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There's a good chance a bush plane dropped them off. Not sure what you're asking though, are you interested in trying to get out there?

by edge17 5y ago

markus_zhang 5y ago
Yeah I think I read heli or something similar in the article. I'm not thinking about the exact same point but maybe same territory with the same geological formation but with accessible roads so that ordinary people can take a look.
- edge17 5y ago
  Got it. Not sure how to answer that, some places are just hard to reach. I do know that sometimes roads or trails get built because too many people try to go to certain places and start leaving a footprint. When that happens, government sometimes steps in to try to manage it by either restricting the area or building it out a bit. Perhaps my sense of adventure is a little different than yours, but if you really want to go than half the adventure is planning the expedition. In this case i'm assuming the place is deliberately being kept secret.
  - markus_zhang 5y ago
    Thank you! I 100% agree that the exact location is kept as a secret and it's not my intention to even get close. And judging from Google Map there is no "official" routes leading to the south part of the river so it's probably going to be by plane or months of hiking (crazy).
    - ashtonbaker 5y ago
      Something like CalTopo or GaiaGPS will let you see a print version of Canada's national topographical maps for the area - for example Road River doesn't show up on any other map for me. It gives some clues on how you might get around the area, but I think you're right about the plane or hiking - the closest road is the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway, which is completely on the wrong side of the Richardson Mountains from Road River/Peel River, so it would be difficult to access. Fun to think about for sure.
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    - 8bitsrule 5y ago
      The article in ScienceAdvances mentions the Peel River, Yukon. The river's crossed by the Dempster Highway, which is 'a tributary' of the Klondike Highway, near Fort McPherson, NT. Maybe that's 'not even close' enough?

There's a good chance a bush plane dropped them off. Not sure what you're asking though, are you interested in trying to get out there?

by edge17 5y ago

There's a good chance a bush plane dropped them off. Not sure what you're asking though, are you interested in trying to get out there?

markus_zhang 5y ago

Yeah I think I read heli or something similar in the article. I'm not thinking about the exact same point but maybe same territory with the same geological formation but with accessible roads so that ordinary people can take a look.

edge17 5y ago
Got it. Not sure how to answer that, some places are just hard to reach. I do know that sometimes roads or trails get built because too many people try to go to certain places and start leaving a footprint. When that happens, government sometimes steps in to try to manage it by either restricting the area or building it out a bit. Perhaps my sense of adventure is a little different than yours, but if you really want to go than half the adventure is planning the expedition. In this case i'm assuming the place is deliberately being kept secret.
- markus_zhang 5y ago
  Thank you! I 100% agree that the exact location is kept as a secret and it's not my intention to even get close. And judging from Google Map there is no "official" routes leading to the south part of the river so it's probably going to be by plane or months of hiking (crazy).
  - ashtonbaker 5y ago
    Something like CalTopo or GaiaGPS will let you see a print version of Canada's national topographical maps for the area - for example Road River doesn't show up on any other map for me. It gives some clues on how you might get around the area, but I think you're right about the plane or hiking - the closest road is the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway, which is completely on the wrong side of the Richardson Mountains from Road River/Peel River, so it would be difficult to access. Fun to think about for sure.
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  - 8bitsrule 5y ago
    The article in ScienceAdvances mentions the Peel River, Yukon. The river's crossed by the Dempster Highway, which is 'a tributary' of the Klondike Highway, near Fort McPherson, NT. Maybe that's 'not even close' enough?