I do think that inuksuit are way overdone, as in over exposed. I mean, hell, even Hay River (that most arctic of locales) has one. But, they are photogenic. There is just something about stones placed by people that is visually appealing. Witness Stonehenge, and other henges. Old tent rings can be found scattered over the arctic, although sometimes they are hard to distinguish. Often it is hard to find old rings, as the large stones have been used and reused by succeeding generations.
But I digress. Inuksuit are damned photogenic, which conflicts me. So I thought I'd try something a little different the other day. A non-traditional photo of them. The real subject can be seen off in the distance, the St George's Society Cliffs.
And, by way of a bonus, here are a couple of other photos with different takes from my usual fare. A nature shot in a decidedly unnatural setting.
And for those who want to know where the Northwest Passage can be found.
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Today’s photos are very nice. Do you think the inuksut that you photographed here is old? Are they still used for purposes of navigation and communication in your part of the world? Or just to indicate someone was there? ~karen
Hay River? Wow, try Ottawa!!! Haha! You can in fact find them all over in smaller towns too in southern Ontario, LOL! In Brantford where my parents live there is a veggie shack just outside of town and they have inuksuks (inuksuit)!!!
They are popular right now…sorry! I like inuksuit myself though!
p.s. I didn’t know before that the plural was inuksuit, thanks!
Three fantastic shots!
I believe that most inuksuit these days are just a form of “I was here”. For instance I know exactly how old this inuksut is, I made it. A friend tells a story about being weathered in on an island in the Foxe Basin. It was covered in inuksuit. He thought it must be a significant site, but it turned out that people are frequently stuck on the island because of fog, and build them to keep occupied while waiting better weather.