Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
This is the first entry I wrote after seeing Yukon for the first time. Reading these entries evokes so many memories. I can't wait until the someday that I will return... Day 19: Dease Lake to Yukon – 541 km driven So this morning it was spitting rain a bit when I woke up. It …
Of all the experiences I had on my trip, Telegraph Creek is in the top three. More so the road there than the actual place. It was just so different. The terrain and road and abandoned buildings made it feel almost like something from an old movie. I'm pretty sure I was grinning the whole …
Rain days in the middle of nowhere can be a bit boring as there isn't much to see or do. But when on a month long road trip, having a day of rest can be a good thing. So here is my journal entry from a rainy day at Dease Lake. Day 17: Rain Day, …
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I was thinking back on my 2013 road trip, and realized that of the stories that have been told, the people I interacted with hardly come up. I do tend to be a bit of a hermit, and you'd think travelling alone would encourage that, but in reality, I interacted with a lot more people …
My morning in Stewart is one of my favourite memories from the trip. Time stood still for that moment and the busyness of the trip disappeared. As with the other road trip 2013 entries, this was originally written in the evening of that day, while the memories were still fresh. Day 16: Stewart to Dease …
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Looking through the viewfinder of my camera, I slowly pan the horizon. Without pressing the trigger, I let the camera down and sigh. Here I am looking out over the vast waters of Lake Superior at one of the better views, and I can't frame it in a photo. I take a few pictures anyway, …
Another journal entry from 2013's road trip. Aside from the Yukon, some of my best memories of the trip are from the town of Stewart. My time there was very much a whirlwind, and plagued by rain, but it was well worth it. Day 15: Stewart/Salmon Glacier – 303 km driven What a day! I …
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It was a uhaul moving truck. Two year old me was sitting in the driver's seat. We were moving from London to Mitchell. My parents have an old picture of me sitting in that truck. Somehow, I still have a faint memory of the inside of the uhaul truck...it was old, at least by today's …
Another journal entry from last year's road trip. My drive to Kitwanga was less interesting than most of the rest of the trip.....but it was important as it was the transition away from the normal tourist attractions. It also marked the halfway point. Day 14: Jasper to Kitwanga - 890 km driven Today was mostly just …
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I tend to be a bit of a sentimental packrat when it comes to some of my possessions. For some reason they tend to be the more mundane items. The idea of writing from the point of view of these items is interesting as it provides a new perspective that probably wouldn't otherwise have been …
The Narrow Twisty Road 