探訪克裡駝鹿族國 ∕ Visiting the Moose Cree First Nation (Part 1)

Photograph above: Passengers of the Polar Bear Express unloading at the Moosonee train station

Photograph above: A hydro dam along the way

Photograph above: Crossing the mighty Moose River on a high railroad bridge

Photograph above: The Ontario Northland, which operates the Polar Bear Express, has been serving the north for more than 100 years.

Photograph above: This is the locomotive that pulled us 186 miles from Cochrane to Moosonee (long 80.39, lat 51.17) which is located near the southern tip of James Bay (south of Hudson Bay).

Photograph above: The Polar Bear Express at the train station in Cochrane, Ontario

It was over a week ago when 16 members of the Ski-with-the-Cree 2008 team stepped off the Polar Bear Express at the Moosonee train station and met up with Philip Sutherland and Clarence Trapper of the Moose Cree First Nation from Moose Factory Island located 15 kilometres south of James Bay in northern Ontario (see Google Map). Since my fellow traveler Susie, who is an excellent writer with a good sense of humour, has diligently and accurately reported the trip in her blog, I shall refrain myself from repeating the same account, but will share with you the pictures I took during the voyage as well as some of my post "expedition" thoughts.

Here are some of my pictures / 附上我的攝影相片. I will share more pics and my thoughts with you in the blogs that follow.