Paddle To Be Free

[kanuhed]

first and foremost... you need to keep in mind that both my wife and I have lots of years of wilderness travel under out belts, and we're both well qualified canoe instructors. Taking a child into the wilderness is no big deal, that's happened for thousands of years. Having skill and preparation to deal with any situation the comes up isn't as common place now as it used to be though.

It took us about a month in advance to prepare the food for this trip. Finding air charter can be done online.

[chenk002]

I would very much like to know how to book a similar canoe trip with my son. May I have some details on the preparation and booking? 

[19krd54]

Thanks for the great story. I work at Lynx Tundra Lodge on Lynx Lake, the lake that feeds the Thelon River. I can confirm the beauty of the area & the wildlife encounters. There are numerous canoeists that leave from Lynx every year & I often wonder how their trips turned out. Maybe we'll see you there sometime. Best of luck on future trips!

[TheBonnetPlume]

wow, what a peaceful journey. We did a family trip in the Yukon Territory last year, which was a great experience. The NWT is on our wishlist ...

[TUNIQlifestyle]

hehhe what a fun video! wish i could have done stuff like this when i was 12 :-) CHEERS!

[BUSAHUNTERo]

Good job man.....Dam good job indeed....

[sergiumatei77]

Really nice , can you pls tell me where is this , the river and what period of the year?! PLEASE I'm from Romania and I'd love to take my canoe over there!!! Great familly, great adventure!

[kanuhed]

The canoe trip is in the heart of what's called Canada's Barrenlands. It is a very remote region and travel there is very expensive. Our trip began on the Clarke River and then ended on the Thelon River. I do have a day by day trip report posted on my web site. A google search for Thelon River should turn it up.

[sergiumatei77]

Thank You m8!

Appreciated!

Have a nice 1

[natouroutdoor]

thanx for the nice video. greetings from austria (eu) peter

[peWpfLewts]

beautiful

[gregscott11]

Very awesome!!!

[tgtav8tor]

What a wonderful way to instill love of the land in children, and introduce them to the risks of living free. I hope I can take my daughters on a trip like this someday.

[ZoneIII]

What a beautifully done video! Everything about it is perfect. The boy's narration really makes it! Thanks for sharing this.

[polarjoa]

Beautiful and Inspiring. Would that more families would consider similar family vacations. Absolutely spectacular wild life in Northern Canada, and the only way to have this kind of experience is if you take the Voyageur route, on water, by canoe as First Nations do and have for 1000's of years. Bison on the prairie were once even greater in number than the caribou.Appreciated your respect for found artifacts as well. Bravo and Thank you...

[pedrofish]

Great vid, that must have been an amazing trip, thanks for sharing with us.

[EdmundSquid]

Fantastic!!! You are a lucky young man to have such good parents and they are very fortunate to have you. Keep making the vids I cant wait to see more.

[Woodenarrows]

Great video. Maybe someday I'll be able to paddle like you do.

[Happy2BNRoundRock]

What a great way to build family time! Better than sitting in front of the boob tube or computer. A trip of a lifetime!

[chrissept21]

do more videos you where my first subscription

[GardensOfStone]

This is a breath of fresh air! A reminder to write up my crossing of Bass Strait alone last summer - although it just doesn't compare to your equisite vast fields of green and diverse fauna of larger size.

Maybe I am just amped up after buying a new spray-deck today and then hitting the water for the first time in months. Practiced rolling on the comparatively unremarkable Nepean River in the warmth of Sydney's west. Native wood-hens amongst the few reeds were the best I could see today...

[TrailRiderUSA]

Outstanding!

[SiouxPianist]

This was very enjoyable to watch, thank you!

[ProfessorFreaksworth]

This definately belongs in my favourites so I can watch it again! Very enjoyable to watch. Thanks!

[CHOPSZOOKER]

One of the top video's on here, very well made!

[alamoanasurfer]

This is really good.... Who sings the song at the start of the film????

[kanuhed]

The music is done by a friend of mine, Dave Hadfield. You can do a search on his name to find his web site where you can get his CDs if interested.

[chrissept21]

you guys are great film makers

narrator did a great job

[flybenji]

Very lucky mom & dad to have a son like you.

Very few people ever get to experience the tundra.Thank you for bringing back the memories.Another Bill Mason?

[retromolarpad]

awsome, trip of a lifetime. thanks for sharing.

[Mcflai]

Congratz!, a very well done video... Good job!

[DrCrabfingers]

Yeah! Great little film.

[aymant45]

GREAT VIDEO, NICE PICTURES,

[lightningdanmusic]

That was beautifully done, friend. I've never had that experience, paddling a canoe, but you make me long for it.

[aymant45]

gOOD WORK MY FRIEND, THANKS

[carl6855]

Wonderful! I loved the extra ending bit as well. You should play this at Canoecopia sometime.

[stetam2]

a young man with a very good perspective. parents you are what the world needs more of. truly inspirational. thanks for sharing this.

[fruwacz669]

po prostu świetne!!! extra!!!

[MARK4TMR]

cool video man

checkout my travel vid and let me know what you think

[pankajkhazanchi]

The video was well taken and the description so detailed. Good work. Pictures so clear.

[leo2104]

Did you shoot this on video or film? Very, very good quality! Congratulations for this beautiful photography!

[kanuhed]

To everybody who's asked about quality, it was shot on a high end digital video camera, and I do this kind of work professionally.

[heroneta]

how can you make such a great video not bigger than 100Mb and so clear??? irene

[yurikoangel]

Thank you very much. Very nice video!

[ataylee26]

thank you very much kanuhed

[ataylee26]

excellent video,can u tell me the name of the song in this video? very soothing song..

[kanuhed]

Wilderness Waltz by Dave Hadfield - his web site address is in the credits at the end of the show

[noni2008]

CFR

[pianogirl98]

Very cool vacation!

[sarahocean]

Wow!!! That was great. :)

[Kytawky]

awesome

[jeriann3]

Much enjoyed ... wish to see more footage like this!

[dindunundun]

Amazing! Your son will treasure this experience for the rest of his life and pass the experience on to any children he may have in the future. I admire the fact that you understand the necessity of sharing time with our children. Well done!

[Leyte6519]

Beautiful.

[jrossvideo]

Nice video and narrated like a pro.

[gaudi2003]

Incredible and beautiful, makes you wonder the beauty of the earth and we need to keep it safe. thank you for sharing this video.i am in france.

[gnxnational]

what a rich family. and i dont mean money

[vicin2]

It's a wonderfull world outhere! btw: how long did you go.

greetings from the Netherlands

[kanuhed]

The canoe trip was about 23 days long. It could be done in less time, but we wanted to take our time and enjoy the landscape.

[Marce4891871]

Hermosa narración con bellas imágenes y un mensaje esperanzador. Me hizo recordar los viajes con mi mujer e hija, a San Martín de los Andes cuando Micaela tenía 4 años, o a Puerto Iguazú en 2000 o a Las Leñas Mendoza en 2002, Córdoba a fines del mismo año y a Puerto Madryn en Dic.2004, con Marina de 1 año y medio. Marcelo de Mar del Plata.

[HAVELOTSOFFUN]

Did you see any grizzly bears?

[kanuhed]

Yes, we saw some grizzlies. All the ones we saw on this trip were pretty far away, but we've been pretty close to them on other trips. No bad experiences so far.

[KingofGreenStreet]

Fantastic video

[2004novel]

wonderful.

[martyloos]

Beautiful. Bless you.

[Vagrant501]

Very well done. With all the madness on this planet going on, one just wants to hop a float plane and go paddlin'!

[PostaMig]

WOOOOOW!!!

Does that mean i whil never get pooped on by a bird?! :D

that's to bad :/

And i wont get to live in a cold tent ether :/

[ricardo4265]

Viagem maravilhosa.Espero um dia poder ter uma experiência assim com minhas filhas.Sinceros parabéns.

[bgfantle]

Great video & commentary. Makes me want to go there for a similar experience.

[kimthomas8804]

Wow! I have a 13 year old son, and I think he's awesome! He would love to do this! I think it's great you made this video! Really great!!!!

[NovaStorm1]

Awesome adventure, well filmed and put together. Lots of memories for years to come ~

[AwolRJ]

Very nice report

[ihateyotube11]

excellent

[kanuhed]

Thanks for the kind words. It was a pretty spectacular trip.

[tubalul]

Love the postscript as well! Superb trip

[stinkfart]

Those birds are like precision bombers. Crazy! These kids are seeing things that most modern kids will never see in their lifetimes. Awesome! And that caribou herd... unreal. Thanks for sharing this with us.