Snow Melt

It's mostly GONE! Yay!

[Kim]

My goodness, it looks odd not to see piles and piles of snow!

[Joyce]

Looking forward to seeing what was underneath all that snow!

[Anita Campbell]

How long does the "no snow period" last? Looks so different without it.

[Tari]

yay! :)

[Joan]

@kimdavis @thistle @aglennc @sitiodown We start getting "real" snow in October. It's a very short summer season. But we make the most of the warm time with fishing, berries, hunting, camping, etc.

[Chris K]

it sure does look different and sounds like you make the most of every summer moment

[Ukandie!]

Fascinating seeing the landscape without snow, I can imagine that you make the most of every day in the summer. What is the average temp in the summer?

[Joan]

@cruiser @ukandie1 Andie, the July average is 59F & the January average is -8F. So yes, we do make the most of the good weather! However, along with all the green and "warmth" comes gigantic MOSQUITOES!!! I am leaving - just in time - for the lower '48 tomorrow and won't be back until mid July. I'll post pictures then of the lush green - and maybe even the mosquitoes! ;-) And it's Day 7, still no water.

[Anita Campbell]

Joan, how far above the Circle are you??? Just curious.

[Joan]

@aglennc Anita, I'm the village of Shungnak, about 50 miles north of the Arctic Circle. :-)

[Anita Campbell]

@jetr Wow... You definitely do live "on top of the world". I really do enjoy your photos and narratives. Such a different lifestyle than the rest of us have any notion of........ Wonderful.