20 Jul Breaking Camp
Carl and I broke camp together for the last time on this trek. Though I will be doing this more over the next while, Carl will be moving on in a few days. Where does the time go. I have...
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20 Jul Episode 67
OH BROTHER: Cory's Arctic journey continues as his brother Carl heads home after a month on Ellesmere Island....
19 Jul Last Night Out
Kind of cloudy this morning, so instead of painting right away, Carl and I opted to hike further upstream to study the lay of the land. As we returned, the sky began to open up in places, allowing light to...
18 Jul Shuffling Along
Woke up very groggy. Surprise, surprise. But it was worth getting up at all hours of the night to check on the painting light just the same. Rolled out of the tent and, and looked up. Hey, the light was...
17 Jul Back Out There
Time to get out there again. Looking at the map closely, we decided that crossing the Macdonald River would have to be off the list for the rest of our time Tanquary. With less than a week to go before...
17 Jul Episode 66
SLEEPING IN: Cory tries to take advantage of the High Arctic's 24 hours of daylight for a new painting....
16 Jul A Day Off… Almost
After the events of the last few days, Carl and I figured we would take today to recharge a little and get our affairs back in order. Do the things that get pushed aside when busy doing the creative stuff...
15 Jul A Brush With History
So there we were sitting at the table and enjoying our coffee when the pilot walked in. Carl and I were still thinking of our river crossing and glad to be back when we said “good morning” to him. This...
15 Jul Episode 65
FORT CONGER: Land meets history as Cory unexpectedly flies to Fort Conger for a painting trip back in time....
14 Jul The Crossing
The alarm went off at three a.m. Carl and I reluctantly rolled over. What a lousy sleep. We tried to go to bed after supper last night anticipating the early morning rise, but sun streaming in the tent, and heavy...