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Trip Itinerary:
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Date |
Location |
Distance |
Special Events |
| 28 May |
Lacombe, AB |
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Expedition members arrive! |
| 29 May |
" |
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Packing and final preparations |
| 30 May |
" |
|
" |
| 31 May |
" |
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" |
| 1 June |
Jasper, AB |
45 kms |
"Send-off" event in Jasper |
| 2 June |
Athabasca River |
120 kms |
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| 3 June |
" |
195 kms |
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| 4 June |
" |
270 kms |
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| 5 June |
Whitecourt, AB |
306 kms |
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Athabasca River |
345 kms |
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| 6 June |
" |
420 kms |
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| 7 June |
" |
495 kms |
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| 8 June |
" |
570 kms |
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| 9 June |
" |
645 kms |
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| 10 June |
Athabasca Landing |
" |
Day Off |
| 11 June |
La Biche River |
703 kms |
Heading upstream |
|
" |
710 kms |
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| 12 June |
" |
730 kms |
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| 13 June |
" |
750 kms |
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| 14 June |
" |
770 kms |
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| 15 June |
Lac La Biche |
787 kms |
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| 16 June |
La Biche Mission |
820 kms |
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17 June |
La Biche Mission |
" |
Morning concert in Lac La Biche by the expedition members.
Afternoon celebration of local history at the Lac La Biche Mission |
| 18 June |
Lac La Biche, AB |
825 kms |
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Paddle to La Biche Portage
with local paddlers. Complete the portage in the afternoon |
| 19 June |
Lac La Biche, AB |
840 kms |
Into the Churchill River Drainage at last! |
| 20 June |
Beaver River |
860 kms |
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| 21 June |
" |
890 kms |
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| 22 June |
" |
935 kms |
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| 23 June |
" |
980 kms |
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| 24 June |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 25 June |
" |
1035 kms |
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| 26 June |
" |
1090 kms |
Enter
the Province of Saskatchewan! |
| 27 June |
" |
1145 kms |
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| 28 June |
" |
1200 kms |
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| 29 June |
" |
1250 kms |
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| 30 June |
" |
1300 kms |
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| 1 July |
Ile a la Crosse |
1311 kms |
Canada
Day Celebrations in Buffalo Narrows or Ile a la Crosse |
| 2 July |
Churchill River |
1340 kms |
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| 3 July |
" |
1370 kms |
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| 4 July |
" |
1400 kms |
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| 5 July |
" |
1430 kms |
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| 6 July |
" |
1460 kms |
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| 7 July |
" |
1490 kms |
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| 8 July |
" |
1520 kms |
Day Off |
| 9 July |
Pinehouse Lake, SK |
1549 kms |
Meet
with our friends Jamie Tinker and Emo Misponas. |
| 10 July |
Churchill River |
1585 kms |
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| 11 July |
" |
1620 kms |
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| 12 July |
" |
1655 kms |
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| 13 July |
" |
1690 kms |
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| 14 July |
" |
1725 kms |
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| 15 July |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 16 July |
Stanley Mission, SK |
1760 kms |
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| 17 July |
Churchill River |
1795 kms |
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| 18 July |
" |
1830 kms |
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| 19 July |
" |
1860 kms |
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| 20 July |
" |
1890 kms |
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| 21 July |
" |
1920 kms |
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| 22 July |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 23 July |
Sandy Bay, SK |
1959 kms |
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| 24 July |
Churchill River |
1995 kms |
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| 25 July |
" |
2030 kms |
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| 26 July |
" |
2065 kms |
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| 27 July |
Pukatawagan, MB |
2100 kms |
Enter
the Province of Manitoba! |
| 28 July |
Churchill River |
2135 kms |
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| 29 July |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 30 July |
" |
2170 kms |
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| 31 July |
Leaf Rapids, MB |
2205 kms |
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| 1
August |
Leaf Rapids |
2240 kms |
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| 2
August |
Churchill River |
2275 kms |
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| 3
August |
" |
2310 kms |
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| 4
August |
" |
2345 kms |
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| 5
August |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 6
August |
" |
2380 kms |
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| 7
August |
" |
2415 kms |
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| 8
August |
" |
2450 kms |
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| 9
August |
" |
2485 kms |
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| 10
August |
" |
2520 kms |
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| 11
August |
" |
2555 kms |
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| 12
August |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 13
August |
" |
2590 kms |
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| 14
August |
" |
2625 kms |
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| 15
August |
" |
2660 kms |
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| 16
August |
" |
2695 kms |
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| 17
August |
" |
2730 kms |
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| 18
August |
" |
2765 kms |
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| 19
August |
" |
" |
Day Off |
| 20
August |
" |
2800 kms |
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| 21
August |
Churchill, MB |
2820 kms |
The
End! |
| 22
August |
" |
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| 23
August |
" |
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| 24
August |
Depart
Churchill, MB |
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Aboard
VIA Rail on "The Hudson Bay" |
| 25
August |
" |
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| 26
August |
Arrive
Winnipeg |
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| 27
August |
Winnipeg, MB |
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Transfer to "The Canadien" |
| 28
August |
Edmonton, AB |
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Drive
to Lacombe, AB |
| 29
August |
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| 30
August |
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Contact Information:
Voyage to the Bay
5029 57th Street
Lacombe, AB
T4L 1K8
403.782.1642
ddelafie@cauc.ca
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