A couple of years ago when we got rid of half of our stuff and moved across the country, I wouldn’t have thought we’d buy a house so soon. Having…
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Dawson City’s first Air Show
The Canadian Arctic Aviation Tour 2017 arrived in Dawson City! This travelling air show is visiting 97 Arctic communities this summer, to celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday. From what I hear,…
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Easter weekend entertainment
The long Easter weekend started on a big high with the Canadian premiere of Dawson City: Frozen Time at the Dawson City International Film Fest. Dawson City: Frozen Time I’ve…
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The 2017 Percy DeWolfe Memorial Mail Race kicked off this morning
The Percy DeWolfe race memorializes Percy DeWolfe, who used to carry the mail by dog team, horse, and boat between Dawson City, Yukon and Eagle, Alaska between 1910 and 1949. The…
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Sure sign of spring
The city is plowing the roads! Other than a couple of the main streets, Dawson City doesn’t plow much in the winter, since we don’t get much snow at once,…
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Yukon Quest wrap-up
While the Yukon Quest continues, they’ve moved on from their mandatory 36 layover in Dawson City and are moving towards the Fairbanks finish line. This year Jeff volunteered to help…
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Yukon Quest 2017 – Brian Wilmshurst into Dawson City
Remember last year when Jeff and I went for a sled dog ride with B-line Racing? (pictures) Well that was Brian & Melissa Wilmshurst, and Brian is racing in the…
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Yukon Quest 2017 – Brent Sass is first into Dawson City!
What a cold day waiting for the first musher to arrive in Dawson City. Roughly -30°C but with a bit of a breeze which we don’t have that often. Brrr!…
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The sun is back!!
After lunch, just after 1pm, I basked in the sunshine! It’s back in town! It’s a really weird phenomenon, seeing that big glowing orb over town for the first time…
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Stunning Northern Lights right now!
Mid-winter isn’t usually so great for seeing the auroras here in town, because the sky is usually blocked out by ice fog and wood stove exhaust. But tonight the sky…
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Noon walk with my camera – not the usual iPhone shots!
Another mild day – around -15°C – so I took my actual camera out on my walk today, rather than just my iPhone. I’ve shared many of these scenes and…
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Some more pictures of the night sky
My GoPro and I just walked around town. Here are a few shots:
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Yukon River is getting slushy!
Jeff has a horrible awful cold, so I wandered to the grocery store again on this Sunday morning to get him cough medicine. This is about 10:30am. -10°C Definitely hat…
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Pictures from my walk home from the grocery store
Yesterday the grocery store was completely out of milk and frozen pie crusts, but the truck came in today, so I wandered over this afternoon for pumpkin pie supplies. Here…
Read MoreI’m back!
It’s so hard to leave Dawson City, if even for two weeks. This is my safe place, my utopia, my world. But once I leave, this town feels so far away,…
Read MorePhotodump – June 2016
Just dumping some photos from the last few weeks before I head out on another adventure!
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Summer solstice in Dawson City
Two years ago we were visiting Dawson City. We had no idea at the time we’d be moving here a year later! The summer solstice this year was actually on…
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Doors Open Dawson 2016
I’ve been waiting for this day for almost a year! Before we moved here, I heard there was a day in May where you can go into some of Dawson…
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Spring in Dawson City
Was there a spring in Dawson City? It is May 12 and 28°C today. This seems to be summer. I suppose spring was probably that week or so where the entire…
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Back in Dawson, with many blog posts to write
I’ve been back home in Dawson City, after a couple weeks away in Ireland and Scotland. Most of the snow left Dawson while I was away, and most of the…
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