And My World Trembles . . . November 1, 2002 A lot of water has passed under the bridge since my last travelogue when I had arrived in Calgary to officiate at the wedding of my cousin, Colleen. It was a wonderful experience to gather together as family and I was deeply honoured to be [...]
Read More»Becoming a peaceful traveller . . . September 14, 2002 Having returned from Prince Rupert rather disappointed at not being able to visit the Queen Charlotte Islands, my journey took me eastward to Kitwanga and the Hazletons. I stopped in a little aboriginal village called Kitwancool in search of totem poles. There, I met a [...]
Read More»Heading South . . . September 9, 2002 After my hair-raising experience of the Dempster Highway, I opted to return to Whitehorse via the Klondike Highway. I could have chosen to head west from Dawson City via the Top of the World Highway to such exotic destinations as Chicken and Tok. However, the morning when [...]
Read More»From Tourist to Adventurer . . . August 25, 2002 I arrived back in Dawson City tonight with a jubilant heart! I have definitely won a victory of some sort–surviving the Dempster Highway. I am also very glad to be off the Dempster Highway after 7 days of heaven and hell. The scenery en route [...]
Read More»The Beauty of the Yukon . . . August 19, 2002 Mary arrived on August 12 and we spent the first few days sightseeing with Mary and Buster around the Whitehorse area. We saw the fish ladder (a device to help the spawning salmon move around a dam), the log church, the Beringia museum, and [...]
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