Spectacular Gravel Bar
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August 6, 2026
The morning was much warmer today, which made it pleasant to cook up a pancake breakfast before hitting the river. The
current was very swift which made for easy travel. There was even one short section of class 2 river at Roaring
Bull rapids, which was a little bumpy in the waves, but easily travelled. The scenery was stunning again, with
huge cut banks, often decorated in hoodoo formations, towering up to one hundred meters above the water. We played leap
frog with another group of five canoes, passing each other about four or five times during the day each time one of us
stopped on the shore for a break.
Huge cut banks
Some lazy bumps on a log
By lunchtime we had travelled about fifty kilometers down river and stopped at our planned destination island camp.
The site, though workable, was not the most appealing and there was some dissent of whether we stay here or move on.
Some wanted an easy day to relax, others wanted to maximize the distance. My concern was to not hit
the Yukon river until day five to ensure we spent four nights on the Teslin. In the end we decided to sit down to
lunch and take a vote on it after our bellies were filled.
After feeding the mosquitos almost as much as we fed ourselves a consensus was made that we would push on to a
"Spectacular low-water sandy camp" another seven kilometers further. The spot was indeed spectacular, but the water
was not low. We found no sign of a campsite here. Pushing on another kilometer, we found a gravel bar, still in view
of the spectacular sand bowl, which could be made to work as a place to spend the night. There was no shade here and
it was very hot and sunny, so the evening was spent hiding in the bug shelter or swimming in the cold water to beat the
heat.
Entering the spectacular sand bowl
Camp on a gravel bar
Swimming in the current
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