I would also like to compliment Ben's paddling in the bow, especially at Crooked Chute. It is refreshing to watch someone who really knows what they are doing, and is able to apply all the tools in the tool box with competent decisiveness.

I used to run the Petawawa every May long weekend with friends. Never saw it at low water, what a difference! Thanks for bringing me back 20 years....

I used this video with my granddaughter as a training film to show her just how a Crossbow Draw is done correctly.  She struggles with that stroke but now she understands the position of the blade and the angle of the paddle shaft. She can't wait to get back on the river to use it. Nice video all around and good views of the lines you chose. On that one rapid where you caught the small eddy on the left ----- Hitting that drop at an angle to catch the small eddy at the bottom was very instructive to both of us.  I have paddled with her mother, my daughter, since 1995.  We have paddled some big rivers in CA and we once, on the Trinity River, we got rammed into an undercut cliff wall and then trapped in an eddy with a big logjam downstream because we hit a big hole a bit off center than we should have been.  We have been reluctant to try that again.  We got out ok but it was one of the worst situations we have ever been in on any river.  Now I am paddling with my granddaughter and it's back to square one but it's still fun for an 85 year old man to be out on the river with a pretty girl with an awesome Draw Stroke in the bow.

Thank you so much for sharing this. Ive just re-discovered my passion for paddling. Bought an Esquif Pocket canyon, and am in NC exploring the rivers. This was the perfect addition to my journey.

I grew up in Petawawa. The only thing missing on this trip was the awesome fishing on this river. Walleye Bass and Sturgeon.

Well done .. in all respects.  Bought back memories of my run down the St. John so many years ago.

Really enjoyed this. It’s nice to see canoeists running a river using skill mode rather than beast mode. Nice to see the real food enjoyed because of canoe tripping and the comfort and camaraderie that comes from taking the gear to have fun in rain and bugs that this affords. So many young people lack the river running skills so they carry the boat as much as they paddle it and because of this, do it with all hiking gear and food…(which works as well as hiking with canoe gear) missing out on what makes canoeing the paragon of wilderness travel. Signed an old Maine Guide.

Thanks for sharing buddy.

Excellent communication between bow and stern paddlers, very positive, lots of confirmation, makes for an enjoyable vibe.

Great pic of you and Ben going down the rapids at the end of the video...

Good to see another great video from you!

Great video. Thanks for sharing your adventures.

What an awesome trip. That cliff face was gorgeous, I could use to views like that .

Awesome video, you guy's got some real white water skills!

Good work guys , great footage ,. thank you

it all look ez but fun good times

Wow!  That's a great river.   I haven't been on it but I loved to watch this video of you and your pals running those rapids.

really cool!
are the canoes 15 or 17''?

Thank you for sharing !

That was awesome!!! You paddled by some serious fishing spots though 😂