Posts
2020
The Meal
·1305 words·7 mins
Cambridge Bay
Arctic
Cambridge-Bay
The title suggests this post is about a meal, but the topic is really about adapting to new and different realities.
StoryMapJS - Part 2 Building a StoryMap
·1494 words·8 mins
Cool Apps
Mapping
Storytelling
Tutorials
In Part 2 of a three-part series we cover how to build StoryMap slides.
A Google Earth Web Tour of Cambridge Bay
·44 words·1 min
Cambridge Bay
Tour a few places in Cambridge Bay using Google Earth Web and Google Streetview images.
The Anti-Climactic Ice-Fishing Excursion
·844 words·4 mins
Cambridge Bay
These are my memories about an ill-fated group ice-fishing trip by plane from Cambridge Bay to somewhere on the artic tundra. Everyone came out completely safe and unharmed, but let’s just say that no fishing of any kind happened.
StoryMapJS Tutorial - Part 1 - Introduction
·827 words·4 mins
Cool Apps
Mapping
Storytelling
Tutorials
This is Part 1 of a three-part series on how to use StoryMapJS. Here I’ll introduce you to the software and review examples of what it can do.
A Trip to Taloyoak
·2941 words·14 mins
Cambridge Bay
Arctic
Cambridge-Bay
A complete - fairly long - account of a trip from Cambridge Bay, Nunavut to Gjoa Haven, Pelly Bay and finally Taloyak.
Snowblind on a Quad
·970 words·5 mins
Cambridge Bay
During my 10-month stay in Cambridge Bay, any chance to get out of town to was a chance not only to explore, but also escape.
Out on the Land
·1655 words·8 mins
Cambridge Bay
Sure, it was just a quad ride out of town, but it was also my first chance to escape the what was becoming the prison of being in Cambridge Bay for too long.
Taking Pics
·727 words·4 mins
Cambridge Bay
This little piece is about a jaunt out of Cambridge Bay just across a small bay to the east where the rotting hulk of a boat sits on the shoreline.
Sleeping in an Igloo
·838 words·4 mins
Cambridge Bay
After an igloo building bee, and hearing the stories from the brave women who were first to try out sleeping overnight in the little dome, it was the guys turn.