Proving (yet again) that I'm pretty bankrupt on content, I thought I'd throw these older photos out for consideration. I had some slides out this past week and discovered a partial tray of photos I took the first year I was here. Serendipitously at the same time I found the transparency adapters for my scanner.
These would all be from the spring of 2000.
That first spring there was a huge iceberg locked in Victor Bay. I hopped on the snowmobile one day for a quick trip out. I drove and drove and the iceberg didn't seem to be getting any bigger. What I thought was perhaps a kilometre away turned out to be over twelve.
Here are a pair of dog teams cruising along the St George Society Cliffs
Dominque peeking out of an iglu.
That spring I took my first trip out to the Floe Edge, a truly magical place. Here is a typical stop for tea along the way.
Our camp, about 10 kilometres back from the edge, in the shadow of an iceberg. This was taken at midnight.
Like I said, magical.
And here I am, standing literally on the edge of the land fast ice. This is at the mouth of Admiralty Inlet, not too far from Cape Charles Yorke. The open water beyond is Lancaster Sound and you can just make out Devon Island on the horizon.
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You can’t say you’re bankrupt on content when you have riches like these photos to share with us. Thanks Clare.
Now, I just need to figure out how to thumb a ride from the bottom of the world to the top…
I can’t tell you how fantastic it is to see these iceberg photos, clare. There is something about having this glimpse, this view of something I am certain I shall never see in my lifetime. It is your world, and it is so other-worldly to me.
Thanks Pete. These days it just seems easier to share photos than thoughts.
And I wish I had some ideas to get you up here. Perhaps some publisher would want to send you up for research.
And I thought you guys were at the top and we were on the bottom.
Thanks Robin Andrea. Perhaps you need to catch that ride with Pete.
One thing I forgot to mention to put some scale on those icebergs. If you look closely in the second photo you’ll see our snowmobile. And even more telling (because the snowmobile is closer than the iceberg) at the very right of the photo you can see Leah.
The photos are spectacular and look so surreal. I love these photos. I wish I lived where we got snow. Alas, I’ll have to settle for an evening of rain. Thanks for sharing these beautiful photos with us.
Thanks kat. I’m happy to have the snow right now. I had my fill of rain this year.