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WILDERNESS
ADVENTURE LTD
969A Lawrence Grassi Ridge
Canmore, Alberta
Canada T1W 3C3
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COPPERMINE RIVER CANOE EXPEDITION |
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Trip Itinerary Day 1 - Day 7 |
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The group will meet in Yellowknife the night before
the trip begins. You may stay in a hotel (we can give
you suggestions), or camp out. Our guide will meet you
at the Airport if you give us your flight time and
number. |
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| Day 1
After an early breakfast, we will load our gear and
board a float plane bound for Hepburn Lake on the
Coppermine River. We will be passing over taiga
landscape, a myriad of waterways and an environment that
hosts a wide variety of fauna which we will get a closer
look at in the days to come. Weather permitting, we will
be on the water by mid- day in time for a review of
canoeing strokes and whitewater
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| Day 2
Today we will head off down the Coppermine River.
During this first portion of the trip, the river
contains various swifts and RI rapids and the current,
while gentle, is consistent. Fish are abundant and we
will also see many birds of prey, such as golden eagles.
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| Day 3
After setting off, we will pass the aptly named
White Sandy River with its white sand cliffs. On the
islands at its mouth we can view Arctic terns nesting by
the hundreds. Shortly after this we will enter the RI-II
Fairy Lake rapids. Our day ends on the huge flood plane
at the mouth of the Fairy Lake River. From here we can
walk for half an hour or more up the shores of this
river as it races down into the Coppermine. Excellent
fishing for grayling and char are highlights of this
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| Day 4-6
The light current will help us along as we make our
way through various islands and widenings in the river.
Moose abound in this stretch of the river and caribou
become more abundant as we pass the Arctic Circle on Day
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Day 7
The current picks up through "Big Bend" where the
river again turns north toward the arctic ocean. After
passing through a large RI rapids, you will get a
panoramic view of the surrounding hills from the river
valley.
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