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Kayaking Journals: The Mackenzie River in The Northwest Territories

Journal 1

The Drive 1,800 miles to Hay River on the Great Slave Lake, left Friday June 10th from East Lake 9:30 AM and arrived in Hay River Wednesday 10AM June 15th:It was a long drive for both Stormy and me. I stopped often for both of us to get out and take a break, stretch and get the circulation going. My lower legs will swell up if I don’t do that and will still be an issue even if I do. We didn’t drive more than 350 miles a day. Pretty much came straight up as we could.In an RV [...]

Kayaking Journals Of: The Mackenzie River in The Northwest Territories

Journal 2

DAY 8 ON THE WATER SUNDAY JUN 26:I was waiting for the guys at Simpson Air in Fort Simpson to park my van by 7:00. It is a private airstrip, and they keep it locked when not there.Thought they said yesterday 7:30 but it was 8:30. Nobody gets too excited around here.About a mile walk back to the kayak, finished putting a few things away, blew the sides up, Stormy jumped in and here we go again.Here we go again at the boat put in Fort SimpsonIt was about a mile and a half across the river. [...]

Kayaking Journals Of: The Mackenzie River in The Northwest Territories

Journal 3 at Rod Gunderson’s cabin up

The North Nahanni River for 14 daysJuly 1 Friday Fort Simpson:Up early as always. I got the new phone paired with the In Reach. Added Rod to the contacts list so I could communicate with him once he leaves me at the cabin. There are still some things I need to get resolved with Garmin but there was over a 1 hour wait for tech support and didn’t have the time nor the patience. I am ready to go, even taking my keyboard to practice the piano and the 5 songs I have begun to learn. I [...]

Kayaking Journals: The Mackenzie River in The Northwest Territories

Journal 4

By: David H. Scott and StormyJuly 13th Wednesday in Fort Simpson:  I spent the day going over my gear once again, consolidating and cutting way back since now as I have said several times, no reason to take much. Every village down river has a Northern Store and any and everything one could want.I went back out to the Bannock Land B&B for the night. They have good Wifi, good showers, quiet and I could wash a load of clothes, so I started out all clean on Thursday AM.While there [...]