Dear Vi, While my friends on the west coast are enjoying a bit of a cool and rainy summer, here in Dawson City, Yukon things have been quite delightful. Well, for the most part, anyway.We did go through a couple of weeks of being choked by smoke from forest fires, but thankfully no longer. Now… Continue reading The Weather Outside: Frightful and Delightful
Category: Yukon
Back in Dawson City
Dear Vi, We’ve been back in Dawson City for just over a week, and I’ll tell ya, it feels good. This morning as I was walking Samson on the trail beside the highway, his inspection of a clump of grass was interrupted by the sound of an ATV approaching from behind. We stepped to the… Continue reading Back in Dawson City
Languishing Along the River in Dawson City, Yukon
Dear Vi, Last Friday Sam and walked a well-worn trail along the side of the Yukon River in Dawson City.The city was preparing for the annual Dawson City Music Festival. Facing the river, we could hear the echo of a band bouncing back at us from the opposite shore.. It sounded as though the very… Continue reading Languishing Along the River in Dawson City, Yukon
Back in the Yukon! Looking through the Cabin Windows at Fox Lake, Yukon
Dear Vi, We arrived in the Yukon three weeks ago today. Goodness, how the time flies! I thought you might like to see what I see when I look out my cabin windows! The cabin is really just one big room, with a divider that sections off the “bedroom.” We have four windows, one each facing… Continue reading Back in the Yukon! Looking through the Cabin Windows at Fox Lake, Yukon
Highway Knitting & the Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store
We’re home! We got home last night after what felt like a (relatively) short drive. The trip that usually takes three nights only took two this time. That’s because instead of driving the entire Alaska Highway, we cut a loop off by taking the Stewart-Cassiar. It’s a full half-day shorter, cutting one night out of… Continue reading Highway Knitting & the Itsy-Bitsy Yarn Store
Off line & off grid in the Yukon
Have we been here nearly a month already? Hard to believe! This morning I’m sitting up in bed at my in-law’s house in Carcross where we spent the night after celebrating Mr. C’s birthday. Happy Birthday, my beloved! We’ll get back to the cabin sometime this afternoon, not too late. So far, my trips to… Continue reading Off line & off grid in the Yukon