Into the White Pass

There are lakes all the way up into the pass. One of them is the source of the Yukon River. It starts less than 50 kilometers from the Pacific Ocean. Because of the mountains in the way, the Yukon River travels flows almost 3200 kilometers into the Bering Sea.

Skagway

July 11th 2012
I forgot about the wind. When Walter warned me about bears in the Carcross Desert and suggested the little patch of sand between the water and the warehouse, I forgot about how windy it was that afternoon. And I had even read an information plaque somewhere about how the Tagish First Nation name for the spot translates to “always windy spot” or something like that. I was woken several times by ... read more

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Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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