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Traveler / Adventurer
Barry Girard
All photos on this webpage are copyrighted to Barry Girard - all rights reserved
In 1999, Barry Girard from Chicago, Illinois joined our two-week canoe expedition down the Clarke & Thelon Rivers, back when we were based out of Yellowknife, NWT. This past 2009 autumn, he returned back north again for two-weeks of our 'Dance with Caribou' trips on our first full season operating soley in Nunavut. Barry had this to say about his two wilderness trips with us: |
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"I first encountered the Barrren Lands in 1999 on a 2 week canoe trip on the Clark-Thelon rivers from Great Canadian Wilderness Adventures. First off, they were anything but bare. We encountered millions of black flies and mosquitoes, but I was prepared with my trusty bug shirt and many bottles of Deet." |
"Many of my photos were shot from my canoe as we paddled." |
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"On one occasion our guide spotted a musk ox and we landed and stalked it. That was an adventure! I wished then that we were able to do that more. While we did not see one, not one caribou, I was still very happy with the trip. Just the beauty of it all was amazing."
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"We were immersed in the country and it's history. I got to visit the final camp site of Hornby and his companions and saw the remains of the cabin. It was a solemn moment standing there having read how they died one by one from starvation." |
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"When I got back home I signed up for a two-week photography trip for 2000. Due to personal reasons, I was not able to make the trip until this year (2009). Tom was cool about letting me use my deposit 9 years later."
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"When I got to the camp site on Chesterfield Inlet, the first thing I did was go for a walk. It felt like I was home." |
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"Not 10 minutes into my walk I encountered a caribou. I did the dance, and it stopped and looked at me, and I got my first picture of a caribou!"
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"This was an amazing trip! After a boat ride to look for musk ox we saw only one. One the way back it got stormy and we were all soaked. The next day, a herd of musk ox sauntered into camp! We were in awe of them." |
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"On another occasion, Tom used his plane to look for musk ox as one client came for the last week all the way from Australia, and wanted to see them. After a 2 hour flight, he did not see any."
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"The next day as we were all helping take the camp down for the year, a big herd of musk ox came not once but twice into camp! I stood by my tent and got some great shots." |
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 Caribou herd cresting hill in 2009 - click to enlarge photo |
"We were all extremely lucky with the quantity of animals we encountered. Some mornings I would get up early and take a chair to a spot overlooking the stream that ran through camp, and sit there waiting for the morning show of caribou strolling through."
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"I feel very much at home in the Barrens. My soul feels cleansed and I feel totally relaxed."
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"But not until the second week when I acclimated to 'Tundra Time'. Simply put, Tundra Time means, "It will happen when it happens. Or not..."
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"There is no rushing nature or the weather - just enjoy what you get and you will find contentment." - Barry Girard Email: musbou@yahoo.com
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All photos on this webpage are copyrighted to Barry Girard - all rights reserved
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