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When traveling that country in late season those rivers and lakes could begin to open. We'd always make a last hellmary run up those lakes to get Whitefish and Caribou.
You had to be capable of skipping open water while pulling a sled, at least for a short distance or you'd die.

It just happened too often, you'd be ripping along and suddenly there would be open water in front of you.

We crossed a few completely open rivers by jumping off a high bank to cross a deep channel if you could land on a shallow gravel bar once you cleared the channel. You only have to do that if you can't get down on the level of the river and just skip across a deep spot. Drain plugs on the lower block are a dream when all the BS don't work out and your draining a couple gallons of river outta the cylinders. Pretty quick fix if you've done it a few times.< hint....