The name of the city is not taken from a native chief as I had thought. The yellow knife is based on a copper powder knife used in the mining industry. It was important for the dynamite suppliers to use a copper knife because opening the powder cases with a steel knife could cause a spark.
We tried fishing in the Yellowknife river yesterday. This was supposed to be a great spot for jackfish (pike). It turned out not to be so for us, but we had a great time, with our bug suits to make sure the mosquitoes also did not bite! You will notice that some of our pictures are a bit hazy. There is a huge forest fire in Saskatchewan and the smoke is drifting northwest all the way up here. Last night is smelled as if someone was having a small camping fire nearby, though that is unlikely because the fire hazard here is marked as ‘extreme’. Even the sun late yesterday was red.
Tomorrow, Jun 28, we start our drive toward Whitehorse, but it will take many days and there are two days of just gravel roads. It will be a while until the next internet connection.
Here are two sets of pictures - and we should now be up to date.
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| 08 NWT |
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| 09 Yellowknife |
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