Exploring the WP&YR rail line north from Spirit Lake
On August 11th I walked from near Spirit Lake Lodge to Watson River Falls, and that showed me that it would be worthwhile to bring the e-bike down to explore along the the long-abandoned White Pass & Yukon Route rail line, which we walked along the reach the falls....
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On Mt. McIntyre with the e-bike
I had it in my mind that Mt. McIntyre (“Mount Mac”) would be a great place for the e-bike. That turned out to not be particularly true, but it’s so beautiful up there I’ll show you how these two days went anyway. My first drive up was on Monday,...
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More WP&YR railway exploring – by e-bike this time
I finally got out on an adventure worth sharing yesterday, exploring 7.8 km of the long-abandoned White Pass & Yukon Route rail line from the Lewes Lake Road to Bear Creek. Much of the line is in terrible condition, difficult to walk, much less ride a bike, but this...
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Some e-biking near the head of Kluane Lake
While we didn’t use the e-bikes as much as we’d planned to during our 9 days at Kluane Lake for a variety of reasons, we still had some excellent rides, so I thought a separate post for all of them would be appropriate. On our first full day at...
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More exploring my neighbourhood by e-bike
We have heavy rain and 12°C/53°F as I right this, so it may be an indoor day, but I’ve been getting out on the e-bike a fair bit. The network of trails available from my front door is quite mind-boggling, and I’m both exploring, and looking for a route...
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Another long e-bike ride to Cowley Lakes
As we were descending into Whitehorse on our Air North flight last Wednesday, I could see that much of the flooding that stopped me on my e-bike ride on June 10th had receded, so I decided to give it another try on July 30th. I’m using 2 apps on...
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Riding the e-bike up to snow on the Coal Lake trail
On Sunday (June 13th), I decided to try a road/trail that has intrigued me for many years. I knew it wouldn’t be an easy ride, but it was tougher than I expected. In a total time of 3 hours, 19 minutes, I rode 33.7 km (20.9 mi), and climbed...
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Biking through mud & flood on The Great Trail
Yesterday, I tried to get to the Cowley Lakes for the third time in a month, but after a lot of mud and water got stopped by a lengthy stretch of thigh-deep water on the trail. It ended up as a 34-km ride, on the WWII Canol pipeline road,...
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A bike trail to the Yukon River and plane crash wreckage
I’m getting the e-bike out fairly often, and am extremely pleased with the bike (a Giant Fathom) and the trails available to ride. Yesterday I went on a route that was particularly interesting, ending at a beach on the Yukon River, where I found some wreckage from an old...
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More pipeline and railway exploring by e-bike
Yesterday, I went out on a major exploration again, on the route I started to ride on May 13th, along the WWII Canol pipeline road. My goal was again to reach the Cowley Lakes where the White Pass & Yukon Route rail line crosses them. Cathy joined me this...
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