Last week I started back at work after three months off. If I had any other job, I bet I would have dreaded it. But I love my job. I…
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Top of the World Highway expedition
With my last few days off dwindling down before I return to work, I knew I had one more trip left to take. I hadn’t explored the Top of the…
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Kicking off summer with a road trip and camping adventure
Last week Jeff took a week of vacation so we could start the summer off right! Our adventures started with an overnight trip down to Whitehorse so he could pick…
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Solo camping expedition
I’ve been camping my whole life – as a kid with my parents, with my girl guide troop, with my friends, with my coworkers, with my husband, and reflecting on…
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What I’ve been up to
I’ve just started my third and final month of my sabbatical from work. Work is such a distant memory now. Looking back, the sabbatical had distinct phases I can see…
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Duane Ose
I recently watched “Win the Wilderness” on Netflix, not knowing what it was about, but seeing it was set in neighbouring Alaska, I figured I’d give it a try. We…
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Weekend of exploration
On Saturday Jeff and I drove the goldfield roads for hours exploring, and then we went on an ATV ride with our friends for over 7 hours yesterday visiting even…
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Animals were shy today
I went for a drive up the Dempster Highway today, up to Chapman Lake at kilometer 122. The animals were very shy today and didn’t want to be photographed! I…
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Eww, terrible photos of nice bears
I drove down to Whitehorse and back over the last couple of days for a check-up. It was so nice to go for a drive! It was my first overnight…
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A moose, some caribou, and a ptarmigan
I drove up the Dempster again today, checking the progress of spring, making sure everything is thawing as it should. The sun was warm, but it was super gusty and…
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Crocuses everywhere!
It was warm up on the Dome this afternoon! Twenty degrees with a light breeze and hot sun. I was the only one around, so I wandered around to see…
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Book Review: Beyond the Trees
This book tells of a remarkable journey across the Canadian Arctic, by a driven, determined, modern day explorer. Adam Shoalts set out on a journey in 2017 to cross the…
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Dempster drive, up to Two Moose Lake
I left town for my adventure today, and decided to drive up the Dempster Highway a ways. The Dempster Highway starts 40 kilometres south of Dawson City, and heads north…
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More crocus hunting today
I drove up to the top of the Dome again this afternoon to look for more prairie crocuses. The day was much like yesterday – warm, with clouds billowing up…
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Sunshine, crocuses, and snow hail?
I woke up to beautiful clear vibrantly blue skies this morning. By 1pm, when I headed out for some adventure with my camera, suddenly there were these big clouds springing…
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Sunburn, smoked clothes, and flowing rivers
All is right in my world again. I’ve got a sunburn on my face, my clothes smell like a campfire, and the Yukon River broke late yesterday afternoon! The last…
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Snow, seeds, laziness, and perhaps even gluttony
When I woke up and peaked out of the blinds this morning, I almost did a double take when I saw the world was covered in a white blanket again….
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The thaw continues
Here are some random photos from the last week. We had some terrific puddles for a bit, well flooding really, before the storm sewer pipes were steamed and thawed and…
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The Great Thaw Begins!
We hit 14 degrees Celcius this afternoon! The thaw is on! Here are a few photos from my walk around town this afternoon. The website at https://yukonriverbreakup.com/ has started posting…
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Hiking and cooking
It is week two of my three month sabbatical. And with all this sudden availability of free time, I’ve gone hiking, and I’ve done a bunch of baking. And eating….
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