I’ve been taking account and my mind boggles to reckon with facts like: -I have written and published over 1,000,000 words -Covered at least 18,221 human powered miles -Over the…
Aftermath, Reverse Culture Shock & Reintegration
September 2, 2022-March 2, 2023 At the time of writing, it has been 6 months since we completed the Her Odyssey Expedition. I wanted to take this storytelling ‘the extra…
A Week in Tuktoyaktuk
August 24- September 1 We paddled into the pebbly beach on one of dozens of coves which frame the Inuvialuit hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk around 8:30 pm on August 24th. John…
Canoeing the Deh Cho [Mackenzie River] Pt. IV: the Delta
August 14- August 24 Starting into the braids of the Mackenzie Delta at Separation Point, felt like breaching the ends of the earth. Everything beyond here was muskeg; land…
Canoeing the Deh Cho [Mackenzie River] Pt. III: Fort Good Hope – Mackenzie Delta
Fort Good Hope – Separation Point August 8- August 14 Our first day out of Fort Good Hope we enjoyed crossing paths and comparing notes with another canoeing duo. They…
Canoeing the Dehcho [Mackenzie River] Pt. II: Tulita- Fort Good Hope
July 25- August 8 The final weeks were spent reveling in having found our daily rhythm: loading the boat, mid-day snacks and yerba mate, Ikea bags key to moving kit…
Canoeing the Dehcho [Mackenzie River] Pt. I
July 13-July 25, 2022 Fort Providence- Tulita Setting out from Fort Providence we navigated our first thunder and lightning deluge. We’ve watched them skirt the river and it was fascinating…
Barges, Break Up and Bears: Onto the Dehcho [Mackenzie] River
July 5 – July 12, 2022 Hay River- Fort Providence The Dehcho, or Mackenzie River (often referred to locally as ‘The Big River’) is the primary artery to the Northwest…
Canoeing Slave River & Great Slave Lake: Fort Chipewyan to Hay River
June 20- July 5, 2022 If your language was blinking toward extinction but you could choose one word of your heritage to be carried forward, what would it be? Mahsi…
Canoeing: Athabasca to Fort Chipewyan
June 6 – 19, 2022 We set off on our bikes from Arno and Elaine’s woodland reprieve feeling goofy and confident. We took our time, balancing covering ground with this…
