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TIME FOR A SPIN
The moon is a waxing crescent tonight. It’s the kind of silver sliver that makes me want to lasso the tip, reel it in, swing my leg over it and… GIDDY-UP go for a ride. No rocket fuel necessary. … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Can’t Get You Outta’ My Head
Extreme weather boots. Hat. Insulated gloves. Balaclava (baklava, optional) Back, neck, hand and foot heat packs Thermal socks…and…and…and. The list was long. About this time three years ago, I was packing for an arctic adventure. Thirty-six months ago, I had … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Man In The Icicle
Winter Dissolving crystalline crust decomposing evaporating
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – The Sun Sets on a Different World
Quimmer. Stranded. Separated from his pack. About as visible as a grain of sand stuck to the smooth side of a seashell, the dog stands on a slab of sea ice floating atop the placid waves of Scorsbysund. Four days ago, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Through The Eyes Of A Potato
How long does it take for a potato to freeze? I wondered as the rotors whirred to life. It was April in the Arctic. We were on the last leg of our journey to spending eight days in a remote … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Looking For A Fix
“Umimmar?” Taken aback by the sudden question, Christian, Uli, and I nodded. Clearly, the man had overheard our conversation. His dark eyes shifted from the front of the store to the back. Stepping closer, he first cleared his throat, then whispered, … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Taking Care Of Business
It’s the question no one asked when they heard I’d be camping in the arctic in the summer of 2009. Last April, seven years later, the same topic lay fallow on the fringe of conversations concerning my dogsled trip in Ittoqqortoormiit, East Greenland. It was barely … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure, camping facilities, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, dp_/photo-challenges/atop/, Ittoqqortoormiit, KALAALLIT NUNAAT, Kangerlussuaq, Russell Glacier
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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Pure Perfection
A blank page waves from a single flag pole propped in the vast subcortical network of my mental workspace. When I zero in on it, a hint of color leaches through, teasing me with thoughts of surrendering to the barrage of images suddenly cascading from above. But I’m … Continue reading
KALAALLIT NUNAAT – Sound of Silence
Nature will do it every time – fill me with a sense of awe that is jaw-dropping. And she did not disappoint as our helicopter rushed over the spare landscape toward Ittoqqortoormiit. In summer, the remote village in East Greenland hugs the rocky shore of … Continue reading
Posted in ADVENTURES, ARCTIC WONDER, ROAD TRIP, TRAVEL/PHOTO Themes, WRITING CHALLENGES
Tagged adventure, arctic travels, author, blog, dog sledding Greenland, Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner, dp_discover_challenges/adventure, dp_photo-challenges/silence-2/, dp_photo_challenge/spare, Ittoqqortoormiit
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KALAALLIT NUNAAT – A Dream Realized
At age seven, when the only thing on my bucket-list was a red plastic beach pail, the Encyclopedia Britannica introduced me to a boy whose life was literally the polar opposite of mine. I was captivated from the moment I … Continue reading
Donna Gwinnell Lambo-Weidner 