Fort Selkirk

During our recent fourteen day canoe trip on the Yukon River, from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Fort Selkirk was about the halfway point and a logical place to stop for a rest day. It was a worthwhile stop as it took us almost half a day alone to explore the history of this ghost town. A Hudson Bay...

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Yukon River Quest

Some of you may have heard of the Yukon Quest, the annual 1,000 mile dogsled race held annually between Whitehorse, Yukon and Fairbanks, Alaska. Did you know there is also a Yukon River Quest, 'the Race to the Midnight Sun', an annual paddling marathon on the Yukon River between Whitehorse and Dawson...

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Yukon River Canoe Trip

Before we were sailors, we were canoeists. As we are currently without a sailboat and missing travel by water we decided to get back to basics this summer and return to the canoe. Since reading Pierre Berton's book Drifting Home and exploring the Klondike on previous visits, the Yukon River has...

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The Silver Rush

We spent over a week on the Dempster Highway. We needed to head back down to Whitehorse to pick up our rented canoe for our next adventure, a two week trip down the Yukon River. We had some time to kill, so, we decided to take a detour onto 'The Silver Trail' highway leading to Mayo and Keno City, Yukon. Much...

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Dempster Highway

One of the primary reasons for returning to the North this summer, which will be the third summer in a row we have spent at least some time above the Arctic Circle, was to travel the Dempster Highway. We passed right by it last fall when winter overtook us and we had to turn south. The highway is currently...

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