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TO TANQUARY: The scenery changes for Cory and Carl as they relocate to the dramatic landscapes surrounding Tanquary Fiord, 100 km south of Lake Hazen on Ellesmere Island....

09 July, 2009 /

Stayed around the Parks Canada camp today, resting our sore feet. Had our tents set up to the side, got caught up with the less glamourous parts of the trip. Laundry, backing up media, and writing journals, etcetera. I also...

08 July, 2009 /

Covered more ground on our way back to park camp yesterday. We woke up hoping this would be last fully-loaded hike for a bit. We knew the odds were good because the acting park super-intendant Monty Yanks and one of...

07 July, 2009 /

An alarm clock was not needed to wake us up this morning. Carl nudged me and whispered, "There's a wolf outside the tent." Sure enough, I could see just his big paws prowling past under the tent fly. By the...

06 July, 2009 /

The dreaded day has arrived, breaking camp, and fully reloading our gear, to begin our way back to the camp, twenty kilometers away. Dreaded, because, even though we have been eating enough to shave our weight down a bit, our...

05 July, 2009 /

BACK TO CAMP: Cory and Carl head back to the parks camp, but not before a visit from more Arctic Wolves and some Ellesmere painting....

05 July, 2009 /

Stayed a little closer to base camp because of our long day yesterday, also, tomorrow, we begin our hike back to parks Canada camp at Lake Hazen. We will definitely need fresh legs for that. Staying closer to camp also...

04 July, 2009 /

Today Carl and I headed out to hike up to Weasel Lake, by following the edge of the glacier then cutting up a steep valley and meandering through further valleys and peaks. Past all this this, one can finally see...

03 July, 2009 /

THE BIG HIKE: A 12 hour hike leads Cory and Carl to muskox, arctic wolves, arctic hares and nasty weather....

03 July, 2009 /
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