Aug 19 From Eagle Plains 38k south of the Arctic Circle

I am sitting in a restaurant overlooking the Eagle Plains at the Eagle Plains lodge which is at Km 369. With my trip from Dawson today I did just over 400 k. All of it stunningly beautiful with the play of sun, clouds and rain over the face of the land. The pictures...

Aug 18 Mayo to Dawson and illiteracy?

Written Aug 18 from my campsite in Dawson I am camping at a good sized RV campground just outside of Dawson City. As I ate my meal the wind was cold and rain was falling but now the sky is clearing and the wind has dropped. It is a nice night. I am leaving my curtains...

Aug 17 On the road again

Written Aug. 17th It was raining this morning when I dropped Christopher off at his job and continued up the Alaska highway alone. My satalite radio is not working…something about the way the arial is installed say the Sirus people and so it was just me, myself...

Aug 15th “What I love about life,” and fireweed

Fireweed is the Yukon’s official flower. It is beautiful, so intricate that it makes me want to rush home and get my sketch pad to try and capture it.  Today I was taking a walk along the various trails in town and I noticed something. When fireweed is done, it...

Aug. 13 How bad can it be?

I am still in Whitehorse enjoying some family time and waiting out a long weekend.  Discovery Day is the Yukon August long weekend and lots of people from here are abandoning their jobs for a time and hitting the roads and campgrounds along with the tourists. I figure...