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Comment: These trees act as natural wind socks. The winds are almost always out of the northwest - and the driving snow blows the branches off that side of the trees. So you don't need a compass to travel around.
097 Arctic hare * You can't quite see the tiny black tips on his ears. * 2048 x 1536 * (411KB)

098 Willow Ptarmigan * This is a small flock of Willow Ptarmigans. This is another species that turns white for the winter. * 2048 x 1536 * (673KB)

099 Willow PtarmiganJPG * Now you can see them better. We were told that once it does snow, the ptarmigan look like

100 Willow Ptarmigan * I couldn't quite get his feathery feet into the picture. The feathers on the feet help them walk on the snow. * 2048 x 1536 * (611KB)

101 Churchill landscape * Another view of the Churchill landscape..... * 1600 x 1200 * (552KB)
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105 reflections * One afternoon, the wind was not blowing and the waters were like glass. Isn't this a beautiful reflection during the beginning of sunset? * 2048 x 1536 * (734KB)

106 Bus Reflections * That is one of our company's tundra buggies on the other side of the pond. * 2048 x 1536 * (787KB)

107 Bus reflection * Isn't this a great reflection picture? * 1600 x 1200 * (447KB)

108 Our group at Gypsys * We ate all our meals at Gypsy's in Churchill. This is a picture of the group I was with for this adventure. * 2048 x 1536 * (1.28MB)

109 Polar bear jail * The building that looks like a small hangar is the Polar Bear Jail. This was taken our second day in town and it was very foggy. * 2048 x 1536 * (801KB)
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