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Northern Wilderness episode 6 - Journey's End

Northern Wilderness episode 6 – Journey’s End

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Northern Wilderness episode 6 – Journey’s End: Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet inspiring wilderness.     Until David Thompson found a route through the Rockies, the west coast was effectively cut off from the rest of Canada. Combined with the unique terrain of the Pacific coast, the result was a different land.   Northern Wilderness episode 6 – Journey’s End   The unique cultures, skills and landscape of Canada’s far west make it a rich and diverse place – a land of cedar boxes, steam-bent fish hooks and dugout canoes, and a place where […]

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Northern Wilderness episode 5 - Koo Koo Sint - The Star Gazer

Northern Wilderness episode 5 – Koo Koo Sint – The Star Gazer

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Northern Wilderness episode 5 – Koo Koo Sint – The Star Gazer: David Thompson was a Briton who helped change the face of Canada. He mapped nearly four million square miles of North America. This would be an impressive feat today – in the 1800s it was, quite simply, staggering.     Thompson effectively paved the way for trade from coast to coast in Canada, strengthening the status of the country and defining the borders that kept Canada independent from the US. Ray explores Thompson’s footsteps across the Rocky Mountains to the Pacific Coast. He draws on a new set

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Northern Wilderness episode 4 - In Arctic Footsteps

Northern Wilderness episode 4 – In Arctic Footsteps

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Northern Wilderness episode 4: in this episode of the series, Ray follows in the footsteps of an unsung British hero who helped put modern Canada on the map. In a stunning celebration of one of earth’s last great wildernesses, Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet inspiring landscape.     John Rae from Scotland was the first great Arctic explorer and came to be regarded as the foremost authority on First Nation methods of Arctic survival and travel. Ray Mears follows the story of how John Rae found the Northwest Passage – the Holy Grail of

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Northern Wilderness episode 3 - The Unknown Pioneer

Northern Wilderness episode 3 – The Unknown Pioneer

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Northern Wilderness episode 3 – The Unknown Pioneer: Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet stunning wilderness. For Ray Mears there is one British pioneer who stands above all others in the exploration of Canada. That man is Samuel Hearne. In learning to travel using First Nations skills, he set the template for successful travel into Canada’s wilderness.     Hearne’s story is defined by hardship and adventure, an inspiring tale made more powerful by the journal he left as a legacy. In a celebration of one of Earth’s last great wildernesses, Ray follows in the

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Northern Wilderness episode 2

Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country

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Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a Country: Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving yet stunning wilderness. As Ray travels across land and by canoe, he tells the story of one of the greatest companies the world has ever known – the Hudson’s Bay Company that opened up Canada.     Ray discovers how those early traders were pioneers who laid the foundations of the modern Canadian state. He also demonstrates local crafts and bushcraft skills that bring the landscape to life.   Northern Wilderness episode 2 – The Company that Built a

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 - North of Superior

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior: get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective.      A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 6 – North of Superior   Sleeping Giant Provincial Park, established in 1944 as Sibley Provincial Park and renamed in 1988, is a 244-square-kilometre (94 sq mi) park located on the Sibley Peninsula in Northwestern

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 5 - Fall Colours

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 5 – Fall Colours

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 5 – Fall Colours: Get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective.       A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 5 – Fall Colours   Killarney Provincial Park is on Georgian Bay, in the Canadian province of Ontario. It encompasses a vast wilderness area of wetlands, forests and mountains. La Cloche Silhouette Trail climbs the white

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Arctic Homeland

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 4 – Arctic Homeland

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 4 – Arctic Homeland: Get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective.       A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 4 – Arctic Homeland   Torngat Mountains National Park takes its name from the Inuktitut word Tongait, meaning place of spirits. It is 9,700 square kilometres of spectacular wilderness stretching north from Saglek Fjord to the

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 3 - Northwest Territories

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 3

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 3 – Northwest Territories: Get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective.       A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 3 – Northwest Territories   The Northwest Territories is a federal territory of Canada. At a land area of approximately 1,144,000 km2 and a 2016 census population of 41,786, it is the second-largest and the most

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 2

A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 2

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A Park for All Seasons from Above episode 2 : Get a bird’s-eye view of the world’s most stunning National and Provincial Parks of Canada by soaring high above arctic tundra, through towering mountain ranges, and pristine forests. From up in the air see nature’s beauty from a whole new perspective.     Garibaldi Provincial Park, also called Garibaldi Park, is a wilderness park located on the coastal mainland of British Columbia, Canada, about 70 kilometres north of Vancouver. It was established in 1920 and named a class A Provincial Park of British Columbia in 1927. The park’s natural beauty

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