Eerie night under canvas from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken stops a bit short for the night, camping at over three thousand feet, beneath the Three Guardsmen Mastiff.. Trying not to think about the "Sounds of the Baskervilles"
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Eerie night under canvas
October 4th, 2011Next morning
October 1st, 2011Next morning from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Next morning, Ken surveys the wild camp site in Canada’s Yukon Province. Still no bears….
Off the Yukon Highway
September 30th, 2011Off the Yukon highway from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Mike and Ken wild camp in bear country in Canada’s Yukon Province. At the end of a very long day, some eighty five miles in the bag. Marvel at Mike’s efforts at flambe cooking, and Ken’s need for a Steadicam, or at least a tripod…
Raising the stakes
September 28th, 2011Camping at Deadman’s Lake had really been about raising the stakes. Mike and I had both stopped at organised sites, close to or in settlements, but had yet to wild camp in bear country. Deadman’s was the half-way house, the next step. Far more remote than those either of us had used before. A State run site, facilities were limited to a few composting toilets, a shelter, nothing more save for a warden living in a caravan. We never saw him, but the place was free.
There were a few others around. A Swiss couple in their RV – recreational vehicle. Imagined them to be pretty wealthy as it had Swiss plates. And friendly they were. The lady spoke good English, and her partner seemed appreciatively of my smiles and enthusiastic, if poor, efforts at schoolboy French. Very jovial I thought.
Next morning we were pleased. No bear encounters, and our food stash untouched. Agreeing we were now ready for the next step. Wild camping. In the Canada’s Yukon Province.
Sunset at Deadman’s Lake
September 28th, 2011Sunset at Deadman’s Lake from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Sunset at Deadman’s Lake, in south eastern Alaska, close to the Canadian border
Bear precautions at Deadman’s Lake
September 28th, 2011Bear precautions at Deadman’s Lake from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken considers how best to protect against bear encounters whilst camping in Alaska
Culinary delights at Deadman’s Lake
September 28th, 2011Culinary delights at Deadman’s Lake from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken discovers there are benefits to being a foreigner in North America. The mosquitos preferring fellow cyclist Mike from Minnesota.
Setting up camp at Deadman’s Lake
September 28th, 2011Setting up camp at Deadman’s Lake from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Mike and Ken set up camp about twenty miles short of the Canadian border.
Sourdough campsite
September 28th, 2011Sourdough campsite from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken introduces camping in Alaska, together with a few thoughts on those ever elusive bears. At Sourdough camp ground, on the edge of the small town of Tok, south eastern Alaska.
Favourite pitch
June 21st, 2011Favourite pitch from Ken Roberts on Vimeo.
Ken describes his favourite pitch in Australia. So far at least. Lorikeet Tourist Park. Northern New South Wales. Close to Coffs Harbour. Visit them at www.thelorikeet.com.au.
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