A Skagway day with visiting family
Cathy’s parents are visiting from Ontario for 5 weeks, so yesterday we did a “tourist” trip to Skagway. It was a superb day – sunny, 74 degrees (22°C) and calm in Skagway, with some great bonuses as you’ll see in the photos below. We cleared US Customs and were...
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Honouring a real hero – Captain Bob Bartlett
In this modern age when hockey players and musicians are considered “heroes”, I think it’s important to occasionally point out what a real hero is. In 2009 Canada is celebrating the life of Captain Robert Bartlett, one of the greatest Arctic explorers in history. Have a look at the...
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The Power of One (Xof1) solar car is back in the North
Many of you no doubt saw the strange little UFO-looking Xof1 solar car when it was up last summer for a tour. Well it’ll be back in Whitehorse either late Saturday or on Sunday. In the photo below, the Power of One (Xof1) solar car is seen on the...
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A higher exploration of the historic Venus silver mine
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...
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CC-177 Globemaster in Whitehorse
After dropping our cat Latimer off at the vet’s this morning, Cathy and I went for breakfast at the airport to calm down. While we were sitting there, a Boeing Globemaster landed – and though I always have my camera with me, today I didn’t. We finished our meal,...
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A Whitehorse business with nerve
I mentioned a couple of weeks ago that I had picked up 1,900 pounds of tile for the entry and kitchen. I got a phone call yesterday from Home Hardware, where we bought them. We were quoted $8.50 per tile – thinking that was low, we asked for and...
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I love rain!
I don’t always love rain, but I sure do love the rain that’s fallen the past 2 days. The forest fire smoke is gone and the flowers, especially the lupine and Labrador tea on our property, are going crazy. I was getting very paranoid about fires, despite the fact...
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Luxury Alaska photography cruise/tour, June 2010
I’m thoroughly enjoying my new gig as Cruise Consultant – it seems to be the perfect evolutionary step that uses much of what I’ve learned over the past couple of decades in a fun new way. There’s a lot to learn about the business side of things, but I’ve...
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Carcross to Bennett on the WP&YR “Washout Special”
On May 13, 2009, the White Pass & Yukon Route announced that the seasonal rail service from Skagway to Carcross which was scheduled to begin on May 22 had been suspended due to a major washout of the rail line 4 miles south of Bennett. Although only a small...
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This was the weather we dream about
On a scale of 1 to 10, today rated 11 – it was incredible. The temperature hit the high 20s C (low 80s F), and there were no clouds, no bugs and no wind. This is the day I’ll dream about in the middle of our next winter –...
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