Category: History

Back in the mid-1990s when I was researching the history of the mines around Carcross, I knew of the existence of a cabin that was built high above Windy Arm in 1901, but in my dozens of exploratory hikes I never did get to that site. Over the years...

Yesterday was a combination of exploring Whistler Village on foot, and driving down Howe Sound to see some of the attractions. The first photo was shot near the gondolas, and is very much a typical Whistler scene. Cathy and I are really enjoying this place – it’s a wonderful...

I took the long way around from Kelowna to Abbotsford today, and as usual, I wished that I had more time. I’d really forgotten how much time I used to spend along the Hope-Princeton Highway and the southern Okanagan, but as location after location triggered memories I stopped quite...

I often see what little value many people place on their family’s history, and today I have the pleasure of showing you the other side of that coin. A collection of photos shot on a cruise and land tour of Alaska and neighbouring regions in the 1930s has now...

I’m somewhat limited in both my physical and mental abilities until my body gets used to the dilantin I’m now on to deal with my seizures, so I’m undertaking some “occupational therapy” by doing something I love – digging into Yukon-Alaska history. A few years ago I started a...

My Dad has a few pieces of Yukon memorabilia in his collection, including this gold pan. Every Yukoner (I hope) knows about the burning of the sternwheelers Casca and Whitehorse in 1974, but do any of you know who the artist of this pan, F. Johnson, is/was?...

I was in Carcross working on the cabin this past Friday, and lucked into the dedication of the Caribou Hotel as a Yukon Heritage Site. Although reconstruction is a slow process and it won’t be open until 2010, the new owners have a vision for the property that promises...

This morning, I again awoke to fairly heavy snow falling. That makes yesterday’s sunshine even more special – it prompted another trip to Skagway, and it turned out to be a superb day. The light was spectacular, and there were enough clouds to provide a lot of drama through...

The day up Montana Mountain with Bob was excellent – even the weather cooperated. I’ve only ever shown a handful of people I trust the campsite seen in the first photo below. This is probably the most pristine century-old campsite in the Yukon – almost everything is there, from...

I love traveling! (you may have noticed that theme here 🙂 ) On Tuesday I began a new gig as a tour escort – after many years of having an escort handle the details of my groups’ tours while I drove the motorcoach and talked a lot, now I...