Water treating maps in the backyard
Water treating maps in the backyard
Homemade ABS map case
Odometer at start of trip: 121659
Odometer at start of trip: 121659
Pathfinder with gear and canoe loaded, in front of the Burrow
Pathfinder with gear and canoe loaded, in front of the Burrow
Fish and Ari in front of the loaded Pathfinder
Fish and Ari in front of the loaded Pathfinder
Fish and Ari in front of the loaded Pathfinder
Tollbooths in BC
Mount Robson from the Mount Terry Fox parking lot
Mount Robson from the Mount Terry Fox parking lot
Mount Robson roadshot
Mount Robson roadshot
Roadshot with Jasper mountains
Roadsign: Northwest Territories Border, Hay River
Roadsign: Northwest Territories Border, Hay River
Sun setting in northern Alberta around 23:30
Roadshot from around 1:30, at the dimmest
Welcome to the Northwest Territories sign
Welcome to the Northwest Territories sign
Welcome to Hay River sign
Welcome to Hay River sign
Map of Hay River
Purple concrete school in Hay River
Shore of the Great Slave Lake, around 3:30
Shore of the Great Slave Lake, around 3:30
Shore of the Great Slave Lake, around 3:30
VOR antenna at Hay River
VOR antenna at Hay River
Fish and Ari in front of unloaded gear at Dory Point
Ari with gear being staged next to the river
Ari with gear being staged next to the river
Canoe beached on Gravel Island during our first williwah, day 1
Ari making tea on Gravel Island
Ari making tea on Gravel Island
Ari making tea on Gravel Island
View along the canoe to a truck at the Fort Providence landing
Ari on the satphone at the Fort Providence campground
Ari on the satphone at the Fort Providence campground
Shoreline near Fort Providence showing ice scaring
View along canoe next to ice-scared shoreline, day 2
View along canoe with jeans drying, next to ice-scared shoreline, day 2
Shoreline near Fort Providence showing ice scaring
River marker pairs along the shoreline
View along canoe in Mills Lake
Looking into Mills Lake, day 2
Flocking gulls over Mills Lake, shortly before dive-bombing us
Flocking gulls over Mills Lake, shortly before dive-bombing us
Flocking gulls over Mills Lake, shortly before dive-bombing us
Flocking gulls over Mills Lake, shortly before dive-bombing us
Flocking gulls over Mills Lake, shortly before dive-bombing us
Paddling through marshy weeds to escape swells coming off Mills Lake
Paddling through marshy weeds to escape swells coming off Mills Lake
River marker pair
River marker pair
River marker pair
Ari standing on the shore as we land the canoe
Ari standing on the shore as we land the canoe
Rainbow beyond our campsite on day 3
Rainbow beyond our campsite on day 3
Beaver-gnawed logs at day 3 campsite
Monitor well cap at the day 3 campsite
View of the canoe as we waited out the day 4 williwah
Fish's bug-bitten legs
Fish's bug-bitten legs
Large group of ducklings
Large group of ducklings
Large group of ducklings
Large group of ducklings
Camera battery charging off the solar panel
The tarp sail on day 5
River buoy as we finally hit current on day 5
River buoy showing current
River buoy showing current
Barge in the distance
Barge in the distance
Campsite at the cabins at Rabbitskin Creek
Cabins at Rabbitskin Creek
Campsite at the cabins at Rabbitskin Creek
Norwegian family tree on the fire ring at the Rabbitskin Creek
Norwegian family tree on the fire ring at the Rabbitskin Creek
Norwegian family tree on the fire ring at the Rabbitskin Creek
Pipeline sign: Warning: Do not anchor or dredge
Pipeline sign: Warning: Do not anchor or dredge
Ice-crushed culvert on the edge of Fort Simpson
Mountains finally visible in the distance during the slog of day 8
Mountains finally visible in the distance during the slog of day 8
Mountains in the distance
Spindly trees during a restbreak on day 9
Ari mixing peanutbutter by the canoe
Lonely Mountain and the Nahanni Range from the Camsell Bend
Lonely Mountain from the Camsell Bend
View along the canoe while rounding the Camsell Bend
Mile 283 marker
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
Barge heading downriver on day 10
View down the canoe of the receding barge
Receding barge
Ari making dinner the night of day 10
Day 10 campsite
Ari looking up from making dinner the night of day 10
Map of Wrigley on the welcome sign at the landing
Map of Wrigley on the welcome sign at the landing
Petanea Hotel in Wrigley
A very exciting rockface at the base of an island on day 11
Rockface leading up to La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
Rockface leading up to La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
Approaching La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
Approaching La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
Canoe view of La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'Eau
Ari making pancakes for dinner on day 11
Ari making pancakes for dinner on day 11
Ari making pancakes for dinner on day 11
Ari making pancakes for dinner on day 11
Canadian Coast Guard buoy maintenance vehicle on day 12
Rogue buoy on the shore
Rogue buoy on the shore
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Barge heading down river with the Pathfinder
Damage done to the rainfly bouncing down the beach
Rainfly held down with paddle and rock on a rocky site
Tanya and Todd McCauley on their new boat
Ari using the canoe zipline during a water filtering stop
Ari using the canoe zipline during a water filtering stop
Ari using the canoe zipline during a water filtering stop
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Smoking hillside near Tulita
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Canoe view of Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Canoe view of Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Canoe view of Bear Rock of the Norman Range (good pic of Ari)
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
View towards the N65 W126 confluence
Crow print at the McCauley's
View from McCauley's Mackenzie Mansion
Artificial oil drilling islands at Norman Wells
Artificial oil drilling islands at Norman Wells
Artificial oil drilling island at Norman Wells
Burned forest above the beach with fireweed
Burned forest above the beach with fireweed
Burned forest above the beach with fireweed
Burned forest above the beach with fireweed
Ari writing in the logbook at the McCauley's cabin
Bear boards at the McCauley's cabin
Inuvik flag at the McCauley's cabin
The McCauley's cabin
Bear boards in place at the McCauley's cabin
Pair of moose on the shore on day 17
Pair of moose on the shore on day 17
Pair of moose on the shore on day 17
Pair of moose on the shore on day 17
Memorial at Sans Sault Rapids
Memorial at Sans Sault Rapids
Sign on the Sans Sault Rapids memorial: To the glory of god and in loving memory of Hugh Donald Lockhart Gordon Born August 2nd, 1940 who made his last camp near this site Drowned in the Sans Sault Rapids August 10, 1961 This memorial is a grateful tribute for the help given at that time by the people of the area and the RCMP with the hope that it may give shelter to those who travel the Mackenzie River "BLESSED ARE THE PURE OF HEART"
Snafu Creek
Canadian Coast Guard 'Special River Navaids Tender' Eckaloo
Canoe view approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Canoe view approaching the Ramparts
Canoe view approaching the Ramparts, Ari looking back
Approaching the Ramparts
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts (good)
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts
Ari looking back, in front of the Ramparts (good)
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
Looking back along the Ramparts
Looking back along the Ramparts
Looking back along the Ramparts
Ari looking back in the Ramparts
Ari looking back in the Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
Looking back along the Ramparts
Waterfall after the Ramparts
Waterfall after the Ramparts
Barge headed upriver just after the Ramparts
Campsite at Fort Good Hope in the churchyard
Looking back at the Ramparts from Fort Good Hope
Campsite at Fort Good Hope in the churchyard, one of the Japanese paddler's tents visible
Mural in the Fort Good Hope church, Virgin Mary sighting
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Mural in the Fort Good Hope church, showing the cross outside the church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Murals in the Fort Good Hope church
Fort Good Hope church and graveyard
Fort Good Hope churchyard
Historical structure plaque at the Fort Good Hope church
Historical structure plaque at the Fort Good Hope church
Ari dealing with horrible sticking mud
Shoreline with increasingly sickly looking trees
Waves after the sudden williwah on day 19
Waves after the sudden williwah on day 19
Branch marking the Arctic Circle
Ari standing at the Arctic Circle
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet, circle visible where the watch battery from the primitive electronic organizer he had in 4th grade lived for 20 years
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet, watch battery out
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet before its grave
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet in its grave
Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet in its grave
The gravesite of Fish's ancient blue CocaCola wallet
Canoe at a landing, showing final packing arrangement
Canoe at a landing, showing final packing arrangement
Ari standing in horrible sticky mud, preparing to launch
Ari standing in horrible sticky mud
Red splotches along the shore, day 21
Tent on a steeply inclined rocky campsite, day 21
Canoe seen from the tent, bathed literally in the midnight sun
Creepy muppet fledgling bird in the cliffs above the day 23 camp
Creepy muppet fledgling bird in the cliffs above the day 23 camp
Creepy muppet fledgling bird in the cliffs above the day 23 camp
Day 23 campsite: crumbling cliffs, spooky looking trees, lots of runoff from the mad rain the night before
Day 23 campsite: crumbling cliffs, spooky looking trees, lots of runoff from the mad rain the night before
Day 23 campsite: crumbling cliffs, spooky looking trees, lots of runoff from the mad rain the night before
Rainbow behind the day 24 campsite
Rainbow behind the day 24 campsite
Rainbow behind the day 24 campsite. This rainbow stayed around for hours, becoming a complete arc at one point.
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence (somewhat blurry, all zeroes)
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence (less blurry, .9 and .8)
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence (perfect)
GPS at the N68 W134 confluence (almost perfect)
N68 W134 confluence: north view
N68 W134 confluence: east view
N68 W134 confluence: south view
N68 W134 confluence: west view
Ari and Fish in full netting at the N68 W134 confluence
Ari and Fish standing with paddles next to the canoe in Inuvik
Inuvik (including a utilidor) as seen from room at the Mackenzie Hotel
Canoe mounted on the Pathfinder, in the hotel parking lot
Canoe on the ground after being sold to the Boreal Books family
Canoe on the ground after being sold to the Boreal Books family
Pathfinder on the short ferry ride across the Mackenzie
Pathfinder on the short ferry ride across the Mackenzie
Roadshot of the Dempster up in misty highlands
Roadshot of the Dempster up in the highlands
Roadshot off the Dempster
Roadshot on the Dempster
Arctic Circle marker on the Dempster
Jason, our hitchhiker, at the arctic circle stop
Ari in front of the arctic circle marker
Whirlwind at the arctic circle marker
Whirlwind at the arctic circle marker
Scraggly trees and mountain off the Dempster
Mountain valleys on the Dempster
Frozen lake along the Dempster, July 22
Frozen lake along the Dempster, July 22
The Pathfinder after 6+ hours on the Dempster
The Pathfinder after 6+ hours on the Dempster
Mountains along the Dempster
SS Keno in Dawson City
Dredge #4 outside Dawson City
Dredge #4 outside Dawson City
TeleAtlas road imaging car parked behind the hotel in Whitehorse
Pathfinder parked along the Cassiar
Sign on highway 99 behind Whistler: Steep curves ahead / Brakes adjusted?
15% grade sign on highway 99 behind Whistler
Odometer after the trip: 125665
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Panorama at day 9 campsite
Pathfinder loaded with gear and canoe
Fish and Ari in front of the fully loaded Pathfinder
Fish and Ari in front of the fully loaded Pathfinder
Roadshot of mountains in BC
Roadshot of mountains in BC
Informational sign about pine beetles at BC reststop
Informational sign about pine beetles at BC reststop
Mount Robson
Mount Robson
Fish next to Pathfinder in parking lot at BC reststop
Mount Robson roadshot
Roadshot of mountains
Mountains in Jasper
Roadshot of mountains in Jasper
Roadshot of mountains in Jasper
Motorcycles filling up in Jasper
Motorcycles filling up in Jasper
Back of the truck loaded with gear
Mountains in Jasper
Mountains in Jasper
Mountains in Jasper
Mountains in Jasper
Roadshot approaching Alberta town
Northwest Territories Border 465 km, Hay River 593 km
Northwest Territories Border 465 km, Hay River 593 km
Pathfinder's shadow in northern Alberta
Fish's silouette against setting sun
Welcome to Hay River sign
Welcome to Hay River sign
Sun rising above Hay River
Ugly purple concrete school in Hay River
Sunrise over Great Slave Lake
First glimpse of the sun in Hay River
Fish looking at map of Hay River
Map of Hay River
VOR antenna in Hay River
VOR antenna in Hay River, warning signs
Fish and Doug in front of canoe gear at Dory Point
Fish and Doug in front of canoe gear at Dory Point
Fish, Ari and Doug in front of canoe gear at Dory Point
Layer of dead mosquitos inside the canoe
Dory Point campground
Fish futzing with straps while loading the canoe
Gear being loaded into the canoe
Gear being loaded into the canoe
Gear being loaded into the canoe
Ari loading gear into the canoe
Ari holding the painter of the loaded canoe
Ari holding the painter of the loaded canoe
Dory Point ferry, seen from the water
Canoe landed at Gravel Island
Canoe landed at Gravel Island
Gravel Island
Fish, sipping tea, on the satellite phone at Gravel Island
Group of buildings near Fort Providence
Northwest Territories fishing license
View from inside the tent at Fort Providence
Mills Lake
Mills Lake
Cooking setup for lunch on day 2
Shoreline
Rainstorm across Mills Lake
Rainstorm across Mills Lake
Shoreline
Fish snoozing on the canoe during a weather break
Plants
Rain and rainbow
Rain and rainbow
Flock of baby ducks
Fish on the shoreline at our day 2 campsite
Canoe tied up on the shoreline
Shoreline at our day 2 campsite
Shoreline at our day 2 campsite
Fish on the shoreline at our day 2 campsite
Canoe tied up on the shoreline
Shoreline at our day 2 campsite
Ari's bug-bitten foot
Fish drying racks at Rabbitskin Creek
Fire ring with Norwegisn family tree
View of river from Rabbitskin Creek cabins
Pipeline warning sign: do not dredge or anchor
Pipeline warning sign: do not dredge or anchor
River from the canoe
River from the canoe
Camsell range mountains
Camsell range mountains
Plants
Plants
Plants
Plants
Plants
Mountains from the river
'Welcome to Pehdzeh Ki first nation' sign (Wrigely)
Pehdzeh Ki first nation tourist information centre sign with map
Bits of wooden boats made from shipping crates
Bits of wooden boats made from shipping crates
Rock face approaching La Roche Qui Trempe a L'eau
Rock face approaching La Roche Qui Trempe a L'eau
Rock face approaching La Roche Qui Trempe a L'eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'eau
La Roche Qui Trempe a L'eau
Bridge for the uncompleted Mackenzie Highway north of Wrigley
Bridge for the uncompleted Mackenzie Highway north of Wrigley
Shoreline
Fish paddling in the rear of the canoe
Fish paddling in the rear of the canoe
Fish paddling in the rear of the canoe
Mile 400 marker
Fish filtering water on boulders
Canadian Coast Guard vessel Dumit working on the far shore
Bow of the canoe with Ari's sandles
Shoreline
Shoreline
Shoreline
Water
Water
Shoreline
Bear print in the mud
Bear print in the mud
Lone tree standing on a quickly eroding point
Lone tree standing on a quickly eroding point
Eroding shoreline
Eroding shoreline
Shoreline
Shoreline
Shoreline
Shoreline
Fish doing his Maori yell
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Paddle in clear, cold Great Bear River water
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
Bear Rock of the Norman Range
River buoy cache -- one of several we passed
River buoy cache -- sign: property of Canadian Coast Guard please respect
River watching platform outside Norman Wells
Artificial islands at Norman Wells
Artificial islands at Norman Wells
Shoreline at Norman Wells
Artificial islands at Norman Wells
Shoreline at Norman Wells
Shoreline near burned fire outside Norman Wells
Plants
Plants with burned log
Fireweed blooms among burned trees
Fireweed blooms among burned trees
Fireweed blooms among burned trees
Fireweed blooms among burned trees
Fish with the canoe, looking quite small
Reflected clouds on a still river, canoe bow
Reflections on water
Snow in a shaded crevice along the river
Sun dog
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Moose near the river
Fish prepping the geocache
Geocache log book
Fish looking rugged and adventurous en route to placing the geocache
Fish looking rugged and adventurous en route to placing the geocache
Memorial at Sans Sault Rapids
Memorial at Sans Sault Rapids, plaque closeup
Geocached as placed behind memorial
Memorial at Sans Sault Rapids
Sans Sault Rapids, from the water
Approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Approaching the Ramparts
Gateway to the Ramparts
The Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
The Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
Fish paddling through the Ramparts
The Ramparts
Fort Good Hope, from the river
Washroom sink at the Fort Good Hope RCMP
Washroom sink at the Fort Good Hope RCMP
Washroom sink at the Fort Good Hope RCMP
Washroom sink at the Fort Good Hope RCMP
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church murals
Fort Good Hope church
Fort Good Hope cross and monument plaque
Stick marking the arctic circle
Shoreline
Shoreline
Shoreline and river
Water
Water
Fish filtering water in the rear of the canoe
Shoreline and river
Flooded canoe the morning after torrential rains
Flooded canoe the morning after torrential rains
Fish doing lightsaber moves with his paddle
Fish doing lightsaber moves with his paddle
Beginning of the East Channel
Beginning of the East Channelq
Fish shielding his eyes from the sun with a sock. Items visible drying on deck after torrential rains the day before.
Rainbow behind tent on the arctic tern beach
Rainbow behind tent on the arctic tern beach
Rainbow behind tent on the arctic tern beach
Rainbow behind tent on the arctic tern beach
Cooking gear setup
Rainbow behind tent on the arctic tern beach
Arctic tern beach
Rainbow from arctic tern beach
Rainbow from arctic tern beach
Rainbow behind tent and Fish on the arctic tern beach
Rainbow from inside tent
Rainbow from inside tent
Arctic tern
Dragonfly at confluence landing
Fish, fully netted, at the confluence
Fish, fully netted, holding up GPS at the confluence
Mosquitos on Ari's leg on confluence trek
Mosquitos on Fish's legs on confluence trek
Delta shoreline
Mothballed ship approaching Inuvik
Inuvik from the water
Inuvik from the water
Inuvik powerplant from the water
Inuvik from the water
Fish in the rear of the canoe, and the end of the trip
Canadian Coast Guard vessel Nahidik
Iglu church behind MacKenzie Hotel inukshuk in Inuvik
Iglu church behind MacKenzie Hotel inukshuk in Inuvik
Stained glass at Inuvik art show
Inuvik art show
Pathfinder on the barge, with zoomed inset
Stitched panorama of day 9 campsite
