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High mountain road over the Coast Mountains Updated June 2022 After my four-day Alaska Ferry trip from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Skagway, Alaska, I headed inland towards Whitehorse. Getting from Skagway to Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, means going Read more…
My previous posts have described my four-day trip on the Alaska Ferry from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska. It was a great trip with beautiful scenery all along the way. Here are some options for before and after the Read more…
Jailbirds Wanted in Valemount, British Columbia, Canada If you are ever in Valemount, British Columbia and looking for a place to spend the night, I would like to suggest the Jailhouse Bed and Breakfast. This former police station Read more…
World’s smallest desert Where do you think you would find the World’s Smallest Desert? Take a guess. If you guessed Yukon Territory in the Canadian north, you would be correct. The Carcross desert was once the bottom of a lake Read more…
The North American Bison once roamed most of North America and numbered at least 30 million. By the 1890s, they were on the verge of extinction. They were shot by the tens of thousands for their hides, which made warm Read more…
A Polar Bear Catches a Bus Guest blogger Jackie from Australia submitted “Polar Bear Catches Bus.” The story takes place in Churchill, Manitoba, Canada. The Most Amazing Day of My Life The day before had been the most amazing day of Read more…
The Amazing Migration of the Monarch Butterfly Updated July 2022 I have read a lot about the migrations of various animals worldwide. For example, a bird, the Arctic Tern, migrates from the Arctic to the Antarctic and back every year. Read more…
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