Follow the leader
Whose lead would you follow? Photo by Eric Guth.
Nunavut
Tropics have nothing on this
Abstract Arctic: I went to Costa Rica last week (warmth!!). The tropics sure are beautiful, but they sure can’t do this. . Nunavut 2017. Photo by Eric Guth.
The captain
Captain Leif Skog, best in the business. He guides the National Geographic Explorer through polar bear habitat — deeper and deeper into the ice. Photo by Eric Guth.
Best way to start the day
Early morning polar bear in Nunavut. Best way to start the day! Photo by Eric Guth.
Back in action
Back in action after a long break from the internet up here in Nunavut and Greenland. We’ve been setting our course by the midnight sun and finding new stories.
Take a drive
Come and take a ride with me. Seriously, I’m a pretty good driver! (Except for that time I almost flipped over.) Did you know that 85% of people say that they are better than average drivers? Not me though. I’m actually good Photo by Eric Guth #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #nunavut #snowmobile #snowmobiling #sledding #snowmachine #shadow #ice #snow #seaice #instacanada #canada #canada150
Stand strong
When the SS Manhattan, the first oil tanker ever to cross the Northwest Passage, came through Pond Inlet in 1969, Joseph Komangapik went out in front of it and began to build an igloo. This photograph was taken by Leigh Britnell, who wrote a message on the back of it, “For a joke, I got…
Sound of no sound
A weekend getaway is a little different up north. Can you even see the cabin? We spent a few days here with the cracking ice for company. Saw a polar bear en route. Remembered the sound of no sound. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #bylotisland #nunavut #cabin #getaway #quiet #snow #ice #arctic #white #whiteness #seaice #landscape #cottage #cabinlife #tundra #isolation #calm
Patience
Patience, my friends, patience. Billy Jr. waits on the sea ice between #baffinisland and #bylotisland. #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #pondinlet #nunavut #nunavummiut #hunter #patience #naturenocturne #blueandwhite #seal #breathinghole #sealhunter #tradition #skill #sirmiliknationalpark #sealfie #inuit #inuk Photo by Eric Guth
Goodnight moon
Goodnight Moon. #arcticlife #moon #photooftheday #meetthenorth #lindbladexpeditions #eveninglight #tundra #sirmiliknationalpark #kamutik #sled #bylotisland #pondinlet Photo by Eric Guth