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22 Go North We asked five veteran Arctic canoeists to convince you to go north next summer. The South Nahanni’s canyons, whitewater on the Hood, the Soper’s northern exposure, wildlife on the Thelon and the Arctic grandeur of the Coppermine are a few of the reasons they came up with.
28 Arctic Patrol To most people, Aulavik National Park is just empty space. But when Joe Kudlak and David Haogak patrol the park by canoe all they see is life—the life of their Inuit ancestors on hills strewn with bones and the life of 68,000 muskox. Sometimes they even see the future life of their descendants, still living close to the land. By Dave Quinn.
D E P A R T M E N T S
5 EDITORIAL 7 CANOESCAPES 34 TUCK SHOP
10 TUMPLINE Personal locator beacons are the new Cabbage Patch Kids. Feeding stowaways. Stargazing enters the era of the per- sonal planetarium. The bare facts about beavers. How to car-top your canoe like a trucker. Events.
16 TUMBLEHOME Now that the canoe has been named a wellspring of wonder, James Raffan thinks it’s time we gave it its own holiday.
18 PROFILE Laurel Archer has gone from paddling shop- ping-cart-strewn prairie creeks to mighty mountain rivers. The newest member of the Explorers Club is wielding paddle and pen against the oil and mining industries.
20 TECHNIQUE Traditionalist paddlers will steer clear of the cross-forward stroke. Everyone else will leave them behind with straight- ahead solo starts.
32 IN THE PACK A camp kitchen Bill Mason would be proud of, Teva’s most evolved river sandal, Sealline’s dry bags for every occasion, roll- closure map cases from Ortleib. Plus: edgy ideas from Leatherman, Victorinox and Benchmade.
36 BUTT END After a roadside run-in with a charging moose, Kevin Callan wonders why he leaves his good sense in the woods.
I N S I D E
NEED TO KNOW… great camper trailers
NEED TO GO… four day-hikes
NEED TO STOW… Essential gear
COVER PHOTO: GARY MCGUFFIN, GEORGE RIVER, QUEBEC//PHOTO THIS PAGE: MARILYN SCRIVER, SOUTH NAHANNI, N.W.T. C ANOE ROOT S n 3
HikeTake a
Four Great Family Hikes
ZONE Three Top Tent Trailers
TOW AWAY
DIRT DEVILS Muddy Games
and Puzzles BEST GEAR:
SKYBOX for your roof rack >> SOFT SHELL for your hard core CARRIER for your kid >> RADIOS for walking and talking
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