Adventure Time

Hey guys! Long time no talk, how has your summer been? We’ve been trying our hardest to actually start getting out this summer. The joys of not working! So we decided to take another little trip yesterday before I flew off to Vancouver for school.

We hopped in the car sans dogs this time and headed north. Munchies in hand and Tim Hortons in the cup holders we set off music blaring and conversation errupting. What were we hunting for? Well a few things, morel mushrooms for one, we have always had a lot of fires some summers and they grow best the year after and the next. So we headed up past Carmacks and stopped at Eagle Rock to check out the site of the Columbian Disaster and the story of the Giant Toad!

Eagle Rock Taken by Lily

The Giant Toad Story Taken by Kimberley

After scouring burned wood lots we headed back south and stopped at the old Agate mine just outside Carmacks. It’s quite the nice hike up the hill if you want to do it or along the creek bed. 1/3 of a mile from the little clearing you’ll find the gorgeous white agate deposits. 1/4 of a mile from the clearing on the creek bed you’ll find the geodes. Don’t be fooled they aren’t the nice fully hollow formed ones you get in the store, they’re just baby ones starting. If you follow the trail up the hill, you’ll hit points on the switchbacks where you’ll see the dark blue-green agate. It’s a gorgeous little walk especially on a sunny day and one of those hidden gems not even most local Yukoners know about.

Happy Travelling!

xoxo

Lily

Fraser, BC

I know it’s been forever since we’ve posted, and we had barely started to even get set up then, but we are back now and ready for a full summer of adventures! To kick off being active on the blog again, here’s a photo that I took earlier this afternoon on a day trip around a portion of the southern Yukon and northern British Columbia. This was taken near Fraser, BC, where the sun was shining super bright, a waterfall flowed down the rocks behind me, and the wind was nice and cool. – Kimberley

Springtime Fraser, BC in mid afternoon

 

The Perfect Shot

So when you are looking for the perfect shot while taking landscape photography, sometimes small bushes and whatnot get in your way of the shot you want. Lily’s solution in Tombstone Park last summer was this. The sunset was epic, and at some point we will definitely be adding a couple of the shots we got of it, but I figured I’d share some fun with you first. (That mountain in the background is Goldensides, which we climbed the following afternoon after a freezing cold sleep in our tent.)  – Kimberley

Lily resorting to drastic measures to get the shot 😉

Confluence

So to kick things off, I figured I’d share a photo I took last summer from the Midnight Dome in Dawson City, YT. Looking down the valley at the confluence of the Yukon River (the muddy one) and the Klondike River. This was taken last July when we spent a week in Dawson visiting and doing mine and dredge tours and whatnot. (Fake Believe Photography can be found on Facebook and on a separate blog here.) – Kimberley

Yukon River at Dawson, as seen from the Midnight Dome

Introductions (About Us)

Who we are:

Kimberley is from the far east of Canada, a tiny town called Heart’s Delight in Newfoundland. She was dragged across the country at the age of 6 to live in the Yukon, and has remained there since, taking any chance she can get to spend time outside in nature.

Lily is a born and bred Yukoner, who grew up hunting, fishing, and exploring the wilderness from a very young age. She also grew up learning skills from the local First Nations.

Kimberley and Lily waiting to cross the MacKenzie River by ferry

What we’re about:

Both girls love travelling, even if it’s just hopping in the car and going for day trips. Exploring new places and experiencing new things is something they both enjoy, and it’s even better when they get a chance to share that with other people, be it family or friends or other strangers along the way.

Experience:

Although neither has travelled extensively, both would love to do so. Kimberley grew up spending her summers on the road with her family, driving across the country from the Yukon to Newfoundland and back again, and has done that particular trip 13 times. At the time of writing this, the only province/territory in Canada she hasn’t been to is Nunavut. She’s driven through the northern United States with her family as well, and spent a few days in Mexico.

Lily spent most of her travel time in British Columbia and the Yukon, but has also made a trip to the maritimes to spend time exploring the old architecture and beaches there. She has also spent some time in central Mexico visiting the silver mines and old cathedrals in and near Mexico City.

What you can expect to see on this blog:

While neither of us travels a lot during any given year aside from small road trips, there are some big trips to share that have happened recently, and there are even bigger trips to come in the future. For every trip, even if it’s just a small day trip, if there’s anything worth writing about, we will share it in a post along with pictures. (Both of us are photographers, so pictures will definitely be posted with pretty much everything.)

We will be updating as often as possible, but as most of our day trips take us to places without any cell service or wifi, we probably won’t be updating during any of those days, or any trips that require us being in the wilderness for days on end.

For random tidbits and photos on the go, you can find us on Facebook here.