Just east of Whitehorse at a boat launch, hundreds of birds were diving to the river bank then flying back to the side of the bridge and building mud nests. Strange sight.
Retracing our route to Watson Lake, we got into town to the library only to find it had closed that Friday at 4:30 and didn't open on Saturday until 1 p.m.
This time the Northern Lights show was open. It was in a planetarium style auditorium with seats that are reclined so you're looking at the domed ceiling where all the action takes place. I hadn't realized the Aurora Borealis is always there circling both poles. It's just not visible unless it's really dark and usually not seen at all every below the 30th parallel - so they claim! I know we have seen it in northern Virginia in the winter when the sky has been really dark and clear...mostly it's like a white streaky looking cloud with some blue or pink threaded though it.
