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By Crannster
July 17th 2008

The Dempster Adventure

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The Dempster Highway begins...

Hey hey! We left the story in Dawson City. Now we are in Inuvik, Northwest Territories where the only way to get here from Dawson is...THE DEMPSTER HIGHWAY....that's right: A one way road, 750 kilometers of gravel and mud and pot holes! And oh yes, let us not forget the unforgettable: MOSQUITOS. In addition to the challenges, we saw some unbelievable views. Beautiful mountains, tundra, and boreal forests and wildlife accompanied us on the way. We hope that our return trip brings more sunshine so we can see even more! (we hit a lot of rain along the way). Our first [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
August 13th 2007

TUK

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Tuk

Tuk [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
August 10th 2007

The end of the Road music festival/Buddy:)

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The End of the Road Music Festival

The end of the road music festival [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
August 4th 2007

Boating and swimm'in in the delta

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Bliss in the delta

What better way to end a day than swimming and boating with friends:) After work Sean and I took our pals, Joana, Emily, Greg, Dan and his friend Ruth, out into the delta. And then we took a dip in one of our sample sites! Brrrrrrr [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 30th 2007

Delta Survey

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Cariboo Hills

Delta Survey [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 26th 2007

Great Northern Arts Festival

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Bowhead whale carving

I did not get as many photos of this festival as I wanted to, but I did get many videos of the drummers! This was the 19th Great Northern Arts festival held in Inuvik, NWT. This is a world class event that showcases the north, northernart and artists to the world! The festival brings people together to celebrate the art and to pass on their individual skills and traditions. There is a gallery set up with hundreds of works of art from a limited number of artists and events are held throughout the week. Sue, Jolie and I attended the opening [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 25th 2007

Drivin' down the Dempster...lookin' for adventure

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Fort McPherson

Today I got to drive down the Dempster Highway to the Peel River crossing just past Fort Mcpherson with Jolie and Sean. We collected some water samples from the Peel River, the Arctic Red and the Mackenzie river. The Dempster Highway is extremely dusty, as you can see in my photos! It is a one of a kind drive though. Our first "stop" was to catch the mini ferry across the channel where Arctic Red and Mackenzie merge. From here we drove straight to Fort McPherson. Fort McPherson is a Gwich'in community along the Peel River, connected to Dawson and Inuvik [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 22nd 2007

Life through a bug net...

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Top of permafrost

Hello everyone! These are some more photos of the town, the famous Trapper pub included, but only from the outside... There is a photo of one of our big experiments set up outside, with all the bugs! Speaking of bugs I also included a video on here of the bugs that Sean took when we went out to get some water. You see all those little dots on the screen? Yes those are BUGS! Enjoy [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 16th 2007

The Igloo Church

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RECOVERED

I finally got a chance to tour Our Lady of Victory church, better known throughout the western Arctic as the "Igloo Church." It is said to be the most photographed building in Inuvik. Which is not surprising considering it is a large circular structure surmounted by a byzantine dome, crowned by a cupola topped by a cross in a town of squat rectangular buildings. It is funny that this building seemed to sit more comfortably and congruously in the arctic than the shoebox-shaped house around town. The tour was given by Father Mathew a Nigerian Priest who has been in [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
July 14th 2007

DAY 16 Inuvik!

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RECOVERED

Wild Saturday night at the Trapper. The Trapper is the local pub in Inuvik and this past Saturday night a talent show was held in the establishment! This social event was being held to raise funds for the End of the Road Music festival (http://www.eotrmusic.com/) held every year in Inuvik mid August so we all went out. I was told it is illegal to take photos inside so I will have to get some pictures of the outside of the Trapper, it is totally welly and looks even sketchier than the Cecil, hee hee. There were about 10 performers all [View Full Entry]

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