Eventful, relaxing trip to Whitehorse
Usually I drive down to Whitehorse for my semi-annual check-ups, but this time I opted for the free flight instead. It is great to drive, because then I have my...
November: Time to tuck in
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November is the time of growing darkness here. One day I noticed it wasn’t light outside anymore when we start work at 8am, and now it isn’t even light at...
The 44th Dawson City Museum Auction
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Last night was the 44th Dawson City Museum Auction. This has been one of my highlights of the year since moving to Dawson, but now I’m on the Museum’s Board...
Winter arrived and I’m not ready!
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We just barely got our firewood in time, but we did! Jeff finished the final load off while I was away, and got the rest of it stacked and covered...
Denver meetup
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For the first time since Rotterdam in 2019, my entire division at work got together in Denver, Colorado – in person!! I headed out on Friday after lunch to get...
Operation Firewood continues
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We ordered 4 cords of wood from a commercial cutter, so we could enjoy our summer and not spend every weekend harvesting firewood. We like to have at least 5...
Landslides, cut off again, and Fiona
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It poured rain overnight on Wednesday, which caused several landslides south of Dawson City yesterday. The road first closed just south of the Dempster turn off, due to landslides. Then...
Morning walk and seasonal updates
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I’ve wanted to exercise before work for years and years, but I just can’t do it. I love my bed. I love the warmth. I love sleeping. I love rolling...
August visits in Ontario
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Jeff and I took Air North’s (wonderful) seasonal direct (well, mostly redirect, there is a 45 minute refuel and passenger shuffle stop in Yellowknife) flight to Toronto to attend a...
Camping, and BEAR!
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For the Discovery Day long weekend here in the Yukon, we went camping to the Five Mile Territorial Park near Mayo. Not only was the park not full, so we...
Wandering around town with my camera
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Fall feels like it came really early this year. The fireweed is about done. The weather is cold. The rainy season is here. The mosquitos are buzzing off. It’s going...
Ending our vacation with Klutina Salmon Charters
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We left Valdez and headed back north to Copper Center to camp at Klutina Salmon Charters along the Klutina River, near where it empties in to the Copper River. The...
Valdez, Alaska
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Our next vacation stop for three nights was Valdez, staying at the KOA campground just a couple miles before town. There aren’t that many roads in Alaska, so we back...