Life of Dave

Life of Dave

Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Yellowknife Polar Bears

My trip to Yellowknife was a bit longer than planned (about 8 hours longer) as an aircraft part malfunctioned and required replacement prior to take-off. Right before take-off actually. We'd already taxied out to the runway but had to return because of the finicky part. 

It turned out well however (and not just because it's always better to discover a faulty part on the runway as opposed to in-flight) as I reclaimed my rental car and went exploring. I photo-documented Yellowknife’s rich culture of abandoned vehicles, one of which was relieved of its license plate as it sat on a boat launch with smashed windows and full of debris (the plate is now adorning my office cubicle wall J). The car was a former taxi and, according to the tag on the plate, had been inoperable since 2003.

 
The license plate donor vehicle (with truck open).
 
Explore Canada's Arctic.
A pair of bears.
Olds 442 Polar Bear.
VW Beetle Polar Bear.
No plate on this one.
This truck had a "Friendly Manitoba" plate.
You just never know what might be hiding in the hedge.

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