20 Jun Episode 54
GEARING UP, AGAIN: Cory's brother Carl helps take care of a few more trip-specific chores as they prepare for their departure for the high arctic....
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15 Jun Episode 53
TREK RESEARCH: Cory shows how he uses Google Earth as a very useful tool in determining his routes for his upcoming arctic painting trek....
20 Apr Episode 52
THE BIG RACE: Cory takes his arctic training up a big notch by entering his first adventure race with his brother Carl who will be joining on the next trek. It's the 2008 ESAR (http://www.esar.ca), and do they ever get a...
26 Aug Episode 51
MOVING ON: Cory last video journal from his month of painting and exploring Baffin Island....
26 Aug NEW LAND
After the inspiring ride into the fiords the day before, I had hoped the water would calm down so that we could go back out by boat and explore further. But the winds kept up their pace, and a short...
25 Aug Episode 50
TEA & PAINT: Sam boils up some wild arctic tea and Cory tries to put some incredible scenery on canvas....
24 Aug Episode 49
A MAGICAL PLACE: Traveling further up the coast of Baffin Island, Cory enters the magical realm of Sam Ford Fiord....
24 Aug MOVING FURTHER UP
The day began foggy… real foggy. As we had about 5 hours to go by boat, starting out in this kind of weather was not the first choice, especially not knowing the possible ice pack conditions. It was a time...
23 Aug Episode 48
PAINTING SAFETY: In polar bear country, Cory shares this strategy for dealing with this very present danger while painting....
23 Aug OPEN WATER
The winds howled through the night, as attested to by the constant flapping of the tent’s nylon. Sleep came and went with the gusts, and by morning I awoke rather groggy. The wind had indeed blown from the right direction,...