Fire and Ice
It's hard to imagine the contrasts- While we were sweltering here in almost 47 degrees heat ( that's about 107F for those using the 'other scale') Anchorage was chilling out with a pleasant minus 20- making me realise what a rapid adjustment I'll have to make- puts a new meaning on the term 'snap frozen'?
After a horrible black weekend here of so much damage and sadness- and losses- it was hard to imagine being in a landscape of white- after all the blackness everywhere here- contrasts in so many ways.- in worlds of monochrome we travel.
To make matters abit more interesting- Alaska has been rehearsing for it's own fireworks display- it's hard to remember as you think Alaska that it has so many active volcanoes- and just south of Anchorage Mt Redoubt has been keeping everyone guessing for the past few weeks. Last time it erupted the ash in the air almost brought a Jumbo Jet down ( the engines seized- read more here:.... http://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/fs030-97/
So the question of getting there- even just really 'getting there'- on a normal scheduled flight...took on a new meaning... so far, The volcano has accommodated my travel plans- thank you! Redoubt
Data today:2009-02-10 07:38:42 -
this is AK time- here we are in already the future- Wed 11th of Feb
Redoubt: Redoubt Volcano continues to be in an elevated state of unrest. The seismic activity is dominantly volcanic tremor with occasional small earthquakes.The web camera is now dark for the night.The volcano has not erupted and AVO continues to watch the volcano 24/7.
http://www.avo.alaska.edu/
Image courtesy of AVO/USGS.
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Fire and Ice
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