I just got back from dog sledding. I must admit, it was more fun than I had anticipated. The site is about 30 minutes away from Whitehorse, which is basically a family owned type of dog sledding business. Once we … Continue reading
Well, let’s just say that I’m so glad that I was here the night before. Tonight, we had virtually no aurorae at all. I mean there was a few, but they were very very weak. Just to show that no … Continue reading
After grabbing a quick lunch @ Tokyo Sushi in downtown Whitehorse, I headed back to the hotel, where we were meeting to head out to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. Honestly, I had wanted to go snowmobile driving, but at least … Continue reading
Whitehorse is rather a small city. It has definitely seen better times; during the Klondike Gold Rush. Nevertheless, it’s definitely one of the places to be, if one chooses to spend some time away from everyone and everything in untouched … Continue reading
Wow! I’m back at the hotel after my first viewing experience of the Northern Lights (Aurora Borealis). It was amazing! The whole group gathered at the hotel’s lobby @ 9:30PM, then we were transported in two vans to the viewing … Continue reading
So, after ~2.5 hour flight, here I am in Whitehorse, YT. Toshie, our Japanese-Canadian tour guide was waiting for me (and others as well) at the Whitehorse airport. Apparently, a lot of Japanese tourists come to Whitehorse to see the … Continue reading
I’ve been wanting to see the Northern Lights (aka Aurora Borealis/Australis) for the last 15 years or so; ever since I heard my then-Astronomy College teacher Don Hetherington; recount his viewing experience during one of the lectures; at Vanier College. … Continue reading
Today was a sunny day; quite the contrast from yesterday’s cloudy and rainy day. First thing this morning is that I swung by a Canadian Tire to look for a replacement for the bolt that I had lost; for the kick-stand. … Continue reading
Rain, was the theme of the day. Along with construction on my route from Dryden, ON to Marathon, ON. Today was a rather shorter ride; 629Km. I had planned to have longer days at the beginning of the trip, since … Continue reading
And I’m in Ontario now, in my motel room having my tuna Subway sandwich (on flat bread). Today I covered 758km; for trip total of ~2765km so far. Let’s see how may day was. Well, first of all my previous … Continue reading
