We had quite the mix of weather in December. Our weather logs show a little over 10 inches of rain, 75 inches of snow, and relatively mild temperatures, with the lowest temperature we recorded at 16 degrees.
A view of the lodge from the dock after one of our snowstorms.
Putting our new LED lights to good use.
Sunrise coming!
A view from the boardwalk in Baranof, the small community near the lodge.
We did have some clear days.
The calm days were good for kayaking.
We kayaked over to Schooner Cove where our old dock is in temporary residence.
We had a long snap of freezing temperatures that gave us a pretty impressive displays of icicles.
Of course, sharp ice attached to tons of snow on a steeply sloped roof...
...is a recipe for disaster--nothing to mess around with.
Our snow total for the year is now about eight and a half feet.
That's a moderate snow year for us so far....our record year was 36.5 feet.
It seems like we always have heavy rains around the times of the highest tidal range.
At one point, the ramp to the dock was actually sloped up.
The high tides did a good job of clearing the snow banks off the beach.
In freezing temperatures we run an overflow that helps keep our waterlines from freezing. It also makes a pretty impressive ice formation under the deck--this is probably about six feet tall.
Looking at the back of the lodge from the shop, after the roof just shed its load of snow.
On the way up to the hydro intake with a piece of chaf protection for our hand line, which helps us up and down the steep and icy part.
In search of a Christmas tree across the bay.
Have you had any winter visitors to the bay?
ReplyDeleteThank you for updating your blog. Amazing photos. Feral is growing up nicely!!
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