One continued ascent of Vivalavida to “far North” … The Brooke Range crossed, there is only a great plain that slopes gently toward the north to the Beaufort Sea. The more I go North and the more I can feel that winter isn’t gone since long ago…
 
 
1. Tundra flowers…
 

 
 
2. … out of sight…
 

 
 
3. Although it doesn’t look on the picture, the road is really rough. Despite its large Wheel traval, VLV didn’t drove a high speed average.
 

 
 
4. I meet from time to time a truck. The windshield ofVLV remembers it with a new large stone impact. It’s gonna be time to replace it once back from Alaska…
 

 
 
5. Colors of the tundra are constantly changing.
 

 
 
6. Water is everywhere, everything is marsh … I imagine how difficult it was for explorers of these regions to progress on such land.
 

 
 
7. This tundra is summer areas for caribous that migrate South during the winter, looking for less snowed areas to find lichens which are their menu.
 

 
 
8. A long time before seeing it, the dust announces the arrival of a vehicle!
 

 
 
9. Far North, a pingo. This hill is created by a “ice bubble” that has developed in the tundra, pushing it upwards.
 

 
 
10. I have the chance to see the biggest herbivore of the tundra: a group of muskoxen.
 

 
 
11. What a big animal! I’m not going to scratch his ear… 😉
 

 
 
12. A caribou mother and is calf of the year.
Quizz : que veut dire faire la cleupette ? Indice : ça vient du Jura neuchâtelois… Et Pum-Tac, t’as pas le droit de jouer !! 😀
 

 
 
13. My bivouac announces the return of the rain. To try to show you the invasion of mosquitoes in this area: I opened this window for less than 15 seconds! Here, there are five species of these bloodsuckers, with the big tiger mosquito…
 

 
 
14. Low clouds in the morning, in the rain.
 

 
 
15. While VLV took the road heading South again, clouds are gorgious and impressive.
 

 
 
16. What an ambiance!
 

 
 
17. I think I’m in love with this tundra! 😀
 

 
 
18. VLV is already quite muddy!
 

 
 
19. Rain starts again…
 

 
 
20. Higher in the Brooke Range, the sun makes short appearances.
 

 
 
21. Difficult to show you how VLV was dirty!
 

 
 
To be continued soon… 😉