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Why packraft the Hornaday?: Situated in Tuktuk Nogait National Park and Inuvialuit land in Canada's Northwest Territories, the Hornaday River offers a one-of-a-kind Arctic packrafting experience. Receiving single-digit visitor totals each year, Tuktuk Nogait encompasses a pristine slice of barrenlands tundra home to musk ox, the Bluenose Caribou Herd, grizzly bears, and a plethora of bird life. Bisecting the heart of the park, the Hornaday River interrupts the rolling tundra

Why Packraft the Tat-Parton Loop: The Tashenshini-Alsek has long been sought after as a multiday rafting trip. From its headwaters in Northern British Columbia, the "Tat" flows north into the Yukon, doubles back on itself to return to BC before joining the Alsek River and reaching its mouth at the Pacific Ocean. The Tat is a quintessential northern river complete with alpine origins, lush boreal forest, a few scenic canyons, and expansive views of the Coastal Ranges. Typicall

Why Packraft the Mackenzies?: The Mackenzie Mountains are one of North America's great wild places. As the dividing range between two of the continent's biggest watersheds (the Yukon and Mackenzie Rivers), there are dozens of potential ways to traverse this area with a packraft. Many of the lower sections of these rivers are know as classic Canadian canoe routes, while many of the tributaries upstream have received little attention from paddlers due to their difficult access

Paddling with icebergs on Lowell Lake Why Alsek?: This river corridor is stunning.  The Alsek drains the eastern edge of the largest non-polar icefield in the world.  As a result, traveling along the Alsek feels like traveling back into the ice age.  The coastal mountains are dramatic and paddling around icebergs at the toe of a glacier is a definitive highlight. In addition to the sheer beauty of the scenery, the whitewater is fun and the wildlife is abundant. As far as

Why packraft the Firth?: Flowing out of the British Mountains on the eastern flank of the Brooks Range in Canada's Yukon Territory, the Firth is a one-of-a-kind Arctic River trip. The landscape of Ivvavik National Park largely escaped glaciation, which has left behind all sorts of geologic remnants such as the craigy rock towers, or tors, that line the surrounding ridgelines. Unlike many arctic rivers that flow through broad, braided valleys, the Firth cuts a breathtaking l