On a Lifelong Journey to Learn my Place
Mostly cloudy and foggy early, becoming mostly clear with lingering light fog over the water. Temperatures into the 40s. Today was the first of nearly a week forecast to have sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s. It’s an unusual combination for this time of year. If the forecast holds, it will be a remarkable … Read more
Mostly cloudy to overcast with rain falling mostly later in the day. Rolling thunder woke me up shortly after 6am. At first I thought it was a wind gust, but the trees outside weren’t moving. It continued for a few seconds, and I closed my eyes to go back to sleep. I’m not sure if … Read more
Download Radio Show The February 11th show featured a conversation with Barth Hamburg, retired landscape architect who is responsible for the design of many trails throughout Southeast Alaska. We spoke about some of these trails and the challenges Southeast Alaska presents to building and maintaining trails. This conversation was recorded and originally aired in December … Read more
Overcast with temperatures in the 40s. Light to moderate winds. I have been working on my Sitka Trails website again. I have many tracks of walks around the trails, and am considering how much effort to put into getting nice tracks. The display I will be using will show an altitude graph, so that’s one … Read more
Overcast, rain beginning this afternoon. Sometimes mixing with snow. Temperatures in the 30s. Moderate gusty winds. I stopped briefly at Sawmill Cove. Only one boat was loading crab pots today, so I did go down on the dock. I’m guessing commercial dungeness crab season has opened, or will be soon. I did not see many … Read more
Mostly cloudy, with some clearing to the north and east. Light winds and temperatures in the 30s. This morning I started working on the Sitka Trails site again. Last November I had done some initial work getting things set up and figuring out how to use the map plugin, but hadn’t looked at it since. … Read more