With no surprise to those of you who know me, I have found a dog here I can take for walks or the occassional hike. Koda is a male 3 year old chocolat lab that belongs to the local RCMP. His owner has been travelling with work and left the dog to be walked by his dad, who told me Koda was energetic and sometimes got into trouble chewing things in the house. Personally I have found him a big floppy goof ball  and enjoyed my runs with him, but making sure my pockets are stuffed with treats. Here are some shots of time together. This bleached caribou antler provided much amusement as he tired to tow and chew it. Getting shots of the minute arctic flowers and spattered rock patterns in the stream was a challenge  as any time I stopped  a curious nose would often be right there. The bleached and broken kamotik was easier to get at a distance. Of course there is the lure of the water