CANOE NORTH ADVENTURES
Sahtu outfitters will gear you up to run the finest wild rivers on Earth. COLIN FIELD | NWTT
FLOAT A MOUNTAIN STREAM Rising from the new Nááts’ihch’oh National Park Reserve, the glacier-thronged Natla River tempts paddlers with tight lines through technical rock-gardens, while the nearby Keele offers glowing turquoise waves, stellar flyfishing, and plenty of whitewater thrills. Then there’s the storied Mountain River, a rocketing waterslide through six gorgeous canyons, considered
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by professional guides to be the finest whitewater trip in Canada.
EXPERIENCE GREAT BEAR Canada’s biggest domestic lake is patrolled by some of the largest fish on the planet, and yet peopled by barely anyone. With the help of fishing-lodge guides, you’ll come face to face with Lake Trout nearly as tall as you are. Meanwhile, the lake’s only town is small, spiritual Délı̨ ne, a great place to learn about Indigenous lifeways and environmentalism.
In the Sahtu, the past is all around. Norman Wells’ must-see Historical Centre showcases events that shaped the region: the building of the Canol Trail, the arrival of bushplanes, and the discovery of oil. Fort Good Hope boasts the North’s oldest building, Our Lady of Good Hope church, dating from 1865. And on Great Bear Lake, Saoyú-ʔehdacho National Historic Site protects wilderness integral to the history of the Sahtu Dene.
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