Books and Web Pages about the Thelon

Resources

Books

Davidson, James West & Rugge, John. Great Heart. New York: Kodansha, 1996. While not about the Thelon, a great story of tundra travel in Labrador.

Mowat, Farley, Ed. Tundra. Toronto, Canada: McCelland and Stewart, 1976. Selections from early accounts of artic exploration. Thelon R. is touched on.

Norment, Christpher. In the North of Our Lives. Camden, ME: Down East Books, 1989.

An account of a six person group's canoe trip from the Yukon to Hudson Bay. They overwinter at Warden's Grove.

Pelly, David. Thelon, A River Sanctuary. Merrickville, Canada: Canadian Recreational Canoeing Association, 1996. Order: betelg@idirect.com, general info on book: Betelgeuse@sympatico.ca. The best book on the river.

Pitt, Kathleen & Michael.Three Seasons in the Wind. Vancouver, Canada: Hornby House Publications, 1999. An account of a trip down a longer stretch of the Thelon.

Powell-Williams, Clive. Cold Burial. New York: St. Martin's Press, 2002. The story of Hornby's tragic last trip to the Thelon.

Thomas, Alister, Ed. Paddle Quest. Erin, ON, Canada: Boston Mills Press, 2000. Has a chapter on the Thelon and many other ideas for future trips.

On the Web

web.idirect.com/~hland/sh/sh001.htm The journal of Samuel Hearne, one of the earliest white men to travel in this area. Although it has only a few references to the Thelon, it gives a fascinating picture of what the Barrens were like before the European invasion.

www.bigriverair.com The web site of the air charter company we used and recommend.

www.myccr.com/default.htm A Canadian site loaded with routes, gear and forums.

www.out-there.com/billgear.htm A good article on what to take for tundra travel.

home.mn.rr.com/jeggles/clark/index.html An excellent report on a similar trip but with a different starting point, the Clarke River.

www.gorp.com/gorp/location/canada/northwest_territories/pad_thelon_elk8.htm Another article by Bill Layman about what communications equipment he recommends. Also has map recommendations for a longer trip on the Thelon and Elk.

www.geocities.com/mgoldst/thelon.htm A report on a 26 day trip down the Hanbury and Thelon, ending where we did at Beverly Lake.

www.out-there.com/bill-bio.htm A listing of all of Bill Layman's trips in northern Canada. Well worth reading.

Bob Schaefer's Journal A Journal of a 1970 trip from Great Slave Lake down the Thelon by Bob Schaefer who was a few days behind us.

Schaefer's Journal A journal from a 2002 trip. He paddled down the Finnie River (and more) and joined the Thelon at Lookout Point.