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Canoe trip

By canoe, the Back River constitutes a long (approx. 1100 km) and difficult voyage. At least 35 days of hard work by strong and experienced arctic (duo) canoeists are needed (8 to 9 hours of work per day). For instance, the Back is much more arduous than the Kazan River. Many rapids end in dense "rock gardens" rendering portaging often mandatory. Such portages must be conducted on bare rocks and boulders of which one out of ten proves unstable. There is a 1.5 km portage after Beechy Lake. (One must use a compass and cut across the interior of the curve formed by the river. That is the right bank.) If Escape rapids are portaged on the right bank, a 2 km walk is necessary. This is immediately followed by 700 meters (approx.) of easy white water and a further 500 meters (approx.) portage. Escape rapids are aptly named because thereafter very many rapids can be run as the river becomes more "usual". Canoeists then get the feeling of having "escaped". Water level permitting Sandhill rapids are navigated on the left bank, Wolf rapids on the right.

In 2006, the source of the river could be reached by floatplane from Yellowknife, N.W.T. At the end of canoe the trip a bush plane (on wheels) could be called in by satellite phone from Baker Lake, Nunavut (Baker Lake Lodge) for a landing in a prearranged spot in the tundra.

Fishing is very good. Wildlife abounds: Cariboos, muskoxen, wolves, and occasional brown(grizzly) bears wolverine and arctic hares. In the vicinity of the Arctic ocean one enters into polar bear country. Bear spray is recommenced as a protection against all bears.

No trees however small are to be found along the Back River. Therefore, fuel must be brought along for cooking. A climbing cooking tent is highly recommended to shield the stove from the ever blowing arctic wind. This will save much time and fuel. It is recommended to have navigated Garry Lake by August 8, as the weather might thereafter deteriorate markedly. Along this river, any capsizing at a certain distance from the shore can easily conclude in hypothermia and death. An unattended canoe must at all times be solidly tied up and weighted down as high winds might suddenly develop at any time and blow it in the river. A tent of average quality will simply not do. A climbing tent capable of resisting gale force winds is mandatory. A spray deck-equipped canoe is strongly recommended both for lakes and rapids.

--Firien § 14:14, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

• I've sent the user an email since he seems to swap IPs. Expecting a response on my user page for the moment. --Firien § 14:22, 30 August 2006 (UTC)

it is untrue that there is no wood on the back river. proof of that can easily be found on the sheltered bay near the north end of the pelly monument and on the many shore coves. also there is ample alder growth to supply wood for cooking and anyone wandering about the river will find many gnarled trees a short distance from the river. the argument against using wood is that with too many trippers they might strip the area. highly unlikely with gas being the price it is. i would not call sinclair falls nor the rapids after franklin lake 'usual'. they are killers. the tent i used was a four man eureka which when set up behind a secured canoe handled any significant wind. that was the year i went to cape britannica, nunavut. i would never use a covering over a boat. i remember two men from LL Bean thought to have got caught up in their boat cover of the columbia river. it gives a false sense of secuity. i have been canoeing since '72 and have done many of the canadian rivers: fond du lac,dubawnt, thelon, thlewiaza, ferguson, kognak, tha-anne, north seal, seal, maguse, wilson, george, harricanaw, nottaway, noweleye, cochrane, kamilukuak etc. many of them several times. nitwits with the best gear are no substitute for experience. oh i forgot the noomut, kaleet and wolverine —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.21.249.60 (talk) 16:22, 1 June 2008 (UTC)

forgot to sign in Tundrabuggy (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

it needs to be emphasized that although the windy season may begin in mid-august that high winds can cause any canoeing party to be windbound for days at anytime.Tundrabuggy (talk) 16:30, 2 June 2008 (UTC)

[edit] SOURCE OF BACK RIVER

Back River, 974 km long, rises in Contwoyto Lake, Canadian Encyclopedia ^[1] —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tundrabuggy (talk • contribs) 16:59, 2 June 2008 (UTC)