TrueWild:KluaneArtist Cory Trpanier straps an easel to his back and steps into the Yukon wild for a month to explore Kluane National Park & Reserves untamed beauty on canvas. Feel natures awe in the largest non polar ice field in the world, as Cory comes face to face with Canadas highest peak: Mount Logan. Then its an arduous hike on the Donjek Route, canoeing on Mush and Bates Lakes, and rafting down the Alsek River to the glacier strewn Lowell Lake. This leads to

laying bare all the way back to shore

the sky at last gave in a little and enchanted me with a few moments of magenta hues and even a glimpse of the setting sun before closing back up again

James roamed the waters with his lovingly rebuilt canvas covered canoe that I had eyed since he first put it in the water

M: 19” x 41” / $610

Kluane National Park & Reserve

I perched my half box French easel on the hillside and battled blowing sands from the polar desert that kept adding grit to my oil paints

they battle challenging weather as Cory lays paint on canvas

Wilberforce is a hidden gem that transforms the Hood River into a roaring display of sound and sight

I couldn't help but look forward to all we were about to see

"As I look back on my fondness for the outdoors

highlighted that for me

"  - Cory