A frosty January stroll
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The really frigid temperatures are waning, so I have been trying to get out more. The temperature got up to about -25° F today so I walked down to the Chena River, about a ¼ mile from my house.
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I was on the look-out for moose, since this is the time of year they move into town. Didn’t see any moose, but there were plenty of other tracks.
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I saw lots of snowshoe hare and fox sign. There was one spot where it looked like a fox had flushed a hare out from a snow hollow at the base of spruce tree.
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The sun still doesn’t get very high (only 5 ½ hours of sunlight) but the light has a marvelous golden tone to it. As the days get longer and temperatures warm I plan to get out and do some snowshoeing farther from town.
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