If you're coming to Arctic Village, don't forget your sunglasses. And oh yeah, watch out for all the caribou. Since the beginning of February the caribou have been slowly trickling through the area. What began as a drip turned into pouring waves of caribou not just on the surrounding frozen lakes, but crossing through the village. Just yesterday we watched from the school classroom windows as a group of 20 walked across the river, less than 200 yards from the school.
Earlier in the week we heard reports of the herd nestling about a mile from the school. So we grabbed our skis and camera to investigate. I have shared a few photographs on FaceBook, but I hope to have several more posted to the Lost in AK Photo site soon.
Skiing amongst them was amazing. At times they are very self aware of our presence, scurrying away. Other times they possess the land and don't budge an inch. Last Sunday I decided to take Gretchen skiing up Daschen'le. This has become one of my favorite 2+ hour workouts. Its about 4.5 miles to tree line, just below the main ridge. Nearly all the ski is up hill, which makes for a fun ride back down. Check out the video:
Clear blue skies have been pulling night temperatures to around -25. Day time highs have been approaching -5. This is my favorite time of year in Alaska. I wouldn't trade March and April for anything in the world. You can keep "the great summers" which typical Alaskans enjoy the most, for me its early spring. For now, if you want to find me, I'll be out skiing!
Earlier in the week we heard reports of the herd nestling about a mile from the school. So we grabbed our skis and camera to investigate. I have shared a few photographs on FaceBook, but I hope to have several more posted to the Lost in AK Photo site soon.
Skiing amongst them was amazing. At times they are very self aware of our presence, scurrying away. Other times they possess the land and don't budge an inch. Last Sunday I decided to take Gretchen skiing up Daschen'le. This has become one of my favorite 2+ hour workouts. Its about 4.5 miles to tree line, just below the main ridge. Nearly all the ski is up hill, which makes for a fun ride back down. Check out the video:
Clear blue skies have been pulling night temperatures to around -25. Day time highs have been approaching -5. This is my favorite time of year in Alaska. I wouldn't trade March and April for anything in the world. You can keep "the great summers" which typical Alaskans enjoy the most, for me its early spring. For now, if you want to find me, I'll be out skiing!
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I love this video, even if I live in Florida.
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