Exploratory trip down an Arctic River

by Dustin Silvey

Canada

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After a flight through a summer arctic storm, the gear was unloaded and the plane prepared to leave us alone in the arctic wilderness for the next 14 days.
After a flight through a summer arctic storm, the gear was unloaded and the plane prepared to leave us alone in the arctic wilderness for the next 14 days.
Two experts paddle a canoe through one of the most intense canyons of the trip.
Two experts paddle a canoe through one of the most intense canyons of the trip.
A member of the team cooks dinner on a firebox in Nahanni National Park.
A member of the team cooks dinner on a firebox in Nahanni National Park.
After line dragging the canoes past the Class V rapids known as ''The Step,'' paddlers check the gear for damage.
After line dragging the canoes past the Class V rapids known as ''The Step,'' paddlers check the gear for damage.
Paddling through the most difficult section of the 14 day adventure, a canoe barrels through ''Crooked Canyon.
Paddling through the most difficult section of the 14 day adventure, a canoe barrels through ''Crooked Canyon.