An e-bike wander around northern Whitehorse
Back in mid-May I did a 33.5-km wander around the southern part of Whitehorse by e-bike. Last week (August 23rd) I did a similar wander around the northern part of town. This route was 40.2 km – you can see details on my Trailforks page. Once again, I started...
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Biking the Trans Canada Trail south of Whitehorse
This is the final post (for a long while at least) about biking in the area behind my home. I really want to show you this ride, though, because this section of the Trans Canada Trail is usually wet, muddy, and disappointing, but this one was dry and superb....
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A look at the Wolf Creek ATV trail
I’m spending a fair bit of time on the bike in the neighbourhood, but I’m only going to write 2 more blog posts about those outings unless something really different appears on one. After the 53-km ride on July 8th, I only did 22 km on the 9th –...
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A 53-km ride along the Whitehorse Copper Belt
Back in the Whitehorse Copper Belt again. As July 8th began, I posted this on Facebook: “At 04:50 (6 minutes after sunrise) Environment Canada says it’s 19C in town, but my weather station says it’s 9C here – stepping outside, I know that 9 is the correct number. I...
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An e-bike wander in the Whitehorse Copper Belt
Summer has arrived in the southern Yukon in a major way. We’re now hovering around record temperatures (8-10 degrees above normal) every day for at least the next week, and I’m of course looking for ways to enjoy as much of it as possible. On Wednesday afternoon (July 5th)...
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Exploring around Braeburn, Yukon, by e-bike and 4×4
The weather continues to be wonderful, and though I haven’t been feeling well recently I really needed to get out, so I was determined yesterday to load up the e-bike and go somewhere for a major Adventure, though I had no idea where that might be. I’m usually up...
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The Ibex Valley Trail by e-bike
My great e-bike ride on the historic Dawson Overland Trail a few days ago inspired me to do an even longer ride, and I decided that Ibex Valley Trail just west of Whitehorse could be perfect. Making a loop by riding back to the car on the Alaska Highway...
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9 days at Kluane Lake, Yukon – Part 2 of 2
When I left you last post, I had just poured myself a celebratory glass of very good single-malt on the evening of Tuesday, September 6. The day wasn’t over yet, though. Seeing great light on the beach just before 9:00 pm, Cathy and I went down and were greeted...
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E-biking a bit of the historic Dawson Overland Trail
I did a fairly major adventure with the e-bike yesterday, riding 31.5 km on the historic Dawson Overland Trail north of Whitehorse. Built in 1902, this was the winter road to Dawson, used when the Yukon River froze – see “The Whitehorse to Dawson Overland Trail” by Ken Spotswood....
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Exploring the WP&YR rail line south from Spirit Lake to Carcross
On August 26th I returned to Spirit Lake with my e-bike to continue exploring the long-abandoned White Pass & Yukon Route rail line. This time I rode south. My hope was to reach Carcross, and that goal was reached. The first photo shows the start of this exploration at...
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