As usual, host Karen McColl kicks off a new series in conversation with Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine editor Amy Kenny. Which means… a new issue is on its way. (And listening to Amy will leave you "ravenous" to read it.) Karen also talks to her podcast co-producer about stealing more ideas from our trusty print companion, revisits an old interview with Whitehorse photographer Jason Wolsky, and previews our beefy, beery, howling, hair-raising line-up of future episodes.

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“Meanwhile in Bavaria” Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

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A bear encounter that began with a “curious canter”

Editor Amy Kenny’s Yukon Questionnaire

Micro-dosing on the run

The raven revisted

A drone’s eye view

Hard rock minors: the story of Cows Go Moo

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Jason Wolsky Photographer

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North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

Biking 430 mi/688 km alone in the wilderness in the depth of winter might seem crazy, but Jessie Gladish is no stranger to longer treks in the woods. She already completed the Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra race on foot and skis and now plans to do it on a bike. Trail conditions will dictate how much riding she can do versus pushing her bike as a glorified luggage cart. Only one thing is certain: she is determined to succeed.

This episode first aired in January 2023.

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The Fantail Five: reliving an epic ski trip on a historic trail
This is (type 2) fun
The rise of gravel biking (or whatever you call it)
Wilderness tales part 1

The 2025 Montane Yukon Arctic Ultra starts on Feb. 2.

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• Facebook: @northofordinary
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• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street

Spotting wildfires is serious business. Former "lookout" Trina Moyles visited the Dawson City fire tower and tells us about its veteran smoke-spotter, Markus Lenzin. Drawing from her own seven seasons stationed at a remote tower in northern Alberta, Trina shares the solitude, awe, and challenges of the role of a lookout in detecting and reporting wildfires in the Yukon and beyond.

Trina Moyles is the author of Lookout—Love, Solitude, and Searching for Wildfire in the Boreal Forest. She wrote about Markus and the Dawson Fire tower in the winter issue of Yukon, North of Ordinary magazine.

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Protecting Whitehorse from catastrophic wildfire
The caveman of Dawson City
Off-grid luxe
Trapping--a way of life
Lessons from the Dempster

CONNECT WITH US
• Facebook: @northofordinary
• Instagram: @northofordinarymedia
• Email: yukonpodcast@gmail.com

SHOP ONLINE
Subscribe to the magazine and purchase branded hoodies, shirts, stickers, and much more at northofordinary.com.

SHOP IN PERSON
North of Ordinary has two retail locations in downtown Whitehorse:
• Corner of 2nd Avenue and 206 Steele Street
• 205 Main Street