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Yukon Territory - North/Black/Liard River
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The Participants:

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John - Dennis - Laurie - Hank

John Snively teaches biology, geology, and some general interest environmental type courses at Clackamas Community College south of Portland, Oregon. He's been wilderness canoe tripping for about 40 years now, whitewater rafting for almost as long, and canoeing whitewater rivers since 1992. John is our gadget freak, and also takes most of the pictures on our runs.

Dennis Deck grew up in Alaska, but is now a manager for an educational research firm in Portland, Oregon. He's been wilderness canoe tripping for at least 30 years, and also been paddling whitewater for about that long. Dennis and John are the fishermen of the group, and both are also avid birders, hikers and wilderness lovers. Dennis is also an animal tracking expert, see his Web site at http://dirttime.ws/ (that link will open the new page in this small window -- it's resizable, enlarge it if you wish. Just close it when you're done, and you'll be back here at the canoebase.com Web site).

Hank and Laurie Hays run a small custom kayak and canoe paddle manufacturing business based several miles southeast of Portland, Oregon. They have been wilderness canoeing for over 35 years, and paddling whitewater for most of that time. Hank is the one writing most of what you read here, with some input from the others. He's a reader and also likes playing with computers and the internet. Laurie likes reading, quilting, gardening, wildflowers, photography, and birding. Both Hank and Laurie also hike a lot and appreciate wilderness solitude.

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