We’ve been eagerly waiting for the May long 2-4 weekend (for months) so we could haul our camper out of hibernation and go camping. Bring on summer!!! But then I…
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Spring flowers!
The crocuses are up! These are the prairie crocuses, our first signs of life each spring. These are up on the Midnight Dome. In some pictures you’ll see the Yukon…
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River broke, flooding, sandbagging, and camping
The Yukon River broke on Tuesday, May 9th at 5:31pm. I had been back and forth to the river all day watching the progress, but I was hosting an online…
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Waiting for the river to break
It’s been a late spring this year, but things are picking up! The breaking of the Yukon River feels like the beginning of our summer. It signifies the beginning of…
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Winter came back, and I hibernated for a bit
About 10 days ago I walked around Dawson City on a beautiful spring day and made a little video. Have a watch: One afternoon I even went for a walk…
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Slow glimpses of spring
Spring is slowly creeping in, and I love it! It’s already light until after 10pm and it is light when we wake up! A couple of weeks ago Jeff said,…
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Sharing the landscape way up yonder
I have a new hobby! I’ve never enjoyed video making. Instead, I’ve used still photography here on my blog. I’ve never gotten into making reels or video shorts for social…
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Troubleshooting my eyes
My eyes have been really bothering me since the beginning of the year. Sore, dry, tired, and when I wake up in the middle of the night, they feel like…
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Northern lights – what a show tonight!
My Dad called me this evening from his van. He’s been paying attention to the solar storm going on and that there was a possibility of northern lights even down…
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What I’m consuming these days
These posts are always fun for me to reflect back on in the future to see how my favourites change over time. I’m watching… I’ve entirely ditched regular TV in…
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February sunshine
I think February is my favourite month of the winter here in Dawson City. The sun comes back, the snow is still hanging in the trees, and everything is so…
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Yukon Quest 2023
The Yukon Quest was a vastly different experience in many ways, and the same old thing in a few others. I volunteered for 3 overnight shifts at our checkpoint, as…
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Sharing my face through the years
I stumbled on some of my old school pictures, so I thought I’d share my cuteness! Hover over each photo for the Grade caption. Happy Groundhog Day everyone!
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I can’t take it anymore!!!!!
I hit my breaking point last night. It’s been building, and growing, for weeks. Months really. Last night I cut the source of my troubles free. I cut my own…
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Big summer plans!
Part of living in the subartic is spending all your winter dreaming up big summer plans to squeeze into a couple months of our good weather. And then spend the…
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Happy New Year! It’s 2023!
Welcome to 2023!! We greeted the new year in style, with friends and explosives, of course. It felt so mild and warm at -18C/0F after being in the -40’s for…
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Family Christmas, birthday, and allergies
I always say, never travel at Christmas. It is always a nightmare, lost luggage, weather delays, cancellations. So instead, I travelled a week before! 😊 Last Wednesday I had an…
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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…
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November: Time to tuck in
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…
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The 44th Dawson City Museum Auction
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…
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