Arctic Ocean From Under A Canoe

Anyone who had done much portaging knows that special feeling of the first glint of blue water after a long trek with a heavy canoe loading the shoulders, and a zillion bugs up under the canoe. The bugs know that your hands have to hold onto the canoe, and so they are safe to munch on your face. So that first glint of water is a welcome sight. For us, that glint has always been a Minnesota or Canadian lake. As Laurie came up over this rise, that glint was Bathurst Inlet of the Arctic Ocean. The bad news? Many mile left to go. The good news? First view of the Arctic Ocean, from under a canoe.