Month: June 2012

We’ve been having a very cool, wet Spring and Summer so far, but Saturday was so incredible it almost made up for all the bad days. Our group took 3 vehicles to Carcross for a day of boating, suntanning, fishing and picnicing. I was first with the pickup, as...

My intention was to get a good day’s work done at our Carcross cabin yesterday, but I got a bit distracted by a few things, mostly the warm sun! I got off to a late start, and when I finally got to Carcross about noon it was cloudy and...

On Tuesday evening I decided that despite the nasty weather we’ve been having, it was time to get the motorcycle out for a long ride. I’d seen a fellow dragging a huge wooden cross down the Alaska Highway that afternoon so figured I’d see if I could find him...

Last Thursday, Yukon Energy held an information night at the boat locks at the Marsh Lake Control Structure, a.k.a. the Lewes Dam or Marsh Lake Dam, on the Alaska Highway a few miles east of Whitehorse. The purpose was simply to show people how to use the locks. Although...

On Monday morning we began our journeys home, Cathy and I to Whitehorse and the rest of the group to Toronto and beyond. The weather made it much easier to leave. I read yesterday that the rain turned torrential later in the day – what a day in the...

For anyone with an interest in nature, Denali National Park deserves a few days of exploring. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have a few days so have to decide how to get the best experience in the shortest time. Although I can take different options because I’m there fairly...

Today was largely a driving day – it’s about 235 miles from our hotel in Anchorage to our B&B in Healy. But it turned out to be much more, with three extremely good moose encounters. We were in no huge hurry to leave the Springhill Suites Anchorage University Lake...

The more we cruise, the more we like longer and longer cruises. Seven nights is simply too short – just when you start to really get into the spirit of things, it’s time to leave 🙁 But at least we have more exploring to do by land – starting...

Glacier cruising days are often a major highlight of an Alaska cruise, whether you’re sailing Glacier Bay, Hubbard Glacier, Collee Fiord or Tracy Arm. But occasionally, heavy ice or other conditions can turn a potential highlight into a large disappointment, so I’m always somewhat anxious about this day. My...

Our short day in Skagway was planned to be a mostly independent day. I’d drive our Ontario friends to Fraser so they could take the train back to Skagway, then everyone was on their own. We had dropped our Tracker off in Skagway, and one member of our group...