Category Archives: Yukon, Alaska and British Columbia, 2010

Well, we finally made it here after a thirteen year wait.  It was an absolutely fabulous day, the pilot said the best one that they’ve had here all this summer.  The sky was clear, and the air was calm, and … Continue reading →

Finally, a beautiful day.  Sunny, warm and with just enough of a breeze to keep the bugs away.  We have a flight to Tuktoyaktuk booked for four pm today.  It will be about a four hour tour of the village, … Continue reading →

We are still awaiting better weather, though it has almost stopped raining and is now just sprinkling occasionally.  The forecast for tomorrow is still good, so we hope to go north to the Arctic Ocean then. A couple of days … Continue reading →

We are still in Inuvik, and waiting out the weather.  Today was very cloudy and rainy.  Fortunately there is a good kitchen shelter in the campsite, so we have been able to cook there.  It’s not too cold, but nevertheless, … Continue reading →

We arrived at Inuvik today shortly after lunch.  The afternoon has been spent getting set up in our campsite, and visiting a few stores in town.  The weather does not look great. We were close to the last vehicle to … Continue reading →

A long day of travel, as we covered over 475 km.  We didn’t plan to go that far today, but more on that later.  It was another beautiful sunny day as we set off this morning from the Tombstone Campground.  … Continue reading →

We had a beautiful day.  For the first time in several days we awoke to sunshine, and it stayed sunny and almost cloud free all day.  After breakfast we drove up about 1.5 km to the lookout over the Tombstone … Continue reading →

Another gray and rainy day.  It seems like there have been far too many this summer, including our canoeing in early July, and now our travels through the north of Canada.  When we awoke the sky was clear, but it … Continue reading →

We arrived at the gas station (Klondike Lodge) at the junction of the Dempster Highway this morning.  The highway is closed at Eagle Plains.  So is the Top of the World Highway out of Dawson to Alaska.  So we may be … Continue reading →

Last evening (Friday night) I walked along the Wolf Creek trail.  It goes out to a high bank overlooking the Yukon River, then winds its way back along the clear waters of the creek.   Although this is a salmon spawning river, … Continue reading →