Heading for clear skies

Just read that tonight is a good night for Northern Lights. It will probably be cloudy here in Dawson so we are heading south. Will see how far we get. Chances for better skies are further south (and it is warmer). Strange thing though, it still stays light later up north. Was light at 10:00 pm in Tombstone. Not what we expected. I guess after 24 hours of light it takes longer for the dark to move down the clock??
We both had a good afternoon in Dawson City yesterday - Bill went for bike rides and I toured the Hammerstone Gallery and took a beading class. What fun to be taught by a woman whose grandmother taught her. Like all skills, it looks much easier than it is. My keychain took two hours!! Fran was a patient teacher and showed a few skills that she had either learned from her grandmother and aunt or figured out herself. A lovely two hours. Interesting tour too. When hearing about the gold rush, how many have heard about the Tr'ochek people whose 5,000 year-old-fish camp was taken over by 30,000 prospectors in a matter of months? After decades of negotiation and archeological proof that the miners weren't there first (!), the Tr'ochek people have self-government and are teaching their language to children starting in grade one.
Wandering Dawson, we came across a fellow with a mammoth's tusk in his truck. He is a gold miner and has collected dozens. I guess it can be processed to be carved like ivory. He used to get thousands for them but government attempts to stop trade in ivory has lowered his prices.

Mammoth tusk

My two-hour achievement!