Yukon ho!

Any stwers in the Yukon?  I find myself in Dawson city in the frozen north.  A real bucket list thing for me to walk on the frozen yukon river.  I hoping to get a ride on a fat bike next week and am also getting a shot on a dog sled.

I am not going to do daily updates as i am not biking but i thought a few pics might be of interest .  Internet issliw here which makes loading pics tricky

See if you can learn every verse of The cremation of Sam magee while you are there! Drove me mad 20 years ago but even now I can still remember it.

Great place to visit

Tried the sourtoe cocktail yet?

Yield to bears! Fairly obviously 😀

Thought this was going to be a Calvin and Hobbes thread. Not actually disappoint for once though!

I used to live in Whitehorse. There is good fat biking there with a lot of groomed trails and rental bikes in either icycle sport or cadence cycles.

And if you like modern craft beer winterlong is possibly the best I’ve ever tasted.

I like the share the trail signs that have snowmobiles on them.

I miss it. It’s the best place I’ve lived. A bit nippy in winter, though

Im staying with friends in Dawson and we are going to take a road trip to Tuk.   Its only been around minus 25 or so

Are you wearing fancy dress up there ^^^ tj or are you the bloke in the background wearing white trainers?

Envious?

Definitely!

Im the one in the red bunnet.   😜🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

That looks so awesome!

I don’t really have anything other to say aboot it!

Sorry.

No need to apologise.   Ill try to find something you can take the piss out of.😜😎

I used to spend ~6 months of the year working in Kluane, if you get the chance to get out that way it is throughly recommended.

Like LAT, I miss it.

are you the bloke in the background wearing white trainers?

they’re not trainers! They are bunny boots. They look very odd in person.

TJ, did the Mountie  put on his dress uniform for your benefit?

My sister lived in Whitehorse for 15 years. I never made it over for a visit though. Her now ex was a bush pilot so she got about the place.

Looks beautiful. The scenery ain’t half bad either 😉

Even Canadian Police are looking a lot younger! As usual the Mounties got their man.

Looks beautiful, i remember my trip around Alberta and BC. desperate to move there or even go back, but wife not interested and now have 3 kids so no going back for me 😞

I thought pensioners were supposed to moan about the cold, not go out actively looking for it?

Looks stunning BTW, I’d love to go there!

Wow loving these pictures and sounds an awesome adventure! One day i will visit Canada! Keep them pictures coming!

Much envy is occurring. Looks like it wll be a totally awesome trip, good for you!

Mogrim.  I can do both.  Multi tasking pensioner style

We (wife, 10yr old son and I) are in Calgary, Banff and Jasper over Easter (fly out 3 weeks today!). Cant wait – we love the mountains. Hope that you are having a great time.

tjagain
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Im staying with friends in Dawson and we are going to take a road trip to Tuk. Its only been around minus 25 or so

Epic! Very envious – I’ve been to Dawson a couple of times but in summer.
Obviously the drive up to Inuvik is a long one – locals do it in a single day, but you may want to break it in 2, stopping at Eagle Plains. Benefit of that is, if the skies are clear, it’s a great spot to see the northern lights. Check your tyre pressures, and it’s not unheard of to get 2 flat tyres and have to wait for a passing truck/ driver to hail – so be prepared!
Tombstone may be worth a stop, although I’m guessing you won’t be hiking far(?) given the weather. And I’m guessing the ferries up the road aren’t required as it’ll all be frozen over?

Inuvik is fine, very functional; apparently has the cheapest champagne in the region. We didn’t make it up to Tuk because the cloud was too low to fly, but keep us posted how you get on!
Of that whole trip from Whitehorse to Inuvik and back, Dawson was my favourite place; but I’ve heard it’s a bit of a ghost town in winter?

There’s a land where the mountains are nameless,

   And the rivers all run God knows where;

There are lives that are erring and aimless,

   And deaths that just hang by a hair;

There are hardships that nobody reckons;

   There are valleys unpeopled and still;

There’s a land—oh, it beckons and beckons,

   And I want to go back—and I will.

Service

Most important thing – have they heard of Putoline over there?

LAT – thanks for the correction about Bunny Boots; everyday is definitely a school day!

You do not look like I thought you looked.

Looks amazing and look forward to more pics. What’s the temperature, out of interest?

Imagine having to dress up in that hat, those funny looking trousers and boots…

And then go stand next to a man in uniform…

Boom and quite possibly, tish…

Nice. Needs more toy tigers though

Im driving up north with my pals who live here.

Temperature has been minusc20 to 25 at night.  Minus 10 to 20 in the day

We are also supposed to be going camping 🥶🥶🥶🥶🥶

Is the Mountie really, really pleased to see you?

Sister-in-law used to live in Mayo-  a mere 400km north of Whitehorse !

SIL worked in the local store and her husband taught in the local school – it was an all-day drive every 2 weeks to get the shopping.

Sounded spectacular but -30C in winter does take the appeal off that.

Enjoy!

Wow, just wow.

NBT and I love Canada and have spent a few winters skiing. Our honeymoon was a Road trip skiing the Canadian rockies, boy was it cold .

looking forward to more photos (fancy dress or not)😀

Looks cold…. Enjoy!

Is the Mountie really, really pleased to see you?

Maybe tj slipped him a Mars bar.

Looks great for X-C sking but I can’t see any tracks.

If you do the dog sled ask to do it as a musher rather than sitting in the sled. And if sitting in the sled is the only option you’ll need goggles and buffs to protect your face as the dogs kick up a surprising amount of snow when it’s powdery.

Canada in Winter is one of the few places I’d be prepared to sit in a plane to get to, though I’d probably go East.

Make the most of it, TJ.