100-mph wind-driven love?

Posted by Alaskology

Posted: December 5, 2011 - 10:30 am

I routinely post about my love affair with Alaska.

Saturday night was NOT a day to fall in love with the 49th state … at least not from the place Gina and I call home. Rain, wind, melting snow, falling trees, power outages ….

Basically, it wasn’t fun. But weather is weather. In Alaska, we have earthquakes and an occasional Chinook with 100+ mph winds. Other places have tornadoes, hurricanes, droughts, wind-fueled wildfires.

I’ll stick with Alaska ... even though we found a new leak or two in the house on Saturday night.

--Steve

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Alaskology

About the blog: Alaska is a wonderful and fascinating place. Whether its backcountry hiking, coastline kayaking or dining on a downtown deck, there truly is something for everyone. This blog picks up where the annual Daily News Visitors' Guide leaves off. The guide is published in late April, but that's just when summer fun starts heating up. Throughout the year, we hope to give readers a look at Alaska through local eyes. The blog also serves as a calendar of what's going on, a place to look for some outstanding vacation deals and other cool stuff. We invite your comments and your questions. E-mail me at alaskology@adn.com.
About me: I live in Anchorage, Alaska's largest city, and I served as the special sections editor at the Anchorage Daily News for nine years. My wife and I have been Alaska residents since 2000 and never plan to leave.

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