Since the ice has started to melt there are ducks on almost every patch of open water. This is one of the few places around where it is common to use a snowmachine for duck hunting.
Author: scottbetterton
Plane on Alexander Lake
If you look carefully you can see a Super Cub PA-18 on the far end of Alexander Lake. I talked to the pilot yesterday and he figures he has about two more weeks before he has to get the plane off the lake. It is equipped with ski’s right now and he is using it… Continue reading Plane on Alexander Lake
Yukon River on 12 May
Last year this time we were almost at breakup. The ice has dropped a little and we are starting to get some water along the sides. Maybe a couple of weeks till breakup.
Alexander Lake on 4 May
This is a photo of Alexander Lake taken today when Snowball and I were out for a walk. The ice is still pretty thick and Fish and Wildlife is still using it for a landing strip for their ski equipped planes. As you can tell from the tracks it is also a popular snowmachine route.
Yukon River on 4 May
Here is the a photo of the Yukon taken today. Last year this time the ice was thinning out and we were getting close to breakup. Obviously this isn’t the case this year.
Winter is still hanging on
I spoke too soon when I said earlier that the snow would be gone in a couple of weeks. We had two inches of new snow yesterday and another inch or so today. Last year the ice went out at Nenana on April 23 and this year it is still over 40 inches thick there.… Continue reading Winter is still hanging on
Snowball playing in snow
Snowball playing in the snow. Most of the snow will probably be gone in the next two or three weeks.
April Snowstorm
Woke up this morning to near blizzard conditions. By the afternoon it was clear and nearly up to freezing. It is supposed to get up to 40F by this weekend. Breakup should be less than a month away but at this rate I believe its going to be a little late. Lynn called from Fairbanks… Continue reading April Snowstorm