I drove 15,590 km over the last two months. That’s a lot of kilometres of deep thoughts. I drafted various versions of summarizing my deep thoughts about it all, but…
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I’m back in the Yukon!
Every time I woke up over night, I could hear an owl hooting. I just love that sound! I stayed in the tent until after 7am this morning. Partly because…
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Lots of wildlife today
Today would have been even better if I did it over 3 days instead of just 1. But this time of year, there is no where to stop to camp…
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HOT! 🥵
It was a beautiful sunrise this morning in Yorkton. The sky was a beautiful pink before the sun crested the horizon and then it was a nice orange hue. I…
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Mud running, happy rock, and places are closed
It was pouring rain when I left the hotel. Dark. Foggy. Wet. But fortunately the hotel had a free breakfast! I made a waffle! Here it is covering my sausage…
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Short day of driving, a hike, a can, and a chipmunk
I was searching for any good reason to stay in Thunder Bay longer. There were so many more things I could do and people I could visit, but it felt…
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Winnie the Pooh, Lake Superior, and a walk with Jen
At Pancake Bay last night, I carried my lawn chair to the edge of Lake Superior, plunked it down, and watched the sunset. Beautiful evening! There wasn’t much to do…
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Back on the road!
I’m on my way back to the Yukon! Today was a beautiful sunny, warm day for a drive! I left my Aunt Cecilia’s after 6am in the dark, aiming to…
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Sault Ste Marie Locks tour, Grundy Lake, and Cathy’s last day
We were so eager for our boat cruise that we were there 30 minutes early! We had a clear sunny sky! There weren’t too many other people on our boat….
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Bye, for now, Esker Lakes
We packed up this morning and it wasn’t raining! Windy though! It was a cold night but we were in the tent for about 12 hours and slept ok! The…
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Polar bears, and I’m back in Esker Lakes Provincial Park!
I don’t know what happened to all the rain bands on the radar last night, but every one of them missed us! We woke up to a dry tent! I…
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Coffee pot, Corner Gas, and a bloody laundromat
It wasn’t an early start today partly due to a long wait for our free breakfasts but we both slept good last night! This is a face of someone trying…
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Coyotes and the world’s largest perogy
That was my worst sleep yet – last night in the abandoned baseball diamond in the ghost town. I probably shouldn’t have had a pop before bed. I had to…
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Could we be any more scared!?
Our plan was to camp at the Liard Hot Springs campground tonight. Half the sites are first come first serve. We got up early (and in the rain) so we…
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Muskox baby, bus tour, and let’s put on the rain fly
It was a lovely night sleeping with the rain fly off. The top of this big tent, an MEC Funhouse 6 man, is all mesh so you can see the…
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Off we go!
My grandiose ideas of all the things I could fit in my truck ….. I was delusional! We are stuffed! Everything has its place. And I’m so glad Jeff got…
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And back to BC!
With an extra night to spare, we headed to Atlin, BC! We’ve lived in the Yukon for 10 years now, but still hadn’t made it to Atlin. Until today!! Atlin…
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Back in the Yukon!
We tested out a rest area for our home base tonight but it was mid afternoon and warm so we pushed on, hoping to get a campground site instead. And…
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What a lucky stop! The view!
I was sure we were destined for that same little rec site north of Dease Lake that we stayed at last time, but instead Jeff seemed game to try the…
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Fish jumping, fire’s burning, bugs are swarming
We decided to not veer off course to visit Prince Rupert or Kitimat. While we’d like to visit them, that’s a lot of driving that requires the same road in…
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