Just a reality of living in the north, these -40 nights, where the icefog and the woodsmoke turned back on the streets mingle together to hide the city. It’s mysterious and lovely. Dangerous to drive in. I couldn’t see the next segment until it was revealed. People crossed second street without tapping the crossing light [...]
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Whitehorse, curtained in icefog and woodsmoke, revealed in shrouded segments Leave a comment
36F, or Summer in Whitehorse Leave a comment
Ah, is this great or what? January 14, 2009: Even one day of 5C in the midst of -30C is a beautiful thing. Yes, the roads are slick from the melting snow–but look at those words again, “melting snow”—Can May be far off? Can grass and green and summer’s sheen be right around the corner? [...]
Why Yukoners Secretly Love it When It Hits -40 1 comment
Every Clear Day From Now On is a Gift 1 comment
If you are like me, you cursed the lousy summer we had this year in the Yukon. Okay, maybe you didn’t curse it. But I wasn’t the only one who felt a bit shortchanged. It’s because of my expectations for Summer– dazzling summers here. We know. We expect that. We live through the winter to [...]
