So, what's new? Ya, not much new here either. Since the last blog, we quit, got new jobs, and moved 4,000 Kms across the country. You know... same old same old.
We moved to Fort McPherson, North West Territories. It's well above the arctic circle, pretty far north, and right close to the Yukon. This mountain is actually in the Yukon. We went for a short drive south along the Dempster Highway, where we're just 85 Kms from the border. There's a ferry across the mighty Mackenzie River if you're coming down from Inuvik, and another ferry across the Peel River if you're heading towards Dawson City. And if you're catching that... yes, you can drive here. You take the Yukon Highway north west from Edmonton until you get to Dawson City, then turn back north east on the Dempster Highway towards Inuvik. 122 Kms before you get to the end of the highway, there's Fort McPherson. There are about 800 people, with forests all the way around, and the Richardson Mountains (sort of the northern extension of the Rockies) to the west.
As an aside - did you know that by volume, the Mackenzie River is the third largest river in the world? It's true - Amazon, Nile, Mackenzie. It's also the longest river in Canada, and the second longest river in North America. Pretty good for our little northern creek that nobody ever goes to check out.
Now I can proudly say that we've been to Nunavik, Nunavut, North West Territories, and Yukon (one of those isn't even an official territory yet, but it will be). We're only missing Newfoundland and Labrador to complete the set of every province and territory.
There's more...
Stay tuned.
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