Summer 2019 is on the horizon and our next plan is to paddle the Wind River in the Peel Watershed, Yukon Territory. Our dream is to paddle 3 of the major rivers in the Peel Watershed in 3 consecutive years: the Wind, the Snake and the Bonnett-Plume. We don’t think another family with kids has ever paddled all three and we’d love to spend our next three summers giving it a try!
The Peel Watershed is a 68,000 km2 completely undeveloped wilderness area consisting of several ranges, valleys and tributaries. The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that 80% of the Peel Watershed must be spared from industrialization but the Yukon government has tried to develop much more of the watershed for mining and other resource extraction. Final consultations are expected this year to decide the fate of the Peel. Will the Peel remain a rugged northern refuge or become another industrial forest?
A little too close to nature 