At Nahanni River Adventures/Canadian River Expeditions, it is our passion and a privilege to share vast wilderness areas with our guests. With privilege comes great responsibility and, as a company, we do not take the opportunity and obligation we have to steward and safeguard the areas through which we travel each summer lightly.
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At the end of the operating season, Dana and I were both in the South Nahanni watershed though heading different directions. She would experience the late-season autumnal glory in the Canyons leading our last raft expedition through an incredible contrast of boreal colour against the Nahanni’s grey limestone and dolomite walls. With nights of aurora in store and a stunning display in Deadmen Valley, I was right to be envious of her expedition but I had one of my own in the works.
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Our guides lead pretty interesting lives. Read our 2019 guides gossip to learn what our guides have been up to this year.
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A journey along the Nahanni River is rife with tales of the people who have been here before. The story of Willie and Frank McLeod inspired the names of iconic places such as Deadmen Valley and Headless Creek. Here their lives (and deaths) come to life in poem by one of our river guides.
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A tributary to the majestic Mackenzie, don’t let the classification fool you, the Mountain River is an important waterway in its own right and a spectacular journey for adventurous paddlers, by raft or canoe!
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Learn about the NWT’s wood bison herds along the Nahanni from CBC Naturalist Brian Keating. This species-at-risk is coming back due to efforts to reintroduce populations to the territory.
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Joel visits Rádeyı̨lı̨kóé in the Sahtu region of the Northwest Territories to learn about the region and its history. The K’asho Got’ine Dene have called the mountains and waters of the Sahtu home for millenia and with some new protections afforded to the region, the future of Fa?fa Neline (Mountain River) is looking bright!
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CBC Naturalist Brian Keating joins on the journey of a lifetime on the Nahanni River. Listen about his experience on CBC’s The Homestretch.
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This July, Canadian River Expeditions returned to the Snake River for an enchanting 12-day journey.
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Neil Hartling shares his story of a close encounter with a beaver and some background on this fascinating animal.
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In 2019 Canadian River Expeditions heads to the Snake River and we invite you to join us to experience the volume of this grand landscape and to truly understand what is at stake.
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If you have been introduced to northern rivers through the magic of the Nahanni, consider your next adventure on a coastal beauty – you won’t be disappointed!
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