I went on a sheep hunt up in the northeastern part of the Yukon near where the Artic Circle and the MacKenzie Territory and Yukon Territory all come together. We crossed the Bonnet Plume and Snake Rivers many times and it got me looking into accessing those areas via canoe. In the process, I found an outfit that will fly you and your pals along with an expedition type canoe (like an Old Town Tripper) as far up the Noatak River in Alaska as you care to go. From the headwaters it is 2 weeks to Nome and the river is all class 2 which pretty much means "no portage needed." Always wanted to do that. Two or three boats. 4 or 6 guys hunting and fishing. I got into flatwater and whitewater canoeing because of that sheep hunting trip to the Yukon but never did the Noatak. It's going on my "bucket list."
