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 [...]
Read More»In beginning, God created . . . August 11, 2002 Ten days ago, I departed Regina following an incredibly festive final service at Eastside United Church in Regina. If, as Dawn, my former colleague says, each goodbye is a rehearsal for the final goodbye–death–then I really would like to be around for my funeral. For [...]
Read More»The Restlessness That Would Not Lay Down… July 1, 2002 Late winter and early spring of 2002: I was assailed by a spirit of restlessness that would not lay down. I am no stranger to this particular spirit. In the past, however, it would usually just take up residence in my soul for a period [...]
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