Legends and Lore Nahanni is rich with legends of lost gold, murder, and headless men, along with airier lore of tropical gardens and Dene spirits that dwell in the vents of the river valley’s ...

Charlie finally found his brothers’ camp alongside a creek in the Nahanni Valley in 1908. He named it “Headless Creek” ...

Severe weather is also common late in August. Where to Stay: Purists camp on the Nahanni's shores, sharing campfire tales like that of the McLeod brothers, found decapitated here in 1905.

For years he has wanted to follow the route of the ancestors who spent the winters hunting and trapping near the headwaters of the great Nahanni River. In the spring, they built a big boat out of ...