Winter Wonderland… in Summer

The snow was just so lovely (hard as that may be for those of you from the frozen north to believe)……

We broke loose from our not-so-cozy cabin to proceed across the countryside, and enjoyed seeing just a few others who weren’t afraid of the cold weather…..  (We hear so often of caribou herds, but these are the only ones we have seen.)

This kind of weather inspires one to seek a fire (which the lodge owners where we had stayed refused to light, as “it’s not winter yet”.  Humph!).  The delightful lady whose roadside inn features magnificent cinnamon buns (best in the galaxy!) had a happy little blaze going.

(Please note how important it is to mark your cinnamon bun by pressing your index finger firmly into its moist and gooey surface!)

A couple of black bears at the side of the road had also apparently found something worth digging for….

uncaring but more likely unaware of the fate that awaits some of their brethren…

The snow did not hold, but we were soon distracted by the herds of bison (big herds!) strolling by the roadside.  (Look for babies popping up out of the grass on the second clip…)

Finally the Northwest Territories border appeared and we were excited to be moving into a new space, although doubtful that it could possibly contain anything special or exciting to our jaded travelers’ eyes.