The Allagash | Paddling Northern Maine | Full Documentary 

You are indeed! It’s beautiful country up there!

It really is! Such an amazing place. I was so thankful to experience it! Thanks for following along the journey!

Thank you! It was such a beautiful area. We caught the changing colors at the right time I think! I’m glad you guys are enjoying the videos. Thanks for the feedback! I’ll keep the videos coming.

You should! It’s such an incredible area! Hit me up if you ever want any details on the trip, I’d be happy to help with whatever info I have :)

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it!

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying! The Ohio sounds like an incredible trip! Keep me posted on that. How long will that trip be? Yes I love the BWCA! That’s where I fell in love with canoe tripping. Funny enough I’m actually editing a video right now of a BWCA trip I just got back from. So I’ll be posting that here in a few weeks hopefully. Great to meet a fellow canoe tripper!

@@Beyond_The_Treeline I believe it'll be about 110 miles. We've done the first leg of it to test how far we can reasonably go in a day. I worked up at the national park there last summer and we'd get off work and just paddle and explore islands up there. Fell in love with canoeing after that, just need to eventually get a lighter canoe. We got an old aluminum one on FB marketplace for $225

@@saucycardinal3322 that’ll be incredible! Let me know how it goes! Sounds like a great time at the national park too. How fun to just be able to paddle around and explore after work! Nothing wrong with a $225 canoe! Will there be a lot of portaging? Speaking of the Boundary Waters, this spring I bought a used kevlar canoe from an outfitter in Ely. It was definitely the way to go for buying a canoe. Like 50% off retail price and in great condition. Highly recommend if you find yourself on the market for one in the future!

Thank you!

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Ah man, I want to go back, it’s so beautiful in fall! You’ll have an amazing trip. Are you planning to start at Johnson Pond or Chamberlain Lake, or somewhere else? I honestly don’t have anything in the way of dry suits yet. I’ve really been eyeing some but haven’t decided to drop the money on one yet. Typically I wear neoprene socks and shoes so my feet stay warm. I usually just wear something quick dry for pants since I tend to plan on being in and out of the water during lining. I don’t typically mind if my legs are wet during the day, unless it’s really cold out then I’m more cautious about being in and out of the water. But as long as I keep my core dry it doesn’t bother me to be wet during the day. I guess I’ve just kinda gotten used to it haha.

Thanks, that makes sense regarding quick-dry pants; will likely do the same. We have an AWW guidebook arriving in the mail today. We initially thought we’d start at Chamberlain Lake, but we really enjoyed your route, so we’re unsure. We’ll likely have our little Chocolate Lab (65 lbs) along with us, which affects canoe choice. Old Town Discovery 158 (heavy tank) if Lab comes along; or Old Town Hunter (much lighter) if Lab stays home. (Funny; our Lab, Stella, watched portions of your video when she heard familiar sounds, like geese)

@@rcote1234 you got it! If you have any other questions I can help with I’d be happy to share anything I learned from our trip. The guide books are super helpful! I did love doing Johnson pond and Allagash Lake. The creek was beautiful and it just felt really remote and secluded. From a canoe standpoint, I have a Nova Craft Prospector and it’s 85lbs. It did great and wasn’t too bad for portaging since none of them are that long. It’ll be fun having a dog along! I love that Stella watches part of it! I have two little Westies and they will watch some of the canoeing videos I watch and love all the sounds too. It’s funny!

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

Good question! The rangers at Churchill Dam offered to shuttle our gear past the rapids for us for $10. We originally weren’t planning to, but figured it gave us a bit of the peace of mind and allowed us to just focus more on running the rapids. Don’t get that option too often! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

Thanks.

Yea crazy right!!!? I didn’t even see it till I was editing haha. It really surprised me. But super cool to actually watch a fish jumping up a waterfall! Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching. You’re going to have a blast! The Allagash is such a special place! Keep me posted, I’d love to hear your stories :)

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

It really is a beautiful place! We went the last week of September into the first week of October. Great time of year if you’re up for some cooler temps. We hardly saw anyone at all. Felt like we had the whole place to ourselves.

Yea it was so beautiful! That was my first time in Maine and I want to go back and explore more! It’s such an incredible state.

2 different Maines , Sebago is a great area but the County is a different place

@@recentlyretired ah yea I see, right outside Portland. The the state changed a lot from south to north. Cool to see the transition.

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! We were on the water from Sep 26 - Oct 5 of 2022. It was gorgeous that time of year. I did this trip before starting this RU-vid channel, so I’m kinda playing some catch-up to get to some of my more recent trips.

We did it in late September to early October of 2022. Beautiful time to go. The weather and colors ended up being perfect!

So there were some rangers at Churchill Dam that offered to shuttle our gear past the rapids for us. I think it’s like $5 or $10 but we figured it gave us a bit of the peace of mind and allowed us to just focus more on running the rapids.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline that's awesome and definitely worth it.

@@johnnylyons9602 for sure. Was a nice little surprise! Something you don’t get too often for sure haha.

Great question! We had an outfitter shuttle it for us. So we just coordinated it all ahead of time and they picked it up from Johnson Pond while we were paddling and had it waiting for us at Fort Kent.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline What outfitter did you yall use? would love to do a trip like this soon! great video btw

@@noahkironclad5048 you should! And if you do let me know about it. I’d love to hear your stories :) We used Allagash Guide Services. They were great! Gave us a lot of helpful info during the planning stages and really know the area super well. Shuttling with them was super easy too. We had them pick up our car and drop it for us but they will also shuttle you and your gear if that option works better. Would highly recommend them!

@@Beyond_The_Treeline Awesome! thanks for the info. will for sure follow up once we make it happen!

@@noahkironclad5048 you got it! Happy planning!