Canoeing the Yukon River from Whitehorse to Dawson City | GOLD RUSH | CANADIAN WILDERNESS |
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- Опубликовано: 26 июн 2024
- Cathy and Peter canoe the Yukon river, relating wee bits of history along the way. Highlights include canoe sailing Lake Labarge at 2:51, shooting the 5 Finger Rapids at 22:35 and Cathy's rendition of "The Cremation of Sam Magee" (by Robert Service) at 33:35.
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Featuring - Peter Kelly
Cinematography - Catherine Wolfe
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You are so lucky to have a wife who shares your passion
I am indeed.
Merci mes Amis ! Thank ou for bringing me along ! It was wonderful ! 🦫🐻
Glad you enjoyed it, Steve.
I am just blown away at the beauty you captured during your trip. This has to be the best canoe adventure trip video ever. History added along the way. And I was holding my breath while you were going through the rough water. I don’t think I took a breath until you made it. I felt like I was right there paddling with you. Loved the documentation at your stops. What a treasure this video is. Thank you for sharing with everyone.
We are flattered, Beverly by your kind words.
thanks for the memories....canoed from Whitehorse to the Bering Sea in 1977....then settled in the Yukon until the mid 90s. Life changing trip it was
We had been planning that very trip until covid hit and are thinking of possibly starting in Dawson next year and complete that leg. Beautiful place to settle.
Thanks for taking us along 😊
My pleasure 😊
I AGREE: 'What a trip!' I enjoyed the views of your camps and I appreciate the opportunity to learn 'a wee more bit of history' about Canada.
Canada does have a lot of amazing history, just not known outside the country.
Step aside Bert Reynolds and Jon Voight, let Peter and Cathy show you how a canoe trip down a river is done... Such an amazing thing to see! It was great seeing You and Kathy in the video. You and Cathy are the perfect couple..
Cathy is an excellent Paddling mate for sure.
Boy, you and Kathy can do modern anytime you want. That's a great video. Please thank Kathy for the Sam Magee poem. It really resonated with me. My wife's late uncle who was as close to a grandfather as anything for her, used to recite that poem by heart. He was a WW 1 vet. Thank you
Thank you and I’ll pass on your kind compliment to Cathy.
No one could explain the trip as well as you and Kathy, God Bless and take care of yourselves, the world is very short of wonderful people like you.
Oh my, very flattered, Brent.
Hello Peter & Cathy. Appologies for my absence from watching & commenting.
Things have been busy and we've been spending as much time with our granddaughter over the summer months.
What a spectacular trip and appreciate you both for sharing. Cathy well done on the poetry and for taking the brunt of the rapids. Peter we appreciate as always the history lessons.
I hope this comment finds you both well rested and healthy.
God bless my friends and we'll see you down the road. Thanks again.
Thank you and we are doing fine. Just crossed from Yukon into Northern BC and once again skirting multiple forest fires.
@@TheWoodlandEscape good to hear your both well. We've had the smoke here for weeks, the past week not to bad but news is saying to expect its return.
Be safe my friend and God bless.
Sorry about that but, we Canadians like to share.
Thanks for taking us along. Very awesome.
Glad you enjoyed the trip and thanks for watching.
I live in Whitehorse myself it’s so beautiful up here glad you got to venture through the Yukon river hope u had a great time with your wife😃
What a wonderful place to call home. We’ve done the river twice and passed through to territory even more. Thanks for watching.
I grew up just outside of Watson Lake . Have moved away but i have so many memories. lived 6 years in Whitehorse. Your vid brought back so many memories.Cheers
Don’t know why one would leave, lol. Thanks for watching.
How cool to hear the history and poem while seeing the mighty Yukon River. Well done you two
Thank you and thanks for watching.
Thank you Peter and Kathy for bringing us along on your wonderful trip.
Glad you enjoyed it
As you said at the end "What a trip!". Absolutely fabulous adventure Peter and Cathy! The scenery and river are like no others. And as a former (amateur) canoe instructor and competitive paddler - it's great to see your paddling abilities! An incredible trip and something to remember for many years to come. Thanks for taking us along! Cheers my friends!
Our pleasure my friend. I didn’t know about your paddling passion.
One thousand thanks, for taking us on this journey with you. Blessings and continued safe travels for you and Ms. Cathy. Narration and videography has been splendid. Thank you once again Mr. Peter!
Thank you so much, Rick, encouraging words to continue our endevours.
An outstanding video capturing some stunning wilderness beauty. My wife and I truly love your camera work and we were both pleasantly surprised by Cathy's reading of Cremation of Sam McGee. Karen, my lovely spouse of 55 years, is something of a fan and expert on prose interpretation and simply raved about Cathy's recitation of Rob Service's masterpiece. She will watch again and again just to listen to the very professional reading. Bravo, Peter and Cathy!
Cathy is extremely flattered by your kind words.
What a trip is a misnomer, a grand escapade, an odyssey is more in tune. Thank you both for including us.
Our pleasure!
Robert Service is my favorite poet. "The men that don't fit in" is one of my favorite poems
Mine too ! Apparently the most popular poet of the 20th century.
LoL Cathy brought her Remington 870 12 gauge, with slugs, to take care of business with the bears, haha I love it! ;D
Yup, you don’t want to mess with that girl, lol.
I've done wilderness paddling, hiking etc so I can relate to your story. You two are troupers. I tip my hat to you. And inspiring to boot.
We thank you, sir.
Oh Cathy, you have missed your calling! What a fine pome reader you are! Thank you so very much! I am a long way from Canada by miles but my heart is there with you! Millie from Mississippi, USA
I will pass on your compliment to Cathy, thank you.
An epic adventure accompanied by epic tales and poetry. Thank you for taking us along, it makes me think of a time when no one had electronics in their pockets and people weren’t tethered by a Gordion knot of responsibilities and devices. How quiet the world must be in the land up north. Beautiful country, beautiful people.
Totally agree on the silent and simple times of days gone by. We even find using the technology to film annoying.
Fantastic camera work absolutely stunning, good to see more of Kathy too, I loved the poem. Glad you are appropriately armed and yes it does give peace of mind when predators are so close. Thank you so much for sharing your exciting and beautiful trip.
Thank you and I’ll pass on your kind compliment to Cathy.
WOW, what a great trip you two have had!! I must say you both a very brave! You are making so many memories to remember when you get "old"! Blessings.
Thanks and as to that old thing, I think we qualify, lol.
Thank you two so much for taking the time and making the effort to film your trip. I enjoyed watching that immensely. What a paddle. The wee bits of history make it that much more enjoyable. Glad you made it ok. Thanks again and safe travels!
Glad you enjoyed it!
Altitude - vs - Latitude.
This is your absolute best. The blend of adventure, running the Yukon by canoe entertwined with bringing history alive, then finishing off with the Robert Service "Cremation of Sam Magee"...Masterful work.
It brings back memories of my youth spent wandering and exploring abandoned mining towns in the Colorado Rockies. Here the landscape is breathtaking. It is just damn vertical. The landscape is defined by the incredible Rockies. The lower Montane forests change into sub-alpine, then alpine. Then around timberline, similar boreal forests givie way to alpine tundra.There are still some mining roads, abandoned towns, mining structures and heaped mine tailings, broken down machinery. All are slowly being reclaimed by nature. Or they are demolished and turned into ski resorts, leaving token samples of this incredibly rich history.
Thank you both for stirring up these ol' memories.
Happy to have stirred them up, sir. We are now in that vertical world you speak of as we entered Northern BC today and are working are way down the spine of the Rockies.
For me, this is top notch content and I appreciate it. I've watched 100's of similar videos but this one is a step above, like wilderness royalty - a great team.
Flattering words indeed, thank you .
Thanks for a great adventure im a little too old to try that river by myself
Baseball cap and all. It feels like we are right in the canoe with you both. Thanks for putting up with the wet clothes and sore muscles to bring us along.
The muscles settle in after a few days but, wet clothes is another thing.
Pure magic !
It was that!
Spectacular country!!! What an incredible journey.🐾🙏🏻✌🏻🛶
We agree!
Once again, thanks for taking us along with you! Absolutely stunning!!!
Our pleasure, Leslie.
Wow y’all what a journey. I’ll bet the night sky is just as beautiful as the landscape. That was a great reading by Kathy. God bless y’all. (Old guy from Arkansas)🇺🇸
Thank you, glad you enjoyed.
What an awesome trip Peter. Cool seeing you make a sail for the canoe. The scenery is beyond words. Thanks to both of you for taking us along.
Our pleasure!
What a wonderful canoe trip, so beautiful. I thank you both for bringing us along, it was so very enjoyable.
Our pleasure!
So good to see both of you in this video. My wife and I are from Australia and visited Whitehorse and Dawson City in 2011 then travelled through to Alaska. It holds wonderful memories for us. Thank you for helping us relive the holiday.
Once visited, it is a hard place to forget. I’d love to visit your part of the world some day.
Thank-you sooo much for sharing your journey. I loved the frame at the end as you both acknowledged your joy. Brought a wee tear. 😊
You are so welcome!
I tried to watch two other versions of this trip but turned them off because the majority of the videos were selfies of the author paddling. Yours was the professional version which I enjoyed immensely. the Cremation of Sam McGee just topped it off. Thank you.
Thank you for the flattering words. We certainly appreciate your interest.
Yes, this is a little bit different than usual but what an excellent video!!! Such beautiful country - This is by far one of your best videos - Outstanding!!!! Thank you for taking us along.
Kinda nice to break from the norm on occasion … thanks for watching.
So glad I stumbled onto your adventure! Your film making and story telling are wonderful, what a trip. I really enjoyed the history of the land and the scenery was stunning. Thanks to you both for sharing your canoe trip :) :)
Glad you enjoyed it, Jacqueline.
WOOF! What a trip that was! Thank you for sharing your experience with a wider audience. WOW! Simply WOW!
Glad you enjoyed it!
@@TheWoodlandEscape I vicariously live through you guys! Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha!
What a trip indeed! Thanks for sharing. Take care
Thanks for watching!
Again, some of the best material in RUclips. Thanks, Cathy and Peter!
We are flattered, sir, thank you.
Awesome video, Peter and Cathy. Thank you for taking us along. Beautiful country!!
Our pleasure!
Absolutely beautifully done! I really appreciate all the two of you do to bring us a video every week.
Thank you so much!
I rafted down the Sheenjek river back in 1990. This brought back a lot of memories, thanks so much for taking me along 👍
Our pleasure! I’d like to try a raft trip complete with a wall tent and wood stove, what a hoot that would be.
You both are so inspiring. Amazing trip, thank you for sharing it with us.
Glad you enjoyed it, Shawnee.
Peter absolutely fantastic!! Beautiful spectacular. It’s funny how you never forget this sensation of going through white water rapids or rough water, really makes you feel alive. As always, thank you for the wonderful videos.
Glad you enjoyed it. Funny but one does remember most rapids even years latter.
Thanks for this incredible video of your trip down to Dawson creek❤️❤️
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed.
Fascinating. Thank you for sharing. You’re a wealth of information and knowledge. I’m living vicariously through videos such as yours.😊
Glad you like them, Rebecca, we appreciate your interest.
W E L L D O N E !!! Talk about 2 peas in a pod...U 2 R soOOOoo 'in sync'! It was; BEE-U- TEE-FUL 2 watch the way U handled those rapids...and to think it was wee but mighty Empress Catherine at the 'bow' = YIKES! I think my fave pic of this vid was the lovely embrace of two like-minded and shared heart = GREAT Gift! I am very happy 4 the 2 of U! It wasn't E Z 4 U 2 take us along on your trip...I do thank you most kindly 4 all your time and talents shared. Nothing like a vacation 2 a place NOT overrun by visitors = PERFECT! I DO encourage ALL efforts 2 keep bears at bay = Good idea(s)! “He who has a why to live for can bear almost any how.” (Friedrich Nietzsche). Thought 4 sure U might find a horse in the old stables U visited Emperor Peter, and THAT would have completed Daniel Boone's idea of perfection = "All you need for happiness is a good gun, a good horse, and a good wife." LOL! Health dear ones and God's blessing! :)
While a wee bit inappropriate today, Boone’s quote does have a simple eloquence to it. I’m definitely going to have to read some more Frederick Nietsche, I absolutely love the quote. And yet again, thanks, Marie for your lovely comments.
Beautiful country and fascinating history!
Yes it was and thank you for watching.
Thank you for such a fantastic trip you took us on. You are such an inspiring couple!
We are flattered, thank you.
Great trip Peter! As a scout and a scout leader I have done quite a bit of canoeing. This makes me want to get out on the water again. Thank you for sharing!
Happy to have motivated you.
What an amazing trip. Thanks for taking us along. Certainly I wouldn’t have the courage to go myself. I held my breath as you went through the rapids. Great video footage!
Glad you enjoyed it. I do believe I might have been holding mine as well.
thank ya'll for taking me along with both of ya'll , I enjoyed it
Glad you liked the trip … perhaps you were a stowaway under all our gear.
Absolutely fantastic, loved this video! Love the scenery, history and poem about Sam Mcgee. Thankfully I save every video, so when its cold out I can go back and relive the video again. Keep your powder dry and thanks again
Saving our videos is one of our best compliments, Lance. Watch yer top knot.
Gosh! I did not want this to end! Love you guys!
Would I sound like a wimp if I said that I was in tears while Cathy read the poem The Cremation Of Sam Magee? Well,I don't care! Actually I was pretty much speachless throughout the whole video. Cathy, you are a spectacular photographer, filming scene after breathtaking scene, each one better than the last. I can imagine how difficult it was to edit and prepare this video given the volume of incredible material. Peter, you are a first class story teller and vividly bring to life hstory that most of us know nothing about.Best of all though, is to see the love between you two. If I sound like a loving sister/sister-in-law, well... so be it!
Well there you go, bringing me to tears. Lovely words, Sister Pat!
@@TheWoodlandEscape Must run in the family Peter! Could have worse traits I would think!
I have know problem seeing the videos. Love them all.
Glad you like them!
Gotta love that view........
They were pretty amazing!
Appreciate you sharing this trip with us. Very beautiful country, and history. Well done.
Our pleasure, Tracy and thank you.
Hi Peter, thanks for taking us along. Great presentation with great views.
Very welcome
One of the better videos for the rapids run 👌👍
Thanks 👍
What a beautiful trip love your channel thanks for letting me come along
Thank you for the kind words.
Good afternoon from Syracuse NY USA brother and everyone else thank you for sharing your adventures in history videos
Our pleasure!
What a adventure. Thanks for taking us along
Our pleasure!
Peter, great video, I envy you and Kathy, what a great way to spend two weeks+, thanks for sharing...
Glad you enjoyed it
What a wonderful trip! Thanks for bringing us along!
Our pleasure!
Wow what a great Yukon river run, beautiful scenery, well done folks
Thanks 👍
So beautiful. U 2 look very happy together. It's great to see
😊 thank you
Loved it Peter. Great video as all are. Loved Cathy''s rendition of that poem. You both be well.
Thank you kindly!
That was really great .great scenery and the history of old buildings of the past and the old cemetery . and those rapids you went through.
Glad you enjoyed it
Fantastic trip and what a fantastic video!
Glad you enjoyed it!
thank you,,you have shown me a part of the world I will never see. Great!
Glad you enjoyed it!
The wife and I loved your video tonight. Hats off to you and your wife!
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed.
NOT used to seeing the both of you in today's clothing. Love the trip so far...
Yup, feels kinda odd. Glad you’re enjoying.
That was pretty cool
Thank you for sharing your trip .
I really like the poem.
🌲🤠🌲👍🌲🙏🌲🇺🇸
Glad you enjoyed it. We certainly appreciate your interest.
Beautiful cinnamon bear!
I agree.
Thank you soooo much for deciding to share this trip. Love it! ❤❤
All of your videos are great - that was epic!!
Flattering words, Jeff , thank you.
Loved the poem. I’ve never heard it before.beautifully recited 🤗
Thank you so much!
Simply fantastic!
Glad you like it!
Great Job Guys, I really enjoy watching your journey, It's sure is beautiful country up there! Thanks for sharing with us!!
Thanks for watching and your spot on, the scenery is spectacular.
Another awesome video from you two! I admit my heart was in my throat a little as you went into those rapids, but you two handled it with ease. Obviously, you are both very skilled canoeists. And Cathy's recitation of "Sam McGee" was marvelous!
Glad you enjoyed it, John. I’ll pass on your kind compliment to Cathy.
Enjoyed your float. The summer of ‘85 we left our winter cabin on the forty-mile river and floated the Yukon from Eagle Ak to Rampart Ak. We made two Willow/ birch canoe covered in canvas. They took my wife and four children and two sled dogs, myself😅 on a wonderful summer adventure, trapped out of Rampart till Christmas, earned enough money to charter a plane ride back to our cabin in Chicken Ak. Got back to the cabin on New Year day and started a fire, took about three days for the cabin to really warm up. Sent 15 years up the mosquito fork of the forty- mile ended up having 12 kids, half of them born in the bush. Good travels my friends
Wow, you’ve certainly lived an amazing life. Perhaps you should write a book. We tossed around the idea of canoeing from Dawson City to the ocean . We’ve done the lower part twice. I thank you for sharing your amazing story.
You, sir... are a legend.
Awesome Adventure!
Thanks! 😀
Thank you both for the wonderful journey🙏🏼❤️🌞
Our pleasure. We appreciate your interest.
What a stunning video!! We loved it! As others have noted, it was nice to see Cathy more frequently. On that note, a smile crossed my face at that part of the video where Cathy was preparing coffee at 3am for an early start and then I heard what I took to be a snore from off screen!! I wonder, did someone sleep in??
Best Regards Rob & Kathy
Nice catch, might have missed that 😂
I was in fact buried in my blankets but, can’t take credit for what sounded like a big fart, it was our coffee French press that let loose the roar.
@@TheWoodlandEscape 😂 Haha, thanks.
Likely story!! 😂
Great trip. Thanks for taking us a long.
Our pleasure!
Appreciate your efforts and dedication! Wow what a trip. Peter have you ever considered writing a book? Travel, craft, history, music, adventure, the gift of gab, you my friend have had quite the life. So many stories you could tell, some you already have. I think it would be an interesting read and I'm sure many would agree. Cathy thanks for sharing the poem. Makes you wonder about the drive of the people back in that time and the dedication of true friends. Thanks again and keep your powder dry!
I have indeed been fortunate in my life to have been in the right place at the right time when so many opportunities presented themselves. I’ll pass on your compliment to Cathy and please, do watch yer top knot.
18 yrs old in 1978, my friend says, I'm moving to Alaska, I said do you have a job or something, he says no, he moved there, never heard from him but what a place, amazing.🇺🇸
Some simply know what they seek out of life… sounds like your friend had a plan.
Great adventure.😍
It really is!
Great video! What an amazing trip. Thanks for bringing us along. I really enjoyed listening to Kathy recite the Cremation of Sam McGee. Hopefully we're still going to make it over to Dawson before the summer is gone. Any more canoe trips in the future? Would love to have you here if you did another segment of the Yukon from Dawson into Alaska somewhere.
We are thinking of doing Dawson to the Ocean next year, I believe it is about 2000 km. On route home we are canoeing into Grey Owls cabin in northern Saskatchewan. Thanks for the kind compliments.
@@TheWoodlandEscape Wow! When I said "into Alaska somewhere" I was thinking Eagle, Circle or Yukon Crossing at the farthest! That's epic! Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help from this end. I've been flying around Alaska for a living for the last thirty something years and know a few folks along the Yukon.
If there was ever a perfect pairing life partners is the both of you !The paths you took to the paths you still take is utter bliss.I envy both of you.Theres a kind of love that just flows like the rivers you travel.Perfect!
What heartwarming kind words, thank you. We are very lucky to have found one another.
And grand memories were made ❤from TEXAS
More to come , we all hope. Thanks for watching.
wow..that was great..thanks for sharing
Glad you enjoyed it.
Thank you sooo much for taking the effort to film and share ,,inspiring! Insightful and fascinating. Getting your notifications on time here in Pennsylvania.
Glad you enjoyed it, Wade.
I'm absolutely amazed at this trip. Thank you for sharing.
Our pleasure, glad you enjoyed it. We appreciate your interest.