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And here you thought we were done for the season.

Aurora season is winding down, that’s no secret, but I still have some nights left this year if the weather keeps it’s act together for more than a few hours.

The Perfect Reveal

Running up and down the Ingraham Trail like we were trying to escape a tidal wave coming from spring melt. But then we came just outside of town to the west and as the clouds cleared completely overhead they revealed a very faint green curtain momentarily dancing above us.

Fall Feelings

Where’s the windshield wiper switch again, I asked myself leaving the house.

We left in rain, which I don’t know if I’ve ever seen in April before, let alone the middle of April, and it continued on off and out of town chasing an orange glow from sunset far, far on the northwest horizon. We managed clear skies, but keeping the aurora in those clear breaks required much running around and many kilometres.

Dodging Another One

It’s been feeling like night after night in April we somehow manage to just nearly escape getting clouded in. Some nights it’s a chase, others more a stakeout, and tonight some combination of the two.

"I Don't Know what I'll Tell My Mum"

It’s 1am on a Thursday night and I believe we’ve all been in this situation.

Just kidding. I know nothing about what you’re thinking. Before I was doing this all night every night, I was sitting in my studio apartment back in Richmond drinking pots of tea watching AuroraMax live. I’m almost so boring that my own mother would be suspicious of me.

But this wasn’t about any of that. It’s about how on earth you actually explain what you’ve seen and experienced to those you care about back home who have no idea. And as always, it was concluded there really cannot be words to this. You just have to experience it.