3 Week Algonquin Park Backcountry Canoe Camping
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This is the first video in our Algonquin series, recounting our 3-week backcountry canoe trip across Algonquin Park, Canada in the fall of 2019. This was our first portage trip, and as you will soon find out, neither one of us really knew what we were doing. Our route started and ended at Opeongo, stretching up to Brent then back down. This video will take us from Opeongo’s South arm to Happy Isle.
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Love the sounds of the loons in the evening! So wonderful seeing how much you enjoyed and felt at peace. Thanks for sharing your adventure.
LOVE this!! Thank you ❤
Nothing beats the beauty of canoe tripping!
This was really nice you guys! Loved it, looking forward to more 🙂
Manish, we appreciate you taking the time to leave this compliment :) episode 2 on Thursday!!
Great production quality. And Elena's laughter is so contagious!! Keep the vids coming.
Haha I know it makes it great cause she can laugh at her own jokes, although I must admit she is really funny (don't tell her I admitted it 😂). But yeah thanks so much! Episode 2 is coming out Thursday :)
Thoroughly enjoyed this! Your dynamic cracks me up and the scenery shots are GORGEOUS
Thanks Jess! Our dynamic is basically Elena talking and being funny and me listening and filming 😂😂😂
- Karam 😘
I've taken many a portage trip in the park over the years, you did an amazing job of capturing the spirit of the adventure!
So glad you added to your first video, looking forward to the rest.
So are we! It was a long time in the making but from now on every Thursday a new video will be dropping! Excited for you to see the rest 🥳
Thank you!! Episode 2 is already posted and uploading the 3rd on Thursday!!
Such an awesome trip and adventure! 😁 great video!👌🏼👌🏼
Thanks Fabio! Would love to know what you think of the rest of the videos in the series :)
Ha, love the lessons learned at the first portage. When I first saw Elena with the two packs on, I thought this is going to go well. Double carrying or leapfrogging is where it is at.
It was a mistake indeed.. That's what I loved about this trip though, as newbies we were constantly learning on the go and will be so much more equipped for our next adventure! Lesson number 1: only bring what you can carry in one go 😂
Such a great video… made me smile so much watching 🤘🏼
Thank you so much! I'm so happy to read this ❤
WOW, simply WOW
I know Karam is amazing
Great video!! You two are fun!
Thanks so much Jennifer! Wait till you see the 2nd video, there's more of Elena's madness haha
I love seeing other couples with similar interests. Cheers from the east coast! We need to make to to Algonquin someday.
Same here! We gotta go out east someday as well :) also you gotta do an algonquin trip in the future. Make sure it's in the fall though you won't regret it trust us!
Your friend with the beard seems cool ;) Great video as always! Top quality all around! Should be the video to watch about first time portaging in Algonquin Park on CZcams!
Thanks Irv! That bearded guy is wtv but the video is great haha. Also hope the algorithm makes this a reality 😂
That 'friend' is sus
@@johntitor4010 lol gtfo irv
This was honestly amazing. I felt like I was watching a film. Your trip looks absolutely incredible, I would love to do something like this one day, it’s unreal!! Please post more :) xx
Wow Amelia thank you so much for this incredible comment :) We're so so happy that you loved this video and adventure, it makes all the hard work filming so worth it haha
We are now posting weekly :) Chapter 2 is up already and chapter 3 is coming out tomorrow! So consider subscribing :)
Thanks again!!
Something awesome about discovering a place for the first time and learning new skills along the way. Well done guys, thanks for bringing us along!
Totally agree with you! The beauty in doing something new in new places is something we both love so much! It's that discomfort that you get used to and learn to search for that makes it all so much more enjoyable.
Part 2 and 3 are out now so consider subscribing for future episodes and let us know what you think!!
@@Karamintheworld awesome. Subscribed! Watched part 2 was really good. Love the raw emotions and edits
@@ride-paddle-repeat Thank you so much! We really appreciate you :)
Yeah we really enjoyed sharing the real adventure and how we felt throughout. Just felt more natural. Also Elena just complains so much 😂😂😂 Just wait for part 4, that's where the real complaining comes in
I made it up to Cedar Lake back in August 1977 but we travelled from Canoe lake with many portage on the route.
Wow I'm sure the Park looked quite different back then, or at least surely was less developed!
Looks like you had fun. Nice trip!
We absolutely did! Happy you enjoyed it :)
Production values are incredible. Great work guys!
Luke! Thank you so much :) Really appreciate the compliment! Hope you also liked Chapter 2!
What fun awesome journey!!
Thanks! The first of many bike tours :)
Karam and Elena may your journeys together or solo last a precious lifetime.......explore on!
I have drive into Brent , beautiful. And I'm heading in next week. But damn I don't know if I could solo that loop! Amazing ! 👍
Cool short film.. planning to go portaging this summer, can't wait!
Very jealous! Would love to go back for a nice relaxing trip this time, hopefully in 2022 when travel is permitted again. Enjoy your trip :)
@@Karamintheworld Thank you! Hope you guys can come back and explore more of Northern Ontario soon!
@@thehikingnomads159 Really hope to as well! Karam is from Canada and got family there, so we'll for sure be coming back lots. Also we have a winter camping trip filmed that needs to be edited :)
The first portage take 2 trips! Seriously overloaded...never seen packs front and back lol
Karam strikes me as a extremely wealthy person. Good video.
😂 you should watch the film we made, my elbow holes will tell you that my bank account is actually depressingly low
We all liveeee on a yellow submarineeeee 💛 Another great video you two ;)
Thanks Chris! Next time you can come with and sing a song of your choice
Wow Karam and Elena such a great adventure you went on, really hope next time you take me with you
You know you're always welcome to join. Although Elena might not want you there
@@Karamintheworld This made me laugh out loud
This has some very premium production quality. Great editing and all that.
Thanks a lot! Definitly spent a lot of time on this so I'm really grateful for your comment 🙏
Very beautiful
Thank you!! Happy you liked it xx
My wife gets irritated with my filming too. ;) But just wait til you can look back on this 3 years from now. Lot's of foreshadowing here in Part 1, looking forward to the rest!
I can honestly say that looking at these videos now, I am so so happy that we filmed everything! Incredible to be able to look back and remember it all so vividly 😍 BUT oh boy was it annoying at the time.
Nice! I am starting to think about doing a trip where I just circle Lake Opeongo maybe over a 3 -5 day trip, stopping/camping along the way.
That honestly sounds like a great idea! Although it's a really big lake and not the most intimate, I think it has some really nice campsites and lots around to explore! Good luck with it :)
- Karam
@@Karamintheworld Most of my Algonquin trips have involved tons of portages except for my Clash of the Seasons one. In the past I've also covered most of the larger Algonquin Lakes however I have not yet spent any time on Opeongo. It seems big enough to actually warrant the multiple day idea. Most of the time I love exploring the rivers.
@@NobleEndeavours123 Well I love the idea, seems like you're a very seasoned expert when it comes to Algonquin, not like us haha.
The only canoed on the Petawawa and the Madawaska I believe (You can see it in our route map). But it definitely seems more interesting to be within the closed spaces, probably more activity around.
What's the longest trip you've done into the park?
@@Karamintheworld You flatter me! :) My longest trip has been 15 days in Algonquin however I've done around 20 trips (need to count them sometime). A lot of my camping experience came from bicycle touring - 37 days riding around Lake Superior for example. Remember experience is all relative and depends a lot on what happens on any specific trip. I heard the average trip in Algonquin is 3 or 4 days now compared to months long 100 years ago. That means your one trip is equivalent to 6 modern day trips however you have the extra bonus of longer continuous duration which has it's own impact.
I like your trips because you share the emotional rollercoaster which I personally think is a critical part of what makes the best trips the ones that we remember so vividly!
Thank-you for sharing your experiences!
If you want an example of one trip that had a bit more pain and suffering. A buddy of mine, Bob, and I were supposed to spend 8 days in the park in a tandem canoe. The first day was beautiful and sunny. The next 6 rained continuously. On day seven we were on White trout lake. We left the park at access point 4, Rain Lake, that night, in the dark. We covered a huge distance and 10+ portages. It represents our biggest single day travel. Of course it also stuck in our mind so on our next trip we didn't plan for the shorter of days we should have..... grin - enter some learning and suffering!
next time you get a leach make sure to use a piece of hair and slid it on your skin where the mouth is and it should come off. if you pull it off you risk getting an infection because it may barf into your body. i’ve been on may of these trips and i’ve had maybe 20 leaches lol
Ok I wish we'd known this at the time lol, luckily no infections! But now we will know for next time, thanks for the advice :)
Ahhh! Amazing video!! So beautiful. Props to you guys for deciding to do this and sticking with it 😄!! Where did Elena get her green and purple sweater? It is gorgeous on her!!
Thank you so much!! It was a beautiful adventure ❤
She got it from a thrift shop in Montreal I think :)
How much experience did you guys have with canoe or camping before this?
Absolutely zero experience haha. We had done camping before but never done any portaging before. We just spent a lot of time looking at what gear we'll need and food. So if you're thinking of doing something like this absolutely go for it!!
@@Karamintheworld I've done a 2 day solo trip myself. Crazy to imagine a 3 week trip for my first time!
@@karupt422 Yeah... we thought so too and that's why we did it 😂
Part 3 coming next week so consider sticking around for it!!
Hey, using google maps isn’t very accurate and doesn’t properly show the terrain or lakes. You should download Canadian topos on the App Store where you can download any topo map in Canada. I’ve used it extensively and it’s definitely worth getting for longer trips with confusing terrain
wow this is the tip of the century! love this :) Thanks for the tip, we'll make sure to give this a go next time!
For this trip a combo of google maps and Jeff's Map did the trick but we had to go back and forth haha
Did you guys just moved to Canada?
Karam has lived in Canada for the past 12 years and I (Elena) lived there for 5 years! We are now both located in Berlin, Germany though :)
Beautiful couple Serbia Belgrade.
Thank you! Sendiing love from Berlin :)
You two are a beautiful dog retriever is wonderful.
Going barefoot canoeing is a mistake I did and sunburned the top of my feet so bad I couldn't wear shoes for 3 days.
ouch! luckily that didn't happen to either of us, otherwise we would have had to rethink our strategy 😂
also at your portage you don’t have to take everything at once 😭😭😭 you did great tho
haha we know that now! From the 3rd portage we started leapfrogging and not carrying everything at once!
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Thanks for watching ❤️❤️❤️
@@Karamintheworld most welcome guys ty for the entertainment for the awesome adventure ya 🌳🌱❤3
Did you have a place to pee? Especially as a Girl?
The woods haha
but also evey campsite has a wooden box that you can sit on and pee :)
@@Karamintheworld And when you needed.to pee while in the boat?
I think your backpacks are not right. They are hurting shoulders. And you do need more practice about portaging with canoe.
Definitely dove into the deep end with this adventure, but we were able to figure out everything as we went :)