What’s a girl to do on a Sunday afternoon when football is on? Go for a hike! My exercise hike took a real nose dive for a couple of months,…
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Prepping for Christmas, and providing chemo counsel
It’s dark in the Klondike, with the sun scheduled to rise at a minute before noon today, and then set at 4:24pm Yukon time (MST). I’m working hard on my…
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20 things you need to know
I have no profound thoughts or exhilarating adventures to share, so instead I’ll share some recent photos from my iPhone and share some thoughts that may or may not have…
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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 coronavirus, snow removal, and the Trek
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…
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A winter visit
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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Brains, and -20 never felt so warm!
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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Snowy November
We both came back from Holland with a terrible cold. I’ve had weeks of a cough and green filled gooey chest. But I’ve come through it! And I’m sure Jeff…
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Snow is here!
On Thursday, during the noon hour, I ran some errands downtown and while I was outside the Bonanza Market, a native elder came up to me and said: Snow. Two…
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A snowy August long weekend spent along a river
On Friday after work, we drove up to one of our favourite spots, about 100 kilometres up the Dempster Highway for a weekend with friends and to try out our…
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Winter is settling in
Winter moved in over the last week! The first few days of snow melted mostly during the day. The sunrise is around 9:30am now, but the direct sun already doesn’t…
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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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Gorgeous afternoon
I wasn’t feeling terribly productive after lunch today, so I caved to the draw of the sunshine and went for a couple hour hike. It’s about -14°C. Cold enough to…
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A January afternoon hike
I took a break from work this afternoon to drive up to Crocus Bluff for a quick hike. It is -25°C but the sun is so bright and beautiful, I put…
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My walk home from a lunch date
Jeff and I try to meet for lunch at a restaurant once a week. Mostly this is for my benefit, I suspect. In the winter it is easy to squirrel myself…
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Early December Updates
Christmas season is in full swing here in Dawson City! We kick it off with the Festival of Lights on December 1st. This is food, and a scavenger hunt for…
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Pictures from the top of the Dome this afternoon
It’s a gorgeous day in the Klondike region today! While running some errands, Jeff drove us up the Dome Rd. to the Midnight Dome. It was about -22C. Town is mostly…
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Another Saturday full of wildlife sightings!
Today we saw 3 moose, at least 20 caribou, over 20 sheep, dozens of ptarmigan, a porcupine, and a few bunnies! Here is a small moose south of Dawson City….
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Saturday on the Dempster
We took a drive up the Dempster Highway a bit yesterday afternoon. It was just after a few days of light fluffy snow, and the trees were all freshly covered….
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We left town for an hour with Monty and Spot
In winter, there really aren’t too many places to go here that aren’t in town. Unless you have a snowmobile to travel the wilderness and frozen rivers, the highway dead ends…
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