July 30, 2013: The Big Descent
This is the big day. Up at 6:00am to pack down camp and begin our journey down… way down. Our goal is to descend to the Hoge Creek bottom below, a kilometre down hill. There’s no clear way to getting...
View ArticleJuly 31, 2013: Donjek’s Toe
Time to cover some more ground today and see if we can get out of the dense bush that we camped in last night. While looking at the schedule, we discovered that I made a mistake on our actual date out:...
View ArticleAug 1, 2013: A Glacial View
Short hike today as our steps have led us to a open hill top with a fantastic view of the Donjek Glacier, pouring itself into the valley from between the mountain walls. All the hiking these last few...
View ArticleAug 2, 2013: The Final Donjek Stretch
Got underway a little late this morning. By the time we packed down camp and ate and actually got moving it was 11:00am. Chasing the light last night meant pushing past midnight once again, so an...
View ArticleAug 4-5, 2013: Regroup, Repack and Reload
After a mid-day float plane pick-up at Big Horn Lake at the end of our Donjek route hike, our pilot Jamie lands Carl, Adam and I back at Rocking Star Adventures, which is situated on the Kluane River...
View ArticleAug 6, 2013: Morning Glory
Woke up at 4:00am to the sound of the generator humming by the Kluane River. John, owner of Rocking Star Adventures, was still at it. With work lights on the dock, he had been working through the...
View ArticleAug 7, 2013: New Territory
The beige Parks Canada truck pulls up to our the little rented cabin, ready for loading. Adam and I relocated to Haines Junction yesterday, in preparation of the next leg of my Kluane expedition:...
View ArticleAug 8, 2013: Islands
Weather has been spectacular on the trip so far, and, other than the dumping of snow in the ice fields, very dry. So when the rain came down last night while sleeping, I figured we were about due for a...
View ArticleAug 9-10, 2013: Paddling On
Packing down camp to head back over to Mush Lake as we are being picked up tomorrow and need to be in striking position to paddle back. So much out here depends on the weather, and in particular the...
View ArticleAug 11, 2013: The Last Leg Begins
The last leg of my month in Kluane National Park is already here. What an eyeful I’ve had and there’s still more to go. Painting these timeless wild landscapes has been life enriching, and the...
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