It’s snowing in Craig, and it can’t seem to stop. Every time we look out the window, another bout of whiteout conditions. A little background: I live in a rainforest. Prince of Wales Island, my home, has many microclimates, and Craig is probably the warmest and rainiest of them all. So why is it compulsively […]
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Weather watch
While substitute teaching in Crooked Creek, Alaska this past January, I couldn’t help but notice the weather. Mind you, Crooked Creek (known to locals simply as “Crooked”) is deep in the interior of Alaska, winding along the banks of the Kuskokwim River. So why was it 40 degrees. . .? The duplex I was staying […]
Today just might be a harbor day
I don’t know about you, but for me, a day of clear skies and a gentle breeze can sometimes bring a suitcase. What I mean is when I wake up and see a “beautiful” summer day, I feel that I would be an ungrateful clod if I didn’t get out and take advantage of the […]