Results of the Wind

"Where have all the...leaves gone?"

The wind blew pretty good last night, stripping the last of the yellow leaves from the trees. The termination dust had crept about half way down the Talkeetnas this last rainy week but the wind brought warmer temperatures and the snow retreated over night. It currently 51 degrees at Trippingovermoose Ranch.

Fall and the Case 450

First blog update from my I-Phone.

My friend Bob brought his loader over this week. He's preparing a
building site on the Eastern edge of the ranch for my daughter and her
family to build a house next spring. That leaves the western 1/3 of
the ranch available for my son to build on when he returns to "God's
Country," after college.

Fall Fell

After the Rain

It's been raining the last few days with a bit of wind. Most of the autumn leaves are now piling up in wet drifts on the ground. When the sun peaked out this afternoon I thought I would get a shot of the leaves remaining attached to the trees and the termination dust on the Talkeetna Mountains.

The Sun Came Out

The long AWOL sun came out today so I drove up into Hatcher's Pass and tried to find something to photograph.

Talkeetna Mountains

Government Peak, taken from my front porch 20 minutes ago.

It's coming!

My brother sent me this picture from our neighborhood, taken yesterday. His message was, "In case you forget when everything is dark and covered in snow next month." Summer and especially fall is why we live in Alaska.