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40 years ago when I was a kid I made a list of lots of outdoor related
adventures I wanted to do. While most of my stuff has been climbing or hiking related, I put on that list many years ago "kayak the Yukon River". So last year I got a boat and spent as much time on the water as possible. I certainly don't consider myself a paddler in the league of most of you, but I got prepared enough to feel comfortable doing this trip. I did all the planning and a friend and I just got back last week from paddling the Yukon from Whitehrose to Dawson - about 450 miles. It was a wonderful 10 days on the water with lots of wildlife, lots of weather, cold mornings, mosquitos, bears - it was great! Everything I had hoped for. Other than a 30 mile long lake which had huge whitecaps with wind and rain in our face, the paddling was pretty mellow. There is a nice current that allowed us to average 45 miles per day. Just loads of fun, great camping, fires every night. While next summer's trip is riding a mountain bike from Anchorage to Deadhorse (the northern tip), Alaska, I am already planning to do another river in the north. I can't believe I waited all these years to discover such a wonder way to spend time outdoors. I'm hooked! |
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![]() wrote in message oups.com... 40 years ago when I was a kid I made a list of lots of outdoor related adventures I wanted to do. While most of my stuff has been climbing or hiking related, I put on that list many years ago "kayak the Yukon River". So last year I got a boat and spent as much time on the water as possible. I certainly don't consider myself a paddler in the league of most of you, but I got prepared enough to feel comfortable doing this trip. I did all the planning and a friend and I just got back last week from paddling the Yukon from Whitehrose to Dawson - about 450 miles. It was a wonderful 10 days on the water with lots of wildlife, lots of weather, cold mornings, mosquitos, bears - it was great! Everything I had hoped for. Other than a 30 mile long lake which had huge whitecaps with wind and rain in our face, the paddling was pretty mellow. There is a nice current that allowed us to average 45 miles per day. Just loads of fun, great camping, fires every night. While next summer's trip is riding a mountain bike from Anchorage to Deadhorse (the northern tip), Alaska, I am already planning to do another river in the north. I can't believe I waited all these years to discover such a wonder way to spend time outdoors. I'm hooked! ===================== Welcome to the dark side.... |
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