I had never built and Inukshuk before, but I had seen them all along the Dempster Highway in the North West Territories of Canada.  They are stone markers and symbols of good will used by the Inuit who live in the Arctic regions of North America.   One time I was driving across the Great Divide on RT 12 in Montana.  The terrain at the top of the pass, which is near the tree line, reminded me a lot the landscape of the tundra.  I gathered some rocks and made the best Inukshuk I could, though I fear mine does not look very traditional.  I suppose the main reason I did it was out of nostalgia for the trip I took up North--a trip I hope to repeat someday soon.

December 14,  2000

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"Inukshuk on the Great Divide"