Greg -
Wrangell's weather has been Hawaii perfect lately. I'm actually not kidding. Temps have been roughly 60 degrees, the sky has been cloudless, and the air has been relatively dry. I was even able to dry some clothes in the sun in under five hours yesterday.....as opposed to the five days it usually takes.
I spent much of the day yesterday cutting brush at the rec sites around the island. I let Jack stay back at camp as we only have one machine and the person without does nothing but sit. I saw a large black bear near the Earl West access. It's really been a remarkable summer for wildlife and I believe that we've average one bear sighting a day.
I got up at 12:20 last night to see if I could see the Northern Lights. There was still a bit of light in the northern sky but it was decidedly sunlight, not the aurora borealis. I could also clearly see the big dipper - the same big dipper of the Alaskan state flag fame. I believe that it's the first time that I've seen it since leaving Colorado. I'll try my luck again tonight - maybe a bit later this time.
We ran today, took showers, and did a load of laundry. Jack has decided to run the 5k race and I'm still focused on the half-marathon but been having trouble with shin splints. I've run pain free all summer and seemed to develop them after my run Thursday of last week. They were so painful that I cut out running completely since then in the hope of being ready Sunday. I ran on them lightly today with little to no pain and am hopeful that they hold out through the weekend.
In honor of Wrangell's Bearfest, here are a few shots from Anan Creek Tuesday.
Wrangell's weather has been Hawaii perfect lately. I'm actually not kidding. Temps have been roughly 60 degrees, the sky has been cloudless, and the air has been relatively dry. I was even able to dry some clothes in the sun in under five hours yesterday.....as opposed to the five days it usually takes.
I spent much of the day yesterday cutting brush at the rec sites around the island. I let Jack stay back at camp as we only have one machine and the person without does nothing but sit. I saw a large black bear near the Earl West access. It's really been a remarkable summer for wildlife and I believe that we've average one bear sighting a day.
I got up at 12:20 last night to see if I could see the Northern Lights. There was still a bit of light in the northern sky but it was decidedly sunlight, not the aurora borealis. I could also clearly see the big dipper - the same big dipper of the Alaskan state flag fame. I believe that it's the first time that I've seen it since leaving Colorado. I'll try my luck again tonight - maybe a bit later this time.
We ran today, took showers, and did a load of laundry. Jack has decided to run the 5k race and I'm still focused on the half-marathon but been having trouble with shin splints. I've run pain free all summer and seemed to develop them after my run Thursday of last week. They were so painful that I cut out running completely since then in the hope of being ready Sunday. I ran on them lightly today with little to no pain and am hopeful that they hold out through the weekend.
In honor of Wrangell's Bearfest, here are a few shots from Anan Creek Tuesday.
I'm so glad that I finally learned to enlarge the photos! The detail is so much greater. (Dooooh!) Those little cubs are so cute. Do you think you can bring one home with you? GREAT pics of the bears. You Have had an amazing number of bear encounters this year.
ReplyDeleteGood luck to both of you tomorrow with the running!