It’s like Rolling hills for days “👏👏👏

Love it! We did a fly-in to Smoothwater, then hiked Ishpatina Ridge (I climbed the tower), then tripped down the Sturgeon River, back to Temagami about 20+ years ago. There was a couple living on the beach site on Smoothwater, so we camped on the Island. We always went in September, no bugs and tons of Blueberries. Thanks, it was great to see it again!

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty cool! We did check out the island because it looked like it could be a site but isn’t marked. And yeah, maybe go when it’s not bug season next time 🤣 Might be more enjoyable! Thanks for watching!

Loving this!!!!

Great stuff Matt! I hope to watch part 2 soon. Thanks for bringing us along!

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!

I never had so many mosquito bites but was one the best things I’ve ever done heading up to the ridge from Montreal river. Cool video!

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

They were out in full force! We thought about coming in that way but changed our minds. Thanks for watching!

Loved it! Looking forward to the rest of the series!

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Great video Matt, looking forward to seeing more.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 👍

An Easter treat to start watching your Temagami adventure. I got the AQUAQUEST Safari 13x20 tarp for Xmas so I can’t wait to deploy it.

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Nice! You will enjoy it 👍

LOL Matt... boy oh boy am I looking forward to this one...

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Hopefully you enjoy it!

Just stumbled across this video and immediately subscribed! Awesome Video! Can't wait to binge watch the rest of these videos!

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Great video Matt! Love how you are starting to make your own trip videos now, along with Mark in the Park!

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

Wow Matt, your content is amazing! Love your channel. I've been binge watching all weekend.

@MattHaughn

2 жыл бұрын

Wow, thanks!

I enjoyed that. Well done. Nice morning view from that first campsite!

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

It was beautiful!

Matt, your girl Jessica is a trooper. Great job guys, looking forward to 2nd part

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

She is! She always said I was too slow on the portages. Guess I need to pick up the pace!

Matt - two thumbs up. I did this trip in 2016 with my friend using Jeffs/Ottertooth, except we paddled the entire Lady Evelyn river, it took a while but was quite scenic. The highlight of the trip had to be capturing a photo of a lynx on Jack Lake, he was at the shore drinking and we paddled right past him. Bolted after 1 good snap. I thought the worst portage was the swampy one to Bluesucker, but my friend really did not like the rocks on the way up to Sunnywater.

@MattHaughn

Жыл бұрын

Wow a lynx! Would love to check that off the wildlife bucket list. Temagami sure has no shortage of challenging portages. The effort is well worth it though 😁

Great job matt. I am planning a trip for Temagami. Excited to watch your whole video and learn alot. Thanks for sharing

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

Nice video Matt looking foward to the next segment.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Chris! 👍

Nice canoe animation on the map, it`s amazing.

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you!

awesome part 1 Matt... Gotta Love Temagami... hard work with an awesome reward at the end of every portage. I will need to get some info off of you for this trip.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! It's a different place that's for sure. But you're right, the reward is worth it! It's a beautiful place.

Very nicely done, Matt and Jessica. More than 30 years since Louise and I made a similar trip. We did the hike to the fire tower as well, but I don't remember it being as wooded at the top as in your video. Got caught in a snow flurry on the way to our next campsite that day. I also distinctly remember the rocky portages you show in your preview for Part 2, which I have ever since associated with our time in Temagami. Looking forward to the next video. Much as I've enjoyed your travels with the Markus and the guys, sharing your trip with a woman as capable as Jessica adds a much appreciated new dimension.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! I’m sure everything is starting to grow back in up at the fire tower. Still a beautiful view. You’re right about the rocks! Temagami is a rocky place. Jessica is a trooper! She has more energy than most!

Great video Matthew. I can't even imagine doing this for fun LOL but you do see some pretty country. Looking forward to the next one. (Judy)

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

It's all worth it when you see the views and hear the sounds. Thanks for watching!

Great video. I have done the Ishpatina hike twice from the same starring point as you. Going on foot can be a challenge as well but we'll worth it.

@MattHaughn

Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Definitely worth the effort. Thanks for watching 😃

Your filming skills are already leaps and bounds over most but you're also a natural as a canoe tripping you tuber. All the bigger channels better watch out! :)

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

I appreciate that!

Thank you for sharing the journey! I hope to paddle temagami one at some point.

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! Temagami is next level beauty.

We feel your aches with that 80lb pack. Nice video Matt and Jessica, looking forward to the rest.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

I had bruises on my hips. But the body got use to it. Thanks for watching!

i like your vids, thumbs up

@MattHaughn

Жыл бұрын

Thanks Dave! 😄

"temagami has mosquitos" lmao

@MattHaughn

2 жыл бұрын

Kind of like saying there’s snow in Canada 😂

Really Nice video and Beautiful nature. Enjoyed this video very Much. Looking foreward for more. ATB Søren 😅🤗😅😅

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

You did more portaging in this video than I've done in my life! But I win with mosquitos. Wait, is that winning?

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

The only winners are the mosquitos that get away.

Most of the forestry fire towers in the US and Canada were built by the same companies that built amusement park rides, particularly ferriss wheels. Today, in the US, these towers sometimes come up for sale, provided you dismantle and move them on your dime.

@MattHaughn

2 жыл бұрын

That's a really cool fact! I'll have to mention that the next time I see a fire tower

Great job, I’m looking forward to the next episode. Have you ever thought about Woodland Caribou? I’ve been two years in a row now and it’s as amazing as everyone says .... and NO BUGS!

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Woodland has always been on our minds but it's a long way away from us. It's on the list though! No bugs would be a dream.

@Hames_tripper

4 жыл бұрын

I’m also from our nation’s capital. My WCPP tripping partner (76 yo father) is from BC so we fly to the Peg, meet there and then drive to Red Lake. If I were doing the entire drive it’d still be worth it. It’s incredible up there, think Algonquin with no people, no bugs, ridiculous fishing and 150m portages. We are considering a third trip in 2021.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty enticing! We will look into it further. Maybe go in the next couple years!

Really enjoyed this. We have lucked out with mosquitoes this year... Looks like you found them..

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

They were hungry, that's for sure!

Just enjoyed all 4 videos with the family - very entertaining! Can you tell me how you made that map set-up? Looks like lamination, but way better. Would love to do the same for my next trip. Thanks 🙂.

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul! We used those lamination sheets that don’t require heat. It failed in the first hour of the trip making the map wet and so we duct taped all the way around and put big pieces on the corners to make holes so we could clip it to something. We are now looking into a map case. Costs the same as a pack of 5 lamination sheets.

Nice video and great scenery. I stayed on that site in woods. Loved the tent area in the middle. Curious why you aren’t wearing your big shirt and headnet while your portaging ?

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! We figured you stayed there based on the big rock and view of the ridge in your video. I don’t wear bug protection (apart from sometimes bug spray) on portages for three reasons. I find the bugs aren’t too bad when both hands are available to swat them away. I can’t see that well through the bug shirt and my glasses fog up making it impossible to see. Lastly, Jessica is a bug magnet so they all go to her and that’s why she gets the small bug head net and I never have it. More or less to keep her sane as they swarm her. I always feel bad! After a few days, I get use to them and it’s not that bad.

@CamperChristina

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Haughn Lol. The trick is to wear a baseball hat with a separate bug net over top and it should be black . That will keep your glasses and sunglasses from fogging up and it will make you feel less suffocated inside. You can also see much better through the black mesh . I don’t have a OG bug shirt I have a mesh one from Canadian tire. It’s awesome it breathes and still keeps me protected. I just wear it over my tank top and I can stay cool. Then add the headnet whenever needed. I think the bugs were bothering you cause you mentioned it a lot. lol. The camera doesn’t lie. Hahaha. The bugs aren’t that bad in Temagami. Bwahahahaha. 🤣 cheers my friend (just messing with you)

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

I will have to look into your suggestions. Sometimes they make me go crazy but it takes a lot! I only mentioned them because Jessica was fuming at how bad they were at the end of every portage! Getting home and seeing the footage of all the bugs on my hat that I didn’t know were there was gross 🤢 We will be back though! Take our revenge on the little critters!

@CamperChristina

3 жыл бұрын

Matt Haughn Lol That is because she was carrying the canoe. There is no wind inside and you get attacked to death inside of it when portaging. Lol. 🤣🤣🤣

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

True! Only one hand to swat them away too. Bug trap! 🦟

Great video but I had to laugh since I think I can tell exactly where you are coming from in Ajax since I live in the same area.

@MattHaughn

2 ай бұрын

Thanks Cliff! Been to Ajax many times but I’m not actually from there haha.

Hey Matt, love that you're doing these trip videos. Your filming is great! Do you need a permit for camping in Temagami same as in Algonquin? I hope to get there whenever the border reopens. (Probably next year..) stay well my friend. -Mark

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! You do need a permit in some areas. We were in what is call the Temagami cluster where you book the park you will be in and can stay on any site on any night. But having said that, most of Temagami is crown land camping. So if you plan right, the trip can be free.

@BackcountryPaddler

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattHaughn very helpful, thank you! Can't wait for the next video..

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

No problem!

Thanks for sharing. My daughter and I enjoy Mark and the Park along with your new video of Temagami we look forward to you uploading the rest of the parts. Were did you get your copy of Jeff's Map of Temagami? It's no longer online and I won't order from the site as I know the history of Jeff moving over to unlostify. Would love to get my hands on a copy. If you enjoy Algonquin and Temagami you would enjoy the French River along with Killarney area.

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for watching Mark in the Park! I downloaded the map a long time ago just to have for the future. Here is a link to the Temagami Map. drive.google.com/drive/folders/122dMx67qGRBPY7dIbX-wuF4BybGr8Q_E?usp=sharing

@Jed-dl5gm

4 жыл бұрын

@@MattHaughn thanks for the link its appreciated. Temagami is going to be our next adventure in a year or two. The map will be put to good use. We frequent the French River and Algonquin along with many other places trying to get off the grid. We are actually heading to the French on Monday. You might want to check out the Backcountry Canoe Symposium in April and Winter Camping Symposium in November in Waterloo Region. You can meet a lot of like minded people and its a great place for trippers to gather. Sadly this year due to Cvoid it is canceled. Thanks again and happy paddling.

We enjoy watching your show so hurry up and make a new vid ⛺🔥

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

I'm working on it!!

The unimpressed look on her face when you were talking about not getting tarp up fast enough 😅

@MattHaughn

3 жыл бұрын

😂 She wanted to get out of the hot and humid tent! Didn’t blame her.

@buckylasek2965

3 жыл бұрын

I noticed that too 😂

Cool! Too bad you didn't get a site at the beach on Smoothwater. (They are nice.) But that site looked pretty good too! We got engaged on Ishpatina so it is a pretty special place for us. Hope you end up on Maple Mt. That view is spectacular. Look forward to part 2!

@MattHaughn

4 жыл бұрын

No way! That's pretty cool that you got engaged up there. It's a special place for sure!

How is she doing this in shorts?

@MattHaughn

2 жыл бұрын

Great question! 😂 Sometimes it’s too hot for long pants I guess 🤷‍♂️