I woke up today feeling a little more indecisive then usual. I was torn on whether I should stay another night and do some more exploring or head on down to adventure in Alberta. While I was thinking about what to do I stopped by the camp site office to work on the blog. As I was working away, Winnie made another friend and they played about. I finally decided I would stay another night and went out to do some exploring.
My first stop was the Aurora Ford dealership, I mentioned to them how much I loved the Northwest Territories license plates and the manager Barry was kind enough to give me one for free, not only that but they were serving up free burgers and told me to help myself, quite the solid start to the morning!
After the dealership I headed down to a gift shop I had seen the day before. Now for anyone that knows me, I’m a sucker for souvenirs and knick knacks and as soon as I walked into the store I could already feel more poor wallet quivering. So many choices, so many baubles and trinkets, I was lucky to make it out having only bought two items!
I’m always getting opinions from the locals on what’s worth checking out, you end up experiencing more and often seeing things you may have otherwise missed. One of these places recommended to me was Cameron Falls, about an hour out of town along the Ingraham Trail. The enticement was strong and the allure to great to simply pass up, before I knew it I was on the road heading there next.
I arrived at the parking lot, laced up my hiking boots, tossed the bear mace in my pocket and doused myself with bug spray before Winnie and I set off. The hike was fairly short, mixed with lots of uphill and downhill inclines, along the paths wild flowers bloomed in radiant splendor, a forerunner to the real treasure that lay ahead. The sound of crashing waters grew louder with every step and with the ever increasing anticipation I pressed on. At last my hunger was sated, I stood on a cliff overlooking the brilliantly violent display of crashing waters racing down to the join the river below. An excellent recommendation by the locals without a doubt. I took my time and explored around it, a short walk upstream led to a bridge to access the other side, I headed on over it and ventured down to the falls once more to get a closer look. As I stood there mere feet from the copious wild flow, I took it all in, the cooling mist washing over me to ease the heat of the day, the gusts of wind, the fact that here I was exploring Canada like I’d been saying I would do one day, it was worth it, so worth it.
After such an incredible time at the falls I made it back to my car at last, yet still I was craving more, similar to the feeling of eating a delicious meal and still having room for desert, I wanted desert. I decided I would continue down the Ingraham Trail until I reached the end. The journey took me further east, with the blend of mountainous rocks and endless lakes there was never a shortage of things to view. The road turned to dirt and gravel, a far more bumpy adventure than the beginning but I pressed on and in time I reached the end of the road, I could go no further, only in winter does the road continue. I took out my drone and flew it as high as I could (400ft being the legal limit) to catch a glimpse of the lands beyond my sight before returning to Yellowknife to spend the night. Another solid day of adventures was had indeed.
You’re done pics are nice. Glad you’re having a great adventure.
Looks amazing, thanks for posting! Great adventures ahead too!!