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Category Archives: History
Fall Colors, Waterfalls and a Ghost Town
With gorgeous weather forecast, Saturday was another South Klondike Highway exploring-and-photography day. But this time I had lots of company – Cathy, my niece Bobbie, and 2 enthusiastic huskies Our first stop was going to be at the silver-mining ghost … Continue reading
Posted in Fall Colors, Family, Hiking, History, Huskies, Photos, Travel, Waterfalls, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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The Giant Mine Explosion, 20th Anniversary
Today is the 20th anniversary of one of the blackest days in the history of the Canadian North, and in Canadian labour history. On September 18, 1992, an explosion at the Giant gold mine at Yellowknife, Northwest Territories killed 9 … Continue reading
Hiking the White Pass – Wilderness, Solitude and then Trains!
I was in a bad way yesterday, desperate to just get away. I packed the minimal gear I needed to go hiking in some form and hopped on the bike, headed for Skagway, but was unsure what it was exactly … Continue reading
Posted in Hiking, History, Motorcycles, Nature, Photos, Railroads, Trains, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Fairbanks, and the Drive to Tok
Over the last couple of days we’ve traveled from Healy to Fairbanks and had a look around that city, then continued on back to Tok, where we stayed last night. We arrived at Golden Heart Park in Fairbanks just before … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska Highway, Bus Driving, Cars, History, Museums, Photos, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Another Quick Trip to Keno City, Yukon
I returned home last night from another quick trip to Keno City to help out a friend. Back in May, it was a 1,000-km day trip to take him home from hospital. This time the trip was solo, to wind … Continue reading
Posted in Communities, History, Mining, Personal Notes, Photos, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Driving to and Exploring Fairbanks, Alaska
It’s already Day 7 of the tour – time does indeed fly when you’re having fun Today the group takes the Alaska Railroad to Denali National Park while I go ahead in the bus. There’s a light rain falling but … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska Highway, Bus Driving, History, Mining, Photos, Railroads, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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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. We had gorgeous … Continue reading
A Postcard-Perfect Day Boating on Lake Bennett
We’ve been having a very cool, wet Spring and Summer so far, but Saturday was so incredible it almost made up for all the bad days. Our group took 3 vehicles to Carcross for a day of boating, suntanning, fishing … Continue reading
Posted in Boating, History, Huskies, Nature, Photos, Railroads, Travel, Waterfalls, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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A Day of Discovery in Vancouver
On Monday we had a broad overview of Vancouver, yesterday we visited a few of the many attractions to see the details. This was the view from our 9th-floor room at the Westin Bayshore. A local we chatted with yesterday … Continue reading
Posted in British Columbia, History, Photos, Travel
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Touring Haines – Haines Junction – Whitehorse
This is the second of 2 posts describing my 4-day tour of the Golden Circle Route from Whitehorse to Skagway, Haines, Haines Junction and back with tour company Road Scholar. Saturday began cold and wet – this was the view … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska Highway, Birds, Communities, History, Photos, Travel, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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