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Down Third Canyon. In 1978, Nahanni National Park was formally dedicated by the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural... -
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So, we left off last time with John and Grace not getting out of their boat at the spot we agreed to stop at two previous trip planning...
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At the base of Virginia Falls, the weather is extremely wet and foggy, but impressive beyond the soundless characteristics of this...
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Mem, Posting that link to the youtube video was diabolical. That song has been stuck in my brain all day long! Anyway, back to the...
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One very nice feature of this trip is we never had to break camp in the rain. The highlight of each day for us was when we nosed into...
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Mem, I don't remember how I know this, but in 1989, the year before we did this trip, 17 groups of paddlers started at the Moose Ponds...
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We have now entered the "Rock Gardens," 50 km (30 miles) of virtually continuous Class II-IV whitewater. We scouted the first rapid, but...
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Camp that evening was much improved, with an open, windswept, gravel bar, free of mosquitoes. Indeed, I never put on repellent again...
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According to a Parks Canada website (https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/nahanni), Nahanni National Park Reserve (Nah?ą Dehé) is a UNESCO...
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I was not going to post this TR until April; but like Mike McCrea, I am not on Facebook. The only place I get any likes is on this CT...
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YWhen I tripped in Sweden I noticed that the Swedish canoe groups were very quiet and didn’t greet me or others even if we were fairly...
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YIt's the most misleading coldwater safety summary I've ever seen. Nobody is guaranteed one minute even in warm water. Some folks just...
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YI never liked sport, participating or watching. I was in my schools football (soccer) team when I was 10 but that was probably just to...
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YI don't really know. I guess the saying, "It's in your blood" really applies to me. my Great-Grandfather was a very rich guy (before he...
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YWhat got me into canoeing? When I realized it was easier to put the packs in the boat and go downhill than it was to put them on my back...