Category: Life in Alaska
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Weather, Week 4 in Healy
Woke up to a beautiful day! Camera doesn’t do it justice, such as refusing to pick up Mt. Healy behind these trees with the sun reflecting off its snowy peaks. Cold again, at 8 below as I headed out the door. If it is below zero I wear parka plus ski jacket on top of…
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Winter Outhouse
C added a heat lamp to the outhouse which provides both light & a bit of radiant heat. The best thing about using an outhouse is the view! Years ago after spending 3 months using privies while hiking the southern half of the Appalachian Trail, I found indoor toilets confining & boring. I like to…
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Moose Car Wash II, Week 4 in Healy
Our car washing moose brought his twin today. We watched them for over an hour as they alternated washing vehicles & eating vegetation. I love watching them! And we like the cleaner vehicles.
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Aurora II, Week 4 in Healy
Another strong Aurora showing last night when I woke up about 1:30 a.m. I could barely raise C who went right back asleep so I went outside myself. I watched the lights dance for about an hour. At -10F I came back in the house regularly to avoid getting too cold. When I went back…
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Moose: Alaskan Car Wash
A young, skinny moose (2 years old?) spent nearly an hour licking the road salt from our truck this morning. So much cleaner! Wish he had done a better job around the door handles though. 🙂
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22 Below, Week 3 in Healy
-22 Fahrenheit, -30 Celsius. I have a new insight into the term “Outhouse“. It gets you Out of the House even when it is 20 below! I definitely would have waited for it to warm up a bit if I had indoor plumbing. The Max/Min thermometer outside isn’t working. It will be interesting to see…
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Dogsledding, Week 3 in Healy
Wow, today was exceptional. I booked a one hour dogsled tour with Outer Range. https://www.outerrangedogsledtours.com/ Jeff & ten wonderful dogs gave me so much information & showed me a glimpse of an intriguing world. Maybe someday I will do a multi-day trip… This was money well spent (and I am generally considered a tightwad). In…
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Stand-up, Week 3 in Healy
Why didn’t I get one of these years ago? Almost every day I am using my SUPD. This would have been great on those boundary water canoe trips in the 80’s, backpacking in the 90’s, & traveling in India. I would have used it frequently on trail crew, search and rescue, and wildland firefighting once…
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Bicycle, Week 2 in Healy
I rode my “new” used bike to the grocery store 2 miles away. Once I get in shape it will be an easy way to run errands while getting exercise. How quickly do apples and asparagus freeze at 20F? To play it safe I strapped an insulated bag to my basket to keep perishables from…
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In the Yard, Week 2 in Healy
Yesterday evening I could say I saw a moose while I was in the yard. But the moose wasn’t within the property line. Today moose are in the yard as I type. Yearling twins, I think. I heard the screen door move even though it isn’t windy. Was someone at the door? Yep!
Me & C 