Biking the Lakes
The Yukon summer is event-driven. Because of this, once they step off the pedals after finishing their leg of the Kluane Chilkat International Bike Relay […]
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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The Other Side of the Andes
In my last several articles, I have been reviewing a number of inexpensive, yet tasty Malbec and Malbec blend red wines from Argentina. The high
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It Will Be Fast
“We’ve got lots do to, but we’re on schedule and on target, and we’ll get it all done,” says George Arcand, executive director of Softball
Beauty of the Bogs
Bogs have stagnant water and swamps have some drainage. And then there are fens and marshes. A fen is a peatland, but so is a
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Defying Gravity
For anyone who likes to play on two wheels on the local bike trails, Mount Sima is the place to be the weekend of July
Fit ‘n’ Healthy: Just Do It
It’s five months into 2012 and what have you done this year? Have you tried something new? Have you learned anything? Have you done something
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Google Gardeners
I made my first real gardening faux pas this week. I cut down the rhubarb. All of it. Sawing through the base of the stalks
Steely Determination: Racing the Yukon River Quest
There is a strong current heading north towards Dawson and it is not just that of the Yukon River. Sixty-nine teams are registered in this
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Putting It on the Line
It’s hard to envision just how long a one kilometre zip-line is until you’re standing on the launch platform. Trust me: it is very, very,
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The Knees Have It
This seems to be knee month. There have been lots of questions about dogs and their knee problems. This is a common problem in dogs,
Food (in)Security
I’m worried. No, scared. No, terrified. At first it didn’t seem all that frightening. When the washouts cut us off from civilization a few weeks
Argentine Finds on the Money Diet
As mentioned previously, I’ve been on a “money diet” these past months, but still want to be tasting interesting wines to go with meals I
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Transit Adventures & Summer Observing
The night sky has all but disappeared leaving local amateur astronomers with only solar and lunar observing. There are many perks to solar observing using
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Solar Eclipse Party in Whitehorse
Observers report: Planning a solar eclipse party is a relatively simple affair. The first priority is your observing site, as you have to make sure
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The Old-fashioned Shore Lunch
If you’ve ever read about—or been lucky enough to go on—a guided freshwater fishing excursion, there’s always a shore lunch included.
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Feeding Your Micro-herd
Hi! This is your micro-herd talking. You didn’t think you were keeping livestock, and we can understand that. We are really really small. But signs
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Mud, Sand & Scaups
In early April, I started running every morning. I felt that I was losing stamina on my hikes, and needed to do something about it.
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Promoting Canada’s National Sport
Terry Mosdale wants to see the sport of lacrosse take root and grow in the Yukon. The learning facilitator and officiating clinician with the Canadian
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Take It In Stride: Rock the Walk!
Every Saturday morning just before 10 a.m. there are taps at the door of the Law Courts Building in downtown Whitehorse. Voices echo and feet
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Young Designers on Display
Activity flurries in the dressing room, as last-minute touch-ups are hurriedly applied, bows are re-tied and glitter is sprinkled liberally over waiting arms and faces.
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Navigating Point to Point
Every second Wednesday throughout the summer, you can find a full cross-section of Whitehorse’s population—children, seniors, families, teens, young professionals, even excited dogs—out in the
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Taking it Outdoors
Like ants, elementary students of the Robert Service School (RSS) in Dawson City marched off of a school bus carrying large rocks from the dredge
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Learnings from a Wine Tasting
In my last article, I told you about the wine tasting I was planning at Bombay Peggy’s in Dawson City over the May long weekend.
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My Global Health Experience in Haiti
After the 7.0 earthquake hit Haiti on January 12, 2010, a close friend suggested I contact Handicap International (HI) about working there as a physiotherapist.
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Yoga for Youthfulness
It’s just after 6 a.m., and 14 men and women are stretched out on their yoga mats. They’re partaking in one of Sabu Chaitanya’s month-long
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Wind Riders
Stephen Kurth and Stephen Johnson stand on the dike in Dawson City on a sunny morning peering intently through binoculars at the top of the
Oh, the Places You’ll Go!
t was the wise Dr. Seuss who wrote, “Oh, the things you can find if you don’t stay behind!” And what finds there are to
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Dance of the Planets
Experience the celestial spectacle in the Yukon night sky. Catch a glimpse of Mars, Venus, Jupiter, and Saturn in all their glory.
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The Little Blue Blur
Have you ever watched downhill skiing on television and caught the flash of a blue jacket running out of frame as the racer gracefully (or
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Do You Speak AWG?
The Beatles forever changed our musical landscape with the simple phrase, “You say goodbye, I say hello”. This week, hundreds of visitors from across the
Sammy the Yeast
It took me several months living in the Yukon to figure out what was bugging me. One Saturday, after holding nails while two Yukoners and
From Archery to Zumba: Up Off the Couch!
Is it possible to write a sports column that covers kayak polo, fighting kites, ice climbing, skinny dipping, and broomball? And if it is, would
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Dinner with Jerome
My cousin’s husband, Jerome, died in his sleep at home in Paris on December 18, 2003. He was 45 and had been diagnosed with lung
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A dog musher’s dream
Brian Wilmshurst has a dream – a big one. The Dawson City area dog musher is running the Yukon Quest, which is considered the toughest
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Gaining Momentum – Safely
Inside a brightly-lit building on Burns Road stand two large, rectangular steel boxes that look like shipping containers. Because that’s essentially what they are. Inside
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Orpheus Mountain It’s Here to Stay
October, the month of change from no snow to snow, has just passed by. In the southern Yukon the year is nicely divided into two
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Fooling Feeding Fish
For some people, fly-fishing is a sport. For others, it’s an art. But for the diehard fly-fisher, it’s more like a religion. Doug Hnatiuk chuckles
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Plucking Our Christmas Dinner
Goose is not an everyday kind of food. Some find it too greasy to eat, but others love it because of the oils. I like
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A Little Off the Top: Fuss and Feathers
I’ve never been one to get all worked up about what my neighbours do on their side of the fence, provided nothing toxic spills onto
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From Down Under to Northern Night Sky Wonders
Experience the awe of yukon astronomy with enthusiastic Australian visitors. Unforgettable night of deep sky observing and aurora watching.
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A Different Kind of Care
Listen to that,” says Cristy Willett, interrupting herself. I can’t hear anything. Just the sound of the wind in the trees on Willett’s property, just
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Tasting the Money Diet
It wasn’t until I moved to the Yukon six years ago that I heard the term “money diet”, but I immediately liked the concept. Sometimes
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Mush Rush 101
The mossy floor of old growth forest is soft and damp. I breathe the air; warm and thick. My exhalation of carbon dioxide draws mosquitoes
Bridging the Gap – Part 4
The last trip of my gap year (a study camp in Iceland) left me in disbelief that the year was already over, yet appreciating home
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Broken Shoulder Scene
There are moments in life when you suddenly realize that you are heading for disaster and there is absolutely nothing you can do about it.
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Hey! My lager is clear, light and fizzy!
So this week, Beer Cache is brewing a Marzen. Märzenbier is the beer style that is served at Oktoberfest in Germany. It’s usually begun in
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Bridging the Gap – Part 2
My time in pastoral New Zealand inspired me to pursue another goal of my gap year: to acquaint myself with some form of spirituality. I
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Cooking With Friends
A cookbook doesn’t have to be written by Jamie Oliver or Julia Child to become a favourite in someone’s kitchen. Often the recipes that get
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Play Makers: The Prince George curse
Is Prince George nice? It’s the classic question many previous Yukon Selects rookies have asked prior to embarking on the 20-hour road trip. Along with
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Springtime Galactic Encounters
With springtime soon to arrive, Yukon astronomers are gearing up for the event of the year: galaxy hunting season. Unlike game hunting, you don’t need
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Gearing Up for Christmas
With Christmas soon arriving I am usually bombarded with emails enquiring, what is the best gift this season for a budding Yukon amateur astronomer? The
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Whitehorse Transit Rides to the Rescue
It all began on a Friday afternoon about a month ago. Well, not really. It actually began a month before that, with the decision to
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Tract-Laden Talkers at the Door
Unlike most folks, I have no problem with people trying to convert me. Maybe those intrepid door-knockers are constantly catching me when I’m in a
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Back in the Saddle. Thanks for Keeping It Warm
I’m sitting in a DJ booth, bopping my head along to Modern English. It’s hard not to think about how easy it is to slot
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Youth Bullying Must Stop
There has been a YouTube video going around lately with Ellen DeGeneres pleading to end intolerance after a spate of young gay people committed suicide.
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A Moment in Time
A wise person in my life recently told me, “In order to get to that place or circumstance where you want to be in your
Spend the Winter With Your Geraniums
While the frost nips at our gardens, I’ve been asked numerous times on the proper way to overwinter geraniums. Of all the outdoor summer blooms,
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Something’s Fishy for Dinner
While a fish stew exists in many cultures, our northern fish shines like no other in the version presented here. Choose a firm textured fish
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The Garden That Love Made
Have you seen the flowerbeds outside the Subaru/Kia dealership? They are, in a word, immaculate. Nestled together in concrete planters, the Geraniums, Petunias and Marigolds
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Open Discussion is a Good Thing
I received feedback recently on an article I wrote about lesbian breakups. I knew that it was going to touch some nerves … and it
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What is Natural?
The whole idea of what is “natural” or “as nature intended” is an argument often used to oppose homosexuality. Even good, well-meaning people will say
My computer thinks I am pathetic
My computer cheats at Backgammon. Let’s all ponder that for a moment. Pathetic, eh? But is it pathetic because I like to play Backgammon on
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Manifesting an Adventure
Anybody ever read the book The Secret? If you have, you know it is about manifesting your best life ever. I spent the last hour
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When it Comes, to Weeding, Err on the Side of Caution
I keep telling myself, it is still early. Because of the warm weather that we have been having it feels like the middle of summer.
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Starfest 2010, Summer Star Parties and The Solar Express
Summertime is here, and it is going to be a rip-snorting good time, astronomically speaking, that is. Let’s get started with holidays and star parties.
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The best burger in town
When foodies get restless, they debate “the $100 hamburger”. It’s an intellectual exercise that asks the question, “What would you have to do to justify
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Getting the ‘keys’ to the Carhartts
When the good folks at What’s Up Yukon asked me to fill in for their editor, Darrell Hookey, during his well-deserved honeymoon vacation, two things
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The Greying of the Rainbow
In Canada, the number of people over the age of 65 has doubled since 1951. Our life expectancy has increased dramatically and now sits at
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Beautiful Reasons to Wait for Spring
The gardening season is rapidly coming to an end, but if you still have an urge to plant something and the snow hasn’t reached your
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Barbecue in the Winter! Are You Nuts?
The primeval need to flash-up the grill is totally irresistible … an innate, desperate need passed down through time. The outside temperature will never deter
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Flowers, the Language of Love
The language of flowers, often referred to as floriography, was commonly used as a form of communication in the Victorian era.
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Multicultural Miscommunication
Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? Today I am not recounting a funny or touching incident. Instead I would like to share just one of the
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No Haggling At This Garage Sale
Cher Yukon, Comment ca va? Today’s story from the borough of Verdun is about our amazing “dresser find”. I will preface by saying, “Yukoners, you
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Your Intermediate Workout
(Part 2 of 2) Hello again, fitness enthusiasts! In our last issue, I introduced Day 1 of the Intermediate Workout. Now, here is Day 2.
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Dog House of Straw
Once again, we are at the beginning of another long Yukon winter. For new dog owners, it may also mean that it’s time to get
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Winter Riding Without The Snow
Usually about this time of year, horse people who live in the Yukon are getting in the last couple rides before hanging up their saddles
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Fishing the Funky Blues at Chadburn Lake
I can’t emphasize enough the importance of getting out fishing with kids. Likewise, spending time with friends on the water brings memories to last a
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Getting To Know Our Alaskan Neighbours
Given that you don’t get to choose your neighbours, the Yukon doesn’t have it so bad. Politics aside, the Yukon has a large, welcoming neighbour
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Fitness Time Is Criticism-Free Time
This week, I have a simple request for everyone: stop judging your neighbour … and yourself! The average amount of time it takes a person
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Yukon Feminists In Montréal
For the first time, Yukon women will participate in the Pan-Canadian Young Feminist Gathering from Oct. 11 to 13, in Montréal. Women from all over
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A New Find From Argentina
This weekend, I had friends up to my cabin for a dinner of pasta with grilled vegetables and chorizo sausage. I stopped at the liquor
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Staking Your Coffee Claim
I like coffee. I might, dare I say, even love it. “How sweet coffee tastes! Lovlier than a thousand kisses, sweeter than Muscatel wine!”~ Johann
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The Bad Influence Of Cracker Jack
When was the last time you walked into the store to grab some beer, stopped and looked around, then picked up the package with the
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Finding Lil’s Place
I tell everyone I know how good the milkshakes are at Lil’s Place. In one day, they can go through four buckets of chocolate ice
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Reading Glasses and My New ‘Tude
Those of you who have squinted along with me in sympathetic union will be glad to hear that I have finally made the decision: The
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Yucca: Hardy Houseplant For The Yukon
Most people have experience with growing a yucca plant. The yucca plant is a hardy tropical houseplant. Its easy-to-care-for capabilities makes it a keen choice
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Iran And The ‘Stans
I just met a couple of young men embarking on the last leg of a 20-country RTW. An RTW, I have just learned, is adventure
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Healthy Snacks At Work Require Planning
It’s difficult to resist pastries and pumpkin pies. It’s a time when I’d prefer to hide indoors, loosen my belt buckle a notch and convince
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The Power of a Master Mind
“Power is essential for success…” But what is power? There is a famous little book that you can still pick up for about $12 new,
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Synergize: Allow Your Business To Be The Best Version Of Itself!
Owning your own business offers great rewards, with equally great opportunities. But some entrepreneurs consider themselves working alone in business, especially if they are filling
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Work That Body, Head to Toe
Fall is here and, along with it, the evening temperatures are dipping down below zero. It’s time for us all to take our workouts back
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An Exhausting Day of Adventure at Cantlie Lake
It’s not often that you push your body to its physical limits when fishing. If anything, a prolonged pursuit of fish leads to a few
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Suck it Up … Get Ready for Winter
As I sit at my desk writing this article, I am quite convinced that the season has officially changed to fall. Yes, the calendar reading
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A Quick Tour of Our Local Liquor Store
My most rewarding experiences working in a wine store were sharing my enthusiasm for wines with customers and helping a few of them to overcome
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Indoor Plants to Clean the Air
Many people enjoy being surrounded by plants because of their natural, relaxing, comforting qualities. But plants can do more than enhance the appearance of your
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Sports Nuts Aplenty
Yukoners are fit. Recently a doctor from Victoria who was visiting the territory was heard to say: “I can’t believe how fit Yukoners are.” Well
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Restoring the Honourable ‘Elite’
Some time today, somewhere in the territory, one child hurled the worst insult imaginable at another. Perhaps that child butted in line in front of
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Getting to Know Your Gym Better
Welcome to the gym! My goal for this weeks’ article is to give you a few tools that hopefully will make you feel a bit
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Picking Eddies For Takhini River Grayling
For a small fish, Grayling put on a great show. Their entertainment value is derived from their feisty nature, dramatic physical features and the fact
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