Who needs coffee in the morning when you got rapids!! So fun to watch 👍 👌 ❤
@ames69132 жыл бұрын
I’ll never understand how you are not picked up by Netflix! Love you’re content!
@XanderBudnick3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video loved the runs and how you brokedown the rapid sections!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks buddy! We'll have to hit something up at some point. More detailed breakdown in person lol.
@Julie-l7r7 ай бұрын
You guys make a great paddling team for the rapids, very well done 👏
@kgsz3 жыл бұрын
I LOVED this commentary! I do not canoe but it is so awesome to finally understand a tiny teeny little bit more. Thanks so much
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
So glad you found it useful!! That's part of the goal in providing this info!
@GreybeardAdventures Жыл бұрын
This is the second time I’ve watched this vid but enjoy it every time! Love trying to pickup some tips for running whitewater - good stuff! 💪
@tinapatterson783 жыл бұрын
Really love the nature sounds. No music.👍👍👍❤❤❤❤❤
@Dazbox3 жыл бұрын
Wow! Great vid! It felt like I was in the canoe with you and fell off the sofa.
@Ah012 жыл бұрын
Dump, portage up, retry, dump… you guys sure have the attitude. Great stuff!
@CanoehoundAdventures3 жыл бұрын
Gooooood Time Brad... That was fun.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Denis! We'll have to get you out on some good runs one day! Take care my friend.
@untamedontario3 жыл бұрын
Always enjoy your videos - particularly at this time of year, when soft (if frothing) water is but a memory!
@TOOZECRUISE3 жыл бұрын
Brad knows how excited I am for this one! Lets do this!!!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Time to shred the gnar my friend!
@gunnelgrabber3 жыл бұрын
Very nice video and nice paddling. Some friendly advice, offered with complete sincerity. There seemed to be some loose rope issues when you wiped out. It's certainly OK to wipe out, but plan for it. Make sure your painters are floating ropes, only the length of the boat, and securely tied down in the stern / bow of the canoe. Call it a clean-line principle. I've seen non-floating ropes chock on the river bottom in rapids, which will pull a boat or entangled paddler to the river bottom. Ropes are possibly the top hazard in moving water. Keep charging!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Yeah, 100% and I only really noticed that when reviewing the footage. There was a rope in a throw bag all set and stayed coiled, but I totally forgot to remove my tie down rope I use for transportation on my truck. That's what you see floating about. A real DOH moment there.
@jimburns65283 жыл бұрын
That rope was scary.
@danielhynes73363 жыл бұрын
Man “bathtub city” was right… great job staying upright by the end!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Ha! So unstable! Nothing like plowing a water laden boat though rapids. Normally rock a deck, but open is always a good test of skills!
@stephenbouchard80753 жыл бұрын
Wow. Great video
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Stephen!
@garyramsdale93402 жыл бұрын
Great section of river. You two work well as one
@Martin_G3 жыл бұрын
You should outfit that canoe. Fun runs!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Soooo, I have a deck to put on it! Normally she has thigh straps (had those on our run years ago) but the Dring and anchor broke before this trip. Could have used thigh straps for this one.
@Martin_G3 жыл бұрын
@@ExploreTheBackcountry For sure. Could have helped with those big hits!
@jimburns65283 жыл бұрын
That was fun to watch. Very relatable to me.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Do a lot of river tripping? Absolutely love tacking on some whitewater to a trip or planning around it.
@jimburns65283 жыл бұрын
@@ExploreTheBackcountry I do I am a licensed white water guide in NYS to the south you. If you head on down here for a paddle let me know.
@lukerlaforest40393 жыл бұрын
Great stuff once again! I choose to live vicariously for this one! Lol
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Hehe, it's just like shredding some double black on the MTB. Pick the line and go! Thanks buddy.
@RickTOutdoorAdventure19693 жыл бұрын
Nice job lads, great film 🙂👍, definitely agree with losing focus at the end if a long day when you're getting cold. I've bee there many a time lol 😃. Atb Rick n canoe dog Billy 👍
@NobleEndeavours1233 жыл бұрын
Darn that was intense! Felt like I was riding some of those waves alongside you (and truthfully I wish I was). Thanks for sharing, was the perfect before bed video! :)
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Well I hoped you dreamed of wave trains and slick lines! Actually, I think the best feeling is after a day of big whitewater, when you finally lie down for bed, you can still feel a bit of the up and down motion from the river coursing through your body. It's pretty cool. The only other times I've ever experienced that was after a day of roller coasters. Take care and happy paddling!
@timothyirwin11273 жыл бұрын
Pretty stretch of water. My first time there was about 60 years ago. Years later took my kids during low water levels when they were 10 and 14 for warm weather body surfing at “5 Fingers” and had a blast! I’ll not divulge the best fishing locations however. Recommend the bread and tarts at Boulangerie Chez Jean-Marc in Sturgeon Falls, fabulous.
@JB507133 жыл бұрын
Ragged Rapids! Wow that's some fast moving water. Great video!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah! It just shot us along. Crazy how much volume converges in some of these rapids. Thanks for watching!
@jaysway23463 жыл бұрын
Sooooo exciting! I was getting nervous watching.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Ah, yes, even in person we were nervous before a few runs. That's a healthy though. The 2 dumps in a row did a temporary number on our confidence though.
@flowerchildvee3 жыл бұрын
Always love your edits and all the info you have! :)
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks!!! Glad you enjoy em. Always trying to improve!
@jessemasonoutdoors2 жыл бұрын
Nice video!
@KanoottiTomaatti3 жыл бұрын
Awesome trip and ww manoveuringThanks for the video!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Love that river. It's a good test of one's abilities at all levels!
@KanoottiTomaatti3 жыл бұрын
@@ExploreTheBackcountry It’s my dream. I live in Finland but some say I will travel to Canada for a long canoe trip. 👍 I have some relatives in Vancouver and Toronto which I have never met.
@jimhanson74763 жыл бұрын
Beautiful river, so well done boys..
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Jim 👍
@GrittingEagle3 жыл бұрын
That looked like a fun trip
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
One of the best around. Love that river!
@ronroccolarosa5575 Жыл бұрын
Awesome videos guys! I am interested in the canoe: brand & length?
@downeastprimitiveskills76883 жыл бұрын
And no spray deck! quite a run.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! An open run is a good skill test for control. I do have a deck for this canoe I will be installing next spring, but deckless always ticks the pre-run nerves up a a tiny bit more.
@OutsideChronicles3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video, great multi-angle shots. My friends are looking at options in Canada for a trip after the Allagash River last year. A little bigger rapids on your trip. I will definitely look into Temagani River, I have a buddy that fishes Lake Temagani every year.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Temagami Rive is a pretty short run, but you can combine it with all the other area routes to create one seamless wilderness trip of virtually any length. There's over 4700km of interconnected waterways to explore. Other good whitewater runs in the region include the Sturgeon, Lady Evelyn, Marten and Makobe Rivers. Happy planning! Highly suggest you pick up a planning map and give it a look over.
@Wearespurstv3 жыл бұрын
Awesome video
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man!
@victorvasquez27883 жыл бұрын
Freaking Awesome!!!!!!!!!! You guy's rock!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks Victor!!
@loosemouthcowboy47903 жыл бұрын
Awesome job. I'm looking forward to trying that run myself this summer.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Have fun! You'll enjoy it. Some realllly nice campsites along the way too. Keep an eye on the gauges, there's water levels for all skill level on that river.
@willminnery81983 жыл бұрын
NICE!
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Cheers!
@NatureBound2 жыл бұрын
Awesome video as always. I was just wondering where you got your map that's animated in the video from?
@NatureBound2 жыл бұрын
Also not sure if you are aware but the map on your website isn't working. it says "page might be temporarily down or it may have moved permanently to a new web address". just thought id let you know
@ExploreTheBackcountry2 жыл бұрын
Ah thanks! The website is on my list of things to update. Just keeps getting delayed. I'll have to look into it. Appreciate the heads up! As for maps, I make them from scratch in Photoshop and then animated them in Premiere. I've been experimenting a bit with Google Earth and overlaying some layers like place names etc in Premiere (See: kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWbHg3WphMeEe68)
@jimhanson74763 жыл бұрын
Nice……
@scottmartinjones3 жыл бұрын
No spray skirt, no floatation…much respect bud.
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks man! Sometimes you just have to send it with what you've got! I've got a deck and more outfitting to put in that canoe, but open runs are always a blast.
@scottmartinjones3 жыл бұрын
@@ExploreTheBackcountry You guys bombed it. Really enjoyed watching.
@greenzgunna3 жыл бұрын
Great video ! #Subscribed
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Awesome thank you!
@henrymostert21253 жыл бұрын
Nice video what a lot of fun. It was a canoe trip down a river with gordon Ramsey 😂
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Hahaha, yes, there was a bit of extra excitement expressed on this one lol!
@TheOutdoorSeeker3 жыл бұрын
Great run, as expected. So you were cold because of rain, not because of the 2 dumps?
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Ah, probably a bit of both. The drysuits kept us toasty, but the temps dipped after those runs and that cold wind and rain just dives into your core. There's about 10km of swifts and flatwater before the take out and the chill was setting in as we paddled that final section. Last rapids loooked really tempting but we were shivering and thinking it was a bad idea. If we had to keep going we would have swapped base layers to something warmer.
@GAR851205143 жыл бұрын
Nope. Never going camping with you ;-) Stay well all
@alexs34473 жыл бұрын
Those flips make the video more real. Looks like more than a few discarded pairs of underwear along the way
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Ahahaha, yup! Runs can't always be a perfect masterpiece.
@flowerchildvee3 жыл бұрын
like snoop dogg high, lolol
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Lmao, you know it
@richardlambert42533 жыл бұрын
Snoop dogg high lol
@ExploreTheBackcountry3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! That portage was nightmare fuel.... We've been on longer, or buggier, or rougher, but combine it all with the heat and I think it takes the cake as our worst overland experience to date.