Calgary to Yellowknife

I am camping in the Northwest Territories, 1500 kilometers away from where I live with my wife and kids. I hear the highway, the hum of tires rolling fills the air.

I also hear the waterfall. The Hay River steps down twice. There is a train in the distance. I also camped on the west shore of The Great Slave Lake.

The northern indigenous people up here have a different vibe than their southern brothers. Christianity is more present here.

Crosses are not just seen at church and cemeteries, they’re also in the artwork, jewelry and likely skin ink too, although at this specific time I have not seen that.

The lake is big, it’s a great lake, the river water is brown, I assume its mud. In addition to the lake, there is a lot of water up here .The rivers are big too.

The sun appears to set very slowly, in fact, I’m not even sure it is setting.

I choked on a mosquito. I saw a young black bear crossing the highway. After that a herd of 2 dozen bison were feeding in the green right side close to the edge or the road.

What is liberal music? What is conservative music? Bluetooth wifi. So wired. So connected. Two factor authentication. It was fun.

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