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Mostly sunny with temperatures up to 40F. Light (but chilly) winds where I was. On a drive out the road, it looked windy out of Bear Cove, but Sawmill Cove and the entrance to Silver Bay was calmer. not so much. The road still had ice and snow in places. I walked around Japonski Island … Read more

Partly sunny this morning, becoming mostly cloudy by midday. Temperatures into the mid-30s. It snowed some inches overnight, but warmer temperatures reduced the snow pack today. Tomorrow it’s supposed to clear and then turn colder overnight. Outflow winds are forecast for the coming days. By the time I went out late this morning, the roads … Read more

Overcast with snow. Very cloud breaks between snow showers this afternoon allowed the sun to shine through briefly. I went back to Starrigavan to follow up on a lichen I had not initially collected on my Monday visit. The tide was out far enough for a reasonably wide band of snow-free beach. I didn’t see … Read more

Windy and rainy, temperatures up to the low 40s. March got off to a fierce start. Slush on the ground this morning suggested the light snow late last night may have become heavier before giving way to rain this morning. I didn’t notice the winds at my house until late in the morning when they … Read more

Mostly clear early, becoming overcast by midday. Calm winds and temperatures around 30F. I didn’t make it out until the afternoon. I wasn’t feeling very ambitious, so added a drive out to Starrigavan with a needed stop by the grocery store. Gull numbers at Starrigavan have been down recently. I only saw a handful today. … Read more

Clear and chilly. Temperatures near freezing with light winds. There were a bunch of aurora photos from Sitka on social media when I looked today. As best I could tell, I actually waited too long to go out. It seems the brightest lights were between 9pm and 10pm. Based on the photos, they were quite … Read more