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
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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
Update on Lynn’s Injury
Surgery Lynn and I spent a week in Fairbanks on our initial trip into town. We had a hard time finding a sitter for Snowball so we took her to town with us. We ended up staying at a TLF at Eielson AFB. The surgeon took some additional X-rays and a CAT scan of Lynn’s… Continue reading Update on Lynn’s Injury
How not to fall on the ice
Lynn falls on the ice The big news this week is that Lynn sustained a fairly serious injury when she fell on the ice. She was walking and slipped, she tried to break her fall with her right hand and ended up with at least two fractures in her wrist. After going to the clinic… Continue reading How not to fall on the ice
Warm Up
Cold Spell Well, the cold spell lasted a little longer than we thought. The temperature got down to around -50 a couple of times. I’m sure our electric bill will be a little higher due to having to keep the truck plugged in all night for several nights. I changed the oil before it got… Continue reading Warm Up
Deep Cold
When you live up here they have some interesting weather terms. “Deep Cold” is pretty descriptive. We have had several days of sub -30F temperatures and it is still dropping. This is more typical of late December but still common in January. You really can’t do much outside at this temperature. It’s pretty hard on… Continue reading Deep Cold
Happy New Year from Galena!
Hope everyone had a happy new year. Lynn and I went to a fireworks show on New Years Eve. They really can’t do a good fireworks show on Independence Day as the sun is up all night then. New Years is another matter. The radio station put on a show that lasted about 30… Continue reading Happy New Year from Galena!