Nahanni Mountains, Yukon Territory - 1968
This road was built to access a large tungsten deposit located in the Nahanni Mountains just over the Yukon border in the Northwest Territories. In 1968 it was known as the Cantung Road after the name of the company that operated the mine - Canada Tungsten. The little community where the families of the mine employees lived was called simply, "Tungsten".
I had the misfortune to suffer a stupid accident with a sharp axe just a mile or two from this town. While far from life threatening, medical attention was certainly required and the nearest doctor was a long way away! There was a nursing station at Tungsten with a pair of nurses employed by the company to attend to medical emergencies at the mine. I threw myself and my lacerated hand on their mercy. They stitched me up, gave me a tetanus shot and sent me on my way. I was very grateful. I sent them a Christmas card that year . . . flowers were out in that florists don't deliver at the end of Nahanni Range Road!
I saw and photographed my first caribou on this road!
Nahanni Range Road, Yukon 1968
Welcome morning sunshine after a night of rain. . . with a sprinkling of fresh snow on the peaks too, a bonus!
This is she . . . the first caribou I had ever seen. I have seen many since but I still remember this morning. Note that, in caribou, both sexes carry antlers. The female's are small . . . as in the picture.
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