We had a little bit of snow and a small amount of ice this morning. By noon the ice run was a little heavier. I spotted this boat on the way to the landing, he got it out just in time. The weather has been pretty warm lately, it gets up to around 40 during… Continue reading First ice run in Galena
Tag: Yukon River
Winter finally arrives
A lot of people have been asking me if it really gets dark all winter up here. At this latitude we are never in darkness for 24 hours. True, we only get a few hours this time of year but we do get sunlight. Not so for communities farther north like Barrow and Wainwright. I… Continue reading Winter finally arrives
Moose hunting update
I haven’t made a post in quite a while. We had a lot going on. The house moving is over and we are back in our house now. A couple of friends came up from Arkansas to go moose hunting with me and we were in the woods for about 8 days. Moose camp phase… Continue reading Moose hunting update
New job!
Last Thursday was my last day with maintenance department. I started with the IT department on Friday as a Computer Technician. We have had a little break in the rain but I haven’t been back out on the river as I have been helping a friend wire his new house. He helped me out a… Continue reading New job!
Our truck has arrived!
The barge arrived early this afternoon and we now have our truck at home. I had planned to take the boat out this morning but decided to wait since the barge would have the landing blocked until late in the evening. This is a fairly typical load for this particular company. About a quarter of… Continue reading Our truck has arrived!
Yukon 800 boat race
Today was the start of the annual Yukon 800 boat race. The race starts in Fairbanks and the racers go to Galena and return the next day. The start was around 11:00 AM today and the first boat got into Galena around 7:00 PM. They have to navigate three different rivers on the course. The… Continue reading Yukon 800 boat race
First boat trip of the year!
I changed my oil, serviced the lower unit and put fresh gas in the tank the other day. The wind was kind of strong last couple of days but the weather improved a little today so I decided to go out and see how the boat runs. I ran upriver quite a little ways and… Continue reading First boat trip of the year!
Yukon River is ice free in Galena
All the ice is gone from the Yukon here in Galena. The first barge hasn’t arrived yet but I don’t think it will be too far away. There is still a lot of driftwood in the river so I am going to hold off putting the boat in for a few days. I still need… Continue reading Yukon River is ice free in Galena
Ice run in Galena
[youtube=http://youtu.be/wrnfl1SxxG0] The ice was running today so hopefully the river will be open soon. Ice had been stopped at the bends above town and at Bishop Rock but things started moving this afternoon. We will check on this again but maybe breakup is close to being over.
Waiting for breakup
Waiting for breakup to start and it doesn’t look like it should be too far away. The weather is warm, all the snow is gone off the ground and the days are getting warm. I was riding my four-wheeler wearing a short sleeve shirt today so the weather is pretty nice. We are hoping this… Continue reading Waiting for breakup