The thaw continues

Posted on April 21, 2020

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!

Posted on April 15, 2020

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

Posted on April 14, 2020

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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Jean Little

Posted on April 7, 2020

My first roommate from University posted on Facebook last night that Jean Little had passed away. Jean Little wrote “Mine for Keeps“, a wonderful story about a girl with cerebral…

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Evening hike – sabbatical prep

Posted on April 2, 2020

I worked until 6pm last night, much too long again, and was itchy for a walk. But our streets are covered with thick, deathly, packed-snow ice. A tense tip toeing…

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Thoughts from a cold bath outside

Posted on March 23, 2020

Nope. Don’t do it. I don’t recommend. After you fill up your hot tub with fresh water, wait until it reaches your desired temperature. Is it March in Dawson City?…

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Movie Review: Call of the Wild

Posted on March 8, 2020

When we stayed overnight in Whitehorse last weekend, we arrived just in time to see a movie in the theatre. We don’t have a theatre up here in Dawson City,…

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My new truck!

Posted on March 4, 2020

I’ve been watching for my dream vehicle for a few years now. I wanted something “truckier” than my Chevrolet Equinox. Something that I could sleep in the back of, or…

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A winter visit

Posted on February 15, 2020

The winter! the brightness that blinds you,    The white land locked tight as a drum, The cold fear that follows and finds you,    The silence that bludgeons you dumb. The…

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The 2020 Yukon Quest

Posted on February 11, 2020

Jeff and I volunteered to help out with The Yukon Quest again this year. The Yukon Quest is a 1,000 mile International sled dog race that goes from Fairbanks, Alaska…

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Brains, and -20 never felt so warm!

Posted on January 27, 2020

Finally the warmth arrived! Well, not warmth like you’d expect, but warm for us after a long stretch in the minus forties! When we warmed up to -38C, I couldn’t…

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Hey, it’s still cold here!

Posted on January 17, 2020

The extreme cold was supposed to end on Sunday. Then Monday. It’s already moved on to Friday and now it’s been extended now until tomorrow too. This is extraordinary! I’m…

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It’s pretty cold

Posted on January 9, 2020

It is -45C here today, oh, just dropped to -46! That’s not windchill or exaggeration. Here’s a new thermometer I took out to the porch today: We’ve just taken over…

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My 2019, one second at a time

Posted on January 3, 2020

I kept using the One Second Everyday app throughout 2019. Here is a video recapping my entire year. Warning, it’s over 13 minutes long and I don’t expect anyone but…

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Christmas time

Posted on December 31, 2019

Here’s a photo gallery of pictures I’ve taken over the last couple of weeks, showing our Christmas time in pictures! (If you are reading this post via your email subscription,…

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