The Meanest Link: Part 1 - Beginnings
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- Опубликовано: 25 окт 2024
- The Meanest Link is a 420 km canoe route around and through Algonquin Park. It's been a long held dream of mine to do this trip, and in June of 2020 I finally made it happen. Join me as I dream of, plan and commence the biggest trip of my canoe-camping career to date.
This video took about 7 months to produce, working mostly through the early morning hours. Because my aim was to tell the story of how I came to do the trip, the work involved in editing, narrating and animating was far more extensive than usual. As part of these efforts, I relied on a great many external sources and borrowed various images and screen recordings from various websites, blogs, Facebook and Twitter posts. Where the use was extensive I obtained permission from the authors. In all cases, I have given credit at the end of the video. Here are the references and links:
markinthepark.com/
smedleyco.com/
algonquinoutfi...
/ 16984922398
outdooradventu...
kevincallan.com/
www.rogerstv.c...
/ canadianoutdoorequipment
pinterest.ca/p...
www.kitterytrad...
canoeing.com/
www.google.ca/...
www.glassdoor....
canoeguybc.wor...
portageur.ca
/ 973248751346253824
www.timeanddat...
A big thanks to Jeff McMurtrie for creating Jeff's Map under a creative commons license, which you'll see I've used extensively for the map animations. Also to the Meanest Link guru, Mr. Gord Baker, who was a huge help in the planning of this trip. Attention future linkers: your trip starts HERE! A final shout to all my peeps on the Meanest Link Facebook group. You guys and gals are the BEST! / 16984922398 .
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Great Part 1. Cant wait for the rest. Thxs for sharing.
So far so good. I’m enjoying your trip. Great job. Thanks 👍🇨🇦
Excellent......👍👍
I fell upon this channel by happenstance and wow am I ever glad I did 🤩🤩
This is beautiful! Thanks for creating this for those of us still in the dreaming stage of ML planning. Can’t wait to watch more!
"Beginnings" is the most detailed and extensive set up to a documentary on The Meanest Link out there at this point I think. I was waiting for this and it did not disappoint. It's interesting that Mark Rubino's trip logs, website and Rogers series sparked this great adventure, along with Kevin Callan. I've certainly used both their writing as inspiration and guidance as well. Although not for The Meanest Link...yet! Can't wait for the next Episode and all that follow. Thanks Russ, all the best. Chris
Russ, this is a stunning trip report with great visuals and story-telling! I look forward to part two. Rest easy, Bigsby.
Superb video. Thank you. I‘ve caught me checking twice daily for part 2… Can‘t wait.
Thanks very much for the kind words!
Oh man… I can‘t wait for part two. Any hint for us, on when we might find Video 2 on your channel? Thanks AGAIN for video 1. It is thrilling. Cheers from Switzerland. Simon
@@faraway7696Huge thanks! Well, it’s a work in progress and requires a lot of time to do it up right. Last time I tried to predict a publish date I ended up going 6 months longer than I promised. So all I can say is make sure to hit the notifications icon LOL:) Way cool to know my vid is getting watched In Switzerland! Thanks again!
Excellent video and recounting of the beginning of the trip. Inspirational! Looking forward to following your journey.
I am considering this trip in 2022!
Your first day brought me pain...vicariously. Thanks for posting.
You are an ambitious guy! Hoping more of your trip is enjoyable, and few extended days like the first. Safe travels!
Great Video Russ !!!
I Have Green And Red bow (Tall White in stern) Navigation Lights on My Swift Pack Boat , My “Mr Senior” Flood light on the Bow !!
I’m preparing for The Meanest Link this Summer
420 km, nice.
That was awesome and, in my humble opinion, your best video yet. The narrative was stupendous!
Now I’ll sit here, twiddling my thumbs, anticipating the next installment lol
This was fantastic. Like you I've been thinking about the Meanest Link for a while. I'll also be paddling solo. Thanks for putting this together. Looking forward to Part 2.
Thanks so much! Glad you enjoyed it. Good luck planning your trip! :)
Russ, what a brilliant story-teller you are!!! Brilliant!!! Your timing... Editing... Everything....brilliant!!!
Thanks so much Carole!
To be truthful I usually shy away from watching Algonquin park videos as I find there are to many of them. You put so much work and effort in producing this and have done such a wonderful job in narration and overall presentation that I can’t resist tagging along. Congratulations on this dream trip of yours and I look forward to watching the entire thing as it unfolds.
See you on the next one✌️
Thanks very much! Great to hear it was able to hold your attention. Hope the rest of the series can keep pace. 😬
Don’t forget your PFD it’s sorta important. And setting the example. Thanks.🇨🇦
This is absolutely fantastic! Thank-you for sharing this. I can hardly wait until Part 2 arrives!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks very much :) Hoping Part 2 can keep up!
Nice work on Part 1 Russ! Really enjoyed it and sets you up for the coming episodes. Look forward to the rest. Touching tribute to Bigsby!
Thanks so much David! Very much appreciated,
Awesome video! As visually stunning your video is, your descriptive commentary is captivating...Looking forward to part 2 and hope you continue to make future vids in this style. Thanks for sharing. Now subbed.
Thanks very much for the kind comments! Much appreciated 😊
That was amazing. Thank you so much for taking us along. I can’t wait for more in this series.
Worth the wait. We'll done, Russ! Looking forward to Part 2.
Thank you Mr. Brown! Good vibes much appreciated and here's hoping Part 2 can live up! :)
Nice! Looking forward to the rest of the series!
Wow! Thoroughly enjoyed that. What a beginning is right! Part two can't come soon enough!! 🤘
R.I.P. Bigsby
Thanks so much, and for the condolences also. Much appreciated.
Excellent start Russ. Your description of trip planning , the what when where n why was well done . Your oral description of your trip , despite audio n video at times, was easy to follow and understand . Loved it all !!
Thanks very much Scott! Much appreciated :)
Great video Russ! Looking forward to the next instalment.
Thanks Lori! Glad I'm finally able to get on with the next one :)
Wonderful job, Russ. And, great commentary. Really looking forward to your adventures on the Big East.
Glad you enjoyed and thanks very much! Hoping the next part can live up :)
Wow! If I could give this 3 thumbs up I would. Love the narrative style Russ. Way to go.
Thanks so much Martin! You are far too generous but I'll take the compliments all the same LOL :)
Well done! I let my buddys Markus/Scott know of your vid
Thanks Mike and yes, please do! I think Scott may have watched but Mark I'm not sure about. Would love for him to know what he helped inspire. I remember you appearing in a few of his trip journals. I envy your experiences :)
Your storytelling on this route/journey and setting the stage is as good as Mark's trip logs. Looking forward to seeing the adventure unfold.
Many thanks for that! Nice to see a fellow "Mark" enthusiast too :) Hope part 2 can live up!
great job story has started so epic!! so looking forward to part 2
Well done, REALLY enjoyed the vid!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for the positive vibes!
Great story telling. I look forward to further episodes. What software do you use to animate your maps?
Russ,
Excellent, simply excellent! The only thing missing was the third dimension of doing this trip rather than watching you do it; hard to capture with a camera but your pictures and narration were Hollywood movie quality. Looking forward to the next section anxiously!
Thanks so much! :) You're being WAY generous with the video quality but I appreciate the kindness for sure. Hopefully part 2 will show improvement on that front anyway :)
Love your storytelling. In literature, it resembles "creative non-fiction." I'm looking forward to tuning in to the rest of your journey.
Thanks again Paul! Very much appreciated :)
Been waiting for this since you posted the preview .Excellent job ,can't wait for the next one.
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching and see you on part 2 :)
You are my new hero. Thank you for your effort on the video (your efforts on the trip are their own thanks, I suppose.) It appears that this will be a "warts and all" presentation... that is the heroic part. (So few have the humanity to do that.) So worth waiting for! Part II is greatly anticipated by all, I am sure! :)
Thanks so much and I appreciate you noticing that :) I made a lot of mistakes on this trip. Some of them I paid for, others I lucked my way through, but could have proved quite costly. That reality is a big part of the story and what makes it worth telling.
wow amazing job on the production of this video and what an amazing adventure your on! can't wait for the next video
Thanks so much! Hope part 2 can match the enthusiasm and doesn't prove to be the "disappointing sequel" LOL :)
Good video and great commentary, but I’m afraid the half a cup of trail mix is greatly under estimated, I can go through that in 5 or10 minutes! 🛶🍻🤗
Lol don’t I know it! Good thing I had the Clif bars in reserve! 😊