The Allagash | Paddling Northern Maine | Full Documentary

A 10 day canoe trip through Northern Maine along the scenic Allagash Wilderness Waterway. We encounter whitewater, vast lakes, and intimate boreal settings in some of Maine's most stunning wilderness. As far as canoe tripping goes, we couldn't ask for more - silence, remote, and serene - but that kind of seclusion doesn't come without its challenges.
Trip Date: September 23 - October 5, 2022
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[@aroostookdave]

I am lucky to live here and enjoy the beautiful sites everyday.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

You are indeed! It’s beautiful country up there!

[@paquitoignacio3449]

Wha a beautiful place to explore, tranquility fresh air nice to camp , see the nature wilderness

[@mf9264]

Beautiful trip guys. Really enjoyed watching it. Spending that much time on the water can really change your perspective. Brought back some wonderful memories of a trip I did with my 3 young sons about 25 years ago in Algonquin Provincial Park . Thanks for posting and taking us along with you. Hope you get to do many many more!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed watching. You are so right, it really does change your perspective. I love that our trip brought back some of your trip memories! I enjoy connecting with others over these shared paddling memories. Thanks for the comment! Have a few trips in the works for this year, so I’ll definitely be sharing them as well :)

[@conniewaite1371]

So pristine and beautiful.excellent!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It really is! Such an amazing place. I was so thankful to experience it! Thanks for following along the journey!

[@ck7863]

What a beautiful video. The views from the fire tower were spectacular with all the different colors. It seems you and your friend get along great, you work so well together. Me and my husband enjoyed this video a lot. Looking forward to more videos

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! It was such a beautiful area. We caught the changing colors at the right time I think! I’m glad you guys are enjoying the videos. Thanks for the feedback! I’ll keep the videos coming.

[@calebtownsend6012]

This looks awesome!!! I’d absolutely love to do this one day

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

You should! It’s such an incredible area! Hit me up if you ever want any details on the trip, I’d be happy to help with whatever info I have :)

[@jesseh1800]

Anyone else catch the fish jumping up the falls at 9:29 ? Awesome video though, planning our trip now for this coming summer I can’t wait

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Yea crazy right!!!? I didn’t even see it till I was editing haha. It really surprised me. But super cool to actually watch a fish jumping up a waterfall! Glad you liked the video! Thanks for watching. You’re going to have a blast! The Allagash is such a special place! Keep me posted, I’d love to hear your stories :)

[@kccox3446]

Watching know can't wait ❤

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying it!

[@BurtReynoldstash]

Great video

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@rcote1234]

Terrific video, thanks. Nice job lining your way through the trouble spots. I’m curious what you wear, if anything, for wet/dry suit (pants, top), when wading. I notice you paddled some of the heavier rapids, below Churchill Dam without your gear loaded. - smart. How did you get your gear sync’d back with you? Is there a portage path along side that stretch? We’re planning an Allagash trip for early Fall.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you, glad you enjoyed it! Ah man, I want to go back, it’s so beautiful in fall! You’ll have an amazing trip. Are you planning to start at Johnson Pond or Chamberlain Lake, or somewhere else? I honestly don’t have anything in the way of dry suits yet. I’ve really been eyeing some but haven’t decided to drop the money on one yet. Typically I wear neoprene socks and shoes so my feet stay warm. I usually just wear something quick dry for pants since I tend to plan on being in and out of the water during lining. I don’t typically mind if my legs are wet during the day, unless it’s really cold out then I’m more cautious about being in and out of the water. But as long as I keep my core dry it doesn’t bother me to be wet during the day. I guess I’ve just kinda gotten used to it haha.

[@rcote1234]

Thanks, that makes sense regarding quick-dry pants; will likely do the same. We have an AWW guidebook arriving in the mail today. We initially thought we’d start at Chamberlain Lake, but we really enjoyed your route, so we’re unsure. We’ll likely have our little Chocolate Lab (65 lbs) along with us, which affects canoe choice. Old Town Discovery 158 (heavy tank) if Lab comes along; or Old Town Hunter (much lighter) if Lab stays home. (Funny; our Lab, Stella, watched portions of your video when she heard familiar sounds, like geese)

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@rcote1234 you got it! If you have any other questions I can help with I’d be happy to share anything I learned from our trip. The guide books are super helpful! I did love doing Johnson pond and Allagash Lake. The creek was beautiful and it just felt really remote and secluded. From a canoe standpoint, I have a Nova Craft Prospector and it’s 85lbs. It did great and wasn’t too bad for portaging since none of them are that long. It’ll be fun having a dog along! I love that Stella watches part of it! I have two little Westies and they will watch some of the canoeing videos I watch and love all the sounds too. It’s funny!

[@helencarr5869]

Nice job!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it!

[@DougPeabody]

Nicely done guys!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thank you!

[@saucycardinal3322]

Immediate subscribe. Nice to see more and more canoe camping channels pop up. My buddy and I are planning to paddle half of Ohio next year (unfortunately lake erie doesn't really connect with the Ohio river in the southern part of the state, or we'd try the whole thing). Nice video! Highly recommend the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) in northern Minnesota. It gives you a lot of that early fur trade era canoe history of the voyageurs

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! Glad you’re enjoying! The Ohio sounds like an incredible trip! Keep me posted on that. How long will that trip be? Yes I love the BWCA! That’s where I fell in love with canoe tripping. Funny enough I’m actually editing a video right now of a BWCA trip I just got back from. So I’ll be posting that here in a few weeks hopefully. Great to meet a fellow canoe tripper!

[@saucycardinal3322]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline I believe it'll be about 110 miles. We've done the first leg of it to test how far we can reasonably go in a day. I worked up at the national park there last summer and we'd get off work and just paddle and explore islands up there. Fell in love with canoeing after that, just need to eventually get a lighter canoe. We got an old aluminum one on FB marketplace for $225

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@saucycardinal3322 that’ll be incredible! Let me know how it goes! Sounds like a great time at the national park too. How fun to just be able to paddle around and explore after work! Nothing wrong with a $225 canoe! Will there be a lot of portaging? Speaking of the Boundary Waters, this spring I bought a used kevlar canoe from an outfitter in Ely. It was definitely the way to go for buying a canoe. Like 50% off retail price and in great condition. Highly recommend if you find yourself on the market for one in the future!

[@Victory1981]

Awesome! I’ve been to Maine, but not that far north. I was at Sebago Lake.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Yea it was so beautiful! That was my first time in Maine and I want to go back and explore more! It’s such an incredible state.

[@recentlyretired]

2 different Maines , Sebago is a great area but the County is a different place

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@recentlyretired ah yea I see, right outside Portland. The the state changed a lot from south to north. Cool to see the transition.

[@simpleoldman]

Where was your gear as you paddled the rapids? Great video...

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Good question! The rangers at Churchill Dam offered to shuttle our gear past the rapids for us for $10. We originally weren’t planning to, but figured it gave us a bit of the peace of mind and allowed us to just focus more on running the rapids. Don’t get that option too often! Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it.

[@simpleoldman]

Thanks.

[@timjk32]

real cool place. what time of the year did u go?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

It really is a beautiful place! We went the last week of September into the first week of October. Great time of year if you’re up for some cooler temps. We hardly saw anyone at all. Felt like we had the whole place to ourselves.

[@MikeM.nomiles]

Did someone haul the gear for you from churchill dam to 1st campsite

[@paquitoignacio3449]

Just hope no wild animals like bears, beautiful place to explore

[@stevep7785]

Beautiful video! What were the dates of your trip?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Thanks! I’m glad you enjoyed it! We were on the water from Sep 26 - Oct 5 of 2022. It was gorgeous that time of year. I did this trip before starting this KZbin channel, so I’m kinda playing some catch-up to get to some of my more recent trips.

[@adamtownsend1096]

What time of year did you do this trip

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

We did it in late September to early October of 2022. Beautiful time to go. The weather and colors ended up being perfect!

[@johnnylyons9602]

Where was your gear while you ran the rapids?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

So there were some rangers at Churchill Dam that offered to shuttle our gear past the rapids for us. I think it’s like $5 or $10 but we figured it gave us a bit of the peace of mind and allowed us to just focus more on running the rapids.

[@johnnylyons9602]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline that's awesome and definitely worth it.

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@johnnylyons9602 for sure. Was a nice little surprise! Something you don’t get too often for sure haha.

[@JohnJones-vx7cr]

How did you retrieve your car?

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

Great question! We had an outfitter shuttle it for us. So we just coordinated it all ahead of time and they picked it up from Johnson Pond while we were paddling and had it waiting for us at Fort Kent.

[@noahkironclad5048]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline What outfitter did you yall use? would love to do a trip like this soon! great video btw

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@noahkironclad5048 you should! And if you do let me know about it. I’d love to hear your stories :) We used Allagash Guide Services. They were great! Gave us a lot of helpful info during the planning stages and really know the area super well. Shuttling with them was super easy too. We had them pick up our car and drop it for us but they will also shuttle you and your gear if that option works better. Would highly recommend them!

[@noahkironclad5048]

@@Beyond_The_Treeline Awesome! thanks for the info. will for sure follow up once we make it happen!

[@Beyond_The_Treeline]

@@noahkironclad5048 you got it! Happy planning!

[@oakley1471]

"promo sm"