Off on a major road trip around BC and Alberta

The blog design is boring but not “buggy” now, and will remain that way for the next 3-4 weeks until I get back from a major road trip. I’m leaving early tomorrow for 3 weeks, with some of the destinations being: May 9: Calgary to see my daughter and...
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My apologies for the blog issues

If you came to the blog in the past 24 hours or so, I’m sorry about the Gawd-awful mess you found, especially if it froze your browser as it did Cathy’s and mine. I don’t know what it was, but I’ve totally rebuilt the blog with new files and...
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Monty the Spring dog

Monty loves Spring as much as I do. He’s been digging a bed into the soft, aromatic dirt in what will some day be one of the flower gardens, but one of the rapidly-growing snow-free places out in the forest is a good place for an afternoon nap, too....
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The hardwood – almost finished

Despite the sun and very warm temps, I’m being good today 🙂 I’m hoping to be able to complete the hardwood installation this weekend, even though I’ll be at the Trade Show for quite a few hours starting tonight. It’s going quickly now, though – these 31-foot runs are...
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House renovations – laying the hardwood floor

I’m in the middle of the next major step in our renovation – laying several hundred square feet of walnut hardwood. We got a good deal on what we needed almost a year ago and it’s been stashed in various places around the house since then, and the air...
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Coward, or just no respect for life?

This is a note to the person driving the silver SUV that ran over a little brown dog at Wolf Creek at about 5:30 last night. You are pond scum. While the little guy did run into your path, you made zero attempt to avoid him and then knowing...
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An Alaska dog sled tour operator to avoid

Going on a dog sled tour is a dream trip for many people around the world, and the Yukon and Alaska are 2 of the places most dreamed out. They are also 2 of the most expensive places to go mushing, and I feel very sorry for people who...
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Russian mega-chopper returns to YXY

Thanks to fellow Whitehorse blogger Meandering Michael, I was at the airport at sunrise today to get some more photos of an Mi-26T helicopter, the largest current-production helicopter in the world. The last time this aircraft was in Whitehorse (the only time, I believe) was in early May 2006,...
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Spring fever – get outside!!

Early Spring, when Yukoners and Alaskans try to blow the winter cobwebs out of their brains. It looks like everyone is on the road this weekend. On Friday we went to Carcross and I dug my way into the long-neglected cabin through thigh-deep snow. It felt great to sit...
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Digging my way into Spring

This time of year, I start digging through the snow looking for Spring. Well actually I go looking for bare ground – the sun now has enough heat to warm the ground and get things dried out and growing weeks earlier than if I let Mother Nature do her...
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