Life in Inuvik, Northwest Territories

Once again, you can never take a detailed photo of a raven, it’s always just shapes.

How lovely to see, the sunlight has returned. Being here in the summer makes the winters completely worth it.

This little guy was warming up in a heated car, during the Mad Trapper Rendezvous March 30.

The Tsiigehthic/Inuvik ice road is currently on 48-hours notice. This means the entire Dempster highway could soon close, but it’s still open.

On April 21, I drove across the road twice. There was nearly a foot of water and slush in some places, and I honestly thought the car was going to sink.

Thankfully, ice roads are well-monitored here and I saw an 18-wheeler pass after I was done.

Here, a German tourist wearing a traditional coat speaks with an elder in Tuktoyaktuk.
(Which proves: Yes, it might be cold here, but people know how to dress up.)

Kids crowd around a gigantic snowplow in Aklavik, March 30.

Hey, remember that “crazy-looking but friendly dog” from a while back? He was walking around Aklavik’s Mad Trapper Rendezvous, March 30.

This always happens to me: I see a shape in the distance, stop the car, get my camera, and then realize: It’s just a piece of garbage.

No matter what angle you photograph a raven, they always look like shadow outlines, which suck in all the light and provide no detail. It’s kind of cool.

Driving the Dempster highway is scary. It’s a dirt road shared with 18-wheelers, which goes on for hundreds of kilometres.