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Longest known continuous record of the Paleozoic discovered in Yukon wilderness

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Does anyone have experience camping at similar spots? Just checked the map that it is very north but the 8th connects the territory with other parts of Canada so it should be accessible at least during summer. The article doesn't expose the exact point though.

There's a good chance a bush plane dropped them off. Not sure what you're asking though, are you interested in trying to get out there?

Yeah I think I read heli or something similar in the article. I'm not thinking about the exact same point but maybe same territory with the same geological formation but with accessible roads so that ordinary people can take a look.

Got it. Not sure how to answer that, some places are just hard to reach. I do know that sometimes roads or trails get built because too many people try to go to certain places and start leaving a footprint. When that happens, government sometimes steps in to try to manage it by either restricting the area or building it out a bit.

Perhaps my sense of adventure is a little different than yours, but if you really want to go than half the adventure is planning the expedition. In this case i'm assuming the place is deliberately being kept secret.

Thank you! I 100% agree that the exact location is kept as a secret and it's not my intention to even get close.

And judging from Google Map there is no "official" routes leading to the south part of the river so it's probably going to be by plane or months of hiking (crazy).

Something like CalTopo or GaiaGPS will let you see a print version of Canada's national topographical maps for the area - for example Road River doesn't show up on any other map for me. It gives some clues on how you might get around the area, but I think you're right about the plane or hiking - the closest road is the Inuvik–Tuktoyaktuk Highway, which is completely on the wrong side of the Richardson Mountains from Road River/Peel River, so it would be difficult to access. Fun to think about for sure.

The article in ScienceAdvances mentions the Peel River, Yukon. The river's crossed by the Dempster Highway, which is 'a tributary' of the Klondike Highway, near Fort McPherson, NT. Maybe that's 'not even close' enough?

What about the spot are you looking for in terms of similarity and what kind of info are you looking for?

I second that, but in Europe please. Thanks!

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