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Dave Daley is the originator of the Hudson Bay Quest and a competitor in this unique northern dog sled race since 2004. |
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| Wapusk
Adventures would like to thank Canada
Goose Expedition Clothing for their support in the 2008 Hudson
Bay Quest. |
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Wapusk
Adventures is the proud recipient of the 2005 Travel
Manitoba Aboriginal Tourism Award. |
Hudson Bay Quest
The
Hudson Bay Quest is a 400km dog sled race following the edge of Wapusk National Park from Gillam to Churchill, Manitoba.
For its first seven years years, it brought together mushers and sled dogs from Canada's Polar Bear Capital of the World, some of the finest Inuit mushers in the Kivalliq and more than a few teams from 'outside'.
Designed as a self-sufficient dog sledding adventure, racers carry their own supplies and dog food for the duration of the race. It is a traditional race built on the history of the fur trade, the Hudson's Bay Company and the early days of Churchill, Manitoba. It harkens back to a time when 'There ain't no law of God nor man goes north of 53°’ was a common saying.
The Hudson Bay Quest is set for March 18th and invites racers from across North America to join in this celebration of arctic life and sled dog culture.
Crossing Big River (Thlewiaza) during the 2006 Hudson Bay Quest - Smoke and Ranger in the lead. Each year, Dave and the crew of HBQ volunteers work together to organize this 200 mile race from Churchill to Arviat... this past year (2009), the race ended up being called at the halfway point due to a three day blizzard!
Smoke takes a well-deserved break during the Hudson Bay Quest. Smoke is the resident lead dog at the Wapusk dog yard - second only to Dave. He's got a lot of miles on him with six Hudson Bay Quests and even more 'bear seasons' under his belt, a fact that he readily tells any new dogs in the kennel... in dogspeak, of course.