Starting Out

Left at about 13:00, happy to be leaving. Had to stop just up the driveway for a couple of final preparations (turning off turbine & set up security camera). Battery died! So we made it about 40 feetEn savoir plus
Little Fort

After a few stops in Vernon we made it to just outside of Little Fort. Spent the night at the top of a pass in a roadside turnout. There were probably better spots, but we didn’t know how muchEn savoir plus
Cowboys

Woke to a crisp morning. After some quick calculations we decided to turn around and go back to Little Fort for gas. Lesson learned fill up when you can. It was early in the morning, 6:00, so weEn savoir plus
Sunset Lake

BC has “Recreation Sites” throughout the province. They are basically user maintained camp sites. They are usually off the beaten path. Sunset lake is one of those, it was about 6km off theEn savoir plus
Sawmill Point

Stewart-Casiar highway… We joined up with Renée’s original trip plan. Originally she was biking from Prince Rupert to Whitehorse. Saw four bears, and several caribou. There was still snow on theEn savoir plus
Boya Lake

Beautiful lake with crystal clear blue water.
Unexpected Stop

Saw a sign with a camera so figured a view point maybe. Pulled in and there were all these old trucks. Then I noticed the sign “Ross River 226”. We had randomly pulled into the south end of theEn savoir plus
Whitehorse

Spent a few days in Whitehorse, camped at Marsh Lake. Did the tourist thing, Miles Canyon, Paddle Wheelers, Beringia museum. Shopping of course, last minute gear and food.
Renée is Off

Renée is finally on her way, all geared up, all hugged up. First day is Fox Lake, then Twin Lakes, then we meet back up at Tachun Creek north of Carmacks.
Update May 26: Renée made it just fine toEn savoir plus
Carcross

After sending Renée off, we headed down to Skagway for the day, about 150km. The first stop was at Emerald Lake. I love how the emerald colour is in the shape of a heart.
Then we came across aEn savoir plus
The Road to Skagway

So the plan was to go to Skagway and spend the afternoon there. Along the way we ran into a small problem … The scenery was amazing!! The road had pullouts everywhere and boy did we use them. TheEn savoir plus
Skagway

Skagway is an interesting place. First off you descend over 1000 meters to the ocean. So you go from snow covered mountains where spring is just beginning to sea level and a lush summer experience.En savoir plus
Back to Canada

Funny thing happened on the way back to Canada… We knew about “ArriveCAN” a phone app that you HAVE to use to get back into Canada. When we went over we turned off our phones so we would not getEn savoir plus
Chores Day

Back in Whitehorse to get ready for the next leg of the trip. Laundry and a shower Aaaahhh! Even got a hot tub in. Groceries then hit the road to Lake Labarge.
Catching up to Renée

Woke up to a beautiful morning on Lake Labarge.
We caught up to Renée at the Carmacks visitor centre. This is the best hidden visitor centre, tucked around on a dead end street. Had lunch then setEn savoir plus
Five Finger Rapids

Rest day today. Back to Five Finger Rapids for a better look. Took the stairs (200+), down to the rapids.
There is one bar of cell service on the first platform of the stairs. We manage to getEn savoir plus
Wrong Lake

Wrong Lake is one of the many stocked lakes throughout the Yukon, like Fisheye Lake. Not an official campground but peaceful and quiet.
That is until Sam, Wes, Joe and the two Shane’s rolled in.En savoir plus
Mayo

Meeting up with Renée in Mayo, she wants to check out Keno, maybe do a hike up there.
To be honest Mayo was not a great place, very rundown, messy and the people were very unfriendly. To top it allEn savoir plus
Keno

Went for a nice morning walk around the lake at the campground.
Then off to Keno. Renée was told by the guy at Braeburn (remember the cinnamon buns) that Mike in Keno makes good pizza. UnfortunatelyEn savoir plus
Off to Dawson City

This is leg three of Renée’s bike trip, Mayo to Dawson). So once again we said our goodbyes
The scenery is actually kind of uninteresting along that stretch of highway, so we didn’t stop much.En savoir plus
Top of the World

The Top of the World Highway winds along the a ridge of mountains from Dawson City into Alaska. You can see distant mountain ranges on both sides of the highway. The Ogilvie mountains on one side andEn savoir plus
Tourist Dawson

Took care of some chores today. Then up to Robert Service’s cabin where I did my recital of The Cremation of Sam McGee.
Next up was The Dome. Basically a hill with a bald spot at the top. TheEn savoir plus
Tourist - cont

Resupply day. Also did a tour of the stern wheeler Keno. Dawson has a public claim on Bonanza Creek and the visitor centre lends out pans, so we went gold panning. We think we found some shiny stuff,En savoir plus
Tim

So while we were at The Top of The World, we saw a fellow biking like Renée. We stopped to talk to him and found out he too was going to bike the Dempster. We chatted for a bit then carried on. ThatEn savoir plus
Finally…

Well today’s the day, Renée is officially cycling the Dempster Highway. After a bit of a slow start to the day she headed out at noon.
We passed Tim on his way out there, and Brent who has doneEn savoir plus