It's as beautiful as I recall. Not been up there since 77 and started going back in 69 as a pre teen. Well into my 60s now with bad knees. I loved portaging the boundary waters, shore cooked fresh fish, and camping with my parents back then. Thanks for sharing and puttin a smile.on my face. 🤙
I live up here in Duluth and my friends and I do a trip up to the Boundry Waters every year. You are lucky to have had the opportunity to spend some time up there. Its a unique place.
@@biowerks Fishing off the piers a few times back then are good memories too. Though I don't envy anyone traversing the streets there when icy in winter 😉...
I was up in Bwca in 76, and 77 78, did you stop for rootbeer with Dorothy molter, aka the rootbeer lady. We stopped, she was still fighting getting eviction.
For several years straight in the late 80s and early 90s, I went to the BWCA with a group of 8 to 10 people for 10 days each time as a part of a youth group. The last year I went, I went as a chaperone to give back to the organization that planned the trips. Back then, we didn't filter water...it was just clean and we could drink it straight out of the lakes. We all had cups on leather strings we wore around our necks that we could dip into the lake while we were paddling if we needed a drink. This video brings back a LOT of memories! Thanks for this!
That sounds so awesome. About the water? Can relate. As kids here on a farm we used to drink water straight from a fresh water spring near a creek. The water was cold as ice. Lol.
@@jacobhupp5409 🤔. I'd be concerned about Giardia, among other things. Perhaps, each to their own. Speaking of change, though, as kids we rarely saw wood ticks of any kind. Scads of sandburs, though! Now, never, ever see sandburs.
I camped in that same spot 40 years ago as a 16 year old Boy Scout! Seeing you portage and be on those lakes brings back memories… Thanks for sharing… As for your MRE dinner on the second night, I ate more of those than I care to remember as a infantry officer…
Never done that spot, but I did spend 2 weeks on the Hungry Horse Reservoir near Flathead Lake Montana. It was some of the most fun packing I've ever had because I could bring heavier supplies that if backpacking, and canoeing from one campground to another is so tranquil. Although, my 2 weeks were cut a little short when a few days before haul out, we had a huge storm come out of nowhere. I swear 50 mph winds. After securing the campsite from the wind, went down to the shore to check on the canoes only to see 2 of them flying about 30 feet in the air. The 3rd one was out in the middle of the lake completely swamped. That pretty much ended our little excursion early. Still had a great time.
My grandfather used to do this. He’d load his one man canoe drive from Seattle to Minnesota. Then grab his canoe, 100 pound sack and portage for a month or two at a time then drive home. Did this every summer for 15 to 20 years. He was a great photographer so there are tons of great photos from his trips.
Hey Mav ima fan from Houston Texas! Love watching your videos bc I own a camper and camp out a lot whenever I work. It seems like you been down a little man. Hope I’m just seeing things and everything’s going good with you. Love your content man, keep it up!
Mav, so excited to see you paddling & camping in some of the most beautiful wilderness ❤ would love to see you do more of this! Thanks for taking us along with you 😊
As a minnesotan...this is my place or rest and place to meet God away from it all! I appreciate your content so I can live vicariously through you when I'm not up there. Ha. Thanks and God bless...love it up there.
You have to go late August . I cherish that trip, some of the most beautiful moments in my life in nature-easily. His route was nothing compared to ours. We stayed on tiny beautiful islands, some beautiful streams between lakes. Eventually the pinnacle reach ing our own secluded lake completely secluded medium to small sized lake with just tiny camping spot in the center on one side overlooking gorgeous high rock cliffs to the right of the opposing shoreline parrallel running a bit straight like ours. My brother and I taking a dip in the dropoff and tiny pebbled beach of our camp. Prior to that lake there was another lake with a wooded shoreline also, this one had trees right up the edge. My little brother and I watched a moose and calf sipping water in the water half up to their knees up close but trees saving us if she charged. Another moose crossing btween lakes swimming. This was mostly in Quetico, the Canada side. Our pro outfitters were called Jack and Toni, sadly probably long gone. We started in Basswood Lake. We even saw trout in the stream and another moose on the marshy edgeline of this wide inlet stream of the one of the lakes. We stayed on one small island in the center of a medium to larged sized idyylic lake that had curves, bends, inlets etc. Sunny and not a sound, lake was glass, just drifted and paddled alone around the island and then stopped on the side where my brother and dad were, I was about thirty or forty yards out. We had finished breakfast. I cast a couple but mostly just wanted to sit back and take in this moment in life, finally free of worry. Just a lazy, perfect, quiet moment in paradise
Love your videos Mav! I’d also love to see you take a trip to the southern Appalachian mountains. Awesome trout fishing and really beautiful landscape across North Georgia and Western North Carolina. Year around trout fishing in our mountains and it might be a nice break from Minnesota this winter. Super abundance of rivers and streams and breathtaking mountain views
@suezaple4950 yeah, not sure how to even spell it the way we pronounce it. I'm not saying his pronunciation is wrong, I'm just not used to hearing it that way.
A little is overly cautious about hanging your food at the end of every portage. It's the campsite you have to worry about. More than once, my bag was used as a bear pinata. In fact, two year-old cubs showed up at my spot on Duncan Lake a few years back. I had to chase them up a tree with a canoe paddle. Somehow they managed to untie the line, get the bag down low enough to get into it... they got the slow decay bread and peanut butter.
Mav your videos have always been cool. I lived in a camper van for 8+ years and now have an F150 camper setup, similar to yours. I’d say the key feature is a pass-thru window from cab to camper and back. 👍 Comes in real handy when stealth camping. I finally posted a full tour video. Thanks for sharing.
I went camping and canoeing in the boundary waters with my mom, brother, uncle, cousin, and great uncle about 15 years ago. It was such a fun week. We were actually told not to hang out food and to just put it away from the rest of our camp. A couple of rangers came by and knocked down a post that had a bunch of old ropes tied to it from other people hanging their food from it.
Caught a 9 lbs northern on a Zebco snoopy pole in pagami lake with my dad when I was 8. Never forget how hard my heart was pounding during that fight. My dad yelling “keep the tip up don’t horse em!” Great memories with my father up there. Need to get back with my kids.
There's been quite a few mishaps in the BWCA this year. Few drownings and some lost canoers. It's extreme wilderness and going it alone always adds a level of danger to it. One thing to maximize safety when canoeing alone is wearing a life vest instead of storing it. If you capsize, you won't drown while you're looking for your preserver.
Totally enjoyed this outing, Mav. You know how to live and just getting to watch brings back some wonderful memories of days and nights gone by. Never seen so many smallies.
@@jegnur It rains constantly up there too. One could always do a clean and rinse with soap and water too b4 putting the wood in there if u didn't bring your own grate
I was cringing when i saw the unstable oil and your mates feet in flip flops right there. Thank god he wasnt standing there when the pan went over. Please be safe Mav. That could have easily been life altering
Howdy Mav, you actually inspired me the interest in fishing 🎣, the problem is I don’t know where to start equipment wise/rod setup. Could you do a fishing set up tutorial soon?! Thanks!
One of the better recent videos for sure- Crazy how loud the line is now. I put some one my ross and was like... wth is that noise. Great content , Mav!
I entered near Ely, and made my way up to the border with a buddy. You went haaaard the first day. I think waders are a godsend out there. Also I used your water filter, and that was the most annoying part of the whole trip.
The only thing that annoys me about Mav, is he uses way too many dishes while camping. Cook in one pot or pan and use the same pot or pan to eat out of. He uses dishes like it's an 8-course meal. Too much clean-up.
I love your videos they are so beautiful and it's always an awesome adventure. Thank you for all your hard work and the time you put into your videos!!!
Oooh! Making me so excited for my September BWCAW trip! Last year a bear got our food OUT OF THE TREE while we were hiking. Damn. Thanks for bringing us along❤
Great excursion Mav.. Didn't the Canoe rental business have Canoe dolly's? I always get a dolly and load everything up in the Canoe and make one trip. It saves a lot of time and energy. Oh, How do you walk in those shoes? Good luck..
Hey mav love the channel. Just wanted to let you know that this is my favorite kind of content that you do. Camp/canoe/catch and cook. This is the best of the best
Pine Beetle Larvae. I have them in the wood I mill. You can sit and hear them eating away deep inside the log, from outside. It is creepy as heck. The beetles are pretty large, as one could imagine.
Gorgeous camp spot awesome adventure love your little visitor their always searching out food .Nice catch of fish Mav , was nice to see Murray and Brandon join you always nice when friends are along on an adventure. Thank's for bring us with you .
Mav is a Minnesotan who camps at the same location despite living close to the cities. I absolutely love these videos. I'm grateful that you provided these!
I really appreciate that you and Murray make an effort to not post the same video, even though you spent the entire weekend together. Always a great video when you two collab!
I was gonna say- the thumbnail looked like the boundary waters! Did the gunflint many years ago, 6 days with a dozen plus portages- incredible place :)
What an adventure! On a sidenote: What Benchmade knive is this, the one with the light colored handles? Is it a Bugout with custom handles? Oh, and @Benchmade do you read this? You guys should think about sponsoring Mav!
