There's been another transformation up on Flattop. Two weeks ago, snow covered Flattop and the surrounding area, and it looked like the inexorable progression of snow was working its way down the mountains, into town. That was before the Chinook winds from the south --sometimes at hurricane force-- brought heavy rain and flooding to Southcentral Alaska. The snow is mostly gone now, but cold temperature have returned. There was a small amount of snow up there, frozen puddles, and plenty of frost, but no wind. I was dressed warmly enough, so it was really very pleasant. Since I was not successful in climbing Flattop last month, I was particularly glad to be there today.
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On the way back from a visit with my daughter in Valdez,
I took these two views of Mt. Drum on the Richardson Hwy (10/1/06)
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one / View two
Three
moose in my backyard (10/15/06)
The birdfeeder was broken by the small bull earlier in the week.
This time he ate everything that was left in my veggie garden. The
cow and calf just nibbled on the bushes in my birdfeeder garden.
