Odyssey Among the Inuit Part II His 2,200 mile journey starts at the Inuit village of Tuktoyaktuk with a population of roughly 900 people on the Mackenzie River delta. His destination for the first leg is Coppermine on the shores of Coronation Gulf. Jon and his dog start their journey by cross country skiing while dragging over 200 pounds of gear in a sled. The landscape is bleak, cold and white. As he continues skiing the weather becomes unseasonably warm leaving patches of water and exposed earth along his route.
Pressure ridges cause more delays and skiing becomes impossible.
Jon begins to run out of food and his body is taking a tremendous pounding from the harsh conditions. As indeed he is. His first leg ends on the Anderson river delta after 10 days in the thaw. He is forced to stop and wait for the sea ice to melt so he can continue in a sea kayak. Batwing combined with a 14 sqft jib.