While taking photos this afternoon of the snow ice on various objects near the Native Village of Unalakleet, which was on the approximate order of 4 minutes and with very little wind (playground, grass, powerlines), my hands were cold due to the "wetness" in the air and the ambient air temperature.
Multiple storms and warm weather in St. Mary's.
Unusually warm temperatures for an extended period this winter has affected the ability to travel because the river isn't freezing over.
"Our roads are slippery when there would be snow to where the children were out with their sled. Planes never cancelled as much as this year to where the flights were backed up to 3 or 4 days. Lately, we've been seeing grasses regrowing after it warms up out there."
Rapid weather change, with snowfall.
Using a hand-held Garmin Montana 650t unit, I took photos of the tideline in three areas.
I documented my tracks using the Garmin unit adjusting the track setting to log about every 5 feet, which was saved as a GPS Exchange (GPX) Format. From there, I imported the information into Google Earth Desktop as a KML track.
The past couple years have been warmer than normal contributing to where the river is still flowing ice and with some of the plants still green.
This is the second year in a row that people from Chuathbaluk are able to use boats (skiffs) on the Kuskokwim River in November.
We do not ever recall having flowers blooming this late in the year.
Fairbanks rose bush blooming in early September, 2017.
Late blooming Laughing Berry (Gaultheria shallon) in Metlakatla
Severe permafrost thaw and erosion along Koyukuk River banks.
Abundant slugs in Dillingham acting as a stressor to garden plants.
Little early for blueberry to be ripe.
A number of plants are growing oddly "out of season".
Farmers that "sugar" are frustrated with the short Spring sugaring season and are looking into alternate ways to collect the sap.
Summer rain affecting subsistence food preservation.
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