We woke up on Marian Lake after another great night of sleep. Today, was our last day riding so we were able to cut a few corners of our morning routine and packed up quickly. Even though it felt warmer than the previous night (and morning) another ice fog settled over the lake reducing visibility significantly. We had pushed our bikes a couple hundred yards through the snow to camp, and now because of the near white out conditions, it seemed like we were in the middle of Antarctica

A warm sun burned off most of the fog as we pedaled south toward Behcheko. Because of the cost of logistics here, we did an 'out and back' ride to Whati versus a point to point. I actually enjoyed riding back along the same route. We noticed a lot of lakes and features that we hadn't previously seen. Of course, we were equally impressed by the size of Marian Lake.

The riding was fairly easy and in a few hours we were back in Behcheko where Davide from Borealis Bike Tours was waiting to shuttle us back to Yellowknife. Obviously, there is more to our whole trip and I hope to share more in the upcoming week, but now we are packing up bikes and drying gear for an early flight home.

Image: Northern Lights