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Background: A land of vast distances and rich natural resources, Canada became a self-governing dominion in 1867 while retaining ties to the British crown. Economically and technologically the nation has developed in parallel with the US, its neighbor to the south across an unfortified border. Canada's paramount political problem is meeting public demands for quality improvements in health care and education services after a decade of budget cuts. The issue of reconciling Quebec's francophone heritage with the majority anglophone Canadian population has moved to the back burner in recent years; support for separatism abated after the Quebec government's referendum on independence failed to pass in October of 1995.

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By pepito
August 18th 2006

Ataraxia?

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Fireweed

I had it all... even the glass dishes with tiny bubbles and imperfections - proof that they were crafted by the honest, simple, hard-working, indigenous peoples of ... wherever... You buy furniture - You tell yourself that this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life. Buy the sofa - then for a couple years you're satisfied that no matter what goes wrong, at least you've got your sofa issue handled. Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug... Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to [View Full Entry]

By Portland girl
August 17th 2006

More travels

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Beach time on Teslin lake

Hey all, I'ma bout to head off to Lake Louise but I have more pictures from the past month, including some of Ty, and all the stuff I did on my birthday Enjoy! [View Full Entry]

By pepito
August 9th 2006

North of 60

North America » Canada » Yukon

Cathedral Grove

There's a race of men that don't fit in, A race that can't stay still; So they break the hearts of kith and kin, And they roam the world at will. They range the field and they rove the flood, And they climb the mountain's crest; Theirs is the curse of the gypsy blood, And they don't know how to rest. -- excerpt from The Men That Don't Fit In (Robert Service - Yukon Poet: 1874-1958) Vancouver Island, British Columbia : Rolling off the couch with having onl [View Full Entry]

By johnandpudd
July 28th 2006

The Great White North

North America » Canada » Yukon » Whitehorse

My Everest
This is the mountain we climbed, a 5 km round trip that took us 4 hours.

Hello all, As you may have read in one of John's earlier blogs, my travel plans have again changed. An opportunity arose to go with Chelsea and some of her family and friends to the Yukon Territory of Canada for a wedding, and later to Alaska for a bit of a vacation. After looking at flights to Whitehorse and finding them to be very expensive (1000 dollars for a return domestic flight!) I decided to just book the flight home and drive up there with some of Chelsea's friends, who had bought a van just for this trip. A vehicle we [View Full Entry]

By Portland girl
July 16th 2006

The new 'do'

North America » Canada » Yukon

Top of my head

I dyed my hair (it's semipermanent and will be gone soon) and some people requested pictures. I think the browns do make me look paler than usual but when I wear other colours I really like it. Actually, I like it either way, I think it looks cool. :) So here ya go! [View Full Entry]

By Portland girl
July 14th 2006

More pictures

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More breathtaking scenery from my hike

As the title said...and more pictures of Alaska later! [View Full Entry]

By Portland girl
July 14th 2006

Warning!

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More scenes from atop the mountain

Warning! Before you look at the pictures, I need to let you know that because of circumstances I could not prevent, in some pictures, my clothing is a little revelaing. You have been warned. The pics are great though so I had to put them in. You'll understand when you see them why I couldn't prevent it. [View Full Entry]

By Portland girl
July 6th 2006

The Life and Times...

North America » Canada » Yukon

Making a cake for Curtis's birthday

Well, a lot has happened in the past little while. Camping, hiking, going to Alaska. It has been a beautiful adventure. I feel like I understand a little bit better the majesty of God andHis abundance. When I consider the glory of creation that I have seen, I realize God is a God of beauty and He did it for us. It is amazing. I have tons of pics but I only got through to part of the hike in Whitehore. There's lots more I have yet to download on another day! [View Full Entry]

Curtis and Sheila..erm Sippie (her real name) making a fire

By Rovers2
July 2nd 2006

The Yukon

North America » Canada » Yukon » Whitehorse

Highway in Southeast Yukon
More spruce trees.

Shortly after leaving Watson Lake we crossed the continental divide, a milepost of sorts. From this point, water flows westward to the Yukon River and eventually into the Bering Sea, an arm of the Pacific Ocean. East of here water makes its way into the Mackenzie River and then into the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean. Whitehorse, capital of the Yukon and our next stop, is the transportation, cultural and economic center of the region. It has a population of 25,000, and sits on the banks of the beautiful deep blue Yukon River. While the Yukon is one of the [View Full Entry]

By Rovers2
June 30th 2006

The Alaska Highway

North America » Canada » Yukon » Watson Lake

Milepost "0"
This is where it starts.

First, a little history lesson. At the outbreak of World War II there was no overland access to Alaska from the lower 48 or Canada. Fearing a Japanese invasion of Alaska (which actually did occur in June, 1942), in March 1942 the US Army undertook a crash program to build a road to supply military bases in Alaska. The road stretches 1,422 miles from Dawson Creek, BC to Delta Junction, AK, where it connects to the Richardson Highway, which runs from Valdez to Fairbanks. The project was huge, crossing rugged mountains, heavily wooded forests and swampy tundra, all under some pretty [View Full Entry]

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