Category: South Klondike Highway

I needed some excitement yesterday, and the weather forecast for the South Klondike Highway called for snow and wind, so I figured I’d go down to do some extreme-weather photography. My daughter posted on my Facebook page last night: “Only you would take off down the highway HOPING for...

It was really dull and dreary yesterday morning, and far colder than “normal” (whatever that means now) at -18°C (0°F). But some days, it’s much easier to put things into perspective than others. While a couple of nieces and many friends are preparing for Hurricane Sandy to hit… …I...

Cathy and I are both still a bit jet-lagged and not completely over the colds we picked up a couple of weeks ago, but when I saw sunshine being reported for Skagway for a few days, we decided that a road trip would be a great way to celebrate...

We got our first heavy snow of the season on Monday – far too early. It hit while I was in the hot tub – all of a sudden, the wind was screaming, the temperature plummeted and the snow was coming down hard. It only lasted about half an...

With gorgeous weather forecast, Saturday (September 22nd) was another South Klondike Highway exploring/photograph day. But this time I had lots of company – Cathy, my niece Bobbie, and 2 enthusiastic huskies 🙂 Our first stop was going to be at the silver-mining ghost town of Conrad, but even at...

I’d been watching the Whitehorse and Skagway weather forecasts for the past few days, watching for a day that offered sunshine in both places so I could take the bike down. Yesterday was that day. Heavily layered to keep warm, I was away from the house just after 08:00,...

I was in a bad way yesterday, desperate to just get away. I packed the minimal gear I needed to go hiking in some form and hopped on the bike, headed for Skagway, but was unsure what it was exactly that I needed. It was cold when I left...

Next Tuesday I’m picking up a group from New Zealand to start a 12-day tour from Whitehorse to Seward, and I’m a bit manic right now. I use any excuse to get out of the office if the weather is even half decent, and both Thursday and Friday I...

Cathy and I had to make a quick trip to Skagway this morning, and while we fully expected to see some wildlife, we didn’t expect to see as much as we did. The first great sighting was this beautiful big cinnamon bear along Tutshi Lake (yes, “the usual place”)....

Every Victoria Day long weekend, the White Pass & Yukon Route railway offers Yukoners discounted rides on the railway, and on Saturday Cathy, my nice Bobbie and I joined hundreds of other Yukoners on the trains. We chose to drive to Skagway and take the longest trip available, from...