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Rainbow over Flattop - 7/22/2008 3:27 pm
A Williwaw weekend - 7/15/2008 4:20 pm
A trip to the Williwaws - 7/10/2008 4:22 pm
Finding a beach - 7/7/2008 4:31 pm
Boredom (for me) and bore tides - 7/3/2008 3:20 pm
Be cautious - 7/1/2008 4:37 pm
A normal day - 6/26/2008 5:20 pm
Riding along Turnagain Arm - 6/23/2008 2:49 pm
View from the trail - 6/20/2008 10:40 am
Summer is here - 6/17/2008 10:32 pm
The bear essentials - 6/15/2008 9:57 pm
Finding Falls Creek ... finally - 6/12/2008 3:08 pm
A couple visitors - 6/8/2008 8:21 pm
Who needs 'summer' for fun? - 6/5/2008 3:02 pm
Wildlife and two wheels - 6/3/2008 11:31 am
7 moose, 1 bear, 1 nice ride - 5/27/2008 4:53 pm
Late dinner = summer fun - 5/26/2008 10:21 pm
Big weekend, big festivals - 5/22/2008 2:37 pm
Bike Month: Photo 4 - 5/22/2008 12:16 pm
Geocaching, moose antler and Moose's Tooth - 5/20/2008 3:55 pm
Suitcases and spring - 5/19/2008 2:30 pm
Video: Anchorage Market - 5/16/2008 1:57 pm
Posted: April 5, 2008 - 10:53 pm
Yes, that's right ... nearly 12 inches of snow on my deck in a little more than 12 hours Saturday.
Here are some pictures from this afternoon and evening. And, yes, that does read "12 inches" on the tape measure. Friday night, my deck didn't have one atom of snow on it. By 9 tonight, it had nearly 12 inches.
Like I said in the earlier post, we expected more snow to extend this winter, despite the 50-degree temperatures we had in Anchorage earlier this week. But this is a bit crazy. Gina is giddy, all ready to pull the skis back out. I'm a little less enthusiastic; I was really enjoying the snow and ice-free biking. But winter in Alaska isn't over just yet.
That's OK. Biking season can wait a few more days to really get started and another day on the cross-country skis won't be such a bad thing.
-- Steve
Gina tries to sled down the snow-covered bike path near our house. By this time, we had received about 8 inches of snow, which just piled up around her, pretty much stopping her sledding before it got started.
Snowflakes collect on Gina's jacket during our walk Saturday afternoon near our Hillside home. Anchorage was blanketed with tons of snow. Winter isn't quite ready to release her grip on Alaska just yet.
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