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Yearly Archives: 2007
To Skagway – for Scenery and Shopping
On Boxing Day, Cathy and I went out looking for deals in Whitehorse. The only deal we found was at Staples, where you could get Norton Antivirus for $10 – there was an unstated catch that you could only get … Continue reading
Posted in Commerce, Travel, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Christmas Dinner at the Zoo
We had a wonderful Christmas Day – a superb brunch with Sharon, Laura and Randy and then dinner at our place with Steve and Rachel. We had a huge turkey dinner and the fur-kids (4 dogs and 3 cats) were … Continue reading
Posted in Events, Family, Huskies, Personal Notes, Pets, Photos
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Merry Christmas From the Yukon
It’s just before 8:00, over 2 hours until sunrise, but there’s just the teeniest bit of light in the sky from the almost-full moon that’s partly hidden by clouds. There isn’t a sound here – it’s as peaceful as it … Continue reading
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Embracing the Light
Despite having little daylight, I find that I still do a fair bit of photography this time of year because of the quality of the light we do get, and I don’t go anywhere without my camera gear (even into … Continue reading
Posted in Nature, Photos, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Travel Articles – Try a Little Harder to Get it Right!
It really bugs me to find travel articles that have either serious or many errors. The newly-posted article “Taking the Long Road: Exploring Alaska’s Scenic Highways” by Jamie Ehrlich (at Frommers.com ) is full of errors – not serious ones … Continue reading
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The Shortest Day
Today is “hump day” in the seasonal sense – the day when we get the least sunlight of the year. Winter Solstice, the exact time when Whitehorse is leaning farthest away from the sun, occurs at 10:08 tonight. The sun … Continue reading
Posted in Health Issues, Personal Notes, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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The Sanctuary
The move is complete. Well, most of it is – I still have a lot of books and files to bring down from the cabin, and it’ll take a few weeks to get everything organized once it does all arrive. … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Lifestyle, Personal Notes, Photos, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Alaskan Clydesdale
You might enjoy this email I received this morning: Only in Alaska……. This guy raised an abandoned moose calf with his horses, and believe it or not, he has trained it for lumber removal and other hauling tasks. Given the … Continue reading
Posted in Funny Stuff, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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The Murphy’s Laws of Moving
The image below shows the “14 Day Trend” for Whitehorse at The Weather Network as of this morning. We’re moving tomorrow and Monday, when the high temperatures are forecast to be -21 and -24 respectively. Brrrrrr! What a wimp, eh?
Posted in Lifestyle, Personal Notes, Weather, Winter
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You Can Take the Boy Out of the Country – For a While…
How much of who you are is defined by the space you occupy – by your office, your home, your community? How much of the character of those spaces can you define or at least influence? No doubt there are … Continue reading
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