We have several days to explore the areas near pangnirtung. We decided to climb the mountain closest to the town which also happens to be the highest mountain nearby. There was an opportunity to walk around town on the way to the mountain and I was surprised how big the town was. It was interesting to notice that the town had everything that a big city has. It is a different way of living up here, everything is very laid back and it is very relaxing.
On the way up there was no trail, we had to just make our own path. I found bones scattered all over the mountain. I found a old Inuit smoking pipe on the trail along with a old caribou antler. I found the pipe early in our hike up the mountain and I found the antlers on the steepest part of the hill on the way down. Half
way up the mountain there was a large cross with several old coins nailed into it. We continued up the mountain so that we could get a good view out into the inlet. It was amazing to see all the ice out in the ocean as it flowed into the inlet.
Written by Adam McLeod
