That's awesome! I love old cabins with log books like that reading memories of past years there. I agree about feeling your batteries recharge in a place like that. 👍
@@beautyofthebackcountry ya a buddy of mine brought me to an old log cabin way back in the bush a few times. We needed 4x4 truck, then a four wheeler to pull the boat down a trail, then cross the lake to this cabin. His grandfather built it many years ago before WWII and it's been passed down throughout the family. They had old books from when it was built and how they brought a team of horses in to haul the logs to the cabin site. Later a smaller trapper cabin was build beside it and still has the moss roof on it. Leaks quite a bit but very cool to see. The main cabin has a tin roof so no leaks in there. Stayed nice and warm and dry. The stories were so cool though over the years from fish caught to lost hunters almost dying to the time a bear came through the front window and ransacked the place.
We couldn't agree more! We love it, albeit a humble and rustic shack. It's the history and memories that make a place, otherwise it's just a bunch of wood and nails. Cheers!
Really enjoyed this video. The beauty of the winter landscape, the peace and solitude of the cabin, the original music and your introspective thoughts on the past and present. Well done!
what a wonderful cabin second home, it obviously holds a special place in your heart and soul... love the wall journal, and that you continue the practice, albeit in a different fashion, such a valuable bit of history and habit. great video, thanks for bringing us along
It sure does have a special place. It's not so much the building nor even the place itself, but the growth that happened and all of the memories that shape who we are that attaches us to our childhood places, don't you find?
HOME! No better place to be! Beautiful family camp to keep the memories alive! Not shocked there is so much snow up there still. We missed ya Sheri!! Well done Jay and thanks so much for sharing some beautiful family and area history! Cheers C&J
Thanks, you two! Yep, there was a fair bit of snow in mid-March when I was up there, but it's quickly disappearing now, thankfully! By the time you are up this way in summer, there shouldn't be any left ;)
what a beautiful area your grandfather chose to build the camp awesome that it is still in the family. and so many memories for you. loved the pictures .. You look like your grandad . you are blessed to have such a gorgeous peaceful place to go and unwined. Take care of it for him . thanks for sharing this with us .
Jay, this is simply beautiful… I got chills watching. So much to love about this video, your storytelling, the history of the place and the memories literally on the walls. Only you know what it truly means to play your Grandfather’s guitar. I also love how you pay respect to the water and the land, there’s a lot of folks out there that could benefit from taking a page out of your book. I don’t want to make this about me but this video really hits close to home. My Grandpa had a camp south of Kapuskasing, unfortunately he had to sell it in 2003 due to health issues. I was lucky enough to join him on his last trip out there but I was only three years old. I was there again one last time in 2013 to spread his ashes. Some friends that have camps on the lake have told us that the new owners are barely up there and they’ve basically left it to rot away. Breaks my damn heart. It’s so special to see you enjoying your Grandfather’s old camp and continuing to make new memories there. I can tell you don’t take the place for granted. Amazing work my friend.
Oh wow, Ben...this is the best comment we've seen! Sad to hear that your grandpa's old camp isn't in the family any longer, but very cool that you got to return to spread his ashes. Our damn hearts break with yours about such a special place seemingly being wasted. But, if it's any consolation, it belonged to the earth to begin with and that's where it will return to if it's left long enough. Thanks so much for your very kind words, brother. We'll see you this summer!
@@beautyofthebackcountry That’s a great of thinking about it, I like that. Looking forward to this summer! Also completely forgot to mention my favourite part of the video… that curtain pull was spectacular!
@@benbeauchamp16 Haha, Thanks man! I've found that it's not even so much about the place, but it's the memories and connections we make in those places that are the lasting consequence of them and what matters in the end. Cheers to you!
Your second home is a little bit bigger than ours. We have a tiny camper we love to explore with. But how awesome that you have this legacy of your grandfather's to enjoy. Loved your voiceover observations!
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words! Tiny campers are so great because you can change the scenery you wake up to each morning, if you want 🙂
@@beautyofthebackcountry Yes, that's what we love about it. Getting to see more of our beautiful country! Take care and I hope you have a nice weekend!
Great film Jay, thanks for bringing us along! It’s amazing how such special spaces - where we have great childhood memories, or experience something special - can mean so much to us even years later. Your cabin seems like such a special space for you. I find the same with our cottage, though we only got ours during the pandemic. But having that space means so much. We also have an aluminium canoe and the same ice auger ;) LOL Look forward to your next adventure!
Thanks, Eric! 100% agreed - it's not really about the place, or how long you've been enjoying it, but really just about the memories you make and the feeling it gives you to be there. That auger has bored many holes and will see many more before it's done!
great video i like the editing on this one. That cabin looks familiar i don't want to expose your area but it could match the lake on this video.? if so i've always wondered who owned the little red cabin .. th-cam.com/video/KVjdBryEYdI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for checking it out! I don't believe that it's the same cabin, because that lake you're on in the video you linked is a fair bit larger than any of the lakes near ours. That said, we may be in the same general area of the north - maybe we'll run into each other on the trail!
Absolutely loved this one! Thanks for posting it. Can feel the emotions and all the meaning this place has to you. We all need a place like this
Thank you so much for wathcing! It holds very deep meaning for us, especially Jay :)
What a great video!
Thanks so much, Jennifer! We appreciate that you enjoyed it :)
Such a beautiful place! We loved seeing your memories and pictures of baby Jay!
I think baby Jay is better with a rifle than adult Jay 😆 Thanks so much for watching!
That's awesome! I love old cabins with log books like that reading memories of past years there. I agree about feeling your batteries recharge in a place like that. 👍
Thanks Darren! Yeah, it's so nice to be able to read back and see how things have changed through the years... and decades! Thanks for watching!
@@beautyofthebackcountry ya a buddy of mine brought me to an old log cabin way back in the bush a few times. We needed 4x4 truck, then a four wheeler to pull the boat down a trail, then cross the lake to this cabin. His grandfather built it many years ago before WWII and it's been passed down throughout the family. They had old books from when it was built and how they brought a team of horses in to haul the logs to the cabin site. Later a smaller trapper cabin was build beside it and still has the moss roof on it. Leaks quite a bit but very cool to see. The main cabin has a tin roof so no leaks in there. Stayed nice and warm and dry. The stories were so cool though over the years from fish caught to lost hunters almost dying to the time a bear came through the front window and ransacked the place.
@@darrendavidsonoutdoors That's amazing! History of seemingly inconspicuous places like a small cabin in the bush fascinates us too - so cool!!
Really well done, Jay. Thank-you for sharing you, with us.
Thanks so much for watching and commenting, brother ❤️
I believe we all need a cabin such as that. Thank you for sharing.✌️
We couldn't agree more! We love it, albeit a humble and rustic shack. It's the history and memories that make a place, otherwise it's just a bunch of wood and nails. Cheers!
Sometimes those solo trips are exactly the medicine you need. Especially in the dead of winter. Really enjoyed this one.
Thanks for watching! A bit of solitude and (relatively) silent reflection can be just what the doctor ordered.
Really enjoyed this video. The beauty of the winter landscape, the peace and solitude of the cabin, the original music and your introspective thoughts on the past and present. Well done!
Thanks so much, Walt! We appreciate you watching and the very kind words!!
what a wonderful cabin second home, it obviously holds a special place in your heart and soul... love the wall journal, and that you continue the practice, albeit in a different fashion, such a valuable bit of history and habit.
great video, thanks for bringing us along
It sure does have a special place. It's not so much the building nor even the place itself, but the growth that happened and all of the memories that shape who we are that attaches us to our childhood places, don't you find?
HOME! No better place to be! Beautiful family camp to keep the memories alive! Not shocked there is so much snow up there still. We missed ya Sheri!! Well done Jay and thanks so much for sharing some beautiful family and area history! Cheers C&J
Thanks, you two! Yep, there was a fair bit of snow in mid-March when I was up there, but it's quickly disappearing now, thankfully! By the time you are up this way in summer, there shouldn't be any left ;)
Great video Jay! Love the passion for the family cabin.
Thanks, Jeff!!
what a beautiful area your grandfather chose to build the camp awesome that it is still in the family. and so many memories for you. loved the pictures .. You look like your grandad . you are blessed to have such a gorgeous peaceful place to go and unwined. Take care of it for him . thanks for sharing this with us .
Thanks so much, Sue! It really is a magical place and we're blessed that we are able to retreat to it whenever we can. We know we're very lucky
Jay, this is simply beautiful… I got chills watching. So much to love about this video, your storytelling, the history of the place and the memories literally on the walls. Only you know what it truly means to play your Grandfather’s guitar. I also love how you pay respect to the water and the land, there’s a lot of folks out there that could benefit from taking a page out of your book.
I don’t want to make this about me but this video really hits close to home. My Grandpa had a camp south of Kapuskasing, unfortunately he had to sell it in 2003 due to health issues. I was lucky enough to join him on his last trip out there but I was only three years old. I was there again one last time in 2013 to spread his ashes. Some friends that have camps on the lake have told us that the new owners are barely up there and they’ve basically left it to rot away. Breaks my damn heart. It’s so special to see you enjoying your Grandfather’s old camp and continuing to make new memories there. I can tell you don’t take the place for granted. Amazing work my friend.
Oh wow, Ben...this is the best comment we've seen! Sad to hear that your grandpa's old camp isn't in the family any longer, but very cool that you got to return to spread his ashes. Our damn hearts break with yours about such a special place seemingly being wasted. But, if it's any consolation, it belonged to the earth to begin with and that's where it will return to if it's left long enough. Thanks so much for your very kind words, brother. We'll see you this summer!
@@beautyofthebackcountry That’s a great of thinking about it, I like that. Looking forward to this summer! Also completely forgot to mention my favourite part of the video… that curtain pull was spectacular!
@@benbeauchamp16 Haha, Thanks man! I've found that it's not even so much about the place, but it's the memories and connections we make in those places that are the lasting consequence of them and what matters in the end. Cheers to you!
Your second home is a little bit bigger than ours. We have a tiny camper we love to explore with. But how awesome that you have this legacy of your grandfather's to enjoy. Loved your voiceover observations!
Thanks so much for watching and for the kind words! Tiny campers are so great because you can change the scenery you wake up to each morning, if you want 🙂
@@beautyofthebackcountry Yes, that's what we love about it. Getting to see more of our beautiful country! Take care and I hope you have a nice weekend!
Great film Jay, thanks for bringing us along! It’s amazing how such special spaces - where we have great childhood memories, or experience something special - can mean so much to us even years later. Your cabin seems like such a special space for you.
I find the same with our cottage, though we only got ours during the pandemic. But having that space means so much. We also have an aluminium canoe and the same ice auger ;) LOL
Look forward to your next adventure!
Thanks, Eric! 100% agreed - it's not really about the place, or how long you've been enjoying it, but really just about the memories you make and the feeling it gives you to be there.
That auger has bored many holes and will see many more before it's done!
great video i like the editing on this one. That cabin looks familiar i don't want to expose your area but it could match the lake on this video.? if so i've always wondered who owned the little red cabin ..
th-cam.com/video/KVjdBryEYdI/w-d-xo.html
Thanks for checking it out! I don't believe that it's the same cabin, because that lake you're on in the video you linked is a fair bit larger than any of the lakes near ours. That said, we may be in the same general area of the north - maybe we'll run into each other on the trail!