The PaddlerUK magazine September 2015 issue 4 | Page 46

Grand Canyon
of the Stikine, BC, Canada

Nouria Abou-Newman

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“It is hard to pick up a favourite river because it’s not just
about the river itself but also the people you were with and
the experience you had on it. My home river in La Plagne is one of
my favourites, I know it is nothing exceptional but I truly love it. I have
many favourite rivers but if I have to name one particular one I
would go for the Grand Canyon of the Stikine.

“I love big water and there is no such
place as the Stikine for that. But what
makes it my favourite isn’t the scary/fun
whitewater. It is the magic of the canyon
and the way you feel as you e nter it.
“I’m privileged to get to see such a
beautiful untouched place. Insignificant in
face of the huge cliffs and rapids and yet
so free while being trapped in between
massive walls. I remember being scared
and stressed, but also calm and peaceful,
excited and stoked, alive…HAPPY.”

Photographs Quebec
Connexion.