Monthly Archives: January 2010

Trekking in Bhutan

By | Published: January 5, 2010

Trekking in Bhutan Copyright:  Claire Festel E-mail: clairefestel@me.com Bhutan, Land of the Thunder Dagon, is an exclusive, mysterious, and strikingly beautiful place to trek. Its ancient Buddhist culture and breathtaking scenery, from snow-capped Himalayas to temperate terraced rice paddies, make it a natural tourist attraction. Closed to the outside world for centuries, villagers live centuries-old [...]

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Spring Flying

By | Published: January 3, 2010

Spring Flying in the Yukon  – Claire Festel April 2009 Tuesday morning, April 7, Ed stood peering out the bay window of our Marsh Lake home, “No wind and there’s good visibility with high clouds even though the weather report says it’s supposed to snow.” He’s been waiting for good weather to deliver a load [...]

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Herschel Island

By | Published: January 3, 2010

Our Cessna Arctic Adventure – Claire Festel August 2007 On August 9, 2007, I flew from Whitehorse via Air North to Dawson City on business. The next day my husband, Ed, flew up in our Cessna 170. Our time was limited, but nonetheless, we decided to take advantage of a stable weather window and do [...]

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