August 10Aug 10 Popular Post On the way back from the Yukon. This is my third trip. Went in 2019 as a dumb college kid. It was June, the water was high, I had no technical gear, it rained 80% of the time, battled white caps across Lake Laberge, the mosquitoes were insane, and most nights the tent was frozen stiff by morning. Obviously I loved it. Went back in 2002 with my father, to do 13 days down the Big Salmon from Quiet Lake down to Dawson. Took my son from Whitehorse to Carmacks; with a buddy and his son. Weather was amazing. High 40s or low 50s in the morning, to mid 70s. Almost no mosquitoes. Barely got the ponchos out, and it never rained overnight long enough to have to dry things out.Tailwind across the lake, mostly. Will probably do it again, either the Teslin or Pelly. Edited August 10Aug 10 by CleverNickname typos
August 10Aug 10 Author There are many things one can say about the Yukon, many said better by Robert Service than I ever could. But one thing remains true some 25 years after my first canoe trip there: Germans fucking *love* the Yukon.
August 13Aug 13 Author Places I pooped not simply a hole (but I also pooped in a couple of holes): The fancy lake vault potty: The Thelm and Louise hold hands whilst pooping outhouse: The sourdough hermit thing:
August 13Aug 13 I remember at Philmont they had the "pilot to bombardier" toilets, where you're back to back with somebody.
August 13Aug 13 Well that’s all kinds of awesome. On 8/10/2025 at 11:32 AM, CleverNickname said: On the way back from the Yukon. This is my third trip. Went in 2019 as a dumb college kid. It was June, the water was high, I had no technical gear, it rained 80% of the time, battled white caps across Lake Laberge, the mosquitoes were insane, and most nights the tent was frozen stiff by morning. Obviously I loved it. Went back in 2002 with my father, to do 13 days down the Big Salmon from Quiet Lake down to Dawson. Took my son from Whitehorse to Carmacks; with a buddy and his son. Weather was amazing. High 40s or low 50s in the morning, to mid 70s. Almost no mosquitoes. Barely got the ponchos out, and it never rained overnight long enough to have to dry things out.Tailwind across the lake, mostly. Will probably do it again, either the Teslin or Pelly. Wait. What year was the first trip?
August 13Aug 13 Author 8 hours ago, Biff Tannen said: Well that’s all kinds of awesome. Wait. What year was the first trip? I'm pretty sure it was 1999.
August 13Aug 13 Dawson is pretty cool historic town Robert Service's cabin is worth a visit, as well.
August 19Aug 19 Author On 8/12/2025 at 9:59 PM, Biff Tannen said: Well that’s all kinds of awesome. Wait. What year was the first trip? 1999. I'm an idiot.
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