This swift river with occasional small rocky rapids takes you through 4 mountain ranges on its way to the Beaufort Sea. A scenic flight over the Brooks Range and a visit to Arctic Village, a small Athabascan town surrounded by the Arctic Refuge, begin and end our journey. If you love the mountains, hiking, wildlife viewing, solitude, constant daylight, and endless space for exploration, this is your trip. Don't worry if you've never paddle rafted before; we'll teach you. Intermediate canoeists may choose to paddle our sturdy tandem boats.
This is remote wilderness, at the top of North America, and far from any settlement. The Cannng offers unique wildlife; in addition to caribou, grizzly bears, foxes, and wolves,we hope to view herds of muskoxen at the edge of the Sadlerochit Mountains.
Your Itinerary
Day 1:
Fly from Fairbanks to Arctic Village. Tour Arctic Village. Fly by small bushplane over the Brooks Range to the Canning River. Hiking. Camp in the wilderness.
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Day 2:
On the river, with time out for wildlife viewing, hiking, exploring, learning the geology and natural history of the region.
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Day 3:
On the river. We paddle through a corridor of mountains, alternating river days with hiking days, in order to explore 3 separate mountain ranges and valleys that we traverse along the way. As we descend the river, we’re always on the lookout for wildlife; out on the plain we may encounter nesting snowy owls and tundra swans.
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Day 4:
On the river. Layover day for hiking. A couple National Natural Landmarks lie within the river corridor: Shublik Hot Springs and the Canning Forest. The warm springs arises near a tributary of the Canning River, supporting Alaska’s best developed and farthest north stand of balsam poplar. A lush assortment of vegetation exists here.
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Day 5:
On the river.
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Day 6:
On the river. Layover day for hiking and exploring.
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Day 7:
On the river.
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Day 8:
On the river. Layover day for hiking and exploring.
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Day 9:
On the river. Paddling across the arctic coastal plain, arrive at the take-out, a bluff on the tundra beside the river.
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Day 10:
Pick-up by small bushplane, and fly over the Brooks Range, back to Arctic Village. Fly back to Fairbanks. Share a post-trip dinner.
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Notes:
Airfare is included in the tour price.
Schedule for 2007
July 7-16
Other dates are customizable for any group of 3 or more.
Trip price includes all meals, including accommodations for special dietary needs.
All boating, safety, kitchen and group gear is provided. Trip originates in Fairbanks, and participants are responsible for their own pre- and post-trip accommodations.
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