Don Starkell's account follows a 3,000-mile kayak route from Hudson Bay, north and west through the Northwest Passage to Tuktoyaktuk. Told as a diary across three Arctic summers, the narrative traces every stretch of sea and shore encountered on a relentless expedition.

Facing thawing ice, sudden storms, and repeated near-disasters, the book emphasizes practical survival, improvised problem solving, and the raw hazards of high-latitude travel. The author describes wading through breaking ice, hauling craft across frozen expanses, and threading open water as freeze-up looms.

Along the way are encounters with Inuit communities and abundant Arctic wildlife—bears, walrus, whales, caribou and seabirds—and a clear sense of northern geography that will appeal to armchair travelers and outdoor readers alike.

Highlights:

• First-person expedition diary
• Detailed Arctic travel and survival scenes
• Wildlife and community encounters
• Hardcover edition from McClelland & Stewart

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