The afternoon sun peaks obligingly through dark blue passing clouds. No rain today in sunny Fort Smith, Northwest Territories. Just a kilometer from the 60th parallel. Hopefully none tonight. I’m double checking the car for water bottles and adding another case just in case. There are 4 of us going out on the land today for a walk to Lake Grosbeak, and although it is not a tough hike and we’re all fairly active it’s always best to over prepare than under prepare.
We set out in half an hour.
Clouds break and the sun shines through, beating it’s rays down on my back. I get a phone call from Thomas, one of the photographers I’ll be shooting with today. “Are you ready? We’ll come pick you up in the truck, Birdie & Nyki are coming too.”
“K,” I say distractedly, warily glancing over my shoulder at the car full of lighting, camera gear, food & water, cases of Canada Dry ginger-ale, blankets, sleeping bag, extra spare tire, emergency kits & bear bangers, ….
“We’ll be there in 10. I want to leave fast, we’re losing the light.”
Just as I hang up the light dims. I’m now a contributing writer on the unadulterated adventure-travel website Let’s Be Wild (www.letsbewild.com)
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Tags: adventure, bear, lake grosbeak, northwest territories, NWT, panorama, salt plains, wood buffalo national park, writing
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