Frost
There was a little bit of frost in places this morning. I think it’s the first frost of the season.
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Weather Observations
Weather Movements
Yesterday I noticed that the weather seemed to be moving in from the Northwest. Normally I notice weather moving in from the West to Southwest. It was a little strange to see clear skies out over Sitka Sound to the South/Southeast as a rain squall moved in from the direction of Halibut Point Road.
Fresh Snow
I saw some fresh snow on the unamed peak behind the Sisters today. I wouldn’t be surprised if it had been there for a couple of days at least.
Spring
I returned yesterday from a 10 day trip. Most of the time I was gone, the weather was sunny and warm during the day with temperatures just below freezing at night. There are now many blueberries in bloom and I saw a salmonberry flower as well. Temperatures were cool today, with snow overnight and the … Read more
Medvejie Lake
Some students had been planning to spend Thanksgiving weekend camping at Camp Lake and one of them invited me to come up and visit if I wanted. That got me thinking about going to Medvejie. It’s been over a year since I last went there, so I thought it would be good to head out … Read more
Starrigavan Ridge Hike
Jonathan and I planned to get dropped off at the end of the road, hike up Starrigavan Ridge, over to the saddle between Indian River Valley and Katlian Valley, and then down the west fork of Indian River to town. As it turned out, this plan was probably a little bit ambitious for the first … Read more