Canada
Nááts'ihch'oh National Park Reserve
Fly-in headwaters country protects the Nahanni's upper reaches in near-total solitude.
The floatplane sets down on a lake with no other sound in it. Beyond the floats, the Mackenzie Mountains keep their own counsel.
Nááts'įhch'oh guards the upper Nahanni watershed in Sahtú Dene territory, roadless and serviceless by definition. Floatplanes carry paddlers and hunters of solitude in; registration for overnight trips is mandatory and load-bearing. This is the quieter sibling of a famously wild river.
Solo
Only a fully self-sufficient expeditioner should take the upper watershed alone.
- The reserve guards the Nahanni's upper watershed in Sahtú Dene territory.
- Fly-in, roadless and serviceless is the entire offer.
- Registration is mandatory and genuinely load-bearing.
Expedition rations only; the reserve is entirely without services.
Norman Wells and Whitehorse outfitters pack what the river weeks need.
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