The 2008 Alaska cruising season is over
Cathy and I went down to Skagway yesterday, as we often do on the last day of the Alaska cruising season. It always leaves me wondering why people choose a cruise this late. Yes I know it’s a few dollars cheaper, but check out the photos below – would...
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I could drive to Summer today…
I’ve got to get out of here. The gorgeous summers here are what make winter bearable, but it’s cold and wet and the forecast calls for crap far into the future. I know that southern BC is burning up and our Firecats have gone to Prince George, but Telegraph...
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On the road – Anchorage
Rain, rain, go away – I don’t think I’ve seen it rain this much since I left Vancouver 20 years ago. Yesterday we came down from Denali to Anchorage – luckily the rain stopped for a bit while we were at the Iditarod headquarters at Wasilla so the puppies...
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Global warming = snow in June?????
Does that make sense to you? Yesterday wasn’t just a fluke – it just started snowing again. The flowers that we planted in pots are happy in the house, but there’s no sense even tarping the ones outside again. Survival of the fittest. Global Warming is just a scam...
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Mother Nature, you’re not funny!
Come on now – it’s June 8. Making it snow like this just isn’t funny – if I want snow I know where to find it, and the $300 worth of flowers I just planted are no doubt even less pleased about it than I am. Edit: 9:35 am...
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Late Winter to mid-Summer in 48 hours!
What a weekend that was! Yesterday it hit 27°C (80.6°F), a new record for the day (the previous record was 26.1 in 1947). You could practically watch the trees leafing out, and the snow melting from Golden Horn. The two photos below were taken from our breakfast table 24...
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Want more Winter? – go to Calgary!
I just pulled this image from the Calgary traffic cam site – it might be funny if I wasn’t leaving for Calgary on Sunday....
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Digging our way into Spring!
It’s not really Spring yet with well-below-freezing temperatures every night, but many folks in the North are digging their way into Spring, if not Summer. Up in deep snow country (the White Pass), the Yukon Suspension Bridge has the trenches dug into the property, now has to wait for...
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The Magic & the Mystery – road trip at 40 below
Yesterday was road trip day. Only a little road trip to Skagway to pick up a bunch of gear for the trip, but it was one of those severe, dramatic days that I love. It was -38°C (-36°F) when I left Mary Lake, and -16°C (+4°°F) when I reached...
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Global warming causes wimps?
The Yukon is sure changing. Or at least Yukoners are. Not that many years ago, the deep-freeze that we’re now in was the norm for a few weeks every year. While it was still a common conversation starter, life went on as usual. This year, activity has noticeably slowed...
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