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: 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…
Canoeing: Hinton to Athabasca
May 24-June 6, 2022 The first stretch of canoeing was on the 1200 km long Athabasca River. We drove up the icefields Parkway to our intended put-in near Jasper. This…
Canoe Training: Bow River & Banff
At each transition along Her Odyssey, we are confronted with shifting seasons and uncharacteristic weather events. Winter comes later and so does Spring thaw. Summer bakes hotter and Autumn yawns…
So You Want to Paddle the Arctic Drainage
“When you look at the face of Canada and study the geography carefully, you come away with the feeling that God could have designed the canoe first and then set…
Her Odyssey Final Season Launch: Canoeing the Arctic Drainage
Sweltering up a steep, sun-exposed climb in western Guatemala, a realization dawned on me. I pedaled to catch up to Neon and shared that a longstanding inside joke might soon…
