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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Sutlahine River Maps

 The Sutlahine is a big shallow River which flows from the South Northwards to join the Inklin River which eventually flows into the Taku River which then goes west to the Pacific Ocean.  This River changes its course constantly each year.  Also there are big cut banks.  Sometimes you travel on the east side then cross over to the west side.   Bryan and Henri made it to Mark 10 late last night and found the Trapper Cabin there.  Where Bryan tried crossing the open water with "Miss Piggy" the 800 SWT was at about Mark 7 8.  They went back yesterday and crossed at 4 towards 5 and cut trail on that side of the River.  They got back to the line cabin really late last night but they had finally found the next Trapper Cabin.  The trapper in the late 1990's... Wayde W.... had come southward from the Inklin and made this cabin.  Two years ago we made it to within 6 km from each direction but never completed the circle.




4 comments:

Running Dumb said...

Brian & Vicki, Thank you so much for allowing others to share your wonderful life.I am from Maine. My parents did not hunt nor fish so I was self taught. I have passed on these skills to my sons. We deer,bear, moosed and turkey hunt. Plus small game in between. I began trapping 2 years ago and found another great hobby. Your adventures make me so jealous. Get better Vicki! Thanks both of you!

Art said...

Last year, or the year before you found one of the cabins, perhaps the one with the 1970's snow machine. Is there another from the previous trapper and is it useable?

Enjoyed the maps. My winter's work has been thinning the poplars from about three acres for a planting of red pine in the spring. No map required. We've had virtually no snow. As I look at the pile of logs probably going to firewood I thought perhaps I should have cut them longer and built a 'line cabin' but probably don't have that in me.

Rule of thumb on crossing water...go fast.

Good luck with the foot.

ryan said...

do you guys go down to trapper and little trapper lake?

nate said...

Years ago I flew over the Sutlahine many times in the summer months.

It seemed like a very wild an perhaps unproductive river- always thought it would be different in the late fall and winter when the water was down and much clearer.