The big rock
When I began to walk my dog this morning, I noticed that she had a slight limp and was favouring...
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hiking
Yukon See It Here – Grace Snider
A friend and I (and our dogs) hiked up Mt. Lorne on September 1. It took us five hours to get from...
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Hikes fall away
When the aspen and willow are sporting their rich reds and yellows, some of the most scenic...
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What a difference a year (or 40) makes
The 53-kilometre Chilkoot Trail starts in Dyea, Alaska, at sea level and in full rain forest....
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A mountain of possibilities
What’s the best part of winter in the Yukon? Why, it’s sleeping in and still being up at the crack of dawn to go on an adventure, of course.
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Water and rock – Hiking and loving “the mystery of it all”
The landscape east of the Klondike Highway, between Log Cabin and Fraser, B.C., is a giant jigsaw puzzle of water and rock. Large, round rocky outcrops are surrounded by water, with scattered vegetation growing in-between the rocks.
Read MoreSurviving (and thriving) in the great outdoors
You are also cold and you need to find a way to make a fire and warm up. If you have followed the motto of the Boy Scouts, “Be Prepared,” then survival is on your side.
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Bear Mountain – A redux
If you’ve read about our first attempt to climb (or even glimpse) Bear Mountain, you may be...
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