would be a hole underneath it, full of water from the melting ice.
With the thermometre rangeing from zero to 20 ° or 30º below – in other words, 50 or 60 degrees of frost, a tent is not the warmest place in the world.
When the banks would permit it – we always pulled ashore and camped amongst the trees for additional shelter. These camps were very pleasant. Instead of using our little stove and conserving our supply of wood – we could have a huge roaring fire which warmed our tent and gave us a chance to “dry out”. Drying out was important. We were always wet from perspiration. Dogs travel at what is called a dog trot, a running walk, and, as we had to use snowshoes all the time, it was quite an effort.
