Exploring Dawson City, Yukon
Yesterday was our day to explore Dawson City. I started the day with a 3-hour tour of the goldfields and the town and then the afternoon was free so everyone could see and do whatever interests them....
View ArticleA Day on the Tundra Wilderness Tour in Denali National Park
Yesterday was our day in Denali Park, on the 8-hour Tundra Wilderness Tour (TWT). The weather started off ragged, but the forecast was good. This is Mount Healy, right above our hotel. The lobby area...
View ArticleMt. McKinley view, Huskies & Musk Oxen
Yesterday we made the drive from Denali Park to Anchorage, with a few stops. As we were in Broad Pass, the clouds started to clear from Denali (Mt. McKinley). I stopped so my friends could get some...
View ArticleTouring the Yukon & Alaska with Road Scholar
I’m back on the road again, this time as Group Leader for a 15-day tour of the Yukon and Alaska for a company newly returned to the region, Road Scholar. I worked for them many years ago when they came...
View ArticleA Day in Lucerne, Switzerland
On Saturday night we saw a superb weather forecast for Lucerne on Sunday, prompting us to plan a day trip to take the Golden Round Trip to Mount Pilatus by train, boat, cogwheel railway, aerial tramway...
View ArticleWindmills, Cheese & Wooden Shoes – Into the Dutch Countryside
On Monday, our last full day in Europe, we took a 7-hour coach tour into the countryside around Amsterdam with Key Tours to see windmills and wooden shoe and cheese-making places. It turned out to be...
View ArticleOver the Arctic: From Amsterdam to Whitehorse in 21 Hours
Our holiday ended yesterday with a 21-hour journey back home to the Yukon. I always pray for clear skies when flying over the Arctic, and I did get a couple of hours of good weather this time. The day...
View ArticlePhotography in the Yukon at -37 Degrees
This has been a very dreary winter so far in the southern Yukon, with very little sun and lots of snow. Our winters used to be clear and cold – invigorating rather than dreary. When I saw this weather...
View ArticleSpring Exploring: the Kusawa Lake Road
Spring makes me crazy to get out of the house, and Friday looked like a good road-trip day, so Monty and I headed west on the Alaska Highway. It was -21°C (-6°F), sunny and windy when we left the house...
View ArticleDriving from Calgary to the Icefields Parkway
I’m a couple of days behind in my posts now, as I knew would happen once I got into the Rockies where my days are long and there’s a lot I want to show you. I got away from Airdrie, … Continue reading...
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