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Week 1

I can’t believe it. We are off on the expedition and as a group; we are all excited about the adventure that lies ahead. Today we set off to go to Dawson-Fort McPherson. We have lots of food. Which consist of flour, bacon and dried fish for the dogs. I’ve been told that we have to go 800km, that sounds like a long trip but I look forward to leaving. The people that I am going with are Constables G.F. Kinney, R.O.H. Taylor and a guide, Special Constable Sam Carter. The temperature changes all the time in the North and that’s what’s going to make the expedition harder. It’s not anything new to me because I’ve been in the force for 14 years, but the others aren’t so experienced. We have 15 dogs (5 to each sled); we have to bring food for them too. I hope I don’t freeze and get frostbite. I have to get prepared for the expedition, we are leaving soon. I’m so happy because I get to lead the team to Dawson city.

Week 2 The weather has already been severe this winter, and there was an unusually heavy cover of snow on the ground. We have hit some cold weather; it is usually around -46. The travel was very slow because of the deep snow. By now I realized that we should have hired a Kutchin man as a guide. It would have been better because we would know the right way to go in a shorter time. It’s not so exiting now because of the temperature lowering every day. If we all got frostbite then we would have to stop and turn back. Then we’ll never get there in time. I noticed that there isn’t a lot of game in the area. Week 3 We have only gotten a third of the way and half of the food is gone. The temperature is still cold as ever and the bitterly cold wind isn’t helping .I’m getting very cold and hungry. I guess that Constables G.F. Kinney, R.O.H. Taylor and, Special Constable Sam Carter aren’t feeling that good either. It’s hard to know where you are, when the path to Dawson is a treeless snow-covered valley. The temperature was extremely cold with temperatures that would reach -80. BY: TOMMY W.P

Week 4 Disaster has struck. We got lost and headed in the wrong direction. We headed straight to The Little Wind Creek. We were wasting precious time going that way. We were frantically going up down trying to find the right path. It was a really annoying. It could have been prevented if we would have brought a Kutchin man as a guide. The weather is warm this week, which we all enjoyed. Week 5 All of us feel hopelessly lost so we are going to turn back and head to Fort McPherson in a desperate race against cold and starvation. But the never-ending snow covered our tracks. We have been looking for a week for a river to take us over the divide, but there are dozens of rivers, and I am at a loss. On January 19th we ate three dogs because we were starving.We had ten kilograms of fish and bacon left. I knew that we should have taken Carter’s word when he claimed he knew the way. Week 6 Our week began with another temperature drop and we were forced to kill more dogs. There was some warmer weather but we got fooled because there was a blizzard heading our way. The blizzard dropped a load of deep snow that covered the path. We had no food, we were sick from eating all the dog meat and we were extremly           exhausted. The skin on our face is swollen from frostbite and it’s beginning to peel off. We thought everything was surely lost.It was a struggle to pull the sleds over the mountains. I don’t think we are going to make it to Fort McPherson. Week 7 This is the end of the expedition. There are only 100 km left to go. Constables G.F. Kinney, R.O.H. Taylor could go no further. Kinney died….. Taylor killed himself with a bullet from his own rifle. Carter and I continued on until we were overcome too. All I have to say is “God Bless All”. I can’t believe it. Here I am, the last man left. Our brave, strong group destroyed by the elements. We have failed the test. Nature has won. GOOD COPY BY: TOMMY W.P