NWT/Northern Alberta, September 2006
We spent two weeks this September travelling further north than either of us had ever been
Let’s hit the road! (what I saw on my summer vacation...)
Bridge at Grande Prairie
The road stretches ahead (complete with bug guts)
Sun through clouds at La Glace, AB
The road to Northfield Cemetery
Resting place of my paternal grandparents
Great Grandpa and Grandma Johnson
My Grandma and Grandpa
Julia (who would have been my Great Aunt had she lived)
There are one or two Norwegians in this graveyard
Telling my Grandma about my latest Yahtzee defeat over Stu
Bridge at Dunvegan
Flowers at Dunvegan Park
Our Lady of Peace overlooking the Peace Rive at Dunvegan
Strolling through the woods
The bridge at Denvegan
The Mighty Peace
At Lions’ campground, Peace River
Twelve-Foot Davis
“What I saw on my summer vacation” by Kimmy Beach
Curious coyote at Hutch Lake, Alberta
Holy Lake to Selves!!
The last of Alberta
The Mighty Metropolis of Indian Cabins, Alberta
North of 60!
Host at the Welcome Centre
40 KM without another vehicle in sight
Pathway down to falls on Hay River
The Hay River, NWT
Louise Falls
Alexandra Falls
Sunset over the town of Hay River, on the South shore of Great Slave Lake
What a friendly hotel!
Yeah. Right.
My god! Is it a $50 charge if we smoke...?
Or a $100 charge??
First look at Great Slave Lake
In drydock
Northern Boreal forest
uh....
...okay
The Mackenzie River
Mackenzie River ferry
And it’s free! BC Ferries could take a lesson or two.
Impromptu picnic
The Canadian Shield comes into view
Not something we see at home
Just West of Yellowknife
Entering Yellowknife
The oldest restaurant in Yellowknife
Inside the Wildcat
The booze was expensive, but they fill them right up! (note the lopsided drinks)
Reception at the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
NACC, run by our friend Ben Nind
View of Great Slave Lake from Ben and Dawn’s home
Lake by night
Moonrise over Great Slave Lake
Our digs: The Bayside B&B
Our view
Art in Old Town
Inukshuk (“resembling a person” in Inuit)
Old Town art
They rule the city
Yellowknife graffiti
Old Town by night
An award-winning shot of the Aurora Borealis (they were there; we just couldn’t capture them on film)
The honey wagon pays an early-morning visit. The world smelled a bit like poo that day...
Northern Alberta/Northwest Territories
