Arctic Canada Haven't been to Ellesmere Island, but I have paddled around Coppermine in the Eastern Arctic, and Tuktoyuktuk (spelling?) in the Western Arctic. Have to say I liked the geography of the Eastern Arctic better - massive granite headlands, miles and miles of miles and miles, vast swathes of granite. (Reminded me of the Lofoten Islands in Norway's Arctic, where I've also paddled.) On the other hand, I had more chance to meet the people in and around Tuk. They were great. It did feel a bit strange for me, as a white, to be introducing Inuit children to kayaks - they knew what they were, but none of them had ever paddled one. (The hunters now use Lund aluminum boats and outboard motors). Anyway, if anyone gets the chance, they should visit the North. It's weirdly, hauntingly desolate, vast and timeless. Philip Torrens **************************************** Mountain Equipment Co-op 1655 West 3rd Avenue, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6J 1K1 Tel: 640-732-1989 Fax: 604-731-6483 email: pid_at_mec.ca Visit our website at: http://www.mec.ca ***************************************** *************************************************************************** PaddleWise Paddling Mailing List Submissions: paddlewise_at_lists.intelenet.net Subscriptions: paddlewise-request_at_lists.intelenet.net Website: http://www.gasp-seakayak.net/paddlewise/ ***************************************************************************Received on Wed Jul 15 1998 - 08:53:50 PDT
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