Animals were shy today
I went for a drive up the Dempster Highway today, up to Chapman Lake at kilometer 122. The animals were very shy today and didn’t...
A moose, some caribou, and a ptarmigan
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I drove up the Dempster again today, checking the progress of spring, making sure everything is thawing as it should. The sun was warm, but...
Book Review: Beyond the Trees
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This book tells of a remarkable journey across the Canadian Arctic, by a driven, determined, modern day explorer. Adam Shoalts set out on a journey...
Weekend trip north of the Arctic Circle
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Neither Mom nor Julie have been to the Northwest Territories, so we figured we’d help them with their bucket lists and take them there this...
Our weekend camping in Tombstone – great wildlife viewing!
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We went up the Dempster Highway to go camping this weekend. This is a remote gravel road that goes from 40km east of Dawson City, up north,...
Saturday on the Dempster
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We took a drive up the Dempster Highway a bit yesterday afternoon. It was just after a few days of light fluffy snow, and the...
Caribou on the Dempster
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If you quickly glanced at the next photo, you’d think we got an early start on our Saturday adventure today, but I took that photo...
Saturday’s drive to find winter
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Finally a clear sky day! Saturday of the Labour Day long weekend we headed up the Dempster Highway to Tombstone Territorial Park again to hunt...
Vacation 2014: Inuvik -> Dawson City
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Our trip to Tuktoyaktuk was cancelled due to the low clouds, so at about 5:30pm we decided to head down the Dempster instead of spending...