My Morning Commute

So I got one of those GoPro cameras and the first thing recorded is my morning commute.  There are three ways to get to work.  One is walk, two is to use an ATV and three is to use a snowmobile.  Snowmobiling is the funnest way in my opinion.  Have a look at the video or if you like hit this link to go directly to the video on YouTube.

Of course there is a fourth way but I hate having to beg for a ride.  :oP

Iceberg - Last one

The Inlet is freezing here and people are already starting to walk on it.  Today some crazy person was flying across it on a snowmobile.  Crazy!

 

I realized tonight that I never put the last photos of icebergs on the blog.  The best for last.

 

The sun made a brief appearance at the end of the day for this the largest iceberg of the day.

 

Same berg from a different angle.

 

For scale.  That is a boat in front of the iceberg.

 

Sun Transit time

One of the things about living in the northern reaches of Canada is the satellite signals get interrupted when the satellites align with the sun.  Happens a couple of times a year.  See below for when and the lengths of disturbance.

 

Sun Transits for Fall 2012 for Qikiqtaaluk, Kivalliq and Kitikmeot regions:

Iqaluit, Nunavut

Sun Transit Predictions

Fall 2012

Predicted Degradation

Outage Date	Start GMT (hh:mm:ss)	End GMT (hh:mm:ss)	Duration (Minutes)	Max C/N degrad. (dB)
OCT. 8	19:19:49	19:25:25	5.6	1.7
OCT. 9	19:16:57	19:27:45	10.8	3.02
OCT. 10	19:15:29	19:28:41	13.2	8.3
OCT. 11	19:14:26	19:29:14	14.8	13.43
OCT. 12	19:13:47	19:29:23	15.6	16.53
OCT. 13	19:13:21	19:29:21	16	17.36
OCT. 14	19:13:19	19:28:55	15.6	15.91
OCT. 15	19:13:42	19:28:06	14.4	12.28
OCT. 16	19:14:18	19:27:06	12.8	6.94
OCT. 17	19:15:30	19:25:30	10	2.47
OCT. 18	19:18:18	19:22:18	4	1.6

Rankin Inlet, Nunavut

Sun Transit Predictions

Fall 2012

Predicted Degradation

Outage Date	Start GMT (hh:mm:ss)	End GMT (hh:mm:ss)	Duration (Minutes)	Max C/N degrad. (dB)
OCT. 8	19:15:39	19:18:51	3.2	1.56
OCT. 9	19:11:59	19:21:59	10	2.43
OCT. 10	19:10:19	19:23:07	12.8	7.07
OCT. 11	19:09:04	19:23:52	14.8	12.49
OCT. 12	19:08:25	19:24:01	15.6	16.06
OCT. 13	19:07:59	19:23:59	16	17.38
OCT. 14	19:07:57	19:23:33	15.6	16.41
OCT. 15	19:08:08	19:22:56	14.8	13.23
OCT. 16	19:08:44	19:21:56	13.2	8.18
OCT. 17	19:09:44	19:20:32	10.8	3.07
OCT. 18	19:11:56	19:17:56	6	1.73

Cambridge Bay, Nunavut

Sun Transit Predictions

Fall 2012

Predicted Degradation

Outage Date	Start GMT (hh:mm:ss)	End GMT (hh:mm:ss)	Duration (Minutes)	Max C/N degrad. (dB)
OCT. 9	19:10:02	19:15:38	5.6	1.7
OCT. 10	19:07:10	19:17:58	10.8	3
OCT. 11	19:05:43	19:18:55	13.2	8.24
OCT. 12	19:04:40	19:19:28	14.8	13.36
OCT. 13	19:04:02	19:19:38	15.6	16.49
OCT. 14	19:03:36	19:19:36	16	17.37
OCT. 15	19:03:35	19:19:11	15.6	15.99
OCT. 16	19:03:47	19:18:35	14.8	12.45
OCT. 17	19:04:35	19:17:23	12.8	7.19
OCT. 18	19:05:47	19:15:47	10	2.58
OCT. 19	19:08:13	19:13:01	4.8	1.64

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Still More Icebergs

I still have at least one more post with icebergs in it coming.

 

The texture of this one was nice.

 

Monster on the Horizon

Fooled you a little with the title? 

This big iceberg was on the horizon and to far away to go see with the time we had left.

Just a massive piece of ice.

Sunk Boat

We went to the store today and noticed one of the boats only had the nose still sticking out of the water.   Apparently it belongs to the Mayor of Cape Dorset.  The photos below were taken from our house.  I'm really missing my big zoom lens. 

Good thing the anchor and buoy held the boat in place.

A couple of guys to the rescuer.  The water is very rough at the moment. There were lots of white caps on the Inlet today.

Towing the boat back to shore.  The boat should be fine but the motor might not like the salt water.

3 for 1

It looks like three icebergs but it's just one big one with the most of it hiding under the water.

I know lots of iceberg photos. 

More to come yet.

:oP

Polar Bear Skull

While at the Thule sites we also came across this very old bear skull close to one of the dwellings.

Another Iceberg

I did take photos other than of icebergs.

Wish the lighting and weather had been better but the water was calm.

V is for Iceberg?

Kind of looks like the face from V is for Vendetta.

What is the iceberg looking at? Another example of pareidolia.

See more examples here and here.

Netting Arctic Char

So many char were caught the net had to be hauled back in before being fully deployed.  The fish were huge.

Timoon hauling in some Arctic Char from the net.

Inukshuk and Boat

...and the boat you came in on!

Seal of Approval

At various times during our adventure we would see the lone seal checking us out.  They didn't come very close but we weren't looking for lunch anyway.  They were very curious.

Not the best photo but with my long zoom lens broken this is as good as it gets.

More Icecubes

Even though the lighting was horrible for most of the day I still took over 600 photos of iceburgs while out on the boat.  So get used to seeing a few photos of them on the blog this month. 

Whale Bone

It looked like a rock but it's actually a large whale bone.  Could easily be from the 18th century.

An Icy Amphitheater

This iceberg from our trip looked like an amphitheater.

Mastodon Flower

It is the tallest flower in Nunavut and can be found around wet marshy areas.  It is the most common annual plant species found in the eastern arctic.

A cluster of pretty yellow flower heads and broad leaves.

Duck Waddle

During our tour we came upon a pond that was low on water and in the drying mud we seen the print of some ducks.  Look close and you will see the little tracks left by the baby ducks.

Scary Boat

We had two boats out on our trip due to the number of people going.  During the snapping of a photo of our companion boat I didn't notice the lens had fogged up.

  Turned out to be an interesting surreal photo.

An Icy Pareidolia

The family went out for a day of boating and exploring with Huit Huit Tours on Saturday.  We went and seen the Thule sites as well as went looking at icebergs.  Over the next few days I will be posting some shots from the sites and the icebergs we saw.  The most interesting iceberg encountered was the one below.

Do you see it?

I love pareidolia.

To see an example in stone just click here.

Just a Day

I was out driving my ATV today checking out the sea lift being delivered when I saw some folks heading out on the land.



They almost lost the white tot into the water.

It sure would be nice to have a proper wharf here.



Happy Couple

The happy couple playing on the ice.

Photo by my mommy.



Holiday Time

We are holidaying in the south.  Just staying in southern New Brunswick this trip and running around on the ATV trails.  Hope to have some photos up soon.

Feel the Inukness

Great video on You tube.  Love it.  Try to name all the places in Iqaluit.  The video was made by Becky Qilavvaq and stars Anguti Johnston.

Feel the Inukness

Lights and a Machine

I got out tonight to take some photos of the northern lights.

They were light and only the long exposures would bring them out.

I was standing in the middle of Tellik Inlet.  The ice was cracking and booming. 

I got out there using my new toy.  It's a 600HO ETEC Renegade Backcountry Ski Do.

!!Zoom Zoom!!

Supper

Guess what's for supper!

Fighting over a Bone

A couple of ravens were fighting over a bone and entertained us for several minutes.  The photo is poor quality because I was taking the shot through a window and a piece of Plexiglas.

The Moon & Venus

The Moon and Venus were very photogenic last night.