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Wolves
Wolves are curious, rarely afraid, and quick to take off. In summer they live in family units, raising pups and are not a threat. Food

My first arctic
Day 10. I had Cream of Wheat this morning with raisins and a spoonful of peanut butter. Then, to paddle. I had an odd memory.

Bears
I’m with my sister, Eve, in Cambridge, Massachusetts, months after the summer. She is having a knee replacement. In pain before the operation, she is

Watson and the Shark
The upper part of the river is smooth paddling. The river’s narrow, and the rapids are thin as a pencil, a line from bank to

Keeping Dry
I’m paddling. Up at 7 and left camp at 10. One stroke after the next. Switch sides. Feel the paddle pull through water. Smile. The
Diamonds…..
The day I left Yellowknife, I answered the float base owner’s question about what I was after ‘out there’ by saying, ‘treasure’. He replied there