It was mid-morning when we arrived at Sky High Mountain Ranch, a 30-minute drive from the Yukon capital of Whitehorse, and one of the best places to go dog sledding in Canada. Defined by an ocean of magnificent pines, majestic mountains, and a frozen lake that shown silver in […]
(To pause the slideshow, place your mouse on the image). She’s coming straight at us. Her long, powerful strides putting her well within the 50 meter (164-foot) safety range. Even if I could run, what’s the point? She could outpace me in seconds. I look down the line […]
On a recent trip to Manitoba and the Yukon in Canada, I saw the Aurora borealis, also known as the Northern Lights, from two very different vantage points: On the ground at a remote fly in lodge on Hudson Bay (home of many a polar bear), and from […]
In less 48 hours, I will be face-to-face with polar bears, the world’s largest land-based carnivores. How cool is that? I’ve been invited by Churchill Wild, an arctic safari operator in Churchill, Manitoba to join a group of photographers on a polar bear walking safari at Seal River […]
For me, a fantastic view isn’t necessarily a landscape, though it can be. It’s any scene that stops you in your tracks, puts a smile on your face or simply makes you gasp with wonder. I recently put together a list for U.S. News & World Report of some of the […]
I’ve always loved exploring ruins. Something about the tattered remains of a bygone era that fascinates me. I’ve explored lost civilizations such as Machu Picchu, Tikal and Angkor Wat, and smaller, more modern gems such as the infamous Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia. Most recently, it was the […]
I don’t think much of him at first. He isn’t big or even that muscular. He just stares at the ground, swaying gently from side to side. What’s so intimidating about that? He looks up, and I make the mistake of holding his gaze. He doesn’t like that. […]
Standing on the hill above the ancient nursery, Wendy Sloboda squints into the afternoon sun, her mane of blonde dreadlocks resembling an elaborate tribal headdress. Her short, muscular frame is adorned with tattoos: a naked woman surrounded by roses; a huge dragonfly; a dog. An illustration of the […]
People do the craziest things. Just look at reality television. But who am I to judge? I joined the ranks of over 74,000 other nut jobs who’ve downed the famous Sourtoe Cocktail in Dawson City. (If you haven’t heard, that’s a whiskey shot garnished with a desiccated human […]
City won’t let go of the past. And that’s a good thing. On a hot August day in 1896, gold was discovered in the Yukon near swampland that would later be known as Dawson City, and the Gold Rush was on. In less than two years, the population exploded […]
