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Page updated 8 July 1997

Inuvik Photo Tour

The following photos were among those shot for the Inuvik Home Page during its first year.

Those marked "panorama" also link to larger images, spliced together from three or more camera shots.

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Date
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Freeze-up in early October, Boot Lake.

5 Oct 96

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Steam rises from the Mackenzie River ice, on a cold October morning.

11 Oct 96

10k

An evening stroll in fresh October snow.

17 Oct 96

12k

A blanket of snow on the trees: Ptarmigan Hill in October.

24 Oct 96

17k

From Happy Valley Campground, a view across the Delta to the Richardson Mountains.

25 Oct 96

21k

Deep in the woods, in Jimmy Adams Peace Park.

30 Oct 96

21k

Beached on the banks of the East Channel in November.

2 Nov 96

6k

Dawn at the power plant, seen from across Duck Lake.

8 Nov 96

6k

A winter morning view at the Inuvik water reservoir.

10 Nov 96

7k

A winter drizzle adds a coat of ice to trees, streets and houses.

12 Nov 96

43k

After the north wind blows, south-facing branches sparkle in the sunshine.

14 Nov 96

22k

A sunset view across the Delta from the hills.

17 Nov 96

13k

Winter sunrise on Big Lake.

20 Nov 96

12k

The mid-afternoon sun sets the sky on fire.

22 Nov 96

9k

The downtown skyline on a winter evening.

22 Nov 96

19k

A sundog over the Mackenzie Delta at the end of November. (two photos)

27 Nov 96

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20k

Bush camp display at the Western Arctic Visitors Centre.

27 Nov 96

17k

Ice shelves at the mouth of a creek.

8 Dec 96

9k

Paint-by-number sky in Jimmy Adams Peace Park.

9 Dec 96

11k

The Igloo Church by mid afternoon twilight in December.

9 Dec 96

11k

Opening of the ice road to Tuktoyaktuk.

21 Dec 96

10k

Christmas afternoon twilight in the trees along Big Lake.

25 Dec 96

9k

Boot Lake Road viewed from Jimmy Adams Peace Park.

19 Jan 97

17k

Raven Road on a cold January afternoon.

20 Jan 97

11k

"Fat pipes" - Inuvik's utilidor.

22 Jan 97

19k

Inuvik's Winter Water Works on the East Channel.

25 Jan 97

10k

The long aftermath of a forest fire near Inuvik.
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27 Jan 97

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Description

Date

Image size

Lakeview Apartments, viewed from Duck Lake.

13 Feb 97

22k

Two hundred colours of snow at Big Lake.

14 Feb 97

26k

A tiny creek emerges from the bush to meet the Mackenzie.

18 Feb 97

21k

Row houses in Inuvik's most colourful neighbourhood, on Natala Drive.

24 Feb 97

11k

The wind draws the line, in the woods on Ptarmigan Hill.

4 Mar 97

25k

A view from atop the hill in Jimmy Adams Peace Park, on a crisp March morning.

6 Mar 97

14k

At the treeline on a frosty day.

8 Mar 97

22k

The Tank Farm.

19 Mar 97

15k

Making tracks down to the riverbank.

30 Mar 97

23k

A purely fictitious look at downtown Inuvik after global warming has raised water levels.

1 Apr 97

22k

Party on ice -- Inuvik's Muskrat Jamboree.

5 Apr 97

22k

One of Tuktoyaktuk's formerly famous sites, a DEW Line dome, enroute to Inuvik.

12 Apr 97

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Spring breakup on a small scale -- ice sheets on a tiny creek east of Inuvik

8 May 97

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Spring breakup on a small scale, at the bridge in Jimmy Adams Peace Park.

10 May 97

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Spring breakup on a grand scale: ice jam in the East Channel of the Mackenzie River.
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1 Jun 97

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Summer arrives in a rush: lush greenery on the shores of Boot Lake.
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12 Jun 97

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The pumphouse, illuminated by the midnight sun.

20 Jun 97

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Twin Lakes on a summer morning.
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24 Jun 97

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Twin Lakes on a hot summer night.
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30 Jun 97

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All photos shot and processed by Bart Kreps, using an Apple QuickTake 100 digital camera and Mac OS computers -- except the April 1 picture, which was composed by Bart Kreps in Adobe Photoshop.

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