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None of the above

May 022011

This isn’t news for 30% of my readership – but today May 2nd, 2011 is the day that we as Canadian Citizens choosing who is the most capable party to lead our country. Unlike the United States directly below us, we have multiple parties with significant support which has made our past few governments result in a minority government causing endless bickering between parties, laws not being passed, and a whole series of deceptive activities by the party with the most votes. Parliament sessions have been stayed and delayed, questions [read more]

Leaving the Yukon with no Gold

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Jun 072010

It’s only been 8 days since I’ve been in the Yukon but I’m afraid I have to say goodbye for now. There are a few other highways I’ll explore later on in life, such as the Top of the World Highway, and the Dempster Highway – Just now is not the time. I’m about 12km from the British Columbia border still on the Alcan Highway, which will morph from Highway 1 to Highway 97. In fact, it’s not the first time I’ve done this, there was a 63km stretch with [read more]

Awake in the land of the Midnight Sun

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Jun 032010

Our first stealth camp with the crew –It’s actually more stocked with amenities than some pay campgrounds I’ve seen. Its missing power, which turns it into a day picnic area, but instead of sterile numbered pull-through lots as the ones I’ve seen that exist on this stretch of the Alcan highway, we’re presented with a viewpoint overlooking the Morley river, complete with bridge, and cable car for maintenance. We hear the odd semi, but we’ve got secure storage for our food in the back of the garbage cans and it’s free. [read more]

Riding the White Horse

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May 312010

Let me start by explaining the bug situation here. It’s minimal so far, every 2 minutes or so you have a bug come at you during the day, and in the Wolf Creek Campground I am staying in, they come in swarms for a few minutes and then let you be. The mosquitoes are good enough to bite through the fabric of your shirt, as proven by the blood stains showing in various parts. Gross. However, my dear readers the worst is yet to come. It’s going to get worse [read more]

Yukon Ho!

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May 302010

I didn’t think I was actually going to make it here with any gear due to some of the hoops that I had to jump through, but I am safe and sound in Whitehorse, Yukon – yup – way up there in the North. I arrived late Saturday night at 2am and fully intended on sleeping in the airport until security tried to kick me out. I politely told them I wasn’t leaving until my bike was put back together, and eventually one of the guards came back to apologize [read more]