In July, 2024, Taylor led an Exploratory Trip on the remote Upper Anderson River, Northwest Territories, which flows in a north-westerly direction from Colville Lake to Liverpool Bay and the Beaufort Sea east of Tuktoyaktuk. This is one of the most remote northern rivers in mainland Canada and only accessible by floatplane. The taiga forest dominated the first few days of the trip - a bull moose strutted across the river and a barren-ground grizzly was startled during an evening hike. At Eagle, Ross and Falcon Canyons, fantastic rapids sprang up amongst the limestone ledges and a herd of twenty-one musk-oxen strolled casually along the shoreline in full view. Taylor shares his favourite stories and stunning photos from this remarkable trip and shares his sense of privilege that is inherent when canoeing a wild river for the very first time. He will also explain his process of scouting challenging Class III+ rapids and then coaching and guiding canoe-trippers of varying skill-levels safely though these rapids.