The Mountains

We arrived in Inuvik last night for a 4 day conference and none too soon. Since we arrived in Ft. McPherson we've been working constantly; time is like gold so this break is timely.

Finding a child care solution for Ruth became a challenge and concern as we approached the conference. In the end we were blessed this morning when Heather called Sir Alexander McKenzie School (S.A.M.S.). Heather taught at this school in 2004 and still knew the Kindergarten teacher (sweetheart) and fortunately the secretary patched her through to the K teacher who just happened to already be in the classroom. The teacher whose name I can't remember graciously offered to have Ruth in the class for the entire day! Ruth had lots of fun. School at SAMS is closed from Wed through Friday this week because all of their teachers will also participate in the conference so the child care issue re-emerged.
Another blessing took place at the end of the day as Heather was walking downtown Inuvik(don't blink or you'll miss it). The Pastor's wife, Sherrie from the Inuvik church that we used to attend stopped and spoke to Heather. When she found out about our predicament she made a generous offer to take care of Ruth for the remainder of the week!!

Included, are some beautiful mountain shots from the following areas: Banff, Jasper, Mountains in B.C., Yukon and the NWT. About 45 minutes into the Dempster Highway is Tombstone Mountain, near Eagle Plaines ( 3 hours from Ft. McPherson) are the Seywelyn Mountains and the Richardson Mountains are close to our community in McPherson. The camera battery died so I'll continue with more mountainous pics next time.