Paddlers of Great Slave Lake, NWT, Canada

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Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 19, 2008 at 5:23pm

This just in yesterday from Paddler Andy.

Hi all, whoever said I could never make it up the Dubawnt River was wrong!!!, but not by much. It took me longer than planned. So far I have seen musk ox, white wolves, grizzly bears, sandhill cranes up close, arctic hares, ground squirrels, a heard of barren ground caribou, and one of woodland caribou, a timber wolf (husky colour), ptarmigan, and many other wonders. I have also dropped some weight. I was held up by ice on three lakes and then made it to the Hanbury River which is an awesome white water river with many portages on it. That lead to the Thelon, and then Beverly Lake. From there it was up the Dubawnt River, a river that should have a one-way switch at the bottom to keep fools like me out. I battled my way up that river and across many windy lakes to reach the Chipman River system. I came down that and am now residing for the night in a lodge on Black Lake. I will re-supply tomorrow and head towards Wollaston Lake. That may be the end of my trip, but we will see. The road to here is now technically an all season road so i could end my trip here and accomplish my goal of paddling back to civilization, but I am not quite ready to give it up yet. More later,
Andy

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 16, 2008 at 8:27am

Daming the Slave , now that idea sucks Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 13, 2008 at 5:50am

World Rivers day sociable is looking good, very positive response.

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 8, 2008 at 9:24am

September 28th is World Rivers Day and I think we should have a little get together at the river.day use area. The Paddlers are thinking about a small fire and BBQ, any thoughts, Thanks Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 7, 2008 at 10:03pm

The kayak we found turns out to have once beonged to Thum ,my nieghbiours daughter. The kayak blew off the deck of thier houseboat years ago and they were unable to find it. Funny how things pop up, Anyway it is a repair in progress and they no longer want it. Funny how folks don't want boats that are all cracked an full of holes. Cheers, Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 5, 2008 at 1:08am

Remember folks to sign up with www.paddling.net, it is free and they have a boat raffle on the go most of the time. Lots of good beta on the site. Cheers, Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on September 4, 2008 at 1:20am

Todd and I rescued an old sunken fibreglass kayak and now have a spring repair project. Glass work and a paint job and she will be as good as new. Cheers, Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on August 23, 2008 at 11:01am

Fall is getting closer and that will end our season before we like. Still a couple of months paddling but the roll practice is getting cool. i for one am seriously considering a dry suit. Slainte, Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on August 16, 2008 at 8:08pm

The silicone earplugs did not help but perhaps I moulded them incorretly. I wil ltry them again and also see what other types are available, Greg

Comment by Greg Loftus ( Cominco) on July 20, 2008 at 3:08am

Spend part of my afternoon doing rolls on the bay. Great fun but hard on my ears. I have some sinus trouble caused by meds that I take for the transplant and this seems to effect my ears when I submerge my head. Think that I will try ear plugs and see if this helps.

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