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Helping to build and later sleep in an igloo still remains a strong memory from my time in Cambridge Bay.

This is my account of the trip north from Saskatoon, SK, to Calgary, AB, then Edmonton, AB, then Yellowknife, NWT and finally Cambridge Bay, NWT (now Nunavut).

This post is all about Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Be sure to check out the Google Earth Web tour at the end of the post.

A hike to a fairly remote fire tower in the Ministik Bird Sanctuary southeast of Edmonton is brought to life with StoryMapJS, software that combines maps with images and text.

Using a restrospective of REM’s discography, this post walks through the capabilities of TimelineJS a piece of timeline software hosted by Northwestern University’s Knight Lab.

Located in a large plot on the side of a long, sloping hill, I happened to visit Monitor Cemetery when the surrounding crops were in full bloom, justaposing new life with inevitable death.

Our Lady of Perpetual Help Roman Catholic Church and Cemetery lies 32 kms northeast of the town of Athabasca, Alberta and serves the Spruce Valley district.

I’d been “map-dreaming” for literally years about making the trek to Grizzly Ridge Tower. I’d even tried and failed once foiled by muddy roads. But because of the kindness of friends, I was finally able to get there.

St. Laurence Anglican Church is located in the hamlet of Monitor, Alberta. Constructed in 1915, it is registered in the Canadian Register of Historic Places.

It seemed as if I was floating along the Ministik trails today. Of course I wasn’t. Gravity was actually in full force. But during a couple of snowy hikes this winter, even when walking on snowmobile tracks, it was hard going, having to push, sink and sometimes slide in the snow with every step. It wasn’t at all like that today. The snow along the trails was packed down by sled tracks, but more importantly it was crusty-hard and supported my weight with every step.