Another stunningly beautiful video guys! Good job on all that hiking you do! There’s nothing better tasting than an icy cool mountain stream !! I miss being your age and hiking. We weren’t overnight backpackers ..but day hiking. We tried overnight once and ate all our food before dark and couldn’t stop thinking bout our favorite Japanese restaurant and I’m ashamed to say we packed up and hiked out and went there. lol shame on us…. 😂
@@Alaskagirl618 I can't tell you how many times we'd had that same urge to leave and go get restaurant food 🤣🤣. I don't know what it is but it's as soon as you're so far away from it all that your mind starts thinking of those things hahah.
I can’t believe you paddled that lake!!! I did the trail to Della falls but we took a little motor powered aluminum and it was still a killer from the trailhead to the falls. Good on you guys! You make a great team. Definitely get bigger hats to protect you from the elements. I wore a sombrero type. I looked ridiculous but I didn’t suffer. Thanks for sharing your video. My 4 year old loves watching Kyle and Alana :)
It was a great adventure ! And thanks for saying that :). We will definitely invest in some wide brimmed hats, it's already on the list ! Aw we're glad your little one enjoys the videos, there should be another one to enjoy this weekend. Thanks for being here, cheers !
Loved seeing your adventure to Della Falls & Love Lake. Our 37 years here camping & exploring, we’ve never made it on that trip. Can’t tell you how much Diesel warms our hearts. He is a splitting image of our beloved Kipper who we lost this January. She & Diesel would have been best friends. ❤️
ah amazing! Thank you so much for watching! This was definitely one of our favourite trips so far. We're very sorry to hear about Kipper... it's never easy losing our furry friends, we just have to give them the best lives while they're with us❤ No doubt the two of them would have been pals ! Thanks again :)
You just can't beat Vancouver Island lakes! They're something special. This hike has been on our list for years, but like you said, it's not easy to get there!
You've got that right ! They've all been so much fun to paddle. There is the water taxi to get across Great Central, so it can still be done if you don't want to paddle ! :) thanks for watching
Thanks man, we're really looking into more canoe adventures now after this one. So many to do ! Check out the Nitinat loop, really interested in that one !
Great video,, brings back memories when I did that trail 50 yrs ago.And canoed like you guys did..There was no bridges back then.,old log crossings with rope..After watching this,I think it’s time for another visit there.Keep up the great videos and adventures 😊
Wow! I can imagine how rugged it would've been without the cable cars and bridges... What an awesome adventure that must've been! Hope to see you get back there for a visit! Thanks for the kind words, cheers !
Another awesome video, your videography just keeps getting better! Loving the drone shots. Also love reading the comments for brother Chris's remarks😂😂
Wow! I really enjoyed watching that. What a gorgeous place you guys went to. It is being added to my list. Congradulations on your first multi day excursion. Thanks for sharing. Diesel is such a trooper!
good job!! thanks for making all these videos!! BTW, great videography ! and great music selection to pair the scenes! Keep it up!! No one will expect that you are a HIP/HCP is your day job! Great to see you last couple of days at the PROFIT meet!
We loved paddling with our 70 # black lab. After she settled down she helped stabilize the canoe. I am always looking for great paddling locations. How is the camping along the lake shore?
From what we've seen, there's quite a bit of camping along the Lakeshore. The lake is huge! Diesel has gotten a lot better with staying still in the canoe 😅
@@wayoftheroads Thanks for the feedback. So many good places to paddle, why paddle were everyone else goes. We have the BWCA on the list for October after the bugs are gone.
@@SkylinersYeti 100% agree. Canoe trips are the best as the further you push, the more solitude you can receive! That'll be a great trip, good choice on doing it in the fall! Cheers
I am learning to use the technology. I was surprised how out of date I am. I have been reading about Della falls for years. I was so thrilled to watch your trip. My grandson 8 loves your channel
@@dianedrake4476 yes, it can be a little bit of a learning curve but worth it to be able to look back on your adventures ! Glad you enjoyed and thats so awesome hear that your grandson watches as well ! When is your big motorcycle trip ?!
I spent 2 separate weeks in the Kootenays the first week camping by myself. It was amazing. Please let me know where you end up coaching. Joining anytime fitness soon
Beautiful scenery ❤ The hardest part of camping trips are when it's over ! But it's definitely time well spent . One day I'd like to go somewhere where people speak only English
Looks like this video triggers allot of old memories in folks. All the comments reflect my experiences. I was particularly looking for some for the key memory bits for me. Long term history here is they had a saw mill at the base of falls, logging road from the end or the lake. Area grows over and trail forms out of bits of the old road and hikers attemps to circumnavigate some stream crossings.You mention this vague reffernce to its height, laughed because it is a question, and looking at the website it still says there is a conflict, and I have to laugh knowing where the conflict is and why it got lost in history. Growing up and during my time of two trips it was surveyed and reported as the second highest falls (tiered) in Canada. Im thinking I must have read this in a Canadian Geographic, they had developed a new lazer based survey tool some group was messing with. So they embark to first measure all of the highest things in Canada. Problem was that I think both the highest mountain and waterfall at the time came out lower than original survey. They got as far as publishing the results but never continued the program on down the line of corrections. So in effect there are conflicting records because when they lower the highest things into the second highest things, the highest are only the highest by default, have never actualy been confirmed, just lost history, lol. My first bit of local info for you is the lake. Every larger lake on the Island will blow up each day, each with its own rough timeline due to its orientation to the sun. This is the Islands largest lake, and nastiest, biggest waves, plan to get off the lake by 11 am , and you just might catch the first tailwind at your back the last few KMs as it starts to build. Im so glad you made it look so easy, lol. We planned our tripps to be on the water by 5am.Thanks for the shot of "the rock", on the rare hot day, I have group shot, first trip, May long weekend, six guys posing in shorts after a swim, rare at that time of year. If nothing else my group was pretty resourseful on trips and if you could use one, lets make it, or in my case ensure you bring it. We can build a sail out of a few things in a canoe, tarps, tent flys, paddles, tent poles, both trips we sailed the last 5 miles in. On the second trip the weather was looking all over the place so I brought my 2hp out board. I was immediatly ganged up on as operating a motor on a relaxing paddle. I explained my outdoor phylosophy that I love every aspect of the capabilities of the canoe, each one in its place (mention the sail, they get it) then I add and when the lake kicks up in your face with 18 miles infront of you we can revisit the conversation. We paddle and sail our way there, totaly overcast. At the trail head three or our more intelligent members look at the overcast sky and declare they are leaving their rain gear in the boats??? Today we would reference both trips as either that rare hot May day you could swim trip, or, this one that is as the 4 days of rain...except the night it snowed on us trip. The rain started half way to the falls, and three garbage bages had arm holes cut out of them. After the days of rain and snow and a night at the trail head it was still miserable and windy going the wrong way. Without saying anything a buddy and I instinktavly lashed the three canoes together with the paddles and rope, made a trimaran and added my motor on the middle canoe. Now every one has rian gear, but still no dry cloths, 18 miles into windfactor, not looking healthy. Arrange the gang with three across the front seats sitting backwards, hoods up. The gear is rearranged so the two coldest guys sit low in the outer canoes and out of the wind. That leves me, the only guy sitting up, into the wind, facing forward for three hours of pounding and waves. But the guys were busy taking the waves over the head while working the bucket and the sponge. When the video got to the trail head I was looking for what you have a very brief talk infront of, what appears to be large wood beams in dovetailed consturction. This a bit of an old floating bunkhouse, complete with bunks, wood floats ,got water logged and it sat on lake bottom on a slope, and was used as great trail head start or finish., except for mice. My first trip was the last season before Parks actually started improvements. I noted one comment from this time, refferencing walking logs with ropes. You are welcome, maybe, that may have been our rope, lol. Encountered log lying across the leading edge of a waterfall, stream flow filled whole area between falls and the log on one side, water churning to squeeze between the log and the drop, leaving two inches of dry walking surface. There was allot of talk about doing this until one guy got tired of the whining and grabbed some rope, said hold this and charged across the log. We left it. The other fun crossing I think you were taking a break at was a massive log across the river with its root mass flipped up right at the wateredge. The log was one of early routes, fun part was, and it took all of us with packs off, going both ways, climbing either up the sloped bowl of the trunk, or down the backside a vertical climb through routes, had to pass packs in a bucket line. One thing readers might find frustrating is the lack of a full view of the entire height, lots of steps to the falls, and the sightlines from the valley only catch glimpses of portions. We never had the guts to try the Love Lake Trail, it was locally rated as rough, and one up the other side to the falls was rated as are you kinding me. So I hope you can get a better view of the falls on the Love Lake trail? Im not sure if it is still there but the laugh back then was the outhouse, just off the lower bank of the trail, just before makeshift camping area, open meadow view for a minute then back into trees. The outhouse is an Aframe without any front wall, open view across the field, and in my perspective the single best spot to stand (sit) to view the most falls. Someone really maximized on this oportunity, most will stop at the trail and wonder at the first glimpses, then enjoy quality time there later. Which ties clearly wth my last observation, you had to use the classic bear line, lol. Having the fun opption to talk to the Regional Biologist for large critters on the island a fun chat in the cubical was very informative, and he was always interested in observed behaviors. So I was was facinated to get a chance of acutaly see a bear poop, have seem the results on the job regularly, just not deposits. Anybody working within the purest forest will tell you its the last place you see big animals, and my joke is technicaly, speificaly, no they do not "in the forest". I say it needs more specification to say outdoors, with the addition of particularly open, sunny areas....which are sunny patches along road sections and rocky outcroppings, and grouped, openings in the forest, ha, ha. Now retired I hope you can feel my joy having video confirmation of my theory all this time, that bear was in a sunny rocky clearing ! But it only addressed part of the theory, when folks asked me about all these specific needs and why I thought this, having no idea realy jokingly said I dont think they like sqatting into underbrush, the visual was good for a few laughs. But I'm still out on that bit, do you think that was a clear hover, which might support this sillyness. So in closing it came to mind after thinking of the example of myself, alone in a valley, very high up, Ive been looking for a view spot to sit and have coffee and had spotted a rockout cropping coming up. Breaking out of the trees I stop to see up and down the valley, ocean on one side and go to find a spot on the rock to sit. It quickly comes into focus, there is no clear ground to sit on and Im forced to go back into the bush for break. Sunny spot, opening, in groups, and dare say a view. Sound familiar in regards to the outhouse? Animal behavour is so interesting! Great video, good to finaly see Love lake. I have always recommended this trip for the logistics, distance with boats and hiking, with a great destination. And you can brag you reached the highest waterfall in Canada, at least if you are fact checked these days, you have the story,lol.
That's a great story Mark, this is still one of our favourite trips to date. We definitely got lucky with our paddling times. The trip in got a little windy mid day but nothing like what you described above haha, and the paddle back was overcast and smooth as glass! What an adventure that must've been for your group. The trail to Love Lake does actually give a better viewpoint of the waterfall (in my opinion). And thanks for the rope lol cheers
I just watched this now, I can see from the date we came really close to crossing paths... I took the Della Falls water taxi in August 8 2023 and hiked all the way to the falls that day in the rain. There must have been a lot of rain because only a couple days later there was a lot more water in the falls as you can see in this quick video clip: ruclips.net/video/WFiPFBqhy3A/видео.html The next day I hiked up to Love Lake and then hiked out on August 10th. Great hike, not bad for this 64 year old guy!
Another stunningly beautiful video guys! Good job on all that hiking you do! There’s nothing better tasting than an icy cool mountain stream !! I miss being your age and hiking. We weren’t overnight backpackers ..but day hiking. We tried overnight once and ate all our food before dark and couldn’t stop thinking bout our favorite Japanese restaurant and I’m ashamed to say we packed up and hiked out and went there. lol shame on us…. 😂
@@Alaskagirl618 I can't tell you how many times we'd had that same urge to leave and go get restaurant food 🤣🤣. I don't know what it is but it's as soon as you're so far away from it all that your mind starts thinking of those things hahah.
Be there myself next week-I cannot wait!
@@Blackbird58 Have a great time, Ian! Still one of our favourite adventures on the island. Cheers
"It's his world, we just live in it" ... Never more honest words have been spoken..only true dog people get that👍
100%! And he knows it too 🥲
I can’t believe you paddled that lake!!! I did the trail to Della falls but we took a little motor powered aluminum and it was still a killer from the trailhead to the falls. Good on you guys!
You make a great team.
Definitely get bigger hats to protect you from the elements. I wore a sombrero type. I looked ridiculous but I didn’t suffer.
Thanks for sharing your video. My 4 year old loves watching Kyle and Alana :)
It was a great adventure ! And thanks for saying that :). We will definitely invest in some wide brimmed hats, it's already on the list ! Aw we're glad your little one enjoys the videos, there should be another one to enjoy this weekend. Thanks for being here, cheers !
Such stunning scenery! 😍😍
Thank you Les ☺️ this was a fun one for sure !
Camping with Steve sent me here. Well worth it. Great great video, editing and charm.
Thanks Andrew! We appreciate the kind words 🙏
Diesel pushing Alana in to the lake made my day 😂
Another great video and another trip to add to my list. 👍
Hahaha she was being a chicken for way too long so Diesel had enough 😂😂 what a guy ! Thanks for tuning in, definitely get out and do this one!
Loved seeing your adventure to Della Falls & Love Lake. Our 37 years here camping & exploring, we’ve never made it on that trip. Can’t tell you how much Diesel warms our hearts. He is a splitting image of our beloved Kipper who we lost this January. She & Diesel would have been best friends. ❤️
ah amazing! Thank you so much for watching! This was definitely one of our favourite trips so far. We're very sorry to hear about Kipper... it's never easy losing our furry friends, we just have to give them the best lives while they're with us❤ No doubt the two of them would have been pals ! Thanks again :)
You just can't beat Vancouver Island lakes! They're something special. This hike has been on our list for years, but like you said, it's not easy to get there!
You've got that right ! They've all been so much fun to paddle. There is the water taxi to get across Great Central, so it can still be done if you don't want to paddle ! :) thanks for watching
That old man is going to one tired boy when you get him home! Very cool you two, thanks for sharing 🤠
He sure was! He slept the entire canoe ride back! He’s a real trooper. Thanks for watching!
Hey family,
thanks for posting another video. This was an absolute banger. Cheers
Thanks buddy, we appreciate it. Cheers to you as well.
Just gorgeous! Absolutely beautiful😍
You guys would love the island! Thanks for being here!🙌🏻
I’ll definitely be adding this one to the list! Epic episode 🙌🏻
Thanks man, we're really looking into more canoe adventures now after this one. So many to do ! Check out the Nitinat loop, really interested in that one !
Great video,, brings back memories when I did that trail 50 yrs ago.And canoed like you guys did..There was no bridges back then.,old log crossings with rope..After watching this,I think it’s time for another visit there.Keep up the great videos and adventures 😊
Wow! I can imagine how rugged it would've been without the cable cars and bridges... What an awesome adventure that must've been! Hope to see you get back there for a visit! Thanks for the kind words, cheers !
This may be one of your best videos so far! Thanks for sharing the adventure.
Thanks a lot Kevin! This was a really fun trip. Lots more to come. Cheers
So great guys!! Diesel pushing Alannah in is way too funny haha
What a guy! ps. making me want to go to Costa Rica now 👀
Thanks for watching buddy, we appreciate you !
Well done guys.I also own an older dog,good job !
Thanks Ken! 🐾
Cheers to a successful trip. The drone footage on the glass-like lake was stunning. Thanks for sharing!
We really enjoyed the switch up between hiking and paddling on this trip. Going to do a lot more like it, I think. Thanks for watching, cheers !
Absolutely gorgeous hike and wonderful commentary. I hope to do this route as well one day!
You definitely should ! It was an amazing adventure. Challenging..but amazing. Cheers !
Beautiful footage! Thank you for sharing your adventures!
Thank YOU for watching :) cheers
Another awesome video, your videography just keeps getting better! Loving the drone shots. Also love reading the comments for brother Chris's remarks😂😂
Thanks man! Appreciate that. This was a fun one. He's a character lol...
Wow! I really enjoyed watching that. What a gorgeous place you guys went to. It is being added to my list. Congradulations on your first multi day excursion. Thanks for sharing. Diesel is such a trooper!
Hello subscriber 998😂 Diesel is the man! Poor guy was in rough shape for a few days after this trip. Thanks for watching Jaime!
good job!! thanks for making all these videos!! BTW, great videography ! and great music selection to pair the scenes! Keep it up!!
No one will expect that you are a HIP/HCP is your day job! Great to see you last couple of days at the PROFIT meet!
Thank you Sam! It was so great to see you at the meeting too! Happy to have you here along the journey!
Good job guys!
Thanks Tom !
I have done Della falls twice in my life and it is truly beautiful.
Awesome! It was an amazing trip! We will definitely do it again one day!
Beautiful! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks a lot Mark ! Cheers
Wow beautiful
Thanks for watching Chalani !
We loved paddling with our 70 # black lab. After she settled down she helped stabilize the canoe. I am always looking for great paddling locations. How is the camping along the lake shore?
From what we've seen, there's quite a bit of camping along the Lakeshore. The lake is huge! Diesel has gotten a lot better with staying still in the canoe 😅
@@wayoftheroads Thanks for the feedback. So many good places to paddle, why paddle were everyone else goes. We have the BWCA on the list for October after the bugs are gone.
@@SkylinersYeti 100% agree. Canoe trips are the best as the further you push, the more solitude you can receive! That'll be a great trip, good choice on doing it in the fall! Cheers
Like your style! Subscribed for more
@@markmatheson603 thanks mark ! Cheers
Another great video thank you
Glad you enjoyed. Thanks David !
That looks amazing!
I still think you should start a channel or your bike adventures! Would love to watch that ! Hope all is well Diane 🙂
I am learning to use the technology. I was surprised how out of date I am. I have been reading about Della falls for years. I was so thrilled to watch your trip. My grandson 8 loves your channel
@@dianedrake4476 yes, it can be a little bit of a learning curve but worth it to be able to look back on your adventures ! Glad you enjoyed and thats so awesome hear that your grandson watches as well ! When is your big motorcycle trip ?!
I spent 2 separate weeks in the Kootenays the first week camping by myself. It was amazing. Please let me know where you end up coaching. Joining anytime fitness soon
Awesome! ❤
Thanks Tammy!
Great video. I came across it while looking for videos on Buttle Lake, it makes a pretty compelling case to do this instead.
Both are so beautiful! Definitely do both if you can! Thanks for watching :)
Beautiful scenery ❤ The hardest part of camping trips are when it's over ! But it's definitely time well spent . One day I'd like to go somewhere where people speak only English
Definitely the hardest part ! Thanks for watching
Looks like this video triggers allot of old memories in folks. All the comments reflect my experiences. I was particularly looking for some for the key memory bits for me. Long term history here is they had a saw mill at the base of falls, logging road from the end or the lake. Area grows over and trail forms out of bits of the old road and hikers attemps to circumnavigate some stream crossings.You mention this vague reffernce to its height, laughed because it is a question, and looking at the website it still says there is a conflict, and I have to laugh knowing where the conflict is and why it got lost in history. Growing up and during my time of two trips it was surveyed and reported as the second highest falls (tiered) in Canada. Im thinking I must have read this in a Canadian Geographic, they had developed a new lazer based survey tool some group was messing with. So they embark to first measure all of the highest things in Canada. Problem was that I think both the highest mountain and waterfall at the time came out lower than original survey. They got as far as publishing the results but never continued the program on down the line of corrections. So in effect there are conflicting records because when they lower the highest things into the second highest things, the highest are only the highest by default, have never actualy been confirmed, just lost history, lol. My first bit of local info for you is the lake. Every larger lake on the Island will blow up each day, each with its own rough timeline due to its orientation to the sun. This is the Islands largest lake, and nastiest, biggest waves, plan to get off the lake by 11 am , and you just might catch the first tailwind at your back the last few KMs as it starts to build. Im so glad you made it look so easy, lol. We planned our tripps to be on the water by 5am.Thanks for the shot of "the rock", on the rare hot day, I have group shot, first trip, May long weekend, six guys posing in shorts after a swim, rare at that time of year. If nothing else my group was pretty resourseful on trips and if you could use one, lets make it, or in my case ensure you bring it. We can build a sail out of a few things in a canoe, tarps, tent flys, paddles, tent poles, both trips we sailed the last 5 miles in. On the second trip the weather was looking all over the place so I brought my 2hp out board. I was immediatly ganged up on as operating a motor on a relaxing paddle. I explained my outdoor phylosophy that I love every aspect of the capabilities of the canoe, each one in its place (mention the sail, they get it) then I add and when the lake kicks up in your face with 18 miles infront of you we can revisit the conversation. We paddle and sail our way there, totaly overcast. At the trail head three or our more intelligent members look at the overcast sky and declare they are leaving their rain gear in the boats??? Today we would reference both trips as either that rare hot May day you could swim trip, or, this one that is as the 4 days of rain...except the night it snowed on us trip. The rain started half way to the falls, and three garbage bages had arm holes cut out of them. After the days of rain and snow and a night at the trail head it was still miserable and windy going the wrong way. Without saying anything a buddy and I instinktavly lashed the three canoes together with the paddles and rope, made a trimaran and added my motor on the middle canoe. Now every one has rian gear, but still no dry cloths, 18 miles into windfactor, not looking healthy. Arrange the gang with three across the front seats sitting backwards, hoods up. The gear is rearranged so the two coldest guys sit low in the outer canoes and out of the wind. That leves me, the only guy sitting up, into the wind, facing forward for three hours of pounding and waves. But the guys were busy taking the waves over the head while working the bucket and the sponge. When the video got to the trail head I was looking for what you have a very brief talk infront of, what appears to be large wood beams in dovetailed consturction. This a bit of an old floating bunkhouse, complete with bunks, wood floats ,got water logged and it sat on lake bottom on a slope, and was used as great trail head start or finish., except for mice. My first trip was the last season before Parks actually started improvements. I noted one comment from this time, refferencing walking logs with ropes. You are welcome, maybe, that may have been our rope, lol. Encountered log lying across the leading edge of a waterfall, stream flow filled whole area between falls and the log on one side, water churning to squeeze between the log and the drop, leaving two inches of dry walking surface. There was allot of talk about doing this until one guy got tired of the whining and grabbed some rope, said hold this and charged across the log. We left it. The other fun crossing I think you were taking a break at was a massive log across the river with its root mass flipped up right at the wateredge. The log was one of early routes, fun part was, and it took all of us with packs off, going both ways, climbing either up the sloped bowl of the trunk, or down the backside a vertical climb through routes, had to pass packs in a bucket line. One thing readers might find frustrating is the lack of a full view of the entire height, lots of steps to the falls, and the sightlines from the valley only catch glimpses of portions. We never had the guts to try the Love Lake Trail, it was locally rated as rough, and one up the other side to the falls was rated as are you kinding me. So I hope you can get a better view of the falls on the Love Lake trail? Im not sure if it is still there but the laugh back then was the outhouse, just off the lower bank of the trail, just before makeshift camping area, open meadow view for a minute then back into trees. The outhouse is an Aframe without any front wall, open view across the field, and in my perspective the single best spot to stand (sit) to view the most falls. Someone really maximized on this oportunity, most will stop at the trail and wonder at the first glimpses, then enjoy quality time there later. Which ties clearly wth my last observation, you had to use the classic bear line, lol. Having the fun opption to talk to the Regional Biologist for large critters on the island a fun chat in the cubical was very informative, and he was always interested in observed behaviors. So I was was facinated to get a chance of acutaly see a bear poop, have seem the results on the job regularly, just not deposits. Anybody working within the purest forest will tell you its the last place you see big animals, and my joke is technicaly, speificaly, no they do not "in the forest". I say it needs more specification to say outdoors, with the addition of particularly open, sunny areas....which are sunny patches along road sections and rocky outcroppings, and grouped, openings in the forest, ha, ha. Now retired I hope you can feel my joy having video confirmation of my theory all this time, that bear was in a sunny rocky clearing ! But it only addressed part of the theory, when folks asked me about all these specific needs and why I thought this, having no idea realy jokingly said I dont think they like sqatting into underbrush, the visual was good for a few laughs. But I'm still out on that bit, do you think that was a clear hover, which might support this sillyness. So in closing it came to mind after thinking of the example of myself, alone in a valley, very high up, Ive been looking for a view spot to sit and have coffee and had spotted a rockout cropping coming up. Breaking out of the trees I stop to see up and down the valley, ocean on one side and go to find a spot on the rock to sit. It quickly comes into focus, there is no clear ground to sit on and Im forced to go back into the bush for break. Sunny spot, opening, in groups, and dare say a view. Sound familiar in regards to the outhouse? Animal behavour is so interesting! Great video, good to finaly see Love lake. I have always recommended this trip for the logistics, distance with boats and hiking, with a great destination. And you can brag you reached the highest waterfall in Canada, at least if you are fact checked these days, you have the story,lol.
That's a great story Mark, this is still one of our favourite trips to date. We definitely got lucky with our paddling times. The trip in got a little windy mid day but nothing like what you described above haha, and the paddle back was overcast and smooth as glass! What an adventure that must've been for your group. The trail to Love Lake does actually give a better viewpoint of the waterfall (in my opinion). And thanks for the rope lol cheers
I bet Diesel is thinking, how does Dad and mom have so much energy when all I want to do is sleep. LOL
Ah man that poor dog, he was spent for a good few days after this trip 😅
30 km across. so.. in the middle, you were 15km from shore? yes?
Give or take!
Great Central Lake is a 35 km paddle along its length, and is 2.5 km wide at its widest point. There is no 15 km from shore, lol.
I just watched this now, I can see from the date we came really close to crossing paths... I took the Della Falls water taxi in August 8 2023 and hiked all the way to the falls that day in the rain. There must have been a lot of rain because only a couple days later there was a lot more water in the falls as you can see in this quick video clip: ruclips.net/video/WFiPFBqhy3A/видео.html
The next day I hiked up to Love Lake and then hiked out on August 10th. Great hike, not bad for this 64 year old guy!
That's awesome Glenn, good on ya ! Della falls is still a big highlight for our time on the island ! Cheers
“Got the whole family here for this trip”…. 😢
Get your sh*t together and come do the Nitinat canoe route with me
Or even invest in a freeze dryer.
Anyone else spot Bigfoot at 24:10?
Two myths confirmed in this episode 🐻💩
🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣I did!!!!
Well done guys.I also own an older dog,good job !
Thank you!