Baffin Island National Parks Expeditions Cross Country Ski Expedition – April 2012 with Meagan Mcgrath and David Reid

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BAFFIN ISLAND NATIONAL PARKS EXPEDITIONS CROSS COUNTRY SKI EXPEDITION – APRIL 2012 WITH MEAGAN MCGRATH AND DAVID REID Auyuittuq National Park - Land That Never Melts Sweeping glaciers and polar sea ice meet jagged granite mountains in Auyuittuq National Park of Canada. Established in 1976, Auyuittuq - an Inuktitut word meaning "land that never melts" - protects 19,089 km 2 of glacier-scoured terrain. Located in the eastern Arctic, on southern Baffin Island, the park includes the highest peaks of the Canadian Shield, the Penny Ice Cap, marine shorelines along coastal fiords, and Akshayuk Pass, a traditional travel corridor used by the Inuit for thousands of years. Whether you wish to climb Auyuittuq's rugged peaks, ski on its pristine icefields, or hike the scenic Akshayuk Pass, this park offers unique opportunities to experience the beauty and majesty of the Arctic. Sirmilik National Park - Place Of Glaciers As part of Canada's national parks system, Sirmilik National Park represents the Northern Eastern Arctic Lowlands Natural Region and portions of the Lancaster Sound Marine Region. The park will comprise three separate land areas. Bylot Island is a spectacular area of rugged mountains, icefields and glaciers, coastal lowlands and seabird colonies. Oliver Sound is a long, narrow fiord with excellent opportunities for boating, hiking and camping. Borden Peninsula is an extensive plateau dissected by broad river valleys. The park features landforms and superb wilderness hiking and camping, and a major seabird colony in the vicinity of Baillarge Bay. TO KNOW MORE ABOUT THIS UNIQUE EXPEDITION TO TWO OF CANADA’S MOST PRISTINE NATIONAL PARKS… Come and meet Meagan McGrath, meaganmcgrathadventurer.com and David Reid from PolarSeaAdventures.com, two enthusiastic speakers and expedition leaders with Carole Gobeil from UNIKTOUR TH WEDNESDAY OCT 12 , 7.15PM at MOUNTAIN EQUIPMENT COOP, 366 Richmond Road, Ottawa R.S.V.P. 613-789-8676 *223 TF: 1 866 722 0909 *223 [email protected] UNIKTOUR | www.uniktour.com .

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