Our trip to the Yukon was an incredible trip. There was so much to see and do. We hiked hundreds of kilometres and combined we drove for thousands of kilometres by vehicle. We covered allot of ground and saw so much. Now it is time for some rest. On our way up to the Yukon […]
Bro and I have split up so we can cover the Yukon Territory more efficiently. When you are with someone 24/7 and it is your brother.. solitude time for both of us is rare and sometimes welcomed. Plus we needed to make up time. So my good Bro is heading back to Whitehorse to do […]
The end of our trip on the Dempster Highway traveling back to Dawson City to our campers was a very rewarding trip with many wildlife sightings. We spotted a caribou herd crossing the tundra. We came across a couple of Gyrfalcons. One of which flew right in from of our jeep. But the big highlight […]
The next stop out of Inuvik for us was a day use park named the Tithegeh Lookout in the Gwich’in Territorial Park reserve which protects some of the Mackenzie Delta. There is a short boardwalk trail leading through the trees and low lying brush to a lookout which has some great views of the wetland […]
Had a quick nap and toured the village of Inuvik and some of the parks in the region. The landscape around the village is very flat, wet and is known as the Mackenzie River Delta. The wetland region is birdwatching and wildlife country. The Gwich’in Territorial Park reserve protects some of the delta and has […]
A Dempster Highway milestone is the crossing into the Arctic Circle. It is a moment not many have had the opportunity to say they have done. Not only was it exciting the scenery getting there was amazing. Here is a picture of our Arctic Circle moment on film. It is light out still, but with […]
Today, we left from Dawson City in the Yukon for the village of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. It is a trip that requires us traveling the 700 kilometre Dempster Highway. It is the only year round road that crosses into the Arctic Circle and leads to the community of Inuvik in the Northwest Territories. […]
Exploring the back country is often the best time when researching a community for our websites. It often provides sights and sounds we did not plan on researching as we were not aware of its existence. This was such a day. During our trip while researching some of the other parks and trails in the […]
Every visitor to the north of the Yukon near Dawson City will want to tell their grandchildren that they explored the Top Of The World Highway. I mean just the name of the highway has allot of weight. And it takes some time and effort in just getting here so to explore the highway. From […]
In Dawson City we decided to explore the back country gravel roads. It is a back country which is deep in mining history. So we planned on visiting some of the old mining artifacts in the region. It is not really our thing because of the impact mining has on the environment.. but it is […]
Crocus Bluff Hiking Trail Walking Trail in Dawson City Yukon Plan Your Next Yukon Hiking Trail With Us Crocus Bluff Trail in Dawson City, Yukon is one of my earliest blogs. The original posting date of this story was July 2008. I have decided to share some of my early stories in my career as […]