My Amazing Yukon Life
50 episodes - English - Latest episode: 4 months ago -This podcast shares the incredible stories of Yukon people with the “outside” world. Sit back and fill your gold poke with nuggets of knowledge, as we pan through stories of desperate struggle, wild adventure, love, despair and untold fortune. Recounted by those with the tenacity, determination and grit to survive and thrive amidst the magic and mystery of Canada's Yukon.
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#030 - Jim Robb - Preserving the Yukon with his "Colourful Five Percent" artwork
December 23, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBArtist Jim Robb has been a staple of the Yukon's art scene since the mid 1950's and is best know for his "Colourful Five Percent" books which are available in local Yukon bookstores and galleries. His works capture the quality and uniqueness of the many varied and colourful character and places that many would argue, have made the Yukon a little more colourful than anywhere else in the north. https://yukonart.ca/collections/jim-robb https://yukonart.ca/products/colourful-five-percent-boo...
#030 - Jim Robb - Preserving the Yukon with his "Colourful 5%" artwork.
December 23, 2023 17:00 - 40 minutes - 28.2 MBArtist Jim Robb has been a staple of the Yukon's art scene since the mid 1950's and is best know for his Colourful 5% books which are available in local Yukon bookstores and galleries. His works capture the quality and uniqueness of the many varied and colourful character and places that many would argue, have made the Yukon a little more colourful than anywhere else in the north. https://yukonart.ca/collections/jim-robb https://yukonart.ca/products/colourful-five-percent-book-volume-1 Ji...
#029 - Frank Turner - From Humble Beginnings to Yukon Quest Guinness World Record Holder
February 24, 2023 04:00 - 1 hour - 71.6 MBAt the top of the world in the Yukon and Alaska wilderness of northwestern North America, the Yukon Quest 1,000 Mile International Sled Dog Race, an epic winter sports event takes place every year on the first Saturday of February. One might ask, how many tries does it take to win the Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race? Much of the answer lies in your own personal conviction and dedication to the sport, along with your ability to build an incredible connection with your dogs and support team. Years...
#028 - Gaby Sgaga - Keeping the Yukon Quest Tradition Alive in Dawson City
February 14, 2023 22:00 - 13 minutes - 9.57 MBThe Yukon Quest Dog Sled Race of 2023 is currently underway and heading north from Whitehorse to Dawson City, Yukon. Under the watchful eyes of a bevy of volunteers, race officials, and dog handlers, this 450 mile race traverses some of the most picturesque and harsh environments in Northern Canada. Hearty groups of eager dogs, mushers, handlers, and volunteer support groups along the way, make this one of the premier wilderness contests in the Yukon, and has long standing tradition of br...
#027 - "Nun cho ga" - "Big Animal Baby" Mammoth Discovered in Klondike Gold Fields
February 09, 2023 23:00 - 58 minutes - 40.1 MBJune 21st remains a significant day for a great many people in Canada as the long daylight of the Summer Solstice transits into its next seasonal phase. A sense of time, mortality, humility and gratitude, often accompanies this pivotal day, especially for the people living in Canada's North. June 21st also marks National Indigenous Peoples Day since 1996. It's a special occasion and opportunity to learn more about the rich and diverse cultures, voices, experiences and histories of First...
#026 - The Life and Times of Hank Karr - Yukon's True North Balladeer
February 03, 2023 04:00 - 48 minutes - 33.2 MBLike so many others who came up to the Yukon for just two weeks, Hank Karr quickly realized that Whitehorse Yukon would be the place he'd grow his roots down deep, and "stay a while". That decision came quickly, when he first travelled from Ketichcan Alaska to Whitehorse Yukon in the mid 1960's to play his guitar and sing on the stage at the local Whitehorse Inn. Sixty plus years later, he's still doing what he loves to do. Singing, writing music, and performing on one of his many guitars m...
#025 - Hollywood in the Klondike - by author Michael Gates
September 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBThe world was abuzz with the discovery of gold in the Klondike on August 16th 1896. Hordes of prospectors, entrepreneurs, adventure seekers and a wide variety of "entertainers" rallied for their stake in what was to be one of the last great gold rushes of the century. For those entertainers who were unable to make this great adventure to Dawson City, a new medium of entertainment would relay their talents through what was then termed "moving pictures technology." With the discovery of a...
Hollywood in the Klondike - by author Michael Gates
September 08, 2022 17:00 - 1 hour - 72.4 MBThe world was abuzz with the discovery of gold in the Klondike on August 16th 1896. Hordes of prospectors, entrepreneurs, adventure seekers and a wide variety of "entertainers" rallied for their stake in what was to be one of the last great gold rushes of the century. For those entertainers who were unable to make this great adventure to Dawson City, a new medium of entertainment would relay their talents through what was then termed "moving pictures technology." With the discovery of a...
#024 - Skymaster Down - January, 1950: Skymaster flight #2469 disappears over the Yukon and has never been found.
January 07, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJANUARY, 1950: SKYMASTER FLIGHT #2469 DISAPPEARS OVER THE YUKON. IT’S NEVER BEEN FOUND. VIEWERS JOIN THE SEARCH WHEN SKYMASTER DOWN PREMIERES ON documentary CHANNEL SUNDAY JANUARY 16, 9 p. m. ET/PT Documentary filmmaker Andrew Gregg has made many films in Canada’s North often examining some of its great secrets. But there is one very puzzling story that has eluded him for years-- what happened to the US military Skymaster plane that disappeared over the Yukon more than seventy years ago?...
#024 - Skymaster Down - Flight #2469 disappears over the Yukon without a trace
January 07, 2022 16:00 - 35 minutes - 24.5 MBJANUARY, 1950: SKYMASTER FLIGHT #2469 DISAPPEARS OVER THE YUKON. IT’S NEVER BEEN FOUND. VIEWERS JOIN THE SEARCH WHEN SKYMASTER DOWN PREMIERES ON documentary CHANNEL SUNDAY JANUARY 16, 9 p. m. ET/PT Tune in to CBC February 25th at 8:00pm ET 2024 to watch Documentary filmmaker Andrew Gregg has made many films in Canada’s North often examining some of its great secrets. But there is one very puzzling story that has eluded him for years-- what happened to the US military Skymaster plane tha...
#023 – “A Yukon Game Warden’s Stories” by George Balmer
July 02, 2021 22:00 - 1 hour - 55.3 MB#023 – “A Yukon Game Warden’s Stories” by George Balmer Retired Yukon Game Warden, George Balmer, humorously recounts more than 40 years of incredible outdoor adventures during his patrols to some of the territories most stunningly beautiful places. Reflecting upon his chance meetings with wonderfully unique people along the way and the occasional “day gone sideways” mishap, George’s newly published book, A Yukon Game Warden’s Stories, is soon to be a Yukon “must read classic”. As...
#022 – How do you cross country ski your way from the wilds of the Yukon, to the PyeongChang Olympics?
April 30, 2021 19:00 - 52 minutes - 36 MB#022 – How do you cross country ski your way from the wilds of the Yukon to the PyeongChang Olympics? Olympic Competitor Dahria Beatty, reflects upon her passion for cross country skiing, and the winding journey her professional career has taken her on. To listen to the full M.A.Y.L. podcast show series, please click on MyAmazingYukonLife.com where you’ll find each weekly podcast link along with show notes and pictures related to each of the episodes. You can also download each episode ...
#021- Balto & Togo - A musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine
April 04, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB#021 Balto & Togo - a musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine In late 1925, Diphtheria broke out in the remote town of Nome Alaska, and so began "The Great Race of Mercy". 20 dog mushers and 200 dogs swiftly mobilized their teams to bring the much needed anti-toxin to the ailing group of 1430 townspeople separated from any means of contact and resources as they fought to stave of eminent death. Winter had its icy grip on Nome Alaska and the on...
#021_Balto & Togo - a musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine
April 04, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB#021 Balto & Togo - a musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine In late 1925, Diphtheria broke out in the remote town of Nome Alaska, and so began "The Great Race of Mercy". 20 dog mushers and 200 dogs swiftly mobilized their teams to bring the much needed anti-toxin to the ailing group of 1430 townspeople separated from any means of contact and resources as they fought to stave of eminent death. Winter had its icy grip on Nome Alaska and the on...
#021- Balto & Togo - A musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine
April 04, 2021 07:00 - 29 minutes - 20 MB#021 Balto & Togo - a musical history lesson from the 1925 Diphtheria anti-toxin to the Covid 19 vaccine In late 1925, Diphtheria broke out in the remote town of Nome Alaska, and so began "The Great Race of Mercy". 20 dog mushers and 200 dogs swiftly mobilized their teams to bring the much needed anti-toxin to the ailing group of 1430 townspeople separated from any means of contact and resources as they fought to stave of eminent death. Winter had its icy grip on Nome Alaska and the on...
#020 - Memoirs of a 10 year old Donna Clayson. Moving from Dawson Creek to Haines Junction in the mid 60s
February 10, 2021 19:00 - 45 minutes - 31 MB#020 - Memoirs of a 10 year old Donna Clayson. Moving from Dawson Creek to Haines Junction in the mid 60s Travel in the Yukon in the 21st century is literally a breeze compared to the earlier modes of transportation. Waterways, wagon roads, horse trails, and traditional foot roots all paved the way towards the comforts we enjoy today, and eventually train routes, roads and air travel developed over the years making our lives much easier in the North . Anyone who's left the familiarity of...
#019 - Garbage Truck Santa - Come ride along with Yukon's one and only Wayne Henderson
December 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB#019 - Garbage Truck Santa - Come ride along with Yukon's one and only Wayne Henderson Wayne Henderson spends the weeks leading up to Christmas making his list, checking it twice, planning his route, and scraping the ice, as he prepares his electric light garbage truck and Santa suit for what has become a Yukon winter tradition for nearly three decades now. Yukoners delight at the opportunity of seeing "Garbage Truck Santa" cruising the streets of Whitehorse in what is undoubtedly the mo...
#019 - Garbage Truck Santa - Come ride along with Yukon's one and only Wayne Henderson
December 26, 2020 07:00 - 1 hour - 54.4 MB#019 - Garbage Truck Santa - Come ride along with Yukon's one and only Wayne Henderson Wayne Henderson spends the weeks leading up to Christmas making his list, checking it twice, planning his route, and scraping the ice, as he prepares his electric light garbage truck and Santa suit for what has become a Yukon winter tradition for nearly three decades now. Yukoners delight at the opportunity of seeing "Garbage Truck Santa" cruising the streets of Whitehorse in what is undoubtedly the mo...
#018 – Exploring the North with ExploreNorth.com founder, Murray Lundberg
November 17, 2020 02:00 - 47 minutes - 32.5 MB#018 – Exploring the North with ExploreNorth.com founder, Murray Lundberg In today’s interview with Murray Lundberg, we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in researching and presenting the fascinating history of the Yukon. We discuss how social media, WYSIWYG website development, PDF books and the ever changing Internet has been both a challenge and a blessing to this entrepreneurial historian, writer, photographer and presenter. Murray was one of the first on the scene in the...
#017 – Piecing Together Yukon’s Rocky History – An Interview with Head Yukon Surficial Geologist, Jeff Bond.
October 24, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB#017 – Piecing Together Yukon’s Rocky History – An Interview with Head Yukon Surficial Geologist, Jeff Bond. In today’s interview with Jeff Bond, we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the field of Surficial Geology and how recent scientific analysis techniques have aided Yukon’s mineral exploration industry. Jeff’s lifelong learning mindset and commitment to the field of geomorphology has served him well. From his curious beginnings as a youth interested in basic rock expl...
#017 – Piecing Together Yukon’s Rocky History – An Interview with Head Yukon Surficial Geologist, Jeff Bond.
October 24, 2020 19:00 - 1 hour - 60 MB#017 – Piecing Together Yukon’s Rocky History – An Interview with Head Yukon Surficial Geologist, Jeff Bond. In today’s interview with Jeff Bond, we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the field of Surficial Geology and how recent scientific analysis techniques have aided Yukon’s mineral exploration industry. Jeff’s lifelong learning mindset and commitment to the field of geomorphology has served him well. From his curious beginnings as a youth interested in basic rock ex...
#016 – The passing of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen.
October 10, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB#016 – The passing of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. In today’s podcast, we jump back to the year 1984 with the rock band Van Halen. This was the time in musical history when guitar wielding, string bending, finger tapping virtuoso axeman Eddie Van Halen commanded the stage and rocked arenas around the world, not only with his incredible technique but with his stage presence and confident demeanour. A true innovator in both technique and sound, his command of the instrument was nothing...
#016 – The passing of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen.
October 10, 2020 19:00 - 17 minutes - 11.8 MB#016 – The passing of guitar legend Eddie Van Halen. In today’s podcast, we jump back to the year 1984 with the rock band Van Halen. This was the time in musical history when guitar wielding, string bending, finger tapping virtuoso axeman Eddie Van Halen commanded the stage and rocked arenas around the world, not only with his incredible technique but with his stage presence and confident demeanour. A true innovator in both technique and sound, his command of the instrument was nothing s...
#015 – Restoring the Fokker Super Universal CF-AAM aircraft to her halcyon days.
September 22, 2020 06:00 - 46 minutes - 32.2 MB#015 – Restoring the Fokker Super Universal CF-AAM aircraft to her halcyon days. In today’s podcast with Donna Clayson, we learn about a research project she complied discussing the dedicated team of pilots, engineers, historians and many others behind the scenes who worked diligently for 18 years restoring one of the first aircraft to serve in the Yukon. The rebirth of the Fokker Super Universal CF-AAM became a labour of love to the dedicated restoration crew who then had the pleasure of ...
#014 – Bhangra Dancing in the Yukon with Gurdeep Pandher
September 13, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB#014 – Bhangra Dancing in the Yukon with Gurdeep Pandher Gurdeep Pandher arrived in Whitehorse with a burning desire to share the joyous and unique style of Bhangra dance to Yukoners in every town and remote community throughout the territory. When his first 2016 Canada Day Bhangra dance video went viral overnight on the Internet, he quickly realized that through his social media presence, he could bring the joy of Bhangra dance to not only Yukoners, but to millions of people around the wo...
#014 – Bhangra Dancing in the Yukon with Gurdeep Pandher
September 13, 2020 18:00 - 34 minutes - 23.7 MB#014 – Bhangra Dancing in the Yukon with Gurdeep Pandher Gurdeep Pandher arrived in Whitehorse with a burning desire to share the joyous and unique style of Bhangra dance to Yukoners in every town and remote community throughout the territory. When his first 2016 Canada Day Bhangra dance video went viral overnight on the Internet, he quickly realized that through his social media presence, he could bring the joy of Bhangra dance to not only Yukoners, but to millions of people around the wo...
#013 – Keeping Yukon's History Alive and Well. An interview with historian Donna Clayson.
September 02, 2020 23:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB#013 – Keeping Yukon's History Alive and Well. An interview with historian Donna Clayson. In today’s podcast interview, we only began to scratch the surface of Donna Clayson’s lifelong passion and enthusiasm towards preserving the Yukon’s rich history. As an accomplished writer of short stories, news articles, research papers, and often times history presenter at the Yukon Transportation Museum, she undoubtedly has a natural way of drawing the listener into her adventures. She speaks of h...
#013 – Keeping Yukon's History Alive and Well. An interview with historian Donna Clayson.
September 02, 2020 23:00 - 56 minutes - 38.7 MB#013 – Keeping Yukon's History Alive and Well. An interview with historian Donna Clayson. In today’s podcast interview, we only began to scratch the surface of Donna Clayson’s lifelong passion and enthusiasm towards preserving the Yukon’s rich history. As an accomplished writer of short stories, news articles, research papers, and often times history presenter at the Yukon Transportation Museum, she undoubtedly has a natural way of drawing the listener into her adventures. Donna speaks o...
#012 - Paragliding and Paramotoring Adventures in the Yukon – An interview with extreme outdoor adventurist Boštjan Škrlj
August 25, 2020 02:00 - 1 hour - 47.5 MB#012 - Paragliding and Paramotoring Adventures in the Yukon – An interview with extreme outdoor adventurist Boštjan Škrlj In today’s interview with Boštjan Škrlj, we get a bird’s eye view into the adventure sport of paragliding and paramotoring in the Yukon. Although the sport has been extremely popular throughout the world for many years, it’s relatively new to the territory and has drawn adventurists from all corners of the earth seeking to experience Yukon’s beauty from the air. As a n...
#011 – A Soaring Desire to start the Yukon Glider Association - an Interview with pilot Uli Klausing.
August 12, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn today’s interview with Uli Klausing, we discuss his formative years as an aspiring glider pilot in Northern Germany where he discovered his love of flying as a teenager around the Baltic Sea. The flying culture, comradery and support network of the clubs in this region have had a long-lasting effect on his flying career and has inspired him to begin his own Yukon Glider Association in the Yukon. As he nears retirement, Uli has made the time commitment and connections necessary to fulfill...
#011 – A Soaring Desire to start the Yukon Glider Association - an Interview with pilot Uli Klausing.
August 12, 2020 17:00 - 52 minutes - 36.2 MBIn today’s interview with Uli Klausing, we discuss his formative years as an aspiring glider pilot in Northern Germany where he discovered his love of flying as a teenager around the Baltic Sea. The flying culture, comradery and support network of the clubs in this region have had a long-lasting effect on his flying career and has inspired him to begin his own Yukon Glider Association in the Yukon. As he nears retirement, Uli has made the time commitment and connections necessary to fulfill...
#010 – Canada’s Northernmost Life Master Bridge Player. An interview with Chic Callas
August 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB#010 – Canada’s Northernmost Life Master Bridge Player. An interview with Chic Callas With years of passion and commitment towards mastering the game of Duplicate Bridge, Chic Callas has recently achieved “Life Master” status through the American Contract Bridge League. Not an easy task by any measure regardless of where you happen to reside. Factor in the remoteness of living in the Yukon Territory, and the logistics related to attaining Life Master status is compounded to say the least. ...
#010 – Canada’s Northernmost Life Master Bridge Player. An interview with Chic Callas
August 03, 2020 16:00 - 1 hour - 42.4 MB#010 – Canada’s Northernmost Life Master Bridge Player. An interview with Chic Callas With years of passion and commitment towards mastering the game of Duplicate Bridge, Chic Callas has recently achieved “Life Master” status through the American Contract Bridge League. Not an easy task by any measure regardless of where you happen to reside. Factor in the remoteness of living in the Yukon Territory, and the logistics related to attaining Life Master status is compounded to say the least. ...
#009 – Yukon Website Designer and Technology Guru, “Doctor” Roger Gillies.
July 24, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MB#009 – In today’s interview with Roger Gillies, we discuss his life-long learning philosophy of educating one’s self far beyond the confines of the four walls of the traditional classroom environment. His curiosity with technology, and the chance opportunities that arrived at his doorstep via his teaching assignment in the Yukon, created the perfect combination for both his curious and creative personalities to flourish in the Website Design space. After many years of teaching high school...
#009 – Yukon Website Designer and Technology Guru, “Doctor” Roger Gillies.
July 24, 2020 18:00 - 1 hour - 48.8 MB#009 – In today’s interview with Roger Gillies, we discuss his life-long learning philosophy of educating one’s self far beyond the confines of the four walls of the traditional classroom environment. His curiosity with technology, and the chance opportunities that arrived at his doorstep via his teaching assignment in the Yukon, created the perfect combination for both his curious and creative personalities to flourish in the Website Design space. After many years of teaching high school...
#008 – Retiring Band Teacher Knows How To “Conduct Himself” After The Yukon – Interview with “Doctor” Keith Todd
July 14, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB#008 – In today’s interview with Dr. Keith Todd, we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the field of music education over the course of his 33 year career in Yukon and B.C. His lifelong commitment to music education, along with his willingness to share his passion for music with members of the communities he’s lived in, permeates throughout our discussion. He’s clearly woven himself into the musical fabric of The Yukon and has nurtured all musicians under his tutelage to be...
#008 – Retiring Band Teacher Knows How To “Conduct Himself” After The Yukon – Interview with “Doctor” Keith Todd
July 14, 2020 01:00 - 57 minutes - 39.2 MB#008 – In today’s interview with Dr. Keith Todd, we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the field of music education over the course of his 33 year career in Yukon and B.C. His lifelong commitment to music education, along with his willingness to share his passion for music with members of the communities he’s lived in, permeates throughout our discussion. He’s clearly woven himself into the musical fabric of The Yukon and has nurtured all musicians under his tutelage to be...
#007 - Flying with Floats - Alpine Aviation with Gerd Mannsperger
July 09, 2020 05:00 - 55 minutes - 38.4 MB#007 - In today’s interview with Gerd Mannsperger ( Owner/Operator of Alpine Aviation ), we discuss the adventures, challenges, and changes in the float plane flying business over his past 23 years working in this essential service industry in the Yukon. Gerd's keen sense of balancing his work/life relationship permeates through our discussion, as he talks about the importance of growing a business without losing connection with the people, places, and relationships that allowed Alpine A...
#006 - The Ibex Ridge Hike with Jeff Bond
July 02, 2020 06:00 - 18 minutes - 13 MB#006 - The Ibex Ridge hike is a somewhat easy trailhead to access "if" you have some clear directions to the starting point. YTG Placer Gold Geologist Jeff Bond gives you not only the accurate directions to the starting point of this amazing hike, but some in depth background into the geological history that shaped the Ibex and Takhini River basin. Classified as an "intermediate/advanced" hike, the Ibex Ridge provides some incredible vistas as you ascend 6909 ft to its summit. Essentials ...
Hauling Heavy on the Demspter Highway & Ice Roads with Dan Throssell
June 24, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB#005 - Professional highway trucker and heavy equipment owner/operator Dan Throssell, has us sitting passenger as we drive up the Yukon’s Dempster Highway at -60 in a blinding snowstorm. His stories of cautious travel fraught with mechanical ordeals and nearly zero human contact on this 700 plus miles of lonely highway will keep you on the edge of your seat. In a land intersected by only a few gravel roads and infrequent encounters with wildlife along this barren highway, Dan recounts his y...
#005 - Hauling Heavy on the Demspter Highway & Ice Roads with Dan Throssell
June 24, 2020 01:00 - 1 hour - 53.2 MB#005 - Professional highway trucker and heavy equipment owner/operator Dan Throssell, has us sitting passenger as we drive up the Yukon’s Dempster Highway at -60 in a blinding snowstorm. His stories of cautious travel fraught with mechanical ordeals and nearly zero human contact on this 700 plus miles of lonely highway will keep you on the edge of your seat. In a land intersected by only a few gravel roads and infrequent encounters with wildlife along this barren highway, Dan recounts his ...
#004 - Placer Gold Mining with the Mayo Prospector, Lawrence Dublenko
June 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB#004 - In this episode, we learn how to search for that rare metal element that men have toiled over for millennia, and quickly realize all that glitters is often times more than just gold. Lawrence Dublenko and his wife Connie eventually discover a placer gold bearing creek in the back country of the Mayo area, and more importantly, the treasure of camaraderie in the hearts and souls of the people who choose to live in this central Northern Yukon community. Prospector, teacher, and indus...
Placer Gold Mining with the Mayo Prospector, Lawrence Dublenko
June 17, 2020 06:00 - 1 hour - 48.7 MB#004_In this episode, we learn how to search for that rare metal element that men have toiled over for millennia, and quickly realize all that glitters is often times more than just gold. Lawrence Dublenko and his wife Connie eventually discover a placer gold bearing creek in the back country of the Mayo area, and more importantly, the treasure of camaraderie in the hearts and souls of the people who choose to live in this central Northern Yukon community. Prospector, teacher, and industr...
#003 - Paddling the Tatshenshini River right into the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame with Bob Daffe
June 10, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB#003 - World renown white water paddling expert, Yukon Sport Hall of Fame Inductee, and founder of Tatshenshini Expediting, Bob Daffe, highlights some of the wild river adventures he’s had while living ( and playing ) for more than four decades in the Yukon. His passion for white water adventure has taken him to some of the most remote parts of Canada’s north as well as epic forays into Central and South America on a quest for that perfect chute over countless waterfalls. No stranger to ha...
Paddling the Tatshenshini River right into the Yukon Sports Hall of Fame with Bob Daffe
June 10, 2020 01:00 - 27 minutes - 19 MB#003 - World renown white water paddling expert, Yukon Sport Hall of Fame Inductee, and founder of Tatshenshini Expediting, Bob Daffe, highlights some of the wild river adventures he’s had while living ( and playing ) for more than four decades in the Yukon. His passion for white water adventure has taken him to some of the most remote parts of Canada’s north as well as epic forays into Central and South America on a quest for that perfect chute over countless waterfalls. No stranger to ha...
The Fly Fishing Musician - Don Bishop
May 21, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB#002 - The Fly Fishing Musician Don Bishop, reflects upon his career as a full time world touring musician in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band, and in later years, a pilot in the membership's Air Division stationed out of Whitehorse, Yukon. As a gifted musician and avid outdoorsman, Don's journey led him to the Yukon in the late 1960's only to return back up to the Land of the Midnight Sun years later to finish out his RCMP career as captain of the Twin Otter aircraft, flying to som...
#002 - The Fly Fishing Musician - Don Bishop
May 21, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB#002 - The Fly Fishing Musician Don Bishop, reflects upon his career as a full time world touring musician in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band, and in later years, a pilot in the membership's Air Division stationed out of Whitehorse, Yukon. As a gifted musician and avid outdoorsman, Don's journey led him to the Yukon in the late 1960's only to return back up to the Land of the Midnight Sun years later to finish out his RCMP career as captain of the Twin Otter aircraft, flying to som...
The Fly Fishing Musician with Don Bishop
May 21, 2020 18:00 - 38 minutes - 26.8 MB#002 - The Fly Fishing Musician Don Bishop, reflects upon his career as a full time world touring musician in the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Band, and in later years, a pilot in the membership's Air Division stationed out of Whitehorse, Yukon. As a gifted musician and avid outdoorsman, Don's journey led him to the Yukon in the late 1960's only to return back up to the Land of the Midnight Sun years later to finish out his RCMP career as captain of the Twin Otter aircraft, flying to som...
Welcome to My Amazing Yukon Life!
May 16, 2020 03:00 - 14 minutes - 9.66 MB#001 - Yukon history fans unite for the premier of M.A.Y.L In this episode, I welcome you to join me on an audio journey through the My Amazing Yukon Life Podcast. I share fragments from my own personal stories of adventure and my fascination with the local history and uniqueness of the Yukon people. Followed up with a brief preview of what's yet to come in future shows. You're invited to dive deeper into preserving the stories relating to the early years of Yukon by becoming involved...
#001 - Welcome to My Amazing Yukon Life!
May 16, 2020 03:00 - 14 minutes - 9.66 MB#001 - Yukon history fans unite for the premier of M.A.Y.L In this episode, I welcome you to join me on an audio journey through the My Amazing Yukon Life Podcast. I share fragments from my own personal stories of adventure and my fascination with the local history and uniqueness of the Yukon people. Followed up with a brief preview of what's yet to come in future shows. To listen to the full M.A.Y.L. podcast show series, please click on MyAmazingYukonLife.com where you’ll find each weekl...