Month: October 2017

I must make a correction from the previous post, the IPad chose to correct the spelling I put in. It is the Chilcat Pass we come across to Alaska not Chilcotin. After the clear sky of the previous Aurora night, we wake up to a blue sky and full visibility…

Today is a travel day and we think the welcome sign into Haines Junction as we leave is pretty cute. Not bad for a backdrop too. It is -8C as we leave and head south to Alaska. Only 300km but it is 15 degrees warmer there. On the way we…

We are based at Haines Junction, a small community on the Alaska Highway between Fairbanks Alaska 880km away to the north   and Dawson Creek British Columbia about 1600km away to the south. The ” Green Sprout ” apartment we are staying in has turned out to be a little…

We have a clear day with blue skies to leave Bear Cave Mountain, but the weather has been quite snowy in Dawson City so the helicopter is delayed for our departure. I film him coming in not realizing that the updraft from the chopper blades creates a brief snowy blizzard…

The week becomes a Sophie and Junior show. We patiently wait by the river in anticipation of her morning routine of a ramble by, fishing in one or other direction. The weather continues to get colder, now reaching -18C. We have a reasonable amount of fresh  snow each day. Both…

Today is the start of our Ice Bear adventure but it will only appear on the blog after we are back as we are in the deep, deep Yukon wilderness for a week. After a breakfast with a French twist from the French Canadian lady in town who has started…

We are on a mission to find a shop that carries the battery operated socks this early in the season. We try a few workware shops, it’s too early. We then hit the street that has a number of hiking and skiing shops. They all draw a blank and we…

On one of the mornings we get to the dock and load up into the boats three each and a guide, when someone notices there is a bear about 10m away in the water. We all watch as she gradually makes her way to the boat stopping with her nose…

We have had a forced disconnection from the world and hence a gap in my adventure chronicle . We have been staying in the Chilcotin area of British Columbia , cut off from internet and all that it means for us these days i.e. Uninterrupted peace and quiet. This has…

We now have perfect weather to finish our time with our ” Brady Bunch”, a cool morning to get a walk in with the troops and then 20C to enjoy the park. We do another dusk trip to Elk  Lake and hear more buggleing with  one more walk in the…