Seven Campfires To The Nahanni
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Seven Campfires To The Nahanni
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Author : Jan Soukup
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2020-01-20
Seven Campfires To The Nahanni written by Jan Soukup and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-01-20 with Travel categories.
The fame of the river Nahanni is today spread throughout the world and it draws many adventurous souls. The author first heard this name a long time ago, still in his birth country of Czech Republic. Yet, in variation to practically all the visitors who are brought to this river's banks by expensive and noisy floatplanes, he chose a different approach: the one that people used to travel during the times of Indigenous Peoples' migrations, discovery explorations and trade throughout Canada; during the era when large birch bark canoes propelled by the paddles of voyageurs transported loads of fur across the almost full width of the continent; during the time when only water bodies and the portage trails connecting them served as arteries, veins and capillaries of travel through Canada from the Atlantic to the Pacific. After he immigrated to Canada in 1968, obtained a doctorate in Nuclear Physics from the University of Alberta and raised a family in Edmonton, a window of opportunity for the author's dream expedition finally opened. He wished to reach the beginnings of the South Nahanni River overland, using his own muscle power to transport the canoe and the outfit for a six-week wilderness voyage to the point of launch into the river beckoning him as the only honest way that, in his conscience, harmonized with the spirit and name of the Nahanni. A long portage trek crossing the mountains of the Continental Divide from Yukon to the Northwest Territories of Canada was to connect a chain of rivers, creeks and lakes. It meant carrying all the gear along game trails, through mountain passes and swamps in the valley bottoms. It meant lining the boats upstream, paddling in them wherever possible up and down the current -- all that topped by "Calvaries" with an overturned canoe on the shoulders. Teaming up with his friend and colleague Peter from Vancouver, his girlfriend Milena and cheered on by intimate-contact-seeking crowds of persistent mosquitoes, they successfully accomplished the goal in the summer of 1997. The Canol Road in Yukon, which they used to get close to the Nahanni trek, would later become a gateway to them for more adventures in the beautiful wildland that they had come to call Canol Country.
Embracing Canada
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Author : Jan Soukup
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-09-06
Embracing Canada written by Jan Soukup and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-06 with categories.
Canada has had a special appeal for the author from an early age. Its image in the mind of the nature-worshipping ambitious European youth was combining the vastness of the wild northern land-bounded by oceans on three sides, the unfathomable beauty of endless boreal forests, sun-kissed prairies, snow- and glacier-capped mountains and toughness-testing winters-with the lore of its Indigenous past and the relatively young history of the accomplishments of its newcomers from the outside of the continent. His image of Canadians was that of straight honesty, physical and mental strength, determination in achieving their goals, and a love of peace and freedom. In spite of seemingly unsurmountable obstacles, all this culminated in his decision to choose Canada as his homeland. He immigrated to Canada in 1968 after the Warsaw Pact invaded his birth country of then Czechoslovakia. He arrived with a fresh MSc in Nuclear Engineering and settled with his Czech fiancée in Edmonton. Here, after "seven skinny years," he obtained a PhD in Nuclear Physics from the University of Alberta. Using his qualifications as a means of earning a living, he ended up working at UCLA and in world-renowned research establishments of particle physics in Canada, the USA and Europe, including the LHC Supercollider at CERN, Geneva, Switzerland. He finally settled back in Edmonton working at the UofA as a Detector Engineer/Physicist until 2011, when he retired.Throughout his modern frontier science work in Canada, there has always been the awareness of his wilderness backyard in the back of the author's mind, which drew him to Canada in the first place. He devoted most of his spare time to his hobbies: wilderness hiking, canoeing, skiing, cycling, dog sledding and riding, especially after his children grew up and left home (see his first book, Seven Campfires to the Nahanni, available on Amazon).
Tourism In The Polar Regions
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Author : John Snyder
language : en
Publisher: UNEP/Earthprint
Release Date : 2007
Tourism In The Polar Regions written by John Snyder and has been published by UNEP/Earthprint this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007 with Business & Economics categories.
Dynamic natural events and human activities in the Polar Regions are having a significant combined impact on these fragile environments, as well as on communities in populated regions of the Arctic. This publication describes the key features of the Polar Region environment and assesses the multiple roles and impacts of tourism activities in both the Arctic and Antarctica. It proposes an agenda for sustainable tourism development, and outlines principles, guidelines and selected good practices to conserve these unique wilderness areas through the regulation and management of tourism.
Tourism And Trails
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Author : Dallen J. Timothy
language : en
Publisher: Channel View Publications
Release Date : 2015
Tourism And Trails written by Dallen J. Timothy and has been published by Channel View Publications this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015 with Business & Economics categories.
This book provides a comprehensive overview of trails and routes from a tourism and recreation perspective. This cutting-edge volume addresses conceptual and management issues systematically, examining supply, demand, development and impacts associated with trails and routes.
Indigenous Toronto
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Author : Denise Bolduc
language : en
Publisher: Coach House Books
Release Date : 2021-04-27
Indigenous Toronto written by Denise Bolduc and has been published by Coach House Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-04-27 with Literary Collections categories.
WINNER OF THE HERITAGE TORONTO 2022 BOOK AWARD Rich and diverse narratives of Indigenous Toronto, past and present Beneath many major North American cities rests a deep foundation of Indigenous history that has been colonized, paved over, and, too often, silenced. Few of its current inhabitants know that Toronto has seen twelve thousand years of uninterrupted Indigenous presence and nationhood in this region, along with a vibrant culture and history that thrives to this day. With contributions by Indigenous Elders, scholars, journalists, artists, and historians, this unique anthology explores the poles of cultural continuity and settler colonialism that have come to define Toronto as a significant cultural hub and intersection that was also known as a Meeting Place long before European settlers arrived. "This book is a reflection of endurance and a helpful corrective to settler fantasies. It tells a more balanced account of our communities, then and now. It offers the space for us to reclaim our ancestors’ language and legacy, rewriting ourselves back into a landscape from which non Indigenous historians have worked hard to erase us. But we are there in the skyline and throughout the GTA, along the coast and in all directions." -- from the introduction by Hayden King
Dangerous River
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Author : Raymond M. Patterson
language : en
Publisher: New York : William Sloane Associates
Release Date : 1954
Dangerous River written by Raymond M. Patterson and has been published by New York : William Sloane Associates this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1954 with Canoes and canoeing categories.
Narrative of author's journey up South Nahanni River, NWT in 1927 and his winter in that region in 1928-29.
Jason S Gold
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Author : Will Hobbs
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Jason S Gold written by Will Hobbs and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Gold!" Jason shouted at the top of his lungs. "Read all about it! Gold discovered in Alaska!" Within hours of hearing the thrilling news, fifteen-year-old Jason Hawthorn jumps a train for Seattle, stow away on a ship bound for the goldfields, and joins thousands of fellow prospectors attempting the difficult journey to the Klondike. The Dead Horse Trail, the infamous Chilkott Pass, and a five-hundred-mile trip by canoe down the Yukon River lie ahead. With help from a young writer named Jack London, Jason and his dog face moose, bears, and the terrors of a subartic winter in this bone-chilling survival story. 00-01 Tayshas High School Reading List, 01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 4-6), 01-02 Young Hoosier Book Award Masterlist (Gr 6-8), 01-02 William Allen White Children's Book Award Masterlist, and 01 Heartland Award for Excellence in YA Lit Finalist Notable Children's Trade Books in the Field of Social Studies 2000, National Council for SS & Child. Book Council, 2000 Best Books for Young Adults (ALA), and 2000 Quick Picks for Young Adults (Recomm. Books for Reluctant Young Readers)
Down The Yukon
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Author : Will Hobbs
language : en
Publisher: Harper Collins
Release Date : 2009-10-13
Down The Yukon written by Will Hobbs and has been published by Harper Collins this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-13 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
The great race across Alaska! As Dawson City goes up in flames, Jason Hawthorn itches to join the new rush for gold in Nome, 1,700 miles away. He and his brothers have been cheated out of their sawmill, so when a $20,000 prize is announced for the winner of a race to Nome, Jason enters. His partner in the canoe is Jamie Dunavant, the adventurous girl he loves. Will they make it to the finish line, despite the hazards of the Yukon River, two dangerous rivals, and the terrors of the open sea?
The Mishomis Book
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Author : Edward Benton-Banai
language : en
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Release Date : 2010-01
The Mishomis Book written by Edward Benton-Banai and has been published by U of Minnesota Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
For young readers, the collected wisdom and traditions of Ojibway elders.
Bear Proof Food Lockers
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Author : Lester A. Sinclair
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996
Bear Proof Food Lockers written by Lester A. Sinclair and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Bears categories.