About Us
a northern lifestyle
experience
Cedar and Canvas Adventures began in 1995 as a
river-based wilderness adventure company offering you
the highly pleasurable experience of wood-and-canvas
canoes in the 18’ Chestnut Prospector design and
outboard powered 22’ square sterned freighter canoes.
Our adventures were designed on our own wilderness
experiences with a focus on the respect and conservation
of fish and wildlife and its habitat, the wise use of
the earth's natural resources, knowledgeable and
experiential interpretation, superb meals, safety and
comfort and last, but not least, friendly service.
We believe in the
conservation of fish and wildlife and its habitat
In 2001, we diversified by adding
backpacking and
fishing to our annual schedule of trips and for good
reason – these were activities that we had personally
been involved in for many years and it only made sense
that alpine wilderness experiences and the many joys
associated with flat water be included to round out the
Cedar and Canvas Adventures vision of people being a
part of nature rather than apart from it.
We believe people are
part of nature rather than apart from it.
Clayton White has been an ardent
outdoorsman for the whole of his life. A Conservationist
with a fundamental belief in the wise use of the earth's
natural resources, he is a well experienced and
resourceful woodsman Over the last number of
years, he has held board positions with the
Yukon
Fish and Wildlife Management Board, the
Yukon
Fish and Game Association and the
Canadian Wildlife Federation. Clayton is also a
student of Yukon history who enjoys storytelling and
reciting the verse of
Robert W. Service. With an inspiring ability to
teach, Clayton enjoys sharing his outdoor experiences in
river travel, backpacking, wilderness survival, Yukon
fauna and the conservation principles of hunting,
fishing and trapping.
People change when they go down a
river and that's the part of Cedar & Canvas Adventures
that Nansi Cunningham loves. With a degree in
Kinesiology and a career in helping organizations and
individuals pursue quality and purposeful direction,
Nansi has watched their clients, from young children to
older adults, enjoy their own unique learning - and all
from a ride down a river.
Together, Clayton and Nansi have
created Cedar and Canvas Adventures as an opportunity
for you to experience the pristine natural ecosystems of
Yukon rivers and backcountry and share in our unique
northern lifestyles.
Gunner joined the employment of Cedar
and Canvas Adventures in June of ’98 at the tender age
of nine weeks.
A black Labrador Retriever, born of FC AFC Webshire’s
Honest Abe and Raindancer’s Easy Money, Gunner’s
pedigree is tied to the breed’s original purpose of
being hunting dogs. For more on Gunner’s pedigree go
to:
www.clubmead.com
Although Gunner has yet to be used as a hunting dog, his
affable personality, courage and energy have served him
well in a lifestyle of outdoor pursuits. Gunner’s
responsibilities are few, but have proven very important
to our adventures:
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his size and aggressiveness
keeps bears from our camp area,
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he packs on our backpack
adventures into remote mountainous regions; his
biggest pack weight to date being slightly more than
16 kg (36 pounds)
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his keen nose and attentiveness
have alerted us many times to wildlife we otherwise
would not have noticed, and
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he likes people and people like
him.
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