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...I was looking for green clothes a couple of days ago and it reminded me of this photo that I meant to put up a month ago. This was my costume as a beat reporter for the Arctic Winter Games: - handmade seal skin hat from Newfoundland (I like telling people that it takes a handsome seal to make a handsome hat). - handmade seal skin bowtie (the cuter the seal, the cuter the bowtie!). - homemade cowboy shirt by a lady from home who helped raise me. - homemade gloves by Not Larry's grandmother. - braided string by Not Larry to keep those gloves in place. - a pair of Levi's (though I am not sure why pants are considered pairs when only wearing one pant-garment) - homemade socks knitted by Not Larry's grandmother. - jacket and lanyard assigned by the Arctic Winter Games committee. - pen and paper found somewhere along the way for story notes. - belt buckle (underneath) from a rodeo star friend. - belt (underneath) from a flea market in Guatemala. - underwear, optional.... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canadiantravel #winter #livingthenightmareandchasingthedream #arcticwintergames #reporter (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp8NbE-v6GJ/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Perhaps the greatest garage I have ever been in. A brand new 2023 KTM 125SX on the left, a 2007 Honda CRF 450 in the middle, a 2015 Kawasaki 450 KFX on the right, a 2013 Arctic Cat M1100 that throws flames behind them, and a 1992 Arctic Cat Kitty Cat up top. An amazing collection of, 'Squeeze tight and clench your teeth!'.. . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canadiantravel #winter #livingthenightmareandchasingthedream #motocross #motorcycles (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp0YKm9p9wT/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Old Friend Collection Series: It had been 8 years minus two days when I once again found this Irish character pouring drinks in a Vancouver bar, and Canadianizing himself. It was great to see you Alan and it is always brings good laughs. You are the best person I have ever met at making sure that everyone around you is introduced to everyone else around you. Your attentiveness to this process is phenomenal! Great to see you my friend, and I will try to make sure that it is not another 8 years next time. Stay awesome... ____________________________________________________ - For an unrelated article about revolutions around the planet, try this: http://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com/earth-revolutions/ Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #instatravel #bbctravel #instafollow #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #nature #saskatchewan #picoftheday #regina #atlasobscura #usa #vancouver #london #canada #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #bigbeaverdiaries #travelfacts #oldfriend #ireland #dublin (at The Moose Vancouver) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co6Kn39Lrwq/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Cousin Cyndi. It has been nearly five years. Time: The sun is the same in a relative way, but we're older... . Abbotsford, British Columbia, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canadiantravel #cousin #bc #family #winter (at Abbotsford, British Columbia) https://www.instagram.com/p/CowFn3-rdIf/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Kelly, 17. Salluit, Nunavik, Quebec, Canada. Is this your first time in the Arctic Winter Games? “Yes. I was pretty small when the last try-outs happened. I was 13 and I did not get selected because I was pretty small.” Tell me about life in Nunavik. What are your summers and winters like? “It’s been pretty cold up there. -57°C in the winter. The summers get hot. Maybe not 30°, but they get warm.” How are your groceries and supplies coming in to Salluit? “Every summer, we get ships. And groceries can come through with a plane. The gas ship comes every year in the summer.” What is the main protein source for your diet? “I think caribou.” How old were you when you started hunting? “Ever since I was a kid. I started following my parents and grandfather when I was five or six. Then I started liking it and going caribou hunting on my own when I was about 12. When it is wintertime I had a snowmobile. In the summer I have a canoe. In the summer, I am in the canoe most of the time. I am hunting seals, belugas. I even go caribou hunting with the canoe.” Is the meat shared within the family or is it within the community? “We share it. We have a community freezer for the community too. People go hunting and they fill the community freezer with meat that is free to the people.” What is your favorite thing to eat? “I’d say mattak, beluga whale blubber. The lower skin is soft. The middle part is hard. The top is the fat. We cut them into cubes, so we can eat it just like that. We can freeze it or boil it”... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #alaska #geographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canada #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 #nunavik (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoaHEtvJIFF/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - What are your names? “Meghan.” “I am Jeff.” Where are you from? Jeff - “Anchorage, Alaska.” Meghan - “This facility is unbelievable.” If Canada asked you to join with us, just to make a little more sense out of the map of North America, would you be in favour of that?” Meghan - “Yes!"... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #alaska #geographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canada #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoXmezHJKcC/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - Your coat is so cool. Where in Nunavut are your from? “Rankin Inlet.” What is your name? “Here, I will write it in your notepad. My last name is pretty long. D-a-r-e-h-s-h-o-r-i-p-o-u-r.” Wow, you are right! It is a good thing you did that!... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nwt #canada #jackets #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoV7VyOpRxO/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - Shannon Where are you from? “Hay River, NWT. But I live in Fort McMurray now.” Is this your first every Arctic Winter Games? “It is my second. I have only been to two Arctic Winter Games: this one and the first one ever in 1970. I sang at that. I was five years old"... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nwt #canada #jackets #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoTQQU7PRoK/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - Rex and Horizon. Arctic Bay, Nunavut. Who made that jacket? Rex - “I made it. And I made one for my daughter too"... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nunavut #canada #jackets #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoRvcRkO7x6/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - What is your name? "Sara." Where are you from? “I am from Guovdageaidnu (in Sapmi) or Kautokeino (in Norwegian). It is the same town.” What are you boots made out of” “Reindeer.” Who made your dress? “My grandmother made it for my mother”... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #sapmi #canada #norway #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at MacDonald Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQyDAXJ0p2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been contributing a piece called 'Athlete of the Day.' This has been one of my favorites. - Getting to know: Noah Qaunaq, 27, Arctic Bay, Nunavut, Canada. Dene Games (finger pull, stick pull, pole push, snow snake, hand games) 1) What is your favourite meal that you mom made for you as a kid? "Seal meat." 2) What is your favorite wild animal from home? "Polar bear." 3) What is your favorite tradition in your community? "When Arctic Winter Games begin." 4) What is the most special thing about your community? "Narwhal hunting." 5) If you could travel any place in earth, where would you go? "Where the fun is." 6) favorite expression in your language? "In Inuktitut, ‘Qanuipi’ is asking someone how they are." 7) What do you eat that others might find strange? "Aged walrus. It smells bad but it tastes good." 8) Do you have a nickname? "‘Miqqia’ which means ‘seal shedding’ in Inuktitut."... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nunavut #canada #arcticwintergames #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Downtown Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoMBVw_LS2h/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - What is your name? "Suulut" Where are you from? "Ilulissat, Greenland." Is there an overlap between Greenlandic and some of the Indigenous languages from North America that you have heard here? “Yes. People from Nunavut are easier to understand than people from east Greenland"... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nunavut #canada #greenland #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Syncrude Sport & Wellness Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoKvg7opkue/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - Keith and Marion Where do you live? "Fort McMurray, Alberta." Is that a real seal on your head? Marion - “Yes! Right from Newfoundland.” Keith - “And my Canada Goose hat is from China"... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nunavut #canada #jacket #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJWRxeLf5b/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...I have been writing for the Ulu News, which is a publication that has been covering the Arctic Winter Games since 1970. Every day I have been capturing interesting people for a feature in the news outlet. I am going to share some of the photos here along with quotes from the photographed. - Nora From: Coral Harbour, Nunavut. Who made this beautiful jacket? "I made it myself." How did you get from Coral Harbour to Fort McMurray? "We flew from Coral harbour for an hour to Rankin Inlet. Then we flew for two hours from Rankin Inlet to Winnipeg. From Winnipeg my cousin drove us 17 hours to Fort McMurray".. . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #nunavut #canada #jacket #amazingpeople #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at MacDonald Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoJVk9xL1P0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Yesterday I met a guy from Greenland who is here at the Arctic Winter Games for their media. He was hearing a Calgary Flames toque. I asked him where he got it. He said, “From the airport.” I told him, “Look, you can not be coming into this country and dressing so poorly. We are going to have to get you a better hat.” I found him this morning and gave him this Oilers toque. I told him he can throw the Calgary one away. All of the Greenland media was laughing at the scene. That was so much fun... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #calgaryflames #greenland #oilers #edmontonoilers #awgwoodbuffalo2023 (at MacDonald Island) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoDNKZDPDAo/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...It got here late, but I got this pin for Not Larry for our anniversary!... . Fort McMurray, Alberta, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #usa #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canadiantravel #pin #5year #anniversary #winter (at Fort McMurray) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cnm_xCvylmIc17_BSLg-9955yRUFDVCbr-KSOw0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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...Learning from the expert... . Big Beaver, Saskatchewan, Canada. . ____________________________________________________ - For the some fun articles on travel try this: https://www.bigbeaverdiaries.com - Feel free to 'repost' and 'share' :-) :-) _________! #travel #latergram #bbctravel #mytravelblog #talentagent #talentmanager #backpacking #traveling #natgeo #wanderlust #naturegram #backpackingaddicts #picoftheday #speechlessplaces #atlasobscura #canada #roamtheworld #travelingtogether #relationshipgoals #nofilter #nationalgeographic #lonelyplanet #livetravelchannel #liveawesome #bigbeaverdiaries #canadiantravel #winter #livingthenightmareandchasingthedream #dad #dresscode (at Big Beaver, Saskatchewan) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnM6IHNJdVg4Nl1n9wlsoWe6ySUwJfNvzb1BaU0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=