A Stroke in Time Canoeing Documentary: 55 days and 800 Miles through the Pacific Ocean
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- Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
- This film chronicles a 55 day canoe expedition through the Inside Passage from Lund, British Columbia to Juneau, Alaska. As wild as the region itself, this cinema verité style film provides an immersive experience into the heart and soul of wilderness canoe tripping and its many challenges and moments of self reflection.
In the summer of 2019 Liam and I set out to paddle over 800 miles through the Pacific Ocean. We'd never paddled more than a day on the ocean before and never attempted an expedition of this magnitude. Both of us grew up canoeing the many rivers of Northern Ontario and Quebec, but this trip confronted us with a whole new set of challenges. We knew we could never be fully prepared for what we would encounter, but spent the good part of the fall of 2018 and the Winter & Spring of 2019 planning out every detail we could. The beauty and sheer "bigness" of the region we paddled through can never fully be captured through video. We were humbled, challenged, and astounded by wildlife and beauty everyday.
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What a great adventure! Live your dream. Paddle on! 🌲
Great trip guys! Iv’e watched many kayak tripper from Canada to Juneau, Alaska. Well I enjoyed you letting all of US come along. Keep it real BFs !! Around Bend Oregon out!
You two are very special, and 40 years from now you will look back and realize you did a bucket list trip. You did what many have dreamed about but never for whatever reason have attempted. Be very proud of what you did and hopefully you are able to make some money off of it.
creating lasting memories...❤... well done
amazing and wonderful. thank you
Great show, wonderful trip keep it up guys!!!
Man o man...some good RUclips right here! Your kids will cherish this. Thanks for documenting!
Thanks Ian! Glad you enjoyed it! I think your prediction will be spot on too haha.
Excellent adventure by two Canadian Sons.
Rivals any exploration of our ancestors.. truly stunning..
Awesome share of experience! Thanks guys.
Spectacular 👍
All I can say guys is WOW!! What an experience you've undertaken, and conquered. Way to go. Fabulous. Something you'll never forget. And one of the things that made it special is that you didn't bitch about anything. Congrats to both of you.
Gret trip. Congrats and thanks for sharing!
Those are life long memories. Super cool trip boys. Watching this really made me appreciate all of my own little adventures so far too
Well done. No easy feat.
Grew up along this great big coast. Always traveled by a power vessel. What a great perspective by canoe. Cheers.
Good job guys.
Awe Inspiring!
Thanks Michael! We’re so glad you enjoyed it!
Awesome trip guys! Thanks for sharing
Amazing trip that you guys did. The footage is just breathtaking and you two are just really cool to watch together as best friends. I just hope you’ll make more videos of your trip.
Thanks for sharing with us.
Wow! Such beautiful memories created that your will remember for a lifetime! So glad you guys made It safely and reached your goal all at the same time ! Such a sense of freedom and peace out there.
I think there is something weird and interesting about how on long adventures like the one you guys had, you spend some time feeling down, uninspired, and wanting to be doing something else. You try to remind yourself how you'll remember the good times, and spend as much time as you can enjoying the scenery and experience. Finally, when it is over, your brain somehow finds a way to make you revel the experience, remember the best times, and want to do it again. Thanks for a great film, hope the next adventure is just as good!
Loved it
I loved the perspective that you both had. It’s like being nomadic, there’s no destination, it’s just an ongoing journey. Cheers y’all!
BRILLIANT! What a wild and wonderful adventure, superbly captured and masterfully edited. Thankyou so much for sharing.
Wow, very inspirational, Thank you. Great camera work.
Excellent video guys! Keep it up!
Thanks so much Chuck! Hopefully we'll have something new coming this Summer!
Thanks for sharing. Great when friends can get together and enjoy a common interest.
Great video. I'm gonna do it !! do some kayak camping this year. Just get out, and be out there !!
Nice video, paddles 50 miles in MN boundary waters last summer, not as big water but we had some really windy days and until you have experienced that in a canoe you really have no idea. Hard to eat enough to prevent weight loss paddling all day. I am envious but would be scared to death at the same time. Loved it.
Thank you, we're so glad you enjoyed it! The boundary waters of MN look like such an amazing place. You're totally right on both accounts, hunger and wind are constant battles!
truly amazing journey and friendship. nice production!
This is very well made, great job!
what an amazing trip. just stumbled across this today. Glad I did. I watch camping and exploration videos all the time. In the beginning of the taping I has serious doubts that you would make it because you were both so unhappy. I'm so glad I was wrong. What an accomplishment. Proud of you guys. Not everyone could do what you two did. I hope and pray that you both have a wonderful adventure full life.
Spectacular! What an amazing journey, though I get the boredom of paddling hour after hour. Well shot & I really enjoyed the earnest & honest commentary. Bravo for completing such a massive journey, gentlemen.
Cheers
Tim
Wow amazing journey 🥰🥰
Very great film and expedition. Thanks for filming. My longest cane trip was 23 days at age 17 in northern Ontario. Starting at Red Lake and headed north from there.
I think that area is a provincial park now.
Super hardcore trip guys.
Really appreciate the comment Brian! Northern Ontario is no joke, and neither is a 23 day expedition. Sounds like the kind of journey that stays with you as life goes on. Cheers and happy paddling!
Wonderfully shot and edited guys. Well done!
Amazing adventure
Excellent trip gentlemen! Very inspiring!
Solid
Canoe trips are extremely intimate. The planning never ends!
Amazing Video Guys..Courage, Inspirational , and Just Amazingly Awesome.
Well, that was pretty damn good, wasn't sure, but got totally wrapped up in it. Now get on the next one.
This is so canoeing awesome! Thank you! Nice to see canoes in open water! Also big love for you guys taking ferry around C. Caution. It often takes more courage not do the dangerous thing, than to do it. Thank you for being so humble, thoughtful and curious. A refreshing take in the world of outdoor exploration. Really appreciate the window into the PNW, great editing/ filming. Warm wishes to you both.
Thanks so much for your kind words David. Truly, it means so much to us at that you took the time to watch our film and to write such thoughtful words in response to it.
Epic. Great trip. Future: Northern Forest Canoe Trail. Peace
Thanks William! We've had our eyes on the NFCT, potentially might be doing a portion of it this summer. Peace!
What an amazing journey of growth and soul binding adventure. You both will go far in life with the skills and respect you share and enjoy,
Life’s an adventure “So go live it “ 🤔
🍻👍👍
I took a canoe trip from Latchford to Timagami Ontario. That was in July 59 I think. About a 90 nile trip. Still have maps. No seats, knealt on floor, butt on thawarts
Terrific job guys and congratulations… what a route, what an experience. Curious how you guys got involved in canoe camps over in Temagami
Thanks so much Erin and Jon! Your channel and adventures are amazing! We both participated in a wilderness canoe camp in Temagami (Northwaters & Langskib) from ages 11-17, and Liam went on to guide there for many years afterward. Liams extended family had been attending for generations. Temagami is where it all began for us and will always hold a special place in our hearts and souls.
@@jlexpeditions1812 We've undertaken nothing like you did here but thank you! I think you said you were 22 during this trip. I hadn't even begun backcountry tripping at 22 so I envy your skills, and your Temagami roots...the training you got there shows. Cheers guys!
Yeahhhh Aslan sticker! Bham baby
Yeaahhh babyyy, Bham is the best!
I want to experience this vicariously. Hard to with the music ruining it.
Epic trip guys! Are you from Vermont? I live in Keene NY High Peaks. Cheers to you on safely completing your paddling adventure! Much respect!
Thanks Shaye! We both group up across the lake from you in Ferrisburgh, VT. The high peaks region is such a special place!
@@jlexpeditions1812 that’s cool! Yeah, Keene is a special place to me. You guy have anymore adventures planned?
Beautiful. How did you return home? What did you do with the canoe once you reached Juneau?
Great video, loved every minute! Question: What did you do with the canoe when you got to Juneau?
Thanks so much! That's a good question, we originally planned to bring it with us as we traveled back to our home on the East Coast, but we met a fellow canoeist/adventurer on the dock when we paddled into Juneau who changed our minds. He reached out to us while we were paddling Glacier Bay and asked if we would sell the canoe to him. Eventually he convinced us that he really needed it...so if you are ever in Juneau, Alaska keep an eye out for the red Mystic and give Brent a shout for us!
Thanks for the video! What brown fleece does Liam have? I’ve been trying to find one with a neck/hood for under my PFD.
how did you guys sort out your water
At 17:00 what is that yellow can in front of the canoe?
Hi Ali that’s my coffee mug in the front of the canoe there.
Wanting to do this in my hobie adventure island sail kayak. Gathering some info. Cant imagine canoe.
What kind of canoe?
Clipper Canoes Sea Clipper!
So who wins a fight between stay puff marshmallow man and me peanut?
How much money your boat?
Ok we just started watching your video, it would be outstanding if not for the oh wow is us, carrying on, sounding down and out documenting. This was you guy's choice, maybe watch jim baird adventurers and then listen to you guys!!
Hi Linda, we appreciate the feedback! Jim Baird makes great videos. We made the choice to show our struggles and challenges in a very real and authentic way. There are of course moments of incredible joy and beauty that one experiences everyday while out on a trip. There are also moments of doubt and tremendous uncertainty. It was important to us that we did not just show all of the good moments, as we wanted to paint a full picture of what someone goes through when pushing their limits beyond what they thought possible. At the onset of the trip we had no certainty that we could accomplish what we set out to do, and I think that is reflected in our somewhat "complaining" or "down" attitude at times (the ocean is a daunting force). We all cope with our anxieties and fears in different ways, and this doc provides an unfiltered look into what we went through. This trip was the best time of our life (so far) and we would go back in a heartbeat. We hope you can enjoy the film despite our wallowing!