We’re having a wonderful spell of sunshine in Whitehorse right now, and like most Northerners, I’m embracing it. Temperatures at night are still a bit chilly but overall we’re a little above average, day and night, for this period. The weather forecast for the next week calls for lots...

It’s that time of year when I love being able to drive to Spring. On Saturday, Cathy, Bobbie and I took advantage of a forecast sunny day to drive to Dyea, to get away from the snow for just a couple of hours. I always take far fewer pictures...

After an excellent weekend at the Sourdough Rendezvous, I decided to take advantage of a forecast sunny day for a drive out the Alaska Highway to Kluane Lake, a bit over 500 kilometers (310 miles) round-trip from home. The dogs and I all need to get more exercise! I...

We’re now into that wonderful part of winter when we can see and feel that Spring is near. The deep cold is gone, and the quality of the light is superb. The fact that the sun has some real warmth to it doesn’t hurt, either. To celebrate the end...

A significant piece of legislation regarding the cruise ships which visit Alaska every summer was passed virtually unnoticed by the State of Alaska on February 4, 2013. Shopping is an activity that is very much encouraged by cruise lines. There are shopping malls on all large cruise ships, and...

After 3 days of clearing snow at the house and cabin, I needed a break on Wednesday, and I’d offered to give a visitor from France a ride to Skagway in any case. I picked Louise up at the Lead Dog Inn in town. I’d had a look at...

Relaxing with my huskies at the Carcross cabin in the winter...

The past few days have been crazy-busy, with both an exciting event and a great deal of snow clearing at our home and our cabin. The 1,000-mile Yukon Quest started in Whitehorse at 11:00 am Saturday morning, and Cathy and I were there about half an hour early to...

It seems that every time I go on a trip, I get a bit photo-manic when I get home, and yesterday was one of those days, with wonderful varied light for a drive to Skagway 🙂 I flew out of Kelowna on the 7:00 pm flight on Tuesday, had...

Like every other Yukon and Alaska blogger, I was going to tell you about the incredibly warm weather we were having last week. Although I missed that window, I do want to show those of you who live elsewhere a couple of photos. This is not what shovelling snow...