Wapusk National Park

Welcome to the edge of the world. You have arrived at Wapusk National Park, an astonishing 11,000 square kilometer expanse of raw, unfiltered wilderness situated on the western shore of Hudson Bay in northern Manitoba. …

Our expedition centers around the Broad River research base, a tiny outpost of human engineering utterly dwarfed by the surrounding subarctic immensity. Upon arrival, the most striking architectural feature is not the cabins…

Venturing out from the safety of the compound onto the open tundra requires a profound level of physical and mental endurance. The landscape here is deceptive. …

To cover greater distances and minimize our exposure on the difficult tundra, we take to the winding waters of the Broad River in canoes. This river is a vital artery cutting through the Hudson James Lowlands, flowing inexorably…

It is along the exposed ridges of the riverbank that the true, terrifying majesty of Wapusk often reveals itself. Imagine the scene: the canoe rounds a bend, and there, barely a hundred meters away on the high ground, stands a…

As we recover from the visceral shock of the polar bear encounter, we must address a remarkable and unprecedented ecological shift occurring within the boundaries of Wapusk National Park. Historically, this landscape has been the…

Our journey culminates as the river spills out onto the vast, expansive shores of Hudson Bay. This is the jagged edge of the continent, a landscape defined by the eternal, grinding battle between the sea and the ice. …

As we board the helicopter to return to the relative safety of Churchill, leaving the barren lands of Wapusk behind, the immediate silence of the cabin is a stark contrast to the buzzing, roaring, adrenaline-fueled reality of the…