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…
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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 29
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…