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Short trails reach this bench atop a flattop pingo at Paniksak Territorial Park in Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories. Here one can see the Arctic Ocean in the distance as well as other famous pingos, a landmark of the region. Also in view is BAR-3, one of the former DEW Line radars that align the Arctic Coast, a relic of the Cold War era. The 138-kilometre Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway, built in late 2017, connects the Dempster Highway at Inuvik to here, passing through the final trees before the tundra, permafrost, & thermokarst lakes. It is Canada's first direct public access highway to the Arctic. In Alaska, the Dalton Highway also takes one to the Arctic at Prudhoe Bay however one has to book a reservation on a tour bus to reach the last few miles to the ocean due to the area being a restricted oil reserve.
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The capital of Canada is Ottawa, in the province of Ontario. There are offically ten provinces and three territories in Canada, which is the second largest country in the world in terms of land area.While politically and legally an independant nation, the titular head of state for Canada is still Queen Elizabeth.On the east end of Canada, you have Montreal as the bastion of activity. Montreal is famous for two things, VICE magazine and the Montreal Jazz Festival. One is the bible of hipster life (disposable, of course) and the other is a world-famous event that draws more than two million people every summer. Quebec is a French speaking province that has almost seceded from Canada on several occasions, by the way..When you think of Canada, you think of . . . snow, right?But not on the West Coast. In Vancouver, it rains. And you'll find more of the population speaking Mandarin than French (but also Punjabi, Tagalog, Korean, Farsi, German, and much more).Like the other big cities in Canada, Vancouver is vividly multicultural and Vancouverites are very, very serious about their coffee.Your standard Vancouverite can be found attired head-to-toe in Lululemon gear, mainlining Cafe Artigiano Americanos (spot the irony for ten points).But here's a Vancouver secret only the coolest kids know: the best sandwiches in the city aren't found downtown. Actually, they're hidden in Edgemont Village at the foot of Grouse Mountain on the North Shore."It's actually worth coming to Canada for these sandwiches alone." -- Michelle Superle, VancouverText by Steve Smith.
