Larder River Canoe Trip | Waterfalls, & Wild Whitewater | Best NE Ontario Backcountry Weekend Trip!
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- čas přidán 10. 07. 2024
- An amazing canoe trip, through some of the most breathtaking scenery in the northeast!
Join Cam, Sheree, Leah and myself as we paddle 70km down the Larder River. This was to be Sheree's first whitewater experience, and the river provided a perfect smattering of intermediate to advanced rapids to lean and grow skills.
This was our 2020 backcountry opener, delayed to June due to the pandemic.
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Awsome Video Brad, well filmed and documented! Looked like an awesome trip and wow what an amazing river!
Waiting for premieres is a startling reminder of my own impatience. #instantGratification
Hehe i hear ya Jon, worse for this time cause its where i grew up.
Ha, doesn't backcountry camping teach patience? :D
Ha ha the commentary on that first Class I was hilarious 😂
I love these trips and I appreciate you allowing us to tag along...
My hometown growing up place. Great memories.
Algonquin..
Beautiful weather! Spectacular scenery! Good company! Another epic trip!
Greetings from Germany. I like your you're tours, you're filming and the sceneric adventures. i enjoy them again and again.👍
Had a blast doing this trip in early Aug 2007 with the wife (6 weeks post-op), three littles, youngest was 8 and a Shih-Tzu. Less water that time of year but I recognized many spots. We put-in at Raven Lake and take-out was Wendigo. Great video!
Love the Larder. I was blown away by the scenery here. I think we'll be back in the future for more adventures. Sounds like you have quite the crew for your trip!
I live here... the whole area itself is beautiful!
Watched the whole trip - enjoyed very much - thanks for videoing and sharing
Right in our backyard, might have add this to my list. Thanks for sharing
That was exciting Brad... I love white water. It is so exhilarating... Thanks for sharing
Hey Dennis, thanks for watching! Gotta love the thrill of the run. Looks like Sheree caught the whitewater bug now too. Always helps to have a mixed bag of experience in the group so that others can learn and develop skills.
Love watching these. Keep 'em coming!
Absolutely love the longer video. Thank you for sharing another adventure!
Thanks a bunch! We'll certainly get at least one more long format video out this season and then a few more medium ones (20-30mins). Takes about 3-5 weeks to edit up a 45min video, so glad it was well received!
As always amazing camera work, rapids canoeing, commentary and editing. Nice work.
That poutine looks so amazing...its funny cause I'm having poutine tonight!!!!
That was a beautiful river!!! Thanks for taken me along. Cheers
Wow,you have to have a tremendous amount of passion for these adventures.So much work/fun/adrenaline rush.
Bravo,and thanks for sharing
Amazing. Loved it
Another incredible route in a seemingly endless supply. Your so lucky when you live near such great outdoor opportunities. I'm in the u.s. so I was shut out, we'll see what next year brings.
One truly amazing film Brad, living in the UK I’m extremely envious of the vast variety of canoe routes that you have. 👍👍👍👍
So glad you enjoyed it. Really lucky to call this province home. You can paddle a lifetime and never see it all
I have the same grey owl paddle, was pumped to see it haha.
Awesome video and superb landscape. At 8:39 or 8:40 looks like some old remains from mining.
Glad you enjoyed it! That's more powerhouse infrastructure. Raven Falls was also used for power generation. Cam actually paddled under it in one of the shots. It's pretty cool, though not as impressive as the larger powerhouse down river.
Well worth the wait - awesome scenery, breathtaking falls and rapids, impressive canoeing skills, and photography that captures the excitement of the moment as well the beauty of the surroundings. Well done!
Thanks so much! Bit of a challenge to edit with all the camera angles, but well worth it in the end, so glad you enjoyed it!
So good, what an awesome trip. Thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching as always Paul!
Looks like a very nice river that I need to put on my to-do list. Those rapids look like fun - a bit bony, but fun. I liked Leah's voiceover. Sheree had a bit of a trial by fire on her first whitewater trip; she did well.
Thanks Bill! I'll be getting Leah to do some more voiceovers in the future! Especially for our Throat River expedition. Sheree, loved the whitewater! She was a bit scared at first but quickly grew to love the thrill of the run.
my friends and i did that trip 30 years ago. camped after fourth falls and watched the"northern lights". We had to stop for a bear crossing the blanche river. good times.
That was awesome to watch. I'm not usually a fan of longer videos, but yours is the exception. It felt like it was only 10 minutes long. Keep them coming. Awesome job, and looks like an amazing trip. Cheers, looking forward to the next video.
Another informative and entertaining offering; your channel is a great - and greatly appreciated - resource, thanks!
Much appreciated! Great river to paddle! Hope you get to experience it for yourself one day!
45:37 What it sounds like when the Joker captures Batman. Beautiful scenery. Great video. Thanks for sharing!
haha pretty much!! Leah always laughs at my excited whitewater celebratory laugh....
Looks like a great trip down an amazing river! I’m adding this one to my “to do” list. Thanks for sharing guys!
It's a great one to paddle. The scenery is top notch. Reminds me more of stuff you'd find in the car north of NW Ontario. A gem to paddle that won't disappoint!
@@ExploreTheBackcountry Awesome, makes me want to go even more! What about for someone with only beginner whitewater canoe skills - ok to do, or better to improve the skills first?
Nice Brad! Will need to put this on my to-do canoe list. Gorgeous area for sure.
Man you're gonna love it! Was one of our fav shorter trips. I want to return in May for even higher flows. Good mix of everything on that route. Will be checking out some of the other routes nearby next year, very scenic area!
Good one!
Amazing and breathtaking. I'm a little envy of what you have but eternally grateful for sharing your experiences.
One of the best rivers around in Northeastern Ontario. We were blown away by it too!
Great film, thanks from Down under!
Glad you enjoyed it!! Such a great place to paddle
You guys did a great job.That was a great trip thanks.
Our pleasure! Thanks a bunch!!
Amazing paddle, was on the edge of my seat a few times! Thanks for sharing. :)
Glad you enjoyed it! Was one of our fav trips!!
What a great video thanks for sharing
Amazing great job
Good morning . Great video ! Nice to see ya back !
Thanks for watching! More to come over the winter months!
Another great video…. It hurt my eyes watching you all go over the shallow ‘cheese grater’! Poor canoes 😂
A most excellent adventure, bravo.
Thanks!!
Ran a lot of those drops years ago when i live in englehart. cool section of river for sure!
Awesome! Nice little run. I would love to return when levels are a little higher. At these flows, it was a great intro for Sheree!
Brilliant inspirational you guys are great 🤟🏻
Worth the wait, awesome video.
Awesome!! So glad you enjoyed it!
Very beautiful .... Well done guys....
Thanks a lot 😊
As always this was beyond spectacular. Such amazing scenery and paddling. I held my breath a few times not going to deny it. Was such a rush hearing you’s scream when you got through them. Just amazing footage. Thanks for taking us on a wild ride.😘
Ha! That post rapid rush is quite the feeling!! Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed it.
Awesome video did this trip this summer! Was a blast , larder lake to wendigo
Awesome!! Such a great area to paddle.
I have been here as a kid, my people live in this area..Algonquin and Algoma..when I first saw the Last Mohican it took me back to my youth.
Grew up in the area, but haven't paddled this route yet. Almost did it in high school but to avoid crowds we paddled the Misema from Hwy-66 to the 80 Foot Falls north of Englehart. What a disaster lol.
I might have to add the Larder River trip to my to-do list after seeing this.
I was in the aria early 60's, don't remember much but the fishing under those drops were great! Lots of walleyes. My uncle traped all over that area, I am Algoma from western Ontario.
Awesome content really glad I found your Chanel!
Welcome aboard!
Awesome!
Thank you! Cheers!
Well done Brad. Your map illustrations really help outline your adventures. Great edits too!
Glad you like them!
Fun!
I really enjoyed the video. I would never be able to do this trip. It was exciting to watch. I followed along with my topo map. I wanted to make one comment but you tube did not allow it.
Ah, what a tease! I have to wait! I'm planning to do this trip next year. But will probably end it at Wendigo Lake just cause I don't have a white water canoe and definitely don't have white water experience. Hopefully one day I'll get that training and experience.
What better way to get experience than by doing it 👍
This trip looks phenomenal!
@@dillonhillier It was an epic trip last summer. I paddled from the town of Larder Lake at their marina across the lake and down the river to Raven Falls. Day two I only made it to Ward Lake and got rained out so set up camp early and chillaxed in the tent. Finished on day 3 on Wendigo Lake. Plan to go re-do the river and start on Raven Lake and go down to at least the Blanche River. Maybe do the Blanche as well out to Lake Temiskaming if I have the time. The videos on my channel although my editing skills aren't as good as this video was. But hey, it's all about being out there and having fun.
Wow what an awesome looking trip! Used to spend time up in Kirkland lake and around Watabeag lake area. Larder looks amazing and would love to try that route. Thanks for sharing!
There is a good route on watabeag too. Nice waterfall.
@@louiestarrz would love more info on that route for watabeag, thanks for sharing.
@@ride-paddle-repeat hey msg me at curt_mallette@msn.com. ill send you some maps, and if you actually want to do it, I will cir le good camping spots, and a portage I cut
Watabeag looks like a nice area, quite a few routes in the area to check out. Will do in the future as it's fairly close to us.
@@ExploreTheBackcountry oh yah? Where are you guys from? I wouldn't do them passed the middle of July. For the most out of rapids mid June is good, weather permitting of course
Look like some late days you had there!
went at the Raven Falls today,
very nice looking place,
use backroads and Jeep to go there tho.
How close can you drive? Theres the dam upriver i noted as having a way in
Starts out with grey skies - was that "Brad weather"? (learned that from the video of the Grand River Canyon trip...LOL!!!)
Haha, I'd have to check in with Anita, but I'm pretty sure she labeled any foul weather as my doing!!
@@ExploreTheBackcountry lol...!
Impressive! Especially lifting the canoe for a portage... what does your canoe weigh?
Careful boys
Just having the worst case of wish I was there right now! The place where I was born is calling me back from this western life I've known. There's no substitute for the Shield I guess.
Little snowy at the moment, hehe, but I hear you. There's something special about the land of lakes and rocks!
Awesome video! My only question is where did you find the map, i've been looking online to buy it but can't find it ?
Thanks a lot!
Enjoyed the video. I believe you'll find a route description for the Larder River canoe route written by Murray & Vicky Muir, published in the first edition of their book "Discovering Wild Temiskaming" about 20 years ago.
Yes! Have the book, saw their write up on it after the trip. Description is somewhat helpful, but we faced higher water levels than the write up would suggest.
@@ExploreTheBackcountry I think there's also a description of the Misema River (east of Larder).
Drat! Where is Leah's cocktail hour? :-)
Haha, not this time.... There will be one from our Throat River Expedition. We tend to have them for the longer trips!
As a Covid recluse this is what I look forward to.
you should try one of my birchbark canoes on an adventure
Do you make them yourself?? Very cool! We have an old wood and canvas. Those classic lines are a joy to paddle.
Guys, was that a esquif prospecteur?
Yup. That's Cams canoe! We paddled a Nova Craft Moisie
Hi!! Well done man!! What are those canoes you are using?
Nova Craft Moisie in TuffStuff Expedition layup and an Esquif Prospecteur in T-Formex.
@@ExploreTheBackcountry I would guess the Prospector is a wetter ride. The Esquif equivalent to the Moisii would be the Canyon 16 or 17 foot.
In my expert opinion! Hahahaha! I have an older 16 foot Royalex Prospecteur. The rocker is 4". The equivalent in Tformex is the" prospecteur sport" otherwise the prospecteur is a little less rocked... Maybe 2" not sure. All this from a conversation last summer on a river expedition... ;-)
I grew up in the Larder area... You have inspired me to go back there and give that river a run!!! Thank you!!
@@blackspruceroutes without checking specs, I think you're bang on there. The Moisie is certainly the sportier of the two vs the Prospectuer and definitely runs a bit drier. I've paddled a Canyon, but never swapping runs like this trip so I can't get a direct comparison in feel, but it's real close to the Moisie. In general, the TuffStuff turns quicker as the hull is a bit more rigid. We did a 3 canoe expedition this summer and everyone rocked decked prospector hulls (Royalex, TuffStuff and T-Formex). Probably the nest overall combo for a big trip with varrying conditions.
Larder Lake area is pretty amazing. i was blown away by the scenery. I think I want to take a crack at the Misema system next....
Happy paddling!!
"Hop in we're going shopping...for whitewater" lmfaoooo 😂
Where did you get your map ?
I’m doing exactly this trip
Sourced info from Jeff's Temagami Map and the book 'Discovering wild Timiskaming'
Song at 7:30?
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Ive watched EVERY TRIP. i feel like i know you both and i just have to ask...PLEASE, SHOW US SOME WEDDING IMAGES.....I JUST GOTTA SEE THEM!!! I sure do wish you very very well and am so moved by your evident love for each. other
Where
Northeastern Ontario, near Kirkland Lake
Congrats. If memory serves me right, you're married
Took me three days to watch it all. Leah Jennings. Got it