The Old Man Down the Road

As Spring tries to emerge from what has turned out to be a rather mild winter in both temperature and snowfall, we find the ever increasing amount of daylight being offered to us a welcomed change to the blanket of darkness that is at the heart of an Alaskan winter. We decided to take advantage of this new daylight by hiking up to see Tanalian Falls. After dropping the kids off at AWANA, we had an hour and a half to get there and back. We made it back just in time to greet the kids as they came out of the church.

The trail home


Tanalian Falls


Bran and I

Breaking Up is Hard to Do

After a brief stint of near-zero temperatures, and what can only be described as "a good start" of snow cover, we began to enjoy ice skating, sledding, and anxiously anticipating getting out the "snowmachines".
Recently our wintery outlook has changed with our weather taking a rather warm turn. Today the temperature hovered above 50 degrees for most of the day. This is just the latest and warmest day in a disappointing trend as we watch the snow and ice melt away, and our dreams of snow fun with it. This early break-up does, however, present some interesting landscapes and stunning visual imagery if you know where to look.

Nomadic Ice


Stranded "burg"


Top Shelf


Ice on the Beach


Fire & Ice