Artillery Lake – Timber Bay to 5km North of Twin Buttes Point Distance: 45km – [cumulative total 530km] InReach: Day 29 Trees disappeared today – now on the barrenlands Sunny & often nil wind as we paddled NE on Artillery…
Day 28
Toura Lake to Artillery Lake 4km South of Timber Bay Distance: 18km, 1.5 portages – [cumulative total 485km] InReach: Day 28 Two tough portages Finally through to Artillery Lk at 15:00 Paddled about 15km on Artillery & camped gravel beach…
Day 27
Kipling – Burr Lake Portage to Toura Lake Distance: 3.0km, 2.5 portages – [cumulative total 467 km] InReach: Day 27 Completed two portages totalling 2.2km plus 3km paddling Burr Lk One more portage will put us in Artillery Lk All…
Day 26
Harry Lake to Kipling – Burr Lake Portage Distance: 21.5km.– [cumulative total 464 km] InReach: Day 26 Paddled Harry French Acres & Kipling Lakes. Completed two portages and are camped part way along a third Mostly portaging tomorrow J&K Camp:…
Day 25
Harry Lake Distance: 0.0km, rest day – [cumulative total remains 442.5 km] InReach: Day 25 Layday Harry Lk Kate read her kindle JR went walking looking at the geology Laundry done despite occasional rain Paddling again tomorrow Camp: 62.688°N 108.910°W…
Day 24
Pikes Portage – Glacier Creek to Harry Lake Distance: 2.0km, portaging – [cumulative total 444.5 km] InReach: Day 24 Now camped Harry Lk end of Pikes This country badly burnt 4 yr ago so not very pretty Will stay here…
Day 23
Pikes Portage West Half of the Gt Slave – Harry Lake Section Distance: 2.5km, portaging – [cumulative total 442.5 km] InReach: Day 23 Portaging all day Now have all our gear at mid point of the 4.6km section to Harry…
Day 22
Northern Fairchild Peninsula to Pikes Portage Distance: 26km – [cumulative total 440km] InReach: Day 22 Visited Reliance – last RCMP post to do winter patrols by dog sled Now camped start Pikes Portage Walked 1st 2km & saw 3 muskox…
Day 21
West of Hoarfrost River to Northern Fairchild Peninsula Distance: 35km – [cumulative total 414 km] InReach: Day 21 Long visit with Kristen & daughter Liv Olesen at Hoarfrost River Tomorrow will paddle to start Pikes (set 9 portages & lakes)…
Day 20
Muskox Creek to 6km West of Hoarfrost River Distance: 20km – [cumulative total 379 km] InReach: Day 20 Rain over night & into the morning so late start Camped on beach yesterday & tonight Lots moose tracks but yet to…