[HN Gopher] Longest known continuous record of the Paleozoic dis...
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Longest known continuous record of the Paleozoic discovered in
Yukon wilderness
Author : dnetesn
Score : 51 points
Date : 2021-07-09 12:12 UTC (3 days ago)
(HTM) web link (phys.org)
(TXT) w3m dump (phys.org)
| markus_zhang wrote:
| 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.
| inshadows wrote:
| I second that, but in Europe please. Thanks!
| s1artibartfast wrote:
| What about the spot are you looking for in terms of similarity
| and what kind of info are you looking for?
| edge17 wrote:
| 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?
| markus_zhang wrote:
| 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.
| edge17 wrote:
| 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.
| markus_zhang wrote:
| 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).
| ashtonbaker wrote:
| 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.
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