Amazing! Thanks so much for letting us know, Chris! You were on that gorgeous campsite on Baillargeon Lake, if we're correct in remembering? That's one of our favourite sites in the area :) We hope you continued to have a great trip with lots of brookies!
Yep, the good ol weight of the royalex! Way to rip your way through all those portages! Love spending time on Old Woman. Way to dehydrate some chicken pot pies...brilliant. Wildcat lake looks beautiful. Haven't ripped that way into the sand river...looked like a lot of fun!
Thanks, Mattias! It was a route we had our eye on for a few years, having gone through Old Woman a few times via Mijin and Gamitagama. It's a great route if you don't mind portaging...the first 2 days are more walking than paddling for sure, but the payoff on Wildcat with complete solitude is just about priceless. It's also a lot easier on the vehicle not having to drive up that rough road to Sand Lake lol
Whether it's the canoe 🛶 on the hood or the boat on the trailer in my case it always seems like forever ago when we get to do the things we truly Love. ;Great Video 👍
I subbed.i like the way you film.you tell trip info,like listening to the birds in the dark,and let us enjoy the trip without talking constantly .showed us the cabin while doing aomething else.thanks for explaining as you go.so informative.and then there is the workout and the beauty
Lovely video. Incredible rough country in Superior. I followed the route on my Backroad Map software to get an idea of the contours of the portages ... challenging to be sure. Liked seeing the portage efforts required. The only suggestion I have is ... when carrying a canoe, I keep one stiff (not flimsy) hiking pole in one hand. Usually it just rests up inside the canoe as I carry it, but when the terrain gets tough (like crossing creeks and logs, going up and down steep grades), I use my hiking stick as a third leg, and it has kept me from face planting many times.
Thanks so much for checking it out - you should try the route! It's such a beautiful trek through gorgeous country...albeit with a bit of effort required on the portages. That's such a great suggestion to bring along a hiking pole for portaging through the toughest of the terrain - we've thought about it and already have the hiking poles. It's just a matter of time before Jay makes those practical concessions...
Thanks, Eric! Those beavers are always hard at work up there, changing the landscape as only they can. The creeks look quite different from when we were there last even just 3 years ago!
Looks like you are getting a good workout with that Royalex! I have an old 17’ Royalex prospector with a home made yoke. The portage pain is real :p. The home made jerky looked pretty good too… as did the view from the second campsite. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers!
Thanks for watching! Yep, after the first couple of portages I (Jay) got my feet under me and built strength enough to single carry the rest of the ports. Those first few portages of the season are touch and go lol - a 17' Royalex boat is no joke! Thanks again!
Great video guys. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. and I feel your pain with the canoe. I bought my 72lb green beast so that I wouldn't have to portage as much and could run more water .. and then planned a bunch of trips full of crappy long portages (instead of river/white water running) that I had to triple carry lol
Haha - thanks for watching, Rob! Yeah, we have had our eye out for a Royalex boat for a while - just to be able to run some water that we wouldn't have in our kevlar canoe. This section of this trip made it seem like an unwise choice, but the next leg is all river travel and it certainly paid off in the end!!
Great video! I gave up the single carry a few years back - about a year before we got rid of the 17' Scott fiberglass. You endured the windy-weavy with a Royalex on your shoulders extremely well, my friend. Constructive criticism: If you could convince the young lady to, maybe, chill a bit & not talk so much? ;) Love you guys! Please keep doing what you do!!!
Haha Sheri is the strong, silent type on our canoe trips. It took some getting used to in order to double carry, but it was a nice change...by the end of the trip, we were back to single carrying the ports, though. Thanks, guys!
LOL Yes indeed - it's the type of fun that never actually ends up being fun, even in retrospect, and you'd never voluntarily do it again. This doesn't quite fall into that category, but some of those portages made us think it may... ;) Thanks for watching, Ken!
Enjoyed watching your trip video. When you mention meeting a guy catching brook trout, I realized, heck that was me. That sure made me smile.
Amazing! Thanks so much for letting us know, Chris! You were on that gorgeous campsite on Baillargeon Lake, if we're correct in remembering? That's one of our favourite sites in the area :) We hope you continued to have a great trip with lots of brookies!
what a lovely trip! can't wait to see more....!
Thanks so much, Terri :) We can't wait to share the second half of this super fun trek! Coming SOON!
Great video. Look forward to the white water portion.
Thanks, Jeff! We promise it won't take so long to get that second video up...and it's a fun one!
Man. Quite the portages! Those foldable camp chairs sure are worth packing at the end of the day at the campsite.
You're so right...the chairs are one of the few comforts we carry in with us! Thanks for watching!
Yep, the good ol weight of the royalex! Way to rip your way through all those portages! Love spending time on Old Woman. Way to dehydrate some chicken pot pies...brilliant. Wildcat lake looks beautiful. Haven't ripped that way into the sand river...looked like a lot of fun!
Thanks, Mattias! It was a route we had our eye on for a few years, having gone through Old Woman a few times via Mijin and Gamitagama. It's a great route if you don't mind portaging...the first 2 days are more walking than paddling for sure, but the payoff on Wildcat with complete solitude is just about priceless. It's also a lot easier on the vehicle not having to drive up that rough road to Sand Lake lol
Whether it's the canoe 🛶 on the hood or the boat on the trailer in my case it always seems like forever ago when we get to do the things we truly Love. ;Great Video 👍
Couldn't agree more! Especially after long winters, the first trip on the water is a special moment. Thanks for watching!
I subbed.i like the way you film.you tell trip info,like listening to the birds in the dark,and let us enjoy the trip without talking constantly .showed us the cabin while doing aomething else.thanks for explaining as you go.so informative.and then there is the workout and the beauty
Thanks so much for the feedback and for subscribing! Much appreciated :) Many more videos to come!
Hey! just found y'all from another channel, and so glad I did! I'm going to go back and watch from the beginning now! Thanks for sharing with us!
Thanks so much for stopping by! We hope you enjoy the trips almost as much as we do :)
Really enjoyed this and looking forward to the rest. Thanks for sharing y’all’s adventure.✌️
Thanks so much for checking it out, Jerry - much appreciated!
Lovely video. Incredible rough country in Superior. I followed the route on my Backroad Map software to get an idea of the contours of the portages ... challenging to be sure. Liked seeing the portage efforts required. The only suggestion I have is ... when carrying a canoe, I keep one stiff (not flimsy) hiking pole in one hand. Usually it just rests up inside the canoe as I carry it, but when the terrain gets tough (like crossing creeks and logs, going up and down steep grades), I use my hiking stick as a third leg, and it has kept me from face planting many times.
Thanks so much for checking it out - you should try the route! It's such a beautiful trek through gorgeous country...albeit with a bit of effort required on the portages. That's such a great suggestion to bring along a hiking pole for portaging through the toughest of the terrain - we've thought about it and already have the hiking poles. It's just a matter of time before Jay makes those practical concessions...
Looks like you guys had a great trip! That long beaver dam was neat to see. Looking forward to Part 2!
Thanks, Eric! Those beavers are always hard at work up there, changing the landscape as only they can. The creeks look quite different from when we were there last even just 3 years ago!
@@beautyofthebackcountry They are nature’s crafty little architects, for sure!
Looks like you are getting a good workout with that Royalex! I have an old 17’ Royalex prospector with a home made yoke. The portage pain is real :p. The home made jerky looked pretty good too… as did the view from the second campsite. Looking forward to part 2. Cheers!
Thanks for watching! Yep, after the first couple of portages I (Jay) got my feet under me and built strength enough to single carry the rest of the ports. Those first few portages of the season are touch and go lol - a 17' Royalex boat is no joke! Thanks again!
Great video! I found you through Joe Robinet's latest video. I'm looking forward to following along on your adventures! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks so much, Terry! So glad to have you with us :) We hope you enjoy the adventures!
Great video guys. I'm looking forward to the rest of the series. and I feel your pain with the canoe. I bought my 72lb green beast so that I wouldn't have to portage as much and could run more water .. and then planned a bunch of trips full of crappy long portages (instead of river/white water running) that I had to triple carry lol
Haha - thanks for watching, Rob! Yeah, we have had our eye out for a Royalex boat for a while - just to be able to run some water that we wouldn't have in our kevlar canoe. This section of this trip made it seem like an unwise choice, but the next leg is all river travel and it certainly paid off in the end!!
@@beautyofthebackcountry can't wait to watch it!
Hello :) have a great fun . just knew here in your channel . looking forward to see more videos from both of you :)
Thanks so much for checking out our channel!!
Saw you on joe Robinets so thought I would have a look at your channel looks great
Thanks so much for checking us out :) Our next video will include our encounter with Joe and Tosh...it was so fun to run into them.
Same here 👍
@@justinstation9969 Thanks for stopping by to check it out! We hope you enjoy the channel 😁
Great video!
I gave up the single carry a few years back - about a year before we got rid of the 17' Scott fiberglass. You endured the windy-weavy with a Royalex on your shoulders extremely well, my friend.
Constructive criticism: If you could convince the young lady to, maybe, chill a bit & not talk so much? ;)
Love you guys! Please keep doing what you do!!!
Haha Sheri is the strong, silent type on our canoe trips. It took some getting used to in order to double carry, but it was a nice change...by the end of the trip, we were back to single carrying the ports, though. Thanks, guys!
Sweat equity! TY!
Indeed! It's the best equity you can invest ;) Thanks for watching!
Is there such a thing as type 3 fun?
LOL Yes indeed - it's the type of fun that never actually ends up being fun, even in retrospect, and you'd never voluntarily do it again. This doesn't quite fall into that category, but some of those portages made us think it may... ;) Thanks for watching, Ken!