Sled dog taking a quick rest between runs in Churchill. Steve Selden photo.
Check out these amazing photos from Natural Habitat guides in Churchill, Manitoba. In all season’s there are endless opportunities for incredible photos in Churchill. Photography tours run through all the seasons with expert photographers teaching techniques and tricks of the trade. Enjoy these!
Polar bear at the polar rover. Colby Brokvist photo.
Polar bear looking for a free lunch. Brad Josephs photo.
A red fox gazes curiously at some guests. Brad Josephs photo.
Sleeping bear on the tundra in the CWMA. Brad Josephs photo.
Check out the photo of the month from Churchill. Natural Habitat guide Justin Gibson used just the right exposure settings to capture the lights and stars at once. The foreground boreal forest gives great perspective and makes this an amazing shot!
Travelers to Churchill on Natural Habitat’s northern lights tours have been enjoying clear skies and pristine, powdery white snow in Winnipeg as well as in Churchill these days.
The Hudson Bay and Churchill River are frozen solid and aurora borealis displays have been extraordinary over the frozen tundra around Churchill. This ice coverage chart from the Canadian Ice Service shows the extensive coverage of thick pack ice.
While nights in Churchill are consumed with searching out and viewing aurora borealis, days and early evenings leading up to these exciting excursions are filled with natural and cultural activities unique to the isolated village of Churchill.
Guide Karen walker’s group had some fun experiences in Thompson en route to Churchill. A Heritage Museum visit and a walk along the Burntwood River set up a thrilling visit to frozen Pisew Falls…always the highlight of the journey through the nickel belt.
Dog sledding with Churchill River Mushers or Wapusk Adventures gives everlasting memories from an experience of a lifetime. Dogs crying with enthusiasm and the stabbing cold seem to “burn” a memory in one’s mind forever. Karen’s group went on an extended run winding in and out of the boreal forest. Travelers spent some time in Kelly’s trapper’s tent and heard stories of the north over coffee or hot chocolate.
Dogsledding in Churchill. Joseph Lin photo.
The optimal night of northern lights in Churchill was a swirling display of greens culminating in a circular pattern over the Hudson Bay. Each night had aurora though this particular night was the pinnacle of the trip.
Aurora over the “aurora domes”, a prime indoor spot to photograph the lights. Brad Josephs photo.
Another activity out at the Churchill Northern Studies Center involved snow sampling and analyzing the snowflake from its inception to it becoming a part of the snow pack. Igloo building instruction also is taught by some local experts and the group returns the following night to photograph the igloo with aurora overhead.
This weeks videos of the 2014 Quest are in anticipation of the Hudson Bay Quest start in Gillam ,MB on March 13th. The race has become a tradition for Churchill mushers and residents celebrating the winter and culture in the north. Dog sledding truly embodies the lifestyle of the remote regions of the sub Arctic. The Hudson Bay Quest has galvanized the mushing community of the region and involved the residents of Gillam and Churchill in the event.
Year after year the Quest draws some of the most accomplished mushers from North America. This year’s race will finish in Churchill around the 15th of March for most teams and there will be quite the extensive celebration!
