Category: South Klondike Highway

A spectacular early-morning drive to the White Pass

As our very hard winter continues, my need for a proper day in the mountains is getting stronger. Ten days ago I headed south on a day that had potential, but the weather went sour in a major way just south of Log Cabin. This was the final photo...
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A drive up to the White Pass

I had been watching the weather forecasts and road reports for many weeks, looking for a good day to get into the mountains, and it finally came together yesterday (Saturday, January 24). The weather forecasts called from sun in both Whitehorse and Skagway, with highs of -17°C and -1°C...
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In search of some sun

We’re having a very gentle start to winter, but the skies are almost always cloudy, and that’s affecting many of us. Yesterday I fired up the Jeep and went looking for some sun. I went to bed very early the night before last because the skies had cleared late...
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A hike at Summit Creek in the White Pass

We’ve been having incredible weather to end the summer, and I’ve been trying to get out as much as possible. On Monday, September 1st, we took the motorhome to the White Pass, and got home last night. I got one good night of aurora, two excellent hikes on the...
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An initial look at a historic mining trail at Tutshi Lake

I’ve been busy during the past 3 weeks, but it didn’t feel like anything was worth a blog post. On May 14th, though, my friend Kevin and I went looking for some trails that we only had hints about. This view of Montana Mountain on the drive south made...
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A Spring wander and hike to Bryant Lake

A friend posted a meme on Facebook yesterday morning that got me thinking (thanks, Sue!). It said “Turn off the news. Go outside. Breathe. We were not meant to carry the burden of the entire world.” I’ve been doing quite well in moving away from the nastiness of politics,...
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Driving from the beauty to the beast

A wonderful spell of warm weather has prompted me to get out a fair bit. I wanted to do two road trips – one to the White Pass and one to see the new bridge being built at Teslin. A storm warning about a system moving in with heavy...
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Conrad Campground, Yukon – Walk-in tent sites

Conrad Campground has 6 walk-in tenting sites isolated by a substantial distance from the main part of the campground. They sites can be seen toward the centre left of the map below. There are walk-in tenting sites at 13 other campgrounds but none are as large and isolated as...
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