Yellowknife

August 3-5, 2009
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With the family reunion in Edmonton this was an excellent opportunity to get a little further afield and advance the province and territory count.  This was our first trip to any of the territories and was an interesting experience.  For a very small Northern capital there was a surprising amount of infrastructure.  With only a few days we didn’t stray far from the city, but did get out for a day trip and a hike and found where all the mosquitos live.  We also ate at a couple of interesting restaurants including Bullocks with what has been voted the best fish and chips in Canada.  It also had some pretty interesting service standards with shared tables, a lot of self service and passing dishes for other people.  I’m not sure if the fish and chips are the best in Canada, but certainly very fresh and some of the best I’ve had; at $36, the fish and chips is probably the most expensive in Canada.  

Aug 3
Flew to Yellowknife from Edmonton on Monday morning and explored the city

The license plate as well as being unique had some pretty low numbers

Looking back on the sky line from the old city in the early evening

One of a number of interesting “house boats” in Great Slave Lake near the old city

Aug 4
Our driving day we drive down Ingraham Trail for a hike and exploring more of the city

On our hike to Cameron Falls my back is covered in mosquitos

Cameron Falls, the pay off for 50 km of rough driving and a mosquito filled hike

We got a few visitors on the other side of the river -- a bear and cub

Looking back at the river from the trail

A beautiful sky on one of the many lakes outside of the city

An abandoned gold mine just outside the city

Prince of Wales Northern Heritage Centre Museum in Yellowknife

The challenges of building roads on permafrost

The modern Northwest Territories Legislative Assembly Building

Strangely they let us wander freely in the Legislature, this is main assembly room

The kitchen of Bullocks restaurant from our seat at the bar

Aug 5
We tour the Heritage Center and have lunch at Wildcat in the old town

Historic Wildcat Cafe opened original in 1937 now open each summer

Great Slave Lake from the old town

Travel back home to Toronto via Calgary