I’ve been listening to my audio notes from my Peace River expedition from a few weeks ago, and it reminded me of the awesome serenity I experienced while out there on my own in the wilderness. So I’ve decided to have a 3-day “Spirit Paddle” on the Peace River, from Friday, Sept 3 to Sunday, Sept 5 (allowing everyone time to travel home on Labour Day Monday).

It’s no coincidence that the trip will be on the Peace River. It’s such a beautiful river to paddle. We’ll start in the town of Peace River and paddle to Sunny Valley, about 90 km downstream. We’ll paddle about 30 km (19 miles) each day, which is more than just floating, but not a strenuous day’s paddle. Expect to see plenty of wildlife, such as deer, moose, elk, beavers, eagles, and many other types of birds. There are bears and wolves in this area as well, but there is less chance of seeing any of them.

There is spectacular scenery along this part of the Peace River (all of it, actually)! The river has carved a path for itself out of the shale and sandstone, creating spectacular cliffs and revealing fossils. We’ll stop in a few spots to do a little rockhounding along the shore. We’ll see oil and gas exploration sites, including a patch of dead forest where an abandoned well once burned for many years! The valley is beautiful and although we might see a few motorboats and cottages, we’ll be quite alone. There are more remote sections of the Peace, but my intuition said to paddle this section.

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