Northern Wilderness Archives

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

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 16, 2019 / By HDclump

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 3 – The Unknown Pioneer

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 11, 2019 / By HDclump

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 1 – The Forgotten Forest

Nature / 2 minutes of reading / July 9, 2019 / By HDclump

Northern Wilderness episode 1 – The Forgotten Forest : Ray Mears goes on an epic adventure into Canada’s unforgiving, yet stunning wilderness. His journey begins in the vast Boreal Forest at the heart of Canada. This is a place where knowledge and experience are still far more important than the equipment you carry, a place left alone for centuries before Europeans arrived. Ray explores the wonder of this special forest, learns about the people who called it home and unlocks the secrets of this forgotten world. This is a land where knowledge of bushcraft is not just desirable,

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