Canoe camping 28 miles of the Delaware Water Gap - Waterfalls, Bears, Eagles Galore

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  • @Ryan12adam
    @Ryan12adam 3 місяці тому +9

    i cant go down any creek or river around PA without seeing multiple bald eagles, i love the comeback they've made. makes my soul happy.

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  3 місяці тому

      We agree! We saw 5 bald eagles yesterday when we paddled 11 miles on the Mahoning/Beaver River. They are majestic!

    • @BradCMSP
      @BradCMSP 2 місяці тому +2

      Agreed! I didn’t see a bald eagle in the wild until I was in my 30s. I get to show my daughter all the time. Makes my heart happy.

  • @nertervern
    @nertervern 2 місяці тому +1

    Thanks for sharing. Looking to do this next year!

  • @MrPlowboy66
    @MrPlowboy66 9 місяців тому +2

    In my younger days, my friends and I did this every summer.

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  9 місяців тому +1

      I can see why you made it a yearly adventure, it's such a beautiful river.

  • @bettsboysadventure3539
    @bettsboysadventure3539 8 місяців тому +1

    Cool video!

  • @davescanoeingadventures
    @davescanoeingadventures 9 місяців тому +1

    Awesome river tripping!

  • @enjoytheoutdoors101
    @enjoytheoutdoors101 9 місяців тому +2

    Thanks for sharing 😎

  • @patricksullivan7492
    @patricksullivan7492 3 місяці тому +2

    I once got real excited because The Goonies was on TV, but it was actually LOS Goonies. Slight but significant difference.

    • @81ironmonk
      @81ironmonk 2 місяці тому

      Yooooo Patrick wuts up buddy! This is Eliott, OSU Jiujitsu!!!! Crazy finding you here, small world.

  • @aaronalto3034
    @aaronalto3034 4 місяці тому +2

    Nice time, thanks.

  • @Jiggs2u2
    @Jiggs2u2 3 місяці тому +1

    We used to go to Doe Hollow Delaware Water Gap, they take you up 13 miles and then you came back down stream...what a blast ... we be drinking, partying, fishing, realize we only gone1 mi into the trip have 12 miles to get back in time..lol

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому

      Haha! It’s fun to lose track of time on the river enjoying all the beauty and adventure on a trip!! We often end up chasing sunset to get to camp before dark!

  • @forestcamper3574
    @forestcamper3574 3 місяці тому +2

    I live minutes away from the river.. bears swim back and forth across the river all the time, so bears on an island are a possibility although less likely

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому

      That is so cool you live so close to this river! It’s beautiful. It was fun talking to some locals on the shore that were telling us where they see bear along the river. No luck for us but always glad when we miss them at camp.

  • @scottamori3188
    @scottamori3188 3 місяці тому

    This came up in my feed. Welcome to our part of Pennsylvania and our favorite river (we live near Smithfield Beach). The Delaware is the longest free flowing river on the east coast. The river is teeming with fish. Glad you enjoyed,

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому +1

      We loved paddling & camping on the Delaware river. What a great place to live.!!

  • @KeithJennings-gc1ch
    @KeithJennings-gc1ch 4 місяці тому +1

    We did the trip down the Delaware back in the 60s

  • @spcbaseballvideos7210
    @spcbaseballvideos7210 3 місяці тому +4

    Thats the freakin biggest black bear ive ever seen!

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  3 місяці тому +1

      That thing was huge! We were glad we were in the car!

  • @cheesefries7436
    @cheesefries7436 2 місяці тому

    nice!

  • @cgj72
    @cgj72 3 місяці тому +1

    I camped in the first site

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому

      That’s cool! We’d love to go back and try some other campsites.

  • @Rsantana380
    @Rsantana380 5 місяців тому +1

    alleghany outfitters are way cheaper and the mighty Alleghany river is awsome

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  5 місяців тому

      I agree bud, done many trips on the Allegheny and used Allegheny Outfitters twice. Great outfitter and we have their river book, very helpful when traversing the river. We'll do a few Allegheny River videos this summer.

  • @sundaymorninghikes6275
    @sundaymorninghikes6275 4 місяці тому +1

    Great trip! Thanks for bringing us along and sharing the information. I've been thinking about a Delaware trip for a while - you talked me into it. Where did you get the map with the campsites?

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  4 місяці тому +1

      That's awesome! I'm happy you enjoyed the video and it gave you the push to go visit the gap, it's such a beautiful area!
      1)
      ---I got the map I used in the video and for my trip here:
      www.loc.gov/item/93685364/
      2)
      ---Interactive nation park service map:
      www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/maps.htm
      3)
      ---New map with zones and camping spots:
      www.nps.gov/dewa/planyourvisit/river-camping.htm
      The first day we were in the Delaware Water Gap we visited all of the waterfalls and while we did that, we picked up paper maps from the Park Offices.

    • @sundaymorninghikes6275
      @sundaymorninghikes6275 4 місяці тому

      @@peaks.and.paddles Thank you so much!

  • @born2wander2
    @born2wander2 2 місяці тому

    Hi folks , New subscriber here. Great video, I'm sorry you had to pay a ridiculous amount of money for a campsite that obviously isn't monitored by a camp host . Bears are opportunistic hunters , if they know there's a chance for litter and food left behind , their on it . If people would be more respectful of nature we could all get along just fine . Be safe out there and keep the awesome videos rolling out !

  • @aholecop5547
    @aholecop5547 3 місяці тому

    Enjoyed the content. I understood having a shuttle drop you off but where did you get the car in the middle of this canoe trip ?
    Like with the bear encounter and crossing the bridge were recorded in a vehicle?

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  3 місяці тому

      Thank you, I'm glad you enjoyed the content!
      When we visited Delaware Water Gap we spent the first full day visiting all of the waterfalls (bushkill, raymondskill, crossing the bridge to buttermilk falls, etc.) and we had a forest roadside campsite booked for that night. There was a bear and it was pouring rain so we decided to get a hotel that night.
      The next day we started our 3-day paddling adventure. I threw some of the waterfall footage into the paddle trip footage. It probably makes the video a little disjointed, but I really enjoyed the waterfalls and wanted to include that footage.

  • @marivera77
    @marivera77 3 місяці тому

    Did a guy named Raymond fall down dem falls, to give it its name?🤔

  • @cheezst8ke
    @cheezst8ke 2 місяці тому

    0:23. What was that in the water?

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому

      @@cheezst8ke it's a beaver. There's more of him at 23:27

  • @gandalf1380
    @gandalf1380 7 місяців тому

    How do you determine where you can camp?

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  6 місяців тому +2

      We researched the area before we went to determine where camping was permitted. We viewed maps that show where you can camp on the river. We watched other people's UA-cam videos to see where they camped to see if we would like those spots.

  • @tmurphy0919
    @tmurphy0919 3 місяці тому +3

    Um, bears can swim. An island is no safer.

  • @dtread9543
    @dtread9543 2 місяці тому

    I live in Riegelsville right on the Delaware. Be careful not to drink the water, there is something in the water that turns people into unhappy pink/blue haired activists. The river towns are completely infested.

  • @jameskutz9100
    @jameskutz9100 3 місяці тому

    Hotel? Please

    • @peaks.and.paddles
      @peaks.and.paddles  2 місяці тому

      We stayed at the Red Roof Inn, Stroudsburg. We’re lucky to find a room. Most hotels were booked up for the holiday weekend. We got the last room here.

  • @miketreut8438
    @miketreut8438 5 місяців тому +2

    I had to stop watching when you said you stayed in a hotel ha ha