Ugh, bring on the spring already! And I'm a musher so don't say that lightly. I LIKE winter. But come on! Last week, it got above freezing. This weekend, got up into the 40's. This morning, -30!
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Ugh, bring on the spring already! And I'm a musher so don't say that lightly. I LIKE winter. But come on! Last week, it got above freezing. This weekend, got up into the 40's. This morning, -30!
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Probably the last lights of the season as our daylight is coming back full steam. I had to go out at 3 am to get this one.
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Great view. Love the street sign. Our days are coming back too and all of the snow is gone.:innocent:
All our main roads were clear and dry. The side streets and less used roads still had snow pack but it was on it's way out. Now it's been snowing for 2 days and we have another couple of days snow in the forecast, 6".
Ugh. My deck WAS totally clear of snow. Stuck my camera out the door this morning for this.
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-20 this morning. Good thing I just got another 100 gallons of fuel. $410....
"Baby, I fall for you like turds from a tall moose." _Alaskan Pick-up line
Good think you got more fuel!!! Im gonna try that pick up line next time im out Ill let ya know how it worked out.Quote:
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We don't have moose here. Can I use raccoon instead?
Well it wouldn't be much of a fall now would it. I would be much more impressed with a moose then a raccoon. But you know us Alaskan gals are a hard sell.
Day before yesterday it finally stopped snowing again and yesterday the sun started to make its way back. Spring Attempt Part Deaux!
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Photo bombing Raven over Fairbanks.
We had a big solar flare so should be getting auroras this weekend. They will probably be the last of the season as it is staying lighter and lighter out as we plunge towards 24 hours of light. It's not getting dark until well after 10 pm now. I finally got a decent lens for the Nikon body my bestie is loaning me since there is something wrong with my Canon (I bought it used...) Not much of a show tonight but tomorrow night is supposed to be really active. We are planning to set up the Arctic Oven tent out on the pond again so will hopefully have some really interesting pictures tomorrow. We'll probably spend most of the night out there. But here are some testing of my settings and the lens from tonight.
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I don't think I could ever tire of a view like that. Thanks - great pics. Looking forward to the big show (he says in his best Ed Sullivan voice).
Well it's April 16 and snowed for a few hours this evening. It's stopped now.
The aurora show that was predicted didn't pan out as very active after all. So I just hung out with a friend and took some photos from his deck. I did catch an iridium flare though so that was kind of neat.
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In reality, it was much darker out then what I was able to pick up with the camera, so I didn't notice this power line in the way until the next day looking at these on my computer. bleh
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That's a planet.
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It's kind of cool when the whole big sky turns green.
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Here's the flare.
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Beautiful view. Thanks for letting us have a look.
Pure magic!
Thanks, 1st!
A new Alaskan survival show. I know two of these guys. Every one here knows Dallas Seavy and his family. I have a picture around here somewhere that I took of him at Mile 101. Brent is one of my favorite mushers so I know him better.
http://tvbythenumbers.zap2it.com/201...raphic/178372/
Since it was supposed to be such an active storm, many of my Aurora Borealis Notification group were out trying to get those perfect photos. Many of us got a shot of the swirly formation we are calling the @. One of our group put them all together in this nifty video. I was tickled pink when mine showed up as the cover, even though it is obscured by trees.
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Ugh, are you kidding me! Even *I* am done with snow already! The snow was almost gone. The roads were almost dry. There is still a small stretch of road right before my house that is not plowed that was really nasty, other then that spot, I would have taken the 4 runner out of 4 wheel drive already. Then this morning, here it is again.
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This late spring is the same conditions that caused the destruction of Eagle Village by the Yukon River a few years back in 2009. Once spring finally broke, it went right into summer. The river broke up too fast causing large ice dams to back up the river. It was terrible. Here are some pictures of that. http://www.nps.gov/akr/photosmultime...8BA78411B5F107
Now on to another, happier note. I can finally officially talk about this. My friend Sue was filmed for a National Geographic show called Life Below Zero. Yes, yet another reality show about Alaska. "My address is a gps coordinate" is her saying lol. I also know another couple in this show. The couple who lives at Calico bluffs on the Yukon River. I went and visited them once with my friends Wayne and Scarlet who I go visit every year. Alaska is such a small world. Here is my trip report and pictures of their place. http://cloud9doula.wordpress.com/201...dventure-2011/
Anyways, here is the blurb and trailer of the show. http://insidetv.ew.com/2013/04/23/na...ler-exclusive/
No snow here today.:tt2: Not sure what the forecast is for tomorrow.:lol:
Dang it! Good thing I haven't taken my extension cord off my truck yet. I thought I was done plugging it in by now and could use it to plug in my new deep freezer.
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FAIRBANKS — Just when it was starting to thaw out and look like spring in Alaska’s second-largest city, winter is expected to return with a vengeance today.
The National Weather Service said an Arctic cold front today could produce as much as 4 inches of snow in Fairbanks and as much as 6 inches in parts of the Alaska Range by Thursday morning. A wind advisory also is in effect through today for Fairbanks.
Denali Park could get 2 to 4 inches of snow, and parts of the eastern Alaska Range near Tok could get as much as 6 inches, said meteorologist Scott Berg with the National Weather Service in Fairbanks.
If that’s not bad enough, temperatures are expected to drop dramatically and remain below normal through the middle of next week.
“There are two fronts coming down, the first one with moisture and the second one with cold air,” Berg said. “We could actually see a little bit of rain before it mixes in with or turns to snow (tonight). It depends on when the cold air comes in.”
Once the cold gets here, it’s expected to stick around for several days, Berg said. Temperatures are expected to be 10 to 15 degrees below normal, with highs in the 30s and lows in the single digits, at least into early next week, Berg said.
“I don’t see a whole lot of warm air even into the middle of next week,” he said.
That means there’s a good chance the temperature will not hit 50 degrees in the month of April. The high so far this month has been 47, which it hit Tuesday.
The average temperature of 15 degrees so far this month is 14.9 degrees below normal as of Tuesday, according to the weather service.
The new snow could push Fairbanks’ total winter snowfall above average. As of Tuesday, 62.1 inches of snow had fall so far this winter at Fairbanks International Airport. The normal snowfall through that date is 63.6 inches.
Fairbanks has received 5.4 inches of snow this month, which is almost double the normal snowfall — 2.9 inches — for the month.
Trying to clear off the baseball field...
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Mama got a new toy. My friends got me a good deal on it. Colt border patrol .357 Mag. I took it straight from the gun show to the range. Dang it's a nice shooter.
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:thumbup1: New toys are so much fun!
Nice find Star, have fun. Love those revolvers.
Nice find. One of these days I've gotta think about getting a firearm.
First gun, huh? :whistling: Try one of these for starters.Quote:
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[QUOTE=1stimestar;394550]Mama got a new toy. My friends got me a good deal on it. Colt border patrol .357 Mag. I took it straight from the gun show to the range. Dang it's a nice shooter.
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Great tool. Fun and function!
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6 shooter.
Yea, snowing again today. When the heck is spring coming! We are getting 17 hours of daylight a day. Gaining 7 minutes of light a day, and yet, the snow continues...
Took this an hour or so ago.
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Sounds like kitty was not amused by the snow.
Yea you should hear her this morning. She is just going on and on.
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I think I've mentioned my friend Sue before. She's the one they are filming for another Alaskan reality show. Life Below Zero. http://channel.nationalgeographic.co...fe-below-zero/
Anyways, "they" finally sold Kavik Camp, her home, to her. http://www.kavikrivercamp.com/ She is in town right now and we are going to go out and celebrate! What perfect timing as tonight is the opening of The Howling Dog Saloon. It's closed in the winter as they can't heat it. It's just an old roadhouse. It's the place I go when I want fun and no tourists, or very few anyways. Guess they will be filming "What Sue does on her rare trip to town." Dang, sure wish I had started that diet I have been meaning to start....
For those who dream of moving to Alaska and building a remote cabin, here is a deal for you. One of my friends just wrote a book and he is currently offering it free on Kindle. If you don't have a kindle, there is a little program you can down load to read it on your computer.
http://www.amazon.com/Building-Wild-...ng+in+the+wild
Some gorgeous Alaskan scenery in this vid. I'm going down to some of these places this summer. I'm so excited.
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***sigh*** Someday.
Got a new camera and some new lenses. Now, just to learn how to use them all! I really need to get a handle on the workings of it before my big trip this summer. Crash I'd appreciate any tips on settings etc. It's a Nikon D200. I went down to Denali National Park after work last night so these photos are pretty dark. The darkest one, well, that is our night. I got home at 3:30.
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I think those came out fantastic. Getting a clear and well defined picture in low light is tricky and you seem to have it down.
Beautiful shots! They make me want to visit sooner than later.
Thanks, 1st!
Well come on up! I make a great tour guide.