Travel Thread

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

Just got back from an epic overlanding adventure up the "Top of the World" highway all the way to Dawson City, Canada (Yukon). Really cool little trip through Chicken Alaska and a ride across the Yukon River on a ferry which took us right into the downtown of Dawson City. Visited Diamond Tooth Gerdies where we watched a can-can girl show and got some cheap old-time gambling in. Drank a shot of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a human toe in it and experienced some of the gold mining town buildings. Really good trip if you are looking for something that will check off the bucket list.

Don't have the photos just yet but will post them when i get them. 

Check out the town's website: https://dawsoncity.ca/

 

[Demo]

9 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

Just got back from an epic overlanding adventure up the "Top of the World" highway all the way to Dawson City, Canada (Yukon). Really cool little trip through Chicken Alaska and a ride across the Yukon River on a ferry which took us right into the downtown of Dawson City. Visited Diamond Tooth Gerdies where we watched a can-can girl show and got some cheap old-time gambling in. Drank a shot of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a human toe in it and experienced some of the gold mining town buildings. Really good trip if you are looking for something that will check off the bucket list.

Don't have the photos just yet but will post them when i get them. 

Check out the town's website: https://dawsoncity.ca/

 

Sir, “Drank a shot of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a human toe in it” could use a little bit of context. 

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

2 minutes ago, Demo said:

Sir, “Drank a shot of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a human toe in it” could use a little bit of context. 

https://dawsoncity.ca/sourtoe-cocktail-club/

[Stuhoo]

7 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

https://dawsoncity.ca/sourtoe-cocktail-club/

“You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips have gotta touch the toe”

[Demo]

15 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

https://dawsoncity.ca/sourtoe-cocktail-club/

Speechless 

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

15 minutes ago, Stuhoo said:

“You can drink it fast, you can drink it slow, but your lips have gotta touch the toe”

Have you done it Stu?

i wore the toe like a mustache cuz it got stuck in the bottom of the glass and took me some time to knock it down

[Stuhoo]

14 minutes ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

Have you done it Stu?

i wore the toe like a mustache cuz it got stuck in the bottom of the glass and took me some time to knock it down

Haven't been there but damn wish I was!

Might be easier for me to swallow the toe than a whole glass of Yukon Jack tho. That's some sugared-up stuff. My Old Forrester 100 would be jealous.

[Dave from Dayton]

1 hour ago, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

Just got back from an epic overlanding adventure up the "Top of the World" highway all the way to Dawson City, Canada (Yukon). Really cool little trip through Chicken Alaska and a ride across the Yukon River on a ferry which took us right into the downtown of Dawson City. Visited Diamond Tooth Gerdies where we watched a can-can girl show and got some cheap old-time gambling in. Drank a shot of Yukon Jack Whiskey with a human toe in it and experienced some of the gold mining town buildings. Really good trip if you are looking for something that will check off the bucket list.

Don't have the photos just yet but will post them when i get them. 

Check out the town's website: https://dawsoncity.ca/

 

My father used to eat pickled pigs' knuckles...I kid you not.

I heard that Dawson's Bar used to serve their special fries with that drink.  But they only had 10 pota(toes).

Did you catch the toe in your mouth?  If so, you nailed it!

 

[ALASKA HOOSIER]

1 hour ago, Dave from Dayton said:

My father used to eat pickled pigs' knuckles...I kid you not.

I heard that Dawson's Bar used to serve their special fries with that drink.  But they only had 10 pota(toes).

Did you catch the toe in your mouth?  If so, you nailed it!

 

they wouldn't let us open our mouths. only the lips were allowed to touch it since there has been 2x people who ate the damned things in the past. pretty disgusting

[Naturalhoosier]

On 6/25/2024 at 12:51 PM, ALASKA HOOSIER said:

https://dawsoncity.ca/sourtoe-cocktail-club/

I'm more interested in that mound of coke its sitting on....;)

[JaybobHoosier]

Been quite some time since I posted in here. A few places I’ve visited over the last 3-4 years:

- Wife and I went on a western Caribbean cruise with another couple. Did the Royal Caribbean line that was 5 nights, and did two excursions in Cozumel and Puerto Costa Maya. Absolutely loved it, and wouldn’t mind doing another cruise. 
 

- Did a family vacation (with the same couple for the cruise but we all took our kiddos) to Navarre Beach in Florida. Probably will be my go to spot for future Florida vacations. Loved the area and the beach. 
 

- Family drove up to Buffalo, NY from our home in St. Louis. Stopped in Columbus, OH on our way there and back to do some kids activities. Trip to Buffalo was to see some good friends of ours. Did the ferry at Niagara Falls, Buffalo Zoo, and a few other things. On our way home, we stayed for a few days with our families who live on the Illinois side of Evansville, and took the kiddos to Holiday World for their first time. 

[upperarlington]

8 hours ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Been quite some time since I posted in here. A few places I’ve visited over the last 3-4 years:

- Wife and I went on a western Caribbean cruise with another couple. Did the Royal Caribbean line that was 5 nights, and did two excursions in Cozumel and Puerto Costa Maya. Absolutely loved it, and wouldn’t mind doing another cruise. 
 

- Did a family vacation (with the same couple for the cruise but we all took our kiddos) to Navarre Beach in Florida. Probably will be my go to spot for future Florida vacations. Loved the area and the beach. 
 

- Family drove up to Buffalo, NY from our home in St. Louis. Stopped in Columbus, OH on our way there and back to do some kids activities. Trip to Buffalo was to see some good friends of ours. Did the ferry at Niagara Falls, Buffalo Zoo, and a few other things. On our way home, we stayed for a few days with our families who live on the Illinois side of Evansville, and took the kiddos to Holiday World for their first time. 

Navarre is a great area. We have been going to 30A for about 12 years now, In between Destin and Panama City beach. Make sure you let me know if you guys hit Columbus next time! Ya know Natty would so I could buy him dinner!

[Dave from Dayton]

9 hours ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Been quite some time since I posted in here. A few places I’ve visited over the last 3-4 years:

- Wife and I went on a western Caribbean cruise with another couple. Did the Royal Caribbean line that was 5 nights, and did two excursions in Cozumel and Puerto Costa Maya. Absolutely loved it, and wouldn’t mind doing another cruise. 
 

- Did a family vacation (with the same couple for the cruise but we all took our kiddos) to Navarre Beach in Florida. Probably will be my go to spot for future Florida vacations. Loved the area and the beach. 
 

- Family drove up to Buffalo, NY from our home in St. Louis. Stopped in Columbus, OH on our way there and back to do some kids activities. Trip to Buffalo was to see some good friends of ours. Did the ferry at Niagara Falls, Buffalo Zoo, and a few other things. On our way home, we stayed for a few days with our families who live on the Illinois side of Evansville, and took the kiddos to Holiday World for their first time. 

Just read a non-fiction about exploring and discovery of an old city and community in Honduras.  'The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story' by Douglas Preston.  If you like the idea of archeology and learning about other cultures and environments, this is the ticket.  Wear your Deet and your anti-snake bite leggings.

A few years ago, we went to Austria, Germany and Slovakia.  Last year we visited Portugal and Maui.  We visited San Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Havasu and (ugh) Vegas.  Plus, toured the Valle de Guadeloupe just south of Tijuana.  90% of Mexican wine is produced there.

This year, packing for St. Croix USVI.  May get to Maine or N. Rockies in Canada.  Going back to San Diego.  

Seems after we vacation somewhere, there is a disaster.  Wondering where I should visit next...oh, I have an idea...looks east.

[JaybobHoosier]

On 2/18/2025 at 5:15 AM, upperarlington said:

Navarre is a great area. We have been going to 30A for about 12 years now, In between Destin and Panama City beach. Make sure you let me know if you guys hit Columbus next time! Ya know Natty would so I could buy him dinner!

Dang, I didn’t even think of that.  I definitely will next time, would have been great to see you! The trip back wasn’t a pleasant one, started having issues a couple hours before getting to Columbus and almost had to go to the ER. Wasn’t fun at all.

[JaybobHoosier]

On 2/18/2025 at 6:53 AM, Dave from Dayton said:

Just read a non-fiction about exploring and discovery of an old city and community in Honduras.  'The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story' by Douglas Preston.  If you like the idea of archeology and learning about other cultures and environments, this is the ticket.  Wear your Deet and your anti-snake bite leggings.

A few years ago, we went to Austria, Germany and Slovakia.  Last year we visited Portugal and Maui.  We visited San Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Havasu and (ugh) Vegas.  Plus, toured the Valle de Guadeloupe just south of Tijuana.  90% of Mexican wine is produced there.

This year, packing for St. Croix USVI.  May get to Maine or N. Rockies in Canada.  Going back to San Diego.  

Seems after we vacation somewhere, there is a disaster.  Wondering where I should visit next...oh, I have an idea...looks east.

Love history. Was planning to be a history teacher, so took a lot of amazing courses in college. Besides US history, Latin American history was my 2nd. Loved learning about how Mexico and South America was settled, along with the history that came before and after. 

[Dave from Dayton]

6 hours ago, JaybobHoosier said:

Love history. Was planning to be a history teacher, so took a lot of amazing courses in college. Besides US history, Latin American history was my 2nd. Loved learning about how Mexico and South America was settled, along with the history that came before and after. 

Grew up in Evansville right next to Angel Mounds.  My father, a civil engineer and registered land surveyor and our family were subjected to camping and hiking and geology and prehistoric settlements. I grew up reading National Geographic.   I have visited earthworks all over eastern USA.  I even met Dr. Glen Black before he became the head of the Archeology Department at IU.  2 years ago, went in to that department before going to a basketball game.  Talked to the head of the department about a theory about Fort Ancient and why the walls were built around the site.  They obviously are not there for defense.  Some things we will never understand completely.

To make a long story short, the City of the Monkey God explains early use of LIDAR to see through the jungle canopy.  It was controversial because of the archeologists that were left out when the Honduras regime was displaced.  That brought in change in many areas and hurt feelings.

As an aside, because of disease transmitted by bug bites...there was speculation that may have killed the civilization 500 or so years ago.  It is just a theory.  One of many.

Now a jump that was posited in the book.  In looking at Machu Picchu, there are theories as to why that was settled/created at just above 7000'msl.  Defense?  Religion?   How about to avoid disease?

Seems the people there valued coca.  And to get away from disease, some bugs do not thrive at that elevation.  A simple Venn Diagram would lend a person to say...let's build above this height and near where coca grows.  

Have you ever visited Fort Ancient and Serpent Mound and/or Newark Earthworks in Ohio?  

Even visited Cromlech of the Almendres: A 7,000-year-old megalithic complex in Évora, Portugal, 

making it 2,000 years older than Stonehenge.

One weird discovery is the theory of why Serpent Mound was built.  It may have focused, not only on the measurements of the sun...but also the moon.  In addition, and this is what blew me away, if true, it has to do with the religious belief that the Milky Way was a guide to the after death experience of warriors. (PDF) A Serpent's Tale: the Milky Way

 Serpent glyphs are found in many cultures around the world.  Some day, when away from the light pollution.  Look up at the Milky Way.  The most concentrated waves of stars form a kind of serpent shape...  There is more to that theory. (Search Wiki for the Cosmic Serpent.) 

History is so very important for us to learn.  Recently, became more aware of how sugar and slavery ruined Puerto Rico and other nearby islands.  And that begat certain...uh...beliefs in the USA and wars. Both outside of our borders and within..past and present.

 

[AZ Hoosier]

Just read a non-fiction about exploring and discovery of an old city and community in Honduras.  'The Lost City of the Monkey God: A True Story' by Douglas Preston.  If you like the idea of archeology and learning about other cultures and environments, this is the ticket.  Wear your Deet and your anti-snake bite leggings.
A few years ago, we went to Austria, Germany and Slovakia.  Last year we visited Portugal and Maui.  We visited San Diego, Palm Springs, Lake Havasu and (ugh) Vegas.  Plus, toured the Valle de Guadeloupe just south of Tijuana.  90% of Mexican wine is produced there.
This year, packing for St. Croix USVI.  May get to Maine or N. Rockies in Canada.  Going back to San Diego.  
Seems after we vacation somewhere, there is a disaster.  Wondering where I should visit next...oh, I have an idea...looks east.

West Lafayette?

[Dave from Dayton]

This is a Sonofa Beach...St Croix USVI. 

[Demo]

26 minutes ago, Dave from Dayton said:

This is a Sonofa Beach...St Croix USVI. 

Impossible to overstate my level of envy.

[OliviaPope40]

I've always wanted to do the Virgin Islands have a friend from high school that has done St. Thomas and St. Michelle.