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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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