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Friday, 2 Oct 2009 | Views [26]

Ice cream. The lure of ice cream resulted in a high speed dash for Dawson City. It was the first time I’d been behind the wheel of a car after ten days being chauffeured over the Dempster Highway. The loose gravel made my hand unsure. ... Read more >
Tags: yukon, 1898, gold rush
Wednesday, 30 Sep 2009 | Views [59] | Comments [1]

Top of the World After the strangeness of Downtown Chicken I needed some time to settle back into solitude of my existence. I’ve grown fond of my life without hysteria and paranormal. Top of the World is one of the roads ... Read more >
Sunday, 16 Aug 2009 | Views [57] | Comments [3]

My complexion is dotted with small, red pocks. I’ve developed an incessant twitch. Each hair on my leg is sensitized to movement. The skin on my arms reacts to the slightest touch. Movements in the air result in wild grabs and ... Read more >
Tags: yukon, northwest territories, gizzly, muskox, dempster highway
Saturday, 15 Aug 2009 | Views [57]

Moose have always intrigued me. Legs far too long. A face that incites giggles. Rolling eyes which always seem bloodshot, encapsulated by an ever-moving ring of white. A dangly bit hanging from their neck. Antlers large enough to be ... Read more >
Tags: dempster highway, kenai fjords, camping
Thursday, 15 Nov 2007 | Views [972] | Comments [2]

Decision Time Locks of Love or not . . . Can you imagine the struggles a young girl, or any child, might have should they suddenly start going bald? Only a couple times a week am I forced to consider this situation. The ... Read more >
Tags: Doctors, hospitals & health
Saturday, 24 Jun 2006 | Views [160]
There is a section of river that I am concerned about today. The river straightens out. The gradient increases. Could it be too challenging? Will there be beaver dams? Will thickets have taken the river over? The only way to find out ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Friday, 23 Jun 2006 | Views [211]
June 23, 2006 After yesterday’s adventure my load was lightened by several kilos. No Teva’s today. I exchanged Muck Boots for my tried and true wetsuit booties. Having survived weeks wading muddy ponds in the Australian ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Thursday, 22 Jun 2006 | Views [306]
On 15 June I left Whitefish, Montana – not even unpacked from a ten-week road trip – to meet my parents at David’s house in Lacombe, Alberta. From there we would travel together to Lac la Biche, Alberta, to meet the Voyage to the Bay brigade. We planned ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors