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Dieter Reinmuth
is a Yukoner. For over 20 years he has lived in
Dawson City and made a living gold mining in the Klondike. He
has travelled throughout the territory, not only by car, but by
bicycle, and has floated the length and breadth of the Yukon River
from Whitehorse to the Bering Strait. His worldwide travelling has
been even more extensive. For 15 years he toured the world with a
simple pre-mountain bike style bicycle, covering over 100,000 km,
while working and living in countries such as Australia, Japan and
Costa Rica- to name a few. One of his many passions, photography,
has been turned into a business. 9 of his postcards are Dawson City
scenes, and so are 6 distinct
greeting cards . 5 of them are wildlife scenes, and one
features the ill-famed "
Sour Toe "- the human pickled toe that Captain Dick of
Dawson City has turned into the
'Sour Toe
Cocktail'. |
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Dieter
is also the builder, owner and manager of the
Dawson City River Hostel ; since 1992 the only affiliated
Canadian Hostel in the Yukon. The hostel provides cabins and tenting
sites on the banks of the Yukon River, right across from Dawson
City. His contacts with travellers of all nationalities have been
numerous, and some information contained in his books has been
gathered from hostel guests who have canoed, biked, hiked and driven
in every nook and cranny of this huge territory. Thanks to them this
book has been made possible, and the author dedicates these pages to
them and all future travellers of this northern wonderland. |
Dieter and his bike on a
mountain pass in Columbia (1980) |
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His kayak trip from Whitehorse
to the Bering Strait |
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