Category Archives: Weather

Driving to Skagway, Alaska, at -20 Degrees

Posted on December 6, 2012 by

I’m always watching the weather for good road-trip days. The longer I’ve been off the road, though, the more accepting I am of what I might at other times consider a mediocre day, and yesterday was one of those. With … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Trains, Weather, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 9 Comments

Storm-Chasing in a Yukon Winter

Posted on November 17, 2012 by

I needed some excitement yesterday, and the weather forecast for the South Klondike Highway called for snow and wind, so I figured I’d go down to do some extreme-weather photography. My daughter posted on my Facebook page last night: “Only … Continue reading →

Posted in Photos, Weather, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 9 Comments

Oh Look, It’s Snowing – Isn’t It Pretty?

Posted on November 12, 2012 by

I’ve been quiet here for almost 2 weeks as I try to get back to reality after our trip to Europe. It has actually been snowing for almost 6 weeks here now, almost daily recently, so moving snow takes up … Continue reading →

Posted in Huskies, Lifestyle, Photos, Weather, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 6 Comments

Meeting Wolves instead of Sandy

Posted on October 30, 2012 by

A drive looking for sunshine yesterday turned into a day I will never forget when I met a pack of wolves along the South Klondike Highway. It was really dull and dreary yesterday morning, and far colder than “normal” (whatever … Continue reading →

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Sunny in Skagway? Road Trip!

Posted on October 27, 2012 by

Cathy and I are both still a bit jet-lagged and not completely over the colds we picked up a couple of weeks ago, but when I saw sunshine being reported for Skagway for a few days, we decided that a … Continue reading →

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Autumn along the South Klondike Highway – from Oranges to Gray

Posted on September 21, 2012 by

I’d been watching the Whitehorse and Skagway weather forecasts for the past few days, hoping for a day that offered sunshine in both places so I could take the bike down and get some Fall color photos. Yesterday was that … Continue reading →

Posted in Fall Colors, Motorcycles, Photos, Trains, Travel, Weather, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 4 Comments

Driving from Fairbanks to Denali National Park

Posted on July 16, 2012 by

Today I was by myself for much of the day, as the group took the Alaska Railroad to Denali while I went ahead with the bus. The first photo is the buffet that the group set up last night – … Continue reading →

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Exploring the Aishihik Road and Otter Falls, Yukon

Posted on July 4, 2012 by

The gravel/dirt Aishihik Road runs north from Historic Mile 995 on the Alaska Highway. It takes adventurers to Otter Falls, most famous for being featured on the 1954 series of Canada’s $5 banknote, on to Aishihik Lake and ends after … Continue reading →

Posted in Alaska Highway, Back Roads, Travel, Waterfalls, Weather, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 6 Comments

Whitehorse to Carcross – History, Swans and Storms

Posted on April 20, 2012 by

Photography is a state of mind to some degree – the more I shoot one day (like yesterday), the more I shoot the next time, and I start to see things differently. I get back to really seeing what’s around … Continue reading →

Posted in Birds, Cars, Communities, History, New Zealand, Photos, Weather, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 3 Comments

First Rain of the Year

Posted on April 19, 2012 by

It’s been about 6 months since we had rain. We get lots of precipitation over the winter, but none of it is wet. As a result, the first rain of the year is quite exciting to Yukoners. We’ve had a … Continue reading →

Posted in Weather, Yukon-Alaska Stuff | 2 Comments