When the season’s over

There are fewer than five miles of roads on an island more than 500 miles from the nearest landmass. At the end of the season, ride your snowmobile to the edge of the remaining snow and walk away. When you return in the fall, it will be there. Maybe you got close enough to town to store your bike with the snow machine. Just lean it against the snowmobile. It’s fine.

Stopping in for a beer at the Coal Miner’s? Great. Park your dogs out front. Take off your shoes and leave your gun at the door.

A lone snowmobile stands at glacier’s edge and away from the pack conveniently camouflaged as rocks (lower left)

Ready to head back out

Longyearbyen storage unit

Dog Parking at the Coal Miner’s