This past week has been very wintery. One phenomenon that is characteristic of the winter in Cantwell is the hand-off between cold temperatures and wind. We've been "enjoying" -30 and colder temperatures rather regularly, but when it starts to rise, it's because the wind has started to blow. A -10 degree day isn't too bad to partake in some outdoor activity, but with the wind howling, it makes it much less inviting. Yesterday and today, however, we seem to be getting a dose of both: -30 degrees with a crazy amount of wind. Rob figured out that at -30 degrees and a 30 mph wind, it actually feels like -67 degrees with the windchill factor. That can give someone frostbite in a matter of minutes without the right gear! So, we've been having a quiet, (the kids would say "boring") few days.
I got online today a viewed some pictures of the amazing Aurora Borealis show in the sky on Tuesday. We had cloud-cover that night here, but there was a beautiful display in quite a few locations. Here is a link to the weather channel article and photos/video:
http://www.weather.com/outlook/weather-news/news/articles/solar-radiation-storm-ignites-aurora_2012-01-25
Last week I took a few pictures of the mountains just south of our home. A the top of Mt. McKinley you can see quite a bit of snow kicking up in the wind (looks like a cloud).
Doubt you can read it, but Rob got real romantic on me a couple nights ago when we were dishing up some ice cream. He made the following inscription with a knife in the top: Rob + Erin
Last week I took a few pictures of the mountains just south of our home. A the top of Mt. McKinley you can see quite a bit of snow kicking up in the wind (looks like a cloud).
Doubt you can read it, but Rob got real romantic on me a couple nights ago when we were dishing up some ice cream. He made the following inscription with a knife in the top: Rob + Erin 
Amazing picture! I suppose that was one of those 60+ below days (wind chill factor included). What a winter you guys have been having! I don't want to spend too much time thinking about it. Ignorance is bliss (or it was before we visited in August). :)
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