Category: Northwest Territories

I really didn’t want to leave Yellowknife yesterday – there’s still more to see! But, a bit more exploring around town and then I had to hit the road. My father-in-law asked if I could get a photo of a place that he spent some time at while working...

The weather yesterday morning didn’t look too promising on the north shore where I wanted to spend the day, so I started by exploring Yellowknife a bit more. This is the Canadian Forces’ Joint Task Force North headquarters. Most of the federal offices in Whitehorse are gone now, but...

Dawn at Yellowknife at 6:10, with fog filling some of the distant bays of Great Slave Lake. This was my “Explore Yellowknife” day. I started with Eggs Frobisher Bay, which is Eggs Bennie with smoked Arctic char added. Yuuum – a great way to start the day 🙂 I...

The rain had almost stopped by the time I got out of my tent at Sambaa Deh Falls Park. Before leaving I got to use one of the large extra bags I’m carrying. Topping up my fuel here would get me to Fort Providence with no problem. It’s 322...

When I posted yesterday, I had just found a room at the Nahanni Inn in Fort Simpson. Here we are now this morning, on the banks of the Mackenzie River. I thought I was going to be flying to Nahanni Park and Virginia Falls with Simpson Air, but there...

This is going to be a brief post – at least brief text because I have to be going shortly to catch a plane to Virginia Falls. This photo shows you why I stayed at the Blue Bell in Fort Nelson – can’t get much more convenient than that...