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Clear, calm, and cool. Overnight lows officially were only down to around freezing, but it was certainly at least a colder at my house. Officially it got up to 45F today, though I think places without direct sun probably didn’t see that anything so high. I was reminded recently of a spruce I call the … Read more

Mostly cloudy this morning, becoming partly cloudy to mostly clear later in the day. Calm winds and temperatures into the 40s. I went out to Thimbleberry Lake this afternoon. I stepped off the trail not far before it starts going more significantly uphill beyond the lake. I was curious about the amount of fresh rock … Read more

Overcast with drizzle this morning. Clouds lifting and even breaking up a bit this afternoon and letting the sun through. Yesterday’s high of 53F (which happened in the middle of the night) set a record for the day. Today’s record is also 50F, but it doesn’t look like we reached it. I drove around a … Read more

Overcast with occasional rain and drizzle. Fairly calm winds. Temperatures in the upper 40s to lower 50s. Overnight I woke up a couple times to heavy rain, but by daylight it had let up. After getting up this morning, I mostly worked on pictures and photojournals. I’m getting closer to caught up with January. If … Read more

Heavy overcast with rain through much of the day. Temperatures in the 40s. When I arrived at the kelp patch turnaround this afternoon, I was a little surprised to see a Horned Puffin sitting on the water not too far out. It didn’t stay for long, but I was able to get a documentary photo. … Read more

Overcast and breezy. Temperatures in the upper 30s rising to the low 40s late in the day. Occasional rain the morning with more steady rain in the afternoon. Heavy rain late this evening. Snow levels dropped down to near 1000 feet. I didnt get out until early afternoon. By this time, it was raining, and … Read more