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Registration day in Prince Albert (96kb)

Registration day in Prince Albert

Some of our sponsors (80kb)

Some of our sponsors

White caps on Lac La Loche (121kb)

Whitecaps on Lac La Loche
(Colleen Rickard, 2005)

An exciting start (121kb)

An exciting start
(Colleen Rickard, 2005)

The race is on! (105kb)

The race is on!
(Colleen Rickard, 2005)

30 teams, over 1,000 kms (Colleen Rickard, 2005) (91kb)

30 teams, over 1,000 kms
(Colleen Rickard, 2005)

Michel Village, the end of Stage 1 (102kb)

Michel Village, the end of Stage 1

Too tired to care about the tent being up! (172kb)

Too tired to care about the tent being up!

Our mascot, Marvin the Space Alien (131kb)

Our mascot, Marvin the Space Alien

Kevin, still standing after 89 km (146kb)

Kevin, still standing after 89 km

Lac Ile-a-la-Crosse (108kb)

Lac Ile-a-la-Crosse

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Team Scotland's piper brings them in (122kb)

Team Scotland's piper brings them in

Patuanak: Best BBQ (178kb)

Patuanak: Best BBQ

Patuanak: Best BBQ (166kb)

Patuanak: Best BBQ

Stage 5: Waiting to Portage at Dipper (110kb)

Stage 5: Waiting to portage at Dipper

And waiting... (99kb)

And waiting...

The longest day and Leon's still smiling (135kb)

The longest day and Leon's still smiling

Only how many canoes ahead of us? (128kb)

Only how many canoes ahead of us?

Now Knee Rapids portage (111kb)

Now Knee Rapids portage

Will the day never end? (134kb)

Will the day never end?

Knee Lake in the morning (97kb)

Knee Lake in the morning

At least its not raining this morning (113kb)

On to Stage 6 at 6:00am sharp

Stage 7 was our best day (119kb)

At least its not raining this morning

We are camped at Iron Point (178kb)

Stage 7 was our best day

We are camped at Iron Point (180kb)

We are camped at Iron Point

180 racers and assorted support! (176kb)

180 racers and assorted support!

Iron Point is near Souris River (94kb)

Iron Point is near Souris River

We were fed well by the Iron family (109kb)

We were fed well by the Iron family

Fried bannock! (135kb)

Fried bannock!

Hard to believe the hardest days are over (140kb)

Hard to believe the hardest days are over

The canoes are taking a beating too (118kb)

The canoes are taking a beating too

Maybe a tube is the way to go? (135kb)

Maybe a tube is the way to go?

6:00am and the brigades assemble (90kb)

6:00am and the brigades assemble

On to Part 2