The Allagash | 10 Day Wilderness Trip in the North Maine Woods | Part 1

After a long roadtrip to Northern Maine, we put in on Johnson Pond to start our journey down the Allagash Wilderness Waterway. Allagash Stream proves to be our first challenge as water levels in late September make for a lot of lining during our first several miles.
Trip Date: September 23 - October 5, 2022
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[@anthonytheriault5280]

What a great video 😊thanks for sharing and inspiring people to get outside and enjoy nature ❤

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. I love sharing these stories and connect with people over them, and I’m glad it’s inspiring! Thanks for the comment!

[@jeannenimmo5]

There's something about the back woods and waters of Maine - not certain what it is, but it's like nothing else on earth. It is a mysterious and beckoning quality that can only be found if we're open and welcoming to it. What a place... 🥾

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It truly is! It has a familiar feeling, but a uniqueness that’s like nothing else I’ve ever experienced. Well said!

[@TheNorthwestWind]

WOW!

[@slybrookbuster1875]

Thank you for the memories. Fort Kent is my hometown. I have been just about everywhere you were on this trip. I recognized a few places not mentioned in your narrative. My most memorable trips were in the winter by snowmobile. We then stayed at the Maine Game Warden camp on Big Eagle.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

That’s amazing! I’m so glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for watching along! I love connecting with people through these memories and hearing their experiences. You have a beautiful hometown! I loved all of northern Maine! I bet winter is a very special experience in the north woods. Thanks for connecting!

[@kennethpelletier1667]

My Mom and dad grew up in that area of maine . as kids we fished all those areas

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It’s a beautiful area! What a cool place to grow up in!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

Looks like an awesome time. Thanks for sharing

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It was! Thanks for joining along and for the comments!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline My pleasure

[@NotSoEpicAdventurer]

Thanks for sharing!! 🎣. Thoreau❤

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks for watching!

[@ryanneuenschwander3356]

As usual another amazing video. I love the respect and appreciation you have for nature, most people could never understand the value of being in nature.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! So glad you’re enjoying them. Also I love meeting others who appreciate nature the way I do! So thanks for watching and commenting!

[@jimhanson7476]

Very nice, a great run of water…..

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It was a blast! Some really fun sections of river for sure. Thanks for watching!

[@johnscherer376]

Awesome, awesome! Your photography (I call it photography instead of video) is excellent! Music, narration, perfecto! Ready for next episode!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks so much! I’m glad you enjoy it. Thanks for watching!

[@mikeodonovan7325]

cool trip guyz

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks!

[@mikeodonovan7325]

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[@labangsfishingtv]

Woww..amazing bro...so beautiful nature......nice place👍👍👍

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed! Thanks for watching!

[@bigcat880]

Awesome journey!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It truly was! Lots of great memories from it. Thanks for watching along!

[@NikonF5user]

Wow... 35 hour drive! This is making me think my fears of driving from Maryland to Woodland Caribou for backcountry canoeing are a bit unfounded!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Haha yea it was definitely a trek… I’ll be honest, it sounded a lot better of an idea on the front end 😂 I’m a big road tripper, but after that 35hr drive one way, we decided that was maybe a little too much for future trips lol. Worth it though!

[@daltonboucher8162]

Awesome to see this video I have family camp on eagle lake hope to see the rest of this journey

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

That’s awesome! It’s such a beautiful area. Thanks for watching along and for the comment!

[@CanadianSledDog]

Sounds like a great trip!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It definitely was!

[@markreynolds2351]

Did you guys publish the routing you took, where you camped, etc? I’m in southern Maine and your trip intrigues me. Really enjoyed the video. Thanks

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

I didn’t publish our route, but happy to share it! Here’s what we did. The hardest part was finding Johnson Pond in the dark haha, but here’s the GPS coordinates for where we started: 46.315282, -69.580463. From there we paddled through Allagash Stream into Allagash Lake, continued east into the rest of Allagash Stream and camped at Little Allagash Falls on Little Round Pond. Paddled to Eagle Lake and camped there on Farm Island. Paddled north to Churchill Lake and camped there at the Jaws Campsite just above Churchill Dam. Ran the Chase Rapids below the dam and camped where the river empties into Umsaskis Lake. Then paddled to Round Pond and camped there. Then paddled to Allagash Falls and camped there. After the Allagash merged with the St John River, we just picked a good gravel bar to camp for the last night and then took out at the Fort Kent boat ramp at Riverside Park. If you have any other questions I’d love to provide any additional detail!

[@wendypederson243]

Hi Nathan! Subscribed. Beautiful content. tyvm Who are you traveling with? Sorry I'm new here.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Hey! Thanks for the sub and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos! No all good, this is my good friend Chase that I grew up with. You’ll probably see him in several of the videos. I have a few people who come with me on these trips but he’s normally on the big ones.

[@lambertsaldi1550]

Thanks for sharing guys! One question no life jackets?? 👀 👀 Brothers survive near drowning! Larry and Mike Foiri on Allagashs Umsaskis Lake ! Check it out guys!! June ,4th 2019 news center Maine!! Happy Paddling!! I know both of the brothers!! The Vermonter and Legal American!!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It’s a pleasure! Love getting to share experiences and exchange stories with others who enjoy the outdoors like us. Good question! We did actually have life jackets. Just didn’t wear them all the time. They were sitting right at our feet if we weren’t wearing them. We usually threw them on before going through rapids or big open water. Yikes! That’s no joke! I’ll definitely check that out. Thanks again for joining along!

[@lambertsaldi1550]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline yes please do so ! 2019 June 4th have fished with Larry Fiori many, many times in the Great State of Maine and have had lunch and dinner with his brother Mike a couple of times in Maine!! Keep up the Great Stuff guys!!

[@kevinwaalker]

Did you see he fish jumping the falls at 9.28 ?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Yes! Im glad you caught it. But I didn’t see it till I was editing the video! I was pretty surprised. I thought it was such a cool shot!

[@Timberbeartrail]

What on earth is a put in never in my life heard such a thing

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It’s a paddling term for the starting point where you put the boat in the water.

[@douglanceleve8389]

Why start at Johnson pond?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Couple of reasons. One, we really liked the remoteness that Johnson Pond starts you off on. It fully immersed us from the first paddle stroke. Also, it allowed us to paddle most of Allagash Stream which was a fun and unique part of the whole trip. We also got to explore the ice caves on Allagash Lake. We felt starting at Johnson Pond gave us quite a bit of diversity right at the start. And I’m glad we did because those first couple of days were some of our favorite! Out alternative and backup plan was to put-in at the south end of Chamberlain Lake if the rangers thought Allagash Stream was too low. We ended up still lining a lot, but it was totally worth it in our minds.

[@Timberbeartrail]

Where are you from? Like where do you live and where are you from?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

I currently live in Oklahoma, but I grew up all over the place. So a lot of my regular trips are around here in Arkansas or New Mexico. But I have family in Minnesota so I get up there multiple times a year. I usually try to get further out for a trip at least once a year.

[@glenndotter5065]

PFD's PFD's PFD's

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Oh trust me, we definitely had our PFDs. We wore them a lot, just took them on and off.

[@glenndotter5065]

Enjoyed the video on the Allagash and Boundary Waters. Did BW some years ago. Spectacular! I only mad the PFD comment because here in Clorado, we see people die every year because they have them but dont wear them. There are folks that see you vids and think if you dont wear them, they dont have to. Maybe a comment in your next vid would help. Lived in Maine 14 years. Loved to visit Ft Kent when I was at Loring FB in the 70's. Keep Paddling

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@glenndotter5065 glad you enjoyed. Thanks for watching and commenting! I totally get ya. I’ve definitely had my moments where I’ve been glad to have been wearing mine. Good idea! They are definitely life savers and I’m a big proponent.

[@vegasboast]

So these 10 part series gotta stop. Edit the trip into a 1.5hr movie. Please. Don't stop short videos youtubers. But as a whole, I'm don't want to wait 2.5 months to watch a series of videos. You feel where I'm coming from.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

I get ya. But what has inspired me a lot over the years are some guys I’ve gotten into watching who do long multi-part episodes. I really enjoy having something to come back to every week and watch. I know that’s not everyone’s cup of tea, so I do a bit of both. If you want the whole story, jump to The Allagash Full Documentary. When I do episodes I’ll also include the full story for those who just want it all in one place. Thanks for the feedback and for watching!