Blizzard in South Dakota!!

We got a little derailed the first day of our trip south.  They closed the roads on us early in the afternoon, so we had to find a hotel to settle in for the night.  The next morning the Highway was still partially closed so we got a late start and a slow one.  We stopped for coffee along the way, a typical northern Manitoba driving day but warmer, and everyone in the coffee shops were discussing the cold and the school and work closures.

Churchill

In Oct., Greg and I had an opportunity to take a charter flight to Churchill, Manitoba and see Polar Bears from a Tundra Buggy!  We had been to Churchill several times in the summer but never in the fall so we were very excited.  It was a wonderful trip.  We shared our Tundra Buggy with biologists and photographers from all over the world who had come to Thompson for a Wolf Conference.  We left on Calm Air at 7:30 in the morning and returned later that evening.  We saw 6 different bears, all male.  The females and cubs were at James Bay in Ontario.  They will make the trip to Churchill by the end of November when the Hudson Bay freezes.  We also toured the Churchill Research Centre, a wonderful ecological structure with residents for scientist from all walks of study.