This trip fulfilled a long lived dream of mine: a twelve day paddle trip on the Big Salmon River, despite the fact that I was an utter greenhorn at canoeing.
Adventure Tours keeps their tour dates in synch with the flight schedule between Frankfurt and Whitehorse, and this avoids unwanted idleness. A cheerful welcome by our hosts sets off the well-planned itinerary.
Under the professional instructions of our tour guide Rainer, we practiced proper paddling strokes and honed our skills on the lakes, to master the river the next day. Being very organized on the river and in camp, Rainer inspired everyone to add to the overall success of the trip.
Let lose on the Big Salmon River, we paddled through a magnificent landscape where we could spot eagles, moose and beavers, and at the river bank we could discover tracks of all sorts of wildlife, not least of bears and wolves. Rainer´s routinized handling of the wild provided us with a sense of security and he trained our vision for the finer details in nature. The weather on the trip had everything on offer, from sunshine to hail stones, thunder and lightning and rain showers. Nevertheless, nothing could dampen our spirits, especially as Rainer would know when to indulge us with a culinary treat.
Similarly, he impressed with his profound knowledge of fauna and flora and we could sense the deep-seated connection he shared with the land, and which came alive in his explanations. All too soon did this fantastic tour come to an end.
Caution: this trip is addictive.