Who has a better camp site than me?

[Mein Sprinter]

Yes - had dinner at Bullock’s the first day. Wasn’t impressed as their fish did not taste that fresh. There are several other better restaurants In YK. The Hidden Gem, part of the Mining Museum was the best. Agree that Bullock’s Balsamic salad dressing was great and available in the local grocery stores. The best fish I had was a shore lunch on an island in the Great Slave Lake as part of a house boat tour. It was a fun week and now on my way south back to Maryland.

Eh, we ought to go back to Yellowknife... and try these others you suggested. Really enjoyed it there, although we had some heat wave lingering there, thus lotsa flies and mosquitoes. Thanks for the heads up. Safe travels and Godspeed.

Cheers..

 

[Mein Sprinter]

Cape St. George, on the Port au Port Peninsula, NL. We hit a blue bird kind of day after a week of pretty much cool, windy, wet weather. The area has room for 10 vehicles easily. The pics were taken within a 15 minute walk of the van.

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Been there, done that... BEAUTIFUL... you also ought to visit Fogo...

Cheers...

 

[Larry M]

Been there, done that... BEAUTIFUL... you also ought to visit Fogo...

Cheers...

👍. We met this old guy in Tilting on an ATV and chatted it up. A bit later he said “I’m going to make your day”. He gave us two of his books. It turns out he’s Roy Dwyer, a local author who my wife had heard of. The place is a contrast of old and new. The people make the place as they do for most of NF.

 

[jcmadeintheshade@gmail.com]

The Aurora Lodge outside of Yellowknife provides such a special experience that I wish all who ventured there would be able to appreciate.

Bullocks was/is famous, or infamous, haha, for the entertaining experience of sitting in their diner, as much as for the food served.

The waitresses were/are a classic combo of the past coming to life in the present.

The hotel at the highest point in town had a magnificent view of the frozen Great Slave Lake in late March when I was there.

The Prince Albert Museum of Natural History several blocks away for our hotel was an invaluable resource for the thousands of years before the ice age occurred.

American lions? Yes.

American horses 80,000 years before the Spanish brought them back to our continent. Yes.

Yellowknife was my choice to see the Northern Lights in all of their dynamic majesty.

The Aurora Lodge will be my first choice next time.

I would go back for more in an instant.

While I have always been a tropical minded traveler, Yellowknife has been the exception.

The cold weather outer clothing we rented during our visit kept us toasty for hours on end while sitting on a frozen lake bed watching the Aurora Borealis literally go banana's.

 

[Mein Sprinter]

The Aurora Lodge outside of Yellowknife provides such a special experience that I wish all who ventured there would be able to appreciate.

Bullocks was/is famous, or infamous, haha, for the entertaining experience of sitting in their diner, as much as for the food served.

The waitresses were/are a classic combo of the past coming to life in the present.

The hotel at the highest point in town had a magnificent view of the frozen Great Slave Lake in late March when I was there.

The Prince Albert Museum of Natural History several blocks away for our hotel was an invaluable resource for the thousands of years before the ice age occurred.

American lions? Yes.

American horses 80,000 years before the Spanish brought them back to our continent. Yes.

Yellowknife was my choice to see the Northern Lights in all of their dynamic majesty.

The Aurora Lodge will be my first choice next time.

I would go back for more in an instant.

While I have always been a tropical minded traveler, Yellowknife has been the exception.

The cold weather outer clothing we rented during our visit kept us toasty for hours on end while sitting on a frozen lake bed watching the Aurora Borealis literally go banana's.

Gotta try venturing there in the winter months to observe the Aurora Borealis, but our Sprinter's freshwater tanks are very exposed. It's a 2010 Roadtrek SS Agile 2500. Who in their right mind would expose these tanks in the undercarriage? Didn't do my homework then. So she's only good for temps above 32F!

Cheers...

 

[tinman]

👍. We met this old guy in Tilting on an ATV and chatted it up. A bit later he said “I’m going to make your day”. He gave us two of his books. It turns out he’s Roy Dwyer, a local author who my wife had heard of. The place is a contrast of old and new. The people make the place as they do for most of NF.

Old guy. Kind of a relative term. He had organized a shed party when we were in Tilting, and my wife volunteered me to play my bagpipes. Not sure that Roy was a fan. He threw open the doors to the slip way so that I could play to the harbour.

 

[CaseyTibbs]

Crowley Lake BLM Campground.

 

[jcmadeintheshade@gmail.com]

Gotta try venturing there in the winter months to observe the Aurora Borealis, but our Sprinter's freshwater tanks are very exposed. It's a 2010 Roadtrek SS Agile 2500. Who in their right mind would expose these tanks in the undercarriage? Didn't do my homework then. So she's only good for temps above 32F!

Cheers...

Flying into Yellowknife is key when the world is frozen.

No bugs is a definite plus for going when the ice is everywhere.

In late March the roads in town were mostly ice free. There is a reliable public bus system that gets you anywhere you want to go around town.

 

[The_D]

Shooting star observation in sequoia national park

 

[78YZ]

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Shooting star observation in sequoia national park

I've been there. What a magical place.

If you want a scenic drive, take a look at Sherman Pass Road. I rode it start to finish on a big motorcycle. It's all paved but quite a rollercoaster ride.

 

[VanGoSki]

Flying into Yellowknife is key when the world is frozen.

No bugs is a definite plus for going when the ice is everywhere.

In late March the roads in town were mostly ice free. There is a reliable public bus system that gets you anywhere you want to go around town.

Agreed! I ordinarily drive my Sprinter everywhere in the US, but driving from CA to Yellowknife in the winter made me reconsider and I flew.

Did you go to the Winter Festival? We went at night and my prayers were answered with a great aurora.

The rest of the time wasn't too shabby either.

I have hundreds of pictures from there, but this isn't the place for them. I'm just always impressed when people have visited there in the winter.

 

[dharmasprint]

Flying into Yellowknife is key when the world is frozen.

No bugs is a definite plus for going when the ice is everywhere.

In late March the roads in town were mostly ice free. There is a reliable public bus system that gets you anywhere you want to go around town.

Air North out of Whitehorse can get you there. Flights from Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa. Generous baggage allowance, real seat spaces and meals.

 

[jcmadeintheshade@gmail.com]

I timed my and a former love's visit to Yellowknife for the week before the Dark Sky's Week at the beginning of April.

The last week of March provide enough dark skies to allow the Lights to shine like your fantastic photos show.

Most attendees for the night show at the Aurora Lodge were shooting photos. My bad.

I became so enthralled I could not resist watching every moment we were given.

Thanks for your photos. I hope all can make the time to experience the wonders of what we did.

 

[VinoAbogado]

Laguna Campground on Mount Laguna in the Cleveland National Forest.



Never been here before and stopped on a whim instead of dispersed camping up the road. The eight or so campsites that each back up to the meadow are very pretty.

First come, first serve. Very clean, large and spread out campsites with firepits and seating.

Only an hour outside San Diego. Doesn't feel like it, but I guess this is at 6K ft.

 

[woodjoints]

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Shooting star observation in sequoia national park

We were up in Tuolumne Meadows for the Perseus meteor shower a couple of weeks ago. Saw a lot. A few had trails that lingered in the sky for up to ten seconds.

When we first started camping with my daughter we would try to find satellites. It was hard and took patience. Now you can commonly spot 3 or four at any given moment. Too many IMHO. We're hoping to one day see a couple collide and explode in the sky.

 

[Rocksnsalt]

Perseid

Yes too much space junk up there with more on the way...

 

[EastCoastJimmy]

My campsite for the next two nights. Biggest concern is that high tide data is inaccurate. The sound of the surf….

 

[frankwright]

My campsite for the next two nights. Biggest concern is that high tide data is inaccurate. The sound of the surf….

jealous looks awesome

 

[Klptzyxm]

...Now you can commonly spot 3 or four [satellites] at any given moment. Too many IMHO. We're hoping to one day see a couple collide and explode in the sky.

A collision between the ISS and a satellite is a real concern. Look up the Kessler Syndrome.

There are currently ~ 18,600 satellites in orbit, most of them being in Low Earth Orbit (16,135). At present, Starlink represents 68% of the satellites in Low Earth orbit (10,927). However, SpaceX plans to maintain ~ 42,000 Starlink satellites in orbit in the not-too-distant future. In other words, SpaceX plans to launch 3× more satellites in addition to those it has already launched.

I already hate what Starlink has done to the night sky, but it has the potential to become a disaster of epic proportions.

 

[gltrimble]

Laguna Campground on Mount Laguna in the Cleveland National Forest.

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Never been here before and stopped on a whim instead of dispersed camping up the road. The eight or so campsites that each back up to the meadow are very pretty.

First come, first serve. Very clean, large and spread out campsites with firepits and seating.

Only an hour outside San Diego. Doesn't feel like it, but I guess this is at 6K ft.

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Actually 91 camp sites that can be reserved year round. Easy to get sites in winter or the hotter summer months but snow is always a possibility in winter.. We camp and bike here often being only an hour away. And yes it is 6000 ft.