mosquito air force
Miles Canyon on the Yukon River upstream of Whitehorse
Our van drivers: Dave and his wife
Tintina trench, with smoke from forest fires
Geraldine leaving Dawson City
start of the Dempster
the truck
Dan & Robin at the start of the Dempster
Robin...yes there were hills!
Jenny & Dan
Dan
Jenny
onwards into the Ogilvie Mountains
Tombstone territorial campground
lunch stop
Shelagh & Walter at Two Moose Lake
Brigitte & Jean, our dauntless leaders
afternoon snack break
and the road goes on...and on and on
Blackstone River wild camp
another climb
Geraldine
Robin and Dan
Ogilvie Ridge lookout
Mike
Jean & Brigitte
Robin
Eagle Plains gravel pit
coffee break
and the road goes on
still going, an hour later
as Geraldine reaches the top of yet another hill
Eagle Plains...hot showers!
the view from Eagle Plains
en route to Rock Creek
not much wind today
the Arctic Circle!!
Shelagh...still climbing
Ann
Ian
the Richardson mountains
John confirming there's only one road
there were hills
Trans Canada Trail at the Yukon-NWT border
the Northwest Territories...at last!
Midway Lake
Midway Lake and the Richardson Mtns
distant Peel River
Delores and Donna waiting for the Peel River ferry
Peel River crossing
speedy Donna
Tsiigehtchic churches
Tsiigehtchic
Tsiigehtchic Elders' Home
MacKenzie River from Tsiigehtchic
heading up after crossing the Mackenzie River
Inuvik...we made it!!
Jenny, super truck driver
Inuvik utilidors
Inuvik Igloo Church
Inside the igloo church
Inuvik hospital
Inuvik visitor centre
Entrance to the visitor centre
Smartie homes
ski club
Inuvik, en route to Tuktoyaktuk
the Mackenzie delta
pingo near Tuk.
pingo
approaching Tuk
pilot Scott with Geraldine, Penny & Jenny
Tuk. airport
Tuktoyaktuk
pingoes near Tuk
DEW line
Tuk harbour, with the DEW line in the background
the ice went out 4 days ago!
ice crystals
our fellow passenger wetting her hair in the Beaufort Sea
start of the Trans Canada Trail
RC church in Tuk
sealskin altar cloth
old mission ship
Tuk. Anglican Church
another sealskin altar cloth
in the ice house
Mackenzie delta
Inuvik legion
Inuvik school
our hotel
floor art in the Inuvik airport
placer mining tailings near Dawson City