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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Almost time for a new thermometer!
The one by the hot tub only reads to -50° Celsius! This photo was taken a few minutes ago, at about 10:30 a.m. – that’s -56.2° Fahrenheit....
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The coldest job in Whitehorse today
I’m just about to head out to get Cathy’s Tracker running, but that isn’t going to be the coldest job in Whitehorse. The guy below, working on the engine of a C-130 Hercules at 34 below with a screaming wind, has that job! RCAF Lockheed CC-130H Hercules #130332 (“Tusker...
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A minus-40 morning
It was cold when I went into town last night, but even colder this morning. The thermometer says -44°C but it seems to read a bit on the cold side. But whatever the temp is, Cathy’s Tracker is dead. It was plugged in for a couple of hours and...
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From B&W to Technicolor – a winter drive
This morning started out cold and colourless – very much a black-and-white world – and I expected few or no photo ops on my trip to Carcross and back. As you’ll see below, though, the camera did come out of the bag. The first shot was taken just north...
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The Murphy’s Laws of Moving
The image below shows the “14 Day Trend” for Whitehorse at The Weather Network as of this morning. We’re moving tomorrow and Monday, when the high temperatures are forecast to be -21 and -24°C respectively. Brrrrrr! What a wimp, eh? 🙂...
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Weather – what’s the reality?
Weather forecasts make me nuts – they are so seldom right it’s really a waste of time even looking. But now they can’t even get the Current Conditions right 🙁 On Tuesday morning at 11:00, the Current Conditions said sunny and 16°C – it was actually raining and 8°...
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The floodwaters remain
We went on a bit of a flood tour yesterday. We don’t have to go far, as the water level at Carcross has flooded several historic cabins and done a great deal of damage to the beach and the White Pass & Yukon Route rail line, but we drove...
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A day of extremes – fun & floods
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...
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