The Allagash | 10 Day Wilderness Trip in the North Maine Woods | Part 2

After some big lake paddling we finally get our first taste of white water on the Allagash. Fall is starting to show its colors in the Northwoods and the days are cooling down. Maine is not disappointing!
Trip Date: September 23 - October 5, 2022
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[@DaveCollierCamping]

Amazing views, awesome video. New friend here.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! I appreciate it Dave!

[@DaveCollierCamping]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline Have a great Sunday

[@jeannenimmo5]

"Solitude expresses the joy of being alone, while loneliness expresses the pain."(Henry David Thoreau).

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

I love that quote! Sums it up nicely.

[@michaelbroyer3918]

I paddled the entire Allagash, September 1985 on my OOPS trip as a freshman at College of the Atlantic, Bar Harbor, Maine. OOPS outdoor orientation program.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

That’s awesome. It’s such an incredible area!

[@williamemmons8816]

Ten years ago at the young age of 55 I paddled the Allagash solo. However I started at Telos thoroughfare at 5:00 pm and paddled to telos dam, the start of the Allagash wilderness waterway. Got there around 9:00 pm. Paddled From there to Chamberlain Gravel beach site on the second day. With a stop by the old steamship remains. From Gravel beach to pump handle site after stopping at the trains and the tramway. Spent around ten hours a day paddling, still my favorite outbound trip. There are few places left like the AWW, hope to take my grandson this year.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

That’s awesome! Sounds like a fantastic trip! It is such a beautiful area. Very special! I hope you can get your grandson out there! We need more places like it.

[@richardrocamora549]

I canoed the Allagash four times (1966, 68, 69, and 70). The section of river you ran is called Chase Carry. In those days we used Canvas covered canoes. They were not very forgiving if you hit rocks. Most people portaged that section. In 1970, I happened to be there the day Senator Ed Muskie and a bunch of other VIP’s were flown in to dedicate the Churchill dam which was funded by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. We had a chance to talk to Senator Muskie that day. Some Maine guides took him down Chase Carry by canoe. They used poles to control the descent. I am enjoying following your trip down the river and feeling your sense of discovery!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Wow that’s so cool hearing your experiences on the Allagash! Chase Carry was definitely a highlight of the trip. What cool history! Thanks for sharing your experiences with me. It’s always neat for me to compare stories with others who have done these places as well. To do it 4 times is awesome! I hope to return in the future. Thanks for joining along on our journey! I’m glad you’re enjoying it.

[@dataminerdaniel]

Wow you guys are good on the rapids!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Hey thanks! We learned a lot on this trip for sure. These were great rapids for learning more fine maneuvers. Taught us good communication too!

[@calliepieters3446]

jolly good show !! I did a lot of camping this year !! thanks

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! So glad you enjoyed it! What are your camping highlights from the year?

[@marykay-hm3zc]

Nice video, really enjoyed it! Just subscribed!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks for subscribing! I’m so glad you enjoyed the video!

[@michaelbroyer3918]

When blowing on a fire, a pocket fire bellow is more effective and weighs less than an ounce.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Oh nice! I’ve never heard of one. I’ll look into that. I’ve used things like a straw or something to concentrate the air more, but I don’t just carry around a straw with me haha. I’ll look into a pocket bellow. Thanks!

[@ItsGoodintheWoods]

This is awesome!!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! Glad you liked it!

[@johnscherer376]

Awesome!!! Great job navigating down the river!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! It was a blast! Learned a lot in those rapids for sure.

[@kccox3446]

I'm KC new to your channel looking forward to a lot more, your great in your content in the way you present Awesome!!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks KC! I’m glad you’re enjoying it! I’ll keep it coming. I love sharing my wilderness experiences. Thanks for following along and for the comment! It means a lot!

[@21Swayzee]

Cool to see what Maine has to offer. Never heard of the Allagash, but looks like I need to add it to the list. 10 day trips are the best! We rocked the Lower Missinaibi this summer with the fam... which has been a dream of mine. Got to love those rainy, lake crossings...cool logging history too! Keep rocking it!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Yea it’s gorgeous! I’d definitely recommend. Awe man! The Missinaibi has been a something I’ve been looking at for a couple of years now! That’s sounds incredible! I’d love to hear any bit takeaways from that trip. It sounds beautiful! Something about those rainy lakes just adds all the right feels 😊 Thanks! Love exchanging trips with fellow travelers!

[@21Swayzee]

The Missinaibi was everything I dreamed of...we had the kids with us, so we went in August, plus side, we didn't notice any mozzies, or black flies, down side, lower water, so we had a few sections we needed to walk, but we planned it that way, because of the kids. Water was warm for swimming, and fishing was great! We passed by numerous surgeon we could see just chillin in the water. The train back to cochrane from Moosonee was a fun way to end the journey. A lot cheaper than I thought too...if you ever head that way and need any details feel free to reach out! What paddle have you been on, that is a must??@@Beyond_The_Treeline

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@21Swayzee that sounds incredible! Thanks for sharing. I’ll definitely reach out if I ever head that way. I would really like to someday. I know who to ask when I need the details!

[@robertlindblom3841]

Great video. What length canoe did you use?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! It’s a 15ft Nova Craft Prospector.

[@notquiteultralight1701]

I was like…. Where’s all your stuff??

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Haha yea, some rangers offered to shuttle it down river for us. We took them up on the offer so we could just focus on running the rapids.

[@notquiteultralight1701]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline smart!! This looks like an incredible time!! I’ve had some amazing times on big maine lakes. Had a few terrifying ones where two purple storm systems (as they were shown on radar) collided over our heads and we were hammock camping with beginner hammock setups😁. We just took our dry clothes off and put our paddling clothes back on, stuffed our sleeping gear back in our dry bags and waited out the storm together. It started at like 1030p and ended at like midnight. Crazy!! Also had lotsa moments where you can literally hear the blood vessels in your brain pulsating with every heartbeat. So quiet! I’m a kayaker so not sure how that works with portaging. I watch a lot of these canoe camping trip videos. I have entertained the notion that maybe i should get into canoeing. But then i thought maybe i should just be happy with what i have. I’m pretty geared up for whatever on the kayaking front. You guys have great chemistry together! Man! That’s great! You need that as a tandem canoeing team. I was watching you enjoy your coffee with the 750 ml titanium pot. I tried that with mine from toaks on a backpacking trip and I burned my lips!!🤣🤣. Ahh good stuff! Just wondering if you guys had hammocks as well in case the campsites were full and you had to just camp wherever? Thank you so much for giving me a nice escape from my life tonight!! Take care and i look forward to more from this awesome duo!!👍🏼 NQU

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@notquiteultralight1701 thanks for the comment and for sharing your experiences too! That’s one thing I’m enjoying most about sharing these videos is connecting with others and hearing their stories. That’s a wild story! I’m glad you guys made it out safe. Makes for exciting stories to tell though! Man, I love canoeing for that reason. Canoes are just so versatile and so fun to trip in. But kayaks are fantastic too and I bet you cruise so much faster than I do on those big lakes! If you’re outfitted for kayaking, that’s hard to switch. But if you ever give canoeing a shot, you’ll have to let me know how you like it. I’d love to try a kayaking trip someday. Thanks! We grew up together and have done a lot of trips. You’re for sure right, definitely makes a difference having someone you can rely on when tandem canoeing. You know, we used to hammock camp a lot. We sometimes bring them along, but recently I’ve been doing more tent camping. I should break out the hammock again though. Thanks for following along! I’m glad you enjoyed the video! Hope to exchange more stories in the future!

[@notquiteultralight1701]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline 👍🏼😊

[@outdoorlemonade5424]

What happened to your gear as you were going down the rapid's, the center of the canoe is empty.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Good question! The forest rangers at Churchill Dam offered to shuttle our gear to the end of the rapids for us. So we took them up on that so we could just enjoy the rapids. Not an option we get too often haha.

[@cindyericks]

Very cool!

[@cindyericks]

Where was your gear during the rapids?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

The forest rangers offered to shuttle the gear below the rapids, so we took them up on that. It was nice to just focus on running the rapids.

[@williamemmons8816]

The rangers at Churchill dam will portage your gear to Bissonette bridge for $10. The logging museum at Churchill dam is worth seeing.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@williamemmons8816 it is a very cool museum! I loved the history along the route.