Hardest Portage in Temagami? - Epic 12 Day/175 KM Solo Canoe Trip (Part One)

[@mikeodonovan7325]

very cool watch loved the scenary a lot like ireland beautifully shot time well spent looking forward to following this trip hats off sir well done classsssssssssss

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you, I'm glad you're enjoying it. Maybe I'll have to get over and do some paddling in Ireland one day...

[@amorimontagnus2042]

So thrilled to have come across your channel! Someone using a proper paddle is refreshing. You have gained a new subscriber and now I'll bing watch what you have done so far. Thanks for sharing and looking forward to more!

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you! I'm just getting started with the channel so I appreciate anyone who's willing to tune in during these early days! But don't hate me if I use a double blade too! When I'm by myself sometimes I need to even the odds against the wind and make some distance, haha. Nothing beats a nice wooden paddle for the sheer pleasure of paddling though :)

[@paulfroud3920]

Wow, 4 mins in, I recognized the Island we spent our 1st night on. Then the long sandy esker where we got held up due to high winds (my hat is still down there somewhere-lol). On with the show...

[@WindWaterandPine]

I haven't lost my hat yet... but I have had to paddle back somewhere to retrieve it once or twice 😂

[@paddycool]

very entertaining trip thus far; looking forward to the second part after my return from Northern Ontario (Lake Wendigo)

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you! Which Wendigo is that? I think there's one in Algonquin but I also see one on Google that looks very far north!

[@northern_wilderness_adventurer]

Great video sir, thank you for that. I like that when you got a bit chilled, you just hauled ass and worked up that much needed heat. Temagami is such a wonderful place, there's no wonder a lot of us explore that area. Thanks for showing me more of Temagami that I have not seen!

[@WindWaterandPine]

My pleasure! I'm happy you enjoyed it. In summertime you can sometimes just power through the weather knowing it will be sunny and dry again soon. And yes, Temagami is the best :)

[@michaelbroyer3918]

A fine canoeing adventure and video. Well done and look forward to watching the second half of the trip.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks for checking it out, it was a special trip :)

[@dwrivers47]

Just found your channel, absolutely loved this first video ! Definitely deserve many more subs but I foresee your channel growing huge in the next year - will try to get the word out 😊. On to Part 2 soon.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you very much, Derek! I really appreciate those kind words. The channel is just getting started, I hope, and it means a lot to have people tell me they enjoy it.

[@ksbfkjafck]

I was waiting for step #12 on the Chapin lake portage - portage through a burn. We did the stretch from Wakimika to Florence in early September, so we enjoyed watching that part of video as there were some very relatable feelings. It was quite the slog going through there. Skooztagan was something else too. Good times though, and the remoteness of that stretch is beautiful, as well as the Misabi range. Great series though, enjoyed the whole thing 👍

[@WindWaterandPine]

Ha! that Chapin Lake portage could have had 25 steps, it was so relentless (and gave you more than a bit of everything too!). An incredibly beautiful and solitude filled stretch of Temagami, no doubt. But don't even get me started on freakin' Skooztagan... I'm very happy you enjoyed it all though 👍

[@jaysway2346]

Crazy start, looking forward to the rest!

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks for tuning in, Jay!

[@iCanoe_]

Well shot, edited, and narrated. Cheers.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you 🙏

[@flynorthproductions]

Your monolog on the second last portage was hilariously epic, watched that part twice. 👍👍👍

[@WindWaterandPine]

Haha, thanks. Sometimes the blood and sweat just draws out inspiration too!

[@EzeAdventurer]

Inspiring effort brother! Those portages really get you, well done! The 9 steps were very funny and music perfectly ironic. 40:11 know that feeling EXACTLY... and you're like "come on dude, think, think, what's the next step? Fire, food? change clothes? set up camp? film for KZbin? aaaaargh!

[@WindWaterandPine]

Haha, you know it! One of those days where you completely empty the tank.

[@brentkelly5445]

I was going to say in your video Eze , ty for all the work you put into your Algonquin Production. To do a 12 day vacation/portage in another country and put together a production and not have it interfere with your experience....Awesome! Appreciated! Same with these one's too. 12 days in something as rugged as temagami solo and trying to film it...awesome. Getting so many ideas on tripping in Ontario etc , I never new existed or what to expect.

[@EzeAdventurer]

@@brentkelly5445 Thanks buddy I appreciate it! I too have been inspired by this brave man who took on Temagami in chest deep mud!!

[@samueljlarson]

Beautiful shots and epic trip!!

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you Samuel! It was a memorable one :)

[@jimhanson7476]

Great video,what a start to your adventure, enjoyed..

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you, Jim! I appreciate that.

[@NorthernRetreat]

Great video, nicely filmed and edited. Just subscribed.👍

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you! I'm really happy you liked it :)

[@DBogey]

Beautiful! You really hauled ass from Mowat. I spent some days down in the Yorston/Seagram Lake area last year. Your video makes me want to head back up to that area again.

[@WindWaterandPine]

I'm actually headed that way pretty soon and I haven't seen that area yet, so I'm pretty thrilled. And yes, the winds were with me that day...

[@EzeAdventurer]

Beautiful intro! That mud to the neck scene holy sh!t! New sub from me 🙂 I'll be following your adventures, keep the channel going.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks, man! It was pretty hairy, I won't lie. I appreciate the support and look forward to checking out your own adventures.

[@EzeAdventurer]

@@WindWaterandPine Keep it going bud!

[@willminnery8198]

Ya that and no p f d on a solo were my only concerns.

[@NoTSoEpic1979]

Diamond Lake has amazing walleye fishing! :)

[@WindWaterandPine]

Oh yeah? I can imagine! I'm a really, reaaally bad fisherman... but over time I hope to become mediocre :)

[@pgfollett]

Walleye are really good right underneath the rock face with the paintings.

[@GenX_-um2ct]

I just got back less than 2 weeks ago from Ely! Other than the savage flies and the fire ban not a bad trip. Might go back in September when the flies go away!

[@WindWaterandPine]

I just did a trip with a fire ban, it's kind of a bummer but understandable with what's been going on. Doesn't help with the nightly bugs though!

[@GenX_-um2ct]

@@WindWaterandPine Yes it does! I get that they have to permit fires for only the dumbest of campers. Most of us have the common sense to make sure we are clear of combustables, not having a fire in high wind conditions etc, but no such luck. They have to assume all of us are amateurs. LOL

[@davezahodnik9577]

There are a few slightly tall mountains. Tower Mountain in Tbay is 681m and is the tallest in Ontario easy hike also.

[@WindWaterandPine]

I didn't know that! Lots of beautiful nature around there that I would love to explore sometime too.

[@davezahodnik9577]

@@WindWaterandPine I'm a local photographer so if you you are ever in the area feel free to contact me.

[@NotSoEpicAdventurer]

Great footage. I grew up here and live this place. In 2 years I get intermission from work 1 month of paid time off :). - my plan is to essentially do a similar trip for +-14 days. Thanks for sharing

[@WindWaterandPine]

I love that idea! Temagami is so beautiful and you can build a trip of anywhere from a couple days to a full month out, no problem. It's awesome.

[@NotSoEpicAdventurer]

@@WindWaterandPine agreed. I have a few small trips there planned this year - I want to explore some some BT (Brook trout lakes) off the beaten path and have some. Ice easy trips planned with my GF - thriving bear, sandy inlet, and her family is from bear island so we want to explore that area too - kokoko lake, and the old hotel ruins :)

[@DerekSOutdoors]

Great trip so far, I've only been up to temagami once but your route looks like a great adventure. looking forward to the rest of the trip videos!! Liked and subscribed 👍👍👍 Btw, how's the Eno hammock?

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks, man! Very grateful! It's a fantastic place to paddle, no question. And I have no point of reference to compare it to other hammocks, but I absolutely love the Eno. So comfortable for solo adventures.

[@NotSoEpicAdventurer]

We should plan a trip here - I grew up here and tons of connections :)

[@eprohoda]

Wind,-How r u?- you did professional ~ have a good one~ 👏

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. Those drone videos look great, PS!

[@AtlanteanBlue2012]

Excellent. Looking forward to part 2.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thank you. It's up now!

[@tannerwatson1297]

Great trip! How bad were the bugs?

[@WindWaterandPine]

It was mid to late August, so really not so bad. Not like early in the season, that's for sure!

[@willminnery8198]

Sweet trip . What map were you using? From wakimika to Florence lake I just wanted to look at all wee ports . Also you started at mowats landing ,but after maple mt u went left ? Did u take out someone else ? Is that the route to active logging roads that outfitter guy suggested in Temagami?

[@WindWaterandPine]

Thanks for tuning in! It was a loop trip and I started and finished the trip at Mowat, so no active logging roads involved. Wakimika through Florence goes through a chain of small lakes that are part of Pinetorch Conservation Reserve, and is beautiful and quiet but very strenuous going, especially heading east to west. After Maple Mountain I headed north a creek system through several lakes including, Anvil, Skull and Mendelssohn which then empties out through a creek into the Montreal River, and I paddled back on there. I hadn't planned to go this way originally and so didn't do much research other than info from my old edition of Hap Wilson's book and didn't know that basically that ENTIRE section to Mendelssohn is completely burned out from the massive forest fires of a couple years ago. This made the route more challenging, as there was lots of blowdown and fresh weedy growth all over the place. It is completely unrecognizable from what it must have looked like a few years ago. Also, from Mendelssohn back to Mowat is at least 25KM+ with no campsites in between and is best done in one day. I used a combination of Chrismar Adventure Map series (Temagami 1and 4) which were useful for bigger picture stuff, and for more detail I printed ones from Ottertooth when there was a relevant section they had coverage for. Also, Hap's book. Hope this longwinded reply helps!

[@willminnery8198]

@@WindWaterandPine omg ya shut up and stop using up my me time . Joke joke . No that’s awesome detailing and thank you 🙏 and . Last yr I was supposed to try a route in fall starting from that way but I’d have to look on a map . But it was too much water on roads and had rental car . Truck waiting on part for a yr! Anyway . The outfitter In town of Temagami was telling me to start I think “Duncanson lake” roughly over 2 k north of Anvil . Lunching off a logging road . That’s were I got lost. For wee bit . Logging roads . Was doing Kevin Callan 8to 10 day trip of lady Evelyn.ended next day temps dropped early sept last yr. And I was camping at mowats to lunch in am. Decided it was to cold wasn’t properly prepared. Purchased “summer never ends -18 marmot sleeping bad and thank god I did Ended up early oct doing Route 6 in haps Temagami. And last night rain then flash freeze water frozen on me fly . Anyway awesome route and great videoing . But that swamp u walked through that shyt scars me I think of as quick sand!! Anyway cheers

[@DoYerBest]

I'm in under 100. Gonna brag about it in the comments when u hit 100k subscribers. Great vid!

[@WindWaterandPine]

Haha, thank you! Just as long as you're OK with waiting a little while...

[@dalevodden1359]

What the hell happened to part 2 of this cant find it iv looked everywhere for it nothing.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Haha, it's coming! Just wait a couple days. It's three parts and it will all be up in the next week or so. I'm happy you wanted more though!

[@MnNative]

Great video. You seem to be racing on the portages... camera effect?... I'm out of breath watching. Maybe slow down on narration.... yeah, I'm soft.

[@WindWaterandPine]

Haha, I definitely wasn't racing those portages, it might have been the way the GoPro I used on the portages makes it look. Thanks a lot for watching 🙏