A Skagway day with visiting family
Cathy’s parents are visiting from Ontario for 5 weeks, so yesterday we did a “tourist” trip to Skagway. It was a superb day – sunny, 74 degrees (22°C) and calm in Skagway, with some great bonuses as you’ll see in the photos below. We cleared US Customs and were...
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Honouring a real hero – Captain Bob Bartlett
In this modern age when hockey players and musicians are considered “heroes”, I think it’s important to occasionally point out what a real hero is. In 2009 Canada is celebrating the life of Captain Robert Bartlett, one of the greatest Arctic explorers in history. Have a look at the...
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The Power of One (Xof1) solar car is back in the North
Many of you no doubt saw the strange little UFO-looking Xof1 solar car when it was up last summer for a tour. Well it’ll be back in Whitehorse either late Saturday or on Sunday. In the photo below, the Power of One (Xof1) solar car is seen on the...
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A higher exploration of the historic Venus silver mine
Back in the mid-1990s when I was researching the history of the mines around Carcross, I knew of the existence of a cabin that was built high above Windy Arm in 1901, but in my dozens of exploratory hikes I never did get to that site. Over the years...
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CC-177 Globemaster in Whitehorse
After dropping our cat Latimer off at the vet’s this morning, Cathy and I went for breakfast at the airport to calm down. While we were sitting there, a Boeing Globemaster landed – and though I always have my camera with me, today I didn’t. We finished our meal,...
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