Thank you SO MUCH for sharing your Algonquin experiences! I used to do canoe trips once a year there about 30 years ago ! I no longer drive so I have been seriously depressed that I can't go there now, I have recently come across your videos and watching them has brought a HUGE peace upon my Algonquin heart ! I have a large home theater and I sit and watch your trips over and over again and relive my past experiences through your videos! Thank you so much , I only hope I can somehow make the 4 hour trip back one day before I can no longer do it !! Cheers , and keep up the great work.
Thank you for sharing Andrew. I'm so glad to hear that you have been enjoying my videos. I sincerely hope that you do make that trip to Algonquin happen. Take care friend.
I just love your style of doing these, and I watch a lot of channels. Love Lost Lakes too, but what I love about yours are no background music, lots of silence, just enough explaining, which is what it is like out there. Many of the routes you take I have been on through in Algonquin so a real treat. Excellent job and thank you for all the work you have done with these videos.
Loved it, sure wish I was still young and able to enjoy the wild again. Since I can no longer do that, it is great to live through your wonderful trips. Thank you.
Thank you so much for your comment Neil. I hope that you are able to find a way to continue enjoying the wilderness in any manner you can. But I truly appreciate hearing that you have enjoyed what I try to capture in my videos. Take care.
"I think I'm going to run it" out in the middle of nowhere, help is hours away, if not days. Makes you realize how important every decision is. Great shots in this video, very inspiring.
Thanks Kevin for your terrific coverage of your canoe trips.Brings back fond memories.I triped in Algoquin Park in the1940's to 1953 always starting from TSC canoe lake.Hogan and lake Lamuir were some of my favorites.Your photography and to the point Commentary will keep me looking for your next episode!
Oh wow! It's great to hear that you've held such great memories from the Park for all those years. I'm sure I will do the same. I'm glad you enjoyed and I'll keep trying my best to capture the magic of Algonquin in my future videos.
Hi Kev, great video as always, I can confirm the you left no trace on Big Crow lake. We stayed there right after you did, a couple days after labour day on our way though the Lavieille loop. Great site
Wonderful video Kev. I canoe tripped in the 70's/early 80's through many routes in Algonquin and ended up being a tripping guide for a few years. You captured the serene vibe of the park. Once I lead a group and we did the Dixon - Bonfield portage into Opeongo at 5am. We were on Opeongo by around 6:30am and it was glass. Lucky for us, because we had to be at the portage store by 1pm for a pre-arranged pick-up. We made it just in the nick of time. I've had some other adverntures on Opeongo and did a lot of tacking down the lake on some trips to make it safely back to the portage store. Fond memories indeed.
Thanks for sharing some of your memories. Starting that portage at 5am was the smart thing to do if you had to get across Opeongo by that time. Glad it all worked out!
@@kevinthewild The backstory is a careless navigational error on Lavielle the day before put us behind schedule to be camped on Opeongo that evening. Making and braking camp at the Dixon & Bonfield portage helped us make up for that navigational mishap. As I had a group of campers in my care, I was under some degree of pressure, knowing the risks with Opeongo. Thanks again for sharing your trips.
Thank you for sharing your adventure! Thank you for taking my wife and I along. Your video looks so good on our 4K 55" TV. Good to have you back. Cheers!
Algonquin is so amazing, I miss it so much. It's a long drive from Pennsylvania, but I did it over a dozen times over the last 40 years. Related to your trip, I've done Opeongo (with and without the water taxi), Happy Isle, Merchant, Big Trout, Big Crow and Proulx. Thanks for showing me Hailstorm Bay, La Muir and Hogan. The loons still call me.
Also you may already know this, but I love how you pointed out the 'tea-stained' stream. Thats an excellent sign of Hemlock (Tsuga Canadensis), the pigmentation of the water is from the natural tannins of Hemlock, what they used to tan leather. Wonderful tree, and I love the coffee water!
Awesome trip my friend. Love the route choice, that area of the park is my favourite. I have been doing crown land for the last 5 years, so it was nice to see my old stomping grounds.
Thanks for the great video! I’m heading up to North Tea in the morning and it’s a nice primer to get me pumped. I don’t really need to get pumped to go on a canoe trip but you know what I mean. 👍🏼 Keep up the great content!
@@kevinthewild I live nearby a big lake in Sweden, so that is where I go paddling and spend the night on some island. It”s so wonderful! Meanwhile I love to watch films such as yours, so thank you for sharing❤️
great stuff man! I was up that way recently... not that far up though. I'm intrigued by the mystery campsite Hogan :-) I like those ones that are perched up high.
Loved watching this! As a teenager my family canoe camped there doing two week circuits. Back in those days it was dirt road into the park and canoes weighed 80 pounds! Half way we would stop for a day to wash clothes and bake more bread. Did five trips total! Miss that!
Those sound like wonderful memories. I remember portaging 75+ lbs aluminum canoes on my first trip as a teenager as well. Things are certainly a lot easier nowadays!
Beautifully filmed. Very serene. Just enough head shots to let us know who you are, but mostly aimed at the beautiful scenery. This was a joy to watch. Almost feels like we are along for the ride. I was curious which camera you are using apart from the good one that I saw on a tripod. When you are walking around, it seems very stable and does not appear to have the spherical aberrations I get with my Gopro.
Hola, espectacular video!!! Me has impresionado mucho con las bellas imágenes que has compartido con nosotros❤❤ Gracias por todo el video🙏🙏 Greetings from Spain🇪🇦🇪🇦
I subscribed a few nights ago and am now catching up on some of your previous videos! There is a winter storm outside and I’m relaxing by the wood stove. I enjoy the quiet, peaceful pace of your camping trips! Beautifully shot with an exceptionally artistic eye! Time to watch more! Take care!
Hi, I just found your channel, I’m watching this video as I speak. You remind me a lot of @backcountrypaddler. Great wilderness footage and animals. I’ll be sure to check out your other videos.
Thank you for the great video. Your editing is always fantastic. Regarding the fire on the beach. What you do yourself in the backcountry is one thing, but I wouldn't mention it in the video. Whether intended or not, your videos are very educational and people will get ideas. But I suspect not everyone will follow your "don't leave a trace" philosophy.
I'm glad you enjoyed the video and I appreciate your input. I will continue to promote the importance of "leave no trace" practices in my videos as they are crucial to the preservation of these pristine natural places we love and enjoy.
Another great video, the right balance of nature and commentary- we really like what you put together and share, thank you for that. I am surprised how “well used” some of these remote campsites appear. I have stayed on popular campsites, closer to access points that have a smaller footprint. I’m curious why that is but I don’t have an answer… anyway, thank you for sharing. Really enjoyed it.
Nice trip! I did it! I went to London and grabbed the MEC 2.0 3 person, can't wait to use it. Doing this trip in a week. I was curious how you did with the poison ivy on that portage out of longer lake?
I’ve been enjoying mine so far. It gives me sooo much room lol. The poison ivy was not too difficult to avoid when I last went through there. Just watch your step. Enjoy your trip!
When did you do this trip? I ran and almost identical route late July, my first time in Happy Isle and Merchant. I even camped in that awesome site you showed on Happy. I will go back!
Glad you enjoyed! This was during the last week of August. It's a popular time to go canoe tripping here in Ontario as the weather is nice and the bugs are much less bothersome. The park will be less busy in September (after our Labour Day holiday), and that is one of my favourite times to go.
Once the lakes begin to freeze over the backcountry camping sites are closed. I’m not sure if the backpacking sites remain open a bit longer. Not long after winter camping is permitted. You still have to purchase a permit and follow the rules and regulations that are implemented for winter camping.
Kev, I noticed in every video I've watched you always say you never seen or encountered another person. Did you remember to bring your Old Spice underarm? Seems only the animals are digging you. Ha Ha Ha. You toying with you. Great trip.😊
I wasn't able to walk for 4 weeks after my fall in Killarney, but my knee completely recovered after a few months. I'm not exactly sure what kind of damage was caused by the fall - as I didn't go for any tests after my initial X-ray at the hospital.
