SKY AND SCENERY AGAIN ... THANK YOU for the adventure albeit vicarious
You’re very welcome! Thanks for watching and for the encouraging comment. Nothing wrong with living vicariously. Have a great day.
Brilliant stuff, thanks very much for sharing!
You’re welcome!
I watched the whole movie. Very good.
What an amazing story! Thank you for sharing it with us.
You’re very welcome! Thanks a lot for watching
Hello Baird, what beautiful places, wonderful country, I have several friends in those places and they send me some indescribable images and you and your family are one of them. Greetings to your wife, children and your brother too, Sergio, from Medellin, Colombia.
I have watched adventure multiple times. Such beautiful country. I appreciate all your tips and comments.
Amazing adventure, you inspire me to make it to the Yukon, thank you!
You’re welcome! I hope you get the chance to go soon.
Great adventure Jim, Cheers👍😎👍
Dude, great vid and music. Great camera work too, thanx.
HAPPY HAPPY THANKSGIVING jim tori family
Thanks a lot! Hope you have a good one!
Wow, what an adventure! Great video Jim. Must have been a good time ;)
Thank you!! What an awesome journey. You went way out of your way to bring us along and for all of us watching, we thank you. Thanks again and stay safe.
Very cool , good sense of humor , keep the videos coming
Thanks a lot and will do.
Very nice video! Big thank you from🇫🇮
You are a good paddler. I paddled the Wind/Peel to taco bar in 2016. That view into the start of the canyon on the peel is beautiful. I was very worried about that canyon all the way down the Wind, I had a novice paddler in my bow, but in the end it was nothing. The Peel can be a real slog after that. Great country. I would love to get back there before I'm done. Aren't we lucky to have this beautiful wilderness still out there. We need to keep it. Save the Peel.
Maybe consider the NWT rivers?
Thanks and yes, absolutely. I’ve done the Mountain and South Nahanni on the other side of the divide
@@JimBairdAdventurer So many rivers to be paddled. I fear I may have paddled my last true northern river. I may have retired about two years to late. We'll see. I'll need to get back in shape and convince my wife its ok for a 70somthing old fart to paddle rivers up there. I think you are enticed by the white water. I once enjoyed a lot of white water in open tripping boats. But, as I have gotten older, I confess I find it stressful. Now I prefer a bit of white water, yes, but mostly for me it is about getting into very wild places and seen all the country and the wildlife. Doesn't make for great youtube videos. But, it is a wonderful thing to do. Consider the Thelon and the Horton both of which are very wild and beautiful but not such heavy white water. More on the barrenlands end of the spectrum. Maybe the Back?
Beautiful country. Thank you for sharing your adventure. I can't praise these two videos enough. Easily 1 of they best adventures I've seen. And I liked you more and more the longer the video went on. Your a good bloke and an even better photographer and editor. Fantastic video.
Loved it
Thanks a lot, that is much appreciated and it’s great to hear you enjoyed the videos too.
I thoroughly enjoyed your film man, well done 👏
Thanks!
Bonus episode! I have loved this series. Thanks Jim.
WOW , what a trip ! Thanks for taking me along .
You’re welcome!
Drill a hole in that bad boi nugget and put it on a chain for your lovely wife!!!! awesome! my brother told me to look up Arctic Greyling in our McClane's standard fishing encyclopedia ! It's a beautiful fresh water sail fish! You are very brave bro! just saying! I get spooked in The Maine Woods! especially when alone! youre officially The Man!
Big thanks and good idea on the chain pendant. It does take some balls.
A bonus episode! So great. This day has everything you could ever want in a canoe trip.
Yeah, Wesley,Hudson,Tori and North will be so happy to see you. I’ve enjoyed watching you on your adventures and never bored. Thanks for sharing Jim. ✅✅✅😎😎😎🤩🤩🤩💯💯💯
Thanks for doing it all twice for us Jim to create one heck of a epic adventure 😁
thanks for sharing what a trip!!!!
You’re welcome!
New SUB like this i enjoy river and camping and finding gold cool so thanks
No problem and welcome to the channel. I’m glad you’re enjoying the content.
That pasta dinner at the end of that trip must have been absolute heaven
Thanks for the well done videos of some incredible scenery. Makes for exciting and sometimes intense viewing.
Thanks a lot
OOOObudy that pasta looks good at the taco bar. Glad you made it safe. Just a small wait for your plan to come back to get ya. Till next time keeper smooth side down. Around Bend Oregon out on 2 wheels... Thanks for responding between mt Christmas leftovers.. HAPPY NEW YEAR
Jim that was beautiful adventure I can watch over and over your awesome can wait for next one.
Thank you, Jim. Thank you. For all the times you have taking n us with you. You cannot understand what a treasure it is. I will say that when you released that grayling you almost caused my cat a heart attack. he was at the screen going crazy at it slipped away. What a marvelous adventure. Now I have been there. We have to eat something better than oatmeal though. next trip We imagine bacon and eggs for breakfast.
Yum! Bacon and eggs 🤤 it’s funny, a lot of people send me pics of their cats and dogs watching my vids haha…I think they just like nature? Not sure 🤔
I really love this series thank you so much for all that you do to bring us awesome videos
Fantastic work Jim! thanks again for the excellent series
Beautiful!
Fantastic! Beautifully edited - loved both episodes and your immersive all in on solo adventuring! Look forward to seeing your next adventure
Watched part 1 last night and watching part 2 right now. This guy is a cross between Bear Grylls and cousin Eddie. Loving this. Thanks for taking us along.
Thanks for the video! Can never get enough!
Loved every minute of your adventure, thank you so much, just wish it was me.
Scotland the brave!
Such a great series and adventure. Thanks for sharing, Jim.
Thanks to you I get to see the beautiful Yukon while I’m sitting here in my warm home eating popcorn, although I would like to be out there on the river but I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Wish I had more of an adventurous bone when I was younger, I don’t know what I was thinking..I was programmed to do like everyone else in the social life, get a job, go home goto work…repeat repeat..would much rather do what you’re doing. I’m 63 though I don’t think that’s gonna happen. Little too late in the game darn it..thanks for sharing!!!
Absolutely loved joining you on this trip Jim. Inspired!
Great to hear! Thanks a lot for tuning in
loved your trip thanks
Thanks Jim ,wow what awesome scenery
Great adventure! Love your videos. Thanks again.
i am a kayaker based in the uk jim and i can honestly say your spectacular adventure has blown me away you truly are a brave humble gifted adventurer and i bloody admire you you have inspired me to attempt more rivers and wild camping thanks a million jim cheers russell
Amazing trip . Respect for the work you put in to these videos.
I loved every episode of the Yukon Series! ❤
Thanks a lot
Every time specialy from the cabin what an amazing view thank you very much
Amazing Trip, thank you for sharing.
thanks 👍 that was FANTASTIC
Very enjoyable Video mate👍 🇬🇧
Thanks!
Wow that was awesome, thanks for sharing
Great video, thanks for sharing, stay safe!!!
wow thx for the bonus episode really enjoyed it god bless you and your family
one word paradise thank you for that 😍
I to spend time in the outdoors but not even close to what you do. Hats off to you man for being bold enough to take on such an adventure.
Thanks a lot, it did take some courage and fear calving into it but it was well worth it.
I really enjoyed the float/paddle down the Peele River. The images of the cliffs were striking with vertical bedding and overturned folding of the rocks and then normal flat bedding for much of your trip. Very impressive. Also very happy you found some gold, Sam McGee from Tennessee would have been jealous.
Thank you so much for letting us live through your adventures. I wish I was out there with you buddy.
With your smoked muscles that your going to take out. You sure look tired. Like you could just crash right then and there. Thanks for sharing this amazing adventure. You sure have guts. I’m in awe. This was the most isolated in nature video I’ve ever watched. I will watch again it’s that good
Thanks very much and ya, I was definitely tired!
Thanks Jim for another great adventure, I wish you a happy new year 👍
Thank you for taking me over this rivers, very beautiful natur, love to see more, bon voyages!!
It’s funny how one day you look in the mirror see the wrinkles and realize many dreams will never be. A trip like this down a northern Canada river has been my top dream in life since my teens but it was never meant to be. Spent summers in Ontario on the shores of Lake Superior and the tales I heard from my grandfather about trips into the bush kindled a lifelong fire. I thank you for these videos. It’s so refreshing to see a regular guy go and enjoy. What an amazing trip. I wish you nothing but the best!!
I grew up on the eastern shore of Lake Superior with endless wilderness as the back yard.
Stumbled on the 1st video and just watched this 2nd one.
It's wonderful to travel along with a good woodsman and canoist.
My favourite trip of yours so far, thanks for sharing it with us. Looking forward to your next adventure 😎
You’re very welcome!
Great trip. Great film. Thanks for sharing the experience 👍
Well from the land down under congratulations on a great video on the wilds of the Yukon I enjoyed it greatly take care and happy travels and stay safe.
Can't believe I watched both video's today. What an awesome journey love it. thank you.
Congratulations Jim - you definitely deserved to find a nugget after all the tough portages - great video 👍
Hey Jim thanks for the adventure I love to float too makes me dream about my next adventure, cheers good padding
Great videos. I really enjoyed these spell of the Yukon ones.
Sweet so cool
Never get old you and brother are the best of the best ,,,,,, love you guys
I really enjoyed both parts. Keep the ventures coming!
There is so beautiful such a peaceful looking
no.1 Northern episode , beautiful view too , 👍
Thanks a lot
Awesome adventure, awesome scenery!
Brother needs his own Netflix documentary. Amazing.
That would be cool, thanks a lot
Insanely awesome trip, Jim.
Thanks for filming and composing it this epic.
Looking forwards to the next one.
Much appreciated!
Thank you for taking us on a great adventure.
It was a wonderful experience.
Oatmeal or no meal!!! 😎👍
You do what so many of us dream of doing. Always impressed by your ability to share with us via videos. Thanks so much. The gold nugget is amazing. Way to go.
Beautiful! Enjoyed the series. Thank you for sharing.
Vielen herzlichen Dank Jim. Ein sehr schönes Abenteuer mit großartigen Aufnahmen. Danke, das ich dabei sein durfte. Liebe Grüße aus Bayern
Thank you very much Jim. A very nice adventure with great shots. Thanks for letting me be there. Greetings from Bavaria
Amazing!❤️
Impressed with your gear.