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Kayla and I decided to challenge ourselves after an August of calmer, smaller hikes and take on our first 1000+ m elevation gain. The weather was excellent in every direction, however we figured that Caribou Mountain would be close enough and not an absolute grind like other options would be. Continue Reading

Kayla and I have wanted to visit Dawson City for quite some time, but it’s not timed out well until now. Originally hoping to visit Discovery Day weekend, we wound up waiting too late to book hotels. Instead of taking Monday off, we swapped it for the Friday and made Continue Reading

The interior of the Yukon seems to have been the only place dry this past weekend, and so Kayla and I made a trip up to Carmacks to get a reprieve from the rain. We decided to try a new hike for us, the Plume Agate Trail (found from Yukon Continue Reading

People think of the Klondike Gold Rush when they think of the Yukon, and after that, the gold mines in general. However, the Yukon is actually also a place full of copper deposits. From the early 1900s through the 1980s, Whitehorse was a copper mining city. In fact, at one Continue Reading

Skagway is one of our other favourite places to take visiting friends. While the weather wasn’t looking the best in the morning, it wound up being more than good enough! Of course, no visit south from Whitehorse is complete without a stop at the Carcross Desert. While it was cloudy, Continue Reading

Kluane is one of our favourite spots to bring friends and family up to visit. With a friend in town, we planned the weekend based on where the weather was best, and Saturday’s weather looked best out west. We’ve come to a bit of a routine with these visits, but Continue Reading

Kayla and I were looking for a decent hike to complete after watching the Pride Parade in Whitehorse. We landed on Mount White, yet another relatively short and steep one to the southeast of Whitehorse. When I say steep I mean it! Our legs really felt every step of the Continue Reading

On July 26th, Kayla and I chased the good weather “down south” to Atlin. The small town in British Columbia is one of the most beautiful places in the region, and is home to one of our favourite places. Kershaw’s Cafe is located in a historic building which has been Continue Reading

We were looking for a hike not too far from Whitehorse to stay within the good weather window. One of Kayla’s new friends recommended Stony Creek, one which I have also had my eye on for a while. The trail starts along an offroad trail up from a gravel pit Continue Reading

Kayla was back in Ontario, so I took a quick trip up Grey Mountain! I will say – the road is quite good for most of the way up and there are plenty of turnarounds and pulloffs for you if/when you chicken out. Our Bronco Sport comfortably made it to Continue Reading