The first obsticle encountered will be the Great Divide between the MacKenzie and the Churchill Watersheds. On the MacKenzie side are the Alberta Tar Sands, and stretched out along the Churchill side of the divide is nothing but impassable muskeg.

The second land bridge on their trek is the one that crosses the divide North of Lac LaLoche, the Methy Portage. Place your mouse pointer over the map to see the region of interest.