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The Mighty Yukon River is the third longest river in North America, at about ,miles, it is in the same league as the Mississippi and the Missouri Rivers It drains the vast northwestern wilderness from the Continental Divide in British Columbia, across the Yukon Territory and into Alaska It enters on the eastern border, and traverses , miles across the great state to the Northern Pacific Ocean on Alaskaa far west coastover by where the land bridge to Asia used to beBig Water: Paddling Alaskas Mighty Yukon River, is a first person narrative account of one man's adventure through the total wilderness of the great Northern forestThe adventure starts in the Village of Eagle near the Canadian border and ended in the Village of Kaltag It was aboutmiles of self sufficiency across Alaskaa interior wildernessThe adventure evolves with strong spiritual and survival themes The nature of the river itself becomes the structure for the storytelling as the writer is humbled by its awesome power in the first hours of the journey, and he remains humble by it throughout, but selfconfidence in the ownership of his place in nature grows daily throughout the adventureIt was impossible to escape, insulate or isolate from the brutal and unforgiven elements of Nature There were only archaic ways to regulate the heat, the cold, sun, rain and mosquitoes from relentless immersion in their forces Strange circumstance for most humans, but absolutely a way of life for the rest of the species in our planetIn Big Water, life is boiled down to its basic necessities, without the civilized infrastructure of public utilities, communications, healthcare, food supply, transportation and even entertainmentOur basic needs can be appreciated by the planning elements that went into:The Survival LifejacketThere were many nuances in outfitting for this expedition The survival life jacket is an interesting oneA bad case scenario is to fall out of the boat, and lose the boat and all gear down stream Not very likely, but it could happenThe year before, a fourman contingent of the Queens Grenadier Guard came through They were on an adventure to establish the fastest time to paddle the Yukon River from source to mouth in a canoe It is a tradition in the Royal Army that in times of peace, soldiers challenge themselves with tothelimit adventures The Brits conquered Mount Everest and explored the North and South Poles in this traditionI noticed they had their life vests packed with survival gearSeemed like a good ideaWith gratitude to the Grenadiers, heres what went in my vest: water storage bag and three methods to purify water Three fire lighting sources Aboutcalories of food A fish net A space blanket bevy bag Tape Twine Lighter Flashlight DEET repellent and sun screen Additionally on my person I had a side arm, a knife and a compassWith humility, humor, and his unique perspective, Tomlin takes the reader through an unblemished part of the world, few will ever see, that is diminishing more with each generationThis story reveals that the top of the food chain is a position of privilege and vulnerability not superiority His