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Yukon Canoe trip

Napajohnb
2006-01-03 20:11:24

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ancient lava flows line the West bank of the river here. These erode into fantastic shapes, looking sometimes like ancient sentinels watching our passage..

The morning threatened rain and the afternoon delivered. We put on our rain gear as we paddled in a light but steady rain. It is not a downpour so there is no real discomfort as the day remains warm.

Made some interesting moves through some riffles so I really got a chance to practice some steering.

Stopped for water at a stream flowing into the river and it was interesting to see the clear water flowing for some distance with a well defined line into the river before mixing with the muddy silt of the Yukon. While he was filling the jugs, Fred came upon some fresh bear tracks on the sandbar we'd landed on.

Passed under a porcupine that had climbed out onto a fallen tree leaning over the river. Poor thing was minding his own business and got surprised by canoe after canoe passing directly under him. He beat a hasty retreat... or as hasty a retreat as a porcupine on a six inch log can make. Some show!

Found our camp and made our tent for the kitchen and went through our regular routine in the rain. For our coffee and tea we are using river water. At this point this is water with some "heft". Real mineral water!

Ruben sandwiches for supper. The Germans had never heard of these but thought they were pretty good. Sabine would not eat hers without dill pickles.

After supper a barge for the mining camp went by. This is the way things get around up here if they are of any size. This one was carrying a pickup and trailer and assorted supplies. I cannot imagine navigating one of these with all of the gravel and sandbanks everywhere in the river. I admire these pilots!

Thursday - 7/25

Woke to rain. It rained all night and shows ...