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Six days “doing nothing” at Kluane Lake

From the morning of July 28th until the afternoon of August 3rd, Cathy and I were at Congdon Creek Campground on Kluane Lake. I wasn’t going to write a blog post because we didn’t do anything of note. But then a friend commented that perhaps that’s what is worth...
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A day in the Atlin – Surprise Lake backcountry

A friend asked if I’d like to drive into the Atlin – Surprise Lake backcountry yesterday to gather rocks for her landscaping. I love the Atlin area, so the answer was, of course, “yes” and it turned out to be an excellent day, ending with a series of wild...
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The hiking trails at Conrad Campground, Yukon

For me, one of the best features of Conrad Campground is the trails. My longest single hike on our July 10-14 visit was 4.34 km, but on other hikes I used some sections of trails not covered on that one. The major trails can be seen on the map...
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Conrad Campground, Yukon – Walk-in tent sites

Conrad Campground has 6 walk-in tenting sites isolated by a substantial distance from the main part of the campground. They sites can be seen toward the centre left of the map below. There are walk-in tenting sites at 13 other campgrounds but none are as large and isolated as...
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Five nights at Conrad Campground, Yukon

This post is actually about two visits to Conrad Campground with the motorhome. The first one, on July 4th-5th, only lasted one night due to a major electrical problem. With that fixed, the second one was from July 10th through the 14th. On our first visit, our first RV...
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A day on Little Atlin Lake

On Sunday morning (July 10th), Cathy got a call from our friend Adam, asking if I would like to join him and his son Cecil, who just turned 3, on their boat for a day on Tagish Lake. Cathy replied that I wasn’t doing very well so no, but...
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Steam train from Carcross to Bennett and back

June 29 was an amazing day, riding behind the White Pass & Yukon Route’s beloved 1947 Baldwin steam locomotive #73 to Bennett and back. I’m still not clear on how this all played out, but 9 days prior I had received an email from a friend at the WP&YR,...
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Progress on my bee garden

My new garden that is designed to be bee, butterfly, bird, and small-mammal friendly, is coming along slowly. I had hoped for a big change when Cathy and I got home from 14 days away, but it was disappointing. Facebook Memories was a big help to me this morning,...
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Celebrating World Naked Hiking Day the right way

Yesterday, June 20th, was World Naked Hiking Day, one of the two big annual events for nudists and naturists. It’s actually held on the Summer Solstice, which is usually June 21st, but this year Solstice is early. The other big nudist/naturist event is World Naked Gardening Day, but it’s...
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From Sechelt to Vancouver, and home

This is the 11th and final post from our Alaska cruise and Sunshine Coast road trip. On June 13th, we were in no hurry to leave Sechelt, where the Davis Bay Pier offered great views of passing boats, and the crystal-clear waters made me want to wade in. We...
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