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 🙁...

The lead teams in the Yukon Quest will cross the finish line in downtown Whitehorse in a few hours, and I hope to be down there with my camera. Yesterday I volunteered to take 3 checkpoint volunteers up to Carmacks and Pelly Crossing, and the photos below are from...

I had to go to Skagway again today (and you know how much I hate that drive!), but today Cathy came with me and we got to spend some time with friends in Skagway. Well, friends of mine, as Cathy hadn’t met them before. While the weather was nothing...

Although I used the word “volcano” in the title, Golden Horn isn’t technically a volcano, as the lava that oozed out of it wasn’t an eruption. I fairly often post photos of Golden Horn as we see it from our property, but tonight I’d like to show you how...

What a day that was! While not quite suntanning weather yet, it felt like Spring. The temperature hit +1°C here in Mary Lake, and I saw +3 on a Whitehorse report. We started really noticing the change in the light about a week ago – this is when most...

Whitehorse is a dramatically different community than it was when I arrived 20 years ago, but the changes have come fairly slowly. Yesterday I took an hour and recorded some of the little changes happening now. One of the larger construction projects is the new medical staff residence at...

For the past week, Cathy and I have been babysitting 2 dogs while my son and his partner prepare to move. It’s made for a very busy house! Yesterday morning before heading to the cruise office, I took them all out for a walk/play to put them in a...

I have never found a better salve for the wounds inflicted by emotional trauma than heading off into the mountains. After a difficult weekend of second-hand trauma, I was blessed today by as spectacular a day as I’ve ever seen on the South Klondike Highway. Here’s a brief look...