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Not Just Alaska

This trip started off as "Wouldn't it be cool if..." and is now becoming reality. After raising a family and working for 35 years it is time for us to explore with no set path... En savoir plus
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    Hike - No go

    8 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    The plan today was to hike Grey Mountain to the summit. It was great until the storm clouds came rolling in. When the snow began to fall we debated continuing thinking that perhaps the storm would pass us by. We aborted our hike further along when the snow did not abate but got a little worse and we realized the clouds were no longer only to our front but behind us as well. A couple of hardy souls passed by us on their way in but we decided not to tempt fate; besides it was cold, windy and thundering, that was good enough for us Southerners! By the way, the views (when we had them) were spectacular!En savoir plus

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    Museum Instead

    8 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    After aborting our hike, we decided to go visit a museum instead, so we went to the MacBride Museum. . It is a wonderful place and I loved how the museum has exhibits both in and out of doors. Sam McGee’s cabin has been faithfully restored and is included with the outdoor exhibits, so too are a small river boat and the telegraph station. the museum is currently expanding and remodelling so we were unable to go into the telegraph station as it is part of the section undergoing construction. In case you are wondering, the telegraph station is the building nestled underneath the modern museum and will be accessible through a courtyard in the middle of the museum once it is done. On our way back to camp, we stopped by Miles Canyon to scope out a possible hike for tomorrow.En savoir plus

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    Faro, Yukon

    10 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    We got sidetracked at Carmacks by 163km and landed at Faro for the night. Highway 4 – (the Robert Campbell Highway) has some spectacular scenery (even through the rain). Faro was established in 1968 as a mining town just above the Pelly River. In the picture below of the Pelly River, you can see Faro as the collection of buildings to the right hand side of the Picture. Enroute to Faro, we stopped to explore the Montague Road House Historic Site. Even as a ruin, it is still a very impressive building. The smaller of the two buildings was where they kept food frozen in the winter.En savoir plus

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    Columbian Disaster, yukon

    12 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Along the Robert Campbell Highway there is a very prominent feature on the Yukon River called Eagle Rock as named by the coastal Chilkat Traders. . In 1906 it was the site of the worst accident in Yukon’s Riverboat history. In September of that year the sternwheeler, Columbian exploded and burned. The streamer was carrying a crew of 25 men and a full cargo that included cattle, and 3 tonnes of blasting powder destined for the Tantalus Butte coal mine downriver. Five men lost their lives and another was badly burned. Today, this area is the scene of the aftermath of a massive wildfire that consumed the forest as far as the eye can see.En savoir plus

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    Carmacks, Yukon

    12 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Historically, Carmacks has been an important waypoint for travellers in the Yukon. It was a major stop on the Winter Road from Whitehorse to Dawson for the White Pass & Yukon Route (WP & YR) company. In the summer, Carmacks was an important stop on for river boats on the way from Whitehorse to Dawson. Sternwheelers would take on wood to feed their boilers and also take on coal from nearby mines to deliver to Dawson. Finally, when the Klondike Highway was built it passed through Carmacks so the community was able to survive the demise of the Winter Road and sternwheelers.
    I had a personal reason as well to stop in Carmacks, to visit the site and cairn memorializing the death of my uncle, RCMP Cpl. R.W. Asbil    En savoir plus

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    Five Finger Rapid

    12 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

    Further along the Yukon River is Five Finger Rapid. In the time of sternwheelers only one channel (the northern most) was deep enough to let the ship pass through the Fiver Finger Rapid. The current is very strong here but when the water level was low the boats could steam up and through the rapid. At high water the falls created a 1 -2 foot drop. As a result a cable was attached to the rocks so that sternwheelers could winch themselves up stream. While the system worked, boats continued to strike the rocks. In 1900 blasting began to get rid of the rapid and the channel was widened by 20 feet. The rocks are favourite nesting sites for some birdsEn savoir plus

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    Tatchun Lake, Yukon

    12 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 11 °C

    Beautiful out-of-the-way campsite. In case you were wondering about the longer daylight hours, this is our camp at midnight. And this is how we go to sleep now. Pretty glamorous don't you think?

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    Dawson

    13 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

    Arrived in Dawson City mid-afternoon. We found a great site at the government campground just across the river. We did a little sightseeing and then back to camp where we met a group of film makers and writers who live in Dawson and camped beside us. We chatted the night away and before going to bed at 2 am we were invited to a screening of local films. By the way, in one of the pictures below, you can see a scar on the mountain above the city. This landslide is named Moosehide Slide. It is a prehistoric slide but the ground continues to move averaging approx 4.5 cm a year. In this way it is more like an earth glacier than a true landslide. The sagging buildings are a result of building on premafrost and expecting to heat said building.En savoir plus

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    Eagle Plains, Here we Come

    16 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    Our day began with the sound of rain lightly hitting the canvas of our tent and then get more serious about trying to get us wet. Fortunately we had prepared for this eventuality the night before so we were able to get on the road in very quick order. The Dempster Highway is only paved for a very short distance at the junction with the Klondike Highway. We were warned to ensure we had GOOD tires and GOOD spares. The highway is 736km long and the first gas station is at Eagle Plains (at 369 km along the highway). The first ANYTHING is at Eagle Plains. This may not seem like a long distance until you realize you are driving through the mountains on gravel roads. At the beginning of the highway a warning is posted that there are no emergency medical services on the highway. Take that as you will. We were lucky in that while scanning the mountains around us (during one of our many stops), we got to watch some Dahl Sheep and their babies. I was surprised to see as much snow as we did almost right away after turning onto the highway.En savoir plus

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    Eagle Plains Here we Come 2

    16 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 9 °C

    There is a stretch of mountains that are primarily made of softer rocks such as limestone and shales and amongst these rocks are outcrops of Dolomite which is more resistant to erosion. There are also some fantastical formations called tors protruding from the slopes. they are caused by frost fracturing and are only found in unglaciated terrain. At about 256 km along the highway there is a lookout. The views from here, even on a rainy day, were awesome. See for yourself. We finally stopped for the night at Eagle Plains. Tomorrow the Arctic Circle.En savoir plus

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    Inuvik

    17 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    The scenery along this stretch of the Dempster is also very changeable. We were lucky to watch a gang of Sandhill Cranes loitering on the road and Janet spotted a Grizzly.
    The ferry at Tsiigehtchic has been the largest ferry we have been on in this journey so far. We were able to get out of the truck and stretch our legs for the sort time it took to get across the Mackenzie River. Last stop of the day InuvikEn savoir plus

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    Artctic Circle 66.565332N 136.307369W

    17 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C

    Spend the day travelling up to Inuvik. The day began very foggy and visibility slowly improved as we moved along. Two sections of the highway can be used as emergency airstrips, those sections were rather welcome sights as the road is wider and not as muddy as the long sections in between. At the Arctic Circle we stopped for the obligatory photo – op and took advantage of better visibility to scan the hillsides with the binoculars.En savoir plus

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    Tombstone

    23 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C

    We stayed in Dawson for a day so we could drop off our tire for repair then made our way back up to Tombstone Territorial Park. We had every intention of staying in Tombstone for a few days and get some serious hiking done. We went for a series of short hikes and only got to go on one long hike up a mountain before having to go back to Dawson to pick up the tire. The good people at the Interpretive Centre are very friendly and enthusiastic. They ae more than willing to give you suggestions for places to hike, what to try to see and are very helpful in helping identify the plants and animals you may have seen. Below are some of the pictures from the top of the mountain, the Arctic Ground Squirrel that was hoping to share our lunch and some plants (a type of heather and Labrador Tea) from on our way back down.En savoir plus

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    Steamboat Graveyard

    26 juin 2018, Canada ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C

    Next to the government campground across the river from Dawson City are the remains of several steamboats that once made their way up and down the river transporting goods and people. The S.S. Keno by contrast has been restored and sits on the waterfront in Dawson City. On our last day at Tombstone Janet hurt her back so this return trip to Dawson was well timed. However, before heading out again and risking possible further injury, we have decided to stay here until after Canada Day.En savoir plus

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    Whitehorse Encore!

    3 juillet 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C

    We are back in Whitehorse to buy a few essential things (like towels), see some of the sights we missed the first time around, explore some of the outlying areas and to meet up with some friends. I don’t have pictures because today’s excitement is a shower (hence the towels), but so as not to leave you with absolutely nothing, here is a picture of the Sticky Bun we picked up today (it will feed us for a while) and last night’s campfire (we are camping after all even if the sun isn’t going down at the end of the day).En savoir plus

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    Yukon Wildlife Preserve

    4 juillet 2018, Canada ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C

    The Yukon Wildlife Preserve is just outside of Whitehorse and well worth a visit. Within its700 acre site, subdivided into distinct and variable habitats, are many of the large animals that live in the Yukon. They include Wood Bison, Elk, Woodland Caribou, Moose, Mule Deer, Muskoxen, Lynx, Arctic and Red Fox, Mountain Goat and Thin Horned Sheep. The Arctic Ground Squirrels and Snowshoe Hare are allowed to roam free. A 5 km road runs through the preserve and you can walk it or take a guided bus tour. We walked at a leisurely pace, stopping often to view the animals. Three and a half hours later we had managed to see all of the animals except for the foxes. The preserve also takes in injured, sick or orphaned wildlife in order to aid their recovery and return to the wild.En savoir plus

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