Monthly Archives: May 2010

Every year, dozens of people fail to really understand this sign at Haines Junction, Yukon Territory. Either way leads to Alaska, but unless you take a right turn at this crossroads, you’ll end up in the coastal community of Haines, … Continue reading →

The new green shoots along the Alaska Highway are an attractive nuisance–for bears emerging from hibernation. This is the fresh salad that the bears are craving. Yesterday we saw about eight black bears, two grizzlies, and another eight or ten … Continue reading →

I liked hanging around the “World-Famous Alaska Highway” sign in Dawson Creek, even at this time of year when tourist traffic is still sparse. Within minutes we met an Alberta man who’d left his job and was encouraged by his … Continue reading →

ALBERTA’S OLD WEST We’ve been driving through a land that’s so foreign to us, it feels as if we’re extras in a Hollywood Western. Today we explored Lethbridge, Alberta, the home of Fort Whoop-Up, where the Yankee whiskey traders made … Continue reading →

ROADIES Perry and I are on the road again to update my research for The World-Famous Alaska Highway: A Guide to the ALCAN and Other Wilderness Roads of the North. In this first week, we’re doing those “other wilderness roads” … Continue reading →

A New Book in the Family! EDD ROUSH: A Biography of the Cincinnati Reds Star ISBN 978-0-7864-4407-6 McFarland, April 2010. Here’s a new book to be proud of, even though I didn’t write it. Still, I’m compelled to spread the … Continue reading →