Monthly Archives: June 2011

Plus/Minus on IQ PLUS Bars

Posted on June 30, 2011 by Vic

(Wilmette, IL – June 30, 2011)  The over/under on how many IQ Plus Golf Bars remain uneaten is at 12.  We left on Our Longest Drive with well over 120 and had nearly 70 down before leaving the film crew … Continue reading →

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Postscript

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Vic

(WILMETTE, IL – June 24, 2011)  Dan, Jim and I returned safely home by flying from Inuvik to Edmonton, AB via Norman Wells, NWT and Yellowknife, NWT on Canadian North Airlines and then on to Chicago O’Hare via United.  We spent the … Continue reading →

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Waking Up

Posted on June 23, 2011 by Jim

(EDMONTON, AB — Thursday, 4 am)     It’s ending. There’s no stopping reality that we’re about to get back into. In the last few seconds, like in a good dream, you try to hold on to bits and pieces

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Summer Solstice Aboriginal Day

Posted on June 22, 2011 by Vic

(INUVIK, NWT – Wednesday, 7:00 am)  My back is sore.  My legs are weary.  We have ended Our Longest Drive.  Super friendly Inuvik provided a memorable end to a great adventure.  It was not the smoothest of trips.  The tracer … Continue reading →

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Meeting the Mayor

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Vic

(INUVIK, NWT – Monday, 8:30 pm) How misled we became by a false impression last night after taking a spin around the town on arrival. All we could see in our Dempster-fatigued state was abandoned streets, metal-slabbed buildings on stilts … Continue reading →

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The Three Hole Monster

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Jim

(INUVIK, NT — Tuesday, 3 am) This town of Inuvik rolled out a tundra carpet for us and painted it red. The first order of business was to meet Mayor Denny Rodgers in Council Chambers. We presented a proclamation from … Continue reading →

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