I Found My Footing In Juneau With Yaktrax
This whole winter I have been slipping on ice. Ice on my drive way, Ice on the steps up to my office, Ice on side walks, and everywhere else it hides. I don't know what makes this winter so much…
Juneau Is Off Generator Power
For everyone who has been wondering about our power shortage here in juneau, The Juneau Empire is reporting: Alaska Electric Light & Power Co. reported power restored at about 5:05 p.m., and the diesel generators keeping the city lit during…
Alaska’s Mt. Redoubt Volcano Could Erupt
Hannah's first week in Anchorage is almost over, and with just over two weeks left to go word of a volcanic eruption in her area is spreading. In an e-mail forward she sent me form University of Alaska Anchorage, it…
Mendenhall Glacier
Sunday, Hannah left Juneau for Anchorage to take some nursing classes. Her folks came into town the day before she left. The nice thing was that the day she left for the north it as very sunny. Cold, but sunny.…
Juneau Is Running On Diesel Power Again
I was sitting in my office yesterday afternoon when the power went out. Living in Juneau you get used to that happening randomly. I soon learned after the power was restored that another avalanche, much like the one last year,…
Life At Negative 78 Degrees In Alaska
This morning on my drive into work I caught the tail end of a Day To Day, NPR news story on Aliza Sherman Risdahland and what it's like to live in Tok Alaska with a temperature of 78 degrees below…
Sarah Served You Today
Now that I have been back in Juneau for a couple of days, things are starting to settle back down into their normal routines. I was going through my receipts from our vacation last week and I came across this…
Jingle Juice
I saw this while I was on vacation last week. Just sound funny and wrong to me.
Digging Our Truck Out Of The Juneau Snow
When Hannah and I got back to Juneau last Saturday we found our vehicles barred in lots of snow. Sunday I asked Hannah to video tape the un-barring of them just because there is so much snow around here.
Back In Juneau
We're back in Juneau after a much needed two week vacation in Washington state. It was such a fun and relaxing trip visiting with our families. We got to just hang out and visit. It was exactly what I wanted.…