Algonquin 8 Day Canoe Trip - Part 1 of 2

[1976DSCH]

Thanks for sharing Troy! I haven't been on an interior trip in almost 14 years, since my high school days. I have done a bit of car camping since, but your footage takes me back to the good old days! I feel inspired to plan a trip, or join a local wilderness enthusiasts group here in Toronto. Bottom line, I have to get out more and your videos have given me that kick! Also, your share very useful tips and before going, I will use them as a study guide :-)

[STRAYC0Y0TE]

Hey Maddy, finally getting around to doig this trip. So excited. Glad you posted the video. I have another question for you. I have a kevlar lightweight -about 35 pounds, 12 feet long. I have no trouble with the weight, but it tips up and down as I move. (I am only 5 feet tall so I wonder if that's the problem?) Anyways I have a horrible time balancing it. Never saw anyone else having this problem. What am I doing wrong? I was wondering if you use the rope tied to the front of yours to balance.

[danthman114]

0.28 is food with a built in bowl...lol you guys in canada are lucky, all i have in my location is the lower colorado and desert and heat, lots and lots of heat...

[47Indigo47]

What lake is this?

[gdore4]

Your videos are amazing and quite enjoyable to watch. It makes me want to go canoeing alot. So im currently planning my own canoe trip. I was wondering during this 8 day trip, how long was the total distance in Km of the trip and about on average how many Km did you travel per day? Thanks for your time.

[STRAYC0Y0TE]

Hi - I'm trying to follow the route - Catfish to Trout to .. Could you lay it out for me? Awesome video BTW. I'm am looking forward to checking out your Temagami trip next - (I was there 2 years ago with my buddy.) This year we did part of the little Missinaibi River but unfortuanatley the water was low and the stream from Trump lake to Little Missinaibi Lake was blocked. However, highly recommended. Keep posting- love your videos.

[MaddyTheGoose]

@STRAYC0Y0TE Glad you've been enjoying the videos. Concerning the trip, it went as follows:

Cedar Lake -> Catfish Lake -> Hogan Lake -> Lac La Muir -> Big Trout Lake -> Longer Lake -> Robinson Lake -> Burntroot Lake -> Nippising River -> Cedar Lake -> Home!

[kensho3]

never a single joke, light-hearted comment or witticism from this guy. Stoic canoe reporting at its finest! ;-)

[RoadToRecoveryBand]

What time of year did you go? I heard the bugs were really bad in middle-late May

[FlingBoogers]

I dunno.. but I camped a couple times at the middle to end of may in Algonquin and there were absolutley NO bugs!!! It was great!

[MaddyTheGoose]

We did this trip at the beginning of August. There were times that the bugs got fairly bad but it was tolerable. The thing with the bugs is that they usually pass. I find they get to be the worst at around 6 or 7pm but once it cools down a bit they tend to go away.

[STRAYC0Y0TE]

Hi - I'm trying to follow the route - Catfish to Trout to .. Could you lay it out for me? Awesome video BTW. I'm am looking forward to checking out your Temagami trip next - (I was there 2 years ago with my buddy.) This year we did part of the little Missinaibi River but unfortuanatley the water was low and the stream from Trump lake to Little Missinaibi Lake was blocked. However, highly recommended. Keep posting- love your videos.

[rickc1945]

Very good film but along with reality shots what about some nice staged shots, often called beauty shots, try your writing skills when you return to do the editing. Keeping a verbal record is good. Have someone else take some picture of you. Comment with tips, how to setup, equipment etc. etc.

rickc1945

[MaddyTheGoose]

Thanks for the advice. Stay tuned since I'm in the process of trying to step-up my video footage and editing. I just released a new video of an eight day trip I did with a friend in the Temagami region (check out my channel to see it) which I spent extra time on the editing. Unfortunately I didn't have as much footage to work with as I would have liked. Though I now have footage from a solo trip on which I took much more footage.

[plow76]

What lakes did you do on this trip?

[MaddyTheGoose]

Before your post I had been meaning to get to this for a while now so here I am finally getting to it, thanks. I'll just name the more significant lakes, I think this covers them. You should be able to see the route from them pretty clearly. We also took a full day off so it's one day short. It's a loop.

Cedar Lake > Catfish Lake > Hogan Lake > Lake La Muir > Burntroot Lake > Robinson Lake > Nipissing River > Cedar Lake

[plow76]

Is that a rental canoe or your own? What type is it?

[MaddyTheGoose]

It's my own boat. It's the Evergreen 16' Prospector, I quite like it. Not the lightest thing around but really sturdy and just feels nice. I talk about it more in the early comments of another video I have, "Algonquin Solo Canoe Trip - Part 1 of 2".

[LoveRise]

Nice Footage what camera are you using. And where is this park located?

Thanx!

Laurie

[MaddyTheGoose]

The camera I used was a Canon PowerShot SD1000. It's just a point-and-shoot but considering its size and primary function being for shooting photos it does a respectable job with video. I just picked up the PowerShot SD1100 which does a better job with video and has stabilization which should help a bit with the shaky footage in my vids next year.

The park is located in Ontario Canada about 3 hours west of Ottawa.

[peepsnet]

Great Video!! keep them going!