Category: Hiking

Day 40 of the trip – Thursday, June 2nd – was our first full day to explore the Jasper area, and with mixed weather, Maligne Canyon was our first destination. Cathy and I had tried to go there last September, but access was blocked for some reason. In March...

As I write this post on Sunday, May 1st, I’m camped in the wilderness an hour west of Williams Lake, with no cell, no Internet – not even any radio stations. I won’t have Internet access to post this until I reach Bella Coola on Tuesday or Wednesday. It’s...

On day 8 of the trip, Wednesday September 16, my son and I drove from Hinton to Edmonton to pick Cathy up at the airport at 12:30, then on Thursday the 3 of us explored the Hinton area, the highlight being a long hike to remote and spectacular Ogre...

Our first destination after leaving Summit Lake Campground in the Tracker was Summit Lake Lodge, which was closed for almost 25 years – I vaguely remember it being open the first year or two that I ran the highway (1990-91). I had planned on driving up to the microwave...

Day 2 of the trip, Thursday, September 10th, was so busy that by the end of it, it took me a while to figure out that it actually had been just one day 🙂 Dawn at our parking spot for the night, a large gravel pullout at Km 749.5,...

This post was originally written for Destination BC. When their blog was closed, I re-posted it here under the same date. It’s an introduction to the White Pass rather than my usual reports on a specific trip. In the furthest northwest corner of BC is an area of spectacular...

Our second night boondocking in the White Pass with the RV was once again warm and silent, and I kept the bedroom windows open to enjoy both. The dogs got their first walk just before 06:00 on Sunday, and the light was beautiful. It looked like t was going...

Cathy is in Ontario visiting her family for a couple of weeks, and I’m going to be on the road in the RV for much of that time. I’d thought about a few destinations, but my head just isn’t into anything lengthy or complicated right now, so I decided...

As slow-paced and relaxing as this trip was, there’s never enough time. After a leisurely morning and lunch at Tombstone Mountain Campground on Monday, we started the 113 kilometer (70 mile) drive to Dawson City just before 1:00. We stopped for a photo at the Welcome to Dawson sign,...

On Thursday I returned to the historic Venus silver mine, but this time planning on a full day of exploring, with the 1905-1909 Venus No. 2 workings being the goal. There was a larger goal as well, to see if I still have enough passion about this mine (these...