Walter Muma was born on 5 August 1956 and is a Canadian man who is on record for completing a 3-month 11,500-mile journey across Canada and Alaska by moped.
22 Facts About Walter Muma
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Walter Muma's father was a bookbinder and restorer of books; both his parents affiliated religiously as Quakers.
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Walter Muma attended Jesse Ketchum Public School and Northern Secondary School.
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Walter Muma hitchhiked his way out to British Columbia, Yukon, Alaska and Nova Scotia, returning to Toronto after four and a half months on the road.
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Walter Muma disassembled an older Motobecane for spare parts to bring on his trip.
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Walter Muma brought approximately 50 pounds of gear, including a tent, sleeping bag, clothing, tools, food and water, spare fuel cans, and oil to mix with the fuel.
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Walter Muma had developed an interest in photography previous to his trip.
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Walter Muma began his trip on June 3,1978, leaving his home in Toronto.
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Walter Muma rode to the Chapleau Route of the Trans-Canada Highway, and continued North on the highway, curving west to Wawa.
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Near mile 401, Walter Muma took a short side trip on a partially washed-out road to the abandoned Churchill Mines.
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Walter Muma camped at Muncho Lake, photographing more mountain sheep.
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Walter Muma spent some time wandering on side roads throughout the Yukon and Alaska.
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Walter Muma then followed the Canol Road, to Quiet Lake, and then back to the Alaska Highway.
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Walter Muma took a side trip to Atlin, British Columbia, passing the ghost town of O'Donnell.
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Walter Muma left Whitehorse and proceeded on the Stewart-Cassiar Highway to British Columbia.
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Walter Muma passed by Cassiar, a company town then owned by an asbestos mining company.
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Walter Muma traveled past the Coast Mountains and the Ningunsaw River, reaching the Bear Glacier, which at the time reached nearly to the road itself.
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Walter Muma continued through Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, eventually reaching the border of Ontario.
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Walter Muma continued to tour, backpack, hike and canoe in Canada and the United States after his record-breaking moped trip.
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Walter Muma visited Australia for two weeks and India for six months.
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Walter Muma took a course in accounting and finance at Seneca College and worked as an accountant in a small firm for eight years.
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Walter Muma is an experienced field botanist and a photographer.