Thelon River

Day 3:

The upper Thelon is easy to canoe because it's mostly fairly fast river with very few rapids.

Day 4:

Most of the lake paddling occurs on the first few days of the trip. For most of the trip, its swift-flowing river with only the occasional easy rapid.

Day 5:

The topography along our canoe route is hilly in most sections.

Day 6:

The landscape is very scenic and is dominated in place by several spectacular sandy eskers, up to 200 feet in height. These are some of the very largest eskers in the Barren Lands.

Day 7:

Spruce are most numerous in sandy areas, especially along the eskers, where some trees reach three feet in diameter and may be close to 1,000 years old.

Day 8:

We’ll look at stone caribou fences (used to funnel caribou to killing sites), tent rings, chipping stones, arrowheads and spear-points. On Day 8, we'll also arrive at "the Gap" and explore the historic Warden's Grove.

Day 9:

Birds of note include jaegers, merlins, bald eagles, osprey, many species of ducks, large numbers of moulting Canada geese, and several species of loons.

Day 10:

Bring sunscreen because Arctic summers may be short, but the Thelon enjoys some of the best summer weather in North America, thanks to it’s dry, sunny climate in this deep interior location.

Day 11:

We paddle out of the stunning and unique Eyeberry Lake near the end of our trip.

Day 12:

Our float plane arrives around noon to take us back to Yellowknife. We say goodbye to this highly unique place of rich wildlife. Back in Yellowknife, we meet up for a farewell dinner and cold beers (after hot showers)!