2008 Expedition Pictures

Here's a small sample of pictures from the summer. We plan to post a more complete online slideshow sometime this fall.


Looking upstream on the Emile River.

An early morning on Basler Lake.


Ice along the Emile River


A wolverine on the banks of the Emile.



Preparing to begin our first watershed crossing.



Exhaustion at the end of a long day of portaging.



Portaging from Mesa to Grenville along the traditional Dene Route.



Arctic twilight on an unnamed lake south of Grenville.



Beth and Nina run some of our first whitewater on the Parent River.



Bog rosemary, one of many tundra wildflowers that bloom during the short summer months.



Hiking along an esker on the Parent River.



Emily fishing next to a set of whitewater on the Coppermine River.

On the Coppermine River. From left: Meg, Beth Nina, Emily.

Emily portaging around Rocky Defile on the Coppermine River.

Lining up a canyon section on the Kendall River.

Caribou on the shores of the Dismal Lakes.

More caribou from the Bluenose herd, part of which migrated through our camp on the Dismal Lakes.


Ursus aviation out of Yellowknife brought in Karen and a resupply of food on Day 45.



Five again at last. From left: Meg, Emily, Nina, Karen and Beth.

Heading north, away from the Dismal Lakes and toward the Rae River.

A grizzly watches our progress from shore.

Dragging along an unnamed creek during our 10-day watershed crossing.

Camped next to an unexpected falls during our watershed crossing.

Evening on an unnamed lake between the Richardson and the Rae rivers.

Our final portage into the Rae River.

Heading downstream on the Rae River.

The Rae River.



Our last night on the Rae River.

The inuit community of Kugluktuk, formerly Coppermine, on Coronation Gulf.

Back on the road and heading south.