by Sasquatch Prospector | Dec 17, 2024 | Geography, Geology, Glacier, Gold, Mining, Northern Travel, Prospecting
Atlin, a mining town and outpost during the gold rush. A town on the edge of complete wilderness up in northwestern British Columbia. It is an isolated and remote place, accessible only by one road in modern times. Before that it was the lakes, rivers and...
by Sasquatch Prospector | Dec 5, 2024 | Explore, Geography, Geology, Northern Travel, Volcano
North America is a massive continent. Built from a combination of different parts of the earth’s crust. It is amazingly diverse in composition and tells a story of how the continent came to be. Anyone that has traveled across North America whether it be Canada,...
by Sasquatch Prospector | Nov 19, 2024 | Northern Travel, Road Safety, Tools
Road trips can be long journeys that span vast distances… You might encounter breakdowns, flat tires, dead batteries and many more possible problems along the way. Not to worry…. There are a bunch of tools and techniques that can be used to help solve and...
by Sasquatch Prospector | Nov 13, 2024 | Northern Travel, Radio Communications, Road Safety
Communications…. it makes the world go round. Traveling on the road you need to be able to send and receive messages. Out on the Alaska highway there is limited cellphone service, you need alternative means to be able to communicate on the road. On the Cassiar...
by Sasquatch Prospector | Nov 12, 2024 | Northern Travel, Road Safety
Driving up the Alaska Highway Being someone from south of 60, as I drove north of the 60th parallel, I learned that in some ways, it’s a totally different country up there! It’s a long way up! And that means that the supply lines are limited at times....
