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Northern Lights Feb 13-20, 2025

Tom and Melaine modeling the Nat Hab parka, and baklava while Kathy and I had lunch at the Fort Garry hotel in Winnipeg Day 1

Happy Valentine Day love; John surprised Kathy with some flowers, wine and chocolates in the hotel room in Winnipeg

Jocelyn, our Expedition Leader, giving a slideshow presentation at the Welcome dinner

And we are off from Winnipeg to Churchill; Tom, Melaine, Kathy and John

"Know I'm Here" mural painted at the SeaWalls Churchill artist event in 2017

Sunglow!!

In Oct-Nov polar bears return from the ice flow and are plentiful in Churchill

Frozen Hudson Bay

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A local Indigenous People museum...excellent!!!

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Yes, of course, we were awed by the size of the Polar Bear!!

John and Kathy in our artic gear in front of Churchill Inukshuk, a cleverly balanced, historic rock formation

Tom, Melaine, Kathy and John; do we look cold....about -10*F

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Our shuttle for the week!!

Walking to the cabin to view the Lights on our 1st night

And there is John-boys 1st look at the Northern Lights (Kathy's 2nd time)....and yes, I was emotionally shaking, it was awesome...uh, John you might have been shaking due to it's frick'n cold out here:)))

These pictures were taken by my iPhone 12

I was using a night time delay from 3-30 seconds with no tripod...hard to hold still and create clear pictures, but you get the idea!!

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These pictures by Jocelyn...so much better, clearer!!!

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Our activities for the 16th

A Snow PHD scientist; yes, really, and she was quite interesting...whoa!!!

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A walk in the boreal forest...peaceful!!

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Over 7'...wow!!!

Mural

Group selfie photo

Dave Daley, renowned sled dog musher in Churchill, regaling us with some stories!!

aka Big Dawg.....get it...sled dog...cute:)))

Kathy with her beaver mittens....she tried but no joy taking them home:)))

Sled dogs

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We did a short ~1 mile sled dog ride....pretty cool!!!

Tom and Melaine with their fur mittens and hat

Pictures by Jocelyn on 2nd night!!

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Pictures by John on 2nd night!

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Tom, John and Kathy warming up!!

The lower level of Aurora Dome

Looking at the 2nd dome on the 2nd floor

Moon halo

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One of 3 restaurants we ate in!

On the shuttle for Day 4 (night 3)

Lonely highway on tundra!!

Our transport to the boreal cabin for the afternoon!!

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Yes, it is cold!!

Yes, my glasses are fogged up....ugh!!

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Curling!

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Roasting Bannocks....yummers!!

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John and Tom

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The group warming up!!

Kensi of Nat Hab, our host for all functions in Churchill....she was awesome!!

Pictures from John on 3rd night!!

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Kathy and Tom warming up inside the Aurora Sphere!!

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Yes, it is warm in here and -23*F with -53*F wind chill outside...ouch!!!

Warming up!!

Kathy and John....wow!!

Tom and Melaine

Pictures by Jocelyn on 3rd night....wow, wow, wow

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Pictures by Clare Schmitt on 3rd night!

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Snow shoeing!

Group selfie by Jocelyn

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Yes, that is really Kathy

Frozen river!!

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Polar Bear Museum

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Rhonda, a colorful local, giving us a tour of the civic center

Just a small snack on Night 4 where we got shutout by clouds:(((

Beluga whale bones

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And something sweet:)))

The Lodge we stayed warm in while waiting for the clouds to part, which they never did:(((

Mural

More murals; last day

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The old mill and port

A local guide/poet giving a talk on the "Call of the North"

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Sunset on the last day

John selfie

The 3 Expedition Leaders (Nat Hab had 3 groups that week) letting us know our flight is delayed yet again...total of 10 hours, but we were well fed, lots of drinks and entertainment!!