My brothers and I, at various times, paddled a number of his significant routes from Lake Superior to the Rockies. Including The Grand Portage route from Thunder Bay to Winnipeg, the circle route of up the Assiniboine from Winnipeg, portage into Lake Manitoba, down the Dauphin River (now that is a wild ride)into Lake Winnipeg and back down Lake Winnipeg to the Red. We also did the Bow River/South Saskatchewan from Banff to The Pas, Manitoba as well as the North Saskatchewan from Rocky Mountain House to The Pas. Both trips included stays at Cumberland House where Thompson was posted for several years.
The typical length of these trips was around 20-24 days. Tough enough with modern day (the 1970's) equipment. Almost unimaginable when you consider what Thompson had at his disposal.
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