22 Jul

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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 over to all. We had a quick visit here on our first evening, and I am retuning now with my paints to see if I can capture it all to bring home. I'm particularly excited about the idea of trying to find a big view overlooking Frobisher Bay, looking far down the coastline toward the ocean. I start in the logical...

21 Jul

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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 company's offerings. We head to the edge of town and then further on to the infamous Road To Nowhere. We drive on the road until it ends - pretty much in the middle of nowhere as you might guess - and double back to a bridge that passes over a lovely river. Half an hour or so later, the river...

20 Jul

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I was re-packing all of our gear in Inuvik until 4:30am this morning to be ready for the flight east to Iqaluit. Life was made much easier as we were graciously hosted at the home of Paul Delaney, general manager of the Inuvik Northmart. His hospitality in allowing us the run of his place - shower, laundry, beds, huge deck to spread out our gear and rides around town and to the airport - were most appreciated, especially with the tight schedule we had to work with. Thanks Paul! We reconnected for breakfast with Peter Clarkson too, whose canoes we used...

16 Jul

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Slept in this morning. After the really late night yesterday my body needed it, and it felt good. Today is time to recharge, backup footage and write some more journals. The plane is coming tomorrow, and the first leg of my expedition up here is winding down. We are in position to relax a bit now and reflect, as we are just a few hundreds yards away from where the plane will land. It's been almost 2 weeks, and there's a lot to absorb. With dinner about to begin, I pull out an offering that has lain hidden deep in my dry...

14 Jul

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Our map shows that the end of the Thomsen River pours into Castel Bay, then M"™Clure Straight and onward to the Beaufort Sea. It also shows that the highest point of land in the region is called Castel Bay Lookout, which would be a great place to take it all in, and likely an even better place to paint from. Unfortunately, that point is across the river and many miles away, out of our reach. If we could have gone to the 2nd pick-up location, then we would have had a good shot at it. But that's life. We did however find...