Portrait Photograph

Eddie Carle

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

“For even the very wise cannot see all ends”

The Search for Serenity

A mission to find the canoe called Serenity and it's contents left four years ago along the Clearwater River during Trial by Canoe. The journey started at Abraham Lake and followed Whiterabbit Creek up onto the Ram River before descending into the Clearwater Valley. Once finished the return trip follows the Siffleur River back to Abraham Lake. The hike took about two weeks.

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Starting at the North Saskatchewan River crossing south of Abraham Lake
Starting at the North Saskatchewan River crossing south of Abraham Lake
Scott and Eddie over the Whiterabbit Creek valley
Scott and Eddie over the Whiterabbit Creek valley
Shiny new pots
Shiny new pots
Camped along Whiterabbit Creek
Camped along Whiterabbit Creek
Scott over Whiterabbit Creek
Scott over Whiterabbit Creek
Lower Whiterabbit Creek
Lower Whiterabbit Creek
Steep banks of Whiterabbit Creek
Steep banks of Whiterabbit Creek
Crossing Whiterabbit Creek
Crossing Whiterabbit Creek
Eddie and Scott along Whiterabbit Creek
Eddie and Scott along Whiterabbit Creek
Whiterabbit Creek
Whiterabbit Creek
A waterfall along Whiterabbit Creek
A waterfall along Whiterabbit Creek
Scott in a waterfall along Whiterabbit Creek
Scott in a waterfall along Whiterabbit Creek
Camped along Whiterabbit Creek
Camped along Whiterabbit Creek
Scott and the Uk
Scott and the Uk
Scott
Scott
The Pentax
The Pentax
Whiterabbit Creek
Whiterabbit Creek
Spider along Whiterabbit Creek
Spider along Whiterabbit Creek
Spider eating mosquitoes along Whiterabbit Creek
Spider eating mosquitoes along Whiterabbit Creek
Flooding out upper Whiterabbit Creek
Flooding out upper Whiterabbit Creek
Scott along upper Whiterabbit Creek
Scott along upper Whiterabbit Creek
Passing out of the Whiterabbit Creek valley
Passing out of the Whiterabbit Creek valley
Old Cabin in the alpine plains feeding Whiterabbit Creek
Old Cabin in the alpine plains feeding Whiterabbit Creek
The Ram River at it's head
The Ram River at it's head
Indianhead Creek on it's way to the Clearwater
Indianhead Creek on it's way to the Clearwater
Burned out area above Indianhead Creek
Burned out area above Indianhead Creek
Looking at the Clearwater River from Indianhead
Looking at the Clearwater River from Indianhead
Elk along Indianhead Creek
Elk along Indianhead Creek
The Milky Way over the Clearwater River
The Milky Way over the Clearwater River
The glow of the sunrise over the Clearwater River
The glow of the sunrise over the Clearwater River
Ursa Major over the Clearwater River
Ursa Major over the Clearwater River
The glow of the sunset over the Clearwater River
The glow of the sunset over the Clearwater River
The Milky Way over the Clearwater River
The Milky Way over the Clearwater River
Stars cutting through the mist along the Clearwater River
Stars cutting through the mist along the Clearwater River
Scott along the Clearwater River
Scott along the Clearwater River
Tributary of the Clearwater River
Tributary of the Clearwater River
Flats along the upper Clearwater River
Flats along the upper Clearwater River
Camped at Trident Lake
Camped at Trident Lake
Trident Lake in the morning
Trident Lake in the morning
Fire along the Clearwater
Fire along the Clearwater
Fire along the Clearwater
Fire along the Clearwater
The Siffleur River valley from Clearwater Pass
The Siffleur River valley from Clearwater Pass
Pipestone Pass as seen from Clearwater Pass
Pipestone Pass as seen from Clearwater Pass
Scott at Clearwater Pass
Scott at Clearwater Pass
A brook along the Siffleur River
A brook along the Siffleur River
Broken down cabin along the Siffleur River
Broken down cabin along the Siffleur River
Wall of waterfalls along the Siffleur River
Wall of waterfalls along the Siffleur River
Wall of waterfalls along the Siffleur River
Wall of waterfalls along the Siffleur River