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A few days on Shapiro and then big portage back to Adlatok. Miss most of the rapids/portages. Then same plan as before. Super beauty day here. Blue sky. Mtns. View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=63f689a7-642e-4dd2-a654-e6487708b7cd&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com … Continue reading
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D2.Stunning beauty as we paddled W. up Shapio Lake to a tributary. Lunch on gravel bar. Easy paddle home in stiff tail wind. 22km View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=9e7fa0bb-8bb6-421f-9ff5-630be287fdca&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message … Continue reading
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Settling in nicely. Camp is gorgeous. We are “Harp-Broken” but adjusting to our new trip plan. Rewarded with great views today View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=43ec6c75-6a15-4976-8b90-6ff12d88c3c5&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: Lat 54.928497 … Continue reading
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Flexibility is key while adventuring. New trip start on Shapiro Lake due to socked in conditions over Harp Lake. Thanks Keith! View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=cf4dd89e-21e0-4585-aafb-97425ea2cc51&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: Lat 54.928293 … Continue reading
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Hading our from Otter Creek Float Plane Base. Catch ya from the River with Two Names View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=03b16f2b-ebc0-47b3-a85b-83f349036af8&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: Lat 53.352442 Lon -60.411458 Do not reply … Continue reading
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River of Two Names: The Team is in Goose Bay
Meet the team. Mark, Darren, Marian, and me. Eating a cone at The A & W in Goose Bay. It’s a tradition. Another tradition is visiting the old Hudson Bay Company Post Museum in NW River. They have great wooden … Continue reading
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The River With Two Names
Our current expedition is called The River with Two Names and it begins/began on August 15 when we fly into Harp Lake. After a few days paddling along the lake we will exit via the Harp River onto the the … Continue reading
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Testing the Inreach. Still in St John’s. heading to the Big Land on Wednesday. Congrats to the Tickle Swimmers. View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=7c667a37-908e-4d23-86cc-ad345e405880&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler sent this message from: Lat 47.573365 Lon -52.752378 … Continue reading
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Less than One Week and Counting: River with Two Names
As part of our last minute preparations for the River with Two Names expedition, we took our new WaterLily 12v turbine out yesterday for a test spin. We walked over to the Rennies River and placed in in a few … Continue reading
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The River with Two Names: Two Weeks and Counting
Two weeks and counting. We had a wonderful event last night on Long Pond where we introduced the joys of canoeing to some New Canadians and their conversation partners. It was a great partnership between School of Human Kinetics, Student … Continue reading
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The River with Two Names: Three Weeks & Counting
Our expedition team met last night with Richard Alexander to go over the map, see some pictures, and get some beta (information) from him. We then (almost) finalized our group gear list with who is bringing what. The excitement is … Continue reading
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Coming Next: A River with Two Names
Thanks to all who played “Which expedition is next?” a few weeks back. I realized that I never confirmed what river we are paddling in mid August…so here goes. Our next expedition is called The River with Two Names and … Continue reading
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Pretty Big Climb: Yala Peak
This is a summit photo of Marian and I (and Niranjan who trying to hide in the background) on the summit of Yala Peak. We climbed the peak over two days on our Pretty Big Walk expedition. Most folks were … Continue reading
Pretty Big City
After a two hour Jeep ride through Shivapuri National Park from Chisopani to the outskirts of Kathmandu, we were welcomed back to the city with an instant case of sensory overload and traffic. Arriving in mid city amid thousands of … Continue reading
Yala Peak Summit-Pretty Big Walk/Climb
Hello from Thulo Syabru. A wee bit of cell coverage before we head up into the Gosainkund Region. We are on the home stretch having walked back out of the Langtang (the long way) and we have now made the … Continue reading
Pretty Big Walk Traverses Ganesh Himal
This was the view from the pass that signalled we had almost completed our traverse of the Ganesh Himal on the Great Himalayan Trail on our Pretty Big Walk. Marian is making a shape with the Langtang Himal making a … Continue reading
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C10. As usual, rain started the moment we hit camp. Water temple nearby for both Hindus & Buddhists. Temple bell rings. Prayer flags release prayers to wind. View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=c0c5b41c-abb4-4290-a1fb-476a33ffff8a&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler … Continue reading
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We have our Mackenzie tent. Wished for our winter Thor but thought it was too heavy Weather has broken we hope. much lightning in last week. yes much up & down View the location or send a reply to TA … Continue reading
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L10 After tough climb to pass, rewarded with momentous view of Langtang Himal where we are headed next. Morning sun, nice to dry out after frosty morn. View the location or send a reply to TA Loeffler: https://us0.inreach.garmin.com/textmessage/txtmsg?extId=ed5e26c3-ab37-4684-9544-999d396a8174&adr=miyu735rowe%40post.wordpress.com TA Loeffler … Continue reading
