Category: Weather

A bitterly cold drive to Skagway

Yesterday was the perfect day for a drive to Skagway – very cold with high north winds at Skagway but clear all the way. This is a shot of the temperature gauge in my car as I was about to turn onto the Alaska Highway at 9:24am. It only...
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Cleaning up after the snowstorm

Over the past 48 hours or so we’ve had high winds and almost constant snow. The wind and snow have stopped and now it’s time to assess the damage and start the cleanup. I was quite shocked to look out the bedroom window yesterday and see the portable garage...
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Exploring beyond Fort Lauderdale

November 22: The weather this morning wasn’t great – certainly not conducive to laying on the beach 🙂 This was the view from the balcony at 08:40 am. This would be a good day to drive up to West Palm Beach to see Cathy’s aunt Marilyn. It was a...
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A day on the ship in rainy Juneau

Mother Nature never did cooperate today so instead of being an “Explore Juneau” day (in my case Mt. Roberts hiking day) it was a ship day for a lot of people, including me. I was actually surprised at the number of people who did venture forth – pleased, but...
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A rough night at sea

Last night was the roughest ride we’ve ever had at sea. I really love storms at sea – I find the whole experience to be very invigorating – but I know that many people are much less enthusiastic about it! Yesterday morning at 06:05 from the aft of Deck...
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Spring in the Yukon – looks like Winter!

This has been the sort of day that you have to just laugh about. The forecast called for snow flurries with about an inch accumulation. What we got was fairly light but steady snow for hours, with about 2 inches in Mary Lake and almost 4 inches in the...
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Mid-Winter in Skagway, Alaska

I drove down to Skagway on Monday, but I’m so busy that I haven’t had a chance to post the photos until now, 4 days later (and this is being posted at 02:00 am). The weather forecast wasn’t great but I needed to pick up some stuff that’s been...
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Dealing with the nastiest day of Winter

Some of you may have thought that I was just being negative with my post “Sucked in by the Weather Office Again?“. Well, the forecast that I was referring to called for temperatures of +5°C and showers for today. What we actually have is -25, high winds and heavy...
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Sucked in by the weather office again?

I don’t really know why I keep reading weather forecasts. Maybe it’s like buying lottery tickets – you know, “hey, it could happen!!”. Here’s The Weather Network’s 14-day forecast for Whitehorse right now, showing the temperatures shooting up from today’s high of -21°C to +1 by Friday and +5...
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