tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post5692301368378483830..comments2024-03-11T11:18:22.174+01:00Comments on THE BIG TRIP ... an outdoor life hiking, cycling and paddling: Yukon: Dawson CityUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-6089414162049137142013-07-22T03:50:26.952+02:002013-07-22T03:50:26.952+02:00Hi GT, I thought that i'd chime in with anothe...Hi GT, I thought that i'd chime in with another Yukon story from long ago (1974): I had a similar experience with poorly vetted and hostile companions, but was able to still get to Bering Sea thanks to a single kayak. The story involves a group of Japanese paddlers who were filming for a TV special: they were in several canoes and you can imagine how heavy and cumbersome TV cameras were in 1974. They had acquired the most recent river maps available at the time, which were printed before the Whitehorse Dam was built in 1958. They hadn't read much about the river either, as they somehow managed to paddle at least two of their canoes over the spillway, which was at least a 10-12 foot drop at the time. They were very lucky to have only one broken arm amongst them, and the loss of a lot of camera gear, plus they lost the canoes. The locals in Whitehorse sold them a huge ancient Native canoe, for a very good price, i.e., a lot!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-75740415302561449292011-07-01T13:42:26.697+02:002011-07-01T13:42:26.697+02:00Ah Christine..while reading i am back in 1982, hit...Ah Christine..while reading i am back in 1982, hitchhiking up to Dawson, Carmacks, best Sandwich ever and the lady stopped the car in the middle of the road to take a nap. Five Finger Rapids, wondered how they did it.. Dawson with its campground across the river, but alas, the Dempster Highway up to Inuvik was still closed..so i hitched back all the way again to Dawson Creek...<br /><br />hope the rainbow is still good to you.....you know..<br />:>)<br />happy miles ..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-62053578645675131182011-06-18T01:03:35.309+02:002011-06-18T01:03:35.309+02:00Had a quick look at the pictures of Dawson City Ri...Had a quick look at the pictures of Dawson City River Hostel, looks impressive.<br /><br />John xJohn Harwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00560005641620090270noreply@blogger.com