It All Depends on the Weather...

All has been going quite well here! The past few days we have had 40 degrees and a bit of rain! The warmer air and sun is refreshing, but the ground is a mess of slush, ice, and mud! No more skiing or snowshoeing I guess... 

Today we are supposed to get our boxes delivered from Full Circle. We can choose from a huge variety of fresh groceries from farms in Washington (or Oregon???) and get a certain amount of each when our box comes in each Thursday... or Friday... depending on the weather! Since we have high winds today (anywhere from 40 to 80 miles per hour!), the plane can't fly in, but they will try to get in tomorrow. I'm learning that much depends upon the weather here. Travel plans either to or from King Salmon are usually "up in the air" (Haha!) until the last minute. It all depends on the weather. 

Here are a few pictures of the lovely snow! We had about a foot and a half for a little while! It was beautiful, but sometimes cold! On a recent day it was 34 degrees with wind gusts of 28 miles and hour. When I was coming in from the truck, I thought, "Wow, it actually feels pretty warm!" Yup. You know you live in Alaska when you think a gusty 34 degrees is warm! 

I'm enjoying God's marvelous creation and praising Him for His excellent creativity! I love to see the mountains on clear days! One day last week, a friend called to tell us that one of the volcanos had a huge steam spout and since it was not windy, it was totally visible! I jumped in the truck and drove out to see it! It was well worth freezing my fingers to get some good shots of this rare occurrence! 

Enchanted ski trail!

Yay! Sun and snow! An excellent combo!

More snow! Community buildings in the housing area. 

I love this shot! I was really excited about getting the plane in there! There is the steam spout on the left! 

Tons of mountains! This is what we all think of when we think "Alaska." 

More mountains!