Category: South Klondike Highway

The Labour Day long weekend is a rather manic time in the North. Everyone is doing something outside, knowing that this is the last good-weather long weekend we’re going to see until May. Whether it’s berry picking, hiking, boating, camping or just getting out for a scenic drive, it’s...

The cold, wet weather of Fall has arrived. As well as all the things that have to get done around the house to get ready for winter, things have gotten busy at the travel office as people start making plans to get warm for a week or two. All...

A couple of days ago, history-hunter Michael Gates called me to ask permission to use a couple of photos I took of a Klondike-era grave in a presentation. That spurred the thought that I should update my photos, as my last visit to the site was in 2003 –...

I had to go to Skagway again yesterday – oh gee darn, one more day avoiding reality 🙂 We actually had a very good reason to go this time – the in-floor heating system I ordered for the kitchen reno was sitting at the Skagway post office. Even though...

The first regular cruise ship of the year, the Norwegian Pearl, arrived in Skagway this morning, all the excuse I needed to head down. 🙂 The weather forecast was for a bit of everything, and that’s what happened – sun, cloud, showers, a bit of snow. These peaks are...

The best of my Skagway trips each year is the one when the smell of Spring is in the air. Today I made that trip – oh how I love the smell of a coastal forest in the Spring! After the welcome Cathy and I got two weeks ago...

I had to go to Skagway again today (and you know how much I hate that drive!), but today Cathy came with me and we got to spend some time with friends in Skagway. Well, friends of mine, as Cathy hadn’t met them before. While the weather was nothing...

I have never found a better salve for the wounds inflicted by emotional trauma than heading off into the mountains. After a difficult weekend of second-hand trauma, I was blessed today by as spectacular a day as I’ve ever seen on the South Klondike Highway. Here’s a brief look...

I drove down to Skagway on Monday, but I’m so busy that I haven’t had a chance to post the photos until now, 4 days later (and this is being posted at 02:00 am). The weather forecast wasn’t great but I needed to pick up some stuff that’s been...

Cathy and I went to the Carcross cabin yesterday, to show it to a young couple who are interested in buying it. Cathy doesn’t want to sell it, and going there makes her a bit sad. We had a lot of good times there (among many other events large...