Camping Etiquette
Winter has released his icy grip on the Yukon, and that brings my favorite season: camping season. In early May I along with several friends […]
Zombie Apocalypse? The Yukon is the Place to Be
Have you been kept awake at night by the threat of a zombie apocalypse? If you have a spouse like mine, then you no doubt
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When Less is More
I was tricked by this book, The Paradox of Choice. I was sure this book was a great marketing book. I was drawn in by
Smart Phones Require Smart People
Sure, it’s a smart phone. I don’t think the name is wrong, so much as how the name is understood. If you are smart, you
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Mayo Campground Has the One Thing Kids Look For
MAYO 5 Mile Lake in Mayo doesn’t have a campground playground. Not right in the campground, mind you, but there is one down the short
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Tatchun Lake is for Us Paddlers
Tatchun Lake Campground has 20 campsites and none of them are a pull through site; there is a boat launch and a cook shelter. That’s
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Federal Campground is Nice, Too
HAINES JUNCTION There are numerous campgrounds in and around Haines Junction. Your YTG Campground permit will let you camp at most of them … but
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Fill the Parks
There are two things that really frustrate me — and they are related. First, the couches in my house have permanent dents from the backsides
A Cure for Those Camping Time Blues
Whether it’s the weather or the yard work, some commitment on the weekend or the fact that you have family coming to visit in a
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Guatemala’s greatest asset is its people
Guatemala has so many great elements to it, but the highlight of our trip (if you’ve read my other stories you may notice a common
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You Say Goodbye, I say Hello
This Christmas I had the great fortune of visiting Guatemala. I really enjoyed answering the question, “Why did you decide to come to Guatemala?” which
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The Vatican’s Bookstore Can’t be Wrong
Think about your life and the stories you might tell of it. Think of the grand adventures, great accomplishments, and life lessons. I know how
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Belgian Street-Meat Heaven
Mitraillette: it’s the world’s most perfect food. Without a description of its component parts you may mistake this culinary art form for a simple hot-dog
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Out and Away: The Camping is the Food!
No recipes here. Too little space, too many ideas and I don’t think I have ever cooked the same thing twice
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Confession of a Mustache Cheater
This is the first time in my life my upper lip has been covered by anything that could be defined as a moustache. You see,
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I Love the Smell of Camping in the Morning
The first camping trip of the year is unique in many ways. For one thing, there’s the anticipation of finding out which critical thing you
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Mosquiticide
Everything in nature has a purpose. The purpose of the Noble Mosquito [Culiseta longiareolata] is to keep our campsites from becoming overcrowded. What I see
Quest for Fire
That is your favourite time at the fire? What makes the campfire the best place in world for you? Perhaps I am being a bit
Out and Away: The First Camping Trip
What did you learn on your first camping trip this year? The first camp of the season is unique. It’s one of the only trips
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Finding the Cure
Nature Deficit Disorder. Really? An official term for spending too much time not camping! The Yukon has your cure. Prescription strength!
Mambo Tanzania: Pt. 3
I made it! I climbed Mt. Kilimanjaro! I’m sure I cost a few of the resort staff some betting money by doing it. When I
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Mambo Tanzania: Pt. 2
Mambo! Poa! Last week I explained Mambo. Poa is the proper response. Described to me as: Mambo = What’s Up? Poa = It’s cool. At
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Mambo Tanzania: Pt. 1
Editor’s Note: What’s Up Yukon co-publisher Mark Beese recently embarked on the adventure of a lifetime—an assault on Tanzania’s fabled Mount Kilimanjaro. This is the
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Angling for a Campground
Tarfu Lake Campground is relatively close to Whitehorse, at only 159 kilometres, and that’s even when you take the long way. Last year’s campground guide
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One Online Collaborative Document, Many Voices
“How can you have a collaborative work environment, where the team gets more accomplished because the whole is greater than the sum of it’s parts,
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Creature Comforts
Family camping is like the third evolution of camping (after being taken out to Algonquin Park with my parents) … at least it is for
Demand Your Officeless Office
I see the office building being replaced by the virtual office and I see this happening over this generation. – Mark Beese, 2008
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