Frosty Carcross

A beautiful day in Carcross Yukon, as the community’s bright colours are covered with spiky frost.

Caribou on the Alaska Highway

While driving towards Watson Lake this week I spotted two caribou, which seemed to be licking the road.

They waited a little while before moving into the brush.

Yukon Quest: Yukon River landscape

Here’s Vebjorn Aishana Reitan, a 21 year old Yukon Quest rookie shown on the Yukon River in Dawson City.

Yukon River starting to freeze

The river is starting to freeze. A few weeks from now, further downriver, the ice will support mushers in the Yukon Quest.

Getting the job done at -37c

This traffic light was flashing yellow one morning around 8am. Workers from the City of Whitehorse and a local electrical company were fixing it, with a little tent to cut the wind.

A cold day on the job!

Snowy morning in Whitehorse

After a cold snap, it’s back to around -6 degrees with powdery snow.

Snow falling in Whitehorse

There was a lovely dusting of powdery snow in Whitehorse today.

Yukon Quest 2017: And they’re off!

The Yukon Quest kicked off this weekend, as mushers are making their way from Whitehorse Yukon to Fairbanks, Alaska.

The race is a huge event for Whitehorse, with fans visiting from around the world.

Big snowflakes

Snow has arrived in late October this year. The week before Halloween offers big snowflakes covering everything with a light powder.

As the bumper sticker says: “I’d rather be skiing!”

Yukon Quest 2015: The starting line

Today in Whitehorse Yukon Quest mushers launched their 1600km trek to Fairbanks, Alaska.

The race began with temperatures of -33c.