Meat in the freezer

Morning sky from Pilot Mountain Slough

Seems like I’m always heading out to hunt in the rain. The water was pretty choppy which made for an interesting ride. Thankfully I was able to hunt from a friends cabin this year. I’ve been to this cabin before and it sure beats living out of a small tent for a week. The weather… Continue reading Meat in the freezer

Iditarod Comes to Galena

Sled dogs at the Galena checkpoint

Iditarod and other news Of course we all know what is dominating the news cycle lately. Not going to perpetuate that issue. I’ve been continuing with my run training. I still kind of have a hard time getting out and running at -30F but I’ll get there. Lynn and I had to cancel our trip… Continue reading Iditarod Comes to Galena

Back outside for a while, (I hope)

I’ve mostly been running on a treadmill this week. As much as I detest running on those, it is just hard to get motivated to run outside when it is -30F and colder. I know I should, but I chickened out and ran inside on the coldest days. Some places have treadmills that are positioned… Continue reading Back outside for a while, (I hope)

Unmistakeable signs of the first real cold snap

Wood stove fire on a cold day

We listen to the weather forecasts but you never know how accurate they are. We knew it was finally going to get winter here and of course we’ve seen this before. Lynn and I live in a cabin, cabins are great but they are not nearly as well insulated as some of the more modern… Continue reading Unmistakeable signs of the first real cold snap

Running in the cold, lengthening days and the upcoming holidays.

Snowball playing with her favorite toy during our brief winter daylight

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.