Category: British Columbia

Billy Connolly: Journey to the Edge of the World

Last year I worked for a few days with a film crew making a travelogue following Scottish comedian Billy Connolly on a 10,000-mile journey across the Canadian Arctic and then down through the Yukon and British Columbia. In July I took a couple of members of the crew on...
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Kelowna to Vancouver and Whitehorse – I love flying!

My last day in BC turned out to be the nicest day by far weather-wise, as overnight rain had washed all the smoke and crap out of the air for a few hours. An afternoon flight out of Kelowna allowed me to enjoy most of the day, though the...
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On the road in southern BC

I’m in southern BC visiting family and friends for a week. Most of my time is being spent in Kelowna where it’s still summer – though the skies are hazy (smoky, smoggy?) so it’s nowhere near as pretty as it should be. I was hoping for clear skies and...
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The trip to Telegraph Creek, BC

Time does fly this time of year! It’s way over a week since I said I’d tell you more about my trip in to Telegraph Creek, BC, and the Glenora Guest Ranch. A few weeks ago, Ben Smith emailed from the UK, looking to set up some interesting things...
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Fuel tanker crash closes BC Highway 37

I was driving north on Highway 37 (the Stewart-Cassiar) yesterday evening, heading home from Telegraph Creek, but 5 miles from the Alaska Highway junction, got stopped by a fuel tanker wreck. It had apparently happened at about 5:30, and I got there an hour later. Traffic is light on...
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Back to Reality

After spending most of the last month away, it feels good to be home, but it’s also quite a shock to the system. There are a million things to do – and prioritizing between the fun stuff and the mundane isn’t always easy. There are clients to meet, over...
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Summer is only a few hours away, in Kelowna, BC

There’s an icy wind blowing in Carcross today, and the ice has finally started to blow out of Lake Bennett. I just returned at 01:00 this morning from a 6-day trip to visit family down where it’s summer, though – Kelowna, BC. Beyond the long-overdue family part of it...
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Welcome North!

Hi – welcome to my new blog! Since blogs are the way to communicate nowadays, it’s time I joined in. The ExploreNorth Blog will be the more casual, more-often-written version of Explorenorth’s email newsletter, with much more than just notes about Web site updates. With Spring just now arriving in a serious way,...
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