Tea break on sea ice east coast Melville Peninsula.
Eskimo camp at Kingmitovik, East Coast.
Travelling by dog team in the valley of the Kingora (Kingwa River).
Travelling by dog team in the valley of the Kingora (Kingwa River).
Blown snow in the valley of Kingora (Kingwa River).
A caribou shot by Kalout, Eskimo guide. Seepage 9 of the Diary for in-depth description of these slides. Meat to be used for Eskimo consumption and scraps to feed the dogs. Vic and I did have some caribou steak that evening. Most of the carcass will be cached, naturally frozen and picked up later in the year by our guide or other Eskimo families.
These 4 slides show clearly how difficult it was to pull and move a heavy laden sled through the Memorial River Valley. Snow was piled very heavily over a river falls and sled and supplies had to be lowered to bottom using ropes.
Dew Line site located on the West coast of Melville Peninsula on W.G. Smith Bay. An Astronomical Observation Monument is also located at this location.
Dew Line site located on the West coast of Melville Peninsula on W.G. Smith Bay. An Astronomical Observation Monument is also located at this location.