Another Awesome Video Chris! I crossed your videos about 3 weeks ago, I've been to Algonquin 3 times this year and watching your videos has Inspired me to get 1 more time before the cold hits. I kayaked Smoke lake to Big Porcupine Lake to Head Lake and off to Island Lake and back to the #6 Access Point. Your videos are Great! Keep them coming! You 2 are amazing together, Thanks for sharing. 4k is Awesome!
AO are smart people when it comes to advertising but they are actually also really cool folks. I did my first three day solo using one of their rentals two years ago, took a dunk, ended my trip early and they refunded me the last day rental without me asking. I'm taking a 12 day trip in 2019 and called about dropping off a resupply bag on day 6/7 at their Opeongo location and the were very accommodating.
Omg! Another great video! I "haha"ed out loud when you threw those 3 items into the canoe from the car. Knowing it was one of your comedic tidbits. The time lapse of the stars disappearing below the horizon was visually stunning. I replayed that part 3 times to take it all in. If you ever enroll on patreon to feature behind the scenes stuff and special videos uncut stuff etc. I will definitely sign up for that.
I loved your other trip and had been looking at trying canoe lake first... wow was I happy to see this video! Thank you SO much for putting this together... Rob
I love all the small details you capture and the quality of video is amazing... so often I feel like I'm right there watching the sunset and seeing the stars... cant wait to see more... thank you both! Rob
I love watching and re-watching your videos! You are both so whimsical and youthful! The quality is great too! These days, it seems that almost every access point is becoming a "highway" in Algonquin. Last month, we did a trip to Manitou Lake and the portages heading back to the access point were so busy! (Mind you, it was the long weekend in August). I think videos like yours and other UA-camrs inspire people to get out and paddle. Keep up the great work and happy trails!
Stumbled on here for the canoeing, but wow -- Chris, you take absolutely gorgeous video, and above this you are a supremely talented editor. It's no easy task, your efforts are appreciated. What a pleasure to watch!
Woot! Another camping video series from you girls and so far I'm loving it! I can't wait for the next installment of this series. I remember this route being one of my first weeklong interior trips and it will always be a memorable one!
Hi im from Quebec and im in love with the Algonquin Park. Your video are just amazing. I cant wait to go on my next canot trip. Thumbs up for you. You rock !!
Very nice cinematography work on the montage at the beginning, that stuff takes a lot of work, makes it very enjoyable to watch. Glad to see you guys having heaps of adventurous fun. Nice to check in to your channel again after a while, thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for your kind words! I know you're really into 3-axis gimbals, so I thought I'd quickly mention that our next video coming up is our most ambitious 3-axis gimbal project to date - should be up in a few weeks :)
Dear Chris and Julia, I wanted to start off by saying thank you so much for posting these videos on UA-cam and sharing your experience in Algonquin. Without these videos I don't think I ever would have done the Portage trip I did with some friends this summer. This trip has definitely changed my life in so many ways and I am so grateful that you guys shared your experience with us. Always looking forward to seeing your adventures and giving me ideas on what I can do myself. Much love and hope to catch you guys one day in Algonquin!
Thanks Lester! I'm so glad to hear that you and your friends got out there to enjoy it! It's an amazing place. If you haven't already begun planning your next trip, you should try one in September when all the bugs are gone :)
Ahh, the perks of making great videos. So happy for you two to get free rentals and this was really well made. It had a nice flow to it and music choice. Timelapse at the end was sweet!
Just stumbled on to you fine ladies. It brings back so many wonderful memories. Back in the 1970s it was my favorite canoeing adventure. Love your videos! Keep up the great work.
I'm so excited to see the rest of the trip! How about a meet and greet somewhere deep in the park next spring to get some of your followers together? Love AO and how good they do at facilitating our adventures. Can't wait for the next video.
Thank you so much for yet another incredible video! That area of Algonquin is truly my second home - I have been going to a camp just around the corner from Canoe Lake since I was young and I now work there as a tripper! It was amazing to be able to pretend I was there even though I can't be there right now. This made me remember some amazing experiences - including one on Joe Lake where my fellow staff members stayed up to watch the sunrise. I look forward to more videos!
Hey Chris, I have been eagerly awaiting the new Algonquin videos, and you haven`t disappointed!! The gimbal worked out quite well, and that nightsky timelapse was amazing!! Looking forward to the next installments.....oh, and thumbs up to Julia`s hair, lookin good! :) Cheers!
[Joe] Beautiful footage. It's really cool to see someone exclusively use gimbals. I also occasionally use an H2, but it gets tricky with manual focus and zone focusing all the time! I got to really commend your efforts there. I don't think people really know how cumbersome it can be to integrate gimbals while recording.
WooHoo! more Algonquin! I first found your channel because of an Algonquin trip way back in the day..... a few months ago :P :). So beautiful out there, thx for giving us another adventure
Thank you! The canoe is about 45-50 pounds with the lifejackets attached to the seats, so it's not too bad... though the food barrel backpack that we wear when portaging it is around 75 pounds at the start of the trip, so Julia's portaging about 125 pounds in the opening shot :)
Another beautiful and fun video to watch from the both of you . What about winter camping in the park? I know I'm going to give it a go this winter for the first time. The park has so much to see and do in the winter months too. BTW love the new hair :)
This is just perfect! Stay healthy and fit, hike every week, kayaking, canoeing in the wild country. I guarantee, you won't have many health problems even at my age:). As for this trip, well, I may do that with my wife in summer.
Ahhh great the Algonquin.... One of Canada's greatest spots. I love Ontario... Saving for a return prob. next year... This is what was missing in my past Canadian adventures.
Really nice park, this Alqonquin! (seen alot from Joe Robinet-channel) Though it seems to be somewhat exploited by lots of tourists, just the impression that I got when watching your video? Number #3 on my bucket list...Go to Canada someday and go kayaking in the Alaska wilderness with the bears and salmon-fishing. Thanks for taking us along on your journey! (thumbs up)
Cool! You should definitely go for it! Yeah, Algonquin's a little busier closer to the access points around the outside of the park. Once you trek a day or two into the interior, things quiet down though which is nice... we've gone for 3 days without seeing anyone else in some areas of the park. Definitely recommend a trip in early May or September for a quieter experience overall in Algonquin. Alaska would be awesome too - Denali looks pretty epic! :)
I'm doing a trip next year from Canoe Lake to Tom Thomson, and then taking the long way around back to Canoe. I found this video while checking out other people's routes. As a musician, and filmmaker, I love the production. The adventurer in me is wondering where your life jacket is though...
Thank you! Yeah... we're both Ironman triathletes who train / race 3.8km open water swims quite often, Julia's a nurse, and I was a lifeguard. I also came from a competitive rowing background where the boats are much more tippy, and rowers don't wear lifejackets... so we evaluated the risk a little differently than most on calm days... but we've been wearing them all the time on our more recent trip to set a good example :)
YAY!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting FOREVER for this trip!!!! I think I want to try it next summer but not quite as hardcore as you two. Not finished watching yet, I just got excited. :-)
Thanks Sean! The GX85 has a built-in timelapse feature, and then to see the stars, it's usually a combination of long exposures (15-20 seconds each), a wide aperture like f1.8 (I was using a 50mm Nikon prime lens with an adapter for that shot), and then bumping the ISO up enough to see the Milky Way :)
I had to write a comment. You guys have inspired and my wife and I are trying paddle in camping for the first time this weekend. I noticed some familiar roads. I think we may be neighbors! We live in GWP area and go to the Tim Hortons you go to in the video! Glad to have found your video. Thanks 👍
Chris, how are you doing? Been a while. I came back to this video because I was recently looking back at my experience as a camp counselor (and camper before that), which meant I needed to look up some of the great Jewish camps that are in the US. If you grew up in Detroit, MI, as I did in its suburbs, there were two camps Jewish parents sent their kids to- one was Camp Tamarack (now called Camp Maas) and the other was Camp Tamakwa. Tamarack for 10-14-year-olds was based in Ortonville, MI (about 70 miles from Detroit), but sent canoe trips out to both the upper part of the lower Peninsula (Au Sable or Marquette Rivers for younger kids) or the upper Peninsula (Presque Isle River, as well as hiking the Pictured Rocks). It also had camps for older kids in the UP (Camp Kennedy) and 10 miles north of Wawa, ON on Kabenung Lake (Agree Outpost Camp- Chapleau and Michipicoten Rivers and the Anjigamy were rivers that we paddled). And Camp Tamakwa was located at the northern end of Tea Lake, which is just south by about one mile from where you put in here for this clip. Just go south on the Oxtongue into Bonito Lake and then into Tea. It is at the northern tip of the lake. All my friends went to Tamarack, so that's where I was a tripping counselor for 3 of the 4 years I did this (the other was in Devil's Lake WI for Camp Chi, which was not as trip oriented). I should have gone to Tamakwa at least once since I love Algonquin, but there it is. Just a memory to share. 🙂 Say hi to Julia and hug Cedar.
i really enjoy these videos - coming from the driest state in Australia but we have some great backwaters from the River Murray, They look like very accomplished paddlers with effective use of bow draws, and J strokes. My wife and I tour in a Prospector - an older version of the boat paddled here. I'd love to get to Algonquin someday.
Another amazing Vid!! I just got married in Niagara on the lake and your vids always get me in the Canadian spirit. (I'm from U.K.) i will use your vids as inspiration when I edit the footage from my trip.
They are pretty awesome at Algonquin Outfitters, likely where I will continue to go moving forwards. When Joe and I went on a trip a couple months ago they gave us a free canoe as well
Very friendly people at the canoe rental shop. First impressions are that both of you are taking it easy for a change, but I'm sure you'll prove me wrong....lol. Beautiful campsite setting at the end. Two questions : What tent are you using, and also what make and size of rucksack ? BIG 👍 UP.......Andy.
Thanks Andy! Day 2 coming up was much more challenging :) It's a lightweight Mountain Equipment Co-op branded tent from here in Canada, though its actually just recently been replaced with a new MSR tent (the tent in the video put up a valiant effort, though the fabric adhesive in the seams was starting to let up after several years of good use). The fabric pack is MEC branded - I can't find a specific designation, though its volume is roughly equivalent to the food barrel, which is 60L.
Hey Chris & Julia!! My Husband & I love Algonquin...we camp there a lot!! We canoe camp & tent camp! A few weeks ago we canoe camped on Lake Opeongo(1st time on that lake for us); we found it to be noisey due to the water taxi. But in another few weeks we'll be going up to Kiosk our favorite place! Have you two been up there yet? My Husband came across your videos a couple weeks ago, we've both really enjoyed watching you're videos!! We are from London, Ontario! You two are so Great together!! Do you two have a facebook page? Anyways, Just wanted to wish you both all the best & Happy Camping!!😊 Ps- great job portaging the christmas tree...backing the car in the driveway at the end & hitting the snow bank priceless...LOL!! So funny!!😊👍
Again, another great video ! You really do have a talent for filmmaking. On my last trip to Lake Opeongo in August I referenced you saying something like "my videos are not up to your standard" or something like that. I am getting better, they are going from "they suck" to just really bad lol. But I am learning. I do have a question though if i may: I know you are self taught, but do you know of any books or videos that talk about some of your techniques? I was in Henrys Camera store a while back and the books were just too technical. This is a hobby for me, i just want to improve my videos. I also want to go beyond the youtube editor as well. (hopefully something linux). Anyway thanks really enjoyed watching this !
Thanks Thomas! Dave Dugdale has a great channel on UA-cam with a lot of great filmmaking content - some of the more recent videos are technical, but his earlier stuff would be a great guide. Beyond that, the best way to learn is to just keep practicing :)
Chris & Julia, your trips and footage are awesome. I wouldn't change a thing with your video style. I like to watch and live through your trips (some which I have already done) since it gets more difficult as you get older. If you would like to hear about some of my adventures I have a few stories for you. I have also come across other videos and found other there is a Brent Run challenge. (This going from Canoe Lake to Brent via the Otterslides / Big Trout / Longer / Burntroot / Perley / Catfish / Petawawa R / to Cedar Lakes to Brent Store and back to Canoe Lake Portage Store). Have you ever considered this trip. The time is not important however 23 hours is the best for bragging rights. I thought you both would be awesome at this challenge considering your Ironman background and how effortless you make portaging look. Have you considered this? Sorry I don't think Cedar could go but maybe your parents could babysit.
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Another Awesome Video Chris!
I crossed your videos about 3 weeks ago, I've been to Algonquin 3 times this year and watching your videos has Inspired me to get 1 more time before the cold hits.
I kayaked Smoke lake to Big Porcupine Lake to Head Lake and off to Island Lake and back to the #6 Access Point.
Your videos are Great! Keep them coming!
You 2 are amazing together, Thanks for sharing.
4k is Awesome!
Thank you so much - it means a lot to us! We just posted day 2 of the trip! :)
I've lived in Ontario my whole life and I've never even gone camping before. Definitely going to consider a trip to Alqonquin one day :)
You should totally give it a try! :)
I love your camping videos. Very happy to see the start of another trip.
Thanks Kevin! :)
I think Algonquin Outfitters knows a good thing when they see it. You're the best advertising they could possibly ask for.
AO's been awesome - great folks there :)
AO are smart people when it comes to advertising but they are actually also really cool folks. I did my first three day solo using one of their rentals two years ago, took a dunk, ended my trip early and they refunded me the last day rental without me asking. I'm taking a 12 day trip in 2019 and called about dropping off a resupply bag on day 6/7 at their Opeongo location and the were very accommodating.
Excellent! So glad you posted another canoe trip video, Chris!! Thanks!
Glad you enjoyed it - more from the trip coming soon! :)
My whole family enjoys your videos! Keep 'em coming! :-)
Cool! Say hi to your fam from Julia and I! Cheers :)
Easily the best Algonquin videos I've seen. Very well done. Bravo
Thanks Jake! :)
Omg! Another great video! I "haha"ed out loud when you threw those 3 items into the canoe from the car. Knowing it was one of your comedic tidbits. The time lapse of the stars disappearing below the horizon was visually stunning. I replayed that part 3 times to take it all in. If you ever enroll on patreon to feature behind the scenes stuff and special videos uncut stuff etc. I will definitely sign up for that.
A other relaxing video - thank you. :)
Thanks Shawn! More coming soon :)
So happy to see another camping video!
Thanks for watching Lindsay! We just posted day 2 of the trip :)
Another beautiful video Chris. Very nice of AO to provide the canoe!
Thanks Larry! The kind folks at AO were amazing! :)
I loved the last Algonquin park series! Can't wait to see the rest of this one
Thanks for watching! :)
Algonquin park is my idea of what heaven would be like. Can't wait for my next portage adventure!
Nice!!! Will watch this video again this winter and dream of summer
Thanks Ken! :)
This is a very well made video. I love how the fun you two are having comes across in the final product.
You guys are the coolest! Thanks for sharing your adventures with us.
Awe! I think we have the coolest subscribers - thanks for watching Laura! :)
I loved your other trip and had been looking at trying canoe lake first... wow was I happy to see this video! Thank you SO much for putting this together... Rob
So glad you enjoyed it Rob! More coming soon! :)
I love all the small details you capture and the quality of video is amazing... so often I feel like I'm right there watching the sunset and seeing the stars... cant wait to see more... thank you both! Rob
Another excellent video, well done Chris!!!
Thanks so much Douglas! :)
I love watching and re-watching your videos! You are both so whimsical and youthful! The quality is great too! These days, it seems that almost every access point is becoming a "highway" in Algonquin. Last month, we did a trip to Manitou Lake and the portages heading back to the access point were so busy! (Mind you, it was the long weekend in August). I think videos like yours and other UA-camrs inspire people to get out and paddle. Keep up the great work and happy trails!
YES love your park videos! Cannot wait to get there again next year!
Thank you! More coming soon :)
Looks good! Nice and peaceful.
Thanks Jared! :)
Looks like fun. Another adventure begins.
Thanks for watching! :)
Awwww yissssss, more 4k goodness!
Glad to hear you're enjoying the 4K! 😊
Stumbled on here for the canoeing, but wow -- Chris, you take absolutely gorgeous video, and above this you are a supremely talented editor. It's no easy task, your efforts are appreciated. What a pleasure to watch!
Thanks so much Adam! Glad to hear - we've got another big trip coming up soon! :)
That lake is gorgeous! Chris you're videos are looking great!!
Thanks Ted! I might switch to an a6500 after I hear what your thoughts on the camera are :)
I'll keep you posted ;-)
Woot! Another camping video series from you girls and so far I'm loving it! I can't wait for the next installment of this series. I remember this route being one of my first weeklong interior trips and it will always be a memorable one!
Thanks Jeff! We just posted day 2 of the trip! :)
Your music choice is on point.
it's beautiful.
Thank you! :)
Hi im from Quebec and im in love with the Algonquin Park. Your video are just amazing. I cant wait to go on my next canot trip. Thumbs up for you. You rock !!
Thanks for watching! Glad to hear - we've got another big trip coming up! :)
I grew up in the Soo and live in Van, BC now.... This was a serious trip down memory lane. Thanks. I miss that part of the world.
That's so cool - I was born in the Soo, and lived there until I was about 7! Hope all's well with you in BC :)
Very nice cinematography work on the montage at the beginning, that stuff takes a lot of work, makes it very enjoyable to watch. Glad to see you guys having heaps of adventurous fun. Nice to check in to your channel again after a while, thanks for sharing.
Thanks so much for your kind words! I know you're really into 3-axis gimbals, so I thought I'd quickly mention that our next video coming up is our most ambitious 3-axis gimbal project to date - should be up in a few weeks :)
Sounds cool, I'll stay tuned and look fwd to it, good stuff!
Loved this video! Amazing production quality! Excited to see the following parts!
Thanks so much Jim! Glad to hear! :)
Dear Chris and Julia, I wanted to start off by saying thank you so much for posting these videos on UA-cam and sharing your experience in Algonquin. Without these videos I don't think I ever would have done the Portage trip I did with some friends this summer. This trip has definitely changed my life in so many ways and I am so grateful that you guys shared your experience with us. Always looking forward to seeing your adventures and giving me ideas on what I can do myself. Much love and hope to catch you guys one day in Algonquin!
Thanks Lester! I'm so glad to hear that you and your friends got out there to enjoy it! It's an amazing place. If you haven't already begun planning your next trip, you should try one in September when all the bugs are gone :)
Ahh, the perks of making great videos. So happy for you two to get free rentals and this was really well made. It had a nice flow to it and music choice. Timelapse at the end was sweet!
Thank you! :)
Just stumbled on to you fine ladies. It brings back so many wonderful memories. Back in the 1970s it was my favorite canoeing adventure. Love your videos! Keep up the great work.
I'm so excited to see the rest of the trip! How about a meet and greet somewhere deep in the park next spring to get some of your followers together? Love AO and how good they do at facilitating our adventures. Can't wait for the next video.
Glad to hear! A meet-up would be really cool, maybe when the channel gets a little bigger :)
Thank you so much for yet another incredible video! That area of Algonquin is truly my second home - I have been going to a camp just around the corner from Canoe Lake since I was young and I now work there as a tripper! It was amazing to be able to pretend I was there even though I can't be there right now. This made me remember some amazing experiences - including one on Joe Lake where my fellow staff members stayed up to watch the sunrise. I look forward to more videos!
Thank you! Glad to hear - such an awesome place! More coming soon :)
That shop looks brilliant. Love the camping videos while I wait for Eric Run II.
Algonquin Outfitters was awesome! Glad to hear - the next Epic Run video will be coming up shortly after this trip :)
Always a little smile on my face when I see you uploaded another awesome vid.
Aww! Glad to hear :)
Thanks!
Aww! Thanks so much Aleksander! That’s very kind of you ☺️
This place looks absolutely amazing.
Thanks Andrew! :)
Fantastic video! You ladies inspire me. Thank you and please keep them coming.
Went on a canoe trip through Algonquin myself a few years ago. It was one of the greatest experiences of my life! Hoping to get the chance to go again
You gals rock... One of my fav. Thx for letting us in.. Jim
Thanks Jim! Glad to hear :)
Great video, especially liked the time lapse of the stars. Look forward to joining you so to speak on the rest of your trip.
Thanks Harold! :)
So much like being there. Thanks Chris!
Doing that exact trip starting this Friday ! cant wait , looking one last time at the series before heading out :) thanks for sharing
The shots at 11:55 and 13:30 were so good I kept them as a desktop haha. Good work!
Cool! Thanks Brent! :)
Love the 4K! Great content as always Chris
Thanks Pat! :)
Subscribed. So professional footage and video editing.
Hey Chris, I have been eagerly awaiting the new Algonquin videos, and you haven`t disappointed!! The gimbal worked out quite well, and that nightsky timelapse was amazing!! Looking forward to the next installments.....oh, and thumbs up to Julia`s hair, lookin good! :) Cheers!
Thanks so much Andrew! The next one coming up was a big day! :)
[Joe] Beautiful footage. It's really cool to see someone exclusively use gimbals. I also occasionally use an H2, but it gets tricky with manual focus and zone focusing all the time! I got to really commend your efforts there. I don't think people really know how cumbersome it can be to integrate gimbals while recording.
Thanks so much! It's been an interesting experience taking it camping :)
WooHoo! more Algonquin! I first found your channel because of an Algonquin trip way back in the day..... a few months ago :P :). So beautiful out there, thx for giving us another adventure
Thanks for watching! More coming soon :)
Algonquin Outfitters. ...the best!
So true... the service was fantastic! :)
wow 4k quality!! great video Chris! was that canoe heavy!??
Thank you! The canoe is about 45-50 pounds with the lifejackets attached to the seats, so it's not too bad... though the food barrel backpack that we wear when portaging it is around 75 pounds at the start of the trip, so Julia's portaging about 125 pounds in the opening shot :)
Heey! Just started following the channel and I must say Im loving it! Keep up the good work!
Thanks so much Victor! We just posted day 2 from the trip! :)
Nice!! I'm going to watch this after I get back from my snowy hike! :-D
Thanks Peregrine! Cool - it snowed here in Kingston today too! :)
+Chris Prouse You dorks! Haha Great video. I bought one of my canoes and my kayak at that outfitter.
Haha! Great outfitter :)
It nice to see you guys back at it . 👍🇨🇦
Another beautiful and fun video to watch from the both of you . What about winter camping in the park? I know I'm going to give it a go this winter for the first time. The park has so much to see and do in the winter months too. BTW love the new hair :)
Thanks Kelly! Julia actually really wants to do some winter camping in Gatineau Park this winter, so I think we'll give it a try! :)
This is just perfect! Stay healthy and fit, hike every week, kayaking, canoeing in the wild country. I guarantee, you won't have many health problems even at my age:). As for this trip, well, I may do that with my wife in summer.
Found you via Robby Huang and so glad I did. Beautiful work, excited to watch more.
Thanks Tim! Glad to hear - Robby Huang and the folks at Adventure Archives rock! :)
Ahhh great the Algonquin.... One of Canada's greatest spots. I love Ontario... Saving for a return prob. next year...
This is what was missing in my past Canadian adventures.
Thanks for watching! We just posted day 2 of the trip if you're curious :)
Awesome campsite!👍🌲🌲🚣☺
Beautiful lake! Bet Papa Guzman would approve.
Glad to hear! :)
I am so going to have to go to Algonquin park some time, what a gorgeous place!
Cool! Free canoe, that was real nice🙂
great to see you gals out again,you guys are hilarious, (that's what she said) I literally spit my coffee!!!! thanks for sharing, take care.
Haha - thanks Peter! Julia's always a hoot :)
Really nice park, this Alqonquin! (seen alot from Joe Robinet-channel) Though it seems to be somewhat exploited by lots of tourists, just the impression that I got when watching your video? Number #3 on my bucket list...Go to Canada someday and go kayaking in the Alaska wilderness with the bears and salmon-fishing. Thanks for taking us along on your journey! (thumbs up)
Cool! You should definitely go for it! Yeah, Algonquin's a little busier closer to the access points around the outside of the park. Once you trek a day or two into the interior, things quiet down though which is nice... we've gone for 3 days without seeing anyone else in some areas of the park. Definitely recommend a trip in early May or September for a quieter experience overall in Algonquin. Alaska would be awesome too - Denali looks pretty epic! :)
I'm doing a trip next year from Canoe Lake to Tom Thomson, and then taking the long way around back to Canoe. I found this video while checking out other people's routes. As a musician, and filmmaker, I love the production. The adventurer in me is wondering where your life jacket is though...
Thank you! Yeah... we're both Ironman triathletes who train / race 3.8km open water swims quite often, Julia's a nurse, and I was a lifeguard. I also came from a competitive rowing background where the boats are much more tippy, and rowers don't wear lifejackets... so we evaluated the risk a little differently than most on calm days... but we've been wearing them all the time on our more recent trip to set a good example :)
YAY!!!!!!!!! I have been waiting FOREVER for this trip!!!! I think I want to try it next summer but not quite as hardcore as you two. Not finished watching yet, I just got excited. :-)
How did you do the star night shot? So beautiful!!!
Thanks Sean! The GX85 has a built-in timelapse feature, and then to see the stars, it's usually a combination of long exposures (15-20 seconds each), a wide aperture like f1.8 (I was using a 50mm Nikon prime lens with an adapter for that shot), and then bumping the ISO up enough to see the Milky Way :)
absolutely going to mimic this trip next for our first time interior camping! Hope 5d isn't too long for a first time :)
First few strokes... that's what she said! Best line ever!
Haha, makes me laugh every time! :)
Quality video cant wait to go next week
Your montage improve from video to video, I absolutely love it ! Have fun in Algonquin :)
I had to write a comment. You guys have inspired and my wife and I are trying paddle in camping for the first time this weekend. I noticed some familiar roads. I think we may be neighbors! We live in GWP area and go to the Tim Hortons you go to in the video! Glad to have found your video. Thanks 👍
Oh lovely. another trip 💚💚💚
how I'd love to be there.
Thanks for watching Alan! :)
Great video guys.
Thanks Todd! :)
Chris, how are you doing? Been a while. I came back to this video because I was recently looking back at my experience as a camp counselor (and camper before that), which meant I needed to look up some of the great Jewish camps that are in the US. If you grew up in Detroit, MI, as I did in its suburbs, there were two camps Jewish parents sent their kids to- one was Camp Tamarack (now called Camp Maas) and the other was Camp Tamakwa. Tamarack for 10-14-year-olds was based in Ortonville, MI (about 70 miles from Detroit), but sent canoe trips out to both the upper part of the lower Peninsula (Au Sable or Marquette Rivers for younger kids) or the upper Peninsula (Presque Isle River, as well as hiking the Pictured Rocks). It also had camps for older kids in the UP (Camp Kennedy) and 10 miles north of Wawa, ON on Kabenung Lake (Agree Outpost Camp- Chapleau and Michipicoten Rivers and the Anjigamy were rivers that we paddled). And Camp Tamakwa was located at the northern end of Tea Lake, which is just south by about one mile from where you put in here for this clip. Just go south on the Oxtongue into Bonito Lake and then into Tea. It is at the northern tip of the lake. All my friends went to Tamarack, so that's where I was a tripping counselor for 3 of the 4 years I did this (the other was in Devil's Lake WI for Camp Chi, which was not as trip oriented). I should have gone to Tamakwa at least once since I love Algonquin, but there it is. Just a memory to share. 🙂 Say hi to Julia and hug Cedar.
Very nice production values. technically looks great on my laptop 1080 capacity but it I think it is your shooting skill that makes it work so well
Thanks Al! :)
i really enjoy these videos - coming from the driest state in Australia but we have some great backwaters from the River Murray, They look like very accomplished paddlers with effective use of bow draws, and J strokes. My wife and I tour in a Prospector - an older version of the boat paddled here. I'd love to get to Algonquin someday.
Love when Julie said that portaging "feels like home".
May it always be so.
love your work keep it up
Thanks Stuart! :)
The beginning looks quite familiar, I'm from Napanee. Patiently waiting for the trails at Algonquin to open.
Hey neighbour! Cool - stoked for the summer camping season! :)
i stayed at that exact camp site in september! was so beautiful
Nice! Such an amazing view there :)
Awesome content!
Another amazing Vid!! I just got married in Niagara on the lake and your vids always get me in the Canadian spirit. (I'm from U.K.) i will use your vids as inspiration when I edit the footage from my trip.
Thanks Andy! Congrats and all the best to you two!! :D
beautiful scenery, you should come to Scotland an paddle the great glen from one side of the country to the other
Would love to travel to Scotland some day! You have a very beautiful country too! :)
I would seriously love to do that ! Also great videography!
Thanks Andreas! You should go for it! :)
The 4k is unreal
Glad to hear! :)
Nice music our mum stayed in a cabin when she was a child in Canada and seen bears too I have never been in a canoe I like watching outdoor you tubes
They are pretty awesome at Algonquin Outfitters, likely where I will continue to go moving forwards. When Joe and I went on a trip a couple months ago they gave us a free canoe as well
Nice! Great people at Algonquin Outfitters :)
ladies, you made me love the canoe, thank you
A lovely camping place
Very friendly people at the canoe rental shop.
First impressions are that both of you are taking it easy for a change, but I'm sure you'll prove me wrong....lol.
Beautiful campsite setting at the end.
Two questions :
What tent are you using, and also what make and size of rucksack ?
BIG 👍 UP.......Andy.
Thanks Andy! Day 2 coming up was much more challenging :) It's a lightweight Mountain Equipment Co-op branded tent from here in Canada, though its actually just recently been replaced with a new MSR tent (the tent in the video put up a valiant effort, though the fabric adhesive in the seams was starting to let up after several years of good use). The fabric pack is MEC branded - I can't find a specific designation, though its volume is roughly equivalent to the food barrel, which is 60L.
Chris Prouse Thanks Chris. 👍
Very nice. Much like the lakes of the Adirondacks.
Totally! We were just in the Adirondacks last fall - beautiful spot :)
great vid as usual
I am going in late AUG, with a new swift pack boat .. hope to see you guys, love your videos, reminds me of home :)
Awesome videos. Where lake and where is the cliff jump that you recorded at min. 8:34?
Thanks Chris and J
Thanks for watching Lance! :)
Hey Chris & Julia!!
My Husband & I love Algonquin...we camp there a lot!! We canoe camp & tent camp! A few weeks ago we canoe camped on Lake Opeongo(1st time on that lake for us); we found it to be noisey due to the water taxi. But in another few weeks we'll be going up to Kiosk our favorite place! Have you two been up there yet?
My Husband came across your videos a couple weeks ago, we've both really enjoyed watching you're videos!! We are from London, Ontario! You two are so Great together!! Do you two have a facebook page? Anyways, Just wanted to wish you both all the best & Happy Camping!!😊
Ps- great job portaging the christmas tree...backing the car in the driveway at the end & hitting the snow bank priceless...LOL!! So funny!!😊👍
Again, another great video ! You really do have a talent for filmmaking. On my last trip to Lake Opeongo in August I referenced you saying something like "my videos are not up to your standard" or something like that. I am getting better, they are going from "they suck" to just really bad lol. But I am learning. I do have a question though if i may: I know you are self taught, but do you know of any books or videos that talk about some of your techniques? I was in Henrys Camera store a while back and the books were just too technical. This is a hobby for me, i just want to improve my videos. I also want to go beyond the youtube editor as well. (hopefully something linux). Anyway thanks really enjoyed watching this !
Thanks Thomas! Dave Dugdale has a great channel on UA-cam with a lot of great filmmaking content - some of the more recent videos are technical, but his earlier stuff would be a great guide. Beyond that, the best way to learn is to just keep practicing :)
Chris & Julia, your trips and footage are awesome. I wouldn't change a thing with your video style. I like to watch and live through your trips (some which I have already done) since it gets more difficult as you get older. If you would like to hear about some of my adventures I have a few stories for you.
I have also come across other videos and found other there is a Brent Run challenge. (This going from Canoe Lake to Brent via the Otterslides / Big Trout / Longer / Burntroot / Perley / Catfish / Petawawa R / to Cedar Lakes to Brent Store and back to Canoe Lake Portage Store). Have you ever considered this trip. The time is not important however 23 hours is the best for bragging rights. I thought you both would be awesome at this challenge considering your Ironman background and how effortless you make portaging look. Have you considered this? Sorry I don't think Cedar could go but maybe your parents could babysit.