24-Day Solo Canoe Trip / THE LAND THAT GIVES LIFE (Rivers End) PART 7
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- Опубліковано 19 вер 2024
- Follow me along on my 24 day adventure down the Bloodvein River all the way out to Lake Winnipeg and then another 80 kilometers along the lake shore. In this video (part 7) I reach the end of the river and get my first exposure to the big open water of Lake Winnipeg. When I got to Bloodvein River First Nations, I got to meet some amazing people and got to talk to Pimachiowin-Aki land guardian Melba Green as well as Co-chairman William Young. It was a great experience and a pleasure meeting both!
Best outfitter in the area is Albert at;
www.goldseekers...
My Ostrom Outdoors canoe pack and barrel harness you can find here;
ostromoutdoors.ca
The guidebook on Wilderness rivers of Manitoba by Hap Wilson (check out all his other guidebooks too!)
hapwilson.com/...
More information on world heritage site Pimachiowin Aki:
pimaki.ca
❤❤❤you, ❤❤❤ your incredible journeys... Thank you for taking us along...
That was an awesome trip. Thanks for taking me along. The river and rapids were beautiful. It was informative to hear your conversation with your friend. Thanks again.
Thanks a bunch! 🙏🏼 It was a pleasure! The river part is over but the adventure goes on for another week! Part 7 is in the making👌
Good Lad. Enjoyed the Series very much. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you Larry! I always like reading your comments! I appreciate you for following along!
Another great segment. How wonderful to have the opportunity to meet First Nations people and learn about them and the area. Looking forward to the next. Always excellent footage. Thank you for sharing this great adventure.
Thanks soo much! 🙏🏼
That's awesome! So glad you added the stop to visit with elders and get some history about the land.
It would have felt very ignorant not to IMO. Im really glad I did, it was an amazing experience and I made some new friends. Thank you for following along! 🙏🏼
@@The-Dutch-Explorer yes, exactly! It's their land. We're just using it to pass through.
@darrendavidsonoutdoors 💯 facts!👌
Well done, felt like I was right there with you!
Thanks guys!! We should go somewhere together some day!
@@The-Dutch-Explorer That’s a wonderful idea.
Another quality series, I learn a lot from you and appreciate that.
Thanks and paddle on DE !
I appreciate that! thank you David!
Nice that you got some history and talked to some elders and locals. I’d wondered if they had a store in town. Nothing is listed or shown on Google. You could have pulled a pizza out for supper from town that night and I wouldn’t have judged! Until you’ve been on a long trip you don’t get it! The car shuttle if you fly in from Bissett generally drops cars off at the bridge short of the Bloodvein village. I thought it would be nicer to end at the village though and get all the way to Lake Winnipeg!
Haha I would totally would have grabbed a pizza if I had seen a place! Lol. I loved seeing the town and connecting with the locals. Definitely something I will try and do every opportunity I get on these long trips. I wanted to see a part of the shore of the big lake as well even though big lake travel was a first for me. (So was paddling rapids quite frankly) the lake is stunning, you’ll see in the next part. Thanks for watching!!
About 23 years ago I tree planted up Rice River Rd from the small town of Manigotagan where we would get our supplies. It was a huge job of 1 million trees and we actually had to get help from Bloodvein. It was super buggy being in the end of June. Heritage reforestation who we worked for and Jack Macdonald was the owner. Great video, brought back memories. We also planted all over Manitoba but this place was saved for last because of the brutal working conditions. The land was soaked and area was prepped 6 years before we got there so needless to say you turned around after planting one tree and couldn't see your line. I always think about how the trees look now being almost 25 years. We took a look at Loon straight on the way up from Manigotagan. If I remember correctly we traveled from that town heading north up Rice River Rd for about 80klm and camped in a small gravel pit for a few weeks. It's nice that you had a chance to speak with the elders. My uncle and grandfather's names are William Young. My middle name I've inherited from them. Thanks again for the memories!
That is amazing!! Thanks for taking care of the land!! It is a incredibly beautiful area!! I think I just know the gravel pit you’re talking about, I think I go by here in my next episode which might just come out within a week if all goes well. Granite quarry cove is what it is called if we are talking about the same place. I made use of the calm of the morning and cut from there straight across to Loon Straights and Monkman Island.
I miss that beautiful stretch of shoreline!
@The-Dutch-Explorer awesome brother! I'm on standby for your next video. It really is a beautiful area that's for sure. If you ever get a chance to camp in the Cypress Hills of Alberta and Saskatchewan... do it... you won't be disappointed. It too is a special area. Cheap camping and wood is included!!! Lol I know that was random but it's great to explore outside of your normal boundaries. Safe travels and I'll see you in the next video!
Bravo! I thoroughly enjoyed this video! Looking forward to the next canoe adventure! Be safe.
Thank you! Part 8 is in the making! Lake Winnipeg was spectacular!
Thanks so much for all these adventures. Unfortunately i'm getting a little old and stiff to take on the more strenuous trips. So i watch and dream. I appreciate you taking me along. By the way i enjoyed your appearance on the Woodland Escape, another excellent channel.
Thank you! I’m very glad I can take you all with me through my videos.
It was great meeting Peter and his wife Cathy at the Woodland Escape. Pretty incredible thing they got going on there! Made some good friends those days and I’ll likely be back there some day.
Thanks for sharing your conversation with William Young. Great to learn some history of the Bloodvein.
And Twix….my fave!😊
The man is a legend!! Amazing experience! Im not at all a interviewer or know how to capture these kinda moments. The whole conversation was a good hour long but lots of the recordings sound got overtaken by the wind and I guess was only meant for my ears.
And yesss twix for the win! And not sure if you noticed the monster drink?😅 thanks for watching!
@@The-Dutch-Explorer hmm I think I missed the monster drink, lol! Aren’t they those caffeine loaded things?
@lesterfiftyfive8464 yes they are, it was on the ground in front of me in my conversation with William. Another guilty pleasure I sometimes give in to.
@@The-Dutch-Explorer geez, Koen, ya gotta upgrade to a good single malt, lol!
@lesterfiftyfive8464 I could send you my address😜
I saw this video drop just before I started work and I had to wait all day to watch it! It was well worth the wait! You look so happy when you're shooting the rapids; an absolute look of pure joy on your face. /I/ was so happy when watching your visit with the locals. Such caring and respect! Congratulations on your accomplishments so far in your trip. I can't wait until the next one.
Thanks soo much! I really appreciate that! I am fully happy being up there! It was another incredible trip and experience. Next one is already in the making!
Thank you for providing a front row seat to an adventure that am SO thrilled to watch. (The time between these last episodes had me a little concerned but u delivered as no other outdoor series has). Still think u need a spray deck ✌. Great job, looking forward to the lake side of things.
Thanks soo much!! Thats a huge compliment that I wont take for granted! Life has been busy between work, truck issues etc. A spray deck would be incredible and I would for sure bring one if I had one but they are so expensive! If all my viewers could just hit that ‘super thanks’ button ever once in a while, I might have a spray deck for next year!😅 thanks for watching!!
This video just popped up for me outta nowhere. Love me a good series. Headed back to the first one - nice work.
Right on! Thanks man! I saw you on Dennis hos show the other night! Some pretty epic canyon adventures you do! Ive yet to watch the videos but its up on my list! Sounds very epic!
Great video.
Thank you 🙏🏼
I wrote a couple of weeks ago after seeing your excellent photography with the eaglets and the mother eagle, and we were delighted to watch this segment of your journey this morning. We know how beautiful, yet sometimes treacherous, Lake Winnipeg can be having had a lake front cottage for many years. We’re looking forward to your adventures along the shores as you head south. A great video! Thanks!
Thanks Diane! I started working on the next part today and I’m pretty exited cause the lake is stunning!!😍 thank you for following along, I appreciate your comments!
Great video! Really enjoying this series. No fishing this trip?
Thank you! I did fish, though not anywhere near as much as on most of my trips. The bite was not hot at any time of day and There was soo many other highlights that it was perfectly balanced. More fishing and not catching much would have added a negative… if that makes sense. I was super content. I do still eat fish a few times this trip though.
Great series Koen! I use alot of the same gear - it works!
Cheetos are approved > especially M&Ms!!
Would you consider the water levels ordinary or lower than usual?
Did you see anyone else other than at the settlement on the route?!? I understand it to be a popular trip(?)
Bloodvein is on the bucket list. I never thought of paddling out through the lake so I'll be interested in how that went for you
I could honestly not tell you if the water was very high or low from normal but I think it was slightly lower than usual for spring time. I saw 2 groups of people along the way, one at a cabin, the other was a group of boy-scouts who were on a one week long loop from somewhere along the Gammon river, then up the Bloodvein and back to the Gammon. I always like to do my trips before the busier season. I gladly deal with more flies and bugs over having to see more people. No one I saw was actually paddling the length of the river. I know there was groups far behind me but I was likely the first in 2023. I find this way you see more wildlife and way more solitude.
The gear I have is all great and I love my setup, though I do desperately need a lighter canoe!
Thanks for watching!
15:48 Welcome to the Bloodvein river. What are the other languages on the sign?
The one in the middle is Anishinaabemowin and the one at the bottom is a writing system used by several indigenous language communities like Anishinaabe, Cree and Inuktut (and several others)
A great video and a fantastic trip! Given the discussion about industrialization threatening the Canadian wilderness, you might be interested in Grey Owl, who was warning about this 100 years ago - and who was also an avid canoeist! Here's a beautiful introduction if he's new to you: ua-cam.com/video/xGLuY5xlGAw/v-deo.html.
It looks like you had a secure setup with your tent on the last night, but you might want to look at a variation on the technique when setting up on bare rock: ua-cam.com/video/mwO1mWdXkFA/v-deo.html. You might also get some tips on perfecting your Canadian accent there! ;)