Monday October 27, 2008 –
Here are some beautiful drawings that were created by my friend Benoit Jurion.
They illustrate sections of the expedition that I lived through but could not photograph in April-June 2008 in Chukotka.
Russian Run by Benoit Jurion.
DimSum
Pulling the sled in winter conditions.
Pulling the sled along the Lamuskaya river. See the sequential order as the landscape evolved from snow to slush to water.
Dangerous situation where the sled got lodged under an ice shelf. At one point, the sled actually got sucked under an ice shelf and the strong current took me with it for a distance of about 30 feet under water, before being able to reappear above the water line.
Using the sled as a kayak and the shovel as a paddle. Note the evolution… progressively placing the feet in the sled, out of the