BASECAMP 06.21.18 ... " Planning for Up North 2018 "

           I thought it might be interesting to document planning for this adventure. 

The process began in October 2017; approximately 9 months prior to our departure from Ontario, in July 2018 ...

" What is the effort required to plan for ... a 3 month trip that entails driving about 7,000 kilometres (one way) across much of Canada, involving 4 couples, using different methods, routes and schedules to rendez-vous in Whitehorse YT? All are travelling west from southern Ontario to as far north as Tuktoyaktuk on the Beaufort Sea in NWT. The trip includes a couple of different activities in fairly remote landscapes, each of those requiring as much as a 2 - 3 week commitment. "

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For this adventure, our group has chosen the name ... 

TEAM     FOUR     DEGREES

So, by way of introduction and in no particular order, WE Are ...

Katherine and Boyd - Hiking: August 2016, Salmon Glacier BC CANADA

The ALCAN Highway

For all those folks travelling to northern North America this season. 

You can't get to Alaska, USA without travelling through Canada first ... unless you fly or ferry the Inside Passage from British Columbia to Alaska.

I've noted recently, in a number of social media groups that I am a member of, that ... there seems to be some confusion surrounding the history, of the building of the ALCAN Highway.

For all you history buffs and to provide travel clarification, here's some information ...

In Canada, many oldtimers and locals still refer to this highway as the ALCAN, not the Alaska Highway.

Currently, the ALCAN (Alaska Highway) runs 2232 km (1387 mi) from it's beginning at ... Mile 0 Dawson Creek, British Columbia, CANADA to it's ending at Delta Junction, Alaska, USA.

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BACKYARD 06.09.18 ... "Cooking In 'The County'- Part 2"

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Part 6 in the Series, Exploring Our Backyard

... learning to make pasta a mano (by hand) ...

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While trying to explore some of the many things that our new stomping ground (aka 'The County') has to offer (and also to stay out of Crusty's hair), I came across Angelo Bean, Artisan sausage maker and Italian Cooking Studio.  A quick search of his website  found his 'Pasta 101' class, an introduction on how to make pasta a mano (by hand) using the old Italian techniques. I quickly signed up for the class and was certainly glad I did.

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