More wilderness, and then Blues, Brews, & BBQ in Skagway
Things didn’t go the way we had hoped at all for the weekend. Cathy had hurt her neck somehow and was in a great deal of pain, unable to even sleep, much less go for walks. I got out for a bit of wilderness time on Saturday, and we...
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Hiking the International Falls trail and beyond
On August 2nd, our second day boondocking with the RV in the White Pass, I decided to take the dogs for a hike on the International Falls trail, and beyond to a pass overlooking the Chilkoot Trail. We’ve done it a few times, and it’s usually about a 5½-hour...
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A bit of granite therapy – hiking in the White Pass
I had to go to Skagway on Thursday to pick up a couple of packages at the post office, and it was one of those days that developed on the fly. I thought about taking the motorcycle, then maybe my dog with no dogs, then finally invited Bella and...
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Hiking to the 1942 Alaska Highway bridge over the Slims River
On June 15th, two friends and three of our dogs joined me for a hike to the ruins of the Campman Bridge, built over the Slims River by the US Army Corps of Engineers during construction of the Alaska Highway in 1942. The hike began at 1:45 on the...
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Four days camping and playing at Kluane Lake, Yukon
My regular readers may have noticed that we haven’t been out in the motorhome much this year. There’s a lot going on, but last Friday we finally got away to Kluane Lake for a much-needed break. After a few delays (I had initially planned on going out Tuesday), the...
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Hiking to the Yukon’s historic Venus silver mine
A couple of weeks ago (April 30th), I was working around the house doing various projects. Every time I went outside the sun got warmer and warmer, and I finally decided that I needed to get out hiking and soak up more of those rays. The Venus mine was...
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Bald eagle and swans on the Lewes River Trail
I’ve been so busy that I’m now 3 weeks behind on the blog, but there have been some very cool things happening so I’m going to catch up rather than skip a lot. This post is about 2 hikes on what I’m calling the Lewes River Trail, because it...
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Hiking the Yukon River Trail East at Whitehorse
On Saturday, our hiking group met at Chadburn Lake to hike the Yukon River Trail East, a loop running from Chadburn Lake to Canyon City and back. By about 11;20, 8 people and 6 dogs were on the trail. The loop actually starts on the Log Trail, which was...
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Hiking along the Yukon River to Canyon City at Whitehorse
Our hiking group used to do outings on Saturday mostly, but as the group is expanding, so is the variety of times and places. One of the members suggested a few days ago that dinner-time hikes might be nice, so on Thursday, 5 of us with 3 dogs met...
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A hike to the Kluane Ice Cave
Deep among the spectacular peaks to the west of Haines Junction is an ice cave that first became public knowledge in 2016, and has been getting an ever-increasing number of visitors. Recent warnings to stay away because it’s collapsing prompted me to post a hike on a local group’s...
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