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Category Archives: Camp Nanuq
Polar Bear Blog – October 21, 2009 – Cabin Still There, Strawberries Are Gone Though
Despite a couple rumours to the contrary, the cabin is still intact and somewhat boarded up. A bear did walk through and try to eat the barbeque but that was kind of expected and my prospector tents are still collapsed … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Blog – Winter Nudges Back – May 18, 2007
Spring could never be called boring in Churchill. After a beautiful weekend, temperatures flopped back down and snow clouds descended on our little town. For three days, we have had snow and wind in Churchill – a little strange driving … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Most Geese – May 14, 2007
One week down and snow geese are still flying strong. Actually, flying weak, fast, slow, high, low, north, south, you name it. Its been a weekend of snow, sun, rain, clouds, sun, wind, hail, sun and back to snow. Spring … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Blog – Bayline Blues – May 4, 2007
Well, the train is stuck in Churchill again. Not because of the usual foils – -40C freezing fuel lines or simply the train itself or +20C temperatures warping and wobbling the tracks – no, this time, it is the Deer … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Ice Fog and Owls – May 2, 2007
Sunlight has just broken through a thick and languid layer of ice fog, a pattern that is likely to be followed more than a few times over the next month. We have had south winds for a few days but … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Walk to the Arctic Ocean – April 30, 2007
First sunny day in a while and a good chance to walk to the Arctic Ocean and back, more specifically Bird Cove, a rocky outcropping on the edge of the Churchill Wildlife Management Area. I can say that living within … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Pixie Cups and Puffballs – April 28, 2007
Well, its good to be back in Churchill, even if it is a cool and foggy day with what seems to be the occasional snowflake drifting by. The road is open to our cabin, which is nice even if there … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Robins and Red-winged Blackbirds – April 26, 2007
Well, I’m in Riverton – my parents’ house – down ‘south’ still doing my taxes and Polar Bears of Churchill book stuff visiting and watching hockey. And, of course, enjoying the +24C temperatures although I do hear it is a … Continue reading
Polar Bear Blog – Almost EarthDay Drama – April 20, 2007
Saturday afternoons are a good time to be a frontyard naturalist. We were sitting on my friend’s porch in Winnipeg watching ants suburban sprawl across his sidewalk. They were pretty busy, churning soil, determinedly zigzagging around. Then, we noticed a … Continue reading
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Polar Bear Blog – That’s not a Seagull – April 19, 2007
I was driving by the airport a couple days ago and saw my first Gyrfalcon of the year. There is a clump of spruce trees across from old Fort Churchill (now just an empty field). These trees are tenuously perched … Continue reading
