Checking on the progress of the new Nisutlin Bay Bridge at Teslin
I’ve been watching the planning and construction progress of the Nisutlin Bay Bridge at Teslin since it all began, and have been planning for many months to drive down for a look. With Spring approaching, I’m getting very itchy to hit the road in some form, so when I...
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A detailed look at the Waterfront Trail in Whitehorse
My project yesterday (February 27th) was to document the entire Waterfront Trail, to show people what it looks like as a reply to some online complaints about how the new buildings in Whitehorse have ruined the views of the river we used to have. In actual fact, we now...
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A winter walk on the Millennium Trail in Whitehorse
This post was written this morning for my page at The Outbound Collective, but I decided to post it here instead. The writing is a bit different than my normal because it’s written for people who know nothing about the Yukon – the articles are meant as a “first...
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Driving from the beauty to the beast
A wonderful spell of warm weather has prompted me to get out a fair bit. I wanted to do two road trips – one to the White Pass and one to see the new bridge being built at Teslin. A storm warning about a system moving in with heavy...
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Getting out a bit – finally
I haven’t been getting out much this winter, but the past few days I’ve finally pulled myself away from my desk and got out a few times. Nothing very exciting, but here’s a bit of what the Whitehorse area looks like in January. It’s been a very strange winter...
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The story of Airplane Creek, BC
This post is about a mystery that’s been in my files for 35 years, that I have finally solved. There are two creeks in British Columbia named Airplane Creek. One is a tributary of the upper Stikine River, but this post is about the one east of Chilliwack. It...
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A mural tour in Calgary, and flying home
Sunday, November 24th – Day 10 of my trip, and the last full day away from home. The warm sun was gone but I had a day and a half to spend with family. Neither Andrea nor I were pleased to see this… …but she suggested that we head...
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Flying from Phoenix to Seattle to Calgary
Saturday, November 23rd – time to go home. Well, not quite home for me – I’d spend two nights in Calgary with my kids and their families. The first photo shows our view from the third floor of the Marriott at 07:25. Our flight didn’t leave until 12:18 but...
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A visit to the Pima Air & Space Museum in Tucson
The Pima Air & Space Museum is one of the largest non-government funded aviation and space museums in the world, with over 400 aircraft spread over 80 acres, with six large hangars. They recommend 3-4 hours for a visit, but after 2 hours and 160 photos I was totally...
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A visit to the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum, Tucson
We’ve reached our final full day in Arizona – Friday, November 22nd. Our time in Tucson was split between the Arizona-Sonora Desert Museum and the Pima Air & Space Museum, then we drove to our hotel near the Phoenix airport. Before leaving the Hotel McCoy, Andrea and I walked...
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