Capital Suites Yellowknife

... Once in the Northwest Territories the road becomes Highway 7 (The Laird Trail). The scenery on this road is more of the same, but the road becomes allot more challenging due to the bumps, soft spots and slick areas of the highway. The gravel section of the highway continues for 219km until you reach the junction with the Mackenzie Highway (Highway 1). At this point we were grateful of the paved surface that the Mackenzie ...

... and all there is, is a stop sign? You've got to be kidding me. Talk about anti-climactic... We took a photo anyway.



We were also advised to go and see Cameron Falls, so we took our sandwiches and headed down there. Definitely worth the trip and the rental car. Again, one of those things you have to see to believe. I grew up near Niagara Falls, but still, I'm amazed every time there are rocks and water rushes past them, I don't know why ...

It was unbelievably hot in Yellowknife, NWT this morning. I woke up to the sound of a little animal rustling around in some plastic bags. No way! A squirrel was eating the trail mix I had so carefully prepared before leaving. An entire bag of chocolate, cereal, raisins and more, gone to the squirrel... *sigh* There was not much food to make for breakfast after that. Keith ate dry bagels and sardines. He loved it. He relished it with wild ...

... d love to golf here, can you imagine golfing all night in the midnight sun? We probably wont have time this go around but it's fun to think about anyway. I feel like such a tourist but there seems so much to be touristy about - photos, postacrds, native art, northern light paraphenalia, arctic parkas, dream catchers, diamonds... We saw a kid on a bike with an antler sticking out of his backpack - it's soooo territorial!

... confusion with the results and the race start time got put back 2x until things were sorted out. The race office didn't have a handle on just what was needed in the result department and was under the gun so it was a snafu. Other than the delays the races went off well. Due to the impending cold weather, the race organizers decided to move up Thursday and Fridays event by one day. We are going to run 4 days in a row instead of ...

... by myself at night in Bangkok or Sydney. I had a positive attitude and expectation that people are basically good and kind. When I left, I said I am not getting any younger nor is the world going to be getting any safer, so I better go now. I return saying I am indeed not any younger now! but the world is not as scary as I thought it was going to be which is not a bad trade-off. So thank you to all the angels and helpful people I met, and thank you ...

... ran fine on regular gasoline. One cannot launch onto this road without reading the information panels posted at the start of the Dempster. It was reassuring that the various cautions were not as dire as on the Dalton Highway. As a result of the information, I taped the mosquito screen which I normally use to cover the opening in my sunroof, over the grill of my Volvo. Apart from flying stones damaging windshields, they also have the potential of piercing a car ...

... gravel) part of the Mackenzie Highway did not quite produce the same effect as the Liard Highway for several reasons. There was more traffic which largely removed the sense of isolation which made the Liard exciting. The road bed was also not as good as the Liard Highway which made driving a little less enjoyable since it required a bit more attention to road conditions. The three major attractions along the route are the crossing of ...

... en arrivant... Ce matin, je tire mes rideaux et première image de Yellowknife (pour les novices, c'est 2h en avion au nord de Calgary... le grand nord canadien à la même latitude que Whitehorse en fait: Un peu plus tard (14h, si si... le soleil va pas bien haut ici...) sur les "dunes" qui bordent le lac... Grand lac de l'Esclave (big Slave's lake) Mais puisque je vous dis que c'est un loup!! Il était tout seul, avait plus que 3 ...

... lakes - what a life! Also good to see family and friends at home too and get back into the broomball swing of things. Oh my gawd, are we ever out of shape. Waaaay too much beer drinking overseas. The trip was awesome and adventures were had. Laughter was pretty much a daily activity. Cheers!! Sherry and Jan