A
aboriginal people
in Canadian subarctic, 16
disease and, 19
Again River. See also waterfalls; weather
author’s desire to explore, 47–49, 51, 187, 188–89
author’s discovery on map, 23
author’s goals in finding, 27–28
beauty of, 224
as destination, 31
discovery of headwaters, 209
first attempts to reach, 29–38
funding for 2013 expedition, 252, 258, 259
hold on author, 249
location of, 27
planning for 2013 expedition, 250–51
portaging on 2012 expedition, 199–202, 207–8, 225–26, 229–31
portaging on 2013 expedition, 268
preparations for 2012 expedition, 189–90
Sinclair’s comments on, 246
water levels in 2012 expedition, 193–94, 197
water levels in 2013 expedition, 270
Albany River, 27
Algonquin Park, 58
Allouez, Claude-Jean, 177
Amazon River, 156
Antarctic, 15, 68, 114, 125–26, 168
Aquatuk River, 134, 142–43, 146, 154
Arctic Circle, 282
Attawapiskat River, 73
Avalon (canoe), 159, 193, 257–58, 270, 278
B
bald eagle, significance of dead, 149
bald eagle nest, 83
Ballantyne, R.M., 74
Bateman, Robert, 13
bears. See black bears; grizzly bears; Kermode bear; polar bears; spirit bear
beavers, 41, 157–58, 198, 210, 215
Berger, Jonathan, 23
Bigfoot. See sasquatch
black bears, 30, 36, 93, 106, 136, 137, 139–40, 170–71, 181, 193, 195, 245
Bostock, H.H., 142
Brill, Chuck, 287
Burton, Sir Richard, 47, 157, 266
C
Cabot, John, 10
Canada
population density of north, 9
Canada AM (TV show), 262
Canadian Geographic (magazine), 51, 52, 54, 56, 177, 188, 282
Canadian Hunter’s Handbook (Knap), 116
Canoe Atlas of the Little North (Berger and Thomas), 24
Canoeing North into the Unknown (Hodgins and Hoyle), 23, 233
canoe(s)
accidents with, 216–17, 270–71, 272
Avalon, 159, 193, 257–58, 270, 278
canvas, 270
repairs and alterations to, 257–58
sturdiness of, 159
for 2013 expedition, 193
unsuitability for Arctic use, 282–83
Champlain, Samuel de, 10
Chookomolin family, 76
Clark, William, 182
Columbus, Christopher, 47, 67, 206
Conan Doyle, Sir Arthur, 48
Conrad, Joseph, 6
Corner River, 246
Corrigal, William, 234
Cree, northern, 76
author’s preference for in expedition, 123, 256
considers new expedition, 188
family camping trip with author, 278
help with 2012 expedition, 69
high school antics, 115
inability to undertake new expedition, 48–50, 57–58, 66, 189
short expeditions with author, 51–52, 260
and supernatural tales, 147, 148–49, 150–51
and 2012 expedition, 55
unknown river expedition, 34–42, 44–45, 199, 207
Cruikshank, Derek, 30
Cruikshank, Zanna Marie, 30
D
Darrell, Hubert, 266
De Beers, 73
Discovery (ship), 102
Discovery Channel, 8
Dowling, D.B., 76, 80, 97, 122, 142
E
El Dorado (ship), 238
Endurance (ship), 125
and failure, 47
financial challenges of, 67–69
lifestyle, 265
process of, 12
F
food
in emergency, 111
storage of on expeditions, 106–7
for 2011 expedition, 69
wild berries, 136
Foxe, Luke, 122
G
Geographical Names Board of Canada, 164, 259
Geographical Names Data Base, 24
Geological Notes on Aquatuk River Map-Area (Bostock), 142
Geological Survey of Canada, 10–11, 25
Globalstar Communications, 258
grizzly bears, 132, 178, 179, 181, 186–87
Guardian, The (newspaper), 260
Guinard, Joseph, 152
H
Hallowell, Alfred Irving, 151
Harricanaw River, 25, 232, 233, 234, 274, 276
Hawley, James Edwin, 72, 73, 142
Hawley Lake, 72, 74, 75, 76, 77, 83, 85
Hearne, Samuel, 129
Heart of a Continent, The (Younghusband), 54
Hedin, Sven, 165
Hennepin, Louis, 251
Heyerdahl, Thor, 182
Hobbes, Thomas, 104
Hodgins, Bruce, 23
Hoyle, Gwyneth, 23
Hubbard, Mina, 99
Hudson Bay
challenges of crossing, 1–2, 121, 122
expedition arrival at, 120
fur trade and, 19
geography of coast, 122
as part of 2012 expedition route, 94
Hudson Bay Lowlands
and Again River, 27
Again River in, 27
fauna of, 19, 51, 72, 99, 113, 167–69
flora of, 19, 20, 72, 99, 156, 195, 201–2
geography of, 18
insects in, 19, 75–76, 81, 82, 83–84, 101, 104, 137, 145, 272
landscape of, 72, 74–75, 145, 202
Hudson’s Bay Company, 233–34, 247
Hunt, William (the Great Farini), 212–13
hypothermia, 1, 4, 93, 102, 109, 110, 135, 165
I
Isham, James, 84
J
jaeger, 167
Jeff (friend of Mark and Tyler), 243, 244
Johnston, David, 281
K
Kane, Paul, 180
Kattawagami River, 29–31, 33, 35, 37, 197, 198, 267
Kermode bear, 181
Knap, Jerome, 116
Kozuh, Brent
agrees to alternative plan (2012), 94
author’s hopes for change of mind, 97
character and personality, 61–62, 64, 78, 81–82, 105, 115
clothing for 2012 expedition, 69
concerns about portaging, 87–88
conditions set by, 66
desire to quit expedition, 1–5, 88–89, 91, 123
firelighting skills, 81
forgetfulness, 64
friendship with author, 114–15, 176–77
high school antics, 115
illness, 101
interest in exploring, 61
morale, 87
optimism of, 116
photography skills, 102
wilderness skills, 104–5, 107–8, 120
L
Lalemant, Father Jérôme, 151–52
Lewis, Meriwether, 165, 182, 265–66, 272–73
Little Ice Age, 104
Little Owl River (unnamed river), 164
London, Jack, 98
M
Mackenzie, Sir Alexander, 16, 47, 160, 181–82
Mark (Moose Cree First Nation), 236–37, 240–44
Mason, Bill, 130
Matonabbee, 13
Matt (camp counsellor), 275–76
Mears, Ray, 13
mining
for gold, 43
in Hudson Bay Lowlands, 43, 285
Missinaibi River, 270
moose, 41
Moose Factory, 234, 236, 239, 243, 245, 246–47, 255, 277
Mount Everest, 54
Muir, John, 233
N
National Geographic (magazine), 251
O
Odysseus, 165
O’Neil, Terry, 28, 29–33, 40, 41, 146, 191–93, 262–63, 267
Otoskwin River, 147
Outdoors Oriented, 258
owls, 164
P
permafrost, 113
petroglyphs, 28, 177, 180, 181, 182, 183–84, 185
Polar Bear Provincial Park, 65
polar bears, 51, 62–63, 116–19, 135, 136, 169–72, 174
R
Rawls, Wilson, 166
Remick, Jerome, 280
Richardson, Dr. John, 114
Riley, John, 156
Roy, J.M., 253
Royal Canadian Geographical Society, 7, 54–55, 65, 66, 67, 83, 100, 118–19, 131, 175, 177, 188, 212, 252, 258, 261
Royal Geographical Society, 52, 53, 54, 68, 213, 266
S
Shackleton, Sir Ernest, 47, 68, 114, 125–26, 259
Shoalts, Adam, 188–89. See also Again River
B.C. expedition, 177
Bella Coola expedition, 181–87
budget for 2012 expedition, 69
development of survival skills, 7
discovers headwaters of Again River, 209
discovery of unnamed river, 154–56
elected as Fellow of RCGS, 280
fascination with Again River, 249–50
feeling of accomplishment, 232–33
financial challenges facing, 67
finds headwaters of unnamed river, 160
firelighting/building skills, 81, 110, 112
goals in finding Again River, 27–28
injuries sustained, 57, 79–80, 82, 123, 136, 230
love of exploring and adventure, 59, 213
media coverage of, 260–62, 278
names river, 164
planning for second Again River trip, 250–51
prepares to continue 2012 expedition alone, 126
previous solo wilderness trips, 133
searches for replacement for Wes, 59–60
supplies for 2012 expedition, 69–70, 76–77
Sinclair (retired trapper), 245–46
Society of Canadian Ornithologists, 83
spirit bear, 181
spruce tea, 111
Stancomb-Wills, Janet, 259
Stanley, Sir Henry Morton, 67–68, 129
strip-mining, 43
Sutton Gorge, 80
Sutton River, 76, 94, 97, 99–100, 115, 134
T
Tamarack Creek (unnamed river), 197–98
Terry, Thomas, 23
Thomas (friend of Mark and Tyler), 243, 244
Tibet, 54
Tyler (Moose Cree First Nation), 236–37, 239, 240–44
U
Umfreville, Edward, 147
Ungava Peninsula (Quebec), 13
W
waterfalls. See also Again River
on Again River, 216–18, 220, 222–23, 228, 229, 232, 249–50, 251–52, 255, 257, 273–74
classification of, 273
weather
on Aquatuk expedition, 154
on James Bay, 236, 237, 239–40
on Otoskwin River expedition, 147
on 2012 expedition, 79, 80, 108–9, 120–21, 122, 123–24, 127, 135, 140–41, 173, 192, 207, 210, 215
on unnamed river venture (2011), 155–56, 160, 166
wendigo (Witiko), 147, 151–54, 161
Where the Red Fern Grows (Rawls), 166
whimbrel, 167
wildlife
on Aquatuk River, 146
of Hudson Bay Lowlands, 19, 51, 72, 99, 113, 167–69
on Kattawagami River, 197
on unnamed river (2011), 157–58
Wright, J.V., 18
Y