I am truly sorry, folks, but there are no terribly important or spectacular events that are very long so I am still skipping some days. We arrived in Inuvik yesterday and slept over in our RV there. Dad, Martin (remember him from one of my other journals?), Kate (a new friend) and Pat are going to Ivvavik to take pictures, hike, paint, and enjoy the scenery with the arts in the parks program. During that time Mom, Sydney and I agreed to house-sit and pet-sit for her and it was fun. She has great pets they are a black and...

GOING TO THE FIRTH: With the family comfortably settled in Inuvik, Cory flies with Park Canada to the Firth River in Ivvavik National Park top explore the ancient river and mountains surrounding it....

I'm going to be skipping a few days here; again. Ok so where do I start?   We woke up that morning and it was very foggy, and slightly raining. We took this as an advantage to take our tent and move it around to the middle of the plateau and had nothing but rain and fog most of the day. The next day, we found out that Jonah had to leave early to guide some mineral prospectors. The next day, Steve came over with his dog, Floppy. Later, Jonah left. On the next day, we worked our way down to the bottom...

BACK TO PAULATUK: Cory heads back to Paulatuk after exploring the land. Because of the ruggedness of the terrain, the 72km trek back took 11 hours on a four-wheeler hauling a trailer....