Hike...well, sort of.

So, I went for a hike on a recent gorgeous sunny day. The tundra is really wet from all of the melting snow, and there are still large pockets of snow in the hills so it's always an adventure - I often found myself knee-deep in snow unexpectedly! My friend Kelly and I decided to stop on a nice warm rock, and ended up staying there for over an hour because it was so awesome. This is a great photo of typical Iqaluit springtime 'sunbathing' - jeans & rubber boots! (and pagers too, unfortunately). We did manage to dust off the lichen eventually and continue on our way, but nothing could beat a catnap in the arctic sun!