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Yukon: Thanks for adventuring!
One of my favourite conversations on this trip was with a server at Klondike Brewing in Skagway, Alaska. She was super friendly and happy to chat about life in Alaska. I love hearing about people who have made deliberate moves to live somewhere they fell in love with, and in my experience, Alaska is a hotbed for these journeys. We heard about her life without internet from April to September, and had a lively discussion about her limited restaurant recommendations in town. When she realized we hadn’t just rolled off the docked cruise ships like most of the other patrons, she became particularly chatty and wanted to know about our…
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Yukon: The gold rush and other old-timey things (no internet required)
I’ve never been that interested in the Wild West or olden timey days. Everything about it seems very dusty, with few vegetarian meal options and limited opportunity for women. Also, gold really isn’t my jewelry of choice. So it came as a real surprise that Dawson City and everything about this area was so darned cool! We had planned to hike in Tombstone, but a brief to stop at their visitor centre confirmed that we were ill-prepared for unmaintained trails and snowy peaks. So instead of an active day, we worked on completing our wildlife bingo cards. This time, with porcupine caribou! Before leaving town we stopped in the Bonanza…
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Yukon: Larger than Life
We’re making up for lost time here – both in actual Travels, and on this blog. So let’s catch up! Whitehorse was a little sleepier than we’d expected. We imagined a small, hip city and probably should have paid attention to its population which barely tops 30,000. But it’s population was outsized by its charm, and we really enjoyed our weekend there. It was also where we got the first of many wow views. The MacBride Museum was a great stop in Whitehorse. So much great information on Canada’s indigenous peoples, which we don’t know nearly enough about, and great info on the Gold Rush and history of the Yukon.…
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Yukon: Driving Ms Steele
So Miranda and I have driven in many parts of the world. Mostly I drive when we do our road trips. I love driving. That said, I would say there are four main types of road trip driving (some of which I enjoy). Functional drives: You get from A to B, there’s nothing particularly notable about these drives. They are flat, or the same over and over again. They serve a purpose and are mostly not memorable in any sense. I don’t have any pictures to show or demonstrate these, but you’d likely be bored seeing them. Scenic drives: These are functional drives that have lookouts, points of interest or…
