A Photo A Day

Feb. 28, 2011

The day. The search for the Snowking, a local who makes a ice castle each year on the Great Slave Lake, he started because his kids never made their snow forts right, and he wanted to show them how it's done. Dinner at Bullucks, a local's dive dinner, with fresh caught fresh water cod. The Night. 4 hours of sky filling show!

Feb. 27, 2010 (part 2)

Tonight we visited Aurora Village and were not disappointed in the show. On the ride back to the hotel at 1am we stopped as the show picked up again (photo is another bus that didn't stop) and even got to meet a real ice road convoy and their "friendly" guide.

Feb. 27, 2010

We left Blachford Lake on the same 1967 De Havilland Beaver we came on, it is still cold and a view of the ice highways over the lakes on the way to Yellowknife.

Feb. 26, 2011 (part 3)

The day and night. A hike through virgin forest, a snow mobile ride through the woods and full blast across lakes and ponds and another fantastic evening show.

Feb. 26, 2011 (part 2)

Feb. 26, 2011 (part 1)

At 2:30am the real show started. Lasted about 35 minutes and featured dancing ribbons and swirling shapes that covered the sky.

Feb. 25, 2011 (Part 2)

I was wrong, the clouds broke enough for an hour and a half viewing. (re-toned)

Feb. 25, 2011

Day 1. Bush plane flight and landing on Blachford Lake. Then a snow storm has covered the area... no Northern Lights tonight. At least dinner is lamb and pear upside down cake.

Feb. 24, 2011

Rochester to Toronto, Toronto to Calgary, Calgary to Edmonton, and Edmonton to Yellowknife (I hope, I am just waiting out my 4 hour layover)

Feb. 23, 2011

Packed for tomorrow's trip. Lower right to upper left. Pray for a clear sky and solar activity for the Northern Lights. (ps it's a really bad time to have a cold, fought it for a week, before seeing the doctor today, flying should be fun!)

Feb. 22, 2011

Remembering a classmate.

Feb. 21, 2011

Parking.

Feb. 20, 2011

Sam's toy. I didn't leave the house for 3 days. Damn cold!

Feb. 19, 2011

The Blue Bomber leaves home. We owned her for over 10 years, she brought us on many family trips and several with just me and a daughter (both Steph and Sam). Some quick favorites:
- Deb and me driving through the woods in PA, in a rainstorn, neither of us could see the trail, climbing the hills and getting out well after dark.
- Steph and me going to the Coal Miner Cruiser Classic, her first real off-roading.
- Drive-in nights. It is real cold driving home topless (the truck) at 1am
Thanks for the memories!