If there was ever a video that deserved a thumbs up, its this one. You really captured the camaraderie between the three of you and the joy you all experienced. Having those two there must have been a huge mental boost after that first day. Wow John, write a book pal. Would be a best seller no joke. Brilliant video yet again.

Emotional energy is the word. Adrenaline the whole time. Others to bounce it around, after the trip it continues. Proud of You definitely growing out of comfort zone!!

On behalf of myself and 206K of my closest friends, we are very glad that you didn't bail on this trip. The three of you make a great team. Looking forward to the coming of Spring and more bouncy water adventures!

Whoa Man! That looked hectic!! As a guy with very limited canoeing experience it was an awesome trip and fun to live through your "lesser" experience and with a couple awesome experienced bros. lol, 8:56 Hi Xander!! Can't believe you dumped on the first set but that's just part of what great adventures are made of. Thanks for taking us along. My heart rate picked up on some of those rapids as I could imagine yours was exhilarated so nice call on the dual screen through those shots Bro and perfectly timed slo mo's. 31:23 amazing shot for a guy with no camera crew. If this wasn't done with the drone, this shot was A LOT of work and the bird call is icing on the cake, much respect appreciation.

Epic trip and video!! It's so awesome watching my favorite KZfaq canoe trippers tripping together, it's like getting to watch all my favorite guitarists jam together on stage for a song. Hope you do lots more of this!

That was an amazing experience, with some great teachers ❤️ just finished watching Xanders take on the trip 😆 he's such a card, great energy. Once again you have done an amazing job capturing the beautiful scenery and excitement of the journey! CHEERS 🍻

Seeing you boys together, excited in the beginning put a smile on my face. And what a ride down the river that was. Glad it was a safe trip, thanks for bringing us along

BRAD is the Man, love their channel. Glad you challenged yourself feels good to do new stuff with support.

For someone who has clocked up 1000's of paddle hours yet your so humbled about the whole white water and impacting the other guys. Your always so real with your audience. Another amazing video mate!

The victory screech at 15:00 killed me haha you guys made it through safe and sound and have to celebrate !

Jon in a tent? What is this new devilry? Great video man, always appreciated.

THANKS Jon. That is like the best kind of "TV"; of seeing you guys working together and having fun up north, to be priviledged to watch. Thank-you for sharing.

What a fantastic adventure! That looked like so much fun, and also terrifying.

You guys are doing it right. Staying together, scoping out the swifter water. It’s nice to hear the honesty and sincerity about this trip. I already watched Xander’s channel. It’s nice seeing it from your point of view.

The best part is we get to see em 3 times. "conquering fear"🔥🙌

I loved Xander birthing out of his dry suit lol and blowing a kiss in the background when john was talking food ha ha ha I giggled for ages on that one! What a hoot! Great adventure!I could feel the tension in the rapids, I admire you doing things that scare you. Greetings from Aus

Getting outside your comfort zone is great to do in qualified company. Looks like you were having fun at the end. Great video. 👍

I love the scenery you capture. Where I live, I don't get the luxury of getting to see all those beautiful stars! The world is an amazing place and I love seeing it through your videos. They're very humbling, as you yourself, are humble. I'd love to go on one of your winter camping trips with you. That would be a dream come true.

The stars are so beautiful in the night sky. Thank you for the great video. 👍 👍 👍

Seeing that Maple leaf sweater opened up fresh wounds..

Once again I find myself changing my evening plans. I simply can’t not watch when I get these notifications. Stunning photography again. Unless there are some whitewater experiences you haven’t filmed and uploaded, this seemed to be the most challenging route you’ve taken so far. Nicely done. No surprise that the number of Lost Lakes subscribers continues to grow steadily.

Awesome trip. So much growth happens outside of the comfort zone. Good on ya for getting out there!

I loved this!! And I have HUGE admiration for the three of you. Both in your courage to overcome your fears and the wellness of Xander and Brad to teach. And the sheer humbleness needed from all in being the student and teacher. Great video!!!

Baptism by fire, or should I say, ice cold water. Great job John. Overcoming your fears is the best way forward. You couldn't have been in better company. Love your channel.

Here’s to a safe and wonderful canoe season!

Thanks for this Jon!!! The Lost Lakes channel continues to feed my adventurous soul from the comfort of my couch!🙃

One of the better “crossover” videos out there. Sometimes when KZfaqrs get together, it’s a damn disaster.

Super trip!!! So glad we got to go along!!

"At least your dry suit worked" and "Rocks and Canoes are bad!" you guys are hysterical. I can't wait to see more of the 3 of you on trips together. Your channel keeps growing everytime you post a new video, the youtube gods are loving you lately! Keep on the awesome work and can't wait for the next video.

Hey Jon, just LOVE to watch you and your style of filming … you are so informative, real ,refreshing, while at the same time being poetic … ty for how it makes me feel when you post a video ✌🏼

Congratulations on overcoming your fear of white water. Great video. Thanks

Whoa! Epic John. Way to conquer your fears. Much respect!

Good job pushing yourself. This clearly was good peer pressure. You’ve surrounded yourself with good people which always equals a good time.

Super fun trip! Would love to see you do more of this over the summer. You only get to learn something once and it would be a fun experience to see you try to develop a new skillset as a challenge this year. We don't normally get to see you struggle with much so it's fun to see an aspect of canoeing you're not totally familiar with. Excited to see the hot tent retired for the season and the canoe back in action.

My dad and I did the Tat 30 years ago in low conditions (neither of us had any whitewater experience). Many of the swifts we waded. I think I remember that falls. Dad caught brookies at the base and saw a lynx on an old forestry road nearby. Im a bit foggy on the details, but I do remember eating pike each night, the brook trout, and the lynx. Good times with pop. Thanks for bringing me back in time on this one! Always enjoy your work

Those are great friends John.

Brad! Nice to see you paddling with Jon! I've followed both of your channels

Haha that Tuskan cheer had me going!

Wow, great job at navigating the rapids! I was on the edge of my seat through most of them! I have never paddled whitewater, it attracts me but at the same time scares the crap out of me. lol Too bad on the canoe damage and the leaky dry pack. People would laugh at me when I used to canoe trip because my sleeping bag and clothes were always in dry bags inside the dry bag. lol My worst fear, sleeping cold or should I say, trying to sleep cold. lol Wonderful adventure, you three seem to be great travelling companions. Thanks for sharing. :) :)

Nice to see a healthy respect for the river. Miss the white water thrill myself, so living vicariously.

Wow this looked thrilling! Great use of the alternate camera shots... gives us a good feel.

Great adventure. Nice to see the three of you working so well together.

Great video. I see you were out for an early spring swim. Dumping can be your new way of catching some fish. Glad to see you were alright and ran more rapids. Enjoyed seeing the boys all together enjoying some fun!

Glad you pushed yourself outside of your comfort zone, since you love canoeing so much maybe you’ll get hooked.

What positive energy coming from you three. Being honest with your feelings and thoughts bring about bonding and understanding. That’s what real men are made of. Thank you for sharing this with us, it truly was a high energy experience.

Awesome adventure!

Beauty eh? No bugs too! TY. Blessings one and all.

Well done Jon. Thanks for sharing.

You know John's having fun when he busts out the Tusken Raider impersonation. Well done for conquering your fear.

Cheers for having so much fun!! Very impressive on all the canoe handling, and way to get back on that horse!

Insane! I fish adjacent to white water often and I get that queezy feeling when the current grabs my kayak and spins me around. I appreciate the feels of being at the mercy of the rapids. Cheers Jon!

Its good to see you John.

another great adventure. Some day i will join you guys ^^

Most people do not want to express what is outside of their comfort zone. Thus video shows how beneficial it is to do so.

I learned a valuable lesson tonight, never skip a trip for a Leaf game, even game 7. Fortunately this vid helped ease the pain a bit. Cheers.

Another good video. Thanks for taking us along. Looking forward to an Erin and John adventure.

Love the growth of the channel 🙌 if we don't get uncomfortable and scared we dont have growth I'm finding that in my recovery

Great trip! It's comforting to see someone like you with a lot of experience to be a bit sceptical of whitewater, me and a couple of guys was out a few weeks back with our cheap kayaks during the spring flood here in Sweden, it was above my level of competence, above the level of our equipement and definitely above my comfort level..but, we made it.. Again, it looked like a great trip! All the best.

Wow, this was a great trip, thanks for bringing us along with you....

Exceptional.. kept me on edge of my seat! Love the drone shots, split screen rapids and voice over narrative. Glad you have some like minded dudes to have fun with!

Like it, that's good edition. see ya!, =))

Very Cool Update in every way.! Well done on all counts to you all for sharing to bring us along. Thank You .!

Great trip and video - appreciated your vulnerability with whitewater. That paddling away shot at 31:25 gave us a great view!!

One of your best videos! Its been great to see you evolve as a canoeist and a filmographer :)

The shots of the regrowth are amazing

Hey Jon.... such a fantastic trip... And what a collaboration! So glad to see you and your buddies enjoying the challenges.

What an amazing trip with good friends !!!!

Pretty ballssy canoing down Those waterwaves but looks like a very fun camping trip With friends ... Cooking The Burrito looks fire On the fire

Great video Jon. Looked like a lot of fun. What a great environment to learn in. 🍻

Every time you went through the rapids it stressed me out! What an adventure!

Great, great video.

Friggen Xander lmao 😙

Our favorite portage in camp drink: of course we all might prefer a good red ale but nobody in their right mind portages in large amounts of beer, so I like hot toddies. Ingredients: 1/2 package of Swiss Miss instant Apple CIder per drink, 1 cinnamon stick, small amount of honey, 2 shots of Baccardi 151 rum (151 because a little goes a long way) boiling water. Combine all ingredients and enjoy, drinking through the cinnamon stick makes it a little sweeter. As far as simple cold mixed drinks: purify a few liters of water, add one cap container of Crystal Light per liter and mix extremely well, add bourbon or your preferred spirits and enjoy.

Man that scared me too! And Xander escaped what could have been a disaster at the end with that rock. Kudos to you for realizing that we have to learn how to fail if we are to grow. Your videos have quickly risen to the top of my watch list. Now, you need to find a canoe manufacturer to sponsor you with a new whitewater boat. Get out and promote your channel to those companies. Sorry, just a little motivation for you. But, watching you do the patch was interesting for me. I have experience wrapping a solo boat around a rock. It was a very long time ago before I understood the power of moving water. Ain't no joke! Looking forward to more, stay safe.

Amazing trip leaving the comfort zone looks good on you.

Conquering your fear with good friends! So impressive you guys and again thanks for the trip 💜

I like that you always remain humble even though you're obviously a very accomplished outdoorsman Well done as always!

This trio is awesome! Nice work, Jon. And Brad is a whitewater machine!!!

John yous guys are crazy hilarious awesome bunch of guys. Youse guys keep a smile on my face during the whole movie

Hi, Jon from Peterborough, Ontario. I really appreciate your videos, mainly for the realism and education. I aspire to be at the level that you and your pals are at. I’m also a huge fan of Xander’s. Love your content. Always look forward to your videos.

Some serious whitewater Jon I have to give you credit for taking your skills to another level WOW!!!!!

what a great trip with good friends

That fooking Xander guy.. 😆 Love to see you my man ! 💚

That was a fantastic vid my brother!!!!! I clapped, cheered, laughed and so enjoyed that amazing trip!!!!! LOL love the clips at the end!!!! Two thumbs WAY UP!!!!!! Friggin Leafs!!!

Absolutely AWESOME!!! Man, am jealous of y'all.

So cool! I love when you talk about breaking out of comfort zones so you can build you skills. Makes me wanna go further on my next trip!

woohoo! Go Jon Go!🤙

Great trip Jon but honestly the solo trips you do are way more hardcore then what you did in this video. Way more ways to get into trouble on a 10 day solo trip. Can’t wait for more.

Fantastic video and the split screen when running the rapids is a great way to showcase not only the rapids but what you are doing at the same time. Keep up the great work as always!

Great to see you guys together.

Looks like a crazy river

Remember these days: a vocation you love and peers who both support and push you to be better tomorrow than you were yesterday. The time of your life.

What a great trip. The best trips are with good friends. Great learning experience to. Loved the video. Stay safe. God bless.

Great adventure and nice to see the learning curve!

I was (and still am) afraid of class III and above whitewater. Just the risk of loosing gear and getting wet as a tripper outside of bodily risk made it uncomfortable. This video captures that perfectly and most importantly the facing and conquering of that fear. I just finished a 2 day whitewater clinic last weekend. That experience was life changing in so many ways. One on one instruction in a group of 10 moving down class III+ crystal clear whitewater. We paddled Whitewater canoes and kayaks. I highly recommend it if a local group has it in your area.

As it starts, I'm singing, "We're the three best friends that anyone ever had!" LOL

Great to see you having fun John! Another super video.

You’re so brave Jon 🫠,just remember, John Wesley Powell went down the wild Colorado in the Grand Canyon with one arm.

Favorite lost lakes adventure thus far hands down. This is what guys are supposed to do thanks for sharing john.

Man that looked like alot fun! Epic adventure guy's! Seeing three canoe buddies just enjoying life! That's what it's all about!