Wednesday, April 22, 2009

Yellowknife



Today we visited Yellowknife. The scenery was incredible. Sort of. Actually, it was just a load of snow. We stayed with some locals one night, then moved on to a chep motel the next ($45 a night!! What a bargain!!). The motel was not that great, but at least we had somewhere to stay. There were many historical sites that we decided to take advantage of. For example, the gold mines from the Gold Rush. We went underground and saw some of the tools that were used. We got some awsome souvenirs from there (they were a little but expensive, but it was worth it).

























Now we can start our own railroad!! Anyways, the mines were quite intense. To know that people once came here to seek fortune, only to (for the most part) return empty handed or even not at all...... Humbling and awe-inspiring. We also took a hike to view some of the amazing wildlife that they have there. We managed to get really close to some caribou, and snapped some amazing pics.







During this hike (an overnight expidenture) we climbed one of the many unnamed mountains in the area. The scenery that we saw was quite incredible. You could see the whole town from the top! However after several days, we moved on to our next destination: Dawson

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