Up the Yukon without a Paddle
‘Remarkable’ – Time Magazine
Dorian Amos – a painter from Cornwall – and his wife decided that they were in need of adventure. Searching their world atlas, they decided to sell up and move to Canada in search of a new and better life.
Having bought Pricey the car, Boris Lock their faithful dog, a canoe and their fishing equipment, they set off into the Yukon wilderness to find a place they could call home.
After months of camping alone in the great outdoors where they encountered bears and madmen, they eventually arrived at Dawson City, site of one of the great gold rushes of the 20th century. Here they found a run-down log cabin in the nearby mountains and began a new and fascinating life – one they had always known they wanted.

‘Dorian and Bridget’s adventures both horrified me and made me laugh’
‘Remarkable’ -- Time Magazine
‘A golden nugget from the Yukon’ -- Daily Telegraph
‘A fantastic book. An absolutely classic read. Almost like a comedy horror film’ -- Paul Ross, Talksport
‘A fantastic book. An absolutely classic read. Almost like a comedy horror film’ - Paul Ross, Talksport || ‘A golden nugget from the Yukon’ - Daily Telegraph || ‘Dorian and Bridget’s adventures both horrified me and made me laugh’ || ‘Remarkable’ - Time Magazine
‘A fantastic book. An absolutely classic read. Almost like a comedy horror film’ - Paul Ross, Talksport || ‘A golden nugget from the Yukon’ - Daily Telegraph || ‘Dorian and Bridget’s adventures both horrified me and made me laugh’ || ‘Remarkable’ - Time Magazine

Dorian was born in Cambridge in 1967. He left home at sixteen and worked as a gamekeeper all over the UK. In 1987 he met his wife Bridget on Exmoor, and they married in 1992. By that time he had completed a three-year course in wildlife conservation at agricultural college and had also - during long lectures - discovered a talent for drawing cartoons.
In 1995 he set up a cartooning business called Amosart, in Polperro, Cornwall. Although the business was successful, life still felt too easy. In 1998, Bridget and Dorian left Cornwall for the Canadian wilderness in search of adventure. They now live in a cabin in the forest outside Dawson City, Yukon Territory.