Great flakes of falling snow filtered the color from the scene, but the caribou were unfazed as they grazed on food that was still within easy reach. They never even paused to look up as our bus rumbled away; ingesting enough calories to fuel the metabolic fires to keep them warm through the coming coldContinue reading “Caribou”
Tag Archives: Snow
Termination Dust
An overnight snowstorm painted the peaks white in Denali National Park and descended to the upper reaches of the valleys below. Our bus trundled over a winding park road that led into and out of the snow zone as we marveled at this “termination dust,” the first of much colder, snowy weather soon to follow.Continue reading “Termination Dust”
Snow Far, Snow Good
I love snow when it is far away in places such as, I don’t know, maybe Idaho. There it will provide a frozen reservoir of water until the summer is in full swing and the land needs it in liquid form. Yes, this is the good kind of snow, the kind that is far, farContinue reading “Snow Far, Snow Good”
Winter Wine-der Land
The air was crisp and cool, the sunlight delightfully warm, and the wine wonderful. Winter seemed to have retreated to the mountain tops and was welcome to stay there. If we cared to see snow again, we would prefer to drive to it or, better yet, just look at it from a distance. #sidereuswinery #winterContinue reading “Winter Wine-der Land”
Florida Snow
While the central and northeastern U.S. is battling frigid temperatures and snow, our only snow is fake and is indoors. I like it that way. #snow #indoors #floridawinter #cold
Clouds in the Hood
The plane departed Portland International Airport and climbed quickly through the overcast. Its path took us south of Mount Hood with its late-summer slopes frocked with clouds and its peak nearly devoid of snow. How strange it looked without the snow and ice mantle that we had been accustomed to seeing. Though quiescent at thisContinue reading “Clouds in the Hood”
A Fairy Tale
This was the beginning of the flight of my life. It was March, 1971, and I was ready to depart the farm near Lexington, Nebraska, to go to Lincoln and then on to Mineral Point Wisconsin a day or two later in the EAA Biplane that was built by my dad. Though temperatures hovered justContinue reading “A Fairy Tale”
White Christmas Florida Style
No snow, just cute little birds with curved beaks to make our yards white this holiday season. However, just like snow, you need to watch where you step after these birds have passed by. #whiteibis #christmas #snow
Well, This Ain’t Gonna Fly!
Seated just behind the wing, I took this photo and thought: There’s no way they are taking off like this. I waited for the announcement of delay due to deicing, but it never came. The plane left the gate and taxied towards the runway; en route to the deicing bay, I thought. Soon all airportContinue reading “Well, This Ain’t Gonna Fly!”
Snowy Ghost
Charlie Love and I set out in my Piper Clipper to get pictures of the Knife Point Glacier in the mid 1980’s. He was a geologist at Rock Springs Community College and was studying the retreat of the glacier. It was September, and this was the last chance we had to get pictures before winter’sContinue reading “Snowy Ghost”
