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...

I was looking for a drink last night to celebrate the arrival of the first pussy willows and what did I find but a Yukon Pussy! Seriously – Google it 🙂 It’s very simple, and I’m heading into town to get the ingredients shortly (it’s snowing right now, but...

While out on our walk around the property yesterday, I spotted the first pussy willows of the year. It seems very early, but I’m certainly not complaining! This has been the easiest winter I’ve ever seen in the Yukon 🙂 This trail runs along our back property line. Through...

After a very eventful few days, we’re back home in Whitehorse. I headed back to work last night, 15 minutes after arriving home, Cathy’s back at it in a few minutes. Ah, reality….. We had a lazy morning in Regina on Wednesday, so did a bit of touristing, over...

We’re still in Regina for my son’s RCMP graduation. Yesterday was a day of ceremonies initiating the new Mounties into “the Force” – starting with the swearing-in. With a few documents signed, they are no longer “Cadets”, now “Constables” – the next ceremony was for the troop members to...

Yesterday we awoke to heavy fog in Calgary, but by 08:30 when I shot this picture from our room at the Delta, things were starting to clear up nicely. At 12:50 we left for Regina – this is my view of the control tower at Calgary (YYC) as we...

Yesterday morning, Cathy and I boarded an Air North Boeing 737 for a flight to Calgary. It was a beautiful day to spend a couple of hours over the mountains! The window beside me was distorted, but by risking a neck dislocation I got a few photos through the...

While the lead teams have already crossed the race finish line in Whitehorse, I made another trip to Carmacks early this morning, moving checkpoint volunteers around. While I was waiting for the southbound fellow, I watched Katie Davis from Montana get her team ready to head out for Braeburn....

At about 1:30 this afternoon, Hans Gatt and 9 dogs crossed the Yukon Quest finish line in downtown Whitehorse, annihilating the previous record time. His time of 9 days and 26 minutes was 23 hours faster than the previous record! The is the normal view at the finish line...

I just have to show you the beautiful cat that we’re babysitting for a while. Molly was really enjoying the warm morning sun today. 🙂 Edit: Somehow Molly just never left, and became a cherished member of our pack for 10 years, until she died of cancer 🙁...