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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Stikine River salmon enhancement problems
Officials from Fisheries and Oceans Canada (the DFO) are meeting with members of the public and other organizations in Dease Lake today, to discuss problems that have arisen in a complex enhancement program. I met Kevin Gould and his father Bob last night at the Gold Rush to discuss...
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The world’s best travel Web site?
Cathy is in major New Zealand mode now (one of us certainly has to be!), and found a remarkable Web site this morning. What’s even more remarkable is that it’s a government site. Te Ara – The Encyclopedia of New Zealand is described as “a comprehensive guide to the...
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Online postal mail forwarding for travellers
When you travel, what happens to your postal mail? I expect that most of you do what we do – just let it pile up somewhere, whether at the post office or in a box at a neighbour’s. But what if you’re going to be gone for a long...
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Have Travel Photos? Win Your Dream Trip!
Sorry, the links have been removed as they died. Do you have some photos that bring back memories of a very special travel experience? If so, you could win a $25,000 dream vacation! About every 6 weeks, Condé Nast Traveler magazine and Expedia are giving away a trip for...
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User-pay for excess policing – way to go, Anchorage!
The Anchorage city police have had enough of people being bad neighbours, and have started billing them for their ignorance. Some problem homes in Anchorage are getting 90 or more calls by police a year, according to Anchorage police Sgt. Denny Allen. After the 8th callout in a year,...
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Alaska-Yukon adventures – easy but unusual ones
Getting off the usual tourist route seems to be less common each year, so I really enjoying hearing from people who are doing it. In the last couple of days, I received 2 emails that point to images I’d like you to see. First, “SueT”, a frequent poster on...
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Adding life to your world – just add birdseed
Feeding birds through the winter was one of the things I loved about the Carcross cabin. On a particularly cold day I’d have several dozen birds feeding at once, on a platform feeder and on the ground. As hard as I tried, I was never able to attract more...
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Technology to keep teens safe
There are lots of methods of using technology to keep kids safe, from very visible monitors of various kinds to the “secret” ones such as software that lets you find out what your kid (or spouse) is doing online. GPS fleet tracking has been around for a few years...
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