Jul 18, 2025

Frank Wolf Paddles the Mighty Mackenzie to Inuvik

Jul 18, 2025

Deh Cho Solo

Deh Cho means ‘Big River’ in the language of the local Dene people, and Frank Wolf's month-long meander down the longest river in Canada will be a meditation on the wilderness, history and culture of our country. We're asked all the time why the TRAK is the Ultimate Folding Kayak. Here's one more example of incredible people on amazing journeys with them.

"I'm looking at doing a month-log solo journey this July/August down the 1650 km length of the Mackenzie River, the longest river in Canada. The remote, point to point, fly-in fly-out route is the perfect mission for a TRAK 2.0 kayak" ~ Frank Wolf

Here is this summer's mission paddling north into the land of the midnight sun:

Follow His Journey on the Map Tracker

Frank's signature "daily haiku" is a simple and entertaining way to follow his progress, as he makes his way through Inuvik as the river flows into the Beaufort Sea.

Update July 17th: "So far, so good - trip is clipping along nicely - the TRAK is running sweet!"

Here is the link to his Garmin InReach tracker.

We'll have a full trip debrief soon - stay tuned and follow his journey!

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Frank Wolf interview - What compels Frank to water?

Previous expeditions with the TRAK 2.0:

2023 - Laxmoon Expedition - interview and blog links

2024 - Round the Darien Gap - blog link

Follow his continuing adventures on Instagram:

https://www.instagram.com/frankwolf70/

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