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Category Archives: Winter
Cycling to the Arctic, and other Winter-related stuff
Yesterday was a busy day. The main project was to drive down the Alaska Highway to meet Brek Boughton, the cyclist who’s headed for Tuktoyaktuk, NWT but that had to be fit in among other things. This is what our … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska Highway, Cycling, Lifestyle, Photos, Travel, Weather, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Photography in the Yukon at -37 Degrees
This has been a very dreary winter so far in the southern Yukon, with very little sun and lots of snow. Our winters used to be clear and cold – invigorating rather than dreary. When I saw this weather forecast … Continue reading
A Successful Elk Hunt in the Yukon
As the shortest day of the year approaches, I’m having a bit of trouble with SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder). I have a therapy light that helps, but hitting the road is what makes my days good. Yesterday, I decided on … Continue reading
Posted in Alaska Highway, Animals, Highway Lodges & Roadhouses, History, Huskies, Photos, Travel, Wildlife, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Mother Nature’s Amazing Winter Palette
A weather forecast showing sunshine in Skagway was all the encouragement I needed to hit the road again yesterday – sunshine in Skagway doesn’t happen very often in the winter! The first photo was shot at 10:14, 15 minutes after … Continue reading
Posted in History, Huskies, Photos, Travel, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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Driving to Skagway, Alaska, at -20 Degrees
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
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Storm-Chasing in a Yukon Winter
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
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Your Camera’s Auto White Balance
How many of you have a camera with an Auto White Balance (AWB) setting that you never use? I don’t use mine as much as I could/should, but I’d like to take a minute to show you what it can … Continue reading
Posted in Cameras & Photography, Motorcycles, Photos, Winter
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A 14-Hour Day of Photography
Yesterday was a marathon day of photography. I left the house at 3:30am to shoot the Northern Lights, and didn’t get home until 5:30pm. The result was over 300 photos of a wide variety of subjects from the area bordered … Continue reading
Cleaning Up After Father Winter
Spring in the Yukon – this is the time of year that I get anxious for the snow to be gone, and I put a lot of effort into making it disappear from places that I want to dry out … Continue reading
Posted in Lifestyle, Photos, Weather, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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This Morning’s Northern Lights Show
Watching the aurora borealis is such an amazing way to start the day. I often check the sky when I get up in the morning, but didn’t this morning – my brain is just too busy with other stuff. Just … Continue reading
Posted in Aurora Borealis, Photos, Winter, Yukon-Alaska Stuff
Tagged alaska highway, aurora borealis, northern lights, photography, photos
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