“What is wilderness all about?”
That’s the question explorer John Dunn pondered growing up in the English countryside. He set out to find the answer by kayaking along B.C.'s west coast in the 1990s.
Now, more than 30 expeditions later, he’s set to talk about his ultimate adventure, "Journey North," at the Pemberton & District Public Library. The free public event runs Feb. 3, from 6:30 to 8 p.m.
Journey North recounts a 415-day, approximately 8,000-kilometre journey from Tofino on Vancouver Island to Ellesmere Island—the northernmost populated place in Canada.
The adventure took place over four legs: a solo kayak trip and hike across the southwestern coast and cordillera of B.C.; a paddle, ski and hike across boreal forests in northern B.C. and Alberta; the same across Arctic mainland in the Northwest Territories and; cross-country skiing through Canada’s Arctic islands.
His presentation in Pemberton will offer “a captivating visual narrative” of the journey, including stories, images and videos of the trek.
The event is free, but attendees are asked to reserve a spot through the Pemberton library’s event page.
