Avalanche* in Stewart, BC
Posted in Canada, Picture of the Day on Nov 10th, 2007
Monthly Archive for November, 2007
On the Cassiar Highway
Posted in Canada on Nov 9th, 2007
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The Cassiar Highway comes with high recommendations and high expectations. But is winter the right season to drive it?
It is perfectly clear that we are here in the off-season – many shops closed for the season, inns are shuttered, gas pumps switched off. This is a harsh and remote land and coming here in the winter makes it more so. We need to be more independent, more self sufficient. Up North, by Dawson City and the Dempster the winter scenery has been spectacular and what is more, it has been clear that it NEEDS to be winter to get that imagery.
At the Igloo Church
Posted in Canada on Nov 6th, 2007
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There is not much to do in the small hamlet of Inuvik. Going to a very invigorating mass at the Igloo Church.
The Peel river politely froze over so we could drive across, but the MacKenzie refused to cooperate and our forward progress was halted at Fort McPherson. We had almost given up on reaching Inuvik […]
Hurricane Alley
Posted in Canada on Nov 6th, 2007
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“And now the Storm-blast came; And he was tyrannous and strong” – Coleridge, “The Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner” (Map this!)
On the border between the NorthWest Territories and the Yukon lies a dangerous obstacle to the Dempster motorist…Hurricane Alley.
Driving the Dempster in Winter
Posted in Canada on Nov 3rd, 2007
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The Dempster Highway is well known for its beautiful scenery and rough driving conditions. They brave blowing snow, white-outs, ice fog, and creepy innkeepers on this stretch.
It seemed like everyone in Whitehorse had come to know that we were going to do the Dempster. And, immediately everyone was full of advice, even though I was very doubtful whether any had attemped a winter crossing. “With that car you’ll have no problems. No way you gonna make it with those tires. I go 80 kph the entire way. Go slow!! This is the fookin Arctic! I have a friend in… Hey, I love San Francisco, I was just there”.