EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 3
Whitehorse – Vancouver and back Electric Vehicle adventure. Scenic drives, battery mishaps, Northern Lights, the highs and lows of EV travel.
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OMG! Was That A Vincent?
Vintage Vincents hit the Yukon! Read about rallies, rebuilds, and international adventures in Carl Maguire’s motorcycle story.
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EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 2
An EV speed run from Whitehorse to Vancouver: Part 2 After a relaxing soak in Liard Hot Springs while my Mustang Mach-E recharged, I pushed
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EV – Achievement Unlocked Part 1
The biggest disadvantage to driving an EV in the Yukon? There has been a near 900-km gap between the last Yukon L3 in Watson Lake
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Yukon Road Trip Essentials
School is out, the snow is long gone and summer is finally here. Some of my favourite travel memories are from road trips that I went on…
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I’ll Never Hitchhike Again! Part 1
Everyone tried to tell me that it was too dangerous to hitchhike, but I wouldn’t listen. I guess I just like learning things the hard way…
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There Is A River
“I remember when we canoed the Pelly River in our handmade birchbark canoe, back in 2001,” Natasha reminisced as she looked across…
How To Bike Tour
People have been travelling long distances on bicycles since the invention of the two-wheeled vehicle. A British man named John Foster…
Solo Travel
Most of the travelling I’ve done in my life has been solo. Sometimes it’s been out of necessity—but most of the time, out of preference.
Tuktoyaktuk part 2: The Arctic Ocean
Our journey continues to Tuktoyaktuk. Tips on things to see and do: Climb a Pingo, Arctic houses, Arctic Ocean, muktuk at Grandma’s kitchen
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The road trip begins: Tuktoyaktuk on The Dempster Highway
When the Tuktoyaktuk (Tuk) highway officially opened Nov. 15, 2017, I wanted to drive it to the Arctic Ocean.
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How to travel the Dempster
Travelling the Dempster Highway is an iconic Northern experience. If it is not on your bucket list, consider revising your list.
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The Road Less Travelled: The Dempster Part 2
A Canada 150 project gave us the Dempster Highway, linking Inuvik and Tuktoyaktuk, the shores of the Arctic Ocean were newly accessible.
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The Road Less Travelled: The Dempster Part 1
The Dempster Highway, for me and many others, became the new Holy Grail. It enticed us with the promise of adventure, of unseen vistas.
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It’s a small world – Part 2
Weather, nature and life in the wild (mosquitoes included) continues to carry on, untouched by COVID.
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Western New Mexico
From Mogollon Cliff Dwellers to Geronimo and Billy the Kid to this author, we have all made our mark on western New Mexico. Well, maybe I haven’t made a mark on western New Mexico. But western New Mexico has certainly left its mark on me.
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Escape to warmer weather and a unique landscape
Yukoners at large in the Badlands of South Dakota.
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Telegraph Creek area
The area around Telegraph Creek is in the northern cordillera volcanic province. Extensive volcanic activity affected the Tahltan people.
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To ‘Looks Like a Caribou’ and back – Part 6 of 6
Driving the Dempster Highway to Tuktoyaktuk, N.W.T. (located on Kugmallit Bay of the Beaufort Sea of the Arctic Ocean), is no big deal..
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Old tramways and new ziplines on Windy Arm
Conrad, on Windy Arm, is just the first of a new wave of Yukon campgrounds with eyes to the future.
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Magic in Tombstone
“Art Magic in Tombstone” is a series of workshops hosted by the Friends of Dempster Country society, and Yukon Parks, and will take place in Tombstone Territorial Park/ Ddhäl Ch’èl Cha Nän, throughout the summer.
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11 – Part 6 of 6
It almost appears as if one of the great tourism RV destinations, Haines Road & Alaska Highway, happened by design—but it didn’t.
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11 – Part 5 of 6
The Top of the World Highway is neither on top of the world nor is it a highway, but rivals the Dempster for dramatic scenery while it lasts.
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11 – Part 4 of 6
1949 History of Atlin & Tagish roads “decimated, through inanition, due wholly to the lack of adequate and vital transportation facilities.”
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11 – Part 3 of 6
Sitting at Watson Lake you may wonder if you should take Robert Campbell #4 to the Klondike, afterall, it is shorter. The answer is NO!
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11- Part 2 of 6
The Klondike Highway wasn’t done for tourism reasons. The Silver Trail Highway, on the other hand, is a highway geared towards tourists.
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The Yukon’s Magnificent 11 – Part 1 of 6
The Canol Road is easily the nastiest numbered road in the Yukon and why we opened with it. The worst shall be first and the fast shall be last.
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The Dempster Highway: Past, Present & Future
There are two ways to Inuvik: either fly Air North, or drive the scenic route – the 735.5 km of the Dempster Highway. East of
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Start South, GoNorth!
Winter in Whitehorse is beautiful, but long. By the end of April 2016 we traveled down south to find Vancouver fully in bloom already. A
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An Ice Road Adventure
When I saw the post on Facebook from local Dawsonite Sarah Lenart, asking for two people to join her and friend Jeremy Herndl on a
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Family Vacation
As children are once again back in school — practicing their writing skills by reporting on the topic “What I did last summer,” — it
Especially Good Fun
There is something special about watching Special Olympics athletes compete. If you know people with an intellectual disability involved with the Special Olympics, then you
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The Appropriate Road Trip Beverage Strategy
Key to the success of the summer road trip is an assortment of the beverages appropriate to each occasion, and the necessary equipment to concoct
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Alexander Supertramp Was Here
In the North, peril can strike anyone in the summer, or the winter. But when Christopher McCandless died at the age of 24 in August,
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Learning is Everywhere
‘Road-schooling’ is the concept of using travel, either by itself or in concert with a curriculum, to educate a child. It brings learning to life
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How About a Winter Road Trip?
Winterize the camper, stash the emergency parkas and boots, pack all the necessary clothing for three seasons (fall, winter, and spring), get coffee to go,
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Bringing Up the Rear
Riding has a tendency to push your personal limits. Whether it is the distance you cover in a day … or your speed … or
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Understanding the value of a road
How many memories are created by a simple family vacation … Depending on how you look in the rear-view mirror, the road behind can seem
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Meat, My Friend, Bessie
My name is Anthony, and I love meat. This past holiday season I was granted a Christmas miracle: a miracle of the meaty kind. Some
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A Hunter’s Tale
At the cusp of fall, I sit wondering how the 2012 hunting season will play out for my family, friends and me after last year’s
Sometimes Fear Gets the Better of Skill
Leaving Tagish at 7 o’clock in the morning, I felt like that little kid in the snowsuit in the Robert Munsch book. After one button,
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