I really enjoy these short, informative, visually fascinating and well narrated videos. Please continue to share your experience and knowledge like this.
Another great place to feel the frontier of Canada is Churchill, Manitoba....small town on the edge of Hudson Bay with tremendous swings in the seasons and great place to experience the long arctic winters. I loved living there for 6 years.
Thank you for this great video. I'm heading to Whitehorse (from Victoria, BC) for some snowshoeing in Feb. It's interesting to hear someone from the UK talk about the Yukon (I'm from the UK so I can relate). For the past 10 years, I've been going summer holidays up to the Yukon, the Spatsizi, and Edziza. Great fun. To me, the vast space is most striking feature of being "up north." I'm going to hike the West Highland Way, Great Glen Way, and up to Cape Wrath (this coming summer/autumn hopefully) ... It will be interesting to see how congested and claustrophobic I find it after being more than 30 years away from the UK.
Alan’s owner sure has a skill in creating compelling words to match the pictures shown. Here I am in the subtropical warmth and close air of nth eastern Australia by the Coral Sea in December, Summer, but almost feeling the chill of those almost frozen creeks and rivers displayed in this video. It is funny that when ski touring the alps on the border of Vic and NSW around our highest mountain I never felt cold even in the worst blizzard but seeing that low cloud in the valleys near Whitehorse gave me a brief chill.
I'm quite pleased you got to see that part of the world. I spent a decade of my prime years homesteading near there. It's magical and as "wild" as it gets. Roads and towns are shite. The real joy is to be found living out away from folks. Cheers man. Just wait till you see southeast Alaska!
Some really gorgeous landscape shots in this one! It was interesting to see your perspective of my hometown (Montreal), where you managed to find an angle that makes Mount Royal actually seem almost like a mountain! I also really enjoyed the golden shot you took from the mountain at sunset, you really have a knack for getting the depth and distance of the far-off hills to come through in the shot. I truly look forward to seeing what sort of adventures you wind up undertaking with Alan, but wouldn't you be limited to areas of open water? Or is Alan intended more as a movable semi-permanent base camp from which you can launch more remote overland expeditions? Unfortunately, many of my peers don't seem to share in my interest in the written works of a talented arctic traveler. That said, the best part about buying holiday gifts for yourself is that you know exactly what you want!
"Lovely and informative flicker with a great sense of humor! Thanks for highlighting the great engineers of nature and one of Canada's most famous residents- the beaver." Tin Cup Kelly
I just wanted to say that I love your non-Alan videos just a much as your Alan videos. For me that's a rare thing. Most of the time when I find a UA-camr through one project only the project-videos are satisfying. But somehow you manage to create awesome videos all around 👍
Your crazy walking out their, I lived in Whitehorse. Theirs bob cats and lion mountains. Not to mention grizzly's or badgers which are even worse. This guy got lucky.
thanks for not laying the Watson lake bit seems like all yukon documentaries focus a lot of time and attention to Watson lake. haven't been there in 20+ years and don't miss the long nights
i did a quick drive from kamloops to whitehorse and back in november. watson has only gotten worse over the years. i moved to the yukon in '78, but have been in BC for quite awhile now. i go back to the yukon every chance i get, usually on fishing trips. that main gas station/store in watson, i was shocked to see it is still unpaved and full of the same giant potholes. i shouldn't say 'shocked', as i didn't really expect anything else. needless to say, i'll be passing right through watson from now on, and stopping for gas at that place at the junction of the dease lake road.
If you can definetely visit Tombstone national park! On another trip Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories would be cool to see, Ram Plateau especially! Great video though, really enjoyed it!
What is the coldest month in Whitehorse? in Canada. The coldest month of the year in Whitehorse is January, with an average low of -1°F and high of 13°F.
I am always amazed how english "adventurers" can discover new geography despite the locals having lived with it for years . It is however a boon for those who cannot travel .
@@AlexHibbertOriginals Did I mention Whitehorse . Enjoyed your video Alex . Always find it interesting to see others perspective of places that we have lived and worked in in past years .
I know that you are farther north than the main body of the tribe, but have you had interaction with the Tlinket (sp?)? I asked because you mentioned several past expeditions in the Alaska area, and I know of a handful of tribe members up around the Arctic circle. I'm curious, if you did interact with them, how did they treat you? Were you able to pick up any of the language? Did you get to eat any native delicacies like stink flipper? I spent 4 to 5 months on a small island with part of this tribe, I was told that there are different clans within the tribe that have distinct ritual roles, somewhat similar to Judaism. I believe there is one particular Tklinket clan that lives in the furthest north settlements who have a very unique religious / ritual where a clan member must travel to the main tribe once a year to fulfill. Really fascinating culture, they f***** with me for like 2 weeks making up rituals, like most Salish tribes smiling is frowned upon so to speak. It can be very difficult to read their expressions for the first month or so, very stoic... Sort of a disinclination to express anything with the face.
In Greenland I've had much more time to get to know locals - in Canada's north so far, more fleeting acquaintances I'd not want to try and comment on authoritatively.
I’m Tlingit. I know a few Łingit words but mostly know southern tutchone. Dry moose meat and fish are pretty goods food. Highly recommended if you’re offered.
Atleast you get the directions correct , other British Travellers get even names of animals wrong . lol he said Buffaloe NOT it is called a Bison. So i enjoyed your narrative and views of History, from a British point of view. Well done in researching Canada. Hey
Does Whitehorse get alot of rain? Qué catidad de lluvia tiene Whitehorse en Canadá? Significa ello/// Whitehorse is a city with a significant rainfall. Even in the driest month there is a lot of rain. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Dfb. The average temperature in Whitehorse is -2.2 °C | 28.1 °F.////Whitehorse es una ciudad con precipitaciones/////
Missed the only true historic relic in Whitehorse, the big wheelboat . I saw only the wheel in a tree. Maybe those creepy hillbillies have destroyed it?
Very interesting, yet I detect a destinct lack of 'Alan'. Its Like a docurama about 'Alan' but told by a person who never heard of her & wants to just add a vid for clickbate with nero a angel grinder in sight. Pretty; but meh, no resin probs, no I'm a dick Muppet type shiz. At least the doggies Vid had dogs in it... Grrr lol
Was surprised by the title "Polar Eskimo". Is it okay to refer to Inuit people in Greenland as Eskimo? It is sometimes considered both lazy (like you can't be bothered to learn a person's band/community affiliation) and derogatory for white people to use it.
All explained in the preface to the book. :) It's certainly not a word (with or without the word 'Polar') I'd use in northern Canada. Histories, experiences and politics are pretty different across the regions of the Arctic.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals Northern Alaskan Natives refer to themselves as Eskimo, however, it's considered a derogatory term in Canada. There are several Northern First Nations, Inuit (Nunavut), Inuvaluit (NWT and Yukon) and if you push it, the Gwi'tchin, who are not from the same roots, but who's peoples (some of them) live above the Arctic Circle.
Alaska is in the United States, not Canada. I wouldn't normally correct you, but Alaska is basically the only source of national pride left for us. Everybody already likes the Canadians, let us have Alaska. Especially after that last numpty
As a resident of North America, I am still amazed at the precision and efficiency of beavers.
I agree Beavers are one of God's amazing creations.
This was fascinating. Thank you for showing us something that most documentaries skip across - and I love your narration too.
I really enjoy these short, informative, visually fascinating and well narrated videos. Please continue to share your experience and knowledge like this.
Thanks - they get less initial grab than Alan videos, but I'm encouraged by the engagement stats and feedback like yours.
As a child, I would travel with my family to many of these places, including Carcross. I was so nice to see these places again!
Another great place to feel the frontier of Canada is Churchill, Manitoba....small town on the edge of Hudson Bay with tremendous swings in the seasons and great place to experience the long arctic winters. I loved living there for 6 years.
I love Churchill... I spent a winter there one summer.
I'm glad you like the vistas from my back yard. All are welcome. November December has always been my favorite time of year here.
It was minus 46 last week!
Without including wind I hope!
Thank you for this great video. I'm heading to Whitehorse (from Victoria, BC) for some snowshoeing in Feb. It's interesting to hear someone from the UK talk about the Yukon (I'm from the UK so I can relate). For the past 10 years, I've been going summer holidays up to the Yukon, the Spatsizi, and Edziza. Great fun. To me, the vast space is most striking feature of being "up north." I'm going to hike the West Highland Way, Great Glen Way, and up to Cape Wrath (this coming summer/autumn hopefully) ... It will be interesting to see how congested and claustrophobic I find it after being more than 30 years away from the UK.
You're very welcome - have a good trip
Alan’s owner sure has a skill in creating compelling words to match the pictures shown. Here I am in the subtropical warmth and close air of nth eastern Australia by the Coral Sea in December, Summer, but almost feeling the chill of those almost frozen creeks and rivers displayed in this video. It is funny that when ski touring the alps on the border of Vic and NSW around our highest mountain I never felt cold even in the worst blizzard but seeing that low cloud in the valleys near Whitehorse gave me a brief chill.
Cheers Tee!
I'm quite pleased you got to see that part of the world. I spent a decade of my prime years homesteading near there. It's magical and as "wild" as it gets.
Roads and towns are shite. The real joy is to be found living out away from folks.
Cheers man.
Just wait till you see southeast Alaska!
Will be in the Alaskan north in the winter / spring.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals Excellent!
Great video. Thanks.
This was a beautiful film to watch. So fascinating yet simple. Keep up the good work my guy.
Thanks Matthew. The style and format was a bit of a risk, but the feedback is encouraging.
Some really gorgeous landscape shots in this one!
It was interesting to see your perspective of my hometown (Montreal), where you managed to find an angle that makes Mount Royal actually seem almost like a mountain!
I also really enjoyed the golden shot you took from the mountain at sunset, you really have a knack for getting the depth and distance of the far-off hills to come through in the shot.
I truly look forward to seeing what sort of adventures you wind up undertaking with Alan, but wouldn't you be limited to areas of open water? Or is Alan intended more as a movable semi-permanent base camp from which you can launch more remote overland expeditions?
Unfortunately, many of my peers don't seem to share in my interest in the written works of a talented arctic traveler. That said, the best part about buying holiday gifts for yourself is that you know exactly what you want!
Thanks Hana - Alan is going to be used for a few open water passages, but mostly for use being locked into and released from sea ice.
"Lovely and informative flicker with a great sense of humor! Thanks for highlighting the great engineers of nature and one of Canada's most famous residents- the beaver." Tin Cup Kelly
Cheers
I live in Alberta, my daughter lives in Whitehorse.
Brilliant commentary as ever 👍
Cheers
Beautiful shots
I just wanted to say that I love your non-Alan videos just a much as your Alan videos.
For me that's a rare thing. Most of the time when I find a UA-camr through one project only the project-videos are satisfying.
But somehow you manage to create awesome videos all around 👍
The engagement stats never seem to concur, but I appreciate it !
Really beautiful
this looks like it was at most one week after I left last year!
really cool to see a bit of history
Your crazy walking out their, I lived in Whitehorse. Theirs bob cats and lion mountains. Not to mention grizzly's or badgers which are even worse. This guy got lucky.
Lion mountains and badgers sound terrifying.
thanks for not laying the Watson lake bit seems like all yukon documentaries focus a lot of time and attention to Watson lake.
haven't been there in 20+ years and don't miss the long nights
You're welcome. A sort of anti-Watson Lake posse might congregate.
i did a quick drive from kamloops to whitehorse and back in november. watson has only gotten worse over the years. i moved to the yukon in '78, but have been in BC for quite awhile now. i go back to the yukon every chance i get, usually on fishing trips. that main gas station/store in watson, i was shocked to see it is still unpaved and full of the same giant potholes. i shouldn't say 'shocked', as i didn't really expect anything else. needless to say, i'll be passing right through watson from now on, and stopping for gas at that place at the junction of the dease lake road.
If you can definetely visit Tombstone national park!
On another trip Nahanni National Park Reserve in the Northwest Territories would be cool to see, Ram Plateau especially!
Great video though, really enjoyed it!
Cheers Johonan
Sweet video.
Ooo Mount Royal!
Those trees weren't chopped down by beavers! They were brought down by wood snails. 🐌
Outstanding Geography
What is the coldest month in Whitehorse? in Canada.
The coldest month of the year in Whitehorse is January, with an average low of -1°F and high of 13°F.
What has happened to Alan? I didn't see him when I drove past Dauntless at the weekend...
Stalker
They are dense spruce forests sir, not fir.
You went to Carcross but not Dawson city?
Yes
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What drone? I have a mini 2, just took it out in -7C
Air 2. I've found Mavics are fine even down below -30.
God blessed
I am always amazed how english "adventurers" can discover new geography despite the locals having lived with it for years . It is however a boon for those who cannot travel .
Who said anything in the video about discovering Whitehorse?
@@AlexHibbertOriginals Did I mention Whitehorse . Enjoyed your video Alex . Always find it interesting to see others perspective of places that we have lived and worked in in past years .
I know that you are farther north than the main body of the tribe, but have you had interaction with the Tlinket (sp?)? I asked because you mentioned several past expeditions in the Alaska area, and I know of a handful of tribe members up around the Arctic circle. I'm curious, if you did interact with them, how did they treat you? Were you able to pick up any of the language? Did you get to eat any native delicacies like stink flipper? I spent 4 to 5 months on a small island with part of this tribe, I was told that there are different clans within the tribe that have distinct ritual roles, somewhat similar to Judaism. I believe there is one particular Tklinket clan that lives in the furthest north settlements who have a very unique religious / ritual where a clan member must travel to the main tribe once a year to fulfill. Really fascinating culture, they f***** with me for like 2 weeks making up rituals, like most Salish tribes smiling is frowned upon so to speak. It can be very difficult to read their expressions for the first month or so, very stoic... Sort of a disinclination to express anything with the face.
In Greenland I've had much more time to get to know locals - in Canada's north so far, more fleeting acquaintances I'd not want to try and comment on authoritatively.
I’m Tlingit. I know a few Łingit words but mostly know southern tutchone. Dry moose meat and fish are pretty goods food. Highly recommended if you’re offered.
How is Alan?
Tootling along. He goes back on his cradle tomorrow.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals super to hear
lol so funny i was diagnosed with down syndrome and this video started playing my i had to go down stairs to shut this down.
Atleast you get the directions correct , other British Travellers get even names of animals wrong . lol he said Buffaloe NOT it is called a Bison.
So i enjoyed your narrative and views of History, from a British point of view. Well done in researching Canada. Hey
Does Whitehorse get alot of rain? Qué catidad de lluvia tiene Whitehorse en Canadá? Significa ello///
Whitehorse is a city with a significant rainfall. Even in the driest month there is a lot of rain. According to Köppen and Geiger, this climate is classified as Dfb. The average temperature in Whitehorse is -2.2 °C | 28.1 °F.////Whitehorse es una ciudad con precipitaciones/////
you might enjoy this Yukon-specific folk-rock hit: "The Yukon Doesn't Care"... ua-cam.com/video/T-mRh5Q0i4U/v-deo.html
Missed the only true historic relic in Whitehorse, the big wheelboat . I saw only the wheel in a tree. Maybe those creepy hillbillies have destroyed it?
It's there, and I got some footage, but it's surrounded by railings and workmen, and wouldn't really add to the story.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals you should have included the wind sock up at the airport. it's literally a real plane on a pole. it swings with the wind.
Very interesting, yet I detect a destinct lack of 'Alan'. Its Like a docurama about 'Alan' but told by a person who never heard of her & wants to just add a vid for clickbate with nero a angel grinder in sight. Pretty; but meh, no resin probs, no I'm a dick Muppet type shiz. At least the doggies Vid had dogs in it... Grrr lol
:)
Was surprised by the title "Polar Eskimo". Is it okay to refer to Inuit people in Greenland as Eskimo? It is sometimes considered both lazy (like you can't be bothered to learn a person's band/community affiliation) and derogatory for white people to use it.
All explained in the preface to the book. :) It's certainly not a word (with or without the word 'Polar') I'd use in northern Canada. Histories, experiences and politics are pretty different across the regions of the Arctic.
@@AlexHibbertOriginals Northern Alaskan Natives refer to themselves as Eskimo, however, it's considered a derogatory term in Canada. There are several Northern First Nations, Inuit (Nunavut), Inuvaluit (NWT and Yukon) and if you push it, the Gwi'tchin, who are not from the same roots, but who's peoples (some of them) live above the Arctic Circle.
Yes, this is explained in some detail in my book.
Lol
Ugh. I hate my life.
Whitehorse is great place to visit not to live
Why’s that?
Alaska is in the United States, not Canada. I wouldn't normally correct you, but Alaska is basically the only source of national pride left for us. Everybody already likes the Canadians, let us have Alaska. Especially after that last numpty
I'm slightly uncertain where in the video I implied Alaska was in Canada? The Alaska Highway is to Alaska, not (mostly) in Alaska.
😂😂😂 Thanks for cheering up with this joke!
North Americans should really learn to speak English from the real English people. Wonderful commentary here.
Boring
Your work however is scintillating Tami.
Brush off the snow before you sit down .