Museum Fundraising Auction 2024
We hosted our annual fundraising auction at the Dawson City Museum on Saturday night. It’s a big event and the highlight of the year for many! The museum employees are...
My feet…
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… are getting longer Why are my shoes and boots getting too small? Last winter, I hiked in a pair of Keen waterproof shoes with ice cleats on them, and...
The city is ours again! (sorry tourists)
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And sorry about that old post that was emailed out to my subscribers from 2011! I thought I’d better add a new post, too, so you weren’t teased by a...
Thanksgiving weekend
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We’ve got a light layer of snow on the ground, and based on our forecast, I think winter has arrived. The ferry’s last sailing across our river is on Tuesday...
Frozen preciptation is falling
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Is it snow? Is it frozen drizzle? It kinda looks like light snow. And it is below freezing outside. This is when the reality sets in and you realize just...
Petaluma, California
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Last Saturday, Jeff and his friend Ray were already out on their hunting expedition. I packed for my trip to California, took one last hike with Hank, had a last...
September Fun
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Wood is Stacked! This was the easiest year for wood EVER! We had more left over from last year than we maybe ever had. And we ordered wood that came...
Fall… Autumn… whatever you call it.. it’s here
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We’ve had a couple weeks of nighttime frost risks. The leaves are turning and falling off. It’s our rainy season. Those little black flies that sit on your eyes are...
Ontario in August
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It was a quick trip home with so much squeezed in. I’m left feeling very full (of food, especially pie) and longing for deeper, longer conversations with everyone. We had...
I just got a letter from my Grandma Stock
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I have so many adventures and photos to share from my last week visiting Ontario (again) but I need to start with this one. When I was visiting my Mom’s...
Video recap of our expedition
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We didn’t purposely make a video of our trip down the Yukon River, but I used Apple’s Live Photo feature on my iPhone so I had hundreds of ~2 second...
Yukon River Expedition – Day Six
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Oh boy, what a morning face! We slept in, until almost 7! It was a good sleep, well, on and off. My air mattress didn’t hit the magic perfect density...
Yukon River Expedition – Day Five
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I was up at 4am to pee so I pulled the fly off the tent and released all the flies! I thought this was a genius, but they still all...