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My last pictures in Dawson were taken at Jack London square. This was just down the street from where I was living, but I never took any pictures there until my last morning. These are... More »
My last pictures in Dawson were taken at Jack London square. This was just down the street from where I was living, but I never took any pictures there until my last morning. These are... More »
Yesterday was clear and cold and went for a climb up to the sun . Whenever I'm out in the woods now I find myself thinking of the zaadzter Farland, because of the pictures she... More »
A writer who was here early in 2007, Lisa Pasold, recounts in her blog a conversation she had with someone who remembers a paleontologist living in this building years ago, and the house being full... More »
Last October, during "Fire Prevention Week" in Dawson, I dropped in to visit a friend. She said that she had just come from the fire. What fire, I asked? The house fire, she said. Perhaps... More »
Another evocative sub-culture in the Yukon are mushers. Mushers train with dogs and enter competitions such as the Iditarod in Alaska, and the international race, the Yukon Quest . Today was the first time I... More »
The townsite was a moose swamp, not much more than one hundred years ago, and when not frozen over is still pretty swampy. Moose are still a big presence here, both in terms of symbolism... More »
It is somehow very satisfying to bundle up to go out into the cold, even though once you get one mitt on and tucked in, you can't get the other one on properly. The mitts... More »
Last night's post, "Moose Decor," unexpectedly hit the hot list on zaadz. Moose antlers are very versatile. They can be used to decorate your log cabin or to illustrate your blog. Today I heard some... More »
It is mandatory for a log cabin to have at least one set of moose antlers as exterior decor. If there are many sets of antlers, they may be distributed whimsically, but if there is... More »
The trail today through the woods to this look off was coated in fresh white fluffy snow, marked only by the passage of fox and rabbit. This point overlooks the Yukon River crossing to West... More »