BACKCOUNTRY: Canoeing the Thirty-Mile / Yukon Rivers, YT, CANADA: Lake Laberge > Dawson City

For the Fascinating CANADIAN History

LOGISTICS (YT, CANADA)

Designation: THIRTY MILE is a Canadian Heritage River
Canadian Heritage Rivers: YUKON (Thirty-Mile)

Van Shuttle: With UP NORTH Adventures from Whitehorse > Deep Creek, Lake Laberge

Water Taxi: With Up North from Deep Creek > (near the start of the) Thirty Mile River

Tandem Canoe: Lower Lake Laberge > Dawson City - CII, 11 days, 608 kms

Van Shuttle: With Up North from Dawson City > Whitehorse
Event: 38th Wedding Anniversary
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BACKCOUNTRY: Canoeing the South Nahanni / Liard Rivers, Nahanni National Park, NT, CANADA: Rabbitkettle Lake > Nahanni Butte

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LOGISTICS (ON, CANADA)

Designation(s): SOUTH NAHANNI is a Canadian Heritage River, World Heritage Site
Canadian Heritage Rivers: SOUTH NAHANNI
Park: Nahanni National Park

Private Vehicle: Tim's Lake > Toronto

By Air: Toronto > Edmonton, AB > Yellowknife, NT > Ft. Simpson, NT

Air Charter: With pilot Jaques Harvey of South Nahanni Airways from Ft. Simpson > Rabbitkettle Lake, Nahanni National Park

Outfitter: Blackfeather Wilderness Adventures 

Guides: Paul Scriver, Andrew Pichora

Mandatory Portage(s): (1) Rabbitkettle Lk. > SOUTH NAHANNI R. (2) Around Virginia Falls

Tandem Canoe: SOUTH NAHANNI R. > Nahanni Butte, NT - CIII+, 13 days, 337 kms

Max. River Speed: 23 km/hr (gps)

Water Taxi: On the LIARD River from Nahanni Butte > Lindberg's Landing 

Van Shuttle: Lindberg's Landing > Ft. Simpson

By Air: Ft. Simpson > Yellowknife > Edmonton > Toronto

Private Vehicle: Toronto > Tim's Lake
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Canoeing the French River, Georgian Bay Islands NP, ON: Western, Voyageur and Main Channels

LOGISTICS (ON,  CANADA)

Designation: FRENCH is a Canadian Heritage River
Canadian Heritage Rivers: FRENCH
Park: Georgian Bay Islands National Park

Private Vehicle: Kanata > Sudbury > Hartley Bay

Tandem Canoe: Hartley Bay > Western / Voyageur / Main Channels French R > Hartley Bay - CII, 6 days, 54 kms

Private Vehicle: Hartley Bay > Sudbury > Kanata

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FRENCH

FRENCH Photography

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INSTRUCTION: ORCA Canoe Tripping Level II Certification: Canoeing the Missinaibi / North French / Moose Rivers, ON

A Certification

LOGISTICS (ON,  CANADA)

Designation: MISSINAIBI is a Canadian Heritage River

Canadian Heritage Rivers: MISSINAIBI
Put-In: Peterbell Sched Stop 

Solo & Tandem Canoes: Missinaibi River - CIII, 19 river days, 443 kms
Experience: Intermediate moving water skills are required to negotiate rapids CII and greater, there is some lengthy portaging and the area is an isolated wilderness

Take-Out: Moose River Crossing

Certification By: White Wolf Expeditions
Instructor: Jeff Zuchlinski
Course: ORCA Wilderness Tripping II
Photography: Scanned analog

MISSINAIBI  Photography

BACKCOUNTRY: Tatshenshini / Alsek Rivers, YT & BC, CANADA and AK, USA

FIRST Rafting Expedition

LOGISTICS (BC,  CANADA)

Designation(s): TATSHENSHINI - ALSEK are Canadian Heritage Rivers, World Heritage Site
Canadian Heritage Rivers: TATSHENSHINI
Canadian Heritage Rivers: ALSEK
Air Travel: Vancouver > Whitehorse, YT

Vehicle Shuttle: Whitehorse > Shawashee (Dalton Post)

Outfitter: Nahanni River Adventures

Guides: Ron Morrison, Trent Abbott, Pepi Krajc, Jeff Faulkner
Rafters: Lesley Brooks, Tom Irwin, Mona Whitaker, Roger, Carol and Eric Pearson, US
Rafts: Commanche, Heffi and Hualapai

Put-In: confluence of Klukshu Creek 

Expedition Raft: Tatshenshini, YT > Alsek River confluence, BC > near Dry Bay, AK  - CIII, 11 river days, 255 kms
Elevation Drop: 2000 metres

Take-Out: Couple of kms upstream of Dry Bay, AK
Portage: Take-Out > Dry Bay, AK

Air Travel: Dry Bay, AK, USA > Whitehorse, YT, CANADA
Photography: Scanned analog