Arctic Revue Day 2 "The Kongakut River"

The trip was a self-guided paddling expedition. The icy cold waters of the Kongakut River served as the "trail."  Our goal was to reach the Arctic Ocean. 

Here I am with our Klepper tandem kayak filled with gear for the next 10 days.  It's pretty heavy, probably 130 pounds before 2 adult men get in.  The Kongakut was more braided and shallow than we expected.  As a result we constanly had to calculate where the deepest channel was.