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| First breakfast - if you're in the area, eat here. The service was spectacular and they made me feel at home. This was a great way to start the trip. |
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| A quick rainy stop in Bemidji, MN to see Babe the Blue Ox |
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| Another quick stop at Grand Forks AFB, and a B-52 bomber |
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| Breakfast stop in Devil's Lake, ND for another great breakfast |
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| This town is famous for being both literally and figuratively in the middle of nowhere |
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| Alas, I had to pay for my breakfast....truth in advertising my ass... |
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| Most of the ride through northern Alberta looked just like this |
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| Small farms and open fields as far as the eye can see |
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| Approaching the Lesser Slave Lake, the geography changed a bit |
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| Camp along the Lesser Slave Lake |
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| Bridge in the town of Peace River, AB |
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| huh huh...wood |
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| Further North...still not much out here |
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| Except for a mom and cub black bear |
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| Black Bear...there would be a lot more |
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| The border crossing along the Mackenzie Highway |
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| The Hay River in the NWT |
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| Looking towards the falls |
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| Beautiful view downstream |
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| The falls |
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| Some dumas at the falls |
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| Mist rainbow |
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| Great Slave Lake |
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| Great Slave Lake |
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| Camp |
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| The harbor in Hay River |
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| Yes, breakfast...get used to it...that was how I/we started each day |
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| The ferry across the Mackenzie River |
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| The bike still looks clean |
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| The KLR at the Mackenzie River |
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| The ferry - beautiful day for a boat ride |
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| A wood buffalo on the way to Yellowknife |
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| There were herds of buffalo (and evidence of their existence) all over the place |
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| The Northwest Territories are pretty barren |
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| Do the math... |
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| 50,000 miles...OK, 50,001 miles |
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| The KLR at Yellowknife |
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| A good place to eat lunch |
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| Bristol Freighter 170 MK31 |
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| The harbor at Yellowknife |
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| That's the town |
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| If you watched Ice Road Truckers (first season) you know what this is |
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| That's the ice road...or at least one of them |
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| Close up of the sign |
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| On the way back down, this herd decided to cross the road in front of me |
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| Let's go people!!! |
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