Category: Carcross

The weather forecast for both Carcross and Skagway this morning was for rain, at times heavy, but when I left home at 07:30 (Yukon time) it was cloudy but warm and dry. I carried some warmer clothes than the t-shirt and shorts I wore, but hoped that the forecast...

We’re at the cabin for 2 weeks, but spent Tuesday night in the city. That night, a grizzly raided the place – bit through and crushed a garbage can, tore my main bird feeder off the wall beside the kitchen window, then went next door and damaged a storage...

It’s now been about 7 weeks since the equipment for our new footbridge started arriving in Carcross, and I’m spending a lot of time (too much time perhaps) watching/photographing the progress of the job. We’ve posted an annotated album with 48 photos here....

The photo below shows the way things looked in Carcross 2 hours ago, with the train to Skagway leaving and the new footbridge being built behind. Carcross is changing rapidly – the psychological changes have already occurred, and the physical ones will take place over this summer and the...

Friday’s inaugural run of the Carcross-Skagway rail service was truly a world-class adventure. I’ve heard that there were some problems with the Yukoners’ Special run, but everything that was an issue then has been resolved. My review got rather carried away and beyond what’s reasonable on a blog, so...

The last of the ice is finally blowing off Lake Bennett – it should finish today by the look of it. If you’ve never seen a breakup (of the ice, I mean!), it’s an experience you should seek out. The sights and sounds of the candle ice in motion...

I’m getting soft. Too much time in Whitehorse with a well-insulated house, propane heat and a cozy spa-for-2 will do that, I suppose. Our 6 Northstay guests arrive from Nova Scotia tomorrow, so all the furkids and I are at the cabin and Cathy is in Ontario visiting family...

Brief, violent storms are pretty rare in the Yukon, particularly in the winter. Yesterday, though, Cathy and I witnessed “the perfect storm”, Yukon style. Part of what made it perfect was our vantage point, as you’ll see from the series of photos below. Below, the storm approaches at 6:29...

I mentioned back on the 1st that I was going to try to get out on a full-moon photo shoot. I did get out, and it was as beautiful as I could have hoped for, but then life got crazy again and I haven’t had a chance to tell...

Last night was one of the most beautiful I have ever seen, and with the all-night-driving jobs I’ve had over the years, I’ve seen some amazing ones. This photo (click to enlarge it) was taken as the moon rose over Nares Mountain at Carcross. Although I’m not a Christian,...