02 Aug Exploring Naujaat
Ice conditions are still holding tough - way too much out there to go into the park and no change in the immediate future. This is an unusual amount of ice for this time of year. Only now are locals...
01 Aug Naujaat Arrival
The wind is stiff as I board the plane at Rankin airport eager to get to Naujaat, a step closer to Ukkusiksalik National Park. We"™ve been planning a 9 day trip there with parks staff for months, but due to...
01 Aug Update From Naujaat, Nunavut
VIDEO UPDATE from Naujaat, Nunavut (formerly Repulse Bay). Please excuse the lousy iPhone audio, but it was rather windy! Cheers, Cory [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/135184834']...
31 Jul Rankin Layover
Our flight worked out this time, and Ryan and I have made it to Rankin Inlet where we are met at the airport by Page Burt, owner of Nanuq Lodge. As we move our gear we find out that we...
29 Jul Canada AM: Cory’s “PAIN of painting plein air” video
Jeff Hutcheson and Canada AM (http://canadaam.ctvnews.ca) shared my "PAIN of plein air painting" video from Leg 1 of the expedition in "ª#"ŽAulavikNP"¬ on Banks Island on July 29th. Thanks guys! You can also watch the video on the field journal page....
27 Jul Kayaking on Frobisher Bay
With our aborted flight to Rankin, we are now unexpectedly back in Iqaluit for a few more days until the next ride out. Some conversing with Graham at Arctic Kingdom leads to a great way to spend a day"¦ kayaking...
25 Jul Greetings from Iqaluit!
Hi everyone, thought I'd drop in and say hi by video this evening, almost live from Iqaluit. Cheers from Canada's north! [vc_video link='https://vimeo.com/134523032']...
24 Jul Moving On?
Checked out the local museum in Iqaluit today. It would be great to bring some of my Arctic painting collection back to the north some day, to share with people who live up here. As we need to fly out...
22 Jul Painting Frobisher Bay
Tonight I return to a corner of Iqaluit off on its own: Apex. It's a quaint and quiet area with hills behind it to the north, ocean to the east, and a big hill to the south that looks out...
21 Jul Off The Road To Nowhere
Mikaela pulls in with the Arctic Kingdom Suburban, and Ryan and I toss in our gear for some Iqaluit exploration. Mikaela is working with Arctic Kingdom for the summer and guiding folks around for the Tour Iqaluit side of the...