22 June 09 Athabasca Sand Dunes

The William River has many rocky rapids and ledges, but eventually it hits the sand!

After the last rocky rapid the river braids spectacularly nito sandy channels all the way through the delta and eventually into Lake Athabasca. We set up a camp close to here to explore the heart of the greatest dune field.
Camp was a brushy bar on river right, opposite some of the largest dune walls.
From this camp, next day, Sally, Candy, Walt and I hiked into the heart of the largest dunes and climbed to the summit of this one. It is a surreal landscape for the north of Canada.