Category: History

Last May, my friend Kevin and I had an initial look at a mining trail leading up a spectacular ridge at the south end of Tutshi Lake. We didn’t get very far before deep snow halted further exploring, and although we planned to return in late summer, that didn’t...

I went on another 4-hour tour of the Whitehorse Copper Belt with Tim Green on August 8th. This one began with an in-depth look of one of Gladiator Metals’ exploratory drill rigs that’s currently operating 2 km from my home, then continued on to the Whitehorse Copper properties that...

The trip began on Friday, May 29th, and we arrived home on Day 42, Thursday, July 9th. I wrote 46 posts for the blog, with a total of 1,329 photos – I had hoped to be able to tell you about the trip with about 30 posts and half...

On Tuesday, July 7th, Day 40 of our trip and the 8th day in Nova Scotia, we drove 250 km from the Hyclass Ocean Campground near Havre Boucher to the Woodhaven RV Park in Hammonds Plains, with a visit to the Atlantic Canada Aviation Museum. Our GPS had warned...

On Friday, July 3rd, Day 36 of our trip, we arriving back in Nova Scotia via Marine Atlantic ferry from Newfoundland – after spending 3 days in Nova Scotia when we first arrived 5 weeks ago, this was now our 4th day in the province. Our only planned stop...

Thursday, July 2nd, Day 35 of our trip, was our 28th day and final in Newfoundland, and Cathy and I were both pretty sad about that. Our route today covered about 151 km, with a detour to a Circle K north of Whitbourne to drop off our rented Starlink...

Although we began Wednesday, July 1st, Day 34 of our trip and the 27th day in Newfoundland, with no plans, we had a very good day at a UNESCO World Heritage Site interpretive centre and then watching humpback whales from a vast beach. We had a peaceful night boondocking...

After re-visiting the Cape Spear Lighthouse National Historic Site the morning of Tuesday, June 30th, we drove south with no plan, but ended at Ferryland, where we boondocked for the night. The hike to the Ferryland Lighthouse wasn’t the only activity of the day, but it was the main...

On Tuesday, June 30th, Day 33 of our trip and the 26th day in Newfoundland, we returned to Cape Spear with the RV, to see the new and old lighthouses and fort in the sunshine. Then we continued on to Ferryland, but I have a lot to show you...

Monday, June 29th, Day 32 of our trip and the 25th day in Newfoundland, was a more in-depth look at St. John’s, starting with a 4-hour van hour, and continuing with a lengthy visit to the amazing museum/gallery called The Rooms. Our tour with Jellybean Tours is actually advertised...