Cameron Falls

Yesterday Mom and I went about 40Kms from Yellowknife along the Ingraham Trail to a beautiful waterfall, named Cameron Falls. It's about a 20 minutes hike in from the road, and the walk, and the falls are amazing. There was still some ice along the side of the falls, but it was mostly clear, and mom said there was way more water than when she had been there in September.

On the way out from the falls we came accross what we think to be a Ptarmagan who's coat is changing for the summer. It walked right up the path towards us, then wandered its way a few feet into the forest to get around us - we didn't seem to disturb it at all. I was able to get a few nice pictures on the way by.

Our final stop of the day was at the end of the road. Literally. We drove to where the Ingraham Trail goes straight into a lake - during the winter months the road continues as the 'Winter (or Ice) Road', during the summer, there is only a sign saying that the Winter Road is closed. Use at your own risk. haha.

In other news I am now officially a summer student employee of Diavik Diamond Mines Inc. - I'll be starting my first rotation on site on Tuesday (tomorrow!), and I'll be up there working 12 hour days until they fly me back here to Yellowknife on the 27th. It's nice to know that I'm finally going to be starting a job, and making some money this summer, but this also allows me to plan the rest of my summer a little. I know now that my last day is August 19th, so I'll be able to start looking for deals for flights home etc, and I'll be able to plan what I'm doing while I'm not working - I will have two weeks to kill every two weeks, for the rest of the summer! I've already starting working on one plan...more about that as things become more solidified.

Pictures follow:



The end of the raod. You can still see where the Winter Road ran across the lake.


Cameron River, after the falls.




Walking Bird.






Liam.


Cameron Falls.


Liam and Mom. Happy Mother's Day!