tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post2505985036075868403..comments2024-03-27T21:31:59.376+00:00Comments on Chris Townsend Outdoors: Along the Yukon River & through the Klondike Goldfields. Stage 4 of my Yukon walk, July 13 - August 3, 1990Chris Townsendhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-3769986639579600672020-08-13T22:51:53.842+01:002020-08-13T22:51:53.842+01:00Eccentric? Probably! But an enjoyable trip, and wi...Eccentric? Probably! But an enjoyable trip, and with a fair number of mountains. No deserts of course. I like forests too. Maybe the area looks better away from roads.Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-38193319511434556972020-08-09T19:30:04.243+01:002020-08-09T19:30:04.243+01:00I have a copy of this book I bought and read a cou...I have a copy of this book I bought and read a couple of years ago. I thought this particular trek a very eccentric undertaking if I am honest. I did a road trip through this part of Canada a few years ago and I thought it a very depressing and bleak part of the world with all that claustrophobic forest. I much prefer deserts and mountains myself.Timnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-33837541728157224662020-08-04T23:06:40.514+01:002020-08-04T23:06:40.514+01:00I found a copy of this one a few weeks ago and am ...I found a copy of this one a few weeks ago and am enjoying reading a chapter each morning over coffee. Thanks for posting some photos to go with it!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15001524586579108667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-17725953471290333002020-08-04T18:17:39.448+01:002020-08-04T18:17:39.448+01:00Having walked through grizzly country before I was...Having walked through grizzly country before I was less worried than I had been in the past. I knew that the chance of even seeing a grizzly was low. The more usual wilderness dangers - river crossings, thunderstorms, an injury or fall in a remote area - were far more concerning.<br /><br />Mostly I couldn't hang my food the way I'd done in areas with bigger trees. Black spruce are quite Chris Townsendhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04282926597863688874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7063908328061898266.post-61691974228970829712020-08-04T09:42:17.343+01:002020-08-04T09:42:17.343+01:00Based on what I have seen on bear population maps,...Based on what I have seen on bear population maps, I think this area has one of the most dense Grizzly Bear populations. I would be quite concerned about accidentally surprising one in these dense forests! <br /><br />From your pictures it also looks like it could be quite a challenge to find a suitable tree to reliably hang your food, and losing it in such a remote place would be a disaster. DidBirdmanhttps://www.hikingbirdman.com/noreply@blogger.com