My wife and I made a video for Paddle Planner. I think it turned out pretty well considering our limited resources. What do you think? Any ideas for future videos?

Originally Posted by: Gavia

Was that a freylich in the background?  A hora?  Whatever ... it's great.

Are you referring to the painting in the background by the computer? It is Morning Reflections by Jeff Renner. Jeff is a local artist (local meaning Park Rapids, MN). He is also a BWCA/Quetico enthusiast. He comes every year to an art festival we have here in Grand Forks, ND. I enjoy talking to him, and his art is good. Besides Morning Reflections, we've purchased two other prints from him - Isabella River Crossing and Kawishiwi River Rendezvous. He goes to shows all over the Midwest - he is going to a show in Eagle River, WI this weekend.

Originally Posted by: Gavia

You want other videos?  Check out my YouTube page at https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=wispaddler
There are several short videos in the series "Why We Portage" plus a few other odds and ends.  Is that the sort of stuff you had in mind?  In the future, should I add Middle Eastern dance music in the background, played on accordion?  I have a lot of it.

Those videos will be great for something I have planned in the near future. I noticed that TuscaroraBorealis had a lot of videos on YouTube of campsites. I thought they were great and actually used them to plan my trips this past summer. I decided to take videos of all of the campsites I visited, too. The plan is to be able to link YouTube videos to campsites and portages like they are photos. I think the videos of campsites that TB and I took give a much better idea of a campsite than the photos. Photos are great, but the video tours are even better. Your portage series and other videos will work great with this.

Originally Posted by: Gavia

A freylich is happy piece of music, such as would be played at a wedding. A hora is a circle dance. They're both Israeli.

Shows what I know! I even tried googling it, but I apparently skipped over the answer. The music is Requiem for a Fish by The Freak Fandango Orchestra. I had to find something free and legal to use, and this fit the bill.