Canadian Rockies
Mt Robson Provincial Park, Aug 11-12, 2010 The mountain crags of the Rockies could be seen from a long way off as we approached from the west. We were soon stopped near the… Continue reading
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Ranchlands, Rivers and Lakes
Lillooet and Wells Gray Provincial Park Aug 9-10, 2010 Leaving Squamish through Whistler and heading northeast (on the Tete Jeune or Yellowhead route) through a winding mountain pass to emerge in countryside that… Continue reading
Plain of Six Glaciers
Lake Louise, Banff National Park – Monday August 16, 2010 (Trail Run/Hike) Early in the morning to escape the crowds, saw Hammer and I on our way past Lake Louise, where we stopped… Continue reading
Mist in the Valley
Pyramid Mountain Trail, Wells Gray Provincial Park, Wednesday Aug 11, 2010A roar of water could be heard from the mist which carpeted the valley in which we were camped. We were standing on… Continue reading
Stormy 100 & 50 Mile
Sunday August 8, 2010 (Race – 50mile relay) Months ago I found the Stormy trail race, the timing of which fit into our planned travelling itinerary. They offered 100 mile & a 50… Continue reading
British Columbia
Squamish BC Aug 6-8, 2010 Stage II of Hammer & Corky on Vacation – a road tour through BC, Canada. We arrived in Seattle, picked up the rental car and headed north through… Continue reading
Whirlwind through Southcentral Alaska
Fairbanks, Denali, Anchorage, Portage, Homer, Fairbanks July 29-Aug 5, 2010 After a mammoth 20 hours on a small bus, we finally made it to Fairbanks where we exchanged the canoe, as our mode… Continue reading
Dawson City
Stuck in Dawson Tuesday July 25-28, 2010 We arrived in Dawson City cold and a little waterlogged. We planned on spending 2 days here but it turned into 4 as the road to… Continue reading
Yukon River
Whitehorse to Dawson July 13-25, 2010 Where do you start to describe an experience that tested me like no other? I don’t know what I expected when I agreed to join Hammer in… Continue reading
Chilkoot Trail
July 8-11, 2010 Thanks to Thoreau, Bill Bryson and of course Hammer for the inspiration – I finally got to go for a ‘Walk in the Woods’. The Chilkoot Trail is the 53km… Continue reading