A warm and foggy winter
It’s been more than 5 weeks since I last posted – time flies when you’re having fun 🙂 Here’s a bit of a catch-up on what’s going on. Mostly, that’s another litter of rescue puppies.
I haven’t seen confirmation by the weather office, but I expect that we’re having the warmest winter in Yukon history. The snow in Whitehorse has pretty much all melted away. Although we’re colder than the city and haven’t had above-freezing temperatures nearly as often, there’s only about 4 inches of snow on the ground. While we used to have clear skies and cold temperatures, the warm air has resulted in a fog or low cloud that blankets the valley day after day.
One of the places where the fog has been a problem is the airport, where a few flights have been cancelled. The Royal Canadian Air Force Canadair CC-144C Challenger (CL-604) in the first photo brought Governor General Julie Payette in on her first visit to the Yukon, on November 29.
The fog is quite localized, and the Fish Lake Road is a good place to go for a drive to see the sun. The next photo looks back down towards Whitehorse.
Fog and sunshine can produce some wonderful effects, like these crepuscular rays (a.k.a god beams).
The ice on Fish Lake doesn’t seem to be very thick yet, but walking on the shore ice in the sunshine with the dogs was wonderful.
The sun dropped behind the mountains at 3:55. Today, we’re 7 days from the shortest day, and the official sunset is at 3:47.
That was a nice calm day. Things were about to get crazy for a few weeks, though, with the arrival of a litter of rescue puppies to foster 🙂
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