Algonquin park canoe camp November 2017-part 2
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- Опубликовано: 26 авг 2024
- The second part of a two part video of my November 2017 canoe camp into Lauder lake, Algonquin park.
Hope you enjoy the video and please leave a comment if you would like.
forgive me for another comment....but im sitting here in a fog of negativity..all due to this virus...i have become brittle with worry..confusion and too much anger....your video took me away from all that...basically you have warmed my heart again...i shall return to the park very soon...thankyou again for the fond memories....this is a great video
It has been difficult for me as well. I started making videos so that I could remember trips during the winter or when trips were not possible, I’m so glad I did. Stay positive, and know that there will be better days to come, and please comment or write as much as you want.
Special moments in the bush and the canoe is what it’s all about. Thanks 🇨🇦👍
Yes, I don’t do it often enough, but each time is special.
thankyou for your show.....alot of good sense you spoke...brought back many memories of the park at that time of year...again many thanks
Thanks Ray.
Thank you. I plan on taking my 10 yr old grandson to Algonquin next September. Been over 15 years for me. About 1,000 miles from my home in NC. I look similarly at our life's experiences.
I hope the borders are back to normal next year so you can make the trip John. If you and your grandson are bonded enough to make a journey into Algonquin then you truly have a special relationship which he will remember for ever.
You made my day, thanks and take care.
Thanks David, glad you enjoyed it. I hope to make another trip into Algonquin very soon, before the lakes freeze.
Very nice with the sketching/watercolouring! Thanks for sharing your process.
Thanks Gary, glad you enjoyed.
@@jamescarey7277 Love the Thoreau quote, hewing wood isn't a derogatory remark at all.
Most enjoyable, and sometimes I sketch not as much as I used to, but my two autistic children make up for that the outdoor lifestyle is a great thing to know I'm waiting on some good weather to start building a 15ft canoe so I can bring them on THe Shannon river for a week this summer .💯🇮🇪
Thanks for watching. The kids must keep you busy, it’s great that you will take them out to enjoy the outdoors. I enjoy my 15 foot canoe on solo trips as it is light enough to portage and a pleasure to paddle. Hope to see some of the building process on your channel, although it seems you already have a lot going on. Cheers.
it's wonderful the wild wilderness but most people forget all about it yet some of us just love it
Very true, I am so glad we appreciate the wild, it enriches us.
sure the more we have of it the merrier we are.@@jamescarey7277
just waiting patiently to get the best of all mines
Thanks for sharing these videos of your trip. I really enjoyed watching them and could picture being there. It makes me anxious to get back out there. Your camp setup is great. Your canoe is beautiful and looks nice and light. I'm contemplating trying my first solo trip next summer. Going with family and friends is great but I'm drawn to the idea of trying to go myself and especially when others can't go so I can get out a bit more. Seeing others like you doing this and how you do it helps a lot.
Thanks for watching Aaron, appreciate the comment as well.
I prefer to be alone so it’s an easy thing for me going solo, even though many people have criticized over the years.
My canoe is 15 feet and made of eastern white cedar from a tree blown down in the ice storm of ‘98. I made it as a light solo canoe, and I love it.
Thanks again.
That's an awesome story about your canoe. I liked the handiwork in your video too making the wooden tools. It's refreshing to see stuff like this. Ya, even mentioning the idea of solo tripping attracts skepticism from some people who don't understand why I would even consider it. I think they feel it's dangerous but I don't think it needs to be for someone experienced with the proper skills and taking precautions.
Lovely sketch and painting, wish I could sketch like that. Cheers.
Thanks. Just draw what you see, there is no right or wrong way,just do it.
Just found your channel James.
Top marks, keep up the good work 👍🏽
Thanks, the encouragement is much appreciated.
Your words and action in your travels is the best thing in the world, it’s no where near crazy in my view, it’s the best part of life. Congratulations on getting out there and doing it, 🇨🇦🇨🇦, Bob
Thanks for the ongoing encouragement, can't wait to get out there again.
Thanks for sharing, pure escapism in there’s awful times. Greetings from a “closed up England 🏴 “
Thanks Nathan, glad you enjoyed. I was looking forward to making another trip this spring but that may not happen as they are asking people to stay off the water as well. My mind is preoccupied and I’m having trouble getting inspired to take any video.
These are truly awful and scary times, take care and stay safe.
I really enjoyed the videos and liked the tranquil paddle and camp life without music. My wife refers to my need to get out into the wilderness and cook my food over an open fire and listen to the rain on the tent as the "return to my hairy man" and in a way she is right. You touched upon the "why" we do it. The ache in the bones when the temps drop and difficulties of a portage or hauling over a beaver damn. I believe it returns us to a simpler time in life when the most important thing was to find water, or food or shelter. Please continue to make these excellent videos as you will always have an audience in me! Cheers!
Thanks for the encouraging comment Scott, I can't wait to get away to "recharge" my inner soul again.
I learn so much from you about emotional intelligence in appreciation of wildlife and how you share your feeling moments with us. Your videos are a treasure.
Your comment means so much to me. My appreciation of the natural world is very personal, and my limited knowledge makes it hard for me to converse around other “experts”, so being alone with nature and my thoughts is my preferred way. The videos have given me a way to talk to others, with no one there. Nature is a great listener.
@@jamescarey7277 Your knowledge and awareness is much brighter than you imagine. I see a a new view of you in your little watercolor paintings (which you should publish). As a former Art Therapist, want to be painter, and paddler of two cedar strip packboats, I most enjoy only day trips through Pennsylvania and New Jersey and wish I could visit your wonderland by boat and scooter. Now in vivid 19 I appreciate your moments of perception through your eyes most, Cheers, Jay
This comment comes quite after the fair, but I enjoyed watching this...vicariously experiencing this camping ....I had to post a comment. Beautifully done video [and also the one before it, Part 1]. Hubby and I last camped up in Algonquin in 2002...too old and arthritic now. So it's nice to have the vicarious experience.
I have always enjoyed the solo camping, but since I started sharing videos I feel blessed that others can join me and feel some of the things I do.Thanks for watching and hope to hear from you often.
Mr Carey I love this stuff. Very ingenious fire box. When you are on your own you don’t need a huge fire. Very relaxing nice narrative. I can’t wait for the ice to go out so I can get out. You are a pretty good artist and tong maker. Thanx again for a terrific video
Thanks for the comment , the ice is almost gone from here, but still hangs on.
Thanks James, I could smell those sausages and mushrooms, so hungry now for the food and ambiance of such a beautiful place.
Yes, talk about comfort food :)I love putting together a film like this, brings back feelings and smells that may have been forgotten in time.
Sir, you are a scholar and gentlemen. Thanks for filming this adventure and your philosophical views for younger viewers...
I'd enjoyed it a lot and thanks again. Cheers!
Thanks for watching and commenting, it really encourages me to make more.I appreciate your comment very much and hope to continue for many more videos in the same vein, creating good content for few subscribers rather than sub standard content for many.
Thumbs up for that cool home made fire box. Enjoyed your videos!
Ha! Thanks, I'm always looking at things to recycle and it worked (always a bonus) thanks for watching.
Thanks for posting this. I thoroughly enjoyed both videos. At this time of year all I can think about is getting back on the water.
Yes, when I made videos in the past it was for me to watch in off seasons to remind me of the trip and give me hope that spring would come eventually, for the past couple of years I decided to share on RUclips, and am really glad I did. There are many like minded people in the world and this is a great way to "meet" some. It won't be long, I just have to make sure I make the time to get out and enjoy.
Pro tip: you can watch movies at kaldrostream. Me and my gf have been using it for watching a lot of movies lately.
@Derrick Johnny yup, I have been watching on kaldroStream for since december myself =)
@Derrick Johnny Yup, I have been using kaldrostream for years myself :D
I enjoyed both videos, especially your narration. I agree with everything you said, brings back great memories of sitting around a fire on a solo trip, Thanks for sharing with us.
Thanks Robin, I appreciate your comment as your videos were one of the inspirations that started my channel.
Thanks, I shared your videos over at Canoetripping.net, some good discussion there www.canoetripping.net/forums/forum/media-room/77126-another-old-guy-videos-his-canoe-trip
Sorry I refered to you as an "old guy" haha
That's great Robin, really appreciate the share and the comments from other people there are nice to read. I guess I could have called my channel "Another old guy camping" or something :)
James Carey that Robin Lauren is a good man. I’ve never met him but I commented on his channel about a year ago about one of his trips near Nakina and he took the time to send me a map of his trip
I’ve camped in the same spot twice. I felt like I was there with you. Thank you for sharing.
Thanks for watching. Great spot, I'm sure to go there again.
Please help me understand why someone would down vote this. I loved it. Thank you James.
I know right!
There are many different opinions and ideas in the world, and that is what makes it interesting, can't please all of the people all of the time.
I will watch this amazing video over and over again....A most inspiring video. I loved every moment.......
Thanks Doug, glad you enjoyed it. The actual trip was great but sharing it after, with like minded people is amazing to me.
Fantastic video. Thanks for putting it up. I dig your philosophy, and your firebox...and I think you just shoved Lauder a bit higher on my bucket list.
Thanks for the comment, it's nice to be dug. I'm glad you mentioned the cash fire box, it worked well, and was real easy to make!
Cheers from northern minnesota and the BWCA
Thanks for watching, cheers.
Excellent video sir. Enjoyed sharing the trip with you. Can't wait for ice out this year.
Thanks, need to get out on the soft water soon!
beautiful video
Thank you. Nice to have videos at this time.
Getting away is just good for your overall well-being. 👍🇨🇦
Sometimes the only thing that keeps me somewhat sane.
In 2002, we camped at Achray in late September. Beautiful. And on week days, almost had the campground to ourselves.
The fall is my favorite time to camp, and if you hit the right weather and time it's perfect. Unfortunately the weather took a dive toward wet and cold into October so my plans of a camp didn't happen; not as young as I used to be and my body is protesting more lately too.
Thank you for sharing! I've never been to that place but have some plans for this summer. can't wait. beautiful!
That was also my first trip to that part of the park,and there are so many spots for me still to explore. Have a good trip this summer.
Hi James: Nice elemental experience. ( fancy way to say great trip) I empathize with your feeling totally. I must say that I envy your skills with a pen & pallet We need more videos like this Thanks & Merry Christmas Brian 77
Thanks Brian, I try to experience as many elementals as I can.
Thanks for the encouraging words about the sketching, I thought I could do some indoor drawing videos over the winter.
Great Videos, your cash box stove looks like a great idea. I also enjoy sketching while out canoeing and camping thanks for sharing your art work. I have found the Sakura water brushes to be very convenient with a small pocket box.
Thanks Daniel, glad you enjoyed the videos. I use a Sakura water brush for ink wash and find it very convenient, I'll have to show some on a video. Sometimes I feel like just a black and white wash and the simplicity is a nice change from colour. Using the water brush with water soluble ink in my fountain pen makes for a nice small sketch kit.
I wasn't sure if there would be any interest in seeing me sketch, but see there is, which is great, one other thing to share.
I HAVE SUBSCRIBED!!! Too bad you never heard any loon calls as they had begun their migration to warmer climates. I agree with what you said re your sketching and painting. For me, I write Algonquin Park poetry on many of my trips.
Yes, the call of the Loons is amazing to hear. Do you have any poetry on the Algonquin adventure site you mentioned? I will have to check that site out. Thanks for the sub.
Yes, I have posted some of my poems on algonquinadventures.com, but that was a long time ago. I copyright everything I write so seeing you like loons, I will post one here called THE ALGONQUIN LOON......
The weirdest sound that gives you chills
I know is from a loon
A sound that echoes off the hills
Beneath the stars and moon
It starts off with a single cry
That vibrates through the sky
And pretty soon the air's awry
With queer loon lullabies
A pre-historic bird amiss
From days of dinosaurs
That has survived and often is
Entrenched in all folklores
No greater sound on earth exists
Than listening to a loon
Surrounded by Algonquin mists
Beneath a bright wolf moon
I count the days when I once more
Will hear its forlorn cry
On windy nights when eagles soar
And stars dance way up high
The weirdest sound that gives you chills
I know is from a loon
A sound that echoes off the hills
Beneath the stars and moon
Really missing it out there right about now! Can’t wait for spring!
I'm with you there, it's getting closer and I soon will be looking at maps! Even a night or two out in the woods can rejuvenate.
Nicely done, thanks for sharing, I enjoyed going along with you!
Thanks, appreciate the comment.
I really enjoyed these videos. really relaxing.. Cheers Kev.
Thanks for watching and glad you enjoy.
Hi James i wish there was that sort of wilderness here in great Britain. Wales is the closest we come here and ive camped in the valleys a few times im heading out soon to wales to enjoy the peace and quiet and the food is going to be so tasty cooked on my alcohol stove and to be at peace with the world Regards ps i enjoyed your journey very much Regards
Hi Louis, Wales is a beautiful place to bike I imagine, will you be making a video of the trip? I assume you will be on the PCX.Have a good peace and quiet moment.
Wow. Very enjoyable videos. The lack of music was a big plus. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for watching and commenting, I am always trying to improve and comments like yours help a lot.
Great Part 2 buddy !!...seeing this makes me look forward to the melt here in Cape Breton NS and to get on the water. Planning to do a 4 or 5 day trip to Keji national park this spring or summer. Thanks for sharing ( :
Thanks for watching, and your comments are much appreciated. Yes, can't wait to get out for a spring trip. Never been to Keji but looks nice, should be a good trip.
Great vid. Very enjoyable - looking forward to more wild camps (Hamilton , Ont)
Hi Nigel, thanks for the comment.
Yes, I can't wait to do some more wild camps, but I really enjoy the Algonquin tripping in the "off season" when its quiet as well.
Color me green ;-). Thank you for sharing this lovely adventure! However, I went looking for more sketching/watercoloring while camping videos, but sadly there were none, unless I missed them. Would love to see more!!
Thanks so much for the comment. I added the sketching to the video but didn't know if there would be an interest. There have been a few comments regarding the sketching and painting so I will definitely show more on videos this year.
I just found your channel, I am a happy new subscriber. Your Algonquin videos had me mesmerized! So peaceful, quiet, organized. I love your cozy little set up. I will now go watch the rest of your videos. P.s. would love to see the completed art piece you were working on😊
Thanks so much, glad you enjoyed the video and hope you enjoy some of the others ( I do a few different kinds of trips etc.)
Great videos!! Nicely done sir!
Thanks,glad you are enjoying them. It's great, and very encouraging to hear from viewers.
WOW! Part two was even better than part one! Just loved the gentle easy pace of these two films. As we get older we don’t need to rush about doing things as fast as is humanly possible, no, slow down and chill out. One question from across the pond: are bears roaming around, if they are I’m sure the sausages would entice them to join you James. ⛺️
Ha, I left the bear wrestling out of the video....I won!In all my years of camping I have only seen a few bears, and they were at a safe distance, and not bothered with me.I'm sure they smell the food, but my human smell must be overpoweringly offensive to them.
Great video, I respect people who take the time to make these videos and edit them. Such a great learning experience watching the old guys do it, learning from their methods. I really like the idea of the firebox for heat, that was really interesting. Considering you are using a chuck box, i wonder how you store it? Do you hang it up like a food barrel? Also what is your thoughts on making breakfast right beside the tent? Aren't you afraid a bear or animal may smell the food in Algonquin? Cheers - JC
Thanks for watching, glad you enjoyed the video. I don’t keep food in the box, I hang a bag with all the food, in a tree away from camp overnight. I have always cooked and eaten at camp, and never had any problem. I think any wild animals would stay away during the day with human activity in camp. Please don’t take my videos as a “how to” of camping, this is just the way I do it.
Nice video's, you do eat well.
Thanks. Hope to add fresh fish to the menu this year :)
Watching this in 2021, counting my blessings. Wondering how your spare paddle fared.
We should all count our blessings, I’m glad I recorded trips when I was able to take them. Luckily didn’t have to use the “spare paddle”, ha ha ha!
Have you done a video on how you made your cedar strip canoe? What a beautiful canoe.
No Jeffrey, but I did take a couple of photos of the process. I'll have to see if I can find the prints.I used "Canoecraft-A Harrowsmith Illustrated Guide To Fine Woodstrip Construction" by Ted Moores", which you can still purchase.It is the Hiawatha 15 foot design from the book.I built the canoe from a large white cedar that fell down on our property (I think after the big ice storm), a neighbor came over with his portable saw mill and cut it into boards for me and I went from there. It took a while and its not perfect, but I love it.Thanks so much for the comment, means a lot to me every time someone remarks about her.
Howdy - a very nice outing - stumbled onto ur channel and enjoyed both parts of ur trip - mite i ask how much ur canoe weighs - and i take it as being fiber glass covered cedar strip --- also nice sketchings - i carve lil figures fer my relaxation - anyway thanks fer sharin
Thanks, glad you found the videos and are enjoying them. The canoe Is white cedar covered with fibreglass. I will weigh it the next time I go for a paddle, so stay tuned :) carving is a great hobby, I've done some over the years, might get back into it sometime.
@@jamescarey7277 i started last halloween - i lost my pard of 12 years (dog) we had been together 24/7 and i had to find sumthin to do - Doug Linker on utube does outdoor canoein and carvin and he got me started - 153 carvins since then lol - im addicted
hi Great vid enjoyable look forward to more stephen republic of ireland
Thanks Stephen. I can't wait for spring so that I can make more vids on camping.
Thank you. Great videos. I love watching them. I do appreciate no music playing on the videos, the interlude music was great however. Fantastic sketches.
I have been watching many video producers canoeing Algonquin because I am trying to plan a trip for myself and my young boys.
Idea! I am from Ohio and would, and I think many others, may benefit from a video somewhat detailing Algonquin park and how to go about canoe tripping there. Not about gear for canoe tripping but more along the lines of how the system works. What permits do you need and where do you get them? Do you have to get permits ahead of time? Do you have to reserve campsites? Do you use entry points like BWCA. Are there special rules to know about in regards to latrine use or food packaging allowed...Etc etc.
Again, l thank you for your videos. They are great.
Thanks for watching and the great comment.You could start by going to www.algonquinpark.on.ca/, it has details about camping etc., way better than I could try to cover.It is a wonderfully huge park and well worth the trip.If there are specific things you cannot find out, I will try to help.
Hi James..
Wondering if you could tell us about the frypan your using.
The make.. the size.. etc
It looks perfect.
Yes, thanks for asking, I'll delve into it a bit more in one of my "equipment" videos.
great tent, tarp set up,, your little stove looks great also, have you ever published the design and or plan for recreating? thanks,, Spring is on it's way here in Ontario. :0) ,, Bob.
Thanks for the comments Bob. It sure feels like spring this morning here near Ottawa, beautiful sunrise and birds singing!I'll be making a short video this week I think and will speak about odds and ends, like the stove perhaps.
awesome,, the drive into Ottawa this morning was a soggy one,, seemed to raining harder than yesterday.
I wish I can be there
Maybe one day you will. Thanks for watching.
just cool
Thanks so much for watching Annette.
nice..but i would make a real camp fire and enjoy the show :)
I've really enjoyed both of your videos. I am curious though about your alcohol stove. Most folks just use them to boil water yet you're actually cooking with it. Do you mind sharing how long a burn time you get with yours? And how much alcohol are you using to achieve that long burn time?Thanks for your help. Take care and until next time....be well.
Well, I haven't done any time tests with the stove. I sometimes refill the stove during meal preparation. I will do a test and stuff on an upcoming video. I am so happy with something working that I had made, I wasn't too concerned with the details, just enjoying the process.
Thanks for the reply. I look forward to your test on a future video. Until then...be well.
So how light is your canoe?
Thanksgiving 2019....”I’ll start my day with James’ Algonquin canoe trip.....”. But then this hasn’t been the first day started the same way.
Which sketchbook/paper are you using here James?
Again, thank you.
Thanks Doug, so nice to hear that you have enjoyed the video,makes it worth while for me.
I made the pad from cut sheets of 140 lb watercolour paper, and borrowed a binding machine to try. The small pads are easily carried and not so intimidating as a larger sheet, good for fast sketches. Can’t remember the brand of paper, but it was inexpensive.
I really wanted to get a fall trip in this year, but it didn’t happen, so I guess I’ll watch my video too :)
@@jamescarey7277 That explains it! I looked and looked for that size of paper bound that way and couldn't find it anywhere. It looked like a perfect format and size to carry along. Thank you for ending my search :)
Very nice
Thanks again for the comment, means a lot. Glad you are enjoying the videos.
see you move a little smarter with your chair and camping box /table
The camping box has worked great but needs refinements, like handles and a leg or two.
Great therapy for a man with a domineering wife . The great escape . Not implying, just saying .😀
trips alone rejuvenate and rekindle our love of nature, the world and our loved ones.
I watched this for about the 5th time lol - spring fever has got me but the snow jus wont go ---re them owls - i have 3 or 4 kinds here - didnt know by the calls what they were - went to --www.owlpages.com/owls/species.php?r=1-- ---- cklick on the photos and it gives the calls - take care
You must be more bored with winter than me, but I am glad you like the video, I'd better make more so you done get sick of these
@@jamescarey7277 ubet - did the link i sent show up on owl calls ? seems to have disappeared
Yes worked great, thanks!
@@jamescarey7277 ubetchya