Adventure Log

The Preparation: Landing in Anchorage in March was a new experience, this being my first visit to the Last Frontier in a winter month. The mountains had much more snow and darkness actually came ev...

The caller ID read "Uncle Dick" which meant that chances were pretty good this was the start of another great Alaskan adventure. "Jackson, how would you like to give those toboggans a real challeng...

As all adventures do, our journey North had to come to an end. We were set to board the North-Wright Airways in the afternoon. We woke early to pack and have some final visits. Richard had mentione...

"On the Land" There is an interesting phrase Northern people use that you don't hear in lower North America. When experiencing wilderness we say we're "going to the woods", "hunting", "camping", et...

After we had spent our days in Yellowknife, we were set to venture North. A couple dozen kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, we flew into the remote Dene community of Colville Lake with less tha...

As we ventured through Yellowknife, it had the allure of a traveler town, yet with much local heritage. A town of anywhere from 15,000 to 20,000, depending on the season. The square miles of the No...

Part II: Northwest Territories Adventure - Yellowknife, continued, late July, 2016… In addition to meeting our partner Polar Tech we explored the city of Yellowknife. We learned that there is signi...

We close the toboggan shop and arrive at camp the Friday of opening weekend. It is the first time in years that all four of the living uncles are making it back to camp with at least one of their ...

For over two decades our father, founder and craftsman, has been servicing the Northwest Territories of Canada. During the early and mid-century there had always been an abundance of toboggan maker...