Category: Road Trip

Back to the White Pass for RV boondocking and hiking

I’d been watching for an opportunity to get away for a few days, preferably with some hiking, and on Wednesday, July 31st, a fairly good weather forecast showed up that held potential for a getaway in the White Pass. I got my shopping done that afternoon, and the next...
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From sun and sand to snow at Kluane Lake, Yukon

The weather was spectacular on Friday, July 26th, and I planned to get a lot of walking done before Cathy arrived that night, to join us for a motorhome weekend. Our first walk of the day was towards the Slims River. Tucker always appreciates it when I play ball...
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Back to Kluane Lake for 4 days – Part 1

I’d been itching to get back on the road but things kept getting in the way – projects at home, wildfires, lousy weather, and on and on. On Wednesday, July 24th, though, things finally lined up to go one direction at least – west to Kluane Lake and hopefully...
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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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A quick trip to Skagway – ships, planes, huskies and some rain

I made a quick trip to Skagway last Wednesday, mostly to pick up some shirts I’d ordered. The weather forecast wasn’t great but any drive through the mountains to Skagway is a good drive. Going through the summit area, the scenery wasn’t as spectacular as it is some days...
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A sunny dog-play day at Dyea, Alaska

When we’re due for a big dog play-day and something a bit different, its hard to beat Dyea, so on April 28th we drove down for the day. We made a brief stop at Emerald Lake at 10:15 to get a photo as part of my records of when...
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Driving the Haines Highway in Yukon/BC/Alaska

My season opener trip for the RV was intended to be 4 days in Haines, Alaska, and then 4 days at Kluane Lake, Yukon. It didn’t work out that way, but more about that later. At 11:00 on Monday, we headed west – “we” being Bella, Tucker, Molly (the...
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A new type of Yukon winter, as seen on a drive to Skagway

This has been an extremely unusual winter in the southern Yukon, with temperatures much warmer than normal, and very little snow. A drive to Skagway yesterday showed just how unusual it is. Because the large lakes and even much of the Yukon River haven’t frozen yet, we’ve had a...
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An early-Fall drive to Skagway and Dyea

On Friday (August 24th), I drove to Skagway and back to pick up a couple of things I had ordered online. The weather turned to be better than I had expected, but the light was quite flat and I didn’t take many scenic photos. I planned to go to...
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Exploring Lytton and the Thompson River Canyon

After some exploring in the Cache Creek area on the morning of Day 7 of the trip – Wednesday, May 3 – we continued south from the Redhill Rest Area. I didn’t know how far we’d be going, just that it wouldn’t be far. At Cache Creek, the highway...
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