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Musk-ox, Moose & Inuit History
Thelon River - Territory of Nunavut, Canada
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The Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary - the largest and most remote wildlife refuge in North America - was established to protect the last herds of musk-oxen from slaughter by European whaling ships. In recent years the musk-ox population has increased dramatically and has spread outward in large numbers into the Thelon & Back River basins. Join us for a special one-week fully-catered pontoon boat cruise through the Thelon Sanctuary during the warmth of the Arctic summer for close-up encounters with these pre-historic shaggy beasts! |
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Join us this summer on a new and very special two-week pontoon boat expedition on the majestic central Thelon River. We start this trip below Lookout Point at the Nunavut/NWT boundary, and follow the river past Big Bend, Usus Islands, to finally end at the historically-rich Inuit area of the Beverly Lake fifteen days later.
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Click here to make your reservation on the 2010 'Musk-ox, Moose & Inuit History' Expedition!
Musk-ox, Moose & Inuit History - 2010 |
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July 16 to 30, 2010 |
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Single: $7,000.00
US - $7,000.00 CAD
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Click here to learn more about how to get to our wilderness trips, including maps
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Once on the Thelon River, we will then spend a wonderful week exploring the countryside for musk-oxen, moose, wolves, and incredible archaeology and history in the heart of the Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary, to locate & photograph the remarkable moose population that has flourished here over the past three decades.
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Throughout the first week of this most remarkable journey, we will encounter several Inuit archaeological sites that date back thousands of years. You can often find remnants of stone tools and spear points lying on the ground, left behind by the nomadic Inuit people who used to live in and travel through this region on hunting forays. and numerous sites of the Akilinirmiut Inuit people who once lived along the lower Thelon River, and still hunt & fish there to this day.
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| This stretch of river has several traditional water crossings of the Beverly caribou herds as they leave their calving grounds to the North. Weather and schedule permitting, we will spend a day of rest below Lookout Point, a famous caribou water crossing that has been used by both Dene' and Inuit hunters. We will have the opportunity to investigate many of their old encampments. |
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Musk-ox Pingo - Thelon Wildlife Sanctuary in Nunavut - photo copyright David Welbourne
Many a surprise await you on this unique Arctic float adventure!
Click here to make your reservation on the 2010 'Musk-ox, Moose & Inuit History' Expedition!
Musk-ox, Moose & Inuit History - 2010 |
Departure
Dates |
Seats
Left |
Prices (Rates do not include
GST) |
July 16 to 30, 2010 |
5 |
Single: $7,000.00
US - $7,000.00 CAD
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Check out our other 'Dreamcatcher' Aboriginal history & cultural expeditions!
Search for the Legendary White
Musk-oxen
Arctic
ocean, midnight sun, legendary animals and coastal Inuit history & culture
Kayak the Lower Thelon
valley
Kayak
remote, unexplored waters & visit esker archaeological sites along the
tree-line and tundra
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