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High Temp.
0 F
Low Temp.
-35 F
Wind
W 10 MPH
Miles Traveled
8
Hours Traveling
7
New Snow 1
Inch
(since last update)
People
Seen 3
(since last update)
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The night before we left Grand Rapids, our new friend,
Preston, told us he'd like to come walk with us for part of the day.
Preston has spent his whole life walking in and around Grand Rapids.
He's walked to Norway House (100 miles away) on more than one occasion,
just to be outside. We tried to convince him to come out for a few
days, but to no avail.
After two miles of spruce-lined
trail we finally made it to Lake Winnipeg. All three of us commented
on the spectacular day that spread out before
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Preston walked with us for the first 3 miles
out of Grand Rapids. We look forward to meeting up with him again
some day. Hopefully we can get him to join us for a longer walk!
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us. The unusual absence of wind and a sunny, clear sky made for easy
travel, interrupted only by the occasional comment on how wonderful it
felt to be out of the hotel room and skiing across such a beautiful lake.
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After Preston bid us a fond farewell, we made our way
toward Long Point. Long Point is a massive moraine, created by glaciers
during the Pleistocene Age. The moraine can be traced from the Canadian
Rockies all the way to the Great Lakes. Do you know what a moraine
is, and how is one created? Can you find out how long ago glaciers
carved out Lake Winnipeg? Post your answers to the Message Board! |
Fishermen in Grand Rapids told us of a winter portage
across Long Point, that would save us about 60 miles of travel. During
the past month Lichen, Saylix, Dave, and I have all grown accustomed
to the ease of traveling over a wind-swept surface. Yet for the past
day and half, we have had to pull through deep snow. We traded our
skis for snowshoes today, as the fluffy, bottomless snow enveloped
us. It's even more difficult for Lichen and Saylix. They have to
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Dave studies the map, making sure we are heading
in the right direction. Navigation can be tricky on a large lake.
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work extremely hard just to stay afloat in the deep snow. Even though are
exhausted, they yelp and howl in anticipation of pulling. But at the end
of the day, both of them curled up and were asleep before we could take
their harnesses off. The toboggans are also the heaviest they've ever been.
Loaded down with almost two weeks worth of food, each toboggan weighs approximately
100 lbs.
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We are camped about a quarter-mile from the end of the
portage, where we will start traveling south along the Western shore
of Lake Winnipeg, before crossing over 50 miles to the remote Cree
village of Berens River. The weather forecast for tomorrow is calling
for extremely cold weather with high winds coming straight for us.
Tonight we'll keep the fire burning, because we'll have to get a good
night's sleep in order to be rested for tomorrow's travel. |
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