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Against the current
09/03/2010
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8-31-10 Paddled 33 miles It is the last day of August and we made it to the Mackenzie River. It feels good to be ahead of schedule. We had been hoping to get to Fort McPherson by September 3. Nope.  [ ... ]


Long day
09/03/2010
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8-27-10 Paddled 70 miles Granola for breakfast. The water filter is getting clogged with sediment, dripping very slowly. We'll have to clean it soon. Dave packed the entire canoe while I waited on o [ ... ]


Peel Canyon and mudslides
09/03/2010
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8-26-10 Paddled 60 miles We left our gravel bar campsite around 9:15. We were looking forward to the Peel Canyon. Gorgeous stratified cliffs again. Our last rapids were just after an S-turn about h [ ... ]


Back on the water!
09/03/2010
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8-25-10 We packed up our wet tent and carried the last of our stuff down to the water. This last bit of the trail was steep and muddy. Dave let the canoe slide down the hill. (Of course, we'd only ev [ ... ]


Portaging around Aberdeen Canyon
09/03/2010
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8-24-10 Portaged 2.5 miles Portage day. We weren't sure what to expect. A book written about the river reported an 8-10 km portage. So we braced ourselves for 5 miles. However a friend at NOLS and t [ ... ]


A challenging day on the Peel River
09/03/2010
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8-23-10 The approach to the Aberdeen Canyon holds several class II and III rapids. (The rapids in the canyon itself are class IV-VI.) Our day consisted of running, lining, and portaging. The water is [ ... ]