by Jane Canapini | Dec 30, 2018 | United States, Yukon
What do you do when the 7 permanent residents of a place called Ptarmigan can’t agree on how to spell its name? You change the name of the town to “Chicken”. And you build a 10-foot tall metal bird as your mascot. It sounds like a story you’d...
by Jane Canapini | Nov 3, 2018 | British Columbia, Canada, Trip Planning
The West Coast of Canada in British Columbia is a big, beautiful, sometimes remote and untamed place. Which also makes it one of the best Canadian road trips you can ever take. But trying to plan an itinerary to see a good chunk of it can be daunting. Where do you go...
by Jane Canapini | Oct 31, 2018 | British Columbia, Trip Planning
With mountains as a backdrop and a dramatic shoreline that runs the length of British Columbia, Canada’s West Coast is one of the most beautiful regions in the country – and possibly the world. With more than 40,000 offshore islands and hard-to-reach peninsulas...
by Jane Canapini | Oct 27, 2018 | Canada, Yukon
If you think living in Dawson City, Yukon in the middle of January is tough, try doing it in a cave when the temperature outside averages -26 Celsius. Yet that’s exactly what Bill Donaldson has been doing for the past 22 years, earning him the well-deserved...
