City of Iqaluit employees are fortunate to have two cultural days in addition to our vacation allowance. The days are officially for berry picking and clam digging but there is no requirement that you partake in these activities. As Blaine is away I decided to take Monday and Tuesday off to hang out with the dogs and catch up on some chores. This morning I took the dogs for an invigorating hike through Sylvia Grinnell Territorial park. Named after the daughter of one of American explorer Charles Francis Hall's benefactors, the park is just on the other side of our airport.
The hike took us an hour and according to Google maps is about 3.6km, Johnny and Sage enjoyed chasing the ravens and roaming around enjoying the smells. Nunavut parks has marked the trail but doesn't offer a distance, only approximate times. From the main car park we followed the red trail which is a cross country scramble over the tundra along a windy ridge to the dizzying height of 68m above sea level. The trail brings you out at the far car park, which was the mid way point for the Terry Fox run. We then made a U turn and followed a neat gravel path back along the river heading downstream.
No photos as I didn't feel like carrying the big DSLR with me and it was cold, windy and raining. However it was a beautiful walk and I encourage all my Iqaluit readers to head out and enjoy it for themselves. I walked into the wind on the way out so that it was to my back on the return and suggest that you do the same.
You can read more about the park here.
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