My Everything Corner

Once we got home at the end of July, I had intended to get our trip up to the Yukon done in several posts published very close together, but life tasks have kept me from that goal. Here we are at the end of August and the trip is no longer as fresh in my memory as I would like it to be, and so, I am sure I will be missing some of the smaller details. Warning: this is a photo heavy post. Of course, the photos do not do this wonderful place justice. If you are ever in northern Canada, do not skip driving the Dempster, and its extension, The Arctic Highway up to Tuktoyaktuk. The scenery simply amazes. Tuktoyaktuk is a unique town, charming in its practicality. I wouldn't call it pretty. There is nothing done to hide the fact that these people live a hard life, truly living off the land. As a matter of fact, a lot of the locals were out whaling. We tasted some Muktuk, and it was interesting, an acquired taste for sure - think slightly fishy, fatty, gelatin. We also had smoked whit...

Dawson City was the center of the Klondike Gold Rush, and that is, of course, the draw for tourists. You can pan for gold, (we didn't) dine out, drink a sour-toe cocktail, (disgusting) or just walk around, which is mainly what we did. There was a farmer's market at which we got some fresh produce and some local art. This is where you go to get your sour-toe cocktail. Yes, there is an actual mummified toe in your drink. No thanks. The Kissing Buildings. Just better in black and white. A short drive will take you to awesome views of the Midnight Dome. After our tour of Dawson City, we headed back to The Dempster and began our long drive to our goal destination. Start of the Dempster We saw one moose at Two Moose Lake. Our stop for the night. A beautiful, quiet campground. That is, until some extremely rude people showed up and got obnoxiously drunk in the middle of the nigh...