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 … Continue reading
Category Archives: Yukon-Alaska Stuff
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 11:00am Saturday morning, and Cathy and I … Continue reading
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 … Continue reading
On January 23, 2013, in Seward, Alaska, the United States Postal Service will unveil a new 86-cent Tufted Puffins definitive stamp. Read more…
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 … Continue reading
The weather hasn’t been very encouraging for road trips lately, but I had a few things sitting at the post office in Skagway so went down yesterday anyway. Any trip to Skagway is a good one, even though some are … Continue reading
Cathy and I want to wish all of you a Happy New Year – we hope that 2013 brings you everything you want 🙂 We went into Whitehorse last night for the excellent fireworks show at 9pm, right after the … Continue reading
I had to go into Whitehorse to run a couple of errands today, so I thought I’d take some photos of what the day before Christmas looks like in the Yukon’s capital city. The photo above was taken right at … Continue reading
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
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