Category: Aviation

Family emergency – back in Kelowna, BC

Like every other Yukon and Alaska blogger, I was going to tell you about the incredibly warm weather we were having last week. Although I missed that window, I do want to show those of you who live elsewhere a couple of photos. This is not what shovelling snow...
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Exploring Kelowna, and flying back to Whitehorse

I’m a few days behind again – we had little free time while we were in Kelowna, and I’m just getting things back to normal now after getting home Sunday night. Friday began wet and dreary – this was the view (or lack of) from Dad’s deck in West...
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A quick trip from Whitehorse to Kelowna and back

I had to fly to Kelowna, BC a couple of weeks ago to spend a week with my parents. It wasn’t a pleasure trip, it was one of the trips that everyone with elderly parents dreads. My 88-year old mother needs 24-hour care as of a few weeks ago,...
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On 9/11, not even the Yukon was far enough away

During yesterday’s 11th anniversary of the terrorist attacks that changed the world that most of us knew, New York was of course the focus. Most people outside the Yukon have forgotten, or perhaps never heard, how Whitehorse was affected. Lots has been written about what happened at the Whitehorse...
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Return flight from Calgary to Whitehorse

I flew back from Calgary on Thursday afternoon. I love travelling, but here’s never enough time in my life right now – not enough time for visits, not enough time at home. That’s going to change in about 6 weeks, though. A final look out my daughter’s front window...
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A quick trip from Whitehorse to Calgary

I’m in Calgary at the moment. I flew down on Tuesday, had one full day to explore, and am flying home this afternoon. This wasn’t an optional trip – I lost my passport somewhere in Alaska on my last trip, and need to get it replaced right away. Everything...
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Riding the Alaska Railroad, Seward to Anchorage

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...
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Off on the next Adventure – Whitehorse to Vancouver

Cathy and I left Whitehorse yestderday to begin a 4-day exploration of Vancouver followed by an Alaska cruise and land tour with 4 friends from Ontario. We picked up our house-sitter just before 07:00 and a few minutes later were at the Whitehorse airport where check-in at the Air...
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The AWG Air Force at work

The 2012 Arctic Winter Games was held in Whitehorse from March 4th through the 10th, and thousands of people – athletes, supporters and fans – came to town from around the circumpolar world to take part. I adapted the name AWG Air Force from the Iditarod Air Force, the...
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Thoughts on a 3-Airline Yukon

Like most Yukoners who travel, I got quite excited by the January 30th announcement that WestJet is coming to the Yukon. They’ll be starting daily service between Vancouver and Whitehorse on May 17th. The exciting part wasn’t the fact that we’ll have another airline, it was their introductory fares...
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