Driving from Dawson City to Whitehorse
When I wrote about my April 7th flight to Inuvik, I said that it would probably take me five blog posts to tell you about the 5-day trip. But here we are on the final day’s drive to Whitehorse on April 11th, and this is Arctic blog post #10,...
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Sunny-day walks on the Whitehorse airport trails
We’ve been having some lovely weather lately, with sunshine, and highs nearing the freezing point. The light is starting to have a Spring feel to it, so on Monday and Wednesday I pulled myself away from this box and went for walks on the trails along the Whitehorse airport....
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Road trip to the George Johnston Museum in Teslin
On Thursday (August 5th), I drove to Teslin and back to have a look at the George Johnston Museum and to meet a staff member I’d been talking to online, and the director. Part of my reason for going was the firm up a basic template for showing each...
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Flood watch: a high-water tour of the Southern Lakes
Yesterday I took a drive around the Tagish-Carcross loop to have a look at the rapidly rising waters in what we call the Southern Lakes – the headwaters of the Yukon River. A perfect storm has set the stage for the worst flooding ever seen in the region. As...
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Exploring Faro – the Johnson Lake Campground and the Faro Mine Complex
I’m writing this post while parked at a rest area high on the Top of the World Highway, with a panoramic mountain view to the north. It’s Day 5 of this RV trip, and I’ve decided to make a major change in the itinerary I had planned. Rather than...
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Exploring Lapie Canyon Campground and Ross River
We stopped early on the second day of this RV trip – Wednesday, July 25th. By 3:00 we were settled in at campsite #5 in Lapie Canyon Campground, just west of the access road to Ross River from the Robert Campbell Highway. With no firm plans again for Thursday,...
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RVing down the Alaska Highway to Watson Lake
I haven’t done nearly enough hiking this summer, so last week I went looking for some sunshine to put a bunch of miles on. Two years ago, I discovered how incredible the adjacent BC provincial parks of Muncho Lake and Stone Mountain were, and the forecast down that way...
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RVing Dawson, Five Finger Rapids, and home
Leaving Tombstone Park on Sunday, August 6th, was supposed to lead to another multi-day adventure, but the Tracker broke down and after a night at Five Finger Rapids, I’m back home instead. Following my last hike during Geology Weekend at Tombstone, we drove to the Dawson airport so Cathy...
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Relaxing and poking around Dawson City
Cathy and I had 3 nights (July 31st and August 1st and 2nd) and 2 full days to explore the Dawson area. We didn’t have any plans, but saw a little bit of a lot, and spent a lot of time just relaxing at the Yukon River Campground in...
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RVing North – from Whitehorse to Keno and Dawson
On Friday evening, July 28th, Cathy and I headed north for 9 days of exploring and relaxing. We camped for 2 nights en route to Dawson City, including a detour to Mayo and Keno City. On Sunday, Cathy will fly home from Dawson and I’ll wander for another week...
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