Northern Life
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Alone with my shadow
Its the Fishing Derby Weekend (known to the rest of Canada as Victoria Day Weekend or the May Long Weekend), which is a big big highlight in Arctic Bay's year. Its been amazing to watch the bustle as the town busies itself in preparation for emptying out. By this time tomorrow the vast majority of
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A trip to Cowboy Land (Part 2)
A little farther on from where I got stuck, the walls of the gorge get significantly lower and it becomes more like a stream bed. About half way along this you turn out and head up the gentle slope of the mountain, making for a slight notch at the top. The rather nondescript notch is
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A trip to Cowboy Land
Although it isn't a landform that most people associate with the Arctic, the area around Arctic Bay has a number of "badlands" around. Spots filled with hoodoos and other wildly eroded rock. Probably the most accessible here is a spot that is known locally as Cowboy Canyon, or alternatively Cowboy Land (I prefer Canyon). Sunday
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Cowboy Canyon
A quick teaser until I get the rest of the photos organized. Here's a scene from today's trip to Cowboy Canyon.
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Scenes from a Quest
As Darcy and Kennie have already more than ably reported on, Monday was the start of the 2009 Nunavut Quest, the Inuit style dog team race. This year the race runs between Arctic Bay and Pond Inlet. Below the fold are some photos from the start of the race.
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Fire and ice
More later, when I'm up to it.