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The
Thelon supports a lot of wildlife. We encountered musk
ox almost every day. This herd noticed us taking pictures
and quickly assumed the protective circle that they are
famous for.
Debra
spent a lot of time taking pictures of this lone bull.
At first he was a little apprehensive at our presence.
Eventually he accepted us as something that presented no
threat and contuined his grazing very close to where we set
up the cameras.
This
lone bull strolled past our tent site one evening as a
spectacular sunset light up the sky. We had been wind bound
for a whole day and the weather was quite cold and blustery.
Seeing the muskox cheered us up.
Brendan
was only five-years-old on this trip, but he was a great
bow partner. He managed to put in fairly full days with his
paddle and still managed to provide some sparkling
conversations.
The
strong arctic winds play an important role in shaping
the landscape. The winds occassionaly came from behind us,
but on most days, we had to battle the head winds.
Fortunately, the strong current helped us make some
headway.
Early
in the trip, we saw many herds of caribou numbering form
a couple of dozen to several thousand. Later in the trip,
we'd encounter many individual animals like this lone bull
that seemed in a hurry to catch up to the rest of the
migration. Several of the animals we saw were injured and
struggling.
The
Thelon provides a very diverse habitat that extends the
range of the moose well above the normal tree line in this
region. There aren't that many places in north america where
moose, caribou and musk ox territories all
overlap.
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