7.22.2008
Back from the Land of the Midnight Sun
I just got back from visiting my dad in Inuvik for the Great Northern Arts Festival. I discovered a couple of artists that I really like, who I'll talk about in a later post, and experienced 24-hour sunlight for the first time... and I've decided that I prefer having a regular sunset. Not that I want to experience 24 hours of darkness, either. I just realized that I need that balance between light and dark (hmm... I think that works as a metaphor for my personality traits, too).So I may not have slept very well (then again, when do I ever?) but the scenery was fantastic. The photo in this post was taken from the Dempster Highway overlooking Campbell Lake, which is between Inuvik and Tsiigehtchic. I had no idea how many lakes there are up there. Apparently it has to do with the permafrost not absorbing the water (I wish I'd paid more attention to this stuff in school). We didn't get around to our sightseeing flight (darn rain!) but I still got a pretty good idea of the vast, unpopulated wilderness. Maybe this will sound strange, especially because I don't live up there, but I really like the fact that I live in a country with so much land that remains untamed.
More later. Right now I'm going to sit outside and enjoy the post-sunset darkness. Then I'm going to go to bed in my wonderfully dark room. (Oh, blessed night.)
Labels: art and photography, travel
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Wow! What a cool place to visit. Please post some more about the places you saw and the people who live there.
I was in Yellowknife once and in Fort Simpson, at a time of the year (January) when the sun rose very late each morning and never went any higher than your typical 10 a.m. height in the sky. So it always felt like mid-morning or late afternoon. That was a little weird, but 24-hour sun would be even stranger!
I was in Yellowknife once and in Fort Simpson, at a time of the year (January) when the sun rose very late each morning and never went any higher than your typical 10 a.m. height in the sky. So it always felt like mid-morning or late afternoon. That was a little weird, but 24-hour sun would be even stranger!
I'll look through my photos and see what else I have to post. I think I forgot to take one of the Smartie Box houses, but I'll check to see if my dad has one. Those are pretty fun (well, fun for row housing...)
As for the people, other than the artists I mentioned in my "Great Northern Arts Festival" post (and my dad and his girlfriend, obviously), they're all a bit of a blur. But once I take a bit of time to remember, I might be able to think of more to write about.
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As for the people, other than the artists I mentioned in my "Great Northern Arts Festival" post (and my dad and his girlfriend, obviously), they're all a bit of a blur. But once I take a bit of time to remember, I might be able to think of more to write about.
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