Month: February 2024

A perfect day to welcome the RCAF

For many Yukoners, aircraft are an important part of life – at the very least as a way to travel. Yesterday I went to the Whitehorse airport to see the air display that’s been part of our end-of-winter Rendezvous events since 1971, when 2 aircraft were on display. In...
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A mid-Winter look at the spectacular White Pass

It felt so good to be on the road to Kluane Lake on Monday, I decided on Wednesday (February 14th) to drive to Skagway. Although I didn’t make it, the White Pass was so incredible I have to show you. The outing got off to a rough start. I...
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A day-trip to Kluane

On Monday morning (February 12th), I had just gotten home from a session with my osteopath and had started making brunch when I got a message from a friend that said simply “It’s clear blue skies all the way to the junction.” Being one who often takes hints quite...
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A little drive down the Alaska Highway hoping for caribou

Sometimes it takes a friend to help you get un-stuck. Having tea with a friend has done that for me, and here’s the second little post as a result. It’s really easy to get flat during the winter. Even Bella and Tucker do – and despite having a house...
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Digitizing my life continues…

I’ve mentioned every now and then about the amount of material in my collection – photos, publications, and documents – that I’m scanning, then getting rid of in various ways. I’m currently in a large box of newspaper clippings that I’ve been carting around for 63 years. Its last...
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