Woke up to a promising day. Conditions were clear enough to warrant a second try at seeing Mount Thor from the north side perspective, so Marten and I began hiking back up the Weasel River Valley. After a few kilometers...
EXPLORING THOR: Cory hikes further up the Weasel River in search of Mount Thor, and finds the weather adding to the unique challenge....
After a day of exploring the new surroundings, and a 9km hike to view Mount Thor from a side perspective that failed because of the fog that moved in, we awoke to non-stop wind and rain. Upon seeing this from...
INSPIRATION: Get inside the head of artist Cory Trepanier head as he begins a new painting in the awesome wilderness of Baffin Island's Auyuittuq National Park....
GLIMPSE OF MOUNT THOR: Further up the Weasel River Valley in Auyuittuq National Park, Cory catches his first view of the magnificent Mount Thor, which has the distinction of being the highest sheer rock face in the world....
All distant views from the day before are obliterated by the white mist. But these very conditions that mean not painting what I wanted to yesterday, have opened up other opportunities. The weather has turned the Rock Garden into a...
TRAIL UPDATE: Cory shares a progress report and goals for this leg of his journey after almost losing his tent to the wind....
I caught my first glimpse of Mount Thor today. Actually, it was a full fantastic view from an area called the Rock Garden. It loomed in the distance in what seemed like a perpetual shadow as the sun hit the...
TO THE ARCTIC CIRCLE: The weather changes as Cory and Marten hike further up the Weasel River valley, heading ever slowly toward Mt. Thor, and across the Arctic Circle....
FIRST PAINTING: After putting on a few kilometres, Cory settles down to begin his first painting in the eastern arctic, and shares a few thoughts on the subject....
