With fog overhead, thick forest and partial-mountain views all around, it was hard to really process where we were. As we walked on top of Annie Lake, a frozen lake in the Wheaton River valley, we finally got a zoomed-out view of the landscape that has surrounded us for the past 3 days. We stumbled across Trapper Ray’s abandoned hut. The scattered belongings had me… Read more →
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Day 3: A Traveler’s Christmas, 10 Winter Days in the Yukon
I’ve always wondered what a Traveler’s Christmas would be like. You know, the kind where everyone feels that communal sense of displacement and homelessness and can temporarily fill that void by sharing stories and traditions from their home country with other traveler’s from around the World? Well, this year I got to experience it. We experienced our first White Christmas… Read more →
Day 2: Snowmobiling, 10 Winter Days in the Yukon
After two failed attempts at seeing Aurora Borealis, our Northern adventure was in serious need of a little excitement and adrenalin. We needed to get things moving. So it was time to get skidooing! A skidoo, as Canadians call it, is more commonly referred to as a snowmobile. It is basically a motorbike built specifically for snowy terrain equipped with… Read more →
Day 1: The Cabin, 10 Winter Days in the Yukon
Wild. Rugged. Majestic. The first words that come to mind as our Boeing 737 Air North aircraft descends to land in Whitehorse, between huge mountain peaks, on the only stretch of tarmac visibly cleared of snow. This is “The Yukon”, a far-removed territory in Northern Canada that I’ve heard so much about. A place, I’ve been told, where people return… Read more →
Sunset, Moonset at Elfin Lakes Shelter (Timelapse)
Timelapse of Elfin Lakes Shelter. Melting snow, getting drunk and doing time-lapses in great company. There is nothing i’d rather be doing on a Saturday night. The skies were perfectly clear on such a bitter cold night. Read more →
Wilderness Walks: Snowshoeing to Elfin Shelter
Imagine a place so well-hidden that you need to wear snowshoes and trek 22km (return) through treacherous mountain peaks, heavy snow and potentially erratic weather just to experience it? It exists. In the middle of the mountains, far from the hustle and bustle and petty worries of the world, sits a solar-powered, propane heated cottage with all the furnishings one could desire after… Read more →
5 Unique Ways To Experience Vancouver
Vancouver is a picturesque cosmopolitan city framed by snow-capped mountains, forest and pristine coastline. One of Canada’s warmest cities in Winter, its climate and seaside location attracts both local and international visitors year-round. It consistently ranks in the top 3 for most livable cities in the world. As someone who has spent the past few years living and working in Vancouver, I’d like to share some… Read more →