Aurora alert in the Yukon
Conditions are forecast to be perfect tonight for a great aurora show in Whitehorse, as seen below. The aurora forecast is from the UAF Geophysical Institute, and the weather forecast showing clear skies (finally!) is from The Weather Network. Most of Alaska is forecast to be cloudy today and...
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Poor Alaska Airlines
I’m a big fan of Alaska Airlines. I’ve always enjoyed my flights with them, and I love their paint jobs. While it may not be bush flying in the classic sense, every Alaska Airlines pilot no doubt has some interesting stories to tell about flying over and into the...
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October 14th election? – think “96”
This morning’s news indicates that Canadians will be going to the polls on October 14th. This will be a very easy voting choice for me this time – 96 is the number of Canadian soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Prime Minister Steven Harper is responsible for each of those deaths,...
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The life of a country dog
Monty says, “Ah, the life of a country dog in the Yukon, with room to run, a corral full of mice to play with, the occasional mouse in the house – and when we get bones, we get serious bones!”...
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Alaska’s Governor will cost McCain the election
That’s the forecast I started making a couple of days ago after seeing the comments made at the Anchorage Daily News site in response to the news that Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, and I’m sticking with it. This article (no longer online) shows that a whole lot...
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Huskies leave paw prints on our hearts
I found this plaque at CollectiblesToday this morning. “Huskies leave paw prints on our hearts” – yes, you sure did, Kodi. I sure miss him…...
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Darn you, Westjet!
I was doing so well after a good day yesterday, then on this cold rainy morning I got an email from Westjet. Among the offerings in their current seat sale is Calgary to Phoenix for $94 one way. With an Air North to Calgary and back for about $440,...
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Late Summer in the White Pass
Yesterday turned out much better than the forecast had indicated, and so the drive to Skagway and back was a much longer trip than I had expected. We stopped on the way to Skagway for a bit of a run at Tutshi Lake as usual, and then for a...
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My summer vacation
Do you remember having to write that essay at the start of every school year? Well, this graphic just about sums up my summer vacation this year!...
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The day starts early in Skagway
I need to go to Skagway today, and just checked the WP&YR webcams as well as Weather.com. It’s looking like not a bad day for the drive – a mildly rainy Fall day. I got lucky with the webcam, though – the first cruise ship of the day was...
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