My Yukon Life

21/07/2024

I love wildlife cams. And something is always happening in the Yukon.

01/07/2024

Happy Canada Day!

(Photo by Jennifer Hawks)

16/04/2024

Nice.

20/02/2024

Travel Yukon just released an epic promo video. How many places and Yukoners do you recognize?

The Yukon in winter is beautiful, yet rugged. Fun, yet freezing. Unique, yet remote. It's a one-of-a-kind trip that attracts a certain type of traveller. One...

11/10/2023

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/haines-junction-accident-dog-reunion-1.6992126?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

An Oklahoma man, grieving the recent loss of his daughter in a highway accident, has been touched by the kindness of some strangers in Haines Junction, Yukon, who are working to reunite him with his beloved dog.

09/10/2023

Happy Thanksgiving! What's on the menu tonight?

01/07/2023

A 50-year-old time capsule was recently recovered in Whitehorse, Yukon. Only two people remain who knew about this buried treasure. It was thanks to one of them, Donna Clayson, who ensured it was unearthed. Soon, the contents will be revealed by a conservator who has been tasked with making sure the delicate items are preserved.

https://www.yukon-news.com/local-news/50-year-old-time-capsule-recovered-from-former-vocational-school/?fbclid=IwAR33ufVfmYcFQaweeYhIaGXz0Ti6wsd_4NNx8q5DCRg8tkYvPDaGnlOYC2E

Conservator has been tasked with retrieving the documents inside

01/07/2023

Happy Canada Day!

08/01/2023

These sisters are helping to preserve the Dän k'è (Southern Tutchone) language. Together, they wrote a dictionary many years in the making.

Two sisters, members of the Champagne and Aishihik First Nations in the Yukon, created a pocket-size dictionary of Southern Tutchone words to help preserve the Indigenous language.

11/12/2022

Explorer Bradford Washburn's camera from 1937 was discovered on Mount Lucania in the Yukon

https://abcnews.go.com/Technology/explorers-camera-1930s-found-glacier-yukon-territory/story?id=92074734&fbclid=IwAR33lcGO2AsT56S7eI_EjJIAm1AwoWhwqNP3AM4zt2Iu7WIzdRRIZbVa7PI

Equipment from a 1937 expedition in the Yukon territory of Canada left by Bradford Washburn was found this year in an expedition started by skier Griffin Post.

15/11/2022

Ice "pom-poms" in the Yukon.

This cool photo was taken "along the pathway underneath the Riverdale Bridge," said Tina Cyr.

Nature sure is capable of creatng some incredible sights.

Thanks for sharing this with us, Tina.
💧

29/10/2022

Growing pineapples at home at an off-grid cabin? Who knew this was possible? Well, apparently, it's quite possible.

Dawson City resident Andrew Timms has done something he believes no resident has done before. He's grown his own pineapples — an experiment he says all started with a trip to the grocery store and a little curiosity.

28/10/2022

25/10/2022

A Royal Canadian Air Force CT-156 Harvard II parked beneath the Northern Lights in Whitehorse, Yukon.

10/10/2022

It's a wonderful time of the year in the Yukon.

Fall colour on Keno Hill, Yukon Territory. The cabin is a building from the Sheep Camp mining camp which was running in the 1920's. I just love fall in the Yukon Territory.

06/10/2022

Early '60s glamping on (most likely) the Nisutlin River...
Found amongst the summer photos of an unknown Teslin airport employee circa 1960. These tents were heavy, ugly, and needed an engineering degree to assemble.
(Photo Source: GJM archives)

17/09/2022

Have you been to Tombstone yet? It's a magical place.

One of my favorite places that we have visited in the Yukon is Tombstone Territorial Park. Fall transforms the park into something spectacular. The tundra is painted with colour and texture from the many types of shrubs, grasses, plants and lichens. It is a feast for the eyes, leaving me with an insatiable appetite for more.

06/04/2022

Lucky kids! What a great program.

Parks Canada Yukon announced new program geared to schools, non-profits and Parks Canada programs

07/03/2022

Today marks the 50th anniversary of the 1,000-mile-long sled dog race across Alaska known as the Iditarod. This afternoon, teams leave Willow for the long trek to Nome.

And today I made my documentary film Everything It Takes about Mary Helwig's bid to reach Nome back in 2016 publicly available for free on YouTube as well as on Vimeo.

Shortly before Mary Helwig signed up to fulfill her dream of running the Iditarod, she lost nearly everything she owned in the Sockeye Fire. The film Everything It Takes documents the year of Mary’s life leading up to race day as she and her dogs rebuild their lives while struggling to prepare for the challenge of a lifetime.
Here are the links if you wish to see the film (running time is 59 min):

On YT: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCp9b54Lqn4
On Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/toughgirlstudios/everythingittakes

Shortly before Mary Helwig signed up to fulfill her dream of running the Iditarod, a 1,000-mile-long sled dog race across Alaska, she lost nearly everything ...

30/12/2021

For the last two years, Peter Mather has been using remote camera traps, capturing photos of grizzlies fishing for salmon in the creeks that lead to Klukshu Lake in southwestern Yukon, right up to December.

27/11/2021

Lights, camera, action

11/10/2021

Happy Thanksgiving to all of our friends in Canada!

25/07/2021

If you enjoy soothing videos of beautiful places that feature natural sounds such as babbling creeks and waterfalls, check out my Tough Girl Studios channel on YouTube. There's already one up that features creeks & rivers of the Yukon. I'll be adding vids on a regular basis so subscribe and click the bell icon if you'd like to receive notifications when a new video is up.

Soothing images of creeks and rivers in Canada’s Yukon Territory. Natural sounds accompany relaxing instrumental music.All the images and sounds are real and...

06/07/2021

I remember the 2007 flood all too well. Stay safe my friends! Here's hoping the water levels drop before any flooding occurs.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/yukon-flooding-canadian-forces-1.6090340

Members of the Canadian military are being sent to the territory to help with what one Yukon MLA describes as the "largest flood mitigation effort in the Yukon's history."

22/12/2020

Ever wondered what a 57,000-year-old mummified wolf pup looks like? The melting Yukon permafrost has your answer.

https://www.businessinsider.com/photos-ancient-intact-wolf-pup-mummy-yukon-permafrost-2020-12?fbclid=IwAR0GJ4zTGLYfUyQJAbDF5cbNP2WVCZdC285fg8FEDyOqapAyYS_RiHDL_2I

Researchers have analyzed the intact remains of a 7-week-old wolf pup whose body was preserved in permafrost after it died 57,000 years ago.

23/10/2020

Not the Yukon, but next door in B.C. Watch this very short video all the way through-- it's breathtaking. This First Nations man lives in Fort Nelson and his YouTube channel is all about tanning moose hides using traditional methods, living off the land, and being an authentic person.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=znlRbsy7W38

20/10/2020

This woman began walking across Canada and is now stuck in Eagle Plains, Yukon until she can continue her journey into the NWT. She is an adventurous woman.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/melanie-vogel-eagle-plains-1.5765899

Melanie Vogel is spending the winter at the Eagle Plains Hotel, while she waits to continue her 27,000 kilometre walk in N.W.T.

16/10/2020

My flint and steel with char cloth arrived today from The Pathfinder School. Will make a nice addition to my fero rods and friction fire making tools. But it will take some practice to use the flint and steel effectively. Any tips out there?

01/09/2020

A big welcome to all of the many new folks who have recently joined us. Feel free to say hello and introduce yourselves.

Summer is winding down in the Yukon and for many, the focus is now turned toward filling the freezer with meat in advance of winter arriving. There are really only two seasons in the north: winter, and getting ready for winter.

08/08/2020

Yikes!