I'm a word guy, but I appreciate the elegance of how you often zoom in on something and offer no commentary. Your silence in the face of a machine spilling white chemical powder into a heritage river was worth a thousand of the you-know-whats.
Ship at 3:20 is a Suction Hopper Dredger. The big pipes on the side are dropped to the seafloor and used as giant vacuum cleaners to suck up sediment into the hoppers. It’s for channel dredging (or aggregate extraction) but by reversing them you can blow the contents out to build new land or replenish a storm-damaged beach.
Whenever that fb post was shared on reddit I was absolutely skewered for defending y'all and explaining you can do this safely. So glad I found your channel, this journey has been one of the most enjoyable series I've watched on youtube, thanks for doing it!
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes ha! Yeah, I've lived here and fished here my four decades of life and have never heard of any of the problems that would supposedly happen to small craft in the river. Either way, again, thank y'all. You two showed me parts of the river I've never seen, and gave me ideas for things I want to do on my own outdoor adventures - that's insanely appreciated. I can't tag both of you in here so hopefully Jenn sees that big appreciation as well. 🙏
We had a FB post in New Orleans where we were getting screamed at for doing something they said was foolhardy but Jen managed to turn that around. I must have missed the reddit one. Usually it’s bear experts yelling at me there…
Heat like that is no joke. Even what seems like the simplest of activities can greatly impact the body. A canoe being portaged down Decatur St was probably something different, but probably not the strangest thing seen there.
Pushing on through heat stroke and risking imminent death being sunk by oceangoing vessels wasn't brave enough. Now these guys have to go and look slightly different in the French Quarter.
No risk of being panhandled for you two. I'm betting the regulars took one look and walked the other way, or maybe tossed a coin into the canoe as a sign of respect.
I think between the ticks at the headwaters, the barge and tanker traffic, and the general lack of bucolic wilderness I’m taking this river trip off my “bucket list”. There are many other historic rivers that inspire.
5:54 “Baby Lock” is the Harvey Canal lock. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, and the reference point for mileage on the waterway. Behind it is the raised railroad bridge of the New Orleans and Gulf Coast railroad, running on former Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Milepost 0 on the SPRR was at Algiers.
Wow, the water seemed really calm. I've sat many times on the bank right where you came onshore and have seen current headed downstream and upstream and cross stream with roiling as if something was about to surface all at the same time. I appreciate the scale of those ships because my high school used to be on the river and I'd watch Soviet grain ships make their way up and down during the 1980s. It's why I was worried about y'all but you caught it at the right time. Wish I could have bought y'all some drinks but wasn't off until today.
True grit ,I love it , understand them conditions living in that area awhile sure is unbearable it seems hydrate an eat good ! Let the good times roll !
Channel depth of 9 feet is maintained by the Corps of Engineers from St. Louis, Missouri to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. On the lower Mississippi, from Baton Rouge to the Gulf, the navigation depth is 45 feet. No wonder they have so much dredging to do!
Wow! Paddling that’s even riskier than riding a bicycle among semis on the interstate… seeing how much of the white stuff they spilled into the water… locals showing us how tiny you really are on the river… and portaging through Bourbon Street! What more could we ask for… oh, except, does Taters still think dry heat is worst than the heat in the southeast?
Yeah, anything frozen with this southern heat dome is welcome and alcohol is a bonus. After spending the last 10 of my formative years in south Louisiana, I will never venture there in summer again.
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed Then one day he was shooting for some food, And up through the ground come a bubbling crude (Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea)
Sugar we think … and if so they dumped a couple hundred dollars worth into the river as we watched. Cost of doing business I guess, seems like there should be a better way to move it but not sure what
3:50 Technically this is a Clean Water Act violation, but, y'know. Potash. What's a little fertilizer pollution into Jefferson Parish? the Dead zone is much much larger, the stuff pouring out of Iowa tile drain is the real problem.
I'm a word guy, but I appreciate the elegance of how you often zoom in on something and offer no commentary. Your silence in the face of a machine spilling white chemical powder into a heritage river was worth a thousand of the you-know-whats.
Ship at 3:20 is a Suction Hopper Dredger. The big pipes on the side are dropped to the seafloor and used as giant vacuum cleaners to suck up sediment into the hoppers. It’s for channel dredging (or aggregate extraction) but by reversing them you can blow the contents out to build new land or replenish a storm-damaged beach.
Thank you! Interesting!
Whenever that fb post was shared on reddit I was absolutely skewered for defending y'all and explaining you can do this safely. So glad I found your channel, this journey has been one of the most enjoyable series I've watched on youtube, thanks for doing it!
Ha! Thanks for trying to defend us. It was funny but also ridiculous how everyone jumped in to condemn without understanding the situation
Gotta love the internet experts. Loudly stating things they have no real experience in with absolute confidence :)
@@FirstChurchofTheMasochistHikes ha! Yeah, I've lived here and fished here my four decades of life and have never heard of any of the problems that would supposedly happen to small craft in the river. Either way, again, thank y'all. You two showed me parts of the river I've never seen, and gave me ideas for things I want to do on my own outdoor adventures - that's insanely appreciated. I can't tag both of you in here so hopefully Jenn sees that big appreciation as well. 🙏
We had a FB post in New Orleans where we were getting screamed at for doing something they said was foolhardy but Jen managed to turn that around. I must have missed the reddit one. Usually it’s bear experts yelling at me there…
Heat like that is no joke. Even what seems like the simplest of activities can greatly impact the body. A canoe being portaged down Decatur St was probably something different, but probably not the strangest thing seen there.
Your masochist cred is magnified. Y’all take “embrace the suck” to a new level.
You guys are brave! Nothing is too weird for the Quarter. I used to live there in my hippy days but it is all changed for the worse now.
That’s for sure.
Pushing on through heat stroke and risking imminent death being sunk by oceangoing vessels wasn't brave enough. Now these guys have to go and look slightly different in the French Quarter.
Even in New Orleans, a man pulling a canoe down the street must have caused some stares. Geaux Tigers!
Pretty much though a lot of people found us highly entertaining. I really loved the town portages on this trip
No risk of being panhandled for you two. I'm betting the regulars took one look and walked the other way, or maybe tossed a coin into the canoe as a sign of respect.
I love Jen's comment about proudly portAAging through the French quarter ❤
I think between the ticks at the headwaters, the barge and tanker traffic, and the general lack of bucolic wilderness I’m taking this river trip off my “bucket list”. There are many other historic rivers that inspire.
3:14 thats a dredge, big water big dredge! Glad you made NOLA!
it is 117 in natchez today at 7pm 'real feel' 131F - in the shade! - who needs a sauna? is their new city motto
I love your adventures living life on your terms god bless
they were just adding some chlorine to the river
5:54 “Baby Lock” is the Harvey Canal lock. It is part of the Intracoastal Waterway, and the reference point for mileage on the waterway. Behind it is the raised railroad bridge of the New Orleans and Gulf Coast railroad, running on former Southern Pacific Railroad tracks. Milepost 0 on the SPRR was at Algiers.
That big old 'thing a ma jiggy' on the side of that ship, is the dredge (vacuum) they drag on the bottom.
Great to see you got to the French Quarter. It's a very cool place to see.
Yes it was!
Drowning ants in your sweat is some elite level sweating!
Y'all are straight soldiers!! Thanks for taking us along👍
Welcome to New Orleans.
oh dear, that heat rash looks horrible...hope the airco gives some relief, and that you will be able to finish quickly without more of that
Wow, the water seemed really calm. I've sat many times on the bank right where you came onshore and have seen current headed downstream and upstream and cross stream with roiling as if something was about to surface all at the same time. I appreciate the scale of those ships because my high school used to be on the river and I'd watch Soviet grain ships make their way up and down during the 1980s. It's why I was worried about y'all but you caught it at the right time. Wish I could have bought y'all some drinks but wasn't off until today.
I live in the South, sometimes the heat index can be crazy high even when the temperature isn't.
True grit ,I love it , understand them conditions living in that area awhile sure is unbearable it seems hydrate an eat good ! Let the good times roll !
The bottom of that river is scarier than I imagined it would be. I didn't realize ocean going vessels would be on the river.
Yes, by tonnage, the Port of South Louisiana on the MS River is one of the largest ports in the United States.
Channel depth of 9 feet is maintained by the Corps of Engineers from St. Louis, Missouri to Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
On the lower Mississippi, from Baton Rouge to the Gulf, the navigation depth is 45 feet. No wonder they have so much dredging to do!
Yes you are entering New Orleans with that thumbnail!!
God bless Jen's heart that much she trashed got to hurt hang in there it's almost over.😢😮😊
I can't recommend enough that y'all break off Willow branches for shade
Here we are taking our canoe for a walk in the French Quarter,
Wow! Paddling that’s even riskier than riding a bicycle among semis on the interstate… seeing how much of the white stuff they spilled into the water… locals showing us how tiny you really are on the river… and portaging through Bourbon Street! What more could we ask for… oh, except, does Taters still think dry heat is worst than the heat in the southeast?
Yeah, humid still beats dry any day, but over 100F is pretty brutal either way
Was that a massive amount of salt being spilled into the river at 03:50? Another good video. Good Luck, Rick
I assumed it was sugar but yea, something like that
Oh shit! Molly’s on market is a great locals bar. They make a great Bloody Mary. We went there three nights on our four night trip to Nola in April .
The frozen Irish coffee’s were basically Taters favorite thing ever
Yeah, anything frozen with this southern heat dome is welcome and alcohol is a bonus. After spending the last 10 of my formative years in south Louisiana, I will never venture there in summer again.
Hope you had a Port O Call hamburger there in the FQ! Paddle On
Come and listen to a story 'bout a man named Jed
Poor mountaineer barely kept his family fed
Then one day he was shooting for some food,
And up through the ground come a bubbling crude
(Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea)
All I can say about Taters heat rash is OWIE!!!!
Thankfully it doesn’t hurt much at all! Itches a little but mostly it just looks horrific
Hey Y'all, if you have an extra day in the schedule, you oughtta think about staying an extra day !
We’ll have another day in New Orleans at the end of the trip too
How long of a cold shower did you take? Must have felt nice!!
Yeah it was long and it was a relief for sure
3:54 That's just how the gators get their cocaine
I'm holding out for more dry heat jokes.
Love Liuza’s. Best bar b q shrimp poboy anywhere.
You portaging the French Quarter is almost funnier than Lake Titicaca.
Lake Titicaca isn't for everyone.
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Those ships are only about ten inches on my screen. Maybe try sending Actual Size.
Wonder what the dude laid out under the tree at ur put out initially thought when he saw u guys come up the berm. Assuming he even awoke😂😂😂
Another lady a bit further down came over and asked us what we were up to and was completely floored by the whole adventure
What was that those guys was putting in that water
Sugar we think … and if so they dumped a couple hundred dollars worth into the river as we watched. Cost of doing business I guess, seems like there should be a better way to move it but not sure what
3:50 Technically this is a Clean Water Act violation, but, y'know. Potash. What's a little fertilizer pollution into Jefferson Parish? the Dead zone is much much larger, the stuff pouring out of Iowa tile drain is the real problem.
Going for ice, collapsing from heat. Paradox or irony?
looks like you make her do all the work like putting up and taking down the tent. and loading and unloading the boat. hope I'm wrong
Haha, he does most of the work, including most of the filming …
Waiting to see if you'll die of the heat is like people who go to Daytona 500 and pretend they're not in it for the crashes.
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