Well... maybe not quite a snow day, but there was certainly a fresh dusting on the peaks when i arrived at work last week. Does global warming mean that Southcentral Alaska is going to become more like Southeast, rain and all?
It has been a soggy, cold July in Anchorage and just when we think we might catch a break in the weather, it starts drizzling again. It certainly makes for fun bike rides. These past few weeks have actually involved staying home a bit more, getting a lot of work done and helping Darcy and Toby prep for their three week float down the Noatak (so jealous!). Other then that, there has been lots of dodging moose on my bike (i think my summer moose count is somewhere in the 20's?), fixing flat tires, shorter hikes close to home, and becoming an expert on the culture and social structures of villages in Northwest Alaska. Throw in an indictment of Uncle Ted who has kept the state flush with pork barrel money for over 40 years now, and life in Anchor-town can get pretty crazy.
For those interested in getting a better sense of the communities i am working with, here is a first cut of a National Geographic Documentary that is coming out about one of the communities i am studying. It does a great job of giving a sense for the land, the people and the way of life in these far flung villages.
the view from my office on yet another overcast day...
Add a dash of snow a few days later.
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