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Down the Porcupine 151rapids between us and Rampart House. Only the remotest chance of our passingsome trapper's cabin or of meeting a trader coming up in a gas boat. Our friendsat Aklavik had said, with conviction, that it would not be possible for two womento negotiate those rapids alone. The wind had risen now and, for the first time,we had to battle with waves on the river. We passed a wide backwater, paddledround a bend and then, at 5, after seven or eight hours paddling, we saw as if wewere in a dream and had to rub our eyes to see clearly, a long row of huts linedout on the river bank.We had arrived at Old Crow.