The Potentilla, or cinquefoil plant are those shrub like plants with the distinctive yellow flowers that are common throughout North America and can, when combined with some sprigs from a Black Spruce tree, produce a very distinctive, and pleasant tasting cup of tea.

While our stay at Trophy Lodge would “officially” run from the 16h to the 23^rd, we were compelled by circumstances to gather in Edmonton on the 14^th. This was a precursor to flying to Yellowknife on the 15^th where we would then catch the Plummer’s Lodge charter to Great Bear on the 16^th.

Sound a bit confusing?