THE BIG RACE: Cory takes his arctic training up a big notch by entering his first adventure race with his brother Carl who will be joining on the next trek. It's the 2008 ESAR (http://www.esar.ca), and do they ever get a work-out!...

After the inspiring ride into the fiords the day before, I had hoped the water would calm down so that we could go back out by boat and explore further. But the winds kept up their pace, and a short boat ride out confirmed that it was indeed best to stay back in the bay. The fact is that the view from camp was amazing, and I only had to open my eyes to see spectacular scenery right from there. But I always like to look around thoroughly before committing a scene to canvas, and for that reason was hoping to...