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My best images from The ExploreNorth Blog in 2020

by Murray Lundberg


The ExploreNorth Blog

Best images of each month from The ExploreNorth Blog


Dateline: January 8, 2024.

    It's common this time of year to look back at what happened during the previous year. For me, the photos on my blog are a good way of doing that, so I decided to pick out the best photo posted each month. "Best" doesn't mean photographically - images that I'd submit to a contest - merely images that I like because they show what we were up to, and that I connect with in various ways.

    My brain injury from August 2019 and the arrival of COVID-19 restrictions in March 2020 caused major problems and I only posted 29 times this year, with 693 photos, but there was at least one post each month. The longest 2 posts had 39 photos each - the first of them was "I really needed a Mountain Day", added on June 13th.


January 2020
After 10 days of deep cold, on January 20th I posted 32 photos of very cold places I'd been, including the Lewes River Dam - see "A look at our 10 days of deep cold (-40s)".


Lewes River Dam, Yukon


February 2020
On February 25th, I posted 29 photos from a drive to Kluane Lake and back - see "I'm back - my first good road trip in 6 months".

Peaks west of Haines Junction, Yukon, in February


March 2020
My only post in March has 16 photos from a drive to Skagway and Dyea - see "A final drive into Alaska, and now we wait it out...".

My dog Tucker playing on the beach at Dyea, Alaska


April 2020
The only post in April has 28 photos of a wide range of subjects, including this fox in my back yard - see "It's a strange world - I hope you're all okay".

A fox in my back yard at Whitehorse, Yukon


May 2020
This photo was shot during the first of 2 drives in May - see "A day trip to Kusawa Lake, Yukon".

Murray at Kusawa Lake, Yukon, in mid May


June 2020
On June 30th, I posted 36 photos from 3 days in the White Pass with the motorhome - see "Disconnecting in the wilderness is good for your head".

White Mountain Heather (Cassiope mertensiana) in the White Pass


July 2020
A 4-day motorhome trip to the White Pass the first week on July was so good it took 2 posts to tell my readers about - see 39 photos in Part 2 at "Return to Summit Creek and International Falls".

Moon and peaks in the White Pass


August 2020
A motorhome trip to Dawson City and up the Top of the World Highway to the summit resulted in 2 posts - see Part 2 at "A night on the Top of the World Highway, and back to Dawson".

Looking up the Yukon River from the Top of the World Highway


September 2020
A 6-day motorhome trip to Kluane Lake for Fall colours resulted in 2 more posts in September - see "A 6-day RV outing to Kluane Lake: Part 2".

Sunrise on Kluane Lake, Yukon


October 2020
Hiking explorations along various sections of the long-abandoned White Pass & Yukon Route railway resulted in 5 posts in October - see one at "Exploring the WP&YR railway along Lewis Lake, Yukon".

Exploring the WP&YR railway along Lewis Lake, Yukon


November 2020
There are 28 photos in the only post in November - see "An icy winter wander to Tutshi Lake, BC".

An icy winter wander to Tutshi Lake, BC


December 2020
There are 21 photos, including this one from Silver City, in the only post in December - see "A 2-day winter wander to Kluane Lake, Yukon".

The ghost town of Silver City, Yukon, in mid winter