Wildlife
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Umiarjuannguaq
We finished our coffee on a little raised gravel beach in Baillarge Bay (more on that later when I get it all sorted out) and toured around Baillarge Bay for a while, looking for seal and then turned for home. Baillarge Bay is truly a spectacular setting. More rugged and narrow than Strathcona and Adam's
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Bearded Seal
Yesterday we headed out in the cold grey day in the face of a steady rain to go boating up Admiralty Inlet. Our goal was Baillarge Bay which is one of the four fjords that run east off Admiralty Inlet here (from north to south they are Elwin Inlet, Baillarge Bay, Strathcona Sound and Adam's
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The bear watchers
A couple of days ago the bears were still hanging about Victor Bay (they're still there apparently). They were a long ways off but we had the best views from the new sewage lagoon. I was more taken by the bear watchers than the bears. The bears are nice, but like I
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Weaseling out
While you can't always get what you want, some times you get what is pretty darn interesting in its own right. Two nights ago, we headed over to Victor Bay to see if we could get another look at the bears, but there was none to be found. They are still around though, and we
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The Bears went over the mountain
We'd just finished supper last night. Well, we'd just finished cleaning up and lazing about last night when Leah's dad came in with news. Three polar bears were over in Victor Bay, and they'd been right near some of the tents. It was like a fire drill, or a missile drill (um, is anyone else
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Tired
… so all you get are a bunch of random photos. Apparently Arctic Hares like to munch on poppies. Sled dog portrait An Arctic Trifecta: King Eider, Long-tailed Duck, and Red-throated Loon Hare today, gone in a couple of seconds Two Ravens playing with a feather Travis, Bolt and a couple of the pups
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Harey
Last night on our drive we came across a couple of Arctic Hares near First Bridge, still in their winter cloaks. So a few photos for your, er, entertainment? Hare #1 The second was beautifully backlit by the night sun. And more accommodating than Hare #1 Very Accommodating But there is only so much a