Northwest Territories: Untamed Tundra

A broad, 10,000-square-mile (25,900-square-kilometer) swath of rolling tundra and deep river canyons, Tuktut Nogait National Park lies inside Canada's rugged Northwest Territories, 105 miles (169 kilometers) north of the Arctic Circle. The ten-year-old park's three main valleys are valuable nesting areas for raptors and migratory birds. One of its rivers, the Hornaday, flows northwest into the Beaufort Sea and will be the site of an exploratory trip by Ontario-based Black Feather outfitter this summer. In the summer the river is clear and easy to paddle, but its major canyon is impassable. Along with two guides, you'll start by paddling the upper Hornaday to the mouth of the river's canyon. From there you'll swap paddles for hiking boots to trek the barren tundra. The going is moderate, with some challenging river crossings—there are no bridges in this isolated region. But the isolation makes for tremendous, unspoiled scenery: A herd of 80,000 caribou moves through the park each summer, including calving females that can be seen from the Hornaday.

Vitals -


Length: 14 days

Price: $5,000

Difficulty: Moderate

Departs: July


For more details - http://www.blackfeather.com