Day 12 - August 29: The Gate

We woke up in the morning, and it was foggy.  But by the time we got on the water, the fog had lifted, and it was STILL SUNNY.

The river was now faster and more exciting, so opportunities to take pictures were fewer.  However, we still managed, and on our trek through Third Canyon, we continued to not see any wildlife bigger than a goose (and there were definitely no sheep).

Third Canyon is pretty awesome, by the way.

Our site at The Gate that night was Heather's favourite site on the trip.  She found a cool rock full of fossils right behind her tent!

And... Pulpit Rock gets the awesome opportunity to spend its life hanging out in the middle of the Nahanni River.

Gord, Jim, Luke, and Heather's mom ventured up to the top of The Gate to see Pulpit Rock from the top.  But, since I didn't go, I can't possibly be in a picture, and I have already exceeded today's quota of pictures not featuring me.  But Gord threw a rock off the top, and it took a good couple seconds to hit the river, which was pretty incredible.

The day ended with a sunset (have I mentioned that it was sunny for the second day in a row?) that we couldn't really see since there were some mountains and a canyon in the way.