Into the Wilderness: Canoeing Saskatchewan's Porcupine River (Part 2)

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

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[@dougoutcanoe]

I edged and leaned into every manoeuvre but just before the capsize I nearly fell off my chair edging so far over and no paddle for support, the mouse saved me. Excellent stuff.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

🤣 My laughing emoji is deliberately leaning. Glad the mouse saved you, alas no such salvation for us. Thank you.

[@grahamrowe6278]

Doug... you could have reminded Ray he had room for a razor! I wouldn't do that of course!!@@RayGoodwinCanoe

[@originaloutdoors]

There's some classic Goodwin action and commentary in there 😂

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

😁 I think I feel complimented? 😂😂

[@justanothercaptain6566]

Nothing like a good canoe trip with your friends! Going with my army buddies of 30 plus years are the moments I look forward too. Cheers 😂

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

It is quite special working in a good team and this was a good bunch of folk.

[@PaulKirtley]

Great to see this section of river again. It definitely warrants this much footage. That was indeed a long day. Not the most tiring, though.... that was to come later 🙂

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Yep I was stunned how the footage started to fit together. What a great day.

[@grahamrowe6278]

Thanks for looking after him Paul.

[@jaysway2346]

The teaser at the beginning showed a swim was imminent and I was on the edge of my seat for every rapid.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I hope the wait was worth it. 😁 Anyway thanks for watching

[@Igorfun]

Holy ravioli ! David was very brave to take on such rapids with little experience. I have done that myself and it is very intimidating when you are not sure about what is going to happen. Amazing adventure , congrats to all participants. After seeing part 1 yesterday I loaded my canoe on the trailer and went out for a paddle. Thanks Ray, Igor Greetings from Belgium

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Yep David did well and really started to improve later in the trip. I love that you went for a paddle! Good stuff

[@RideCJH]

Great to see that you are still out there pushing the boundaries. Plas Yr Antur must seem a million years ago!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Wow. Great to hear from you. Hope you are well. PyA was such an important part of my life.

[@tonystacey3347]

Classic and just showing the younger paddler or less experienced why you can’t just boof down the middle when you’ve got loads of kit or mixed ability paddlers or both. It’s a definite knack threading your way down the edges of the flow whilst avoiding the eddy lines / capsize risks. I also liked the squally sequence - although it reminded me of every course I’ve ever been on or ran at Llangorse, I’ve even had windy conditions on the Ardeche that have blown the boats over of experienced paddlers. Another mega valuable video here ray with dozens of learning points. Chapeau!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

It is such a different game way out there in the wilderness. Yep lot of very different conditions and waters. Thanks for you kind comments Tony.

[@paddlermike]

Totally agree - It's a totally different mindset, loaded boats in wilderness on multiday trips. If you break it, its a long slog to get it repaired

[@gailmciver1440]

Eeh Ray, you are a legend!! 😅 14.10 is the best bit, really fun and exciting on camera. It must have been such an adventure in real life! Thanks for sharing 😊

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Glad you enjoyed it! Yep it was fun once realised we were safe and the canoe and kit were good. Always a worry deep into the wilderness. But great trip. Thank you so much for your really positive comments.

[@gailmciver1440]

Brilliant !

[@tonystacey3347]

Another classic trip including tea!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Got to have tea! Especially delivered to the tent in the morning.

[@TheAlejod]

you are freakin awesome Ray

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

😅are you impressed by my swimming? But thank you

[@nookiedv]

Great to watch our awesome trip from your camera angle!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Yep there was some great captures. It’s why I expanded the series.

[@MrMjt888]

Quality video Ray. I feel like I’m there.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you. It did feel I was reliving it.

[@gavada8596]

Amazing trip you have had! Thanks for sharing!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thanks for watching! It was amazing.

[@CanadianSledDog]

What a wild ride!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Indeed it was on that big rapid!

[@Christopherbarett]

Thoroughly enjoyed! Thank-you

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

You are most welcome. Thanks

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

So glad!

[@redcanoe14]

Greetings Ray from a Yorkshire Lad BC. Your video makes me yearn to get back on our lakes and rivers after the winter, snow has almost gone at our elevation and most lakes are accessible albeit via very muddy trails. My wife and I have canoed together for 25 years at least and the first trip of the year is always a very speciaI experience. It is great to see you and Paul Kirtley accessing the endless possibilities for outdoor adventure in Canada and sharing it with others. Thanks for your considerable service to canoeing.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Not long then. We are off for a little flat water paddle today, it's mild and a half decent forecast. Thank you for your kind words

[@PaulKirtley]

🙂

[@jimhanson7476]

Truly wonderful…

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Many thanks!

[@NobleEndeavours123]

Nice swim. Very impressive ability to keep that swamped boat going by the other crew. I am looking forward to the next one!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Fortunately the swim was in the eddy, easy to sort thankfully. Yep Henry and John did well to paddle the swamped canoe in to the side: great effort

[@coolcanoechic]

Great video! Thanks for sharing it with us! 😃

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

You are most welcome. Thank you

[@ranranrudy8416]

Thx for the vid. Beautiful location/river. It's always easy to comment from your couch when you see this on vid. Me too was thinking about more j-stroke to get your nose back to the right. But like they say also in Belgium "The best sailors are on shore". In any case, much appreciation for making such a wonderful adventure. Keep going on with that..

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Hi there and thank you for your kind comments. Plus your suggestion was very politely made. Problem was I was paddling on the right and the bow was swinging right. A J or rudder would have just swung the nose further right so of no help. My stern sweep were not enough to swing it back left. David, in the bow, was too inexperienced to make an independent decision but he needed to draw the bow left. But it didn’t happen. An experienced bow paddler would have straightened us up. Hope that helps to explain

[@ranranrudy8416]

​@@RayGoodwinCanoe Yes Ray, you are oc completely right ..afterwards I was also thinking that I had answered wrong. Oc I meant a bow-stroke ..maybe a big bow-stroke could have saved things a bit. But from here easier said than done 😊 Did some canoeing myself 10 y ago, took some lessons in Belgiums Ardennes. And then Sweden/Norway - Rogen, Femund. But we didn't do more then class II, guess 2x class III. Was wonderful. There too were some profs who turned over, so very normal. I admire a lot that you kept doing this till your 70th in Canada. (me 60, already canoe retired ??⚡) Great vids from you & daughter on the Ardeche, makes it seem so easy..

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

@@ranranrudy8416 A good strong bow stroke on the left would have straightened us up and got us on the right path.

[@akcarlos]

I found it interesting your analysis of your communication after your swim, I find when you really need to communicate the less and the more simple it is the better it works. (normally one of us cant hear the other over the noise of the water)

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Absolutely agree with you. Paddling with my normal bow paddlers I would have expected them to use their own initiative. Problem was David didn't have the experience to make his own judgements early on hence the amount of commands. Later on i needed to use less and less with him. Paddling with my wife, who is an awesome solo and bow paddler we communicate very little, once the line was agreed, and basically our philosophy is that I am following her. I think this swim shows the failings of commanding from the rear but there was little choice with David's inexperience and nervousness. So I agree totally with you on the hearing and noise. It was purely the situation we were in. Lina and I paddling together on the Drone in the south of France: kzbin.info/www/bejne/eJmznH1tl5KkfcU

[@Tim8o1]

Really enjoyed this one Ray, nice one.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you Tim, appreciated

[@grahamrowe6278]

Some place, ay Ray!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Amazing place

[@NikonF5user]

Gutsy move heading out ahead of that squall line!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I had been watching it for some time before we launched and decided it was increasing beyond what the team could handle. But it was interesting

[@HowlBushcraft]

Fantastic Ray, great to see you guys rocking true adventure

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

No pretending on this river

[@leerobinson1888]

Looks fantastic Ray. Really wetting my appetite for the missanabi trip this year. Hopefully see you on the spey as well.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Fortunately the banks and the portages are much easier on the Missinaibi. I will be very envious of you lot

[@paddlermike]

Superb, sums up why we paddle.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Wow. Thank you

[@db1654]

Ray I think I would thoroughly enjoy learning at the front of your canoe. Another inspiring video well done 👏

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Awesome, thank you!

[@jamessadler5073]

great content(: Thank you

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

You are most welcome

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is awesome to watch Ray!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you so much

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you

[@kristaps2010]

At 13:00 nice explanation with colour arrows. This part had it all, very true! good you all safe!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Glad that the arrows worked for you

[@thehistoadian]

Epic

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

It was indeed. 😁

[@robmackins2111]

Awesome as always Ray

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thank you

[@juliedavies3785]

Great footage Ray, brings it all back! Please tell me there’s at least one moose in the next video! A moose a day keeps the swims away. I think that’s the old saying?!

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I will sneak one in just for you. So glad I got the GoPro Hero 11: it really upped the quality of the footage.

[@juliedavies3785]

@@RayGoodwinCanoe yeah it’s great; so clear and crisp. I can feel just how cold that water must have been… hehehe 😜

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Quite warm, thanking you for asking. Ah you didn't take a swim did you? Great having your company on the trip even so. 😅

[@juliedavies3785]

@@RayGoodwinCanoe not this time…! Swimming was reserved for washing only. It was a wonderful trip, and thanks for your efforts putting this together 😎

[@downeastprimitiveskills7688]

Looks like a big load for the boat. No poles were used on this trip? Nice recovery. I can't help but wonder if your bow paddler finally settled down by the end of the trip? He seems to a bit timid.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

It was a 12 day trip so yes heavily laden but nothing the canoes could not cope with. No poling. Yep David did settle down by the end: it was a real baptism of fire for him. Looked quite different on the final days.

[@welshpaddler]

Hi Ray, I was wondering why you or at least Dave were not kneeling in those bigger rapids? Shot knees?

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

We were both kneeling in all the rapids and rough water. Just doesn't show so well in the footage but yep we are both kneeling.

[@martycuff257]

I love the coaching. Question: I notice you don't use spray covers - your reasons?

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I would have considered it had they been available. We are dependent on what we can hire. I have used them on the Bonnet Plume in Yukon/North West Territories. Also used them on the sea in around the Uk. But it comes down to what we can hire.

[@scottjock]

Hi Ray. Serious question. What does "keep your arse down" mean, when your sitting on the seat?

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

His bum was touching the seat but there was no weight there hence he was looking unsteady/wobbling. Does that make sense? Remember he is kneeling.

[@bearsharkp3901]

Bullshit try a good j stroke/ pry that bow would have moved. 😂😂😂

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

It would not move to the left with me paddling the stern on the right. It needed the bow paddler to pull the bow right.

[@chaswarren7239]

Good to hear your instruction to David. Giving specific clear instructions to my crew is not something I do well !

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

Thanks you for that. But, and it is a big one, I think the main failing David and I had was him becoming dependant on my commands. I really want an independent bow paddler, One I agree the line with beforehand and then the absolute minimum of communication in the rapid. With an experienced bow paddler I end up reading there body and paddle moves and then try to follow those. It works well with a good team.

[@canoeingnav7618]

How nice to have a friend to bring you morning tea in your tent. Love seeing the various stages of dump, swamp and submarine coming out of that one set. Great video Ray.

[@RayGoodwinCanoe]

I work hard to train folk to bring that tea. An important challenge on every trip. Yep I thought the same with those stages hence part 2 only covered one paddling day (plus the rest day). Lots to show.