It's a monochrome Monday outside the little Beyond offices with snowflakes slowly falling from an overcast sky. So it is with great relief that we post photos from Vancouver where a reader tells us she moved her "indoor source of sunshine" outside for a quick morning picture.
And a re-interpretation of our Verdant Green post. We love seeing our little Beyonds nestled inside of reader homes. Too fun.
A reader in Three Hills, Alberta took a few pictures of last week's spring snow storm. Alberta is a good place to be inside making magazines.
A long time Beyond supporter and reader from Tucson took his family for a hike north of Sedona this weekend. Mmmm, rocks.
We're sorting out our categories and features as we tune up the Beyond site. We'd like to begin our reader photos section. Each week, we'll introduce you to a Beyond reader by showing you a few photos from their life. Feel free to send us a few photos if you'd like to be featured here.
We begin with Heather who regularly takes her Beyond magazine up north, wayyyy up north to Nunavut, Canada's newest territory, as she travels for work.
This week she went from Clyde River to Qikiqtarjuaq, a small community just off the coast of Baffin Island where the snow still sparkles (long may it sparkle, down with global warming) in the spring time sun. The temperature today will be -10 Celsius in fair Qikiqtarjuag.
Flying into this small community, Heather was able to record a glorious view of Auyuittuq National Park of Canada . Auyiittuq is an Inuktitut word meaning "land that never melts" and includes Mount Thor (Qaisualuk), the largest uninterrupted cliff face on earth.
I was wondering if there were any polar bears on this island as I didn't see them listed on the internet. Heather answered with this photo:
This bear was over 1000 pounds and 7 or 8 feet in length. There is an allowable polar bear harvest in Nunavut and ongoing debates on whether the number should be higher or lower.
Polar bear nutrition facts:
Polar bear meat is an excellent source of iron and protein. Polar bear fat provides us with vitamin A and omega-3 fatty acids. These fatty acids help to reduce the risk of heart disease. Polar bear meat is usually baked or boiled in a soup or stew. It is never eaten raw. Polar bear liver contains toxic levels of vitamin A and should not be eaten.
