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Your North: Best reader photos for the week of May 29

A hug between best friends and the amazing landscapes of the North take top billing in the photos of the week gallery. This week's gallery covers the mountains near Carcross, Yukon, beautiful sunrises in Arviat, Nunavut and sunsets in the Northwest Territories.

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Best friends Clare MacDonald and Tara McKechnie share a hug in Pond Inlet, Nunavut. Jaclyn MacDonald was able to grab this snapshot of the beautiful moment. (Submitted by Jaclyn MacDonald)

A hug between best friends and the amazing landscapes of the North take top billing in the photos of the week gallery.

This week's gallery covers the mountains near Carcross, Yukon, beautiful sunrises in Arviat, Nunavut and fighting a fire by air in the Northwest Territories.  

Here are the best user-submitted photos of the week from across the North. 

Patrick Taleriktok took this gorgeous sunrise picture at 5:05 a.m. near Arviat, Nunavut. (Submitted by Patrick Taleriktok)
Fire season has begun in the Northwest Territories. Connie Villeneuve sent us a photo of a crew working on one that started May 30, 12-kilometres south of Jean Marie River, N.W.T. (Submitted by Connie Villeneuve)
Garriet Takkiruq, 6, went out fishing for tom cod at the derby in Gjoa Haven, Nunavut. (Submitted by Flora Kukilit Arqviq)
Andrew Paul Beaverho sent us this photo of his son Antoine as they spent quality time together on Whati Lake. (Submitted by Andrew Paul Beaverho)
The sun's staying out later and later. In Behchoko, N.W.T., Cody Steven Mantla was able to get this beautiful shot at 8:40 p.m. (Submitted by Cody Steven Mantla)
Adam Skrutkowski sent in this great shot of a yellow-rumped warbler hitching a ride along the shoreline of the Teslin River, looking for easy meals along the way. (Submitted by Adam Skrutkowski)
Andrea Magee took this beautiful sunrise shot of Dawson City, Yukon from the perspective of the Dome Road. (Submitted by Andrea Magee)
Those snow-peaked mountains beckon on the way to Carcross, Yukon. Why do the highways keep calling us out? There's a view around every corner! (Submitted by Mike McCann)