August 18th – Day 49
D: 33 km
“Last Day on the land, Quite around the campfire, Off in Gameti”
Photo from earlier on the trip – Overlooking the Keele River
D: 33 km
“Last Day on the land, Quite around the campfire, Off in Gameti”
Photo from earlier on the trip – Overlooking the Keele River
D: 26 km A: Eagles
“Under eagle nest, Caught giant pike, scraps to the eagles”
Photo from earlier on the trip- In the mountains, the weather is always changing. It’s easy to bear the cold knowing the sun will come out in a few minutes or hours
D: 33 km A: Otters!
“Close to Gameti, Northern Pike on a fly rod, Sailed the canoe”
Photo from earlier in the trip – Mountains around the Keele and Ekwi confluence
D: 42 km! A: Swans
“Is that thing a star? It might actually get dark, But have no headlamp”
Photo from earlier in the trip – Mountains on all sides: Five Star camping near the confluence of the Keele and Nalta River. This thinly soiled gravel bar makes for soft level tenting.
D: 33 km A: Loonatics
“Sore, tired and hungry, and the tailwind blew today, gonna need a rest”
Photo from the Upper Keele earlier on the trip
T: 16 Celsius D: 32 km A: ?
“Enough of these lakes, The wind has been against us, Let the North wind blow!”
Photo of the MacKenzie River earlier in the trip