Affectionately known by it's original name " The Reckless Raven", and quickly rebranded as "The Yukon 50 Mile Ultra & Relay, this race has just celebrated it's 9th year of blisters and bliss through the mountains, streams, trails, and backcountry through 80 kilometres of pristine Yukon wilderness.

This event was created over several conversations by some very community minded athletes who knew full well that the Whitehorse Copper Belt area and surrounding mountains would be a fantastic place to host an Ultra Race.

Since the ancient trail system, cross country ski trails and wild game trails would all naturally lend themselves to such an event, the rest should be easy...or so they thought.

The only problem was, when, how, who? Having never creating a running event of this magnitude before, the race coordinators pondered over the details of organizing a wilderness race that truly is a "wilderness experience race" unlike anything else of it's kind in Canada.

For more information about the Yukon 50 Mile Ultra & Relay, visit their website at https://raven.runforlife.ca/ and show them some love.

To listen to the full M.A.Y.L. podcast show series, please click on MyAmazingYukonLife.com where you’ll find each weekly podcast link along with show notes and pictures related to each of the episodes. You can also download each episode from Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts from. While you’re there, hit the subscribe button and leave me a comment on what you’d like to hear next on the show.

I encourage you to become a member of the My Amazing Yukon Life Facebook Groupwhere our stories can come together as we build upon the collective memories of one another, recording and preserving personal stories of the Yukon's rich history and colourful life adventures.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and I thank you for joining me as a "M.A.Y.L. carrier”, as we proudly deliver our amazing Yukon life stories to the outside world.

Cheers

“Trapper Dan your Renaissance Man”

Daniel Halen

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As a young girl running her own dog team on a remote trap near her small village home of Fort Selkirk, Ione Christensen gleefully pioneered her adventures and experiences into a diverse skill set that would long serve her for the many career opportunities she joyfully accepted in her adult life. She subconsciously began working as a “leader” at a very formattable age, developing skills that would serve her well in her adult life tackling the highest of careers in both the Yukon and Canadian Government in Ottawa.

Ione is credited as the first woman to hold a litany of previously male dominated positions within the Yukon Government, and undoubtedly blazed a trail for many women who followed in her path of equality. As a major Canadian political figure working towards governmental policy change in Ottawa in her position as a Canadian Senator, Ione has not only seen the positive changes within Canada, but has to a large extent, been the change.

Today's podcast is the second part of a two-part series that chronicles Ione’s life as one of the most notable and admired Yukoners who to this very day receives awards and recognition everywhere she goes. She’s a delight to talk with and Ii you ask her nicely, she may even bake you an authentic sourdough biscuit to go with the tea while she tells you about some of her incredible adventures.

To listen to the full M.A.Y.L. podcast show series, please click on MyAmazingYukonLife.com where you’ll find each weekly podcast link along with show notes and pictures related to each of the episodes. You can also download each episode from Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts from. While you’re there, hit the subscribe button and leave me a comment on what you’d like to hear next on the show.

I encourage you to become a member of the My Amazing Yukon Life Facebook Groupwhere our stories can come together as we build upon the collective memories of one another, recording and preserving personal stories of the Yukon's rich history and colourful life adventures.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and I thank you for joining me as a "M.A.Y.L. carrier”, as we proudly deliver our amazing Yukon life stories to the outside world.

Cheers

“Trapper Dan your Renaissance Man”

Daniel Halen

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Growing up in the remote settlement of Yukon's Fort Selkirk during the 1930's and 40's, Ione Christenson's life has been significantly influenced and enriched from the multitude of experiences she embraced since her arrival there as a three year old child.

As a young girl running her own dog team on a trap line west of her small village home, she quickly and joyfully embodied the spirit of a pioneering adventurer eager for experiences that would connect her to the land throughout her lifetime. She likens her treasure chest of people skills to her early years of leading her dog team through the wilds of Yukon, subconsciously working as a leader.

Not one to ever shy away from the challenge of a real days worth of hard work, Ione happily worked along side her mother and father assisting in the daily chores and tasks of maintaining a residence in this remote location, all the while learning the necessary skills to thrive as both a child and later, as a major Canadian political figure working towards governmental policy change.

Today's podcast is the first of several shows that will chronicle the journey of the young Ione Christenson, from her simple holistic beginning of living on the land during the 1930's, right up to today, as she recounts her early memories and provides a sneak peak into her involvement as a political leader tasked with making executive decisions that positively affected Canadians.

To listen to the full M.A.Y.L. podcast show series, please click on MyAmazingYukonLife.com where you’ll find each weekly podcast link along with show notes and pictures related to each of the episodes. You can also download each episode from Buzzsprout or wherever you get your podcasts from. While you’re there, hit the subscribe button and leave me a comment on what you’d like to hear next on the show.

I encourage you to become a member of the My Amazing Yukon Life Facebook Groupwhere our stories can come together as we build upon the collective memories of one another, recording and preserving personal stories of the Yukon's rich history and colourful life adventures.

I hope you enjoy this podcast and I thank you for joining me as a "M.A.Y.L. carrier”, as we proudly deliver our amazing Yukon life stories to the outside world.

Cheers

“Trapper Dan your Renaissance Man”

Daniel Halen

Support the show