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Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:28 AM
A couple days ago I got up & saw that the ground was white with about 1"-2" of very wet snow, which was all gone by noon. Since the skies finally broke today, I thought I'd take a drive down the road from where I live & snap a couple photos of the fresh snow we got in the last 2 days,.. each time it gets lower & lower....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:30 AM
Usually by the end of September, the trees are mostly bare, but they seem to be hanging on a little longer this fall....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:33 AM
The line of where the temps are staying below freezing are very clearly defined....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:37 AM
The snow at the very tops I would guess is at least a foot or so, based on hiking up there in past years when it looks like this,...
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:40 AM
I would think that there is a plowable depth up there.... if only it wasn't so dang steep... :rolleyes:
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:44 AM
You could go from fall to winter in just a few hundred yards or so,....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:47 AM
A small glacier gets a fresh coating,....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:48 AM
But then as I got closer to the coast,... the snow was getting higher again... since it's warmer from the ocean....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:52 AM
The bears only have a couple more weeks at most to find some berries before it's all white,...
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:54 AM
The snow on the glaciers won't be melting anymore this fall,....
Alaska Boss
09-28-2007, 12:56 AM
It's just about full-fledged winter time on the very tops... get ready,... it's almost time,... :salute:
Mark Oomkes
09-28-2007, 12:09 PM
Beautiful......
jcesar
09-28-2007, 06:34 PM
that is truely some beautiful scenery you got there.
Mark13
09-28-2007, 08:07 PM
Nice view you got there.
My parents went to alaska two years ago but I was unable to go with, maybe sometime in the future I can go and spend a while there.
post #3 is my new desktop background awesome picture
neucaptain
09-29-2007, 08:31 AM
The picture with the large glacier in it is Worthington Glacier near Valdez, right?
Alaska Boss
09-29-2007, 11:45 AM
The picture with the large glacier in it is Worthington Glacier near Valdez, right?
Yep,... that's it... these are all from that area,... :waving:
MSS Mow
09-30-2007, 04:59 PM
WOW!! That is some GORGEOUS country!!
toby4492
10-01-2007, 02:48 PM
Thanks for the pictures. I have been lucky enough to get to your part of the world a couple of times over the years. These pictures remind me that it has been to long and I should schedule a trip back for next year. Thanks again :salute:
tkahike
10-15-2007, 04:25 AM
I so have to get up there at some point.
PrimoSR
06-23-2010, 06:57 PM
As always, great pictures!
The Cow Man
10-23-2010, 09:17 AM
The bears only have a couple more weeks at most to find some berries before it's all white,...
Man, you guy's have really nice stuff up there.
G&T LAWN
10-26-2010, 03:52 PM
That is some beautiful country.
chevyman51
10-26-2010, 06:21 PM
I look forward to every time you post pictures they are just awesome,
fireboy5722
10-27-2010, 10:09 AM
Is there any houses for sale around you, i wanna move up there.
psreeder
10-28-2010, 07:13 PM
it will be two more months before we see any snow in missouri
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