Firth River Points

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Firth River Points

Some groups have been known to pad­dle all the way to Her­schel Island to await pick­up from the strip there. Pack ice can make this impos­si­ble, how­ev­er and it is well advised to take out at the spit. You might find it worth­while to have your plane land at Her­schel and give you 30 min­utes to vis­it the small muse­um at Pauline Cove, as this place is full of his­to­ry from the ear­ly Inu­it days to the whal­ing days of more recent time.

Float­planes can land on the lake and wheelplanes can land on a strip across the riv­er from the lake. Usu­al­ly a Twin Otter on wheels is used and puts you at the river’s edge in the Aufeis Reach. It is rare for any­one to attempt the riv­er by start­ing on the Alaskan side of the bor­der, where the riv­er is small, cloaked in aufeis till August.

Take out involves float­ing all the way to the Beau­fort Sea where the Twin Otter can pick you up on Nunalak Spit just offshore.