Canoe Camping in the Adirondacks on the Raquette river

[@ParkWanderers]

What a great video! Feeling inspired by to do a similar trip to ADK!

[@JamieBarnes]

This was a seriously awesome video. Loved the editing! Thanks for sharing your adventure.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

My pleasure. Thank you for the great feedback!

[@robintheoutside]

Came across this video in my feed. Absolutely enjoyed it. The film work was phenomenal. New York really is beautiful once you're out of the cities. Thank you for sharing. Rob & Sabrina

[@lawrencemiceli1611]

Thank you for a great video! I love paddling the pristine ADK ponds and rivers. I also love the Bills and Sabres gear.

[@jimwortham8634]

Thanks for posting looks like you guys had a great trip

[@philliplittle2916]

Thanks for the video brought back some good memories of the racket River

[@brucegibson487]

Go Bills, Sabres and love the Labatt's Blue! We just got back from a week in the ADK's on Lake Pleasant and will definitely look at Raquette River as a future trip. What time of year and how were the mosquitoes and black flies? Thanks for taking us on your adventure, from a fellow Buffalonian.

[@brockreed1984]

That was a great video. So we’ll shot and edited. Very high quality! Awesome job.

[@jorgeroadtrips8646]

Great video, Thanks for sharing!

[@16krps]

Great video and edit. Really enjoyed watching this!

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Glad you enjoyed it! I appreciate the feedback!

[@markarmesto]

Excellent video. I’m looking forward to more.

[@jonathanmunk1697]

Awesome video! Should invest in some dry bags they are fairly cheap and makes those rainy days sooo much easier knowing your gear is dry

[@mevlidasofic9131]

I love this video. Thank you

[@nickdambrosia2304]

I love this comment! Cheers

[@chrismcelvar5654]

Awesome video, really impressing editing and music.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Thank you for the feedback! Glad you enjoyed!

[@daverov9252]

wow incredible camera work! Keep them coming

[@David-e6d6n]

Nothing better than time in the adk rain or shine

[@bernietanzer9228]

Awesome video! I can’t wait for summer to come to get out there!

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Appreciate the feedback! Same here man!

[@skippythetownie3123]

Very cool! A few years ago I paddled from Long Lake beach to where you put in at "the crusher". There used to be a rope swing there and it was a popular swim hole in Tupper!

[@nickdambrosia2304]

That sounds like one heck of a paddle!

[@FD_and_B]

Ayyye Utica Club lets goooo 😂😂

[@bighand1530]

Awesome vid!

[@Widowshijo]

Holy cow!!! ,...... man do i miss that area!!! you have to paddle to that part of the camp, and there are several portages ,and islands around there , all connected!

[@johnnyoh63]

Glad to see that you did have something other than Busch to drink. : ) Go Bills!

[@thehikingrealtor6812]

This must have taken you a whole lot of time to produce. Incorporating the drone footage and special effects is no joke! Great job!

[@katietyler8865]

You’re videos are so so cool. I’m gonna be the caretaker at raquette falls this summer in that cabin - thank you for the great footage !!!!! Man what a what trip you had 🙃🙂🙏🌅

[@nickdambrosia2304]

I appreciate it! That cabin looks so cool to live in! How lucky! Cheers

[@katietyler8865]

@@nickdambrosia2304 thank you 🙏 I’m excited to go from the Johns brook cabin to that ❤️❤️❤️

[@seanfried5583]

Yeah that lean-to 21a is a nightmare of mosquitos!

[@HotRod-wv4vm]

How did you take the overhead shot of your car 🚙?

[@XxMarosyxX]

When are you doing the next trip? I love doing this stuff all the time and fishing. I’ve done canoe river trips down the Delaware River starting up in Matamora, NY and finishing at Dingman’s Ferry many times and then a few longer trips finishing at Bushkill, PA a couple times. I’ve stayed on Raquette once at Tioga Point for five days at a lean-to, but had a pontoon boat. Then similar trips like that staying at Indian Lake and Saranac Lake several times.for five days. Great fishing! Great video and if your ever down a paddler/camper/beer drinker let me know. It’s hard fo find people that like this stuff.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Ahhh, not sure. We usually do a canoe trip but this year we’re considering a backpacking trip instead

[@skippythetownie3123]

@@nickdambrosia2304 lol, if you like being wet hike the NPT. Wettest trail I've ever trekked/sloshed!

[@johnmalenchek6597]

Awesome rain gear and paddling style. Neophytes?

[@deanlongthon4963]

Done this a few times. Once from racquette lake to Tupper lake. Rain is part of the fun. If you are prepared for it.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Type 2 fun they call it

[@MrVTer]

Good effort for rookie trippers

[@MrCabinboy11]

Where you able to park your car overnight at the boat launch?

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Yes I was! You shouldn’t have an issue with this although I don’t know what the official policy is

[@banjohappy]

Leave a note on your dashboard telling where you're going and when you expect to return. The state boat launch in Tupper Lake will make for a longer paddle, but it's wide open and well lit so it might be safer to leave your vehicle there.

[@MrCabinboy11]

@@banjohappy Thanks for the info! I appreciate it

[@myronbenware4452]

City Kids.

[@devonbakeman1212]

Id love to do this. If theres any tips or info you have for this route that would be awesome

[@banjohappy]

Although the park is a state park (not a national park), the 6 million acres within the "blue line" is not all state land. About half is private land not open to the public. The stretch of Raquette (sometimes spelled Racquette) River from the Setting Pole Dam in Piercefield, upstream to the Raquette Falls is the longest uninterrupted stretch of flat water in the Adirondacks, comprising the Raquette Pond, Tupper Lake, and Lake Simond (AKA Simon Pond), an ox bow near the Wild Center and the river proper. For a bit longer canoe paddle, you can put in at the State boat launch in Tupper Lake and paddle upstream past the "Crusher" boat launch to the places where these gentlemen paddled. It is a popular route upstream and down, so you're lucky to get a lean-to, especially in summer. Be prepared to pitch a tent wherever you plan to stop for the night. Bring your fishing rod. Jigs, spoons, crankbaits, and spinners are your best bets, although weedless topwaters can make for exciting action in shoreline lilypads, shallow backwaters, and fallen trees. The river twists and turns, with a number of side bays, so a good map and GPS will help you stay in the channel. The river current is mostly lazy and slow, but gets shallower and swifter the closer you get to the falls. The falls are not navigable. Nor are they falls in the usual sense of the word. They are 1.5 miles of whitewater rapids, with a canoe carry on the east shore, if you want to go beyond.

[@theboyzadventures2576]

​@@banjohappythankyou for the info!!! We are heading out there in 3 weeks!

[@StephaneBeniak]

Lots of great nature footage! Out of curiosity what camera did you use to film this?

[@nickdambrosia2304]

I used the Sony A7iii with a tamron 28-75 lens mostly. I also had an insta 360 for some shots and a dji mavic air

[@jwblaser]

Nicely done video, thanks for posting it - my only suggestion is to correct the spelling of "canoeing" in your title.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Ahhh, thanks for pointing that out!

[@t.lledsmar6052]

Broski. If it's gonna be rack•ET then it's also gotta be por•tAHj

[@joshb0508]

Go Bills Go Sabres

[@Dewey210]

GANG GANG MF PLACE IS SICK

[@nickdambrosia2304]

Yessir. Thanks for the comment!

[@stevebailey7633]

As note that as per NY DEC regulations, you are not allowed to use a drone in a wilderness area. Be careful where you choose to fly these things.

[@nickdambrosia2304]

I’m familiar with the regs and everything was captured in compliance

[@outdoors_char]

All of us upstaters don't even want to be associated with NYC

[@JAdams-qy7ii]

North Country / ADK Life for Ever

[@Timtransffxgmail.ComFairfax123]

Dude. Bills, Sabres, Blue, the Racquette. You're making me homesick.