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Taught a hunter ed course at the local establishment today...snow was knee to mid-thigh deep in the spruce. The students were good sports and soldiered through.
Jr. and Ranger missed out on spring ptarmigan in our usual spots this year because there was no snow crust and very high avalanche danger. Hope those mallards find some food; the forecast portends at least a week more of "bonus" winter. Looks like the "bonus winter" has arrived, eh?  Great seeing the pics of your oldest. My how they grow in Alaska!
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If there is any illusion of an early spring, I'd sure like to subscribe.
It was 18 below zero ambient last night. Been running dog teams as it it's dead of winter. The dogs are speedy, as if they can't overheat.
My boat shop went through 260 fkn gallons of heating fuel in the past 30 days.
I've shoveled 12 cords of firewood wood into my woodstove this year.
I'd like to see a fkn mallard duck......
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If there is any illusion of an early spring, I'd sure like to subscribe.
It was 18 below zero ambient last night. Been running dog teams as it it's dead of winter. The dogs are speedy, as if they can't overheat.
My boat shop went through 260 fkn gallons of heating fuel in the past 30 days.
I've shoveled 12 cords of firewood wood into my woodstove this year.
I'd like to see a fkn mallard duck......
... About the same here Mainer. -30 here at the house this morning and we still have a solid three feet of snow on the ground. Moose and caribou had a tough go this winter.
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If there is any illusion of an early spring, I'd sure like to subscribe.
It was 18 below zero ambient last night. Been running dog teams as it it's dead of winter. The dogs are speedy, as if they can't overheat.
My boat shop went through 260 fkn gallons of heating fuel in the past 30 days.
I've shoveled 12 cords of firewood wood into my woodstove this year.
I'd like to see a fkn mallard duck......
... About the same here Mainer. -30 here at the house this morning and we still have a solid three feet of snow on the ground. Moose and caribou had a tough go this winter. Yes, I see Whitehorse is colder than Delta this morning but the weatherman says it will break today. I hope to see a few geese on the Tanana River this week but we need sheetwater on the barley fields before we really get swans and geese. Cranes will follow.
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Not as cold as the interior, but we’ve disabused the banana belt notion. 15 - 20 deg below normal for high temperatures.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Spent the weekend at the cabin from Thursday afternoon until yesterday afternoon and we never saw it get over 18 degrees yet I have people telling me winters over and the snow will be gone fast with temps predicted to hit the 40's. I keep asking them, "when was the last time the fuggin weatherman was right"? I'm riding again this weekend and it should be just as good as last weekend, only warmer.
That's ok, I'll ass shoot a dink.
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At least a hundred Pintails on the flats by your place Mike...
No geese yet
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Yesterday fired up the D8 with the 13 foot blade and plowed the crude logging trail down to the Hope "International Speedway" Road. First I tried the Case 450B with the 9 foot blade, and that was a failure at moving 6 foot of snow.
ALASKA is a "HARD COUNTRY for OLDMEN". (But if you live it wide'ass open, balls'to the wall, the pedal floored, full throttle, it is a delightful place, to finally just sit-back and savor those memories while sipping Tequila).
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Heard on AM 650 today about 600 plus ducks that were over wintering on the Cheena missed most of the details
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Heard on AM 650 today about 600 plus ducks that were over wintering on the Cheena missed most of the details Hanging out by the MUS power station? 😁
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Couple hundred snows at the flats today and a few hutch also, only 4 days behind schedule,,,
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Saw 8 snows fly overhead walking the dog last week. Heard cranes last week too.
If you take the time it takes, it takes less time.
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Took the Inflatable jet boat up the Knik yesterday about 7 miles upstream lots of ice still, the wind came up so came home. Can't read the skinny water in big winds off the glacier. https://www.instagram.com/p/CN_RFPRnyNn/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link
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