Winter has arrived in Whitehorse
We’ve had a bit of snow on the ground for almost 6 weeks now, but Winter truly arrived on November 11th – it’s been snowing every day since then, and we have an accumulation of perhaps 9-10 inches now.
The 14-day weather forecast at The Weather Network is quite bizarre, going from a low of -32°C (-26°F) on Friday night to a high of -4 (+25°F) a few days later!
Between Cathy and I, we kept the heavy snowfalls under control. The snowblower certainly makes a tough job easy – between driveways, sidewalks and pathways we have a lot of area to clear.
Adding some Xmas silliness beside the hot tub helped my mood in particular. How can a blow-up snowman and decorated plastic palm trees not make you smile?
I finally got the garage sorted out, servicing the bike and putting it in a back corner so both cars fit easily. Cathy’s Tracker has been inside for weeks now, since scraping the frost off her windshield became necessary every morning.
Yesterday I wandered around Whitehorse for an hour or so taking photos. There’s still a surprising amount of outdoor construction going on, including this condo development on the bank of the Yukon River.
The historic telegraph office at the MacBride Museum.
This is the railway line behind the White Pass & Yukon Route station, a busy place in the summer with the trolley running and lots of people walking along the waterfront path.
The Yukon River has barely started to freeze yet, though most of the lakes have got a good cover of ice.
I was surprised at how busy the city was – this is Main Street at about 2:30.
The dogsled sculpture in front of the Yukon Quest sled dog race office looked much more in character than it does in the summer 🙂
Looking along Elliott Street, across 2nd Avenue.
The winter sun provides no heat but I do like the way it looks behind these banners down at the Visitor Reception Centre.
Some of the “protestors” who have been camped on the lawn at the legislative building are still there. Or perhaps just the tents are…
Coming into the travel agency this morning at 09:30, the day was looking like it might be nice, but as I write this just before noon, there are still just a few little patches of bright sky.
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