Top Mysteries writes “The Nahanni Valley lies within the Nahanni National park, this valley is commonly referred to as The Valley of the Headless Men. Surprisingly, few people have heard of the Nahanni National Park and even fewer have set foot upon it. According to statista.com, the park only sees 1,000 visitors per year. That is in stark contrast to the Rocky Mountains National Park, which sees well over 4 million visitors annually. This perhaps makes sense when you realize that the park can only be accessed by boat or float-plane, and the nearest road is around 90 miles away.
This name, Valley of the Headless men began to gain traction when various anomalies were discovered within the valley. One such incident was that of Willie and Frank McCloud, who disappeared there. The brothers set off on their expedition in 1904 where they travelled to the valley in search of gold.”
m99
I for one had never heard of this park. It sounds beautiful. Canada, Oh Canada! What a very beautiful place.
https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/pn-np/nt/nahanni
John A
Mm. It’s a spectacular park. I was fortunate to visit it when young. It has to be one of the most remote places I’ve ever visited and one of the spectacular. I recall we had to bring food with us. I hope perhaps you will have a chance to visit someday.
Curt N
I used to do long wilderness canoe trips every summer in Northern Canada and once paddled the Keele, which is the next drainage north of the Nahanni. Ironically we did not want to paddle the Nahanni because we deemed it “too crowded” (it is somewhat popular with wilderness paddlers and even sees some guided services). Incredibly beautiful country, and so wild. We didn’t see anything odd on our trip but the Nahanni has quite a reputation. There’s a great book about early explorations of the area called “Dangerous River” by RM Patterson, good stuff! https://www.amazon.com/Dangerous-River-Adventure-Nahanni/dp/1894898869