Category: Cars

Driving old Route 66 to Oatman, Arizona

On November 18th, I posted on Facebook: “I expect that yesterday’s Route 66 afternoon will be the highlight of the trip. An excellent museum, mind-boggling scenery, and a quirky and charming little village in the middle of nowhere.” As it turned out we had another day that equalled it,...
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Airplanes and old cars at Carcross

On August 26 I drove to Carcross for an event arranged by COPA (the Canadian Owner and Pilots Association, Yukon Flight 106) and the Klondike Cruisers car club. For the Cruisers, there was a poker run which started at the Yukon Transportation Museum, with numerous stops on the way...
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Modifying my fleet of vehicles – selling and painting

Cathy and I spent a couple of nights in Vancouver last week – another medical trip for me. I was feeling well enough to take a lot of photos with the idea of writing a blog post about it, but the size and complexity is overwhelming and I haven’t...
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Dogs, old cars and other history in still-Winter

The beginning of March already! This winter has gone by so quickly I can hardly believe it – the foster-puppies sure helped with that for a few weeks! With Father Winter still hanging on, dogs and old cars and writing about history are all helping the days go by....
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I have no shortage of winter projects

Being retired is wonderful. I work as hard as I ever did, but I only do things that I enjoy. Well, mostly. Toilets and woodstoves still need cleaning 🙂 I’ve just taken on a big new project that you’re going to want to see photos of. Before that starts...
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Driving from Calgary to Whitehorse with the new Jeep

The drive home with the new Jeep was much quicker than I prefer, but it’s always enjoyable. The total distance from my daughter’s home in Airdrie to mine in Whitehorse was 3,101 km (1,927 mi). Click here to open an interactive version of the map in a new window....
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In Alberta to pick up a new Jeep

Cathy has wanted a new car for a long time, and finally bought a new Jeep online on Tuesday. I’m now on a week-long wander home with it. We’ve been all over the map in thinking about what Cathy needs and wants. We settled on a 2016 Jeep Cherokee...
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A visit to a private car museum near Calgary

A couple that were on my 2015 Yukon Quest tour have a large collection of cars, trucks, toy cars and other stuff in De Winton, just south of Calgary. I’ve had a standing invitation to come for a visit, and finally made time to do that, on our last...
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