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Our approximate route from Burnaby to Yellowknife. Harsh!
Greetings again, this time from north of 60. We made it into Yellowknife a week and a half ago now after a grueling three day drive through B.C. and Alberta. The scenery through mountainous B.C. was wonderful, but made for challenging driving conditions. I was happy to see the flat, boreal forests of Alberta, with the monotony broken up by continual hawk sightings.
Once we were across the NWT border, bird sightings increased, flocks of snow buntings (sign of spring in the north – yeay) and the ponds by the side of the road were a gathering spot for various ducks headed north for the summer. We even spotted an incongruous-looking sandhill crane by the side of Highway 3 (road to Yellowknife).
Below is the promised bison photo, he was lurking in the shadows and tough to shoot, but I had to get the obligatory shot anyhow.
Strangely, he was the only bison we spotted, though there was plenty of bison droppings along the way so I assume they were all lurking in the nearby forest.
It is great to be back in the north, Yellowknife is a welcoming community. I am going to Yellowknife’s first Tweetup this Saturday to meet some Yk tweeple. The temperatures are still cold here, hovering around/below freezing (it’s been well below average!), but the people are warm so it’s all good 
Bison seen by the road to Yellowkife
