North of Reliance: Bush Planes, Sled Dogs, and a Homestead on the Hoarfrost River - Softcover

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Dave Olesen was born in 1957 in Illinois. From there his life moved steadily northwest through his teens and twenties. He was educated at the University of Montana and Northland College. Before immigrating to Canada, Olesen lived in northern Minnesota and worked as a guide, Outward Bound instructor, dog musher, and pilot. In July 1987 he was on board a local freighter eastbound from Yellowknife. On board were his nineteen huskies, his father Jim, and a seven-ton cargo of building material, fuel, food, and tools. 210 miles out along the coast of Great Slave Lake the fifth largest lake in North America the boat dropped anchor and offloaded Dave, his father, and his gear and dogs. There, ten miles from the tundra and ten miles north of a tiny outpost called Reliance, Dave took up his life. That autumn he was joined by Kristen Gilbertson; they married in 1989. They have two daughters. Dave and Kristen still live at the mouth of the Hoarfrost River, where they operate a small air charter and outfitting business. In 2014 their home was destroyed by wildfire. They are re-building. Dave is the author of three other books: A Wonderful Country; Cold Nights, Fast Trails, and Four Kinds of Winter.