We went to Yellowknife so that Chris could show me where his misspent youth went and relive his halcyon days of “raping the North” – his term of going North and reaping the higher wages paid there. By all of Chris’ accounts, Yellowknife was the last frontier of the Wild West – full of miners, […]
Located on Latham Island in Yellowknife, Pilot Monument offers a superior view of all of Yellowknife.
We went on a hike to two local areas outside of Yellowknife. The first hike was a short 2 km walk through the boreal forest to a waterfall . It was pretty hot for this far north. We wore jeans because we expected lots of mosquitoes. When we got to the river, we took off
On the way back from Camaron Falls, we stopped for another hike at Prelude Lake Nature Trail. This walk was 3 km and took us through a more varied area. We saw many different kinds of lichen. Learned about the Canadian Shield – a sheet of rock that covers half of Canada! Chris saw a
We went kayaking (3.08 miles, 58:44 minutes, 3.1 mpg). This was our last trip on the kayak. The weather was great for the first day. The second day…not so much. We left a whole day early because of the rain. I couldn’t believe the campsites were right on the edge of the water! The
We went camping to a local alpine lake within a couple hours driving distance from Denver this week. Grand Lake is a smallish lake for boating and just the right size for paddling. Upon arriving and taking short nap at the campground, we rented a power boat and toured around the lake. We were forbidden
Chris had a training job to do in Albuquerque, so we made a mini-vacation out of the trip and visited Santa Fe. We saw Meow Wolf the night before then went to the farmers’ market at the Railyard. One of the best farmers’ markets I’ve ever been to! Produce and fresh treats in one area,
On our way to Mesa Verde, we made a special stop to Pagosa Springs to see the geodesic growing domes . Chris is thinking about one for the backyard to grow vegetables. Really cool!
Check out the Sunday Rail-Yard Farmers market. Especially: The biscuits at Biscuit Boy Planty Sweet – vegan desserts The Burke Bakehouse – traditional pastries We ate a lot…a lot. We ate breakfast at Farmacy before going to the farmers’ market. Bad idea. Way to full afterwards to sample all the goodness here. Also had
Amazing! Interactive art installation in Santa Fe. We can’t wait to go back. I can’t even begin to describe the experience there and the story behind the art, so I won’t even try. Go to the website and try to figure it out yourself. Better yet, get thee to Meow Wolf.