Algonquin Trip Gone Wrong
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- Опубліковано 20 сер 2024
- Everyone makes mistakes...
Unfortunately, at the time of this trip, we didn't have the new Algonquin Maps by Jeff. Get yours here: mapsbyjeff.com
#algonquin #backcountry #canoecamping #ontarioparks #canada #canoeing #backcountrycamping #paddling #moose #beavers
Accidentally this trip just became more memorable because of the bonus adventure at the start. I like that part of the park and have camped at that sunset campsite.
Yes, that's true! We really enjoyed that part of the park as well and will likely return. I think that particular site was one of the most sloped I've been on - was constantly sitting on an angle, lol. I did like that it had such a beautiful view overlooking the lake!
Nice to see you posting again. Keep them coming. Loved the quotes.
Thank you so much! Your kind words and encouragement are very appreciated.
What a fun, challenging adventure... The landscape is beautiful 👍👍👍 Thanks
Yes, Algonquin certainly is beautiful. Thank you for watching!
Love the shots off the front of the canoe as i have a nova craft canoe too . Though my gunnels have been changed a few times .I also changed the hook system to an eye bolt. Also have taken that route into Nahma. The frantic voice and profanity are pure canoeing.
That's awesome. I'm so glad that other canoeists can relate to the frantic voice and profanity! :)
Andrea if they can't relate they haven't been on a real canoe trip. Your profanity was great but could have used some name calling .Brings a canoe team together like nothing else@@andreabrand23
Love the Stohlquist Drifter - my favorite PFD!
Matt loves it too!
Actually, I think a lot went right on that trip... including great weather! You got to explore a private creek and were later rewarded with two moose sightings and beavers too. If you did not paddle the creek first... you would have missed all the wildlife that came after. Looks like a memorable trip!
You are so right! Plus, we switched our trip to a lake neither of us had been to before, which was a great new experience. I think we ended up exactly where we were meant to be.
I really enjoyed the famous quotations you interjected in the video. I've been on trips like that too, but at least you had great weather and even some wildlife sightings. Great video. 👍
Thank you! That is very true - it turned out to be a pretty great trip after all!
I feel your pain Guys. It happens. Once took my partner 1.5 Km down the wrong portage! Had to double back. We survived …and told ourselves we simply did a 3km morning hike before the real work began! 😂
Ouch, that sounds rough! Lol, that's a great way to put it - just a warmup! That makes me feel a little bit better, thank you!
Beautiful! I always try to look at mistakes as opportunities!
Thank you! Yes, it's a great way to look at things!
They are called divorce boats for a reason... But this was a real adventure, when you clearly did not know where you were at all.
Lol! It was the first time I'd actually gotten cross with him. Thankfully, the experience turned out ok and helped strengthen our relationship!
I've guided up that way for a long time. You guys were on Craig Creek. Great early season trout creek but not a canoeable route unless you really like walking lol. If you kept going upstream 4 or 5 km you'd have eventually come to a hydro dam halfway up Craig Lake. You were really looking for the South R. Nahma L. put in and the logger had you on the right track but you didn't go quite far enough. Good video all the same. I'm surprised the road was shut down by the loggers because that's a popular route inside the Park.
You are absolutely right! That's exactly where we were - if only I'd realized that in the moment... or perhaps had a copy of Jeff's new map, which wasn't out yet. I think running into the unexpected logging really disoriented us too. It was June and during the fire ban, so we saw very few people - maybe 3 max. and felt like we had the entirety of North Tea to ourselves. The year prior, we actually camped at one of the campsites right near that dam on Craig Lake. Originally we were heading to Jeepi Lake, which we've day tripped to before from Pishnecka. I'm told the word Jeepi comes from the word "Ghost" in an aboriginal language. I'd be curious to know if you know anything about this! This "mistake" trip was during the summer solstice and we also ran into obstacles getting to Jeepi using the portage from North Tea (I didn't film any footage of that), and we eventually scrapped trying to get there on this trip - which is a difficult thing for my stubbornness to come to terms with and allow. It felt almost as if there was something blocking us from getting there. A part of me wonders if there's a mystical reason - possibly that we weren't meant to access a sacred place during what some might consider a sacred time of year.
@@andreabrand23 Jeepi does mean ghost/haunted in Ojibway. Last time I was there I camped with 24 military cadets and 80 sled dogs in the winter of 2011. I spent fifteen seasons guiding dog sled and canoe trips all over that area. Actually where you put your canoe in at Craig Creek there used to be a dog sled camp on the left that could accommodate 50 people and 150 dogs!!
The route into Jeepi and Cayuga and Charr Lakes is very hilly rocky and muddy from either side. It is a challenge even for advanced trippers and they are mainly used as a middle ground puddle jump between Craig and North Tea for good reason. As far as mystical I'd say the terrain and hazardous, remote nature of those routes lends an air of mystery and trepidation especially in bad weather:) Pishnecka means danger in the native tongue also. There is a great beach on that lake I'm sure you likely saw. The Northwest corner of the park is by far the funnest and remotest part of the park to explore and I hope you have many adventures there. Any questions about routes or campsites ask away.
This is why I love kayaks.
lol! :)
Turned out alright after all .. Hearing how it was at the beginning I figured it was going to be a disaster !
Yes, some parts felt like a disaster, but thankfully it all worked out!
Your exciting adventuring content has been very entertaining to watch. Do keep up the fantastic work! Stay safe~
Thank you so much! I'm glad you enjoy it, and your encouragement is very appreciated! :)
Wow, its one thing to see beauty, but when the land talks to you with depthless you find inner solace
It certainly is a beautiful and peaceful place!
You lucky those lumberjacks weren't cannibals. There's a little McDonald's in everyone.
hmm... I suppose those lumberjacks were lucky we weren't cannibals ;)
Kudos to you for sharing!
Thank you for watching and commenting!
Yeah
been there , done that
algonquin park can be dangerous and treacherous
Why not use the GPS on your phones...?
At least the mosquitoes and black flies were not out.
That's very true! I think we have all of the dragonflies to thank for that - the sky was full of them, which was pretty cool!
How do you like that sunburst paddle?
I absolutely love it! Especially on trips with longer travel days I really appreciate how light weight it is. It does flutter a little bit at certain angles in the water, which I find less noticeable when bow paddling. Mine has been through years of consistent tripping, being scraped and pried against rocks... and still looks brand new.
@@andreabrand23 Thanks for the opinion and insight!
Really...?
Tony Robbins?
Keep drifting
Matt said the same thing about the Tony Robbins quote 😂
Paddle on
Took a wrong turn at Albuquerque
Yes, we certainly did! :)
How were the ticks?
Actually not bad - didn't notice any
When was the trip?
It would've been second last week of June, 2023
Typical city slickers attacking the wilderness.Being from that area seen it plenty of times.
lol, we don't live anywhere near a city... around here, some people call folks from the city "Cidiots"... but thankfully the wilderness doesn't discriminate like us humans do. Thanks for stopping by!
@@andreabrand23 hey no problem labeled you wrong but we used to live a few hundred yards from the park and witnessed some unbelievable “Cidiots drive by our house. Very humorous indeed.
@@andreabrand23God I love that term
💕 Wow🤍🤍🤍💙💙💙💙
Thanks! :)