March is my favorite month up here. The light, snow, and temperatures combine to make it a time you wish could last well through April.
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Category Archives: Alaska
No Country for Short-Legged Moose
A moose walked through the yard yesterday and left a nice natural history tale in the snow.
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Special Meteors
Years go by, and you get used to certain things. You stop looking closely, and so probably miss interesting little details.
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The Snowblower Gets a Cupholder
Wow, did we ever get a lot of snow recently!
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This is a test of the emergency long-underwear system
I was out well before dawn clearing the driveway in the dark with the snowblower (which we’ve named Sparkles). It was -20 F but a good time to get it done because we were forecast to cool off a bit from just Crisp to Seriously Crisp and perhaps even Crisp Unto Brittle. In looking at the temperature now (-37 F), it was a good call. We’ve been sliding downwards all day, and we’ve now reached the point of “This is a test of the Emergency Long Underwear System.”
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