River broke, flooding, sandbagging, and camping
The Yukon River broke on Tuesday, May 9th at 5:31pm. I had been back and forth to the river all day watching the progress, but...
Waiting for the river to break
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It’s been a late spring this year, but things are picking up! The breaking of the Yukon River feels like the beginning of our summer....
Slow glimpses of spring
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Spring is slowly creeping in, and I love it! It’s already light until after 10pm and it is light when we wake up! A couple...
What’s up?
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I’m long overdue for updates. So let me ask myself the questions that are surely on your mind. Is it spring up there yet? Yes!...
First quad ride of 2021
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A sunny Sunday afternoon? Sounds like a good day to fire up the quads and go for an adventure! Jeff and I headed out Bonanza...
The great thaw update, red polls, puddles, and pussy willows
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Just as forecast, a couple weeks ago we went from a couple nights at -30C to a daytime temperature of +10! It didn’t take more...
The great thaw is scheduled to start next week!
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While we have all the sunshine of spring, the thawing part has eluded us. We’ve been consistently below zero, despite our long days. It is...
Its Spring!
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It was -28C / -18F over night, but sunny today and -14C / 6.8F. I have the day off after working a Saturday shift, so...
Crocuses everywhere!
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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...