Devon Island

After failing to get us ashore this morning, the ship headed off to find a protected spot so we could take a hike.  They found it in that little bay at the top of the map just right of center.


We landed there and the zodiacs took us ashore for a nice hike of over three miles.  We hiked up into a valley carved by a small river.




Looking back at the ship during the hike.

We saw lots of musk ox droppings and some hoof prints, but no animals.  They are hunted in this area so disappear at the first sight of man.  These droppings are from the summer.

























And these are from the winter time.  They are very dry because the oxen do not get much liquid over the winter.  They do not eat the snow because it is so cold.


We saw small tundra vegetation and lots of lichen.