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Yukon Canoe trip

Napajohnb
2006-01-03 20:11:24

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150,000 west of Frankfurt called Karlsuhr (sp.) He works for Dahlmer-Chrysler as an exec in their training department. Toru is a student in Vancouver, studying tourism. This trip is research, He expects to go to work in a National Park in Hokkaido upon his return home. Fred is a music teacher in Toronto. This is a second career for him as he left accounting for the more rewarding teaching career. I have not yet gotten much info from Lawrence and Sabine.

The forest here is incredibly lush. The floor is completely carpeted with a sort of soft spongy moss that seems to immediately cover anything that falls. I saw no bare wood or ground, every inch of ground seems covered by something growing. The thickness of the forest is such that it would be nearly impossible to pass through with a pack if there is no trail. There are wild roses everywhere and the rose hips are nearly ripe. The bears will be feasting here soon. These roses are covered with thousands of very small and very sharp thorns. Ouch!

Tuesday - 7/23

Woke to a fine day. I slept the night through. Bread and jam and boiled eggs for breakfast, bacon sandwiches for lunch. We suffered our first casualty as Thor pulled his back lifting a heavy packing case this AM.

I was wrong about the weather as today is perfect, neither too hot nor cold! We do have a headwind today though so we have to paddle to make out 50 kilometers. That's OK because we need the exercise after these easy days.

We stopped at Kirkman Creek for bread. There is a sign on the river in the middle of nowhere and after a few Ks more you come to a landing. Going up the bank you find a beautiful little home with a lawn and garden set about 100 yards back from the river. This establishment is run by Linda Taylor. She sells bread and cookies and meals and coffee and has a cabin and camp sites for rent. Linda is a cheerful soul ...