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...
Dempster drive, up to Two Moose Lake
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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...
More crocus hunting today
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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...
Sunshine, crocuses, and snow hail?
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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...
Sunburn, smoked clothes, and flowing rivers
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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...
Snow, seeds, laziness, and perhaps even gluttony
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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....
The thaw continues
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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...
The Great Thaw Begins!
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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...
Hiking and cooking
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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....
Jean Little
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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...
Evening hike – sabbatical prep
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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...
Spring is on the horizon. Pandemic?
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The red polls came back a couple of weeks ago! It’s so nice to have birds in the yard again (except when Hank spots them and pulls my arm off)...
Thoughts from a cold bath outside
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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?...
The coronavirus, snow removal, and the Trek
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Last weekend the Trek Over the Top event brought 150 snowmobilers over from Tok, Alaska for the weekend. Jeff and the guys from our local snowmobile club greeted them out...