On the road to Alaska - Northwest Territories (June 5-11)

The next destination on our travels was the Northwest Territories (NWT).  We drove the Waterfalls route, with a detour up to Yellowknife which is the territorial capital.  The drive took us through the MacKenzie Bison Sanctuary and along some very bumpy roads.  It was interesting, with some pretty waterfalls,  but as picturesque as the Rockies.  One of the highlights was Sambaa Deh Falls Territorial Park.  In addition to two waterfalls, there were also coral fossils all along the river bed.  We spent a fun afternoon poking around in the rocks.

Here are some pictures we took along the way:

Historic Dunvegan

Bison in MacKenzie Bison Sanctuary

Bison in MacKenzie Bison Sanctuary

Bison in MacKenzie Bison Sanctuary

MacNallie Creek Falls

Alexandra Falls

Lady Evelyn Falls

Louise Falls

Campground registration station 

Yellowknife Float planes

Yellowknife house boats.  They anchor on the island in the winter and walk across the ice.

Yellowknife cabins for rent

Sambaa Deh Falls looking upstream

Sambaa Deh Falls looking downstream

Coral Fossils at Sambaa Deh Falls Territorial Park

Coral Falls at Sambaa Deh Falls Territorial Park

Coral Falls from above at Sambaa Deh Falls Territorial Park

Fort Liard Butterfly

Fort Liard Butterflies

Fort Liard Butterfly

View of Nahanni Butte

Wildflowers