Category: Life in Alaska
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Moose Sign, Week 7
When we returned from Fairbanks it was clear moose had been visiting. All of the snow melted from our plowed driveway leaving it very soft. Great for seeing lots of moose prints! We followed moose sign back our outhouse path. When he hit the outhouse he went onto the landing & then right beside it.…
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Ptarmigan, Week 7 in Healy
We started our 7th week with a nice visit to Denali. The moose wasn’t in a good place for a photo, but the Ptarmigan were cooperative. I love their feathered “slippers” and the clucking and purring noises they make. Above is a picture I posted earlier, back when the Ptarmigan were all white. Below is…
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Hot Springs also Sun Halos
Chena Hot Spring is an easy evening trip from Fairbanks. C had a training in Fairbanks this past week. Evenings we alternated running errands and having fun. Chena Hot Springs was enjoyable & worth the $20 each. One afternoon while C was still working I enjoyed a walk and seeing a sun halo at Creamer’s…
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Dancing Cranes, Migration
Spring migration at Creamer’s Field Migratory Waterfowl Refuge has been amazing. I am not really a birder, but love watching them when it is this convenient & dramatic. The above video shows 2 sandhill cranes dancing (courtship? territorial?). Below there are a couple cranes along with other species. Every visit I have watched Trumpeter Swans,…
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Snow Covered Mountains
Our most recent trip on the Park Road we had a Denali siting It is the big hazy mountain in the background. The other mountains are actually smaller, but much closer. More often than not Denali hides behind the clouds it creates. C has been on the top of Doubletop, the mountain to the left…
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Water II, Week 6 in Healy
We are doing better with water use than I could have imagined! We are using just over 1 gallon per day, drinking most of that. Dishes, cleaning, teeth brushing, and sponge baths combined total just over 1 quart most days. On a heavy day if I do dishes 3 times rather than twice we can…
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Twilight, Week 6 in Healy
In my recent “Daylight” post I mentioned astronomical twilight and wondered how dark that was. It was a new moon, so there was no moonlight to add brightness. Since I was up anyway for the aurora, it was a good time to see just how dark astronomical twilight is. The light level was similar to…
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Aurora III, Week 5 in Healy
Another splendid night! Unfortunately C overdid it at work this week, came home exhausted & he couldn’t force himself out of bed at 1 a.m. He got to enjoy the photos later this morning.
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Daylight, Week 5 in Healy
The days are so long already. I heard – then confirmed – that we have had no night since April 11. Our cycle is a mix of daylight and twilight for months to come. According to timeanddate.com, Daylight is 15 hours and 29 minutes today in Healy. The sun rises over the nearby ridge a…
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Snow, Week 5 in Healy
Yet ANOTHER snowy day. Reviewing the forecast, it could look very different in a few days. Here are a few photos from today, April 18. The snow banks beside the outhouse path are now knee to waist high. I am feeling a bit better. Hopefully in a few days the roads will be clear enough…
Me & C 