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Near-record snow and a couple of outings

As the snow gets deeper and deeper and cloudy skies are the norm, I haven’t been doing much outside the house, but I have gotten out with a friend a couple of times, once with Bella and Tucker, and once out to the wildlife preserve. Visually, the deep snow...
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Bringing the old blog into the new world.

For many months I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with the old blog that got hacked and wasn’t recoverable (it’s a long sad story). A couple of days ago, I came up with the only reasonable plan – hugely time-consuming but it will get it where...
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A 2-day winter wander to Kluane Lake, Yukon

Ten days ago, back on Saturday, December 19th, I decided that I needed to get out of here for a bit. Not far, just away by myself for a night or two. So on a rather blah day at about 2:30 in the afternoon, I headed west, destination probably...
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An icy winter wander to Tutshi Lake, BC

I haven’t been out much lately, so when a friend called Monday and asked if I wanted to go for the drive to Tutshi Lake the next day, “YES!!” was the easy answer. The weather forecast when I said that was for sunshine, and I almost cancelled a few...
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Finally, out with Lady Aurora for a bit

A friend and I finally got out for a bit of aurora borealis photography last night. There have been some good shows this season already but this was my first time out due my ongoing brain injury challenges. The aurora forecast has been good for the past 3 nights,...
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Exploring a bit of the WP&YR railway at Mary Lake, Yukon

Each Fall, I get a bit manic trying to do a million more things before the snows flies and the cold sets in. This year I may be even worse because of the combination of really poor weather for most of the summer, and being physically and mentally unable...
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Exploring more of the WP&YR railway at Lewis Lake, Yukon

My plan for Thursday (October 1st) had been to explore the WP&YR railway at the south end of Lewis Lake (Lewes Lake to many), but I got side-tracked and did a walk at Rat Lake first. Just before 2:00, though, I was ready to head south along the railway...
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Exploring along the WP&YR railway at Rat Lake, Yukon

Yesterday I went out for more exploring into areas I’ve not see before – the WP&YR railway at Rat Lake, and at Lewis Lake, both accessed from the South Klondike Highway. Since they were distinctly different experiences, I’m going to post about each area separately. It’s rather funny that...
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