{Independence Mine with Redoubt Ash cover}After months of Mount Redoubt going from Oranqe to Amber to Red and back to Orange then down to Yellow, it finally erupted this past week.
The initial eruptions sent ash north and north/west totally missing the Anchorage area, most ash fell within the Willow/Swketna/Chitna/Talkeetna area.
Later in the week Mount Redoubt erupted again blowing ash due east onto the Kenai peninsula.
Then, Saturday afternoon Anchorage got its due, spewing ash 65,000ft into the area, the winds just right blew ash north and north east onto the Turnagain/Anchorage/Matanuska area.
While leaving REI this fine dust fell all over us and our cars. It only fell for 2-3 hours, the light dusting really wasnt enough to worry about, but locals were still donning cloth masks and covering their vehicles parked outdoors.
{Microdot covered in ash}These photos were taken today at Hatchers Pass.
We hoped to get some turns in, but decided with the dusting to ski another day, slightly worried about our dogs tramping thru the snow covered volcanic ash, but also concerned about getting the smaller than sand particles into all our ski equipment.
{Marmot Peak}
{El Dorado Bowl ash covered}
Jam packed rows of people cheering on over 60 mushers out of the starting gates.
