Anchorage couple canoes 700 miles from Canada to Alaska:
ANCHORAGE, Alaska - When longtime Alaskans Tom Hewitt and Annie Brownlee dropped their Old Town Tripper canoe into the flowing waters of the Yukon River last month, they were doing so with the prospects of an Alaskan-sized adventure ahead of them.
Hewitt, who grew up in Fairbanks and became well acquainted with Interior Alaska’s traditions and notable landmarks, said he had the thought of canoeing one of Alaska’s biggest waterways planted in his mind as a child. Hewitt said he and Brownlee dove into books written by Alaskan and Canadian authors, some of whom they had the luxury of speaking to, as they prepared for their trip; longtime writers such as Dan Maclean and map makers such as Mike Rourke.
The duo originally had the village of Eagle targeted as their destination, just a handful of miles from the Canadian border, but instead decided to stretch their itinerary another 150 miles or so to Circle, in part to save on driving time. The power of Mother Nature was truly on full display as the duo came upon a stretch between Dawson City and Circle, where they found Tom called “tremendous” damage from the spring breakup.
Brownlee said they packed a shotgun, mostly for bear protection — she said they spotted eight bears in total, five grizzlies and three black bears — and were surprised with the ease with which they were able to cross the border into Alaska.
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