Are your ready to explore and experience a pristine and untouched wilderness landscape? The Upper Anderson River offers a fantastic whitewater paddling experience unlike any other. Flowing deep into the Boreal Taiga Forest wilderness of the northern NWT, the Anderson River creates an arctic oasis that is teeming with life. Opportunities to see Caribou, Muskoxen and a vast array of bird life abound; not to mention the world class fishing for Inconnu, Whitefish, Lake Trout and Arctic Grayling. 4 Canyons that the Anderson has carved through the landscape are the highlight of the trip- providing big splashes and epic views. With only one short portage around a spectacular set of cascades, this river offers an intermediate paddlers one of the best river trips in the north.
Your journey starts by flying into Ewariege Lake, about 1/4 of the way down the Anderson. After a day of exploring the gorgeous white sand beaches of the lake, paddling down a small creek takes you to the Anderson River proper. The next few days are spent paddling through an otherworldly taiga landscape, potentially watching caribou and other wildlife from the river. After 30km of swift current interspersed with class 2 rapids, the Anderson carves its way dramatically through 4 limestone canyons with big, fun class 2+ to 3 whitewater.
After the canyons disapear in the distance behind you, the anderson begins to carve its way down into the surrounding landscape, offering great hiking opportunities and also some spectacular sights like the epic “limestone steps” a cascade of 4 falls that are truly beautiful, but must be portaged around. about 50km above the take out at the confluence of the Carnwath and the Anderson Rivers, the current finally slows and provides a relaxed ending to an otherwise fantastic whitewater expedition. Come and join us on this ancient waterway, used by the Dene and Inuvialuit peoples for millennia.
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