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A NWT canoe trip often begins with a fly-in. Here the Air TIndi Twin Otter drops the Hide-Away Canoe Club on Great Slave Lake to begin a trip over the the Coppermine. Michael Peake photo (74K) |
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| Geoffrey Peake lightens the load of his canoe before dragging it upstream on the way to the Coppermine River from Great Bear Lake. Michael Peake photo (55K) |
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Peter Brewster ponders the task ahead -- getting down the rocky Hepburn River enroute to the Coppermine. Michael Peake photo (92K) |
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| Working their way down the rocky and shallow Hepburn River, near the confluence with the Coppermine are Peter Scott and Peter Brewster. Michael Peake photo (77K) |
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The middle section of the Coppermine RIver is quite placid. Here. Geoffrey Peake goes out for an evening paddle. Michael Peake photo (47K) |
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| Scouting the famed and often deadly Rocky Defile Rapids on the Coppermine River. Michael Peake photo (78K) |
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Sandstone Rapids on the lower Coppermine River. Michael Peake photo (55K) |
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| Three tents huddle against the shores of the lower Coppermine River. Sean Peake photo (35K) |
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Bloody Fall on the lower Coppermine River is an area of great scenic and historic interest. Michael Peake photo (98K)
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| An Arctic ground squirrel or sik-sik has a meal on Geoffrey Peake at Bloody Falls on the Coppermine River. Michael Peake photo (77K) |
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| Peter Scott contemplates the final drop of Bloody Falls on the Coppermine River. Michael Peake photo (60K)
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| The final paddle at the mouth of the Coppermine in Coronation Gulf in the Arctic Ocean is quite serene. Michael Peake photo (42K) |
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