Read This Now: ‘The Ferries and the Last Frontier’ 27 Mar 2012 | 02:07 pm

Alright, alright. So I’m throwing shame and modesty to the wind, and promoting one of my own Northern stories as a “Read This Now.” But this has been in the works for awhile, and I’m really excited to...

Photo Friday: Sunrise in Whitehorse 24 Mar 2012 | 02:03 am

Four Days In, Seven Thoughts About Yellowknife 20 Mar 2012 | 01:47 pm

1. I knew, intellectually, that I wouldn’t be surrounded by mountains anymore, here – but I’m still surprised, every time I step outside, by their absence. 2. The Yellowknife-Whitehorse comparisons a...

Photo Friday: Eagle Summit, Alaska 17 Mar 2012 | 02:38 am

Off to Yellowknife 15 Mar 2012 | 10:47 am

I leave for the NWT capital tomorrow. I’ll be spending a couple of months there, working at the Up Here head office before coming back to Whitehorse to work remotely. Looking forward to it! I visited...

See the Ravages of Denali at the Anchorage Museum 13 Mar 2012 | 03:14 am

Frostbite. Blisters. Exhaustion. Sun and wind burn. And that’s before we even get talking about the emotional impact of summiting Mt. McKinley, North America’s tallest. A photography exhibit on now a...

Welcome to Frozen Danger Land! 11 Mar 2012 | 07:00 am

Last year on this site, I reviewed Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman, a Yukon dogsledding memoir by British travel writer Polly Evans. I was pretty hard on the book – in large part because, as I wrote, it ...

Photo Friday: Sunset in Sitka Sound 10 Mar 2012 | 06:11 am

Read This Now: ‘Hell Frozen Over’ 9 Mar 2012 | 07:04 pm

Sportsnet Magazine has a long feature on this year’s Yukon Quest, and it really brings the trials and joys of the race to life. Here’s an excerpt from the start in Fairbanks: Each musher takes one l...

Photo Friday: Mushing into the Sunset 3 Mar 2012 | 06:12 am

2012 Yukon Quest musher Kristy Berington leaves Braeburn checkpoint