Rats, Forgot to Pack the Chainsaw
Braeburn to Carmacks Expedition via Waterways
Section Six: Nordenskiold River - Porter Mountain Section. Montague Mt. Put-in at 61°51'25.8"N/136°6'31.33W to Bushy Mountain Take-out at 61°58'9.56"N/136°12'22.02W.
I couldn't find any information of previous attempts to paddle this river system and I doubt many have, as the water level is quite low. This means dragging the boat behind for long stretches, climbing over numerous log jams and beaver dams, and diving under overhanging brush and sweepers. There were some really bad obstructions between Twin Lakes and the confluence of Kirkland Creek. The Nordenskiold enters almost unnoticeable from the left bringing brown silty water to the clear Klusha. After Kirkland Creek the river [Nordenskiold] turns to a nice woodland river with almost no obstructions and the water quality improves. This section [6] has several logjams that need to be portaged. The longest logjam requires 125m of bushwhacking to shortcut the blocked section. The river flows by some large and picturesque marshland areas below Porter Mountain and winds towards the west-side of the valley past Razor Mountain. Occasional King Salmon breaking through the surface and lots of waterfowl gathering on mudbanks in this section.
Rats, Forgot to Pack the Chainsaw
Braeburn to Carmacks Expedition via Waterways
Section Six: Nordenskiold River - Porter Mountain Section. Montague Mt. Put-in at 61°51'25.8"N/136°6'31.33W to Bushy Mountain Take-out at 61°58'9.56"N/136°12'22.02W.
I couldn't find any information of previous attempts to paddle this river system and I doubt many have, as the water level is quite low. This means dragging the boat behind for long stretches, climbing over numerous log jams and beaver dams, and diving under overhanging brush and sweepers. There were some really bad obstructions between Twin Lakes and the confluence of Kirkland Creek. The Nordenskiold enters almost unnoticeable from the left bringing brown silty water to the clear Klusha. After Kirkland Creek the river [Nordenskiold] turns to a nice woodland river with almost no obstructions and the water quality improves. This section [6] has several logjams that need to be portaged. The longest logjam requires 125m of bushwhacking to shortcut the blocked section. The river flows by some large and picturesque marshland areas below Porter Mountain and winds towards the west-side of the valley past Razor Mountain. Occasional King Salmon breaking through the surface and lots of waterfowl gathering on mudbanks in this section.