yukon river bottom
Orignally posted November 6, 2007
This time of year, the river is at its lowest. This flat section where I’m walking would all be under several feet of water during spring and summer.
The river is not yet frozen over. The rougher strip of white from the left is chucks of ice flowing in the stream. This stream of ice makes a hissing noise. Because of climate change, freeze-up is happening later and later each year. The ferry across the river was pulled out a couple of weeks ago, but it has to get colder before the ice bridge can happen. In the meantime, West Dawson is cut off from Dawson City.
I love the sky in this photo. Oh, and the frost on the trees, but I promised myself I wouldn’t post any more frost pictures, no matter how spectacular.
