Four Day Family Canoe Trip to the Sylvania Wilderness

[@mattwinthewoods]

Wow! Never seen a porcupine in the wild and to see one climbing up those trees was amazing. Editing on your videos has become so very good! Thank you for taking us along.

[@MamasBasecamp]

Thanks for watching, it's a real treat to see wildlife - always a surprise to see something like that.

[@ThePastorPiper]

Love it. What a breath of fresh air to watch during our never ending winter

[@ThePastorPiper]

Where did you get that otter tail paddle? And your husband’s canoe pack is just like mine. Any chance you got it from Larry?

[@MamasBasecamp]

@@ThePastorPiper my husband bought the paddle at Canoecopia about 2 years ago, I don't remember who he bought it from. I love that paddle. Our canoe packs are Cookes Custsom Sewing packs. I am getting excited about a brand new year for trips as I go though this old video. Happy New Year!

[@ThePastorPiper]

It looks like badger or something like that. Very cool. I bought a pack from Larry (nibimocks) (can’t spell it) and I know he had a twin so was just curious if you guys had the twin. That would have been funny.

[@MamasBasecamp]

@@ThePastorPiper - I bought our packs new for various holiday/birthday for my husband in past years, could be a triplet to yours and Larry's LOL

[@nibimocs]

Fun video. Loved seeing the porcupine even if he wasn't thrilled to see you. It was great sharing the trip with you, especially since I didn't have to put up with the skeets! That portage at the end looked like a super highway compared to the ones in the boundary Waters... Especially the ones you negotiated on your August trip. As always, thanks for sharing!

[@MamasBasecamp]

Thanks for watching! Yes, definitely not a challenge in terms of portages and travel distances as compared to the BWCA. A good destination to see some wildlife, knock the dust off the.gear, and fall to sleep listening to a very loud chorus of your "skeets" 😉

[@HikeCamp]

Our mosquitoes are quite bad in May and June then taper off quite a bit in July and August. Looks like porky like you area by the lake...LOL 👍😀

[@MamasBasecamp]

Hike Camp, sometimes it's that way for us too, but this year July was pretty buggy. The porcupine started heading into camp when I was washing lunch dishes on day 2 and took off up a tree when I stood up to get a good look. On day 3 he came out before sunrise when I was sitting out by the lake waiting for everyone to wake up and later he climbed a tree and watched us from high above, stayed there in that same spot all day. Looking forward to some 2020 Hike Camp videos!

[@HikeCamp]

@@MamasBasecamp Guess old porky wanted to join the fun but then thought it best to just watch...LOL