Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
With this new chapter of the trip, things have changed a bit and it's a bit harder to put things together into cohesive blog entries, because everything is a bit less focused and more all over the place. This one is a bit longer, but it's full great stuff. I might as well start where …
My off road adventures have continued on the epic road to Paddy Peak. This is exactly what I was looking for: a crazy road with crazy views. Technically this one is in BC, just a bit below the Yukon Border. The road gets serious quickly. For most, this is a hiking trail, but it is …
Yesterday I did something a little different. I rode the rails, Klondike style. My Jeep was in the shop getting the front axle seals replaced, so I was going to be without a vehicle for a chunk of time anyway. I arranged for a day trip down to Skagway, Alaska from Whitehorse. A portion of …
I've actually been back in BC for the last couple of nights. Atlin is an old little town on the shore of Atlin Lake, which is actually quite a large lake, at least for a lake in the mountains. It's also only accessible from Yukon, and it's pretty much at the end of the road. …
It just keeps getting better! I had a spectacular day driving up on Mount Mac. Initially I was thinking: another mountain road...I've already driven two of them. This was well worth it. Apparently I managed to accidentally save the best for last during my time at Whitehorse. There are two roads up Mount Mac. The …
Yukon. I'm back. And it's just as grand as I remembered it. I'll admit, I was slightly worried that I had made it better in my head. I haven't arrived at the big mountains yet, but even the smaller ones are just so wild and majestic. It seemed like an almost instant transformation. I arrived …
I finally returned to Telegraph Creek, or more specifically, the road to Telegraph Creek. Six years ago I called it the best gravel road I'd ever been on, and I think that title still stands. It's 112 km of gravelly goodness, winding through the mountains toward the ghost town of Telegraph Creek. (there is also …
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My drive on the Cassiar Highway through northern BC was wet and foggy. It wasn't an exciting time, but I thought I should write about the bad along with the good. Even the rain makes for interesting pictures and stories. This post is a bit late because northern BC has zero cell phone coverage, and …
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I had such an epic day! I've been imagining this for several years now. The return to the Salmon Glacier, and exploring the old mining roads beyond. It's for days like this that I bought a Jeep! I woke up to the sound of rain on the tent. I'm starting to wonder if it rains …
Stewart, BC. There's a special magic to this place. I struggle to put it in words and I feel like the photos just don't do it justice. I first visited in 2013 and have since considered Stewart to be one of my favorite little towns. Now I've returned 6 years later...and it is almost exactly …
The Narrow Twisty Road 