Fort Albany, Thursday March 8, 2012

It seems some days as though it's all about the weather and this week was no different. Wednesday was rumoured to be going to above zero so the winter road was shut down for the day to 'preserve the road's integrity' as one persone put it. Good thinking. As a result we switched plans quickly to Tuesday, making what could possibly be our last trip to Moosonee and Moose Factory for the season.

On the way there I was finally able to catch a decent picture of a fox. There are always at least two sightings per drive, one way. One of them is a classic red fox and the other is so dark it can almost be described as black. Now at the time, and considering that this picture was taken at dusk during a small snow squall, while the truck was moving, and the fox was running, I thought it was the most fantastic thing in the world.

Most places on our wish list were still open when we arrived, including the diner but discluding the LCBO. The compromise was accepted with grace and a cold bottle of Canadian. Three months doesn't seem so extraordinarily long until you're reminded of what luxuries you're missing out on. The ski-doo alongside here is one of three parked along the side of the road outside the police station. They're obviously designed with the added advantage of blending in on the winter roads and capable of following any boot-legging trails alongside. 

The return trip was the real treat as it provided a curiously curious fox, and one that we haven't yet had the privelage of spotting; an interesting mixing of the orange and black foxes apparently. We were easily able to lure it to within a couple feet of us by shaking a bag and giving it a treat before continuing on. He stuck with us for quite a ways before leaping back over the snow bank and into the mushkeg.