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…
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Valdez, Alaska
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…
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We love Seward, Alaska
Subtitle of this post – What kind of moron goes on a vacation to Alaska and doesn’t take their camera? (Me!) Long overdue for a vacation together, Jeff organized and…
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Mexico City: The return of work travel
I’m just back today from a trip to Mexico City to visit with some coworkers, some new and some that I’ve known and worked with for years. This marked the…
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Cut off
You can’t get here right now, well unless you are already in Alaska and come over from Chicken. The Alaskan Highway was washed out in northern British Columbia on Friday,…
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Keno City
We’re just back from 3 nights in Keno City, Yukon with our friends and our quads (and a few side by side ATVs). What a fabulous trip! Keno is a…
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Anchorage vacation
We’re just back from 4 nights in Alaska! Our seasonal border between the Yukon and Alaska opened for the first time since 2019 so we took advantage of having a…
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Floods, smoke, landslides, and security duty
What a few days in Dawson City! The Yukon River’s water level has been rising with the meltwater of our record snowfall this winter. And then rain entered the forecast!…
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My Last Week in Photos
What a great week! Highlights included: 4 hikes birdwatching with my new light binoculars scouting a new firewood source Steve & RJ replacing all our windows Yukon River is super…
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Hiking Motivation
After our friend planted the idea in our heads that we should hike the Chilkoot with him in a year or two, it’s been on my mind every day. Hike…
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I did it! I hiked up the Dome!
For years I had this super lofty goal of someday walking all the way up to the top of the Dome. That’s the highest point behind Dawson City where you…
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Spring Vacation 2022 – Part 3 – Whitehorse, Mayo, Keno, camping
I landed in Whitehorse on Friday of the May long weekend. Nissan picked me up at the airport and took me back to their shop to retrieve my truck. Knowing…
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Spring Vacation 2022 – Part 2 – Birdwatching, Pickering, Toronto Zoo, Kitchener, London, Atwood
My Aunt Cecilia picked me up from the airport. She lives just 10 minutes away, so she didn’t even need to leave her house until I had my suitcase and…
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Spring Vacation 2022 – Part 1 – Dawson City -> Whitehorse -> Yellowknife -> Toronto
A couple weeks ago, I headed south to Whitehorse to start a two week vacation! It snowed most of the way to the city, mixed with rain at times. Driving…
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Break up
We were actually standing on the shore of the Yukon River when it broke this evening! We were walking Hank in the 6pm hour. Jeff took Hank home while I…
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What’s up?
I’m long overdue for updates. So let me ask myself the questions that are surely on your mind. Is it spring up there yet? Yes! Of course it is spring!…
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Gilmore Girls
I just finished binge watching the entire Gilmore Girls show, and the follow-up 4 mini-movies shot 10 years later. ❤️❤️❤️ A dedicated task that only took a month or so…
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Sunday in Tombstone
Sunday was Jeff’s birthday and he decided he wanted to spend the day around a campfire up in Tombstone park on the Dempster, and invited our friends and their daughter…
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ColdAcre Greens delivery day
Our first weekly order of ColdAcre greens just arrived! Delivered right to our home in this insulated bag: They are grown hydroponically, in winterized seacan/storage containers near Whitehorse. Each bundle…
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Whitehorse trip, nothing to buy, more snow
We headed down to Whitehorse after work last Thursday for appointments. I had an annual mammogram and Jeff had dentist and eye doctor. I had no concerns going into the…
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