74 Degrees North
We were supposed to visit the hamlet of Grise Fjord today, the most northern hamlet in North America. But due to a death i
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Digital Rabbit
- Sep 10, 2019
- 1 min
Dorest Glacier and More Bears
This morning we took a Zodiac tour of Dorset Glacier. The ice was amazing! The kayak program also started. Kayaking was →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
Beechey Island: Dying in a Desolated Land
Today was another very windy day. We sailed past Prince Leopold Island, a migratory bird sanctuary whose vertical cliffs are →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 8, 2019
- 2 min
A Polar Bear and Beluga Whales
When I woke up today, I looked forward to taking a watercolor workshop from Canadian landscape artist Andrew Sookrah. After →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 8, 2019
- 2 min
High Winds but High Spirits
We deviated from the historic Northwest Passge by sailing through Bellot Strait. This helped us avoid sea ice that we would have →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 7, 2019
- 2 min
Uqshuuqtuq or Gjøa Haven?
No matter which you choose, the name of this hamlet is difficult to pronounce. Uqshuuqtuq is the Inuit name and Gjøa Haven is →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 6, 2019
- 6 min
A Visit to the HMS Erebus
For centuries, men searched for a shipping route from Europe through the Arctic waters to Asia. It wasn’t until 1906 that
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 5, 2019
- 2 min
Jenny Lind Island
No one knows why an Arctic island was named after the Swedish opera star Jenny Lind. She toured →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 4, 2019
- 3 min
A Sea Day: Learning Lots and Hearing Rumors
Today turned out to be a sea day—steaming through Coronation Gulf. Our onboard marine biologist, Pierre Richard, said that →
Digital Rabbit
- Sep 3, 2019
- 3 min
Arriving Above the Arctic Circle
The cruise through the Northwest Passage started in Kugluktuk, a remote hamlet in Nunavut, Canada located above the Arctic Circle →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 14, 2019
- 1 min
From the Loneliest Highway to the Most Populous State
Great Basin National Park sits on the eastern side of Nevada. To get to Califonia from there requires driving route 50, which is called →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 4, 2019
- 1 min
Ancient Trees
Great Basin National Park is one of the few areas where you can find the bristlecone pine. A short hike (2.8 miles round trip) with some →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 3, 2019
- 2 min
Caving and Gazing at Great Basin
Great Basin became a National Park in 1986. Its relatively isolated location attracts only 200,000 visitors per year. That’s approximately →
Digital Rabbit
- Aug 1, 2019
- 2 min
Learning Something Unexpected: 1p36 Deletion Syndrome
When I went to Snowbird I expected to learn about the wildflowers and animals in that area. Indeed I did. The pot gut squirrel →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 31, 2019
- 1 min
Hiking in Snowbird
When most people think of Snowbird, they imagine skiing downhill. For me, it means hiking downhill. After getting off the tram at →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 30, 2019
- 2 min
Riding a Mountain Coaster
The first thing most ski resorts turn to when trying to attract a summer crowd is mountain biking. Not all of us mountain bike. Even if →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 24, 2019
- 2 min
The Largest Concentration of Hoodoos on the Planet
Bryce Canyon National Park claims to have the largest concentration of hoodoos found anywhere on the planet. Hoodoos are columns of rock →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 23, 2019
- 1 min
Death Valley at 117º F
Looking at this image it’s impossible to tell that it’s 117º F outside. Yet if you had been in the hotel room when I placed my bare foot →
Digital Rabbit
- Jul 22, 2019
- 1 min
Mammoth, Mines, and a Mountain Lake
As beautiful as Yosemite is, at this time of year I prefer driving through the park, over Mono pass, and heading for the Mammoth Lakes →
Digital Rabbit
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
Embracing Seattle in February
Most people would agree that August is the best time to visit Seattle, when the temperature can get as high as 77 °F and chances of →
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