Lynn and I had a quiet Christmas at home with Snowball. Christmas day we were able to talk to all of our children which was nice. Other than our usual run workout we spent the day catching up with people on the phone and generally taking it easy. I took the dog out early Christmas… Continue reading Christmas at home, heading into the new year.
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Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.
Busy at work Lynn and I have both had a busy week at work. The final days before the Christmas and New Years break are always busy. The weather also turned a tad cold as well. Both of these combined to play havoc with our workout schedules but we improvised and got everything done. I’ll… Continue reading Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.
Winter finally arrives in Galena.
After a long spell of unseasonably warm temperatures we finally got down to -29F this weekend which is a lot closer to normal for this time of year. Saturday I waited till it warmed up to -21F before I did my run and as usual I overdressed and was actually getting pretty warm by the… Continue reading Winter finally arrives in Galena.
Winter finally arrives
A lot of people have been asking me if it really gets dark all winter up here. At this latitude we are never in darkness for 24 hours. True, we only get a few hours this time of year but we do get sunlight. Not so for communities farther north like Barrow and Wainwright. I… Continue reading Winter finally arrives