Slow Haul

Slow Haul, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Especially with a foot of fresh snow and a fat guy going "Mush".

Outdoor Education Fridays

Outdoor Education Fridays, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Watson Lake, Yukon

Watson Lake, Yukon, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Alaska Highway trucker putting on his turn signal to go into the the weigh scale at the town entrance. All trucks have to stop here as the go north or south on the Alaska Highway for weight and safety checks. I had passed my camera to my secretary Kathy www.flickr.com/photos/kasia67/ I gave a ride home to as her new car isn't here yet. She likes to hunt caribou with her vehicles. The camera was set on dramatic tone setting in its art filters to pick up grittiness of the gravelled highway. A warmer -39 C .

Alaska Highway S Turn Just Past Sundown

Alaska Highway S Turn Just Past Sundown, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

I don't use cell phone or text to Facebook while driving.. mainly because there is no service out in the remote parts of B.C. and The Yukon. Fog is from Liard River where in some spots warm springs and fast water keep patches of open water flowing. -39 C at this time of night... just aroun 5:30 P.M.

Where Strays Play at - 57 C

Where Strays Play at - 57 C, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

At my school of course so I can have some company in an empty school as I do student learning plans.

-57 C or -70 F

-57 C or -70 F, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Today is another cold day... dogs are cuddled in their beds and my dog sitting dog is with me at school curled by my feet. No students will show up as none did yesterday but I am here and will work on individual learning plans and a video conference from another school in my district on how to teach reading better. Global TV BC is featuring my images from here on their weather segment this morning. :)

-51 C Sunrise

-51 C Sunrise, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

This morning we woke up to -51C. The thermometer at school showed that while the weather network said -46 but it gets its information from Watson Lake. No students showed up for school but secretary and I got some student planning done.

Belly

Belly, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

The one eyed rescue that I am dog-sitting for the local priest. Just before I took Belly out for a walk he had a scrap with a local tough guy hence the blood on the ear.

Mooning Over You

Mooning Over You, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

I can feel that
I can almost reach you
to hold your hand
in the full moon of
the winter's night
where frosted breath
turns cloud
into a romantic's
daylight

Phoenix

Phoenix, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Like the raven, which is the north's answer to the phoenix, people who live in the north continually adapt and change to survive. I have re-invented myself several times in my life... a airframe tech in the Royal Canadian Air Force, to a runner studying physical education and dreaming of being a coach, to a sporting good business manager, to a teacher, being married to being alone, dog rescuer, dog sledder, photographer, beer and wine maker. We all reinvent ourselves as we explore the life that is ours. We will each dream of change as we rest in our beds at the end of the day to arise for another day of challenge and change. Life is about change as is nature as is this common northern silhouette in the sky.

Mush! Video

Mush! Video, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

A great late afternoon along the Hyland River following a trail set by an elder's skidoo that leads to his cabin and ranch where he winter feeds his pack porses. It went from -20 to -4C this afternoon. More snow falling... the images below give you an idea of the beauty... the tracks beside the trail are moose tracks.

The Photographer Becomes The Photographed

The Photographer Becomes The Photographed, originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

Brianna taking some winter shots at lunchtime recess turns and shows her beautiful smile. Our school has cameras for every student with photowalks and photo-journalling as part of our language arts. We even have a student photographer of the month. that is celebrated on one of of hallway bulletin boards. -19 C when this was taken at 12:55 P.M.

Sun Over the Liard River at 2:38 P.M.

Sun Over the Liard River at 2:38 P.M., originally uploaded by Bruce McKay Yellow Snow Photography.

-30 C (-22F) here as sun is setting over the Liard River. The winter sun gives off long shadows and a great blue light when it is out that adds to the photos we northerners take. The river is frozen over completely in parts and I have already travelled over parts of it upriver by dogsled. I bask in the sun and look forward to each sunny day although as school is starting up again on January 3rd, it will be after school or at recess, or when I take the kids out xc skiing, alpine skiing, snowshoeing or dogsledding... :) I put a series of three images below (on flickr link) that I took on this sunny afternoon walk. After this day the clouds and snow came and my previous images were after these ones chronologically but I wanted to share them. www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBmueYJ0VhA