Join Ron in this presentation of Episode 5, traveling with him on one of his arctic expeditions. This segment highlights a mission departing Churchill, Manitoba while flying his DHC-2 DeHavilland Beaver amphib floatplane. This was a side mission to his series of trips in search of clues and relics related to the famous Franklin Expedition of 1845, which was lead by Sir John Franklin. He was just one of the many unfortunate officers and crew from this British Admiralty doomed voyage. None ever returned, and not one person survived. The highlight of this episode shows Ron flying into the barren lands of Manitoba to explore an abandoned Hudson's Bay Company fur trading post.
We begin departing from Churchill to explore a place called Sloop Cove, a location where sailors of the 1700's etched their names into the rocks which enclosed the ancient harbor. Next it was north to to the cursed Marble Island, then refueling at Rankin Inlet. Finally, after departing Rankin Inlet, Ron fly's southwest into the Barren Lands to set down on a sand and gravel runway in an attempt to hike 6 miles to ultimately explore and document the remains of a historic fur trading post, long since abandoned.
To learn more about this particular Hudson's Bay Company trading post and see many pictures of the artifacts, go to: bushpilotdhc.bl...
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Ron Carlson has spent over 15 years exploring northern parts of Nunavut, spending much of his time surveying areas on King William Island and other surrounding areas, in search of the 2 famous lost ships that long ago departed from England in an ambitious attempt to find the holy grail route of the fabled Northwest Passage. This was to be a journey of destiny. The ships; HMS Erebus and HMS Terror, were ultimately both permanently beset in the shifting arctic sea ice, and from there, all of the 120 plus officers and crew were then ultimately doomed to endure a very long and suffering fate.
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TO COME - The BOOK that will be published on the records and stories of Ron's adventures, dangerous encounters and discoveries, including the chapter describing Ron being the first to discover one of the two famous ships, first in 2011, then again in 2012, as he looked down upon and photographed the silhouette of the wreck, today known to be HMS Erebus, in the calm waters from far above.
See more on each step of Ron's expeditions on his blogs:
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And the expedition during the summer of 2012:
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Learn more about the Lost Franklin Expedition:en.wikipedia.o...
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