Author: Scott Betterton

2016 Scotland Trip

Vacation to Scotland I haven’t posted anything since the Iditarod. We have been busy getting in our firewood and taking care of odd jobs around the house. Lynn and I went to Scotland to visit Victoria as well as Lynn’s aunt and cousins. Jessica joined us there for her first trip outside the United States.… Continue reading 2016 Scotland Trip

2016 Iditarod

Dog teams started arriving in Galena a couple of days ago. I was busy Saturday and did not get a chance to get down to the checkpoint. We went down there today to take some food to the mushers and get some pictures of the dogs. A little snow was falling and the temperature was… Continue reading 2016 Iditarod

The year without winter

I haven’t posted since Christmas since I was waiting for some significant winter weather but so far it hasn’t happened. Iron Dog came and went and although most years the weather has been close to -40F during the race I don’t think it got below 20F during the whole thing. We also haven’t had much… Continue reading The year without winter

Christmas in Galena

We have been pretty busy this fall with school. It hasn’t been too cold but it got down to around -30F during Christmas. It warmed up to around 0F today and should be above zero all next week. I took a trip to Arkansas for Thanksgiving and had a great time except for all the… Continue reading Christmas in Galena

Halloween in Galena

The weather cooled off a bit for Halloween but still hasn’t dropped below zero. We had quite a few trick or treaters this year, probably 30 or more. It started snowing while the kids were out but we only got a couple of inches, not the 6 or more predicted. I cleaned the chimney and… Continue reading Halloween in Galena

First ice run in Galena

We had a little bit of snow and a small amount of ice this morning. By noon the ice run was a little heavier. I spotted this boat on the way to the landing, he got it out just in time. The weather has been pretty warm lately, it gets up to around 40 during… Continue reading First ice run in Galena

Wildland Fires in Interior Alaska

Wild land fire season is definitely here. Currently there are over 300 active fires in Alaska. Many of these are not endangering structures and are being monitored. Even so, the fires that are threatening structures and people are putting a strain on the system. Earlier this week some people from Nulato had to be evacuated… Continue reading Wildland Fires in Interior Alaska

Breakup in Galena

Breakup Most towns have some sort of hazard that threatens them. In the South and Midwest you have tornado’s, hurricanes threaten Florida and the Gulf coast. Here in Galena we have breakup and forest fire season. It gets cold here in the winter but you can prepare for it. Breakup, on the other hand can… Continue reading Breakup in Galena