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@@bethcook1576 the waterfalls out there are so beautiful! I want to go back and explore more of them. Thanks!

@@brentwhitford5419 I’m glad our trip could help being back some of those memories! That are is so beautiful.

Thanks for the journey. If you get a chance watch “Waterwalker” by Bill Mason. A Canadian film about canoeing.

@@ElementsWisdom I’m glad you liked it! You have a beautiful state!

@@peterrouleau5992 I don’t think I’ve seen that one yet. I’ll for sure watch it!

Can’t lie, I’m a little jealous you have a cabin so close :) That’s a dream of mine some day! Glad you enjoyed the video. The BWCA holds a special place in my heart and I love meeting others who share the same love for it. Thanks for the comment!

Awesome! Well it’s coming for you! Getting through the edits now and I’m hoping to have it out here in the next couple weeks.

Well I’m glad you enjoy them! This was a big trip that I’m editing it now, so it should be out in a couple weeks at the latest :)

@@Beyond_The_Treeline awesome I am sure I’ll be watching it. I’m going down through all your videos. It’s gonna take me sometime but they’re very enjoyable. I’m grateful if you have come across your channel a big thank you for your hard work because people don’t realize how tough it is to have to set up the camera and then like you’re just going straight through and someone else’s video and you when it’s you that had to preset the camera it’s a lot of work

@@Beyond_The_Treeline I hope you have a great day. It’s gonna be another warm day up in Maine.

@@Catch-A-JOO well thanks for recognizing that. It’s definitely a lot of work, but I do love sharing these adventures with others and have them to look back on. It makes it all worth it hearing comments like this! Glad you’re enjoying the channel. Thanks for the comment :)

@@Catch-A-JOO same to you!

Thank you so much! I’m so glad it made you feel as if you were on the trip. That’s my goal! I want to give people the sense of what I felt when I was there. So that’s a high compliment :) Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the comment and nice words!

It really was an amazing voyage! Such a dramatic landscape. And that saddle was an absolutely incredible view! Thanks for watching!

Thanks for watching and for the comment! Glad you liked it!

Thanks! It was great. Hope you enjoyed the video!

@@Beyond_The_Treeline sure i do..

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

Interesting. Good to know! That’s funny the maps (at least all the ones we had) didn’t designate that.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline you’re right and that’s what the map shows but I used to fish big eagle, round pond and Churchill a few times every summer. I grew up in northern Maine and town called Ashland.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline i’m sitting here watching all the rest of your videos on the Allagash like I’m watching more than two locomotives are right now and I’m gonna continue to watch the rest today and then I’ll move onto the rest of your videos. They’ll all get thumbs up. thank you for coming up to my state and enjoying the beautiful activities we have up here

@@Beyond_The_Treeline oh I moved to Bangor Maine in 1989 bought a house in Orrington Maine 6 miles out of Bangor Brewer and I’m still here ha ha ha I married a wonderful beautiful woman back in 1991 from Bangor. We went on to have two beautiful sons and we’reboth close to retirement now.

@@Catch-A-JOO that’s awesome! I love learning those little nuances of geography. Something only a local would know. Thanks for sharing that bit of info. That area is so beautiful. You’re lucky to have grown up and live up there!

Thanks! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Haha we sure did, and you are guessing correctly - ABSOLUTELY worth it! That area is just so beautiful. Thanks for sharing that memory. That’s one of my favorite parts about posting these videos is getting to connect with people and share those memories. I love watching other people do trips like this for that same reason. Glad that our trip was able to help you relive your trip a bit! Thank you for the kind comments! I enjoy retelling the story and using the shots and music to try my best to give it the feel I had while I was out there. I’m glad you connected with it. Yes! The Snow & Neally and Silky Gomboy are amazing! They make processing wood a breeze. Glad to be able to share the rest of the waterway with you! I hope you can go back and do the rest of it sometime. I sure hope I can make it back up to northern Maine before too long. That profile pic is amazing! I love it. Glad you got that picture! All the best!

@@Beyond_The_Treeline 😊❤🙏

Hmm, you really got me thinking hard here haha. It’s tough because both ends are so beautiful. But if I had to pick for a 4-5 day, I’d just do the first half of what we did. Start at Johnson Pond and take-out at the north end of Umsaskis Lake. Some of our favorite parts of the trips were Allagash Lake and Allagash Stream. The lakes up there are stunning, and then you’d still get the best whitewater stretch below Churchill Dam. I think that would be doable in 5 days.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline awesome thanks!

@@taylorfriberg3620 you got it! If you have any other questions I can help with, feel free to reach out!

Hey that would be awesome! I’ve really enjoyed anytime I’ve spent in Duluth and would love to see more of it. Next time I’m coming through and it makes sense I’ll let you know!

Ooo, good question. I love history, and I’m really into studying the fur trade. The Northwest Company’s main highway for trade was along The Border Route beginning at Grand Portage and carrying onto Rainy Lake and into the northwest. So there’s a lot of history in the area. If you’re into that, I’d highly recommend “The North West Company” by Marjorie Wilkins Campbell. It’s a great read and gives a nice overview of the company and the history of the fur trade in North America. Very pertinent to the region’s history. You feel it as you paddle the BWCA and it’s cool realizing the landscape is pretty much unchanged since the voyageurs were paddling those waters 250 years ago. If you like more wilderness literature, you can’t go wrong with anything by Sigurd F. Olson. He’s one of the main reasons the BWCA is what it is today. But I’d say these would be great books to take on a trip and read while you’re out there, no need to wait to go before reading.

I know… I’ve been keeping an eye on all that’s going on around there. Pretty disappointed about all that could mean for this beautiful river.

It really is a stunning place! Thanks, I’m glad you enjoyed the video!

Hey thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it!

lol, not sure, but we were there so we did it haha 😂 Thanks! Glad you enjoyed it!

That’s awesome! It is a great site. I love the huge rock ledge behind the campsite.

If you go again, there is a large rock about 4ft below the surface roughly 10-15yds oud from shore. It's a great spot to hang out on the water. Also, we caught a ton of pike & walleye where Oyster River meets Nina Moose River. Seemed odd, but they were in the shallows in August. @@Beyond_The_Treeline

@@michaelabbott9854 whoa that’s cool! Yea I’ll for sure check it out next time I’m over there. Great fishing tip too. That does seem odd in August but that’s amazing! I loved the area so I’m sure I’ll be back to it. Thanks for the tips!

@@Beyond_The_Treeline Correction **mid/late July** (still odd location)

@@michaelabbott9854 definitely! But hey, if they are biting in the odd spots, then that’s where I’ll be fishing lol 😂

Glad you enjoyed it! Always good memories in the BWCA. You got any plans to get back out?

@@Beyond_The_Treeline Unfortunately No. Due to health issues my days of tromping around the BWCA are past. At least now with CZcams and young folks like you I can still enjoy the beauty of the BWCA. Thanks again.

@@bradauringer4873 well I’ll keep the videos coming! I love watching other people’s videos for the same reason. Helps me live vicariously through their experiences. Glad I can add to that!

The brand is Fjallraven. I think I was mostly using the men’s leggings in that video. Since they dry so fast they make for great paddling pants. But I’ve also really enjoyed just wearing their Vida Pro pants as well. Super durable and they all have those extra reinforcement on the knees which is also great for paddling. The pants are kinda expensive, but they have a lifetime warranty and are just super rugged and well built. And if you wait around for a deal you can usually get a pretty good sale. Check them out for sure if you’re looking for a great pair of outdoor pants! I’ve loved wearing them and they are super comfortable for how rugged they are.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline thanks so much! Love Fjallraven gear. Heading to BWCA in a few weeks and appreciate the response!

@@mikeo.905 you got it! Enjoy your trip! What entry point are you doing?

Thanks! So true, the north woods are always a good time. So peaceful. Glad the video brought back some memories! I hope you can do that trip someday with the kayak. It’s such a cool area.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline I'm hoping so too, it looks well worth it. The most kayaking I've ever done was a 26 mile trip that lasted from sun up to down. Definitely will need some conditioning to do this! How often did you fellas have to portage?

@@gromp3164 definitely! Yea paddling sunup to sundown is a lot though. 26 miles in a day is no joke! There aren’t too many portages on this route. If I remember correctly, there were only 5. None of them were very long either. I think the one long one was around a half mile. That’s the one from Chamberlain to Eagle Lake. But if you want to skip that portage, you can go a little further south and run a little channel that puts you at the far southern end of Eagle Lake.

@@Beyond_The_Treeline dang, pretty ideal long trip then. Thanks for the replies, the seed has been planted lol. Have a great day.

@@gromp3164 totally! It’s rare to find a long distance river/lake combo with that few portages. Something you could easily do kayaking too. I would just recommend skipping that long portage with a kayak. Glad to chat about it! I hope you get to do it. Message me anytime if you have questions I can help with!

They definitely are. All those shots were taken outside the BWCA in the Superior National Forest. I just took some creative liberty to sprinkle them in throughout the video. But you’re totally right, no drone photography in the BWCA. I always leave my drone in the car on the actual trip :) Thanks for checking!

I don’t see the point in your comment, but we did both have our own tents if you were paying attention. Not that it would matter if we were using a 2 person tent.

Thanks!

Wow that’s crazy! I bet it looked so different clear cut. Yea the forest seemed very healthy and alive now, though we did drive through many logging areas on our way in. I hope you get to go back and experience it again! It’s a special place. Thanks for watching along!

Hey all good! Yea having the rangers transport the gear was great. We weren’t expecting it but it was nice to just focus on the rapids. That area is truly incredible! It’s so beautiful and an amazing part of the country. Thanks! We’ve known each other for a long time and we have been seeing that cooperation coming out well in these trips. We enjoy paddling together for sure!

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

Hey, glad you liked it! Thanks for watching!

I love that quote! Sums it up nicely.

Thank you! We sure will. Great memories for sure!

So true! That’s a great point. Simple is often better I think. Thanks so much! I appreciate the comment. Love connecting with people on these topics.

Whoa that is quite the coincidence! Haha I love seeing places on CZcams that I’ve been before. It brings back all the memories. What a great first trip too, that’s been one of my favorite BWCA trips yet. The area is so pretty! Thanks for watching!

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.

Wow that’s great! So you went in October? I’ve been dreaming of another October trip up there. It’s my favorite time of year in the BW. That area is gorgeous! I want to spend more time in the Lac La Croix area. Yea that river was a beast haha. Was fun in retrospect and was definitely an adventure, but in the moment it was pretty rough.

As a person who has lived in Maine for 50+ years, I can tell you that there are plenty of black bears, but no rattlesnakes.

It really is a beautiful place!

Awesome video footage. My dad would have loved doing the Alagash, and if he were alive today (he died in Fall of 1996), he would have enjoyed it, even with his macular degeneration. Thank you for taking me along, enjoyed the whole trip with beautiful scenery and your descriptions.

@@joane.landers9151 thank you! So glad you enjoyed the video!

Yep! It was nice. Wasn’t originally planning to do it, but it was nice having the peace of mind and being able to just focus on the rapids.

It really is a great one! I love it too. Very simple design, comfortable, and really durable!

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 :)