The Epic Solar Eclipse In Totality On A Backcountry Spring Canoe Trip
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- Опубліковано 1 жов 2024
- This is the first canoe trip of the season for me in 2024. The ice had just come off and all I had heard about on the news was the total solar eclipse that would cover parts of Ontario in darkness. At the last minute, after seeing that Frontenac provincial park laid within the path of totality, I decided that my first real canoe trip of the season would be me chasing the total eclipse of 2024. What a trip it would be!
At the time, I had no idea what I was doing, or how I would capture the eclipse, but I could not be happier or more excited to have been witness to such an incredible experience! During the eclipse, the clouds parted just enough to get some shots that I think really show the awesome beauty of this extraordinary event.
I sincerely loved this trip and could not be more happy to share this experience with you. What an incredible start to the paddling season! This is going to be an awesome year on the water.
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Just wanted to thank everyone for all of the nice comments and support we’ve received recently. It’s all very much appreciated.
Just a side note on the drone footage - it was all taken outside of the parks boundaries either from crown or private land. Hope everyone enjoys the video and is heading back into the water. Should be an unbelievable year for paddling. We’ve got some big plans this season and will more than likely have very limited posts for the foreseeable future. Paddle all summer and edit all winter 🎥 🛶 Safe travels everyone.
Probably the best nature videography on UA-cam. Terrific editing, storytelling, and music. I do macro photography of wildflowers and have found the same fascination with another dimension of reality as you. Keep up the great work.
100% agree!
Oh amazing. It's like a whole other world isn't it. Absolutely love it. Thanks so much for your nice comment. Greatly appreciate it.
Canoe the North has the adventure, aesthetics, knowledge and passion!
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I have to say you are the BEST NARRATOR I have heard on utube. Your style is relaxing with expression not over done, no uptalk or vocal fry which seems to be the new trend amongst young folk these days and is very annoying to listen to I might add. Also you dont yap on. Its just perfect. Your appreciation and capture of nature is splendid! Thankyou so much for all your effort, it is indeed appreciated. Warm regards from Aus 💚 Ps. if you are looking for any music for your vids checkout Judah Earl and Tony Anderson areexcellent creators. 👍
Thank you so much. I had to look vocal fry!?! Can't believe thats a thing. Appreciate the nice comments and I'll have to look up those artists......I feel like I've heard of and maybe even used Tony Anderson.
Im in tears from Tucson, Arizona. You absolutely captured the most beautiful eclipse I’ve ever seen in my life . Thank you for everything you do and explore. Lots of love from Tucson, Arizona.🏜️
So happy to share these trips with people like you. Thank you very much for passing along this nice message.
Epic! Your videos are next level quality. That porcupine's face, the spider, the turkey! And your eclipse footage was worthy of National Geographic. We are in Oklahoma and had 95% totality. Thank you for giving us all this once in a lifetime view!
Wow, thanks! That's very nice of you to say. Thank you very much.
I alway click the like button just a few seconds after each episode starts playing and I never regret it when I finish the whole video. Incrediable footage of the total solar eclipse!
same here!
Me too
That's really nice of you. Thank you.
Awesome, AWESOME video, Keenan, on sooooo many levels. Good to see you and Lu back on the water again!!!
Thanks so much!!!!
Great to see you back on the water along with Betty Lou! Your skills of videography certainly haven’t diminished with the winter layoff! Some of your best in my opinion! The eclipse- just awesome! Great video!
Thank you very much. I have to say I felt very rusty but glad you enjoyed this one.
Observing the eclipse was one of the most memorable experiences of my life. What a great idea for a trip! Have a great paddling season
It's hard to describe to people isn't it. Thanks very much for your comment!
What a great way to kickoff the padding season. Will be hard to eclipse this video but know you will! Thanks for sharing:)
lol......we will try! Thank you!
Amazing video. Incredible;e shot of totality. Could see solar flares. So cool.
Beat me to it! the solar flares were unbelievable.We only got 94% here in Chicago (still cool though)
Thank you. It was incredible to see!
Another fabulous video! So beautifully filmed and edited and your music selection elevates it even more.
Gorgeous shots of the eclipse, the clouds make it even more mystical! Love how put out together the various shots and faded from one to the other!
Thanks! A great way to start the season as you said!
Thank you very much! I totally agree with the clouds as well. I thought they would take away from it but after seeing the footage back home it gave it a different feeling. Thanks so much for the comment.
I just wanted to tell you that the videography in this episode was just STUNNING! I lost my older brother two days ago, and needed to be reminded that in the midst of DEATH, there is abundant LIFE- and you did that with this amazing footage: wildlife in abundance, and the “death” of the sun to be overcome by glorious light! Thank you- you touched me and are helping to bring me out of grief to joy once again…THANK YOU SO MUCH…(you may not have known the impact your videos have, perhaps you do now) Be blessed….
I’m not sure what to say other than we are sorry for your loss and happy to hear that this video brought some relief to the grief. Can’t thank you enough for this comment. It means more than you know. Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your family.
The production quality of your videos is always exceptional! Thanks for all the effort you put into them. A brilliant trip for sure!
Many thanks! That's very nice of you to say!
Great footage ! This park looks like a great beginners destination for canoe / portage Keep up the great work !
Thank you. Yes that park would be a great park for beginners. Beautiful place.
This is one of the most stunning videos i have ever seen. Your capture of the eclipse is beyond spectacular, award winning! ❤
Wow....thats high praise. Thank you!
My wife and I love your videos. We are both in our 60s have canoe camped in usa and southern Ontario Canada for 45 years. Keep up the good work. Thank you
That is awesome! Thank you for the comment.
Speechless,Goose bump, emotion filled response to this beautiful capture of the solar eclipse! A pretty adventure in another provincial park. You have a gift and I am grateful you share with us🙂
Wow, thank you! Thats nice of you to say.
From the visuals to the score to even the thumbnail, that was a brilliant piece of work buddy. Clouded up here too so this was great. Did you get a solar filter or just risk it?
Thanks guys. Appreciate that very much. I decided to just risk it. I had an ND filter on and stopped down to f22 when it was a little brighter out. Opened it up when it was near totality. I actually didn’t even realize you could burn up your sensor until i listed to a podcast about cameras on the way home. Kinda made me glad I hadn’t heard that before. Thanks for watching and for the comment. Ashley got a head start on your latest blockbuster so I have some catching up to do this week. Can’t imagine editing a 4 hr monster. That stresses me out just thinking about it. Hope you guys have an awesome spring back on the water. 🛶 🎥
No words. That was seriously awesome.
Thank you.
Awesome job with your editing, the intro was epic
Thank you so much!
WOW! FAR OUT! One of your best! Great orchestration of music and video! Stunning beginning and ending! Love the addition of macro!
Thank you!🙏
Wow, I’m blown away. What incredible footage and the eclipse was stunning. Thanks so much for sharing and taking us along.
Couldn't be happier to share. Thank you!
Good morning Keenan and Ashley. I will say it again, this is one EXCELLENT video. I love it.
Well that’s very nice of you to say. Thank you! 😊
Oh wow, the view of the solar eclipse through those clouds was almost mystical. Thanks for bringing us along for this trip. Cheers 👍👍
Appreciate this very much, Thank you!
I wish you guys could make Blue Ray DVDs with these trips so I can buy them and save them for my son when he gets older in case something ever happens to UA-cam. I want him to experience these videos
That’s very nice of you to say. Maybe we can look into a way of doing that. 😊
Finally a video from my neck of the woods, I’ve gone there often. I’m about 45 minutes from Frontenac and we were only able to see up to 3/4 before totality when cloud cover took over and we couldn’t see it anymore.
Ahhhhh.....I can't believe how lucky I got. I thought that I was going to get clouded out as well.
Love your videos. Thanks for adding insects and flowers to your videography
Glad you enjoyed that aspect of the video. More to come. 🌸 🐛
amazing. what an experience. thank you for sharing such a special moment with us all.
Our pleasure!
Amazing, simply a pleasure to watch. Thank you.
Happy to share, Thank you.
Absolutely an amazing video of the eclipse thank you
You are very welcome. Thank you!
I wasn't able to view the eclipse, so thanks for showing it to us in the most awesome way. Love your travels.
Our pleasure! Thank you
We saw totality in Maine. No way to truly convey what the experience is like in person.
Yes, it's something you cannot really explain. Glad you got the chance to see it!
Wow really stepped up the videography incredible
Thank you. Appreciate that.
Always enjoy the new releases. Beautiful country we have here.
We are luckier than we know. What an amazing country we have indeed. When I hear people complaining about living in Canada I think they don't know what's actually out there to see and explore.
Great video, thank you for sharing!
Our pleasure!
Spectacular footage of the eclipse! Glad you were able to see it while doing something you love. I also liked the turkey and porcupine. As always, I am grateful for your comments about nature and the wilderness. All the best to you while trippin' this spring, summer, and fall!
Thank you so much. Hope
You get some great tripping in as well! Appreciate the comment very much.
What are you sitting on/in when you are eating your breakfast ?
It's a crazy creek chair. Awesome chairs.
What an experience...
Absolutely crazy experience.
Wow! You did it! You did it! Great film. I was fortunate enough to experience the 2017 eclipse in the mountains of North Carolina. You did it!!
Thank you very much! We saw that one in Idaho. It was just as amazing. The mountains of NC sound awesome as well!
Stunning video of the wildlife you encountered. The eclipse through the clouds made it become ethereal ! What a beautiful place to experience it and share with others ! Thank you
Thanks so much!
How amazing is your video thank you for sharing. The eclipse was truly magical - I was able to see it from my backyard in Hamilton but experiencing it on a canoe trip is the best place I could imagine.
Awesome. So glad you got to see it as well.
Thank you for the video; enjoyed how you choose to edit the eclipse. Music blended well. That Betty Lou still knows where the portages are and doesn’t lead you stray; amazing tripping partner.
Thank you. Betty Lous the best!
Canoeing and Totality the perfect event. . Saw ours in southern Illinois. Was amazing. Thanks for the video.
Our pleasure. Thanks you!
Absolutely incredible and I know firsthand from photographing the eclipse how hard it is to capture through all those clouds, but you nailed it! I have been wanting to get out and do some kayaking lately and you just fueled that fire! I missed the Totality and decided to just film the atmosphere it created. Thank you so much for sharing your experience. Now I can say I got to see the sun and moon in Totality!
I kept hearing how it could burn up my camera sensor so I was just happy I didn't need to buy a new setup after this event! Hope you are back on the water soon. Appreciate the nice comment.
Amazing capture and what a way to experience totality on a canoe trip! We couldn’t see much back home because of the clouds so this was just awesome to experience it through your lens. Epic video and impressive videography and narration, Keenan!
Thank you so much. I got so so lucky. The clouds were so think where I was as well right up to the main event. Thanks again for the comment.
Perfect eclipse music. Very dramatic.
Thank you!
Stellar video! I stopped everything to watch the eclipse April 8, and to watch this now :)
Thank you. Great experience.
Such a simple title for such an exceptional video. And it is not just the lens that makes the shot, it is the eye behind the camera. Thanks for doing this, and I will have no problem with making do with reruns of reruns for the summe, they are all so good!! Have a great summer.
That is really nice of you to say. Thank you very much. Maybe I'll be able to get a video or 2 out this summer but I hate being inside during paddling season.
Oh wow!!! Thank you so much for sharing this footage!! So cool that you were able to combine your first canoe trip with the eclipse. We stayed home and got to see the sun 93.6% eclipsed here in West Michigan.
Glad you enjoyed it! It was quite the event.
Welcome back! You really enhance life with the atmosphere in your videos.
That’s a great comment and compliment. Thank you.
Awesome video. Your photography skills are amazing. Thank you.
Thanks so much!
You just keep getting better and better. Thanks so much for an absolutely beautiful video. We'll be waiting impatiently for the next one.
Glad to hear that (hopefully it won't be too too long). Thanks so much for your comment and the support.
Absolutely incredible!!
Every time I watch one of your videos I get emotional. The music, the video, the narrating, it just gets me in the feels.
Beautiful stuff!
I love that. Thank you very much. Glad to hear that there is some feeling coming through in the video.
Epic editing work man!
Thanks!
Luvvin the macro shots
Thanks. It's kind of addicting. Should be lots of macro this year.
@@CanoeTheNorth Looking forward to it
I love our videos. The details of nature and wildlife will be all the better with your new lens. Thank-you for your film of the eclipse, it was very majestic. Yes, we are insignificant in the Universe. Bravo for the narration, filming, calm and peaceful first film of the season. I love the way Lou is never underfoot, she's perfect. Have a great day! 🙂
Always appreciate your nice comments. Betty Lou is such a great little dog. Hope you have a great weekend.
Well done
Thank you!
that was the best of everything,the canoe tripping,the eclipse view was the best i saw.maybe the pure air made it come out sharper.
Thank you. That clear air cannot hurt!
Out of this world again dude thanks
That’s incredibly nice of you. The comment and contribution. Really really appreciate it.
Absolutely gorgeous Keenan, thank you. Watching this video is the best way /I/ can think of to start the paddling season. I've been going to Frontenac for forty years and you've made me remember why I love it. Well done.
Thank you. Hope you make it back there this spring. Beautiful park.
Spectacular videography as always. Cheers to you, Keenan.
Appreciate that. Thank you!
So excited when I seen " Canoe the North post " ...awesome video as usual 😊😊😊
Love that. Thanks!!!!
What a special way to kickstart a new paddle season Keenan, with not just the eclipse, but the variety of birds and the beaver in a tree! It looked like such a great group of lakes with pretty easy portages. Give a few big 'good girl' pats to Betty Lou for me - what a well behaved little companion both on land and in the canoe. Looking forward to the rest of this years canoeing trips as well as catching up on past ones.
Thank you so much. Betty-Lous right beside me and she's getting lots of love.
Good morning Keenan, WOW, this video will be hard to top. This is a super special great video. WOW. God's great creation, WOW. I'm so glad you discovered the opportunity and took this trip to give us such a great video. WONDERFUL, and THANK YOU 😊
I sent this video to my 78 year old uncle, he said it is the best video I've ever sent him.
Thank you so much for the comment and for sharing the video. Appreciate it more than you know!
Thank you so very much for sharing your experiences with us! This is by far our favorite coverage of the eclipse! Looking forward to more of your adventures ❤
Amazing! Thank you so much!
Epic footage.
I got very lucky.
Very impressive video. Of National Geographic quality. Very well done!!
Thank you very much! That’s very nice of you to say!
Amazing video as always! Your wildlife footage is incredible, not to mention the eclipse shots. Wow! It was really cool to see what you got up to on the rest of the trip after we ran into each other. Can’t wait to see what the rest of your summer trips have in store!
Ps: your music selection was perfect
Thanks Steph. What a cool experience that was. Really enjoyed the paddling stories day 1. Can't wait to see what you captured on your first solo trip! Glad you enjoyed the music......still don't understand people that don't. ; )
@@CanoeTheNorth my footage doesn’t hold a candle to yours but I’m still excited to create and share! I’m about to head out for a second spring trip this week so editing will have to wait a bit. Music is definitely a matter of taste but don’t water down your style to suit more people. I think music adds so much more depth of emotion to your stories. You can’t please everyone, so may as well create what comes from the heart! Thanks again for the chat and video.
Cheers!
Exquisite video, capturing the "moment" breathtaking! Thank you for sharing, I missed unfortunately!
Next time! Thanks so much for the comment!
Joel 2:28-32
New King James Version
God’s Spirit Poured Out
28 “And it shall come to pass afterward
That I will pour out My Spirit on all flesh;
Your sons and your daughters shall prophesy,
Your old men shall dream dreams,
Your young men shall see visions.
29 And also on My menservants and on My maidservants
I will pour out My Spirit in those days.
30 “And I will show wonders in the heavens and in the earth:
Blood and fire and pillars of smoke.
31 The sun shall be turned into darkness,
And the moon into blood,
Before the coming of the great and awesome day of the Lord.
32 And it shall come to pass
That whoever calls on the name of the Lord
Shall be [a]saved.
For in Mount Zion and in Jerusalem there shall be deliverance,
As the Lord has said,
Among the remnant whom the Lord calls.
❤ BUCKLE UP..... THE WHIRLWIND IS COMING.....
Thank you
This video my friend was absolutely the best ❤❤❤Thank you !
That's nice of you to say. Thank you!
That’s some fantastic videography and editing. I’m inspired. Thank you 🙏 Epic was the correct choice of words.
Wow, thank you! That’s very nice of you.
So impressive ! Beautiful documentary. Thanks for capturing this special moment for so many people. The cloudiness does make me remember "my" eclipse in 1999 in Europe (August 11). Yes I do understand your comment on feeling small. You will remember this event forever, I'm sure.
Outstanding camera work. Well done !
Hello from The Netherlands, Marco.
Thank you very much Marco. Glad you've had the pleasure of witnessing one of these magical events!
Great images and what a beautiful eclipse. My mom is in Buffalo, NY and they had a much thicker cloud cover. Thanks for sharing and I’ll share on my social media. Cheers
That’s very nice of you to do. Thank you very much. I got very lucky with a little break in the clouds.
Brilliant you though of this. Awesome!
Thank you! It was a very last minute decision!
Wow just WOW you nailed it bro, video of the year.
Best bushcraft/camping video I can remember, the editing, the music, amazing. ❤
Wow, thanks! That’s incredibly nice of you to say’.
Unbelievable video. I watch all sorts of National Geographic documentaries, and the quality of this video was outstanding. You’ve got a new subscriber here. Cheers.
Love to hear that. Thank you very much!
Very cool! I was working that day but where I was it completely clouded over a couple of hours prior to the eclipse and even sprinkled rain for a bit. It was only a 3/4 eclipse for my area anyways but I knew when it happened cause it got quite dark for awhile. Thanks for bringing us along for the experience.
Thanks so much for watching. Glad you enjoyed this video.
Absolutely AWESOME!!!
Thanks so much
Lovely imagery, again. More quick labels of species would help non-Canadians enjoy it more, well me anyway.
The issue again tho', and ironic considering you talk of beautiful spring flowers, is that she is not here!! Again!! Despite me raising this point before. Yes I admit I look more at the stunning scenery when you do these alone, but..... well just 'but'.
And that darkening sky from the eclipse, that was my heart that was, when I saw you on you own again. I mean what do I do, complain to UA-cam, start a lawsuit??
Seriously, lovely photography etc etc, its just a million times better with the 'English Rose!
She’ll be with me all summer! There won’t be a lot of solo stuff for the next few months. 🌹 🛶
Amazingly beautiful footage. Have an awesome summer on your adventures. Take care now from NW FL.
Thanks, you too!
Happy to begin another season with you! Back in the '90s my late husband and I hiked in Frontenac Park frequently but strangely never put the canoe in the water there. A favourite 10 km hike took us through lovely country. The dog quartered back and forth ahead of us and probably travelled 20 km to our 10. Muddy, happy and exhausted, he was asleep before we left the parking lot. I miss those days with him terribly so thanks for taking me along with you! Frontenac Park is part of the Frontenac Arch Biosphere.
Ahh that’s a nice comment. It looked to me like Frontenac was an amazing place to go for a hike. Seemed almost like more of a hiking destination than a paddling destination in some ways.
Watching this spectacular video, felt like meeting up with an old friend, just missing Ashley! My home in Port Rowan was in the path of totality and I was amazed at how it touched and impressed me. I didn't want it to end! As usual, your photography and narration was spot on! I found myself smiling while you were enjoying being out in nature again!
Enjoy your spring/summer travels and I will patiently await your next story! Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it and got to see it yourselves. It’s a special experience for sure. Thanks so much for the comment.
All I know is that you must be svelte portaging that Pocket Canyon the way you do. My 34 pound Merlin leaves me exhausted, I cannot imagine routinely doing so with a nearly 60 pound PC!!
Well I have one canoe that’s 110lbs, and one that’s 78lbs so the little pocket canyon is a really nice break. 😂.
Stunning footage of the eclipse and in such a serene and beautiful location. A once in a lifetime moment. Well done Keenan!
Many thanks!
What an incredible experience and so wonderfully captured in film! I’m in Port Hope and the cloud cover was too dense to catch this amazing event. Thanks for sharing what many could not witness themselves.
Oh, and I love your videos, mate.
Thank you very much! I got so so lucky. I really thought that the clouds were going to completely block this event but they cleared just enough for me to see and film this event. Thanks again for the comment.
Just seriously unbelievably awesome. No words Keenan. Stunning! A beautiful tribute to one of my favourite wild places in our own backyard.
Lucky to have a place like this in your backyard. What a beautiful place it is.
Oh my, it will be hard to eclipse that trip...lol (pun intended)
Yes, that was an immature bald eagle. We have golden eagles in Washington but rare to see. I know of a nest and I go each year.
I was in my travel trailer in Arizona during the eclipse...got 60% but it was still such a thrill. I inadvertantly looked through the plastic vent cover on ceiling of trailer and it allowed me to see the eclipse filtered through dark green colored plastic...I had no special glasses. I took episodes of 3 to 4 second looks just to be safe.
I don't think I can go all summer without your videos....please I may have withdrawals.....
God Bless you and Ashley and the fur children.
Oh id love to find a next and get some footage. amazing! Thanks so much for the comment.
Wow, what a trip! All that wildlife and eclipse to boot! Your creativity with filming always amazes me and it just keeps getting better, if that is even possible! Thanks for sharing your trip. :) :)
Thank you very much Jacqueline. Always appreciate your nice comments. Happy to share these adventures with people like you.
Absolutely love your videos! The shots of the eclipse were incredible. So glad you shared this as we were so disappointed it was so cloudy where we were that day. Is your canoe getting repaired at Nova Craft London haha? We just finished the Meanest Link and brought our canoe in to get repaired and it was getting repaired beside what we thought was maybe yours
😂 that’s a small world. 🌎. Yes that was mine! Hope yours is back in action!!!
Wow!! No words for the magnificent presentation. Awesome wildlife. I also love macro insects flowers and other odd subjects. Great spider. I am the opposite of most folks as I love spiders and opt to save rather than destruct. Always amazed by your awesome companion, Betty Lou. Most spectacular eclipse footage I’ve seen
Thank you very much. Betty Lou is an absolutely amazing companion at home and in the bush.
This is the first professional quality footage of the eclipse that I've seen! I feel like I got to see it from the woods too! I spent the eclipse running with the dogs on a beach in New Brunswick, it was so cool watching day turn to night and back into day while I ran. I can't say I got to feel what you did though, that must have been a truly impactful experience.
Sounds like you had a great day as well. It's hard to describe that feeling I got but it's unbelievable. That's so much for the comment.
What a wonderful, touching and amazing video! I, too, was able to experience my first total eclipse on a Mennonite farm in SW Illinois…was truly incredible! How joyful for you to witness this natural wonder the on your canoe trip! TY!😎
It's such an incredible experience isn't it. Wow.....lucky to see something like this. Thanks Sherrie for your comment.
This was insane Keenan! What a capture! So neat to see the boat back where it belongs… in the water. Ironically the turkey is our state bird😂😂. The serenity and peace that you exemplify in these productions is increfible.
I was curious which stick stove you guys have? Was it the littlbug stove?
I guess i’m also curious what your full time career is? Im always curious what utubers do for work.
Take care sir.
NQU
Thank you so much. 😊 we use the little bug sr and love it. Absolutely the best stick stove I’ve used and I’ve tried most of them. Love the fact it fits perfectly in a barrel and that it’s big enough to fit larger pieces of wood. Thanks again!
I’m currently away from home working in Ireland, I can’t wait to get back home to Newfoundland and get the canoe in the water! You have such a talent for documenting your experiences, and sharing them with us, it’s like we are there too. Keep up the great work, it is such a pleasure to watch your content. Cheers, Dave from Newfoundland (well Ireland right now lol).
Thank you! Enjoy your time overseas and hope you have a great season on the water back in Newfoundland!
Nice video.
Your eagle was definitely an immature Bald Eagle. You can an immature Bald from a Golden Eagle by the head size. Bald Eagle heads are quite large relative to their body. Golden's are much smaller.
The "crows" were in fact Ravens which you can see by their diamond shaped tails.
Cool! Appreciate the info. Thats great.
Love that you are putting out more videos. You're the only channel I turn notifications on for. Great job
Can't ask for a nicer comment than this. Thank you very much for sharing that.
Wow❤ been sick this weekend just what put a Smile on my face Canoe the North thank you Keenan Thank you❤
Hope you feel better soon!
@@CanoeTheNorth ❤️
Whether it's the Yukon or just a local paddling park, your camera captures magic. Well done and thank you!
Appreciate that very much. They are all special places in their own way.