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By Kelly and Kotah
September 7th 2008

First weekend -treasure hunting "The Mall"

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We had a lot of excitement here in Yellowknife this weekend as we attempt to Stuff up our home. Friday night I located a tv for sale on YK trader. We went over there and got the nearly new 27inch TV, A nearly new printer/scanner, garbage can and broom and dustpan set for $30. Then.. I went out to the few garage sales in town on Saturday morning gaining more good stuff then came home got the girls (they wouldn’t get up early enough). We went to a free pancake breakfast put on by the school board and then we [View Full Entry]

By Kelly and Kotah
September 1st 2008

Yellowknife, Our new home for the Winter

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Daisey Love Talitha Dakotah and me all packed up

Well we made it here, About 3pm we arrived. The drive was pretty, but very much the same for a long long time. And, for anyone travelling up here. It would have been really nice to have one of those signs that says " Last Gas station for 250km..." at High Level. Second call to CAA since I signed up. All about this trip. We overnighted in Hay River. That was a late night and my stomach is feeling a little queesy from all the travel but the girls and pets are doing fine. We're finally here, the odometer says 2100km [View Full Entry]

By Crannster
August 18th 2008

Waterfalls, bison and a black cougar!

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Keno, Yukon
drive in the clouds

Hello, all! We have enjoyed the last part of our journey with our lovely new-used car. We saw Faro, Keno and Mayo, three little towns in the Yukon with boom and bust histories of mining for gold, zinc and silver. We saw a cow moose and two calfs , ate wild strawberries, raspberries, saw an abandoned mine, travelled gravel roads, camped at some very pretty campgrounds...it is nice to be on the road again! Heading up the Liard Highway just before we cross Northern BC into the Northwest Territories, after seeing mountain goats, moose, black bears, foxes, caribou....we saw the most [View Full Entry]

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 mrhooie
February 4th 2008

Leaving for Australia

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-40C in Yellowknife
The Thermometer in truck does not read colder than -40. It was -43C at the time of this photo. So here's -40C. 7:55 am MST Yellowknife NWT Canada

Well, we get ready to leave the deep freeze to start the trip to Australia. A few pictures for you to enjoy the -40ºC that we've had for well over a week now. It's been awful and even Calgary at -20ºC tonight will be a nice reprieve. Can't wait to get on the plane to Calgary [View Full Entry]

By Ocean lady
August 13th 2007

TUK

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Tuk

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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]

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