wild ponies on the road
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Lynn and I have both driven across Canada making the journey Jackson made to get to the Yukon. This is a trip all of us should take before leaving our place on the planet. It was spectacular. Jackson rushed getting there in 8 days from London Ontario, a small city near Toronto. I took a much more leisurely drive, staying with friends, family and friends of friends all the way. For Jackson the trip was life changing. I think a road trip like that would change us all. There is so much to see and learn as the map unfolds under your wheels.
One of the things that really struck me is the wildlife along the way, especially once you reach the more remote roads where there isn’t much driving traffic except for the occasional tourist and the truck drivers who bring food and goods into the north. The truck drivers have schedules to keep but most of the other drivers are keen eyed folks with a lust for adventure. Everyone else flies. The trip by plane is 5 hours from Toronto to Vancouver and 2.5 hours from Vancouver to Whitehorse. On a clear day you can see mountains reaching up to tickle the underbelly of the plane with valleys and rivers below. You can see glaciers and single pine trees hanging on to the peaks for dear life, but you can’t see the small communities in the wilderness or the animals who make the place home. That becomes really apparent when you drive.
elk in Lynn’s driveway
In the book Jackson sees bears along the side of the road, bison, Dall Sheep, elk, white tail deer and perhaps a moose or two. When I was driving, I saw a Grizzly Mom and two cubs quite a distance from the road which was fine with me. With keener eyes, Jackson could have seen wolves, and perhaps a lynx or mountain lion. These animals all make Northern BC and the Yukon home. It is said there are 3 bears for every man, woman and child in the territory. And that’s what’s on Jackson’s mind when a bear welcomes him to the Territory just outside of town. He says “That’s crazy. A bear greeting me? I’ve been worried about a bear eating me. What’s a city guy like me gonna do if one shows up while I’m house-sitting in the woods?”
Traveling the road from Whitehorse to Lynn’s cabin in the woods, she regularly sees, wild horses, elk, deer and with luck as side of some of the other creatures I’ve mentioned. To live in the Yukon where the vast tracts of uninhabited land dwarf the few small communities, residents learn to live with their creature neighbors large and small.
As you read Yukon Winter, try to imagine living in a small cabin, off the beaten path, miles from your nearest human neighbors. For most of us, this would be a stretch of the imagination but for northerners, this is a common place reality and it’s an amazing feeling.
Feisty 8 inch ermine
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