Canoeing Alaska
3 Jan
New Interview: A Trip of Several Lifetimes on Alaska’s Noatak River
Nate Ptacek’s group had only one day of significant rain while spending three weeks descending the Noatak, which also happened to be their biggest day of rapids.
Separated by 50 years in age, six paddlers were brought together this August by three weeks canoeing Alaska’s remote Noatak River. Here’s some of the advanced paddler’s wisdom that Nate learns along the way:
“Ultimately it’s the little things, only gained from years of trial and error, that can turn a good trip into a great trip:
- Travel and eat on a strict schedule.
- Don’t stop paddling.
- Change up your food rations a little every day.
- Face the wind when the bugs are out.
- Don’t take any chances after 3pm.
- Follow the water, not the map.”
