The post title sounds like the end of times! There has been almost two weeks of steady blue skies, sunshine and record temps in a region usually enjoying a little rain and moderate temps. The newscasters are warning everyone to remember to use sunscreen since they don't see this many days in a row of no clouds. Add the long days (sunrise at 4:30 am, sunset at 11:31 pm) and you have lots of sunshine. It has been in the high sixties to low seventies since we got here. Sunday and Monday the high will be 77. Don't be too envious all you Vegas friends! We still have to run the air conditioner! Overnight the Lupines grew and bloomed! We can sit and watch the pine trees at our site get new buds. Its been a wonderful week!
The bad part of all this wonderful weather is the red flag warnings for fires in the area. Hopefully they will get some rain soon. The forecast in Cooper Landing calls for rain next weekend, let's hope it comes.
I felt an earthquake the other morning while still in bed. Come to find out, they have dozens of earthquakes every day. All fairly small. This region is pretty amazing with the volcanos, glaciers and earthquakes. It is pretty spectacular!
The mosquito's have come out in full force! Their bites are mean and the welts left behind are large and itchy. We've only been hit a few times so far. The pups not at all. I mixed up some natural repellant for them and it seems to work. The pests like to buzz around their big ears. We try to limit our outside time to daytime, but even then they are vicious. We put up the screen room so we can enjoy happy hour outside.
It's been kind of a lazy week, the beast got a much needed washing off, we did lots of paddling around Kenai Lake in the Kayak, hikes around the resort and at Russian River (at least until fishing season started, then bam! the fishermen lined the banks) and general goofing off.
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| Russian River |
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| Russian River |
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| The pups are ready |
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| Russian River |
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| Mowgli in his lifevest for Kayaking |
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| Gidget in her lifevest |
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| The Kenai Princess Wilderness Lodge |
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| Just floating on the lake |
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| Kenai Lake |
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| Kayaking on the Kenai Lake |
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| Miniature sled dogs in training |
We will be leaving here on Monday, heading for Kasilof. We need to replenish some fruits and veggies in Soldotna, then a week of seeing what's around. After Kasilof it's on to Homer Spit, the end of the road!
Ahh yes ... the mosquitoes ... the state bird of Alaska!
ReplyDeleteThey are pesky big things! The homemade stuff seems to work ok at repelling them along with the little off clip ons.
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