4 days / 50 Miles on the Connecticut River Paddlers Trail! Canaan Vt to Guildhall

[@merchantmariner6132]

Hey Justin. Great video! Thanks for taking us along! Trip looked amazing. Videography was great. With all that food, I was waiting for the oranges dipped in dark chocolate, but otherwise, fantastic. 😄 Best to you and the family. Joe

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I need to make more oranges!! Due to extreme deliciousness, they don't last long🤣

[@TheWhiskeyCowboyLife]

Thanks for taking us along.... it's almost canoe time again! Cheers!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

It's coming!!!!!

[@dontall71]

Thanks for sharing. LMAO about the Bud Light can being contagious!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

There was no skin contact 🤣

[@ericball6000]

Justin, thanks for the paddle down the river, good fishing, good camp sites, and good cold Beer lol,cheers.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Any time! Them beers were cold!!!!

[@mainetripper]

Fantastic trip brother! Enjoyed this video a ton! Well done as usual!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you kind sir!

[@broadsidebarnes]

Nice video, Guy. I recently got a dehydrator so i'm excited to try making my own dehydro packed up meals. Thanks for the inspiration. keep em coming.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

It is a great way to save money and eat well on your trips! I have a small playlist of dehydrated ideas. I need to get some more up. But here is the playlist link if you are interested.kzbin.info/aero/PLHFjD9dE_hbcUfvhk6SrzG4HOj94jzx7Q&si=ceHQd8wGhGbEreZM

[@barrygraber9776]

@@ItsGoodintheWoodsthanks for the link. I will enjoy checking this out for sure It’s all because you posted those damn great looking dehydrated tomatoes. Wow

[@Paul-bw6eo]

Love the great stuff you eat.Your chickens are rock stars,the eggs are amazing!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

We love our chickens!!!

[@bucktalesoutdoors7566]

Another awesome trip Justin ! Never paddled on that part of the Connecticut. Might need to put my peddle drive kayak and Bass gear aside and break out the whitewater canoe and the trout gear and head north next fall. Thanks for taking us along. ✌️

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Go for it! Do it! You will not regret it. This is an amazing stretch of river. A hidden gem

[@stevenhawk4356]

Now that is a great adventure, more rapids it's good in the woods.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

More rapids!!! That is fun stuff!

[@BackpackingWithJason]

How much fun is the rapids brother. There so much fun!! Definitely can’t touch those Bud Light cans 😂😂😂 Cooking it up good. Great trip bro. Loved the area and video

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

🤣🤣🤣 the bud light cans🤣😂

[@PumpkinVillage]

What a trip that was. Nice looking stove. Thanks for taking us along. Take care, Al

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks for watching! That stove is awesome! Now I don't need to carry that massive jet boil around ! As always, thank you for stopping by Al🍺

[@barrygraber9776]

Another great adventure thanks for this. You sure do nice camera work Those pictures of the fish were awesome. Keep up the good work

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you very much.

[@campingwithcoyotechris3816]

Awesome video thanks for sharing this trip with us.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Glad you enjoyed it Thank you!

[@projectknifehand]

Great video. Always a lot of fun to watch the other side of a trip. What a great trip, already ready for the next adventure. I am glad you got video of that fatty brown trout.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

That was an awesome fish! I was pumped!

[@LivingYankeeFree]

Fantastic looking trip man! Great stuff as always and thanks for taking us along!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

So much fun!!

[@larryhanson3856]

Looked like a fantastic trip Justin! I couldn't agree more on the icky Bud Light. Great food and fun.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Nasty little buggers🤣

[@vincentperagine]

Another great trip...Always enjoy your positive vibe!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks man!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This was a very fun trip!

[@mobilewintercamp7515]

Dude you are damn smooth up north bro. I’ve been to Canaan numerous times on snowmobile riding out of Island Pond. The North East Kingdom has some wilderness. Does that bridge in the beginning go to New Hampshire? I’ve crossed the border up there and went to a great restaurant n NH. Giant old colonial house , bedrooms were all dining rooms. Fantastic steak and beautiful riding. You really utilize what upper New England has to offer.

[@mobilewintercamp7515]

Ha! I forgot about Guildhall too, and Lancaster NH all on snowmobile. So nice to see what else is going on over there thanks

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

It is awesome up there! When I was a kid my grandparents had a camp in Pittsburg NH. Spent a lot of time up north back then. The Bridge does go to NH. Over to rt 3 a few miles north of Lancaster. THere is so much to do....so little time

[@bicycletheberkshires5176]

Great video, lake Azicohos - been out there when there were 5 ft waves, way up at the north end. awesome adventure. The CRPT looks really fun - great shout out to Jim Baird! Keep the videos coming.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Azicohos is a fantastic lake! I love it up there. I have been up and down that thing. I'd like to get back out there at some point. This section of the Connecticut river is pretty awesome. Hope to do that again soon as well. lol. Jim is the man!!! I have quite a few good trips planned out for this year....won't be long now! Thank you for watching and commenting

[@eddieglovestrees]

Love your videos bro so glad istumbled across them I just got a hand me down canoe 88 alumacraft been loving every moment and hopefully a Christmas upgrade lol

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I'm glad you like them! Hand me downs are the best! I am sure you will find much joy with that canoe........and you never know what Santa may show up with! Thank you for watching. I appreciate your support

[@Doc_Watson]

Quite the adventure. Glad you didn't get hung up on any of the rebar at Lyman.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I just found out the hazards were removed last year!

[@alext.]

Enjoyed it to the full. Thank you.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Glad you enjoyed it, thank you for watching

[@davenichols2]

Amazing as usual, brother! And oh yeah I love that canoe, did me well on the lake!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

She's a good canoe!

[@tomcurry3072]

Excellent video. It felt like I was right there along with you

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thank you Tom.

[@andrewczuba498]

Homemade cabbage rolls=Golabki sour kraute = Kapusta pierogi + kielbasa = awesome soppressata = "soupy" (in westerly , Rhode Island !) Justin, did you go to Johnson and Wales ? you could start a business selling camp food !!! That's a really beautiful stretch of river, you boys were way up there by Ca-Na-Da! Eh? nice, thx also, diggin' the boat switch up (all those scrapes couldn't have come from just this trip??) and nice work on the rapids!!!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Camp food!!!!! Life is too short to eat terrible food lol. This canoe was my first composite canoe. Bought her 4 years ago. We have been on quite a few adventures together. All those scrapes and scratches are a collective story on our time together! I was a bit apprehensive about how she was going to handle the conditions of this trip. She has yet to let me down. I have a bit more appreciation for her now. This is a fun, enjoyable canoe to paddle. Thank you for the awesome comment.

[@NorthernFreighterCanoe]

Nice work!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you

[@NorthernFreighterCanoe]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods I sent an email to your address a few weeks ago, did you get it?

[@robmetcalfe8902]

Awesome video man

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Glad you liked it! Thank you very much

[@kennethglidden5032]

What an awesome trip buddy wow

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

So much fun! Now go get that big brown!

[@MeetMeOutside]

Nice ! So glad you didn’t touch that can ! Cheers !

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

No way I was touching that can🤣

[@kirkvermont7965]

Sick area for sure! I own some land in Lunenburg VT, couple miles from the CONN, you are more than welcome to visit and camp anytime. Hope to see you!

[@kirkvermont7965]

Mosquitos have been awful the last to weeks!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

That is quite generous of you! Very much appreciated. You never know, I just may take you up on that someday.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Mosquitoes suck

[@jerryg957]

Thanks for sharing. You do nice camera work. !

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thank you Jerry! Very kind of you to say

[@MauricioPorrasPlazaPonte]

Hey Justin. Good video man. 👍👍👍👍

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks man! This was a fun trip

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Looks awesome, 98F here in Virginia

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I would die

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods horrible

[@jeffreyedwards2371]

Great video! I've watched alot of your videos and I'm thinking about buying a fusion but, I've seen that you have switched to a Trillium or Wilderness canoe. Any negative thoughts about the Fusion?

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

The fusion is a fantastic canoe. It was my first nice canoe and I absolutely love it. But I have a canoe addiction, hence the other canoes. lol. All the canoes I have fit a specific use, the Trillium is super light weight for those portage trips when weight matters. The wilderness is light weight, but high volume, for those trips when I want to bring a lot of gear. The Phoenix is for beating up down rivers. The Fusion, is now my go to for fishing and exploring smaller rivers and creeks. It is a 13' canoe that is quite capable. From week long lake trips to rivers and small class II rapids, it has handled it all. It is a nice canoe. It is a shorter canoe, so it is not a speed demon, and it is not the best tracking canoe out there, but with a double blade it cruises right along and tracks just fine. I don't have anything bad to say about it at all. It is a great little solo canoe that doesn't break the bank and is sure to turn some heads

[@mrgjoe]

Hoping to do this section next year in my Dragonfly.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

It is a real nice stretch of river. I'll certainly be doing it again. Get ahold of me when you are in the area

[@mrgjoe]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods sounds like a plan... I've been wanting to hit this stretch of river for a while now.

[@whiskeypaddlers3052]

Great video. We did a similar trip last year. Saw lots of bears and eagles but didn’t catch as many fish as you. Sam Benton is a great site. Did you find any bees in the privy? We used cat holes there. Looks like a great trip. Makes me want to go back.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

The privy was bee free! I had been reading a lot of comments about the bees in the privy. I took great care inspecting the situation. lol. The water levels are great right now. It would be a great time to go back

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

With the title , Whiskey paddlers I had to check out the channel. Subbed ya!!

[@whiskeypaddlers3052]

Thanks @ItsGoodInTheWoods. Wish we could get out more often.

[@mrh0wler353]

You commented 'never did whitewater before this trip'. Did you watch some how-to videos before your trip? Bill Mason has a good downriver whitewater canoe paddle video, may be available on KZbin. Another guy, Kent Ford I think, had a good video, but he turns around and surfs and rolls, not a camper.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I have seen Bill Masons videos. And I watch anything from Jim Baird lol

[@zone4garlicfarm]

What brand is the wood paddle you are using? It looks nice. If you want to learn to paddle whitewater the Androscoggin River in Errol is the best place I know. It's a short class 2 or 3 rapid depending on water levels with lots of eddies to practice entering and exiting, big enough waves to play with and nothing too technical to get you in trouble.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

The paddle is a Bending Branches Explorer plus. I like it so far. Every time I go up to Aziscohos lake I eyeball the Androscoggin! That looks like a fun river. Thank you for the suggestion and information. How is the camping along that river?

[@zone4garlicfarm]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods Northern Waters has a campground and paddling school right on the river. They also have the Diamond Peaks campsites on the Magalloway River. Mollidgewock State Park has camping on the river a few miles downstream from Errol. There are more campsites on the shores of Umbagog Lake that I have not checked out. I've used Bending Branches kayak paddles but I've never seen one of their canoe paddles. I bought my first Mitchell paddle about 15 years ago and haven't wanted any other brand since then.

[@MeetMeOutside]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods. For what it’s worth, I’ve been up to Umbagog, near Errol, there are campsites on that lake as well on the river area going into Umbagog. Great area !

[@jacobpoucher]

Awesome trip dude!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks man! Fun times!

[@fernandojofre3616]

Hello i really enjoyed your videos and i was wondering if you can help me out a little... im from Connecticut and im trying to go canoe camping with the family but idk what kind of canoe to buy and idk if i need to reserve the spot for camping... any info would help

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

I don't live in Connecticut, so I am sorry to say I can not help on the matter. I am completely unfamiliar with the camping situation down there. There are so many canoes out there, it is very hard for me to say what is best for you. I would recommend establishing your budget, and go down the google rabbit hole. There are a lot of good groups on facebook that can help you with a vast amount of information. There is a lot more knowledge there than I can provide..

[@alanbierhoff6831]

Which pot do you use that the new stove fits inside?

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

My Go Far Gear 1600ml pot.hilltoppacks.com/products/750ml-cook-pot-cup-titanium?variant=43711037178113

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

The stove fits inside it perfectly! It was a happy accident

[@thathikingguy]

Awesome Trip Dude!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

Thanks man!

[@macgyverizermacgyverizer8554]

They removed most of the dam last year as well as the Wyoming dam.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

That makes a lot of sense!! Thank you for letting me know. Very much appreciated

[@macgyverizermacgyverizer8554]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods I’m planning a 3 day on the same stretch just a little shorter. I was concerned about that dam too till I found a story on it about it being removed.

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

@@macgyverizermacgyverizer8554 You are going to have a blast!! Amazing section of river

[@likeadog7752]

What canoe do you recommend for solo trips?

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

That is a hugely involved question. Impossible for me to answer that for you. There is a lot you need to know about what kind of canoe would work best for you, before getting one. Is weight a concern? Rivers or lakes? What kind of rivers, slow or fast? Rivers and lakes? Single blade or double? Extended trips or day trips? Or both? Dog, no dog? There is a lot to consider.

[@likeadog7752]

@@ItsGoodintheWoods weight is a concern but not huge. I’d portages occasionally. Slow rivers and lakes. Solo fishing and camping trips with the dog. Day and extended trips. I have a 17 footer for family trips but wanting a solo boat.

[@hunterthelord]

CORN, COWS ,CURVE, COW, CORN, CURVE, CORN, COWS ,CURVE, COWS, CORN.....

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

🤣😂