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Paddlers of Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada

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A place to discuss our travels on the waters of Great Slave lake and the Territories and the waters that they are connected to. we will discuss anything that paddles or floats and really like rescue stuff

Website: http://www.tundrasails.ca
Location: Yellowknife, NWT, Canada
Members: 5
Latest Activity: Jun 27

Yelllowknife a fine starting point for your Great Slave journeys(and beyond)

Yellowknife is the perfect spot to start a trip on the lake. Historically many famous Arctic Explorations used the Lake as a starting point. From Yellowknife if you paddle hard enough you can reach three oceans. This involves some long trips, but they have been done before with gear no where near as nice as the stuff we have now.
Come on up and play much worse ways to spend your vacation you can be sure of that. Cheers, Greg

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The Slave River 1 Reply

Started by Andrew Denholm. Last reply by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) Apr. 15, 2008.

More Paddlers needed for this place

Started by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) Mar. 11, 2008.

today was a reminder of whats to come

Started by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) Mar. 9, 2008.

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Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on June 27, 2009 at 4:16am: Weather hhas been great and I am to busy to play but the race ends today and I will be ready for action soon

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on June 24, 2009 at 4:01am: JULY 3,4 and 5th Yellowknife river bridge is the place to be. Paddlers for Parts Annual Sociable affair, everyone welcome boats and grub are on us. Cheers Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on June 21, 2009 at 9:58pm: Paddling season is in full swing here in Yellowknife finally. It was a long cold winter. On a brighter note "Happy Summer Solstice." Unfortunately the days will start getting shorter, but we really won't notice it for weeks yet. Cheers everyone, Go get wet. Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on May 24, 2009 at 10:44am: I attended Cathy s first roll clinic onn Saturday evening and helped with the students. Hoped to get the squirt into the water but was to busy. I brought the squirt home and willn paddle the lake with it today. Titus was impressed with the squirt and fit in it which surprised me. Of course on of the hip blocks was out which gave him some wiggle room.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on May 22, 2009 at 9:04am: Soon folks very soon but the time is starting to drag.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on May 20, 2009 at 12:59pm: Hit the lake on the18th of May at midnight and paddled around the shore from the woodyard to the ice road enterance. Very nice tried out by new PFD and I am glad I bought it. The ice packis candling and we need just a week of the warm stuff and we are in the paddling business.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on May 18, 2009 at 8:17am: There is some open water on Yellowknife Bay between Mainland and the ice. However the ice is still thick and most of the lake is a solid block. Looks like a late spring again this year. This can be hard on out of town folks taht have booked at one of the lodges on the lake that would usually be open fairly quickly. They icefish instead of troll and that must suck. Imagine the fishing trip of a lifetime blocked by some lousy cool weather. Things here change fast but they are predicting continuing cold until the end of the m,onth. Lets hope that the weatherfolks are wrong as usaual and the Ra will return bring warmth to the Land.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on April 18, 2009 at 11:28am: Soon now folks we will be plying the water ways and that is fine by me.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on March 10, 2009 at 4:58pm: Evr so slowly the spring cometh. The reel Paddleing Film Festival is here April 4th at 7 PM NUP folks and April 3rd at the Library meeting rooms is Andrews slide show of his 120 day solo paddle last summer. Show starts at 6;30 PM see you there.