Loving seeing the mighty Lord of Lollygag in a canoe...the world needs more of this man! You're not going to let down the world, are you?

It's a loon, it's a crane...it's Shugman! Faster than a Canadian portage; more powerful than a through-hikers calf muscles. Sharing the joy of camping and keeping sector seven secure for all! Well done, Shugman, well done...and a hearty woo-buddy to you!!

OUTSTANDING FOOTAGE Shug !! Brings childhood memories BACK !!

Those deep underwater shots are great! Well done "Hollywood Shug"

Shug in a canoe!! My dream come true.

LOVE THE MUSIC , THANKS FOR THE VIDEO , YOUR TOP NOTCH IN MY BOOK SHUG . YOU MAKE THIS WORLD A BETTER PLACE TO LIVE.

Nothing more relaxing than coming in after a hard week at work, and watching a Shug video. While the wife mows the lawn. 😂 Would give a lot to be out in the BWCA with you. Those loons are calling me back home.

That loon call at 12:10, that's not something you hear everyday...at least not where I live. Beautiful!

That underwater shot with the two canoes going over...that was brilliant!

Thanks so much Shug, for another great BWCA video! The sights & sounds speak to my soul. Looking forward to more. :)

Beautiful country, reminds me of the Adirondacks. The call of the loon is so haunting and yet peaceful. Not many better ways to wake up. Thanks for sharing.

It's about time you put down your hiking sticks, picked up a paddle and turned to the darkside. Welcome to the brotherhood of canoeing! Yours is the most entertaining channel on KZfaq.

Brilliant video sir! Going to watch part 2 shortly. Thanks for taking the time to put together such great stuff.

This one is a keeper, I will be hitting the replay key many times. The sights and sounds of northern woods and lakes! You know your way around a Go Pro that's for sure. Loved it!

Love it! Thanks for taking us, Shug! Looks like you had a good time with your new form of locomotion in the backcountry!

Canoe trip! I have been waiting for this. Nice single carries. Beautiful photography. That long shot of the two boats passing; setting down the canoe after the 280 rod portage - amazing.

Shug, I've absolutely enjoyed your canoe country trip-video. AWESOME IMAGINATION you have thru the lense of a camera. Thx for all you do, my KZfaq friend.

You make everything look so easy, and I know its not!!!! wonderful video Thanks for taking us along. I loved the morning and evening quiet... I'm going to get me one of those hammocks ....

Great video Shug loved the underwater shots, it looked peaceful out their thanks for sharing.

Oh mercy, that looked like a heck of a trip! Looking forward to Part 2. Thanks amigo

Shug, your videography is beautiful. The music was perfect for this trip. Thank for producing this video and taking me on this adventure. BTW, got my ULA today. Thanks for the product reviews and how to vids.

I enjoyed watching part 1 of this trip. I really liked the unique underwater shots of the canoe and you standing on the rock.....Take care, Bluefin.

Beautiful video. Great shots. Just hung by a waterfall in Upstate NY and the sound is so amazing. If you can't sleep by water and the soothing sounds your in trouble. Great video. Have to wait on part two for the wife to get back so we can watch it together. Have a great day.

Great shots!! Perhaps your best one yet, Shug!

Great video as always, Shug. My 3 sons and daughter-in-law and I travelled that route in 2013. When we came to that flooded section of the portage into Shell, we just put the canoes back down in the water and paddled across. Looking forward to Part Deux.

Great vid Shugs! I did a canoe / hammock trip with a friend in the highlands of Scotland recently, we both "WOOOOOOO BUDDY'D!!!" In your honor ;)

That loon at 11:40 and waking you at 12:16, just.... Magic

A brilliant video Shug! Loved every second of it. You look like you've become a canoehead for sure. Welcome to the club! I can see the backwoods raybans being seen in bushcraft videos a lot soon. Looking forwards to part two. Thanks, Al

Awesome video..... beautiful scenery!!

Another great one in the bucket! Thanks Shug!

Thanks for takeing us along on that trip ! Looks like you had a great time!!

Great video. Love those underwater shots.

Great video. Brings back memories of the joys of portaging. (I'm a French Voyeur). Excellent use of the Trout Cam (shots of overpassing kayaks). Beautiful country. Love Shield Rock. Was once kayaking off of west coast of Vancouver island in the fog and had a gray whale come up within 40 feet from me. Didn't get a picture but I kept my shorts as proof.

I love those underwater and canoe/kayak shots! And this cute little doggy, and that baby turtle at 7:00 :) Haha I liked your French-Canadian accent at 2:16!

That was great Sir Shug, I'm stuck in New York working and wish i could get out camping and hiking with my kids. Wooo Buddy!

Damn Shug, your friggin video editing is awesome ! Another great adventure I see ... Looking forward to continuation .

Awesome coverage of a great outing.

So many great videos!!!!! Makes me want to go out right now in winter!!!!!!!

North Shore native here, currently living in Nebraska. Just found your videos from a post in the BWCA forums... Love it! Thank you so much for sharing! These are my favorite videos of the area yet... Good work capturing the tranquility and essence of the BWCA. Will be up there next Sunday, Mudro to Crooked loop, can't wait! P.S. I showed one of my trip-mates your videos and he just ordered some hammock gear!

Thanks for taking us on another ramble. I'm watching this still a little sun-fried and stinky from a walkabout in the mountains. No hammocking (over 3,000 feet elevation and over 500 feet above any hammock-bearing trees). Lots of snow on the ground and ice in the water still, but the temperature has leaped into the high 70's and I got cooked. I had to laugh; it looked as if the lady thought you were planning to spit-roast her pooch. Perhaps if you had been wearing the office slickster shirt she might have given you a smile. I have often fallen asleep listening to the other-worldly calls of loons, and there is nothing quite it.

Beautiful footage shug

That looked like an awesome time! Great camera work and editing !

I loved this video !! It looks like y'all had a great time. Being from south La; it reminds me of my teenage age years spending so much time in the swamp in our pirogues, hunting and having a good old time .

Nice camera work, Shug. I always enjoy your vids.

Can't say enough about getting to have another 'Shug' fix !! Gotta have it, doncha knaw!

Very nice. looked like a great trip. Thanks for the video

Thanks Shug! Another great adventure! Cant wait to do some lollygaggin of my own.

I love all your videos shug! WHOOO BUDDY))))

The best!! I've wished for a while that you would take us on a canoe adventure. Thank you!

Excellent job shug! Did my first trip last month. Love the portages. Headed there next month for some more hammock heaven!! Im more of a camper than fisherman but I caught some great fish. Would love to see you on video tying onto a nice small mouth! Definitely a whoo buddy moment!

Wish I had the time to get up into that area. Great video Shug!

That was amazing shug! I know it involved some work for you but I'm relaxed, man! Thanks for that.

IF there was ever one place I'd like to retire to....it would have to be the Arrowhead country up yonder:-). Nothing like waking up next to one of those lakes, the loons through the lifting fog as the sun rises, sipping on a hot cup of coffee, then those first chilly, wet couple steps you take launching the canoe off for another day of paddling to the next campsite:-). Of course the great fishing to boot:-)!

Lordy, Shug! Next thing we know you'll be pack rafting the Linville! Thoroughly enjoyable, this, as an armchair adventure. I might need to fry me up a Spam Single before Part 2. Always enjoy the mighty fine tunes.

So lovely....can't wait for more!! I Love me some "Lord of Lolligag"

I sooo dig your channel....

Nice tunez.......some great harmonies happenin' there.

I like your vids I find them educational and insightful and I like your love your humor .

As a person how does 11 day canoe trip every year I am happy to see people so excited about canoeing

great video shug!!

So happy you finally got in a canoe up there. I've been going on trips like that since 1983 and your perspective is very interesting. Wet feet? - oh yeah! The sungasses miscue is something I've always dreaded. You came through that like a champ. A champ that looks like Zorro. Ha Ha. The only thing missing is hearing wolves howling. And maybe a bear in camp.... Can't wait for part 2. Nice job as always.

Wow the memories!

I love your homemade sun glasses at 5:09! And that sunset at 9:45

very cool underwater shots!

one of my top BWCA days ever was a slack day off, N side of Hustler lk in the red pines. maybe 2005. beautiful memories.

Blessed is the man who is neotenous. Retain the ability to transform yourself.

Lovin this!

Welcome to the highest form of human expression - the canoe trip! good to see you travel with some glide.

Great camera work there Shug, and yes, "Hustler Lake" sounds dirty, lol. Cheers, Marc

Awesome brother. The Outdoor Chautauqua and I started watching you because we loved your backpacking stuff. And guess what we do when we're not backpacking? River trips! Please do more!

The Indian paint brush flowers are so beautiful.

Awesome place.

Impatiently waiting for part two, jk, kind-of =) Great video Shug, Thanks

I took an REI map and compass class. They where saying a rod is based of the fur traders canoe length. and the fur traders canoes where about 16.5 feet long.

Good to see you on the water. I like backpacking too, but it is a nice break to do some camping via water access. Also allows you to wear white shirts without shame and super hero sun glasses. Need to watch part 2 tonight. Hope I don't find there was some kind of disaster!! Good stuff.

that looks like alot of fun im going camping on the 12th to the 16th in my hammock on the A.T. in tennessee ,i cant wait ,,the pie tins you get at the grocery store its the throw away pecan pies lol awesome canoe video

Really hope you do another one of these (was canoeing when this was posted too bad I didn't see ya )

Amazing camerawork 10/10

Good stuff !

Man that looks like fun pal. Except'n for the leeches! Ha! Hey, great camera transition on the canoe flip to the shoulders. Most excellent pal.

Recently subscribed from France and commented elsewhere but just had to comment on this one too. Canoes and Shug .... absolutely excellent stuff. If you did get to France, did give me a shout then you’d see I run an open canoe outfitter over here and would end up on a Massif Central River.

That Deliverance shirt and mandolin pickin adds another element to the video.

I would like to see you and hickory in the BWCA " two guys in a canoe"great vid my first trip there is in the end of march,cant wait.

Excellent.

thanks for sharing, been wanting to go get lost there for a while.

I really enjoyed this one especially the creative camera shots. What is next bikepacking? Or I guess unipacking in your case.

Great vid shug! Awesome to see you give it a try! Paddling is similar but also very different from hiking (I have to about 80+ bwca/Querico trips under my belt now). I hope you brought an extra pair of shoes (dry) for camp. Chota's are great boots (H2O proof) for portage's. A bit surprised your friend would bring a kayak on a 280 rod portage. Were your friends veteran paddlers? Lastly, if you go on another trip you need to try my ZRE carbon fiber paddle. Weighs about 11oz. Makes a huge difference. Just like wearing a light weight pack as opposed to a weighed down 50pound pack on a hike. Having a UL paddle is much more enjoyable, less fatigue, etc. Great job buddy!

Awesome!

Shug, great video. nice spots, nice water too. Where'd you get the sheath for your Mora? very nice.

Gotta love canoeing

Great trip. Really enjoying this one with the kayak/canoe. I tend just to throw everthing in just in case but that portage would make me reconsider my load! Loved the underwater shots and was going to ask is it a gopro when you answered my question!! Looking forward to 2nd part. Cheers Mary

but thanks for the post, awesome trip

Very nice... So when will the music cd be out.. said it before but really love the music

As always very informative, nice job. Do you treat your hammock with Permethrin or just clothing? Can you give a quick take on the Off Fans too, I am heading to the BWCA in August with some friends and could use the advise.

Hey man what a whoobuddy trip. Watching your vid I had an idea cook the pancakes at home then heat them in your pan with butter. For goodness sake if your going to be surrounded by water, you have to do some fishing!

nice video thanks friend

Birch goggles! Legendary.

Shug of the third person got a cool alligator POV shot at 3:03 !

I love your channel, Shug. My dad always took me camping and canoeing when I was little and your videos remind me of the trips so much. I live in Sweden but the nature is surprisingly similar. Do you mostly hike in Minnesota? Over time we stopped since my father got old. Watching your channel made me decide to start doing it again! Whoo Buddy!

dang that's 4,480 foot 280 rod portage! You earned your red sash on that one !