Recent Posts Tagged With 'northern lifestyle'

• Renovating the Squirrel Condo

  Posted on Monday November 16th, 2009 at 09:37 in photos, weather, Nature, wildlife, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  If you’re a squirrel, a sheltered woodpile no doubt looks like a great place spend the winter. There are lots of places to nest in complete safety and relative warmth. But squirrels don’t seem to know what woodpiles are created for –...

• Electricity is Bad for Your Health

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 11:32 in technology, photos, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle, business & commerce

  The Yukon is a very healthy place to live. We have clean air, clean water, infinite opportunities for recreation, and a very relaxed lifestyle compared to many places. One of the companies that helps maintain our healthy lifestyle is Yukon Electrical...

• The Olympic Torch Relay

  Posted on Wednesday November 4th, 2009 at 08:13 in photos, events, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  Yesterday was one of the days that make me think that winter isn’t so bad after all. It was flat out gorgeous. I started the day out in the hot tub, mesmerized by the beauty of the snowy forest bathed in the light of a full moon. The first pho...

• Getting Warm Now to Get Warm all Winter

  Posted on Tuesday October 27th, 2009 at 19:07 in photos, weather, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  The rest of the firewood logs have now been delivered, and due to a breakdown of the trailer dump, the timing worked out very well. It was only possible to get 3 loads dropped out of the way – load #4 was going to block entry to the portable ga...

• Now Winter Can Come

  Posted on Monday October 26th, 2009 at 11:31 in yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  Since getting home from the Okanogan I’ve been so busy I hardly know which way is up! Lots of Yukoners are thinking “warm” so I’ve been working almost full time at the cruise office as well as all my other jobs. Something had ...

• Winter Prep – Timing is Everything

  Posted on Monday October 5th, 2009 at 12:24 in photos, weather, automobiles, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  I got the snow tires installed on both cars yesterday. This is the first time that I’ve ever been able to do it myself, and saving $240+ for an hour’s work felt great! It takes a considerable investment in extra wheels, and having an air ...

• Preparing for Winter

  Posted on Wednesday September 30th, 2009 at 15:40 in photos, weather, cruises, yukon-alaska stuff, personal comments, northern lifestyle

  For many of us this is an even busier period than summer – getting ready for winter is a lot of work when you live like we do. In the city we didn’t have this “problem” – the thermostat provided heat all winter, the driv...

• A Yukon Commute

  Posted on Saturday September 19th, 2009 at 08:59 in photos, aviation, automobiles, yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  I was working at the cruise office in Whitehorse yesterday and during my 15-minute commute back to Mary Lake got a bit distracted by some photo ops. That made me think about the difference between a Whitehorse commute and what it’s like in some...

• Making Winter Easier

  Posted on Thursday September 17th, 2009 at 14:11 in photos, weather, yukon-alaska stuff, personal comments, northern lifestyle

  Going through photos of our house renovation progress yesterday, I came across some pictures of the snow we got last winter, and was shocked – my memory of being buried in the white crap might have underestimated it. The two photos below show C...

• Getting Ready for Winter – Firewood

  Posted on Monday September 14th, 2009 at 18:03 in yukon-alaska stuff, northern lifestyle

  My list of “to-dos” is lengthy and growing, but the priority is getting ready for the arrival of Father Winter. The largest of those jobs is firewood – the cutting and the stacking. We’ve still got a good stock of logs from ou...