Robert: Buffalo vs Dogs Trap-Line Incident
After the wolves ran away, the buffalo saw my dogs and he charged my dogs. He came straight down the trail. That’s why my dog-sled pack leader was trying to stop because she knew that buffalo was there…
Tagged: Fort Chipewyan
Canada Driving from the Northwest Territories to Alberta.
Canada Driving from the Northwest Territories to Alberta. Fort Smith, Northwest Territories, Canada. 14 January 2018. I had an alarm set for 10:00. Alarms are terrible on vacation. It took some time, but Julie and I eventually got out of bed. Showers. Pack the car. Dead battery. Great… It was Arctic cold again, -34° Celsius, so it was hard to blame the car for not wanting to fire-up. Had it not been for our morning fire-up in the room, I may...
Entering the Northwest Territories of Canada: Fort Chipewyan to Fort Smith.
Entering the Northwest Territories: Fort Chipewyan to Fort Smith. 13 January 2018 (continued. Click here for dog sledding first part). Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada. At 13:00, after some convincing from everyone in the community, Julie and I left Barbara and Robert Grandjambe’s house, gassed up the car up in Fort Chipewayn for $1.60/liter, and drove north. It would be a 3.5 hour trip from Fort Chipewyan, Alberta to Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Neither Julie nor I had been to any...
Dog Sledding in Canada: Fort Chipewyan, Alberta
Dog Sledding in Fort Chipewyan. Fort Chipewyan, Alberta, Canada. 13 January 2018. I had an alarm set for 08:05. Neither Julie nor I wanted to get up but time was of the essence in Fort Chipewyan. Of course, there is time to be used wisely when you are on holidays. And even when you have a massive day, it is important to take partake in vacation horizontal bed dancing. The world can wait! Julie and I packed up, showered up, and headed...
Traveling Canadian Ice Roads: Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan
Traveling Canadian Ice Roads: Fort McMurray to Fort Chipewyan. 12 January 2018. I was nearly pacing the floor waiting for Julie to finish her course in the morning to come and collect me. It is hard to know what a person is going to need in northern Canada. I was already far north in Fort McMurray, Alberta, but we were going to be heading much further north than that on an ice-road…further north than most Canadian minds think of, to...
