Unlike Iqaluit this actually looks like a normal city, paved roads, cars and buses, typical modern buildings mixed in with some rustic architecture. The lake setting also looks inviting, Iqaluit looked like a permafrost kind of place whereas Yellowknife looks a bit more temperate, having four seasons even if not of equal length. If I were to make an analogy Yellowknife is like Anchorage, Alaska and Iqaluit is like Barrow, Alaska.
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Nice pictures. I would've figured that the leaves would be gone by then. The leaves were apparently changing color in the Adirondacks in late September, and have been changing in the Poconos and other Pennsylvania mountains in the past week. I always thought that the colors really start to change in Alaska, Yukon, etc at around Labor Day.
What were the temperatures? Interesting to see heavier coats, but then see kids in t-shirts and shorts.
I have a cousin (and his wife, and young daughter) in Yellowknife. They were here for dinner at our place in St. John's just the day before yesterday and we had a nice chat about Yellowknife.
They LOVE it, especially him because he doesn't want to live in a big city but wants to have things to do.
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Mining. The median family income in Yellowknife is over $100,000 a year, far higher than the national average.
Of course, the costs of living is also quite high, being so far north.
Some people are also drawn to the North or are from there. It's home and they choose life here over life in the south. It's true that wages are exceptionally high, but it's not the only reason people live in places like Yellowknife.
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Unlike Iqaluit this actually looks like a normal city, paved roads, cars and buses, typical modern buildings mixed in with some rustic architecture. The lake setting also looks inviting, Iqaluit looked like a permafrost kind of place whereas Yellowknife looks a bit more temperate, having four seasons even if not of equal length. If I were to make an analogy Yellowknife is like Anchorage, Alaska and Iqaluit is like Barrow, Alaska.
Great set, I enjoyed seeing something you don't usually see on here.
By the way, I didn't know there were still KFCs that are still called Kentucky Fried Chicken. I haven't seen that in years!
This city fascinates me. Pretty much normal looking but incredibly remote. Wouldn't mind spending at least one winter there just to see what it's like.
Does Yellowknife get fogged in like Fairbanks does in the winter when it's way below zero for days on end?
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