START Date: August 2002 Destination: Rafting in the Taku watershed Lindsey and Sam spent eight days rafting in the Taku River watershed. The watershed is 4.5 million acres - the size of New Jersey. There are no towns or roads, just forests, rivers and wildlife. The purpose of the trip was to get to know the river and better understand why it needs to be protected. We saw spawning salmon, heard wolves howl from the forest, and caught trout for dinner. Lindsey saw her first grizzly bear. But it is the landscape and the wildness that is most captivating. START