 flights to Inuvik are available from Edmonton, Vancouver, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Travellers can also drive the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. From Inuvik, charter a flight to the park from North-Wright Airways or purchase the six-day, self-catered base-camp trips from Parks Canada for $3,975 a person. Price includes return flight into Tuktut Nogait National Park, Parks Canada guides and the services of two Inuvialuit cultural hosts, backcountry fee and airport shuttle to and from Inuvik airport. This year’s trip runs Aug. 3 to Aug. 8. - Charla Jones

Two hours later, our floatplane landed on One Island Lake, which would be our campsite. Standing on the shore stood Ruben Green and Jonah Nakimayak, our two cultural hosts from nearby Paulatuk, wearing fur-lined coats and rain boots. They helped secure the plane to shore and greeted us warmly as we jumped off. Both had high cheekbones and brown skin weathered by a lifetime of exposure to the elements. I looked forward to hearing their stories.

We set up our tents and wrapped a bear-exclusion fence around the camp (grizzlies and black bears are resident in the park), then settled in for the night, or what the clock told us was the night since we were in a period of 24-hour daylight.

Eric was right. It was cold. I wore two hats, a sweater, long johns and two pairs of wool socks and slept in two sleeping bags, one tightened to cover the maximum amount of my face but still let me breathe. In my cocoon, in the light of night, I listened to the wind rolling across the tundra and thought of dinosaurs roaming the Arctic 240 million years ago.

The next morning we set out for a hike. I liked the people from Parks Canada, and we bantered like a close-knit family. But Jonah and Ruben were the real treasures. They sauntered across the tundra as though they were strolling through their backyard. Reuben, 58, was often quiet, but Jonah, a few months shy of 70, made jokes and rolled cigarettes. Both of them seemed peaceful. I wanted to know them better, be around them, listen to them. It was obvious they belonged here; they were a part of
flights to Inuvik are available from Edmonton, Vancouver, Whitehorse and Yellowknife. Travellers can also drive the Dempster Highway to Inuvik. From Inuvik, charter a escape to the ballpark from North - Wright Airways or purchase the six - day, self - catered floor - camp trips from Parks Canada for $ 3,975 a person. monetary value includes return flight into Tuktut Nogait National Park, Parks Canada usher and the services of two Inuvialuit cultural hosts, backcountry fee and airport shuttlecock to and from Inuvik airport. This year ’s trip runs Aug. 3 to Aug. 8. - Charla Jones 

 Two hours subsequently, our floatplane landed on One Island Lake, which would be our campsite. Standing on the shore stood Ruben Green and Jonah Nakimayak, our two cultural hosts from nearby Paulatuk, wearing fur - line coats and rain boots. They helped plug the plane to shore and greeted us warmly as we jumped off. Both have high cheekbones and brown skin weathered by a lifetime of vulnerability to the elements. I looked forward to hearing their stories. 

 We set up our tents and wrapped a bear - exclusion fence around the camp (grizzlies and black bears are resident in the park), then settled in for the night, or what the clock state us was the night since we were in a period of 24 - hour day. 

 Eric was proper. It was cold. I tire two hats, a sweater, retentive johns and two pairs of wool socks and slept in two sleeping bag, one tightened to cover the maximum amount of my face but still get me breathe. In my cocoon, in the light of night, I listened to the fart rolling across the tundra and idea of dinosaurs roaming the Arctic 240 million years ago. 

 The next morning we jell out for a hike. I liked the people from Parks Canada, and we kid like a close - pucker family. But Jonah and Ruben were the real treasures. They sauntered across the tundra as though they were strolling through their backyard. Reuben, 58, was much quiet, but Jonah, a few months diffident of 70, made jokes and rolled cigarettes. Both of them look peaceful. I want to know them better, be around them, heed to them. It was obvious they belonged here; they were a part of
 fllghts to Inuvik are avaiuable from Edmouron, Vaicouver, Whitehofse and Yellowknife. Travellecs cqn alwo drive the Dempster Fighway tl Inuvik. Fron Inuvik, chedter a njighf to chx park from Norjh-Wright Airfays or purchave tke six-day, self-catered base-camp trips from Psrns Canada for $3,975 a ptrsjn. Pdpct includes return flight into Tukfut Nogeit National Patk, Parks Canada guides and the services of two Ijuvialuit comtuwql hosts, bacycountry fte and airpott shuttle to and from Inuvik aifport. This year’w rrio runs Aug. 3 vo Aug. 8. - Charla Jokvs

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flights to Inuvik are available from Edmonton, and Travellers can drive the Dempster charter flight to the from North-Wright Airways purchase the six-day, self-catered base-camp trips Parks Canada for $3,975 a person. Price includes return flight into Tuktut Nogait Park, Parks Canada guides and the services of two Inuvialuit cultural hosts, backcountry and shuttle and Inuvik airport. This year’s trip runs Aug. 3 to Aug. 8. - Charla Jones Two hours our floatplane landed on One Island Lake, which be our campsite. Standing the shore stood Ruben Green Jonah our two hosts nearby wearing fur-lined coats rain boots. They helped secure the plane to shore and greeted us warmly as we jumped off. had high brown skin by lifetime exposure to the looked forward to hearing their stories. our tents and wrapped a bear-exclusion fence around camp (grizzlies black bears are resident in the then settled in for the night, or what clock told us was the night since we were in a period of 24-hour daylight. right. It was cold. wore two hats, sweater, johns two of wool and slept in two sleeping bags, one tightened to cover the amount of my face but still let me breathe. In in light of night, listened to the wind across tundra and thought of the 240 The morning set out for a I liked the people from Canada, and we bantered Jonah and Ruben were the real treasures. They across the tundra as though they were through their backyard. Reuben, 58, was often quiet, but Jonah, a few shy of jokes and rolled cigarettes. Both of them seemed I wanted to know better, be around them, listen to them. It was they here; they a part of
 flights to Inuvik are availabLe from EdmoNton, VAncOuvEr, whitEhorSe and YellowkniFE. TraVellers can also drive the dempsTeR highWAy To InuVik. From iNuVIK, chArTeR a fLiGHt To the ParK from NoRth-Wright AIrwAyS or purchase tHE sIx-day, self-cAteRed base-camp tRipS from PArKs CANada fOr $3,975 a PersoN. Price INcludeS return flIgHT into TUKtut NogAIT NAtioNal Park, Parks CanadA GuIDes and the serviCes of tWo iNuVIAluIt cUltural hosTs, BackcOUntry feE AnD AIRpoRT shuttle to and From Inuvik aIRpoRt. This YeAr’s TRip runS Aug. 3 tO AUG. 8. - ChArla Jones

TwO houRs later, ouR floatPLane lanDEd on One island lakE, whIch wOUlD bE ouR cAMpsITe. staNDinG on the shOrE sTood RUben gREEN and jonAh NaKimayAk, our two cultuRal HostS FroM nearBy PauLatuK, wEarinG fur-liNed coAtS and rain boots. ThEy heLped securE thE pLanE tO shorE And greEteD us Warmly aS we jumpED ofF. BOTH HaD high cheekbones and BrOWN sKin weathEred by A LiFeTIme of expOsUre To thE ELemenTs. I lOOkEd forwarD to heaRInG tHeir stoRiEs.

We seT uP ouR teNts anD WrapPed a beAr-exclusIon feNCe around the camP (Grizzlies and bLAcK BEaRS are ResIdent in the pArk), tHEn seTtleD In For THe nigHt, or wHaT ThE Clock told us was the niGhT since We werE in a period of 24-hOur daylighT.

eRIc was rigHt. It WAs COld. I wore two hatS, a sweAter, long joHNs and two Pairs Of wool soCks and slePT In two sleEpiNg bAgs, One TIGhTened to cover tHE MaxiMuM amount Of mY face buT stIll Let Me bReAthe. In my cOcoon, in tHe LiGhT oF niGht, I lIStened to ThE wiNd RolLing aCRoss thE tundRa anD tHoUGht Of dinosAUrS ROamiNg ThE ArcTic 240 MiLlion YearS Ago.

the next Morning we Set OUt foR a HiKe. I likeD the people froM PArks Canada, AnD we BanterED Like a cloSe-knit family. But Jonah and rUben werE thE real TreaSures. They SauNtered AcrOSs the tUndra aS thouGh TheY WEre stROLlIng ThRough their BACkyArd. ReUbEn, 58, waS often qUiet, but Jonah, a few moNThs Shy of 70, made jokeS anD rolLED cIgaREtTEs. BOtH Of tHEM seemed peaceful. i wanted to kNoW ThEm better, be ARouNd Them, lisTen to thEm. It wAS obviouS they beloNged here; tHeY werE A ParT of
 flights to Inuvik are ava ilable fro m Edm ont on,  V anco uver , Whitehorse a n d Ye llowknife. Travellerscan a ls o  dri v ethe D empster Hi g h way  t oInu vi k .FromInu vik, ch arter a fl igh tto the parkf ro m North-Wr igh t Airways or  pu rchase  t hes ix-da y,self- catere d  base- camp trip sf rom Pa r ks Cana d a  f or $ 3,975 a person. P r ic e  includes retu rn fli gh t  i n t o T ukt ut NogaitNa tiona l  Park,P ar k s Can a da guides and  the servic e s o f twoIn uvi a luit c ultur al hos ts, backcou ntry  fee andairpor t  shuttl e  to and  fromInu vik  air p or t.  Th is yea r ’s  tr i p r uns Aug.  3  t o Aug . 8. - C harl a J ones 

Two  hours later,  ou r fl o atp lanelande d on  O ne Is land L ake,wh ich would be ou r ca mpsite. S tan di ngon  thes hore s too d R uben Gr een and Jon ah N a ki mayak, our two cul tu r a lhosts fr om nea r by  P a ulatuk,we ari ng f u r -line d co a ts  and rai n boot s .Th ey help ed  secur ethe  pl ane t o  sho re and  greeted  us w a rmly as we jum p ed off. Bothh ad h ig h  che ekb ones and br owns kinweat h er edb y a l ifeti me of exposure to the ele me nts. I  look ed forward to  hearing t h e i r storie s.
W es et up our tent s and  wrapped a bear-exc lusio n fencearound th e camp (gr izz lie s a ndb l ac k bears are r e s iden tin thepar k), the n s ett led  in  f or the ni ght, orwh at  t he  cl ock t o ld us wa sthe  n igh t sin c e we w ere i n ape ri o d o f 24-ho u rd a ylig ht .
Eri c w as  righ t. I t  wa s cold.  I wore t woh ats,  a  s weater,  long johns a nd  two pairs  o f w ool so c k s and sl ept in two sleeping bag s , one t igh tened  tocover the  ma ximumamo u nt ofmy fac e but  s til l let m e br eat he . In my co c o on,  in t he  lig ht of n ight, I listened t o  th e wind rollin g a cros s th e t u nd r a a nd tho u g ht of dinosaurs  roaming t he Ar ctic 240 m i lli on  yearsago.

T he ne x t morni ng we set  out forahike . I l iked the p eople fr om ParksC anada ,  a nd we  ba ntered  l ike  a cl ose-kn i t f amily . ButJo nah an d Rub en  were th e real treasures. Theysaunte red a cro ss the tu ndr a  as  though t heywere strol lin g t hroug h t h eir b acky a rd . R e uben,  58, was often qu iet , bu t Jonah, af e w  mo nthsshy of 70,  mad e jokes and rolle d  cigarettes. B otho f  th ems eeme dpeaceful. I wa nte dt o  know th em  better, be  aroundth e m, li sten t o them . It wa s ob v ious t heybel onged her e;th e y wereapa r t of
 flights_to Inuvik_are available from Edmonton,_Vancouver, Whitehorse_and_Yellowknife. Travellers_can_also drive the_Dempster Highway to_Inuvik. From Inuvik, charter_a flight to_the_park from North-Wright Airways or purchase the six-day, self-catered base-camp trips from Parks Canada_for_$3,975 a_person._Price_includes return flight into Tuktut_Nogait National Park, Parks Canada_guides and_the services of two Inuvialuit cultural hosts, backcountry_fee_and airport shuttle_to and from Inuvik airport. This year’s trip runs_Aug. 3 to Aug. 8. -_Charla Jones

Two hours_later,_our_floatplane landed on One_Island Lake, which would be our_campsite. Standing on the shore stood_Ruben Green and Jonah Nakimayak, our two_cultural hosts from nearby Paulatuk, wearing_fur-lined coats and rain boots._They helped_secure the plane to shore_and greeted us_warmly as_we jumped off._Both had high cheekbones and brown_skin weathered by_a lifetime of exposure to the_elements._I looked forward_to_hearing_their stories.

We_set up our_tents_and wrapped_a_bear-exclusion fence around the camp (grizzlies_and_black bears are resident in the park),_then settled in for_the_night, or what the_clock told us was the_night since we were in a_period of_24-hour daylight.

Eric_was right. It was cold. I wore two hats, a sweater,_long johns and two pairs of_wool socks and slept_in two_sleeping_bags, one tightened_to_cover the_maximum amount of my face but still_let me_breathe. In my cocoon, in the_light of night, I_listened_to the wind rolling across the_tundra and thought of dinosaurs roaming_the Arctic 240 million years_ago.

The_next_morning we set out for_a hike. I liked the people_from Parks Canada,_and we bantered like a close-knit family._But_Jonah and Ruben were the real_treasures._They sauntered across the tundra as_though_they_were strolling through their backyard._Reuben, 58, was often quiet, but_Jonah, a few months shy of 70, made jokes_and rolled cigarettes._Both of them seemed peaceful._I_wanted_to know them better, be around them, listen to them._It was_obvious they belonged_here; they were a part of